Blue Jays Home Run Contest 2014

[Dylan]

Sounds good. A schedule would help to keep some interested who want to win but may not be free every game to participate.

 

Any ideas for a bonus?

 

So far we have:

- Pick 2 players

- Pick an opponent player as well

- Pick which pitcher will give up the most home runs that week (+1 bonus)

- Guess how many home runs that day (+1 bonus)

- Which team hits one first (+1 bonus)

- Double points

- Picking a player from the AAA team.

[Chappy]

Any ideas for a bonus?

 

So far we have:

- Pick 2 players

- Pick an opponent player as well

- Pick which pitcher will give up the most home runs that week (+1 bonus)

- Guess how many home runs that day (+1 bonus)

- Which team hits one first (+1 bonus)

- Double points

- Picking a player from the AAA team.

 

Looks good. You don't want too many options as well, so this should be good. Not sure about picking a AAA player though, but I guess it serves a niche. My only issue with that is the vast majority don't watch enough if any AAA games.

[Abomination]

Furthest home run that week? The occasional time with all home runs counting is kind of nice too

[Dylan]

Looks good. You don't want too many options as well, so this should be good. Not sure about picking a AAA player though, but I guess it serves a niche. My only issue with that is the vast majority don't watch enough if any AAA games.

That's what I thought too. If we did choose it, I'd post the stats or something for people to look at. But you are right, not many people follow the AAA enough to care.

[Dylan]

Furthest home run that week? The occasional time with all home runs counting is kind of nice too

 

As in whoever had picked that player during the longest home run of the week gets the points?

I like that idea!

[Chappy]

You could add a category for the team that hits the most HR's that week? Just so it's not only focused on individual players so much.

[Abomination]

As in whoever had picked that player during the longest home run of the week gets the points?

I like that idea!

 

Yup. One of the things from last year that stood out was that a home run early in the game gave people in the competition nothing extra to cheer for the rest of the game. The extra points for things like 2 in a game, etc help that a little.

 

Maybe something like bonus for walk offs, home run in extra innings or late in the game, etc.

[Dylan]

Yup. One of the things from last year that stood out was that a home run early in the game gave people in the competition nothing extra to cheer for the rest of the game. The extra points for things like 2 in a game, etc help that a little.

 

Maybe something like bonus for walk offs, home run in extra innings or late in the game, etc.

 

All home runs count this year, which keeps things interesting all game. The first post of the thread has a list of standard bonus points.

[Abomination]

All home runs count this year, which keeps things interesting all game. The first post of the thread has a list of standard bonus points.

 

Ah, good

[Dylan]

You could add a category for the team that hits the most HR's that week? Just so it's not only focused on individual players so much.

The teams the jays face or any team in the league?

 

There are so many different things we could do, but the only thing I'm a little worried about is making it too complex. Would be kind of cool if we had another board contest for different weekly predictions or something. Stuff like picking the team that scores the most runs, team with the most hits, giving up the least amount of hits, or even picking players around the league to have the most hits etc.

[wilko]

I'm going to own this year.

[Chappy]

I'm going to own this year.

 

Last place?

[SumoNinja]

Ready to come out of forum retirement for another run.

[Chappy]

These won't be available each night to choose, maybe one of these will be a bonus day every few days or twice a week.

 

I get that, I'm just saying adding too much can be a bad thing as well. The contest is fine as is, some tweaks can help, but too many might not.

[Dylan]

Ready to come out of forum retirement for another run.

 

Welcome back! You did really well last year coming in 3rd, this year should be more competitive and better.

[Dylan]

I get that, I'm just saying adding too much can be a bad thing as well. The contest is fine as is, some tweaks can help, but too many might not.

 

Right now I have bonus days for all weekend games except the first and last weekends of the season. Saturdays are question based, and sundays are option based. Do we think that is too many and should do every other weekend?

[Dylan]

Playoff Format:

Season divided into 2 sets

 

First Half: March 21st-June 8th. (64 games)

Second Half: June 9th - August 20th (63 games)

 

- Top 14 members from each half move on to the playoffs

- Winners from each half get a bye to the final playoff round,

- 2nd/3rd place from each half get a bye to the second playoff round.

- Playoff ties go to the member with the most overall points during the season.

- Top 14 members in the second half move on, does not include those who made it during the first half.

- Still important for those who make playoffs in the first half, to increase overall points during the second half.

 

Playoffs

Round 1: August 22nd-September 4th (22 Members, not including 6 byes)

Round 2: September 6th- September 17th (Top 12 members from round 1, + 4 2nd/3rd byes)

Round 3: September 15th-September 28th (Top 8 members from round 2, + 2 Byes)

 

Thoughts?

[Dylan]

We are starting in spring training? March 21st?

 

March 31st* my bad.

[John_Havok]

Thinking that was a mistake, but it would be good to have some pre-contest spring training games. Maybe the ones that are televised.

 

I don't think ST would be much fun, maybe as a test for some of the bonus options though to see how they work. There's so much turnover of players in a ST game...

