Purple Row Prediction Competition: Week 2

by Jeff Aberle on Apr 11, 2010 5:40 PM MDT

Week one is in the books, Rockies fans. Remember though that for anyone who missed week one you can jump into the competition at any time. Here is the scoring system explained.

Here's how you did:

Standings

Andrew T. Fisher 13
3nS 13 (exact score Saturday)
WanderingRoxFan 13 (exact score Friday)
bballrox4717 13
Rox R Champs 13 (exact score Friday)
Jeff Aberle 12
Maria M 12 (just missed on the CarGo CP)
ExPatriot Rockman 12
mkorpal 11
arpagamos 11
prettyinpurple 10
holly96 9
controlled_slide 8 (1 point granted for partial CP)
purplebleederandjelly 7
coolopotamous 7
jrockies 7
ShadowPenguin 6
TuLoRocks2008 3

Five people on top with 13 points, three with exact score predictions! Let's see if you can keep it up.

Week 2 pitching schedule, with Greg Smith going twice for Colorado.

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Here we go

Rox 7-4, Smith
Rox 7-4, Cook
Rox 7-2, JDLR
Rox, 6-4, Hammel
Rox, 6-1, Jimenez
Rox 6-4, Smith
Crazy: Stewart hits 3 more homers, taking the league lead.

3 out of 4 sounds so much better than 2 out of 3...

by realmenwearpurple on Apr 11, 2010 6:24 PM MDT reply actions

Looking to improve:

4/13 Rox 7 – Mets 6 Smith
4/14 Rox 9 – Mets 2 Cook
4/15 Rox 4 – Mets 2 DLR
4/16 Rox 3 – ATL 5 Lowe
4/17 Rox 5 – ATL 1 Jimenez
4/18 Rox 1 – ATL 4 Jurrjens

CP: Greg Smith gets 7 strikeouts and 4 walks this week

There are three things in my life which I really love: God, my family, and baseball. The only problem - once baseball season starts, I change the order around a bit. ~Al Gallagher, 1971
A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings. ~Earl Wilson
JFK

by jrockies on Apr 11, 2010 7:28 PM MDT reply actions

Week 2

4/13 Colorado 6 – New York 4 WP Smith
4/14 Colorado 8 – New York 2 WP Cook
4/15 Colorado 7 – New York 3 WP JDLR
4/16 Colorado 5 – Atlanta 1 WP Hammel
4/17 Colorado 6 – Atlanta 2 WP Jimenez
4/18 Colorado 7 – Atlanta 5 WP Smith

CP: Rockies have a #1 web gem this week.

Rule #1: Cardio

by purplebleederandjelly on Apr 11, 2010 7:44 PM MDT reply actions

Hooray for partial credit

Probably would have failed college without it. Anyway:

Rockies 8, Mets 3 – WP Smith
Rockies 5, Mets 2 – WP Cook
Rockies 6, Mets 0 – WP De La Rosa
Braves 4, Rockies 3 – WP Wagner
Rockies 7, Braves 2 – WP Jimenez
Rockies 3, Braves 1 – WP Corpas

CP – De La Rosa completes his shutout this time around.

by controlled_slide on Apr 11, 2010 8:07 PM MDT reply actions

Looking to take the lead...

Rockies 9, Mets 5 – WP Smith
Rockies 6, Mets 4 – WP Cook
Rockies 6, Mets 2 – WP De La Rosa
Braves 5, Rockies 3 – WP Lowe
Rockies 5, Braves 3 – WP Jimenez
Braves 8, Rockies 4 – WP Jurrjens

CP – Each game will be decided by an even number margin.

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by Jeff Aberle on Apr 11, 2010 8:23 PM MDT reply actions

Let's see how I do this week:

Rockies 7, Mets 4 – WP Smith
Rockies 5, Mets 2 – WP Cook
Rockies 8, Mets 3 – WP De La Rosa
Braves 5, Rockies 2 – WP Lowe
Rockies 7, Braves 3 – WP Jimenez
Braves 3, Rockies 2 – WP Jurrjens

CP: Tulo hits 3 home runs this week while batting over .350 for the week.

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by hotdoglady on Apr 11, 2010 9:40 PM MDT reply actions

Have to give this a try, saw it last year but didn't know what it was about.

