Monday, September 28, 2020

Final Pool Update - Congratulations Jeff Gatland!

Jeff Gatland enters the annals of pool history as the third two-time champion or co-champion, with Jacob deGrom's 10 Ks on Saturday sealing the deal. 


Jeff and Sid Harris were co-winners in 2012, leaving them as (I guess) 1 1/2 time champions, while Jud remains the only two-time undisputed champion in pool history. 

Speaking of Jud, sorry I was unable to do as good a job as he usually does breaking things down in the final weekend. Jud and I are co-founders of the pool, but the last few years it's been 99% him. Thanks again to Jud for his tireless efforts in making this thing interesting every year. 

I'll wrap up a little more in a later email. In fact, I'm not certain the HBP numbers are correct below (my anti-virus scrubbed the macros Brian Wells created for the updates, so I've been doing this manually). However, it clearly did not come down to HBP this year, with Jeff correctly predicting two more categories than his closest competitors. 

Speaking of Brian Wells, I guess it's not 99% Jud, nor is it even 1% me until this week, because Brian's Excel wizardry has made Jud's life much easier. Thanks again to Brian, and thanks to everyone for participating. 





Wednesday, September 23, 2020

September 23, 2020

With only five days of baseball remaining, Jeff Gatland returns to the top spot in the pool, for the first time since August 20, on the strength of Jacob deGrom's NL strikeout lead and Josh Hader sharing in the NL saves lead. 

Steve DelVecchio, who has held first place for the majority of September, drops to third, while Brian Wells looks like a contender for the prize as well. Actually, as those of you who have been here before know, five days is still a significant amount of time, so these are not the only three contenders. 

More analysis to come as the season winds down. 

Good luck, 
Jud & Dan






Friday, September 18, 2020

Thursday, September 17, 2020

September 17, 2020

Stephen Craig is back in the lead in our lowest scoring update of the season. The departures of Mike Trout, Brad Hand and Jacob deGrom from the AL and NL leaders have left nearly half of our entrants without a single point. 

-Jud & Dan



Wednesday, September 16, 2020

Tuesday, September 15, 2020

September 15, 2020

 Amy Gill ends Steve DelVecchio’s 8-day run in first place with less than two weeks of regular season baseball remaining. Amy’s unique pick of Trevor Bauer for NL Ks gave her a two-point swing over our 14 entrants with deGrom or Scherzer for the category. 


Our daily leaders since the last email update:

9/7  Steve DelVecchio  (5 6)
9/8  Steve DelVecchio  (5 8)
9/9  Steve DelVecchio  (5 8)
9/10  Steve DelVecchio  (5 8)
9/11  Steve DelVecchio  (5 8)
9/12  Steve DelVecchio  (6 8)
9/13  Steve DelVecchio  (6 8)
9/14  Steve DelVecchio  (6 8)
9/15  Amy Gill  (5 9)

See you soon! 



Monday, September 14, 2020

Sunday, September 13, 2020

Saturday, September 12, 2020

Friday, September 11, 2020

Thursday, September 10, 2020

Wednesday, September 9, 2020

Tuesday, September 8, 2020

Monday, September 7, 2020

September 7, 2020

We’re back! Sorry for the unannounced vacation with no computer/internet/phone. It’s a boring story, actually. 

Our return brings a brand-new leader in Steve DelVecchio, sporting an impressive five correct picks. The saves category (in both leagues) should provide some movement in our standings over the next three weeks, along with NL strikeouts. As for the NL batting categories, we probably shouldn’t expect a whole lot…

See you soon! 

-Jud and Dan