Monday, June 20, 2011

MLB Weekend Series (June 24 - 26)

Cleveland Indians at San Francisco Giants

Projected Starters:
Friday: Carlos Carrasco vs. Jonathan Sanchez
Saturday: Justin Masterson vs. Matt Cain
Sunday: Fausto Carmona vs. Madison Bumgarner

Actual Result:
Friday: Giants 4-3
Saturday: Giants 1-0
Sunday: Giants 3-1

Predictions:
Bandit: Indians, Giants, Indians (1pt)
Butters: NONE, Giants, Giants (3pts)
Carmen: NONE, Giants, Giants (3pts)
Evan: Giants, Giants, Indians (3pts)
Gimpy: Indians, Giants, Giants (3pts)
Graves: NONE (0pts)
Jay: Indians, Giants, Giants (3pts)
Kubatski: Indians, Giants, Giants (3pts)
Kubatski III: Giants, Giants, Indians (3pts)
Kubatski Sr: Giants, Giants, Indians (3pts)
L-Train: Indians, Giants, Indians (1pt)
Marty: Giants, Indians, Giants (3pts)
Paulie: Indians, Indians, Giants (1pt)
Princess G: Indians, Giants, Giants (3pts)

NBA Draft

Deadline: Thursday, June 23rd at 7:00 p.m.

Same as the NFL scoring. Give me the first 10 names drafted.
1 point for getting the first pick correct, 2 points for getting the second pick correct, 3 points for the third and so on. You stop getting points when you miss a pick.

Actual Result: (1) K. Irving, (2) D. Williams, (3) E. Kanter, (4) T. Thompson, (5) J. Valanciunas, (6) J. Vesley, (7) B. Biyombo, (8) B. Knight, (9) K. Walker, (10) J. Fredette 

Predictions:

Bandit: (1) K. Irving, (2) D. Williams, (3) E. Kanter, (4) J. Valanciunas, (5) B. Knight, (6) J. Vesley, (7) J. Fredette, (8) B. Biyombo, (9) C. Singleton, (10) K. Thompson (6pts)

Butters: (1) K. Irving, (2) D. Williams, (3) E. Kanter, (4) J. Valanciunas, (5) B. Knight, (6) J. Vesley, (7) K. Leonard, (8) T. Thompson, (9) M. Morris, (10) K. Thompson (6pts)

Carmen: (1) K. Irving, (2) D. Williams, (3) E. Kanter, (4) J. Valanciunas, (5) B. Knight, (6) J. Vesley, (7) K. Walker, (8) T. Thompson, (9) K. Leonard, (10) J. Fredette (6pts)

Evan: (1) K. Irving, (2) D. Williams, (3) E. Kanter, (4) J. Valanciunas, (5) B. Knight, (6) J. Vesley, (7) T. Thompson, (8) B. Biyombo, (9) K. Leonard, (10) J. Fredette (6pts)

Gimpy: (1) K. Irving, (2) D. Williams, (3) E. Kanter, (4) J. Valanciunas, (5) B. Knight, (6) J. Vesley, (7) T. Thompson, (8) B. Biyombo, (9) K. Leonard, (10) J. Fredette (6pts)

Graves: NONE (0pts)

Jay: (1) K. Irving, (2) D. Williams, (3) B. Knight, (4) J. Valanciunas, (5) J. Vesley, (6) E. Kanter, (7) K. Leonard, (8) K. Walker, (9) M. Morris, (10) K. Thompson (3pts)

Kubatski: (1) K. Irving, (2) D. Williams, (3) B. Knight, (4) E. Kanter, (5) J. Valanciunas, (6) J. Vesley, (7) K. Leonard, (8) K. Walker, (9) M. Morris, (10), A. Burks (3pts)

Kubatski III: (1) K. Irving, (2) D. Williams, (3) B. Knight, (4) K. Leonard, (5) J. Vesley, (6) J. Valanciunas, (7) E. Kanter, (8) T. Thompson, (9) K. Walker, (10) K. Thompson (3pts)

Kubatski Sr: (1) K. Irving, (2) D. Williams, (3) B. Knight, (4) E. Kanter, (5) K. Walker, (6) K. Leonard, (7) J. Valanciunas, (8) T. Thompson, (9) M. Morris, (10) A. Burks (3pts)

L-Train: (1) K. Irving, (2) D. Williams, (3) E. Kanter, (4) J. Valanciunas, (5) B. Knight, (6) J. Vesley, (7) T. Thompson, (8) B. Biyombo, (9) K. Leonard, (10) J. Fredette (6pts)

