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@theCUTCH22 Shirt Giveaway: HRD Contest Results
Every week I give away an MLB shirt to my commenters as an appreciation for reading and commenting. This week, I’m giving away an Andrew McCutchen shirt.
To date this year I’ve given away a Matt Wieters shirt to Joey Orr,
a Brandon Phillips shirt to Matt Jackson,
a Dustin Pedroia shirt to Stephen D,
a Phillies shirt to Connor,
a Dodgers shirt to Matt Jackson,
a Ryan Zimmerman shirt to Big Brown Fox
a Nick Markakis shirt to NYBisons,
a CC Sabathia shirt to TeenRedsFan
a 2012 Pirates Wall Calendar to Philadelphia45
a Brewers shirt to NYBisons
a this David Wright shirt to Howie
a Ross Ohlendorf autographed basball to TxRangersFan
a DMB DVD and vintage baseballs cards to Casey Ward and Connor
a Pirates shirt to Stephen
and a Joel Hanrahan shirt to TxRangersFan
As I mentioned in my previous entry,
I’m going to use the video game MLB The Show 2012 to simulate a three round Home Run Derby. Each commenter or retweeter has received a player representative in random order. A list can be found HERE.
The first round will simulate 32 different home run derbys.
The winner of each of those 32 home run derbys will move on to the next round.
The second round will be four pools of 8 players each.
The winners of each pool in the second round will advance to the final championship round, where we will crown a winner.
Here are the results: Check back often as I will update as I complete this tournament:
Group 1
| COMMENTER | PLAYER |
| JoeyOrr | Jose Bautista |
| NyBisons | Carlos Santana |
| Matt J | Rickie Weeks |
| Philadelphia45 | Brennan Boesch |
| Philadelphia45 | Brent Lillibridge |
Group 2
| TeenRedsFan | Curtis Granderson |
| Nick B | Aramis Ramirez |
| Robbie | Jeff Francoeur |
| Nick B | Mitch Moreland |
| Nick B | Nolan Reimold |
Group 3
| NYBisons | Mark Teixeira |
| Big Glove Bob | Alfonso Soriano |
| Philadelphia45 | Chris Young |
| Connor L | Jim Thome |
| Stephen | Casey McGehee |
Group 4
| TeenRedsFan | Matt Kemp |
| Matt H | Corey Hart |
| Kim | Ben Zobrist |
| TxRangersFan | Alex Gonzalez |
| Big Brown Fox | Ramon Hernandez |
Group 5
| Mateo F | Prince Fielder |
| Joey Orr | Adam Lind |
| Kim | *M Olivo for D. Lee (N/A) |
| Casey Ward | Ty Wigginton |
| NYBisons | Aubrey Huff |
Group 6
| Craig H | Albert Pujols |
| TeenRedsFan | Carlos Gonzalez |
| Nick B | Miguel Olivo |
| JoeyOrr | Nick Markakis |
| Jbooher | Victor Martinez |
Group 7
| Zac W | Mark Reynolds |
| NYBisons | Vernon Wells |
| Stephen | Billy Butler |
| TxRangersFan | Seth Smith |
| NYBisons | *Sizemore (Matsui N/A) |
Group 8
| Nick B | Dan Uggla |
| Joey Orr | Josh Hamilton |
| NYBisons | Ryan Roberts |
| TeenRedsFan | Alexei Ramirez |
| Joey Orr | Jason Bay |
Group 9
| Philadelphia45 | Giancarlo Stanton |
| TeenRedsFan | Adam Jones |
| CaptainBulletz | Matt Joyce |
| Warren L | Danny Valencia |
| Kim | Clint Barmes |
Group 10
| NyBisons | Ryan Howard |
| Nick B | Asdrubal Cabrera |
| Kim | Gaby Sanchez |
| Brandon N | Drew Stubbs |
| Nick B | Jason Kubel |
Group 11
| Craig H | Ryan Braun |
| TxRangersFan | Carlos Quentin |
| TeenRedsFan | Alex Avila |
| Big Brown Fox | John Mayberry Jr. |
