2009 Baseball Contest

There were a lot of sharps

2009-10-07T11:19:00.000-07:00

.... in this contest but at the end of the day, there was one man so much sharper than the rest of us that nobody else ever had a realistic chance of taking the crown.

Congrats to CB for winning it all.

If you were in the 2009 Baseball Contest, you owe Chris Bennett $100 American. Give it to him.

Better luck next year.

Scott -- Friday, August 14

2009-08-14T16:56:00.000-07:00

Padres +202
Rangers +138

YTD: 161-169 +21.59u

Scott -- Wednesday, August 12

2009-08-12T11:38:00.000-07:00

Tigers +240
Astros +175
Royals +182
Reds +325

YTD: 160-166 +22.84u

John Murray - Friday, August 7

2009-08-07T11:43:00.000-07:00

909 Cubs +141 (Zambrano/Jimenez)
922 Tigers -107 (Galarraga/Swarzak)
928 Angels -129 (Saunders/Feldman)

ytd: 126-110, +14.55 "U's"

John Murray - Tuesday, July 28

2009-07-28T11:41:00.000-07:00

904 Reds -136 (Arroyo/Correia)

mon: 0-1, -1.00 "U's"

ytd: 126-109, +15.91 "U's"

John Murray - Monday, July 27

2009-07-27T13:57:00.000-07:00

969 Athletics +305 (Cahill/Beckett)

sun: 1-1, -0.38 "U's"

ytd: 126-108, +16.91 "U's"

Call me a young Hoffy.

John Murray - Sunday, July 26

2009-07-26T00:33:00.000-07:00

906 Astros -138 (Moehler/Hernandez)
925 Rangers -149 (Millwood/Sir Sidney)

sat: 3-0, +3.00 "U's"

ytd: 125-107, +17.29 "U's"

John Murray - Saturday, July 25

2009-07-25T00:36:00.000-07:00

954 Phillies -129 (Lopez/Lohse)
958 Brewers -127 (Gallardo/Hanson)
976 Angels -119 (Palmer/Blackburn)

fri: 2-0, +2.15 "U's"

ytd: 122-107, +14.29 "U's"

John Murray - Friday, July 24

2009-07-24T00:11:00.000-07:00

908 Astros +115 (Hampton/Santana)
928 Angels -146 (Lackey/Liriano)

thu: 2-0, +2.00 "U's"

ytd: 120-107, +12.14 "U's"

John Murray - Thursday, July 23 ( 2 )

2009-07-23T12:47:00.000-07:00

962 Angels -144 (Weaver/Baker)

John Murray - Thursday, July 23

2009-07-23T00:12:00.000-07:00

960 Chicago White Sox -106 (Buehrle/Kazmir)

ytd: 118-107, +10.14 "U's"

Chris Bennett - Wednesday, July 22

2009-07-22T18:55:00.000-07:00

Reds (Arroyo/Billingsley) +1.5 -110

Chris Bennett - Wednesday, July 22

2009-07-22T15:58:00.001-07:00

Mets/Nationals (Pelfrey/Stammen) Under 9 +105

John Murray - Wednesday, July 23

2009-07-22T11:29:00.000-07:00

907 Mets +102 (Pelfrey/Stammen)
910 Braves -110 (Jurrjens/Lincecum)
912 Astros +104 (Oswalt/Carpenter)
929 Angels -111 (Saunders/Bannister)

ytd: 115-106, +8.14 "U's"

Chris Bennett - Wednesday, July 22

2009-07-22T00:23:00.000-07:00

Royals (Bannister/Saunders) +125

7/16: +0.13 units
STD: +31.24 units

John Murray - Tuesday, July 22

2009-07-21T11:09:00.000-07:00

951 Mets +136 (Perez/Lannan)
957 Giants +185 (Sadowski/Lowe)
963 Marlins -109 (Volstad/Gaudin)

ytd: 114-104, +9.14 "U's"

John Murray - Monday, July 20

2009-07-20T12:59:00.000-07:00

901 Mets +116 (Hernandez/Martin)
906 Phillies -112 (Lopez/Lilly)
913 Marlins -105 (Vandenhurk/Stauffer)

ytd: 111-104, +5.98 "U's"