[Dylan]

I don't think ST would be much fun, maybe as a test for some of the bonus options though to see how they work. There's so much turnover of players in a ST game...

 

Agreed, it won't be much fun since our coaches don't believe in letting our starting lineup play full games during ST.

[John_Havok]

Agreed, it won't be much fun since our coaches don't believe in in letting our starting lineup play full games during ST.

 

No clubs do until the final week

[Dylan]

No clubs do until the final week

 

We didn't even during the last week, last season.

 

I hope they do this year to give the people of montreal a better game to watch.

[Dylan]

Put this rough one together quickly, I'll probably change some things and post this on the first page of the thread.

 

http://i1312.photobucket.com/albums/t538/BlueJays20131/bs_zps12c78a92.png

APRIL

April 12^{th -} Guess how many home runs that day (+1)

April 13^{th –} Pick a Blue Jay and an Opponent player

April 19^{th –} Pick which team hits a home run first (+1)

April 20^{th -} Pick two Jays players

April 21st - Triple A Special (Pick a Buffalo player, points will range from 1-2 points)

April 26^{th -} Which inning will Jays hit a home run (pick 2 innings, +1 for each)

April 27^{th -} DOUBLE POINTS

 

MAY

May 3^{rd -} Pick which team hits a home run first (+1)

May 4^th - Pick a Blue Jay and an opponent player

May 11^th - Longest home run of that week (Games May 5^th-May 11^th) (+3)

May 18^{th -} DOUBLE POINTS

May 19th - Triple A Special (Pick a Buffalo player, points will range from 1-2 points)

May 24^th – Guess how many home runs that day (+1)

May 25^{th -} Pick two Jays players

May 31^st – Which inning will Jays hit a home run (pick 2 innings, +1 for each)

 

JUNE

June 1^{st -} Pick a Blue Jay and an opponent player

June 7^{th -} Guess how many home runs that day (+1)

June 14^{th –} Which inning will Jays hit a home run (pick 2 innings, +1 for each)

June 15^{th -} Pick two Jays players

June 22^nd - Longest home run of that week (Games June 17^th-22^nd)

June 29^th - DOUBLE POINTS

June 30^th - Triple A Special (Pick a Buffalo player, points will range from 1-2 points)

 

JULY

July 5^{th -} Guess how many home runs that day (+1)

July 6^{th -} Pick two Jays players

July 12^{th -} DOUBLE POINTS

July 14^th- Home Run Derby (Pick 1 player to win) (+1)

July 15^th- All-Star Game (Pick 1 player to hit a home run) (+1-2)

July 26^{th -} Pick which team will win (+1)

July 27^th - Longest home run of that week (Games July 21^st-July 27^th) (+3)

 

AUGUST

August 2^{nd -} Guess how many home runs that day (+1)

August 3^{rd -} Pick a Blue Jay and an opponent player

August 9^{th –} Pick which team will win (+1)

August 10^th – Pick 2 Jays players

Edited February 1, 2014 by Dylan

[Fearthedoc]

If you pick Melky Cabrera for literally every game, you will likely win.

 

He's a very safe bet to go deep at least 10 times this year. At 5 points a pop, that works out to at least 50 points.

[Dylan]

If you pick Melky Cabrera for literally every game, you will likely win.

 

He's a very safe bet to go deep at least 10 times this year. At 5 points a pop, that works out to at least 50 points.

 

Haven't given much thought to the players and their point values yet. Maybe bring Melky down to 4 points.

 

Or maybe we impose a limit to picking players to 4 times a week or something? That seems like a lot of work though

[Dylan]

Yes, we limited the amount of times you could pick a player during playoffs last year IIRC.

 

It's a lot of extra work keeping track of how many people picked who, and how many times. Especially if there are 30+ members playing each week.

Might be better to just evaluate the point values?

[Fearthedoc]

It's a lot of extra work keeping track of how many people picked who, and how many times. Especially if there are 30+ members playing each week.

Might be better to just evaluate the point values?

 

Yeah it would be a lot of extra work and you already put a lot of work into this as is. Changing Melky to 4 points would help.

[Dylan]

Would "Pick a Buffalo Bison (or lansing, Bluefield, Dunedin whoever the team is) player" on Jays off days work better?

 

I like this idea, since lots of people don't follow Buffalo, maybe having it only worth 1-2 points is the best way to go.

[Fearthedoc]

Kratz/Navarro Platoon is probably way better. Steamer says 20 dingers between the two at 5.5 points. 110 total.

 

Yeah that would do it. I wasn't aware Dioner went deep 13 times in only 266 PA last year, where did that power spike come from?

[Dylan]

Yeah it would be a lot of extra work and you already put a lot of work into this as is. Changing Melky to 4 points would help.

Unless we just trust members to being truthful, or make members keep track themselves, and when they make their picks do somehthing like

 

Monday - I picked Rasmus

Tuesday - Bautista

Wednesday - Bautista

 

Today i pick Navarro.

 

But this might be making things too complicated, and unappealing to most.. thoughts?