| Joey Orr | Delmon Young |
Group 12
| Big Glove Bob | Adrian Beltre |
| Clangan | Brian McCann |
| TxRangersFan | Eric Hosmer |
| Warren L | Wilson Ramos |
| Brant Bell | Ryan Zimmerman |
Group 13
| Nick B | Ian Kinsler |
| Francis | Torii Hunter |
| Kim | Chipper Jones |
| Warren L | Justin Smoak |
| PaulEllis | James Loney |
Group 14
| Paul Ellis | Jacoby Ellsbury |
| Andrew M | Nick Swisher |
| Hedgy24 | Carlos Lee |
| Nick B | *Jones (Posada N/A) |
| TxRangersFan | Peter Bourjos |
Group 15
| Joey Orr | Jay Bruce |
| NYBisons | B.J. Upton |
| Joey Orr | Brandon Phillips |
| Joey Orr | Todd Helton |
| Philadelphia45 | Neil Walker |
Group 16
| Casey Ward | Paul Konerko | 31 |
| Mike B | Alex Gordon | 23 |
| NYBisons | Melky Cabrera | 18 |
| NyBisons | Cody Ross | 14 |
| Kurt Towsley | Mike Carp | 12 |
Group 17
| JBooher | Lance Berkman |
| Zac W | Andrew McCutchen |
| Philadelphia45 | Russell Martin |
| Brandon N | Jonny Gomes |
| TxRangersFan | Jonathan Lucroy |
Group 18
| TxRangersFan | Michael Morse |
| TxRangersFan | Pablo Sandoval |
| JoeyOrr | Howard Kendrick |
| Stephen | Yadier Molina |
| TxRangersFan | Eric Thames |
Group 19
| NYBisons | Evan Longoria |
| TeenRedsFan | J.P. Arencibia |
| Avi M | Miguel Montero |
| Philadelphia45 | David Wright |
| Kim | *Crawford (Varitek N/A) |
Group 20
| JoeyOrr | Justin Upton |
| Nick B | Logan Morrison |
| theIronGreek | Chris Heisey |
| TeenRedsFan | Ryan Raburn |
Group 21
| Joey | Miguel Cabrera |
| Rick | Carlos Beltran |
| Philadelphia45 | Kevin Youkilis |
| TxRangersFan | Chris Iannetta |
Group 22
| Jbooher | J.J. Hardy |
| Mike B | Matt Holliday |
| James | Shane Victorino |
| Nick B | Kurt Suzuki |
Some how I got distracted and didn’t take a picture of the screen, but JJ Hardy won the final round with 6 homers (15 overall) to defeat Matt Holliday.
Group 23
| Eric | Mike Napoli |
| Matt J | Hunter Pence |
| Joey Orr | Edwin Encarnacion |
| Joey Orr | Colby Rasmus |
Group 24
| Zac W | Troy Tulowitzki |
| Mike B | Matt Wieters |
| Paul Ellis | Geovany Soto |
| Paul Ellis | Jason Heyward |
Group 25
| Paul D Patak | David Ortiz |
| CaptainBulletz | Jhonny Peralta |
| Joey Orr | Alex Rodriguez |
| TxRangersFan | Jason Giambi |
Group 26
| CircusToyBox | Josh Willingham |
| Stephen | Kelly Johnson |
| NYBisons | Shoppach (Damon NA) |
| NYBisons | Andruw Jones |
Group 27
| TeenRedsFan | Nelson Cruz |
| TxRangersFan | Dustin Pedroia |
| Stephen | Rod Barajas |
| TxRangersFan | D. Murphy (Guerrero NA) |
Group 28
| Nick B | Joey Votto |
| NyBisons | Freddie Freeman |
| Philadelphia45 | Jimmy Rollins |
| Seth Tichler | Travis Hafner |
Group 29
| Tyler Hanson | Mark Trumbo |
| NYBisons | Danny Espinosa |
| TxRangersFan | John Buck |
| Mike B | Ryan Ludwick |
Group 30
| Kim | Carlos Pena |
| NYBisons | Ethier (Ibanez N/A) |
| Nick B | Laynce Nix |
| Mike B | Alex Rios |
Group 31
| Kurt Towsley | Robinson Cano |
| Casey Ward | Jayson Werth |
| TeenRedsFan | Jarrod Saltalamacchia |
| PaulEllis | Yuniesky Betancourt |
Group 32
| JBooher | Adrian Gonzalez |
| Matt J | Michael Cuddyer |
| Griffin Emerson | Garrett Jones |
| Joey Orr | Martin Prado |
SECOND ROUND:
Note, I suggest watching the videos full screen for a better viewing experience.