Chris Bennett - Thursday, July 16

2009-07-16T15:52:00.000-07:00

Astros (Rodriguez/Wolf) +143
Dodgers (Wolf/Rodriguez) -140
Phillies/Marlins (Moyer/Volstad) Over 9.5 -110
Phillies/Marlins (Moyer/Volstad) Under 9.5 +120

7/11: -0.15 units
STD: +31.11 units

Scott -- Current record

2009-07-15T16:47:00.000-07:00

YTD: 160-166 +22.84u

Chris Bennett - Saturday, July 11

2009-07-11T15:12:00.000-07:00

Tigers (Galarraga/Pavano) -115
1st 5 innings
Marlins/Diamondbacks (West/Garland) Over 5.5 -105

Chris Bennett - Saturday, July 11

2009-07-11T10:06:00.001-07:00

1st 5 innings
Blue Jays (Romero/Hill) -110
Reds/Mets (Cueto/Santana) Under 4.5 -125

Chris Bennett - Saturday, July 11

2009-07-11T01:17:00.001-07:00

Dodgers/Brewers (Weaver/Burns) Over 9.5 EVEN

7/10: -2.25 units
STD: +31.26 units

Chris Bennett - Friday, July 10

2009-07-10T15:40:00.001-07:00

1st 5 innings
Indians/Tigers (Lee/Jackson) Under 5 -120

Chris Bennett - Friday, July 10

2009-07-10T12:55:00.000-07:00

1st 5 innings
Marlins/Diamondbacks (Nolasco/Haren) Under 4 -105

Scott -- Friday, July 10

2009-07-10T12:39:00.001-07:00

Marlins +137

Yesterday: 0-1 -1.00u
YTD: 160-165 +23.84u

Chris Bennett - Friday, July 10

2009-07-10T10:20:00.000-07:00

1st 5 innings
Cardinals/Cubs (Carpenter/Harden) Under 4.5 -110
Yankees/Angels (Chamberlain/Saunders) Over 5 -115

Chris Bennett - Friday, July 10

2009-07-10T00:35:00.000-07:00

Cubs (Harden/Carpenter) +125
Blue Jays/Orioles (Cecil/Berken) Over 10 -110

7/9: +1.05 units
STD: +33.51 units

Scott -- Thursday, July 9

2009-07-09T13:36:00.000-07:00

Mariners +172

Yesterday: 1-6 -4.72u
YTD: 160-164 +24.84u

Chris Bennett - Thursday, June 9

2009-07-09T09:34:00.000-07:00

Twins (Liriano/Aceves) EVEN
Giants (Lincecum/Geer) -1.5 +105

Chris Bennett - Thursday, July 9

2009-07-08T23:23:00.000-07:00

Nationals/Astros (Lannan/Ortiz) Over 8.5 -115

7/8: -3.11 units
STD: +32.46 units

Chris Bennett - Wednesday, July 8

2009-07-08T12:29:00.000-07:00

Giants (Sadowski/Volstad) -106

John Murray - Wednesday, July 8

2009-07-08T12:14:00.000-07:00

965 Cardinals +110 (Wellemeyer/Suppan)
968 Mariners -120 (Vargas/Hernandez)
980 Angels -136 (Santana/Padilla)

ytd: 113-101, +9.54 "U's"

These dog days of summer are so boring. Bennett racked up the most "units" in June. God he's sharp....

