SB Nation User Blog: scottnak

The Winner of the 2009 Pregame Picks...

scottnak — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 05:39:07 -0000

...is... well, first let's take a look at the weeks that have passed, and crown the last 2 "weekly winners"

Week 25 goes to Funke5ive!

Week 26 goes to Zoe Necrosis! Who was just 1 tick away from a perfect week!

Now, 44FAN certainly did not have a flawless week 26, was that enough to let Brew Angel catch up and snatch the crown at the very last second?!

Or did someone else seize the day and rocket up to the top??

Perhaps these Fun Stats can paint a better picture?

Vlad IS my man performed the best in the 2nd half of the Pregame Picks season.
In addition to winning the most individual weeks...
In addition to having the best PPG (Point per game) ratio.

And once again 44FAN was able to tough it out and get the Iron Man award for 2 years running.
That's 324 games in a row, without fail folks. And some people still can't play the game right once.

NOW... the WINNER IS...

FINAL OVERALL RESULTS!

... 44FAN! Congratulations! Playing every game certainly paid off, that and having a knack for the prognosticatin'.
Also congrats to Brew Angel with the silver, and vlad IS my man for the bronze.

Hope you had fun, and hopefully we can make this game even better!

Pregame Picks Results!!

scottnak — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 02:46:24 -0000

So, just like any proper game, there is always a chance to play catch-up in the very last few rounds.
Though, to try to get ahead, there were some pretty hefty risks to take as well.

Did you try to go against the grain? Did it pay off?

First, let's take a look at the results of the individual games:

G153: 9/25 (F) ---- game
G154: 9/26 (Sa) -- game
G155: 9/27 (Su) -- game
G156: 9/28 (M) --- game
G157: 9/29 (Tu) -- game
G158: 9/30 (W) --- game
G159: 10/1 (Th) -- game
G160: 10/2 (F) ---- game
G161: 10/3 (Sa) -- game
G162: 10/4 (Su) -- game

Please take a second look at these games and ensure that everything has been done right.
Last chance for you to fix any mistakes I've made thusfar.

Final results, including crowning of the winner will be revealed tomorrow.

Angels Shut Out the Rangers; Clinch AL West!

scottnak — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 04:33:53 -0000

More photos » by Chris Pizzello - AP

about 1 month ago: Los Angeles Angels' Bobby Abreu, front center, and teammates celebrate in front of a memorial for deceased teammate Nick Adenart after clinching the AL West title with an 11-0 win over the Texas Rangers in a baseball game in Anaheim, Calif., Monday, Sept. 28, 2009. Adenhart was killed in a car accident in Fullerton, Calif., in April. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)

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That's right, we fly flags here in Anaheim.

Final Score: AL West Champions Angels 11, Rangers 0

There's certainly a lot of players to highlight in this clinching game to talk about...
First, we have the amazing performance by Ervin Santana, pitching a CGSO!
And then Bobby Abreu, who was just a HR shy from hitting for the cycle.
Or Kendry Morales, with a 3/3 day and belting a HR in the 1st to make a strong statement early.
Then again, we can also highlight the fact that 7 different players scored a run for us...
Plus the fact that 6 different players racked up an RBI...

Oh, this was quite a game indeed. And what a game to clinch the AL West for the 3rd consecutive time.

We don't take no mess.
We fly flags in Anaheim.
And we will never forget...

This is for you Nick!

Poll

POTG

Ervin Santana

446 votes

Bobby Abreu

15 votes

Kendry Morales

52 votes

513 votes | Poll has closed

Game Thread 2

scottnak — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 04:08:26 -0000

Hey, this game's looking pretty good!

Let's keep it that way shall we?

I say yes.

Week 24 Results!

scottnak — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 07:50:52 -0000

3rd to last week! How did everyone do?

Well, it's another high scoring week! and coming out on top, for the 2nd week in a row, Sothball nabs 16 points! Congrats. How did you fare in week 24?