Marty: (1) K. Irving, (2) D. Williams, (3) E. Kanter, (4) J. Valanciunas, (5) B. Knight, (6) J. Vesley, (7) T. Thompson, (8) B. Biyombo, C. Singleton, (10) J. Fredette (6pts)

Paulie: (1) K. Irving, (2) D. Williams, (3) E. Kanter, (4) T. Thompson, (5) B. Knight, (6) J. Vesley, (7) K. Leonard, (8) B. Biyombo, (9) K. Walker, (10) K. Thompson (10pts)

Princess G: (1) K. Irving, (2) D. Williams, (3) E. Kanter, (4) J. Valanciunas, (5) B. Knight, (6) J. Vesley, (7) K. Leonard, (8) T. Thompson, (9) M. Morris, (10) K. Thompson (6pts)

Saturday, June 18, 2011

Wimbledon

Deadline: Monday, June 20th at 11:00 p.m.

Men's Draw:
http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/scores/draws/ms/index.html

Semifinals:
Actual Result: (1) R. Nadal vs. (4) A. Murray, (12) J. Tsonga vs. (2) N. Djokovic
Predictions:
Bandit: (1) R. Nadal vs. (4) A. Murray, (3) R. Federer vs. (2) N. Djokovic (3pts)
Butters: (1) R. Nadal vs. (4) A. Murray, (3) R. Federer vs. (5) R. Soderling (2pts)
Carmen: (1) R. Nadal vs. (4) A. Murray, (3) R. Federer vs. (2) N. Djokovic (3pts)
Evan: NONE (0pts)
Gimpy: (1) R. Nadal vs. (4) A. Murray, (3) R. Federer vs. (2) N. Djokovic (3pts)
Graves: NONE (0pts)
Jay: (1) R. Nadal vs. (4) A. Murray, (3) R. Federer vs. (2) N. Djokovic (3pts)
Kubatski: (1) R. Nadal vs. (4) A. Murray, (3) R. Federer vs. (2) N. Djokovic (3pts)
Kubatski III: (1) R. Nadal vs. (9) G. Monfils, (3) R. Federer vs. (2) N. Djokovic (2pts)
Kubatski Sr: (1) R. Nadal vs. (8) A. Roddick, (3) R. Federer vs. (2) N. Djokovic (2pts)
L-Train: (1) R. Nadal vs. (4) A. Murray, (3) R. Federer vs. (2) N. Djokovic (3pts)
Marty: (1) R. Nadal vs. (4) A. Murray, (3) R. Federer vs. (2) N. Djokovic (3pts)
Paulie: (1) R. Nadal vs. (4) A. Murray, (3) R. Federer vs. (2) N. Djokovic (3pts)
Princess G: (1) R. Nadal vs. (4) A. Murray, (3) R. Federer vs. (2) N. Djokovic (3pts)

Finals:
Actual Result: (3) N. Djokovic over (1) R. Nadal
Predictions:
Bandit: (1) R. Nadal over (3) R. Federer (2pts)
Butters: (1) R. Nadal over (3) R. Federer (2pts)
Carmen: (3) R. Federer over (1) R. Nadal (2pts)
Evan: NONE (0pts)
Gimpy: (3) R. Federer over (1) R. Nadal (2pts)
Graves: NONE (0pts)
Jay: (1) R. Nadal over (2) N. Djokovic (4pts)
Kubatski: (3) R. Federer over (1) R. Nadal (2pts)
Kubatski III: (1) R. Nadal over (3) R. Federer (2pts)
Kubatski Sr: (3) R. Federer over (1) R. Nadal (2pts)
L-Train: (1) R. Nadal over (3) R. Federer (2pts)
Marty: (2) N. Djokovic over (4) A. Murray (7pts)
Paulie: (2) N. Djokovic over (1) R. Nadal (9pts)
Princess G: (2) N. Djokovic over (1) R. Nadal (9pts)

Women's Draw:
http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/scores/draws/ws/index.html