Mets 11, Rockies 8 – WP Fernando Nieve
Rockies 9, Mets 6 – WP Belisle
Rockies 5, Mets 1 – WP DLR
Rockies 4, Braves 2 – WP Corpas
Rockies 6, Braves 3 – WP Jimenez
Braves 5, Rockies 3 – WP Jurrjens

“Loco en la Cabeza” – Gonzo steals 6 bases in 6 games

-Joe

I have a hole in my chest from where Huston Street ripped my heart out.

by jcn7vc on Apr 12, 2010 12:30 AM MDT reply actions

i was ohsoclose to getting Wednesdays score right

Its weird to see me on top. I usually suck at this. Ill try to prove it isn’t a fluke later today

"I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious." - Albert Einstein

by Andrew T. Fisher on Apr 12, 2010 7:43 AM MDT via mobile reply actions

Alright,

4/13 Rox 5, NY 3 WP Betancourt
4/14 Rox 7, NY 4 WP Cookie
4/15 Rox 5, NY 1 WP DLR
4/16 Rox 4 ATL 2 WP Hammel
4/17 Rox 5 ATL 2 WP Ubaldo
4/18 Rox 4 ATL 6 WP Jurrjens

This is R year!

by prettyinpurple on Apr 12, 2010 10:33 AM MDT reply actions

Whoops,

CP: Dex has 3 triples

This is R year!

by prettyinpurple on Apr 12, 2010 10:34 AM MDT up reply actions

Missed the 1st week

4/13 Rockies 7 – Mets 8; WP Nieve
4/14 Rockies 7 – Mets 4; WP Cook
4/15 Rockies 7 – Mets 2; WP De La Rosa
4/16 Rockies 3 – Braves 5 WP Lowe
4/17 Rockies 7 – Braves 4 WP Jimenez
4/18 Rockies 2 – Braves 7 WP Jurrjens

CP – Tacos 4 times this week

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by TripleT-Rox on Apr 12, 2010 11:59 AM MDT reply actions

again

Rocks 6 Mets 8 Nieve
Rocks 5 Mets 4 Cook
Rocks 3 Mets 0 JDLR
Rocks 3 Braves 5 Lowe
Rocks 4 Braves 0 Ubaldo
Rocks 1 Braves 8 Jurrjens
CP Dex gets 4 sb in one game

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by arpagamos on Apr 12, 2010 2:06 PM MDT reply actions

Here goes

Rockies 5, Braves 4 WP Smith
Rockies 6, Braves 4 WP Cook
Rockies 7, Braves 3 WP JDLR
Braves 4, Rockies 2 WP Lowe
Rockies 6, Braves 3 WP Jimenez
Braves 5, Rockies 2 WP Jurrjens

CP: Bobby Cox gets ejected from 2-3 games in the Braves series.

A free man counts tomorrow and yesterday and both of them are his; hunger and there's no master to feed you, but walk long steps and no master says go slowly.

by bleedspurple on Apr 12, 2010 2:55 PM MDT reply actions

And by Braves in the first three

I mean Mets

A free man counts tomorrow and yesterday and both of them are his; hunger and there's no master to feed you, but walk long steps and no master says go slowly.

by bleedspurple on Apr 13, 2010 9:33 AM MDT up reply actions

here we gooo joining on time this week

Rockies 7 Mets 5 WP: Daley SV: Morales
Mets 6 Rockies 5 (11) WP: Feliciano SV: K-Rod
Rockies 8 Mets 3 WP: Jorge
Braves 4 Rockies 3 WP: Lowe SV: Wagner
Rockies 6 Braves 2 WP: AceBaldo
Rockies 7 Braves 6 (11) WP: Daley SV: Beatancourt

CP: Daley wins 2 games this week

TULO = 2010 MVP!

Troy Tulowitzki: "When people think of the Rockies, I want them to think of a winning organization."

LETS GO WINGS!

by TuLoRocks2008 on Apr 12, 2010 4:33 PM MDT reply actions

scary how the 2nd game almostt went that way

good thing the Rox ended it 6-5 in 10

TULO = 2010 MVP!

Troy Tulowitzki: "When people think of the Rockies, I want them to think of a winning organization."

LETS GO WINGS!

by TuLoRocks2008 on Apr 15, 2010 12:13 PM MDT up reply actions

Here we go!