Scott -- Wednesday, July 8

2009-07-08T12:12:00.000-07:00

Padres +161
Reds +147
BLue Jays +137
A's +163
Twins +125
Rangers +128

Scott -- Wednesday, July 8

2009-07-08T02:41:00.000-07:00

Pirates +156

Yesterday: 1-1 -.30u
YTD: 159-158 +29.56u

Chris Bennett - Wednesday, July 8

2009-07-08T01:06:00.001-07:00

Cubs (Hart/Kawakami) -105
Reds (Bailey/Lopez) +147

7/7: -4.85 units
STD: +35.57 units

Chris Bennett - Tuesday, July 7

2009-07-07T15:23:00.000-07:00

Athletics/Red Sox (Eveland/Beckett) +1.5 +120

Chris Bennett - Tuesday, July 7

2009-07-07T14:10:00.001-07:00

1st 5 innings
Cubs (Zambrano/Vazquez) EVEN

Chris Bennett - Tuesday, July 7

2009-07-07T13:40:00.001-07:00

Cubs (Dempster/Vazquez) +105
Yankees/Twins (Sabathia/Baker) Under 9 EVEN
1st 5 innings
Rangers/Angels (Nippert/Lackey) Over 4.5 -120

Scott -- Tuesday, July 7

2009-07-07T12:20:00.000-07:00

Marlins -130
Rockies -133

Yesterday: 2-3 -.55u
YTD: 158-157 +29.86u

Chris Bennett - Tuesday, July 7

2009-07-06T22:48:00.001-07:00

Twins (Baker/Sabathia) +125
Angels (Lackey/Nippert) -165
Orioles (Guthrie/Bedard) +1.5 -160
1st 5 innings
Cardinals/Brewers (Wainwright/Gallardo) Under 4 EVEN
Nationals/Rockies (Zimmermann/Hammel) Under 6 -120

7/6: +2.45 units
STD: +40.42 units

Scott -- Monday, July 6

2009-07-06T02:22:00.000-07:00

Yesterday: 2-1 +2.07u
YTD: 156-154 +30.41u

Reds +141
Giants -160
Blue Jays +145
Rangers +134
Orioles +110

Chris Bennett - Monday, July 6

2009-07-05T22:19:00.001-07:00

Blue Jays (Romero/Pettitte) +145
1st 5 innings
Athletics/Red Sox (Anderson/Smoltz) Under 6 -120

7/5: +2.85 units
STD: +37.97 units

Chris Bennett - Sunday, July 5

2009-07-05T11:11:00.000-07:00

1st 5 innings
Astros/Giants (Oswalt/Johnson) Under 4.5 -120

Chris Bennett - Sunday, July 5

2009-07-05T10:06:00.000-07:00

Pirates (Ohlendorf/Nolasco) +1.5 -140

Scott -- Sunday, July 5

2009-07-05T02:01:00.000-07:00

Reds +150
A's +190
Rangers +117

Yesterday: 3-1 +2.16u
(Adjusted) YTD: 154-153 +28.34u

Chris Bennett - Sunday, July 5

2009-07-04T23:19:00.000-07:00

Phillies (Blanton/Santana) +105
Rangers (Feldman/Garza) +120
Pirates/Marlins (Ohlendorf/Nolasco) Under 9 -120

7/4: +0.75 units
STD: +35.12 units

Chris Bennett - Saturday, July 4

2009-07-04T17:19:00.000-07:00

Orioles (Berken/O'Sullivan) +1.5 -105

Chris Bennett - Saturday, July 4

2009-07-04T16:55:00.000-07:00

1st 5 innings
Rays/Rangers (Price/Holland) Over 5.5 -110

Chris Bennett - Saturday, July 4

2009-07-04T09:41:00.000-07:00

Reds (Owings/Thompson) -103
Indians (Pavano/Mazzaro) -103
Rockies (Cook/Petit) -1.5 +115
White Sox/Royals (Floyd/Hochevar) Under 9 -120
1st 5 innings
Braves/Nationals (Hanson/Lannan) Under 5 -125

7/3: +0.05 units
STD: +34.37 units

Scott -- Saturday, July 4

2009-07-04T02:59:00.000-07:00

Blue Jays -125
Royals +116
Indians -103
Rangers +125

Yesterday: 1-0 +1.33u
YTD: 151-152 +28.18u

Chris Bennett - Friday, July 3

2009-07-03T15:30:00.001-07:00

Athletics (Cahill/Huff) +130

Chris Bennett - Friday, July 3

2009-07-03T13:46:00.001-07:00

Cardinals/Reds (Pineiro/Bailey) Over 9.5 +105

6/2: -2.35 units
STD: +34.32 units

Scott -- Friday, July 3rd

2009-07-03T13:25:00.001-07:00

Rangers +133

YTD: 150-152 +24.85u

Chris Bennett - Thursday, June 2

2009-07-01T22:41:00.001-07:00

Braves (Vazquez/Happ) -120
Astros/Padres (Rodriguez/Correia) Under 7.5 -110
Mets/Pirates (Redding/Maholm) Under 9 -105
1st 5 innings
Orioles/Angels (Guthrie/Lackey) Under 5.5 -120

