The Home Run 2 - Page 38

NYY #23 · 03-26-2013, 06:57 PM

#1-Albert Pujols vs. #5-Carlos Delgado

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Another #1 seed is eliminated as 5th seeded Carlos Delgado wins 29-22.

#14-Willie Horton vs. #2-David Ortiz

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David Ortiz defeats Willie Horton 23-17 to move into the Sweet 16.

NYY #23 · 03-26-2013, 07:00 PM

#16 - Gorman Thomas vs. #4-Willie Stargell

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As the final #16 seed in the tournament, Gorman Thomas has already gone much further than he should have in the tournament, but today Willie Stargell ended his remarkable run and moves on with a 26-22 win.

#11-Kevin Mitchell vs. #7-Dave Winfield

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In a very close game Dave Winfield continued to show his consistency hitting another 21 home runs, while Kevin Mitchell's totals slipped this round to 20 and is now eliminated with Dave Winfield moving on to take on Willie Stargell.

NYY #23 · 03-26-2013, 07:07 PM

We're now down to the final 16 players. I've updated the brackets here:

OOTP HR Derby - Home Run 2 Derby 2013

And to prevent having to take multiple screen shots I've created a sweet 16 bracket here:

OOTP HR Derby - HR Derby Sweet 16

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I'll be resuming on Thursday night when the tournament resumes. If you'd like to make predictions based on just the sweet 16 you can do so as well through the link.

MarkCuban · 03-26-2013, 08:33 PM

Happy you did this, missed out on the original bracket opportunity.
Picked Dave Winfield

NYY #23 · 03-26-2013, 08:47 PM

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Happy you did this, missed out on the original bracket opportunity.
Picked Dave Winfield

Good luck. That should be a fun match-up between Winfield and Stargell.

NYY #23 · 03-28-2013, 09:09 PM

#1-Barry Bonds vs. #14-Ralph Kiner

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Both Barry Bonds and Ralph Kiner saw their home runs bounce back this year, but Bonds moves on 33-28, bringing the end to Ralph Kiner's run from the play-in round to the Sweet 16. (All I can say to this is ugh...)

#1-Mike Schmidt vs. #3-Mickey Mantle

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This one came right down to the wire, as Mike Schmidt narrowly moves on, knocking off Mickey Mantle 20-19.

Painmantle · 03-28-2013, 09:34 PM

DAMN YOU FAIRY BONDS you panty waste Bitch you!

NYY #23 · 03-28-2013, 10:42 PM

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DAMN YOU FAIRY BONDS you panty waste Bitch you!

He's really starting to drive me nuts! I thought Kiner was going to beat him, but I'm hoping it's Schmidt now.

NYY #23 · 03-28-2013, 10:44 PM

#5-Carlos Delgado vs. #2-David Ortiz

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Carlos Delgado hits 22 home runs to advance to the next round. David Ortiz hit 17 home runs in the loss.

#4-Willie Stargell vs. #7-Dave Winfield

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After this round I'm beginning to think of Willie Stargell as one of the favorites after he hit 33 home runs to easily defeat Dave Winfield 33-9

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I'm a little surprised with both of these results. Winfield fell off a cliff this round for no good reason.

Hankyu Braves · 03-29-2013, 01:41 AM

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He's really starting to drive me nuts! I thought Kiner was going to beat him, but I'm hoping it's Schmidt now.

Time to use the voodoo dolls. Ordering one now.

illeracula · 03-29-2013, 05:19 PM

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#4-Willie Stargell vs. #7-Dave Winfield

After this round I'm beginning to think of Willie Stargell as one of the favorites after he hit 33 home runs to easily defeat Dave Winfield 33-9.

What a disappointing showing for Winfield! Ugh. Guess ill be rooting for Ruth and Delgado now. I always enjoyed Carlos as a bluejay.

NYY #23 · 03-29-2013, 08:59 PM

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What a disappointing showing for Winfield! Ugh. Guess ill be rooting for Ruth and Delgado now. I always enjoyed Carlos as a bluejay.