Pool A: (Home run totals are from round 1)
Mark Reynolds 22 (ZAC WEISS)
Brennan Boesch 20 (PHILADELPHIA45)
Prince Fielder 18 (MATEO F)
Dan Uggla 18 (NICK B)
Alfonso Soriano 16 (BIG GLOVE BOB)
Ramon Hernandez 15 (BIG BROWN FOX)
Nick Markakis 10 (JOEY ORR)
Nolan Reimold 8 (NICK B)
The result of the second round Pool A…
VIDEO:
Pool B: (Home Run Totals are from first round):
Ryan Howard 21 (NYBISONS)
Giancarlo Stanton 20 (PHILADELPHIA45)
Brandon Phillips 19 (JOEY ORR)
Andruw Jones 18 (NICK B)
Torii Hunter 17 (FRANCIS)
John Mayberry Jr 16 (BIG BROWN FOX)
Brian McCann 14 (CLANGAN)
Cody Ross 12 (NYBISONS)
2nd round Pool B results…
VIDEO:
Pool C – (Home Run Totals are from round 1):
Logan Morrison 25 (NICK B)
Mike Morse 16 (TXRANGERSFAN)
Andrew McCutchen 16 (ZAC WEISS)
JJ Hardy 15 (JBOOHER)
Jason Heyward 14 (PAUL ELLIS)
Edwin Encarnacion 13 (JOEY ORR)
Miguel Montero 12 (AVI M)
Miguel Cabrera 11 (JOEY)
2nd round Pool C Results…
Pool D (Home Run Totals are from round 1)
Mark Trumbo 22 (TYLER HANSON)
Nelson Cruz 20 (TEENREDSFAN)
Adrian Gonzalez 19 (JBOOHER)
Josh Willingham 16 (CircusToyBox)
David Ortiz 15 (PAUL D PATAK)
Joey Votto 14 (NICK B)
Jayson Werth 12 (CASEY WARD)
Laynce Nix 12 (NICK B)
VIDEO:
CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND:
VIDEO:
First Batter:
Second Batter:
Congratulations to the winner! I’ll be in touch soon.
Only 4 more days until Opening Day!
Shirt Contest: The Glove Trick
I assembled my glove trick today.
It’s the first time that I put the glove trick together since I had my glove redone this winter. The tape was used to tape the pen to a strap on the glove so it won’t fall out on the field. The pen holds the glove open. The rubber band holds the ball in place.
Amy, Olivia and I went to a deserted mall parking lot and I placed five balls on the ground. I then went up to the second level of the parking garage. From a height of about twenty feet, I glove tricked the five balls.
The height is way more challenging than the six foot wall at PNC Park. There was a wind to deal with today too, of about 15 mph. This was my first practice with the glove trick since the end of 2011.
Your challenge is this:
Guess how long it took to glove trick all 5 balls. You guesses should be in intervals of 5 seconds. For example, a guess could be 0:05, and that’s all you’d have to post in the comments.
I will also give each commenter 2 guesses. You can use both right away, or be strategic and save one or both for later, as I will close this contest after the FIRST CORRECT ANSWER.
I will then post the video for your entertainment and proof.
The winner gets this shirt:
Its never been worn, its one of the many free shirt giveaways from PNC Park that I got in 2011. It’s a size XL, but the PNC park giveaway shirts wear about a size small, so it fits almost like a large.
Good luck!
Contest closed. Here’s the video:
I’ve determined that the official time is 5:05.
I’ve got to get to bed, so I’ll comb through the responses, do the math, see who’s closest, announce the winner, and email them tomorrow.
Goodnight all.
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