6/30: +1.1 units
STD: +36.67 units

Ross - Wednesday

2009-07-01T15:29:00.000-07:00

Giants +130
Seattle +155

Tuesday: +.10
STD: -4.25

Scott -- Wednesday, July 1

2009-07-01T02:43:00.000-07:00

Giants +127
Braves +101
Orioles +139
Royals +103
Rangers -104

Yesterday: 2-1 +2.01
YTD: 148-149 +25.84u

Ross - Tuesday

2009-06-30T14:14:00.000-07:00

Cubs -130
Phillies +110
Giants +170
Seattle +210
White Sox +170

saturday: 0-4 -4.10
STD: -4.35

Scott -- Tuesday, June 30

2009-06-30T10:17:00.000-07:00

Reds +130
Giants +186
Orioles +115

Yesterday: 2-3 -1.28u
YTD: 146-148 +23.83u

Chris Bennett - Tuesday, June 30

2009-06-30T00:30:00.000-07:00

Padres (Banks/Hampton) +110
1st 5 innings
Mariners/Yankees (Morrow/Chamberlain) Under 6 -115

6/29: -0.95 units
STD: +35.57 units

Chris Bennett - Monday, June 29

2009-06-29T16:30:00.001-07:00

Twins/Royals (Blackburn/Hochevar) Under 9 +105

John Murray - Monday, June 29

2009-06-29T16:00:00.000-07:00

914 Indians +101 (Pavano/Floyd)

thu: 1-2, -1.05 "U's"

fri-sun: Idle

ytd: 113-100, +10.54 "U's"

Scott -- Monday, June 29

2009-06-29T15:47:00.000-07:00

Cubs -108
Dodgers -110
Indians -102
Rangers -126
Padres +132

Yesterday: 0-1 -1.00u
YTD: 144-145 +25.11u

Chris Bennett - Monday, June 29

2009-06-28T23:38:00.000-07:00

Padres (Geer/Oswalt) +140
Rockies (Jimenez/Wolf) +120

6/28: -3.2 units
STD: +36.52 units

Chris Bennett - Sunday, June 28

2009-06-28T16:12:00.000-07:00

1st 5 innings
Padres/Rangers (Gaudin/Hunter) Over 6 EVEN

Scott -- Sunday, June 28

2009-06-28T11:27:00.000-07:00

Mets +130

Yesterday: 2-3 -.61u
YTD: 144-144 +26.11u

Chris Bennett - Sunday, June 28

2009-06-28T11:12:00.000-07:00

Twins/Cardinals (Liriano/Pineiro) Over 8.5 -105

Chris Bennett - Sunday, June 28

2009-06-28T10:45:00.001-07:00

1st 5 innings
Cubs/White Sox (Zambrano/Danks) Over 4.5 -110

Chris Bennett - Sunday, June 28

2009-06-28T00:42:00.000-07:00

Diamondbacks (Scherzer/Palmer) -125
Padres (Gaudin/Hunter) +160
1st 5 innings
Reds/Indians (Owings/Huff) Under 6 -120
Phillies/Blue Jays (Moyer/Tallet) Under 6 -120
Yankees/Mets (Wang/Hernandez) Under 6 -120
Nationals/Orioles (Lannan/Hernandez) Under 6 -120

