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Old 03-26-2010, 11:34 AM
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Thumbs up 2010 MLB total wins contest

Win totals for each team from 5dimes adjusted to avoid a push.

Each person will take the over or under on 10 teams; whichever teams you want. You'll also need to assign a confidence rating to each of your picks, ranging from 10 (most confident) to 1 (least).

Here are the totals:

Arizona- 82.5
Atlanta- 85.5
Baltimore- 74.5
Boston- 94.5
Chicago C- 82.5
Chicago W- 82.5
Cincinnati- 79.5
Cleveland- 74.5
Colorado- 84.5
Detroit- 80.5
Florida- 80.5
Houston- 74.5
Kansas City- 71.5
LA Angels- 83.5
LA Dodgers- 85.5
Milwaukee- 80.5
Minnesota- 83.5
NY Mets- 80.5
NY Yankees- 95.5
Oakland- 78.5
Philadelphia- 92.5
Pittsburgh- 69.5
San Diego- 71.5
San Francisco- 81.5
Seattle- 83.5
St. Louis- 88.5
Tampa Bay- 89.5
Texas- 84.5
Toronto- 70.5
Washington- 70.5

The tiebreaker will be Ichiro Suzuki's slugging percentage. Don't forget the tiebreaker

Post your entry in this thread. There will be a monthly post updating how everyone is projected to do.

example entry:
10. Seattle O83.5
9. San Diego O71.5
8. LA Angels U83.5
7. Tampa Bay O89.5
6. Chicago WS U82.5
5. Minnesota U82.5
4. Colorado O84.5
3. NY Yankees U95.5
2. Cleveland U74.5
1. Toronto U70.5

Tiebreaker: .433

Seattle over 83.5 wins woudl yield 10 points or 0 if they fail to go over. San Diego over 71.5 would yield 9 or 0 down the line...
The winner of the contest will receive $100 and 100 reward points. The deadline for entry submissions is 8:05pm EST on Sunday, April 4
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Old 03-26-2010, 11:45 AM
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awesome contest, nice idea
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Old 03-26-2010, 11:47 AM
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10.Cleveland- UNDER 74.5
9. Pittsburgh- UNDER 69.5
8. Seattle- OVER 83.5
7.Chicago WS-OVER 82.5
6. Oakland- UNDER 78.5
5. Arizona- UNDER 82.5
4. Philadelphia- OVER 92.5
3. Baltimore- UNDER 74.5
2. LA Angels- OVER 83.5
1. Atlanta- OVER 85.5

Ichiro .436
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Old 03-26-2010, 01:17 PM
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10 Kansas City- O71.5
9 NY Mets- O80.5
8 Detroit- O80.5
7 Chicago W- O82.5
6 Arizona- O82.5
5 Colorado- U84.5
4 LA Angels- O83.5
3 Cincinnati- O79.5
2 Chicago C- O82.5
1 Florida- O80.5

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Old 03-26-2010, 01:33 PM
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10 NY Mets Over 80.5
9 Kansas City Over 71.5
8 Toronto Under 70.5
7 San Francisco Over 81.5
6 Florida Under 80.5
5 Chicago C Over 82.5
4 Baltimore Over 74.5
3 Boston Under 94.5
2 Minnesota Under 83.5
1 Colorado Under 84.5


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Old 03-26-2010, 01:45 PM
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10 Baltimore Under 74.5
9 Minnesota Over 83.5
8 Yankees Over 95 1/2
7 Oakland Under 78.5
6 Philadelphia Over 92.5
5 LA Angels Over 83.5
4 detroit Over 80 1/2
3. San Francisco Under 81.5
2. Texas Under 84 1/2
1. Washington Over 70.5


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Old 03-26-2010, 08:20 PM
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10 - NY Yankees- 95.5 OVER
9 - LA Dodgers- 85.5 OVER
8 - Detroit- 80.5 OVER
7 - Toronto- 70.5 UNDER
6 - Washington- 70.5 UNDER
5 - Atlanta- 85.5 OVER
4 - Baltimore- 74.5 UNDER
3 - Cleveland- 74.5 UNDER
2 - Tampa Bay- 89.5 UNDER
1 - Oakland- 78.5 UNDER

TB = .410
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Old 03-26-2010, 08:56 PM
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10. Toronto over 70.5
9. Philly over 92.5
8. Chisox over 82.5
7. Angels over 83.5
6. Oakland under 78.5
5. Florida over 80.5
4. Cubs over 82.5
3. Boston under 94.5
2. Detroit over 80.5
1. Texas under 84.5

tb Ichiro slugging % .395
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Old 03-27-2010, 06:29 AM
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Win totals for each team from 5dimes adjusted to avoid a push.

