SPORTS CENTER CONTEST #1654
The new season has started and is past the 1/3 mark.
Home Runs are down this year, and many blame it on the new ball. So...
Time for a
HOME RUN DERBYFYI - The record for most Home Runs in a single game by both teams was set last year on June 10th 2019, as the Phillies and Diamondbacks jacked 13 total Home Runs out of the park, smashing the old record of 10 set back in 2014.
And last year, we had 10 Home Runs hit in a game between the Cincinnati Reds at Chicago Cubs
This one is simple. We will provide you with a list of four games. All we are asking you to do is pick which game will feature the most total home runs. If you are correct, you will share the 500 WRZ$ pool.
If by some chance, 8 or more Home Runs are hit in one of the four games on Friday, the pool will be increased to 1000 WRZ$Since there could be a tie on which game features the most Home Runs, any player who picked any of the games tied for the most Home Runs will be considered a winner and share the pool
IF THERE ARE NO HOME RUNS HIT IN ANY OF THE FOUR GAMES...
There will be no winners
NOTE: If a game is cancelled at the last minute due to Covid, weather or something else... BUMMER. We hope you didn't pick that game
INFORMATIONWe've selected the games including the 4 top leading teams in hitting Home Runs this year:
New York Yankees
Atlanta Braves
Milwaukee Brewers
Houston AstrosI've also included the percentages of which games represent the best chance to feature the most home runs based on the individual teams stats this year.
GAME ONE
Atlanta Braves at Cincinnati Reds = 24%The 2nd ranked Braves take on the 21th ranked Reds
GAME TWO
Milwaukee Brewers at Pittsburgh Pirates = 25%The 3rd ranked Brewers take on the 16th ranked Pirates
GAME THREE
New York Yankees at Cleveland Guardians = 24%The number one ranked Yankees take on the 28th ranked Guardians
GAME FOUR
Los Angeles Angels at Houston Astros = 27%The 4th ranked Astros host the 6th ranked Angeles. This game is our favorite for the night
What is it?A contest where you are predicting which game will feature the most total Home Runs
How do you play?To enter this contest, you will need to post the following:
HOME RUN DERBY
And post either: Atlanta at Cincinnati, or Milwaukee at Pittsburgh, New York at Cleveland, or Los Angeles at Houston
EXAMPLE POSTHOME RUN DERBY
Los Angeles at Houston
Rules:Predict correctly and you win
Only 1 post/entry per person for this contest. If you make multiple entries, SHAME ON YOU
We will consider your FIRST POST/PICKS as your entry, and probably send you a PM or make a post saying how bad you are
ALL PICKS MUST BE MADE PRIOR TO THE FOLLOWING TIMES:FRIDAY 5:40 PM Chicago (UTC -5)
FRIDAY 10:40 PM GMT (UTC +0)
SATURDAY 12:40 AM France (UTC +2)
Any picks made after this deadline will simply be ignored.
Any edits after this deadline, and your post will be disallowed.
Reward:If you guess correctly, you will share the 500 WRZ$ pool
If multiple games are tied for the most Home Runs, all players picking the tied teams will be considered winners
As a added bonus, if there are 9 or more Home Runs hit in the winning game, the pool will jump to 1000 WRZ$
And remember, if NO HOME RUNS are hit in any of the four games, there will be no winners
So it's that easy, just pick which game will feature the most Home Runs, and you will win this edition of
MLB HOME RUN DERBYNOTE: THE THURSDAY CONTEST IS CLOSEDFor an index of open events and a directory of recent contest results, go
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