The Home Run 2 - Page 37

NYY #23 · 03-24-2013, 08:01 PM

#1-Jim Thome vs. #8-Joey Votto

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Out of all the number one seeds remaining coming in to round two I thought Jim Thome was in the most danger of being eliminated. However, he'll survive while other #1's have fallen after defeating Joey Votto 20-16.

#5-Duke Snider vs. #4-Lou Gehrig

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Duke Snider hits 31 home runs to end Lou Gehrig's tournament run by a score of 31-17. While I have nothing against Snider, I'm sad to see Gehrig eliminated already.

NYY #23 · 03-24-2013, 08:04 PM

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#1 Babe Ruth vs. #5 Johnny Mize - Ruth is going to have to cool off one of these rounds, but I don't think he'll cool off enough for Mize to win.

#3 Willie Mays vs #2 Frank Robinson - this should be another great match-up. Last round Mays hit just one more than Robinson. I think Mays will be the one advancing.

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#1 Jim Thome vs. #5 Duke Snider - Snider hit 4 more home runs in the second round than in the first. Either would have been 7 or more than Thome's highest total. Snider appears to be heating up at the right time, and I'm thinking he could go far, or run into another player heating up next round, Jimmie Foxx

#6 Jeff Bagwell vs. #2 Jimmie Foxx - just two players hit more home runs last round than Foxx. I'd be surprised if Bagwell could keep up.

NYY #23 · 03-24-2013, 08:08 PM

We're now down to just the final 32 players as the tournament becomes a little bit more manageable.

5 of the #1 seeds remain including (Barry Bonds, Mike Schmidt, Albert Pujols, Babe Ruth, and Jim Thome). There are also 5 number 2 seeds and 5 number 5 seeds remaining as well. While there are 4 number 3 seeds left, only one 4 seed is left (Willie Stargell).

There's still plenty of hope for the underdog though, with 16th seeded Gorman Thomas the ultimate underdog (by seed at last). Ralph Kiner and Willie Horton represent the two remaining 14 seeds.

I've been pleased with the results so far, not all of the results, but that's mostly because some of my favorites have bit the dust.

The plan right now is to narrow down from 32-16 over the next two days, and begin with the Sweet 16 on Thursday after an off day Wednesday.

CatKnight · 03-24-2013, 09:10 PM

I've been following this for awhile. You're doing a great job, NYY.

Not sure who's going to win, but for right now I'm going to root for Gorman Thomas. I always liked underdogs.

NYY #23 · 03-24-2013, 10:42 PM

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Originally Posted by CatKnight

I've been following this for awhile. You're doing a great job, NYY.

Not sure who's going to win, but for right now I'm going to root for Gorman Thomas. I always liked underdogs.

Thanks CatKnight!

I agree on the underdogs, so I'll be curious how long Thomas can keep this up.

dynaboyj · 03-25-2013, 01:23 AM

Man, I am really doing terrible at these predictions! I'm sure most of the people I have in the Round of 32 are long gone. I barely have anyone in this tournament left to root for. I was pulling for McGwire, honestly.

Painmantle · 03-25-2013, 01:26 AM

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Originally Posted by dynaboyj

Man, I am really doing terrible at these predictions! I'm sure most of the people I have in the Round of 32 are long gone. I barely have anyone in this tournament left to root for. I was pulling for McGwire, honestly.

Booooooooooo

Go Go Gaget Kiner!

NYY #23 · 03-25-2013, 09:03 AM

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Originally Posted by dynaboyj

Man, I am really doing terrible at these predictions! I'm sure most of the people I have in the Round of 32 are long gone. I barely have anyone in this tournament left to root for. I was pulling for McGwire, honestly.

Well, if it makes you feel any better some other people aren't going to be happy after this round because a couple more big names will be falling.

NYY #23 · 03-25-2013, 09:05 AM

#8-Yogi Berra vs. #5-Carl Yastrzemski

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The match-up between Yogi and Yaz turned out to be a much lower scoring game than I expected. Berra squeaks by into the next round by a score of 16-13 after another big upset by Yogi.