Semifinals:
Actual Result: (5) M. Sharapova vs. S. Lisicki, (4) V. Azarenka vs. (8) P. Kvitova
Predictions:
Bandit: (1) C. Wozniacki vs. (7) S. Williams, (4) V. Azarenka vs. (2) V. Zvonareva (1pt)
Butters: (5) M. Sharapova vs. (7) S. Williams, (25) D. Hantuchova vs. (2) V. Zvonareva (1pt)
Carmen: (1) C. Wozniacki vs. (3) N. Li, (4) V. Azarenka vs. (2) V. Zvonareva (1pt)
Evan: NONE (0pts)
Gimpy: (5) M. Sharapova vs. (7) S. Williams, (4) V. Azarenka vs. (2) V. Zvonareva (2pts)
Graves: NONE (0pts)
Jay: (1) C. Wozniacki vs. (3) N. Li, (6) F. Schiavone vs. (2) V. Zvonareva (0pts)
Kubatski: (5) M. Sharapova vs. (7) S. Williams, (4) V. Azarenka vs. (2) V. Zvonareva (2pts)
Kubatski III: (1) C. Wozniacki vs. (3) N. Li, (6) F. Schiavone vs. (2) V. Zvonareva (0pts)
Kubatski Sr: (5) M. Sharapova vs. (7) S. Williams, (4) V. Azarenka (8) P. Kvitova (3pts)
L-Train: (1) C. Wozniacki vs. (3) N. Li, (4) V. Azarenka vs. (2) V. Zvonareva (1pt)
Marty: (5) M. Sharapova vs. (13) A. Radwanska, (4) V. Azarenka vs. (2) V. Zvonareva (2pts)
Paulie: (1) C. Wozniacki vs. (5) M. Sharapova, (4) V. Azarenka vs. (23) V. Williams (2pts)
Princess G: (1) C. Wozniacki vs. (3) N. Li, (4) V. Azarenka vs. (2) V. Zvonareva (1pt)

Finals:

Actual Result: (8) P. Kvitova over (5) M. Sharpova
Predictions:
Bandit: (7) S. Williams over (2) V. Zvonareva (0pts)
Butters: (7) S. Williams over (2) V. Zvonareva (0pts)
Carmen: (1) C. Wozniacki over (2) V. Zvonareva (0pts)
Evan: NONE (0pts)
Gimpy: (5) M. Sharapova over (2) V. Zvonareva (2pts)
Graves: NONE (0pts)
Jay: (3) N. Li over (1) C. Wozniacki (0pts)
Kubatski: (5) M. Sharapova over (4) V. Azarenka (2pts)
Kubatski III: (3) N. Li over (6) F. Schiavone (0pts)
Kubatski Sr: (5) M. Sharapova over (8) P. Kvitova (4pts)
L-Train: (1) C. Wozniacki over (4) V. Azarenka (0pts)
Marty: (4) V. Azarenka over (13) A. Radwanska (0pts)
Paulie: (5) M. Sharapova over (23) V. Williams (2pts)
Princess G: (1) C. Wozniacki over (2) V. Zvonareva (0pts)

Tuesday, June 14, 2011

MLB Weekend Series (June 17 - 19)

This is the first baseball series of the year. Here is how it works: I will give you a three game weekend series and the projected pitching match-ups. You tell me who will win each of the three games over the weekend. You get 1 point for getting one game right, 3 points for getting two games right and 6 points for nailing the entire series.

Deadline: Friday, June 17th at 7:30 p.m.

Texas Rangers @ Atlanta Braves

Projected Starters:
Friday: Colby Lewis vs. Tommy Hanson
Saturday: Matt Harrison vs. Derek Lowe
Sunday: Alexi Ogando vs. Jair Jurrjens

Actual Result:
Friday: Rangers 6-2
Saturday: Rangers 5-4 (10 innings)
Sunday: Braves 4-2

Predictions:
Bandit: Rangers, Braves, Braves (3pts)
Butters: Braves, Braves, Rangers (0pts)
Carmen: Braves, Braves, Rangers (0pts)
Evan: Rangers, Braves, Braves (3pts)
Gimpy: Rangers, Braves, Rangers (1pt)
Graves: Braves, Braves, Rangers (0pts)
Jay: Rangers, Rangers, Braves (6pts)
Kubatski: Rangers, Braves, Rangers (1pt)
Kubatski III: Rangers, Rangers, Rangers (3pts)
Kubatski Sr: Braves, Rangers, Braves (3pts)
L-Train: Braves, Braves, Rangers (0pts)
Marty: Braves, Rangers, Braves (3pts)
Paulie: Braves, Braves, Rangers (0pts)
Princess G: Rangers, Rangers, Braves (6pts)

College World Series

Deadline: Saturday, June 18th at 2:00 p.m.