6/27: +1.9 units
STD: +39.72 units

Ed - June 27

2009-06-27T15:18:00.000-07:00

NYY/NYM under 9.5 -115

Yesterday 0-1 -1.1 units
YTD: 0-2 -2.1 units

Chris Bennett - Saturday, June 27

2009-06-27T14:01:00.001-07:00

Padres (Correia/Holland) +155

Scott -- Saturday, june 27

2009-06-27T10:14:00.000-07:00

Giants +138
Red Sox +139
Nationals +170
Mets +160
Mariners -123

Yesterday: 0-5 -5.10u
YTD: 142-141 +26.72u

Chris Bennett - Saturday, June 27

2009-06-27T09:27:00.001-07:00

Blue Jays (Mills/Happ) +115
Orioles (Guthrie/Martis) -1.5 +155
Rockies/Athletics (De La Rosa/Cahill) Over 8.5 -105

Ross - Saturday

2009-06-27T05:54:00.000-07:00

San Fran +120
Minnesota -110
Cubs +115
Tigers/Astros overS 9.5 even

std: -.25

Chris Bennett - Saturday, June 27

2009-06-27T02:13:00.003-07:00

1st 5 innings
Nationals/Orioles (Martis/Guthrie) Under 6 -120

6/26: -2.51 units
STD: +37.82 units

Scott -- Friday, June 26 II

2009-06-26T16:43:00.001-07:00

Tigers -110

Chris Bennett - Friday, June 26

2009-06-26T15:54:00.000-07:00

Pirates (Vasquez/Meche) +124

Ed Salmons - Friday, June 26

2009-06-26T15:52:00.000-07:00

Yankees/Mets (Sabathia/Pelfrey) Under 8.5 -110

6/23: -1.0 units
STD: -1.0 units

Chris Bennett - Friday, June 26

2009-06-26T12:52:00.000-07:00

Giants (Cain/Gallardo) +1.5 -150
1st 5 innings
Giants/Brewers (Cain/Gallardo) Under 4 -120
Tigers/Astros (Verlander/Rodriguez) Under 4 -105

6/25: -3.2 units
STD: +40.33 units

Scott -- Friday, June 26

2009-06-25T22:49:00.000-07:00

Giants +137
Braves +115
Marlins +134
Padres +210

Yesterday: 1-1 +.18u
YTD: 142-136 +31.82u

John Murray - Thursday, June 25

2009-06-25T12:13:00.000-07:00

913 Reds +115 (Cueto/Cecil)
917 Red Sox -116 (Smoltz/JZ)
926 Diamondbacks -104 (Garland/Feldman)

mon: 0-2, -2.12 "U's"

tue/wed: Idle

ytd: 112-98, +11.59 "U's"

June is winding down. It's been a big month as the cream has risen to the top, a manager type has dipped his toes into the water, and several competitors have seemingly thrown in the proverbial towel.

Will the Computer Group resurface? Will The Manager flash his brilliance? And will the big dogs continue to to dominate?

Stay tuned.

Chris Bennett - Thursday, June 25

2009-06-25T10:58:00.001-07:00

Brewers (Burns/Baker) +130

Chris Bennett - Thursday, June 25

2009-06-25T09:51:00.000-07:00

1st 5 innings
Cardinals/Mets (Carpenter/Santana) Under 3.5 +105

Scott -- Thursday, June 25

2009-06-25T01:12:00.000-07:00

Reds +118
Phillies +129

Yesterday: 1-6 -4.36u
YTD: 141-135 +31.64u

Chris Bennett - Thursday, June 25

2009-06-24T23:27:00.000-07:00

Diamondbacks (Garland/Feldman) EVEN
1st 5 innings
Twins/Brewers (Baker/Burns) Under 5.5 -120
Royals/Astros (Bannister/Moehler) Under 5.5 -120

6/24: -0.2 units
STD: +43.53 units

Scott -- Wednesday, June 24 ii

2009-06-24T15:45:00.000-07:00

O's/marlins over 9 -120

Scott -- Wednesday, June 25

2009-06-24T10:35:00.000-07:00

Nationals +165
Cubs +115
Dodgers +104
Rangers +164
Rockies +122
Padres +135

Yesterday: 4-3 +1.67u
YTD: 140-129 +36.00u

Chris Bennett - Wednesday, June 24

2009-06-24T02:08:00.000-07:00

Braves (Kawakami/Chamberlain) +130
Angels (Saunders/Marquis) -115
Cardinals/Mets (Thompson/Nieve) Under 9.5 -120
1st 5 innings
Marlins (Nolasco/Berken) -130