Each person will take the over or under on 10 teams; whichever teams you want. You'll also need to assign a confidence rating to each of your picks, ranging from 10 (most confident) to 1 (least).

Here are the totals:

Arizona- 82.5
Atlanta- 85.5
Baltimore- 74.5
Boston- 94.5
Chicago C- 82.5
Chicago W- 82.5
Cincinnati- 79.5
Cleveland- 74.5
Colorado- 84.5
Detroit- 80.5
Florida- 80.5
Houston- 74.5
Kansas City- 71.5
LA Angels- 83.5
LA Dodgers- 85.5
Milwaukee- 80.5
Minnesota- 83.5
NY Mets- 80.5
NY Yankees- 95.5
Oakland- 78.5
Philadelphia- 92.5
Pittsburgh- 69.5
San Diego- 71.5
San Francisco- 81.5
Seattle- 83.5
St. Louis- 88.5
Tampa Bay- 89.5
Texas- 84.5
Toronto- 70.5
Washington- 70.5

The tiebreaker will be Ichiro Suzuki's slugging percentage. Don't forget the tiebreaker

Post your entry in this thread. There will be a monthly post updating how everyone is projected to do.

example entry:
10. Seattle O83.5
9. San Diego O71.5
8. LA Angels U83.5
7. Tampa Bay O89.5
6. Chicago WS U82.5
5. Minnesota U82.5
4. Colorado O84.5
3. NY Yankees U95.5
2. Cleveland U74.5
1. Toronto U70.5

Tiebreaker: .433

Seattle over 83.5 wins woudl yield 10 points or 0 if they fail to go over. San Diego over 71.5 would yield 9 or 0 down the line...
The winner of the contest will receive $100 and 100 reward points. The deadline for entry submissions is 8:05pm EST on Sunday, April 4
1. Minnesota Under 83.5
2. Oakland Over 78.5
3. Seattle Under 83.5
4. Philadelphia Under 92.5
5. Boston Over 94.5
6. LA Angels Over 83.5
7. Baltimore Under 74.5
8. St Louis Under Under 88.5
9. San Diego Over 71.5
10. Detroit Over 80.5

TB .401

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Old 03-27-2010, 07:38 AM
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10. Atlanta- OVER 85.5
9. NY Yankees- OVER 95.5
8. Washington- OVER 70.5
7. LA Dodgers- UNDER 85.5
6. NY Mets- OVER 80.5
5. Toronto- UNDER 70.5
4. Cleveland- OVER 74.5
3. Boston- OVER 94.5
2. St. Louis- OVER 88.5
1. Pittsburgh- OVER 69.5

TB: .400
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Old 03-27-2010, 08:22 AM
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Nice idea for a contest..thanks


10. Chicago W- OVER 82.5
9. Seattle- OVER 83.5
8. Oakland- UNDER 78.5
7. Milwaukee- OVER 80.5
6. San Francisco- OVER 81.5
5. Cincinnati- UNDER 79.5
4. Houston- UNDER 74.5
3. Kansas City- UNDER 71.5
2. San Diego- UNDER 71.5
1. Minnesota- OVER 83.5


TB: Ichiro slugs .423
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Old 03-27-2010, 11:01 AM
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10) Atlanta O85.5
9) Dodgers O85.5
8) Florida U80.5
7) Washington U70.5
6) San Francisco O81.5
5) Toronto O70.5
4) Minnesota O83.5
3) Angels O83.5
2) Chisox O82.5
1) Mets U80.5

TB:417
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Old 03-27-2010, 11:22 AM
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10-Detroit- Over 80.5
9-Boston- Under 94.5
8-NY Yankees- Over 95.5
7-Florida- Over 80.5
6-Chicago W- Over 82.5
5-LA Angels- Over 83.5
4-Minnesota- Over 83.5
3-Kansas City- Over 71.5
2-Atlanta- Under 85.5
1-Cincinnati- Under 79.5




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Old 03-27-2010, 11:41 AM
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10 San Francisco- Over 81.5
9 Cleveland- Over 74.5
8 LA Angels- Under 83.5
7 Oakland- Over 78.5
6 Arizona - Over 82.5
5 Cincinnati- Over 79.5
4 LA Dodgers- Over 85.5
3 Pittsburgh- Over 69.5
2 San Diego- Under 71.5
1 Texas- Under 84.5

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Old 03-27-2010, 12:15 PM
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10: Atlanta Braves over 85.5
9: San Francisco over 81.5
8: Minnesota over 83.5
7: Baltimore under 74.5
6: Oakland over 78.5
5: Houston over 74.5
4: Cincinnati over 79.5
3: New York Mets under 80.5
2: Pittsburgh under 69.5
1: San Diego over 71.5

Tiebreaker: .410
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