#2-Ken Griffey, Jr. vs. #3-Larry Walker

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Another match-up that was much lower than expected, but Ken Griffey, Jr. narrowly escapes to move to the Sweet 16, knocking off Larry Walker 15-14.

NYY #23 · 03-25-2013, 10:27 AM

#1-Barry Bonds vs. #5-Harmon Killebrew

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This was much closer than I thought it would be, as Barry Bonds had a bad round, but unfortunately Harmon Killebrew wasn't able to take advantage, narrowly losing 26-24.

#7 -Ron Santo vs. #14-Ralph Kiner

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Ralph Kiner continues his run through the tournament, knocking off Ron Santo 22-20 to set-up a match-up against Barry Bonds.

NYY #23 · 03-25-2013, 12:15 PM

#1-Mike Schmidt vs. #12-Sadaharu Oh

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Mike Schmidt advances to the sweet 16 after defeating the Japanese home run king Sadaharu Oh 23-19.

#3-Mickey Mantle vs. #2-Hank Aaron

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Mickey Mantle comes out on top, knocking off Hank Aaron by a score of 26-23 to advance to the Sweet 16.

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Sorry Hankyu Braves, looks like we'll miss out on the Oh vs. Aaron match-up which would have been a lot of fun.

Big Six · 03-25-2013, 12:34 PM

Man, I was hoping Killebrew might take out Bonds. Three more homers, and he would have had him...

Hankyu Braves · 03-25-2013, 01:08 PM

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Sorry Hankyu Braves, looks like we'll miss out on the Oh vs. Aaron match-up which would have been a lot of fun.

Noooooooooo!

I'll never forgive myself.
I knew I should never have mentionned it.

Come to think of it... Some good might come out of it.
Let's see....
It would be nice if Bonds won the all thing.
That should do the trick.

NYY #23 · 03-25-2013, 02:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Big Six

Man, I was hoping Killebrew might take out Bonds. Three more homers, and he would have had him...

You and me both (and I think most others). If Bonds ends up winning this whole thing I'm going to be pretty disappointed.

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Noooooooooo!

I'll never forgive myself.
I knew I should never have mentionned it.

Come to think of it... Some good might come out of it.
Let's see....
It would be nice if Bonds won the all thing.
That should do the trick.

Hopefully that means Kiner knocks him out next round!

NYY #23 · 03-25-2013, 02:07 PM

#9-Eric Davis vs. #12-Ken Phelps

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Eric Davis puts up the second highest total of the round to advance to the Sweet 16 knocking off Ken Phelps 30-22.

#3-Frank Thomas vs. #10-Willie Aikens

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Willie Aikens gets another big upset, knocking off Frank Thomas by a comfortable margin 27-17.

illeracula · 03-26-2013, 10:01 AM

Just caught up reading, some pretty big upsets in Round 2. I am out as Yogi beat my prediction Yaz to start round 3. So now I will have to route for my all-time fav Winfield to win it all... I think I will also root for Gorman Thomas can't go wrong rooting for a #16 seed.

illeracula · 03-26-2013, 10:04 AM

Rank	Predictor	Score	Predicted Final Winner	Completed
1	NYY #23	91	(1) Mike Schmidt	3/17/2013 3:55pm
2	SpaceMonkey13	91	(2) Hank Aaron	3/19/2013 6:25am
3	Tony L	88	(5) Carl Yastrzemski	3/19/2013 1:45pm
4	Jack	87	(1) Babe Ruth	3/19/2013 4:20pm
5	James	83	(1) Babe Ruth	3/21/2013 12:22pm

Looks like I am the only one to have been elminated so far. But round 4 will be bringing us a Schmidt vs Aaron match-up so one more may fall...