6/23: +2.72 units
STD: +43.73 units

Chris Bennett - Tuesday, June 23

2009-06-23T18:32:00.001-07:00

Angels (O'Sullivan/Jimenez) +115

Ed Salmons - Tuesday, June 23

2009-06-23T15:26:00.000-07:00

A's (Mazzaro/Lincecum) +105

STD: 0-0, 0 units

Chris Bennett - Tuesday, June 23

2009-06-23T15:25:00.001-07:00

1st 5 innings
Mets (Hernandez/Pineiro) +115

Scott -- Tuesday, June 23

2009-06-23T11:00:00.000-07:00

Phillies +159
Nationals +124
Reds +135
Braves -110
O's/Marlins over 9 +108
Rockies +113 (Jimenez/O'sullivan)
Giants -108

Yesterday: 1-3 -1.80u
YTD: 136-125 +34.33u

Chris Bennett - Tuesday, June 23

2009-06-22T23:30:00.000-07:00

Phillies/Rays (Moyer/Price) Over 9.5 +105
1st 5 innings
Rays (Price/Moyer) -148
Cubs/Tigers (Zambrano/Jackson) Under 4.5 -110
Dodgers/White Sox (Kuroda/Danks) Under 5 -110
Padres/Mariners (Gaudin/Olson) Over 4 -120

6/22: +1.0 units
STD: +41.01 units

John Murray - Monday, June 22

2009-06-22T14:45:00.000-07:00

954 Angels -112 (Palmer/Cook)
957 Cubs +138 (Dempster/Vazquez)

wed: 1-2, -1.34 "U's"

thu-sun: Idle

ytd: 112-96, +13.71 "U's"

I remember a time a few months ago when a certain pair of (cocky) sharps were laughing at the very notion that anyone could even so much as compete with a "Computer." Those people failed to take into account two things: Chris Bennett is smarter than a computer (He told me) and Hoffytime is a runaway freight train that can't possibly be slowed down.

Come back to the contest, Computer Wonder Boys. Who else can compete with these ridiculously sharp guys? Hell, even Jorgen bowed out and his own brother is in the contest!

We need the Computer to breathe some new life into this event....

(Chris - Shut the hell up. If all this clutter bothers you so much, just don't read it! Don't make that face.)

(Or that one.)

(Goddammit Chris.)

Scott -- Monday, June 22

2009-06-22T13:52:00.000-07:00

Cardinals +106
Cubs +137
Rockies +120
Giants +145

Yesterday: 6-2 +5.95u
YTD: 135-122 +36.13u

Chris Bennett - Monday, June 22

2009-06-21T23:17:00.000-07:00

Rockies/Angels Over 8.5 -120

6/21: +0.6 units
STD: +40.01 units

Chris Bennett - Sunday, June 21

2009-06-21T13:02:00.001-07:00

Giants (Zito/Millwood) +135

Scott II - Sunday, June 21

2009-06-21T09:57:00.000-07:00

Tigers -118
White Sox +118
Cardinals +108
Marlins +160
Dodgers +141

Ross - Sunday Update

2009-06-21T07:43:00.000-07:00

Sat & Sun: no plays

Friday: +2.00
STD: -.25

Scott -- Sunday, June 21

2009-06-21T01:28:00.001-07:00

Pirates +135
Nationals +112
Orioles +168

Yesterday: 2-4 -1.61u
YTD: 129-120 +30.18u

Chris Bennett - Sunday, June 21

2009-06-21T01:21:00.001-07:00

Marlins (Volstad/Sabathia) +165
Angels (Lackey/Kershaw) -115
Orioles/Phillies (Guthrie/Hamels) Under 9.5 -120
1st 5 innings
Pirates/Rockies (Maholm/De La Rosa) Under 6 -115
Cardinals/Royals (Wainwright/Meche) Under 4.5 -110

6/19: -1.45 units
STD: +39.41 units