Yes, definitely. He picked the wrong time to have a bad season.

NYY #23 · 03-29-2013, 09:01 PM

#8-Yogi Berra vs. #2 - Ken Griffey, Jr.

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Yogi Berra continues his tournament run, knocking off Ken Griffey, Jr. 20-17 to advance to the round of 8.

#9-Eric Davis vs. #10-Willie Aikens

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It was a close match between Eric Davis and Willie Aikens, but in the end Aikens edged out Davis 23-21 to set-up his next game against Yogi Berra.

NYY #23 · 03-29-2013, 10:00 PM

#1-Babe Ruth vs. #3-Willie Mays

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Babe Ruth continues to see his numbers drop over the past two rounds, hitting just 28 home runs. However, that was enough to move on as Willie Mays hit just 18 and is now eliminated.

#4-Duke Snider vs. #2-Jimmie Foxx

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This was a very close, and very good battle between Duke Snider and Jimmie Foxx with both players separated by just one home run. Jimmie Foxx ends up advancing to the next round by the score of 29-28 setting up a matchup between Babe Ruth and Jimmie Foxx, with the winner advancing to the Final Four.

NYY #23 · 03-29-2013, 10:05 PM

The end is near. We're now down to just the final 8 players:

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Definitely a couple of surprises with Berra vs Aikens the best example. Hopefully the round of 8 will be the season where Barry finally bites the dust.

Painmantle · 03-29-2013, 10:17 PM

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The end is near. We're now down to just the final 8 players:

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Definitely a couple of surprises with Berra vs Aikens the best example. Hopefully the round of 8 will be the season where Barry finally bites the dust.

I'm betting the winner of Ruth/Fox takes it all...Hopefully "The Beast"

dynaboyj · 03-29-2013, 11:02 PM

So these are the players representing each bracket, eh? There certainly were a lot of upsets here. Only three #1 seeds out of eight.

NYY #23 · 03-29-2013, 11:31 PM

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So these are the players representing each bracket, eh? There certainly were a lot of upsets here. Only three #1 seeds out of eight.

Yep, those are the winners of each of the 8 brackets. There definitely were quite a few upsets. Especially with an 8 vs 10 facing off to go to the final four.

NYY #23 · 03-30-2013, 06:14 PM

We're now down to the final 8. Before I hit that sim to next year button I wanted to take a look at the player's total home runs for the tournament so far. Judging by this it appears that we're heading for a Ruth-Bonds final showdown, but as Yogi Berra has proven you just need to hit more than your opponent, or as he once said "It ain't over til it's over".

Tournament home runs:
Ruth - 147
Bonds - 136
Foxx - 117
Stargell - 108
Delgado - 104
Schmidt - 97
Aikens - 94
Berra - 85

Another thing I wanted to check out is how the player is doing overall, because one out of many test runs I had both finalists fall apart for a 1-0 final where they each played in about 5 of the 100 games. That appeared to be a fluke, but just something I'm keeping an eye on. Not sure how to fix it other than force the player to start, but regardless, based on last year's WAR everyone still is contributing at a high level:

Bonds - 10.0
Schmidt -9.4
Ruth - 9.3
Aikens - 8.6
Foxx - 8.5
Stargell - 7.5
Delgado - 7.2
Berra - 6.0

And then finally the matchups:

#1-Barry Bonds vs. #1-Mike Schmidt

#8-Yogi Berra vs. #10-Willie Aikens

#5-Carlos Delgado vs. #4-Willie Stargell

#1-Babe Ruth vs. #2-Jimmie Foxx

The top two matchups will be done today, and the bottom two tomorrow. Keep your fingers crossed that Bonds will finally see his demise, but I wouldn't hold your breath either...