Overall, well... no surprise. 44FAN continues to lead the charts and well... let's just follow the race for 2nd.
The orange line has limited the survivers to those in the Top 20! (Did you know the top 20 can found on the sidebar?)

Though with Brew Angel's 5 point lead, that race might be a little tough too.
Wonder if we changed things up a bit, maybe we could make things interesting...

... hmmm.... well. Don't forget to make your next picks! They might count more than you think!

Nah. not really.

Week 23 Results!

scottnak — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 01:26:51 -0000

3 weeks to go!

Week 23 - Well, this week featured a LOT of points! It's been a while since we've had so many people hitting double digits! But sothball and Zoe Necrosis were able to reach up and grab 15 of 'em this week!

Overall - 44FAN has all but locked up this race! It would require some impressive chain of events to overturn his grip on first. The orange line is creeping up, indicating 44FAN's clinching position! (44FAN's pts - games left x 3)

Also added is your 2nd Half (2ndH) points. See how you stack up just based on how you did since Week 15.

As always, note any mistakes and anything extra you'd like to see here.

Week 22 Results

scottnak — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 00:36:18 -0000

Here we go, one day late alas, but here it is! Condensed form this week though, so let's get to it.

Week 22 - congrats to adirondackangelfan for hitting 7 pts this week!
Cumulative Results - 44FAN looks to have a commanding lead that will be hard to beat!

Only 28 games remain, 4 weeks worth of games. Just as the Anges look to clinch their spot, so does 44FAN! Watch that double orange line.

Note of course, today's game (G135) is not included in today's results.
Yesterday's results (G134) was a bit late, but it is uploaded now, and can be seen here as well.

Erick Aybar Triples twice; Angels win again

scottnak — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 21:10:40 -0000

More photos » by Charlie Riedel - AP

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Final Score: Angels 7, Kansas City 2

The Angels finally found a way to get some runs going when their starting pitcher, Joe Saunders, throws another great game. Saunders got into a bit of trouble in the 6th, but Jason Bulger comes in and takes care of a bases loaded jam (OK, he might've contributed to that due to an error, but the point is it got taken care of). And of course, converting 4 double plays is also nice too.

On top of that, offensively, Erick Aybar was able to TRIPLE not once, but twice in the game!

With this win, the Angels have taken all 9 games so far against the Royals this season. As well as cushioning the AL West lead to 5.5!

Tomorrow's game is also an 11:10 AM start time!

Poll

POTG?

Aybar (3/5, 2 Triples)

205 votes

Saunders (5.1, 2 ER)

27 votes

Abreu (3 RBI)

48 votes

Bulger (gets outta the jam)

15 votes

295 votes | Poll has closed

Week 21 Results!

scottnak — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 10:25:53 -0000

Well, I'm back in the states after my month-long journey in Japan + Korea.
That means these results should be up in a much more timely manner!

Speaking of which, here are the results to last week's games:
122 - 123 - 124 - 125 - 126 - 127 - 128
As always, please double check to ensure that these games have been tallied correctly.

Week 21 showcases vlad IS my man as the leader of this week! (For a record 5th time!)
Overall, 44FAN continues his leadership role! (For his 15th week!)

Season's winding down... 32 games left to try and climb as high as you can go!!

Week 20 Results!

scottnak — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 04:01:28 -0000

First a correction. Game 112 (a 4 pointer!) had a mistake. The correct answer was Darren Oliver and not Jason Bulger. So that has been fixed (and as a result the week 19 results. Find them here:

Game 112
Week 19 (As a result, tanana40 emerges as the sole leader for this week!)

And now thusfar unupdated games:
Game 119
Game 120
Game 121

Week 20 Results (Congrats to howiestheman for getting the top spot!)
Cumulative (*Note: Things may shift more than they seem due to the error in last week's results)
[44FAN unsurprisingly continues to dominate!]

Thanks to those who caught the mistake from before. Just a few more days before I get back and everything will be back to normal!