Pick who will play in the championship series (3 points each) and who will be the champion (5 points)

Sample pick: Kubatski Tech over Butters A&M

11 points - Exactly right
8 points - Correct champion only
6 points - Correct championship series, but wrong winner
3 points - Your champion is runner up, your runner up is champion or your runner up is correct

Pool A:
Florida
North Carolina
Texas
Vanderbilt

Pool B:
California
South Carolina
Texas A&M
Virginia

Actual Result: South Carolina over Florida
Predictions:
Bandit: Texas over Texas A&M (0pts)
Butters: Florida over Virginia (3pts)
Carmen: South Carolina over Vanderbilt (8pts)
Evan: Florida over South Carolina (6pts)
Gimpy: Florida over South Carolina (6pts)
Graves: Florida over South Carolina (6pts)
Jay: Virginia over Vanderbilt (0pts)
Kubatski: Texas over South Carolina (3pts)
Kubatski III: Virginia over Texas (0pts)
Kubatski Sr: Vanderbilt over Virginia (0pts)
L-Train: North Carolina over Virginia (0pts)
Marty: Florida over Virginia (3pts)
Paulie: Virginia over Florida (3pts)
Princess G: Texas over South Carolina (3pts)

Monday, June 13, 2011

U.S. Open

Deadline No. 1: Thursday, June 16th @ 7:00 am
Deadline No. 2: Saturday, June 18th @ 7:00 amPick the top 3 finishers in order. Between the end of play on Friday and the start of play on Saturday, you may switch 2 of your 3 golfers names. These will accumulate less points.

Scoring is as follows. 10 points for the correct champion, 5 points for any other golfers in the top 3 regardless of position.  5 points for the champion after corrections, 2 points for other golfers after corrections.


Actual Result: (1) Rory McIlroy, (2) Jason Day, (T3) Robert Garrigus, Y.E. Yang, Kevin Chappell, Lee Westwood
Predictions: Changes in BLUE
Bandit: Lee Westwood, Dustin Johnson, Steve Stricker (5pts)
Butters: Y.E. Yang, Luke Donald, Rory McIlroy (7pts)
Carmen: Rory McIlroy, Graeme McDowell, Phil Mickelson (10pts)
Evan: Phil Mickelson, Luke Donald, Rory McIlroy (5pts)
Gimpy: Rory McIlroy, Phil Mickelson, Y.E. Yang (7pts)
Graves: Rory McIlroy, Y.E. Yang, Luke Donald (7pts)
Jay: Rory McIlroy, Adam Scott, Phil Mickelson (10pts)
Kubatski: Y.E. Yang, Phil Mickelson, Rory McIlroy (7pts)
Kubatski III: Rory McIlroy, Y.E. Yang, Padraig Harrington (7pts)
Kubatski Sr: Rory McIlroy, Y.E. Yang, Phil Mickelson (7pts)
L-Train: Y.E. Yang, Rory McIlroy, Phil Mickelson (7pts)
Marty: Bubba Watson, Y.E. Yang, Rory McIlroy (7pts)
Paulie: Kevin Streelman, Rory McIlroy, Lee Westwood (10pts)
Princess G: Rory McIlroy, Y.E. Yang, Lee Westwood (12pts)

Thursday, June 9, 2011

Belmont Stakes

Deadline: Saturday, June 11th at 6:30 p.m.

Same as the previous two horse races.

Starting field and opening lines:
http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/horse/triplecrown2011/news/story?id=6640273

Actual Result: Ruler On Ice, Stay Thirsty, Brilliant Speed
Predictions:
Bandit: Nehro, Animal Kingdom, Shackelford (0pts)
Butters: Nehro, Animal Kingdom, Shackelford (0pts)
Carmen: NONE (0pts)
Evan: NONE (0pts)
Gimpy: Nehro, Animal Kingdom, Master Of Hounds (0pts)
Graves: Nehro, Animal Kingdom, Shackelford (0pts)
Jay: Animal Kingdom, Nehro, Mucho Macho Man (0pts)
Kubatski: Shackelford, Master Of Hounds, Animal Kingdom (0pts)
Kubatski III: Nehro, Animal Kingdom, Mucho Macho Man (0pts)
Kubatski Sr: Animal Kingdom, Nehro, Mucho Macho Man (0pts)
L-Train: Nehro, Animal Kingdom, Shackelford (0pts)
Marty: Nehro, Animal Kingdom, Shackelford (0pts)
Paulie: Animal Kingdom, Nehro, Shackelford (0pts)
Princess G: Mucho Macho Man, Prime Cut, Shackelford (0pts)