NYY #23 · 03-30-2013, 07:36 PM

#8-Yogi Berra vs. #10-Willie Aikens

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Yogi Berra has knocked off some big names in the tournament so far, Ted Williams, Carl Yastrzemski, and Ken Griffey, Jr. He hasn't really dominated anyone yet, winning by 4 against Howard Johnson in the opening round, taking advantage of a poor round by Ted Williams to knock him off 27-19, and beating both Yaz and Griffey by 3 each.

So once again Berra had a low total with 20 home runs, and a narrow margin of victory (4 home runs), but Yogi Berra becomes the first member of the Final Four after defeating Willie Aikens 20-16.

03-26-2013, 06:57 PM	#741
NYY #23 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Philadelphia Posts: 13,112	Bracket B - Round Three #1-Albert Pujols vs. #5-Carlos Delgado Another #1 seed is eliminated as 5th seeded Carlos Delgado wins 29-22. #14-Willie Horton vs. #2-David Ortiz David Ortiz defeats Willie Horton 23-17 to move into the Sweet 16.

03-26-2013, 07:00 PM	#742
NYY #23 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Philadelphia Posts: 13,112	Bracket G - Round Three #16 - Gorman Thomas vs. #4-Willie Stargell As the final #16 seed in the tournament, Gorman Thomas has already gone much further than he should have in the tournament, but today Willie Stargell ended his remarkable run and moves on with a 26-22 win. #11-Kevin Mitchell vs. #7-Dave Winfield In a very close game Dave Winfield continued to show his consistency hitting another 21 home runs, while Kevin Mitchell's totals slipped this round to 20 and is now eliminated with Dave Winfield moving on to take on Willie Stargell.

03-26-2013, 07:07 PM	#743
NYY #23 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Philadelphia Posts: 13,112	The Sweet 16 We're now down to the final 16 players. I've updated the brackets here: OOTP HR Derby - Home Run 2 Derby 2013 And to prevent having to take multiple screen shots I've created a sweet 16 bracket here: OOTP HR Derby - HR Derby Sweet 16 I'll be resuming on Thursday night when the tournament resumes. If you'd like to make predictions based on just the sweet 16 you can do so as well through the link.

03-26-2013, 08:33 PM	#744
MarkCuban All Star Reserve Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 575	Happy you did this, missed out on the original bracket opportunity. Picked Dave Winfield __________________ Warning: Poster may not actually be owner of Dallas Mavericks.

03-28-2013, 09:09 PM	#746
NYY #23 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Philadelphia Posts: 13,112	Sweet 16 - Part 1 #1-Barry Bonds vs. #14-Ralph Kiner Both Barry Bonds and Ralph Kiner saw their home runs bounce back this year, but Bonds moves on 33-28, bringing the end to Ralph Kiner's run from the play-in round to the Sweet 16. (All I can say to this is ugh...) #1-Mike Schmidt vs. #3-Mickey Mantle This one came right down to the wire, as Mike Schmidt narrowly moves on, knocking off Mickey Mantle 20-19.

03-28-2013, 09:34 PM	#747
Painmantle Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Greenfield ,IN Posts: 3,053	DAMN YOU FAIRY BONDS you panty waste Bitch you! __________________ “As soon as I got out there I felt a strange relationship with the pitcher's mound. It was as if I'd been born out there. Pitching just felt like the most natural thing in the world. Striking out batters was easy.” -Babe Ruth “Ruth made a grave mistake when he gave up pitching. Working once a week, he might have lasted a long time and become a great star.”-Tris Speaker My Dynasties The Beantown Bambino

03-28-2013, 10:44 PM	#749
NYY #23 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Philadelphia Posts: 13,112	Sweet 16 - Part 2 #5-Carlos Delgado vs. #2-David Ortiz Carlos Delgado hits 22 home runs to advance to the next round. David Ortiz hit 17 home runs in the loss. #4-Willie Stargell vs. #7-Dave Winfield After this round I'm beginning to think of Willie Stargell as one of the favorites after he hit 33 home runs to easily defeat Dave Winfield 33-9 ------------------------------ I'm a little surprised with both of these results. Winfield fell off a cliff this round for no good reason.