NYY #23 · 03-26-2013, 05:55 PM

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Originally Posted by illeracula

Just caught up reading, some pretty big upsets in Round 2. I am out as Yogi beat my prediction Yaz to start round 3. So now I will have to route for my all-time fav Winfield to win it all... I think I will also root for Gorman Thomas can't go wrong rooting for a #16 seed.

At least you didn't pick Arod to win it all.

NYY #23 · 03-26-2013, 05:56 PM

#1-Babe Ruth vs. #5-Johnny Mize

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Babe Ruth continues to run through the tournament unscathed, this time defeating Johnny Mize 34-18.

#3-Willie Mays vs. #2-Frank Robinson

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Willie Mays had a disappointing round of 19, but it was enough to knock off Frank Robinson who only scored 18.

NYY #23 · 03-26-2013, 06:17 PM

#1-Jim Thome vs.#4-Duke Snider

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Jim Thome had his best round yet by hitting 25 home runs. Unfortunately for Thome it wasn't enough, as Duke Snider hit 27 to advance.

#6-Jeff Bagwell vs. #2-Jimmie Foxx

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Jimmie Foxx proved to be too much as he hits 26 home runs to defeat Jeff Bagwell 26-16.

03-24-2013, 08:01 PM	#721
NYY #23 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Philadelphia Posts: 13,112	Bracket F - Round Two - Day Two #1-Jim Thome vs. #8-Joey Votto Out of all the number one seeds remaining coming in to round two I thought Jim Thome was in the most danger of being eliminated. However, he'll survive while other #1's have fallen after defeating Joey Votto 20-16. #5-Duke Snider vs. #4-Lou Gehrig Duke Snider hits 31 home runs to end Lou Gehrig's tournament run by a score of 31-17. While I have nothing against Snider, I'm sad to see Gehrig eliminated already.

03-24-2013, 08:04 PM	#722
NYY #23 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Philadelphia Posts: 13,112	Bracket C and F #1 Babe Ruth vs. #5 Johnny Mize - Ruth is going to have to cool off one of these rounds, but I don't think he'll cool off enough for Mize to win. #3 Willie Mays vs #2 Frank Robinson - this should be another great match-up. Last round Mays hit just one more than Robinson. I think Mays will be the one advancing. #1 Jim Thome vs. #5 Duke Snider - Snider hit 4 more home runs in the second round than in the first. Either would have been 7 or more than Thome's highest total. Snider appears to be heating up at the right time, and I'm thinking he could go far, or run into another player heating up next round, Jimmie Foxx #6 Jeff Bagwell vs. #2 Jimmie Foxx - just two players hit more home runs last round than Foxx. I'd be surprised if Bagwell could keep up.

03-24-2013, 08:08 PM	#723
NYY #23 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Philadelphia Posts: 13,112	Round 2 is in the books We're now down to just the final 32 players as the tournament becomes a little bit more manageable. 5 of the #1 seeds remain including (Barry Bonds, Mike Schmidt, Albert Pujols, Babe Ruth, and Jim Thome). There are also 5 number 2 seeds and 5 number 5 seeds remaining as well. While there are 4 number 3 seeds left, only one 4 seed is left (Willie Stargell). There's still plenty of hope for the underdog though, with 16th seeded Gorman Thomas the ultimate underdog (by seed at last). Ralph Kiner and Willie Horton represent the two remaining 14 seeds. I've been pleased with the results so far, not all of the results, but that's mostly because some of my favorites have bit the dust. The plan right now is to narrow down from 32-16 over the next two days, and begin with the Sweet 16 on Thursday after an off day Wednesday.

03-25-2013, 09:05 AM	#729
NYY #23 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Philadelphia Posts: 13,112	Bracket D - Round Three #8-Yogi Berra vs. #5-Carl Yastrzemski The match-up between Yogi and Yaz turned out to be a much lower scoring game than I expected. Berra squeaks by into the next round by a score of 16-13 after another big upset by Yogi. #2-Ken Griffey, Jr. vs. #3-Larry Walker Another match-up that was much lower than expected, but Ken Griffey, Jr. narrowly escapes to move to the Sweet 16, knocking off Larry Walker 15-14.

03-25-2013, 10:27 AM	#730
NYY #23 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Philadelphia Posts: 13,112	Bracket A - Round Three #1-Barry Bonds vs. #5-Harmon Killebrew This was much closer than I thought it would be, as Barry Bonds had a bad round, but unfortunately Harmon Killebrew wasn't able to take advantage, narrowly losing 26-24. #7 -Ron Santo vs. #14-Ralph Kiner Ralph Kiner continues his run through the tournament, knocking off Ron Santo 22-20 to set-up a match-up against Barry Bonds.

03-24-2013, 09:10 PM	#724
CatKnight All Star Starter Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Cleveland, OH Posts: 1,199	I've been following this for awhile. You're doing a great job, NYY. Not sure who's going to win, but for right now I'm going to root for Gorman Thomas. I always liked underdogs.

03-25-2013, 01:23 AM	#726
dynaboyj Major Leagues Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Baltimore Posts: 307	Man, I am really doing terrible at these predictions! I'm sure most of the people I have in the Round of 32 are long gone. I barely have anyone in this tournament left to root for. I was pulling for McGwire, honestly.

03-25-2013, 12:15 PM	#731
NYY #23 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Philadelphia Posts: 13,112	Bracket H - Round Three #1-Mike Schmidt vs. #12-Sadaharu Oh Mike Schmidt advances to the sweet 16 after defeating the Japanese home run king Sadaharu Oh 23-19. #3-Mickey Mantle vs. #2-Hank Aaron Mickey Mantle comes out on top, knocking off Hank Aaron by a score of 26-23 to advance to the Sweet 16. ----------------- Sorry Hankyu Braves, looks like we'll miss out on the Oh vs. Aaron match-up which would have been a lot of fun.

03-25-2013, 12:34 PM	#732
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03-25-2013, 02:07 PM	#735
NYY #23 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Philadelphia Posts: 13,112	Bracket E - Round Three #9-Eric Davis vs. #12-Ken Phelps Eric Davis puts up the second highest total of the round to advance to the Sweet 16 knocking off Ken Phelps 30-22. #3-Frank Thomas vs. #10-Willie Aikens Willie Aikens gets another big upset, knocking off Frank Thomas by a comfortable margin 27-17.

03-26-2013, 10:01 AM	#736
illeracula Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Delaware Posts: 3,931	Just caught up reading, some pretty big upsets in Round 2. I am out as Yogi beat my prediction Yaz to start round 3. So now I will have to route for my all-time fav Winfield to win it all... I think I will also root for Gorman Thomas can't go wrong rooting for a #16 seed. __________________ --- Check out my OOTP dynasty, the DelMarVa Baseball League: DelMarVa Baseball League. and the spin off: DelMarVa Baseball League - 2037 WBC Tournament - Won by Team USA - New England. DelMarVa Baseball League - 2039 WBC Tournament - Won by Team USA - New England..

03-26-2013, 05:56 PM	#739
NYY #23 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Philadelphia Posts: 13,112	Bracket C - Round Three #1-Babe Ruth vs. #5-Johnny Mize Babe Ruth continues to run through the tournament unscathed, this time defeating Johnny Mize 34-18. #3-Willie Mays vs. #2-Frank Robinson Willie Mays had a disappointing round of 19, but it was enough to knock off Frank Robinson who only scored 18.

03-26-2013, 06:17 PM	#740
NYY #23 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Philadelphia Posts: 13,112	Bracket F - Round Three #1-Jim Thome vs.#4-Duke Snider Jim Thome had his best round yet by hitting 25 home runs. Unfortunately for Thome it wasn't enough, as Duke Snider hit 27 to advance. #6-Jeff Bagwell vs. #2-Jimmie Foxx Jimmie Foxx proved to be too much as he hits 26 home runs to defeat Jeff Bagwell 26-16.