03-29-2013, 09:01 PM	#753
NYY #23 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Philadelphia Posts: 13,112	Sweet 16 - Part 3 #8-Yogi Berra vs. #2 - Ken Griffey, Jr. Yogi Berra continues his tournament run, knocking off Ken Griffey, Jr. 20-17 to advance to the round of 8. #9-Eric Davis vs. #10-Willie Aikens It was a close match between Eric Davis and Willie Aikens, but in the end Aikens edged out Davis 23-21 to set-up his next game against Yogi Berra.

03-29-2013, 10:00 PM	#754
NYY #23 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Philadelphia Posts: 13,112	Sweet 16 - Part 4 #1-Babe Ruth vs. #3-Willie Mays Babe Ruth continues to see his numbers drop over the past two rounds, hitting just 28 home runs. However, that was enough to move on as Willie Mays hit just 18 and is now eliminated. #4-Duke Snider vs. #2-Jimmie Foxx This was a very close, and very good battle between Duke Snider and Jimmie Foxx with both players separated by just one home run. Jimmie Foxx ends up advancing to the next round by the score of 29-28 setting up a matchup between Babe Ruth and Jimmie Foxx, with the winner advancing to the Final Four.

03-29-2013, 10:05 PM	#755
NYY #23 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Philadelphia Posts: 13,112	The end is near. We're now down to just the final 8 players: Definitely a couple of surprises with Berra vs Aikens the best example. Hopefully the round of 8 will be the season where Barry finally bites the dust.

03-29-2013, 11:02 PM	#757
dynaboyj Major Leagues Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Baltimore Posts: 307	So these are the players representing each bracket, eh? There certainly were a lot of upsets here. Only three #1 seeds out of eight.

03-30-2013, 06:14 PM	#759
NYY #23 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Philadelphia Posts: 13,112	Elite 8 Preview We're now down to the final 8. Before I hit that sim to next year button I wanted to take a look at the player's total home runs for the tournament so far. Judging by this it appears that we're heading for a Ruth-Bonds final showdown, but as Yogi Berra has proven you just need to hit more than your opponent, or as he once said "It ain't over til it's over". Tournament home runs: Ruth - 147 Bonds - 136 Foxx - 117 Stargell - 108 Delgado - 104 Schmidt - 97 Aikens - 94 Berra - 85 Another thing I wanted to check out is how the player is doing overall, because one out of many test runs I had both finalists fall apart for a 1-0 final where they each played in about 5 of the 100 games. That appeared to be a fluke, but just something I'm keeping an eye on. Not sure how to fix it other than force the player to start, but regardless, based on last year's WAR everyone still is contributing at a high level: Bonds - 10.0 Schmidt -9.4 Ruth - 9.3 Aikens - 8.6 Foxx - 8.5 Stargell - 7.5 Delgado - 7.2 Berra - 6.0 And then finally the matchups: #1-Barry Bonds vs. #1-Mike Schmidt #8-Yogi Berra vs. #10-Willie Aikens #5-Carlos Delgado vs. #4-Willie Stargell #1-Babe Ruth vs. #2-Jimmie Foxx The top two matchups will be done today, and the bottom two tomorrow. Keep your fingers crossed that Bonds will finally see his demise, but I wouldn't hold your breath either...

03-30-2013, 07:36 PM	#760
NYY #23 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Philadelphia Posts: 13,112	Elite 8 - Matchup 1 #8-Yogi Berra vs. #10-Willie Aikens Yogi Berra has knocked off some big names in the tournament so far, Ted Williams, Carl Yastrzemski, and Ken Griffey, Jr. He hasn't really dominated anyone yet, winning by 4 against Howard Johnson in the opening round, taking advantage of a poor round by Ted Williams to knock him off 27-19, and beating both Yaz and Griffey by 3 each. So once again Berra had a low total with 20 home runs, and a narrow margin of victory (4 home runs), but Yogi Berra becomes the first member of the Final Four after defeating Willie Aikens 20-16.