4/13: Rox 7-3, WP Smith
4/14: Rox 6-3, WP Cookie
4/15: Rox 8-1, WP JDLR
4/16: Rox 6-3, WP Hammel
4/17: Rox 5-2, WP Jimenez
4/18: Rox 3-2, WP Daley

Crazy: A Rockie will hit 2 doubles and a homer in a game this week

Caution: Colorado teams are better than they appear.

by ShadowPenguin on Apr 12, 2010 7:09 PM MDT reply actions

Hoping for a big week

Tuesday: Rockies 6, Mets 3 WP: Smith
Wednesday: Rockies 7, Mets 3 WP: Cook
Thursday: Rockies 7, Mets 0 WP: JDLR
Friday: Rockies 4, Braves 3 WP: Hammel
Saturday: Rockies 2, Braves 0 WP: Jimenez
Sunday: Braves 5, Rockies 2 WP: Jurrjens

CP: The Rockies will go 4 straight games without an error.

by WanderingRoxFan on Apr 12, 2010 8:37 PM MDT reply actions

I'd like to see the CP very much :)

A free man counts tomorrow and yesterday and both of them are his; hunger and there's no master to feed you, but walk long steps and no master says go slowly.

by bleedspurple on Apr 13, 2010 9:38 AM MDT up reply actions

I was thinking about an error-related CP later this month

by controlled_slide on Apr 13, 2010 5:59 PM MDT up reply actions

me thinks...

4/13 6-4 Rox – Daley
4/14 4-3 Mets – Feliciano
4/15 8-0 Rox – JDLR
4/16 5-1 Atlanta – Lowe
4/17 4-2 Rox – Jimenez
4/18 3-1 Atlanta – Jurrjens

Crazy- Seth Smith hits 3 homers this week

by noelman31 on Apr 12, 2010 8:58 PM MDT reply actions

I apparently hate Greg Smith

Tuesday: Mets 6, Rockies 4 WP: Maine
Wednesday: Rockies 5, Mets 4 WP: Cook
Thursday: Rockies 8, Mets 2 WP: JDLR
Friday: Rockies 3, Braves 1 WP: Hammel
Saturday: Rockies 6, Braves 1 WP: Jimenez
Sunday: Braves 13, Rockies 3 WP: Jurrjens

CP: Dexter Fowler hits http://www.purplerow.com/2010/4/11/1416060/purple-row-prediction-competition#a home run from both sides of the plate over the course of the week

"I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious." - Albert Einstein

by Andrew T. Fisher on Apr 12, 2010 10:15 PM MDT reply actions

Tuesday: Rockies 3, Mets 2 WP: Smith
Wednesday :Mets 8, Rockies 6: WP: Niese
Thursday: Rockies 10, Mets 1 WP: JDLR
Friday: Rockies 5, Braves 0 WP: Hammel
Saturday: Rockies 3, Braves 1 WP: Jimenez
Sunday: Braves 7, Rockies 5 WP: Jurrjens

Each bench player, Olivo, Giambi, Mora, Smith, Spilly… Hits a home run this week.

by mkorpal on Apr 13, 2010 7:24 AM MDT reply actions

This looks fun

I’ll try it this week

Rockies 12, Mets 10 -WP Betancourt
Rockies 5, Mets 4 - WP Cook
Rockies 8, Mets 2— WP JDLR
Braves 6, Rockies 4— WP Medlin
Braves 2, Rockies 1— Kawakami
Braves 8, Rockies 7— Wagner

CP: The Rockies will score a different number of runs in every game this week.

"If you mess with us, we are going to answer back." - Troy Tulowitzki

by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Apr 13, 2010 9:38 AM MDT reply actions

Don't know why those were crossed out

Please ignore the lines through the predictions

"If you mess with us, we are going to answer back." - Troy Tulowitzki

by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Apr 13, 2010 9:39 AM MDT up reply actions

Is that really

such a crazy prediction?

-Joe

I have a hole in my chest from where Huston Street ripped my heart out.

by jcn7vc on Apr 13, 2010 3:14 PM MDT up reply actions

CPs that are less crazy (as this one could be construed) will receive less points if they come to fruition.

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READ and LEARN about the business of baseball at Purple Row Academy
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by Jeff Aberle on Apr 13, 2010 4:41 PM MDT up reply actions

I guess you're right now that I think about it

If it’s not too late I’ll change my prediction to the Rockies will score seven runs in an inning twice this week.

"If you mess with us, we are going to answer back." - Troy Tulowitzki

by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Apr 13, 2010 5:37 PM MDT up reply actions

Week 2

Tues: Rockies 6, Mets 4 – WP Smith
Wed: Rockies 8, Mets 2 – WP Cook
Thurs: Mets 4, Rockies 1 – WP Pelfrey
Fri: Rockies 9, Braves 3 – WP Hammel
Sat: Rockies 3, Braves 2 – WP Daley
Sun: Braves 7, Rockies 3 – WP Jurrjens

Crazy prediction: The catcher position hits in the winning run in at least 3 games this week.

by holly96 on Apr 13, 2010 12:21 PM MDT reply actions

one down!

"I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious." - Albert Einstein

by Andrew T. Fisher on Apr 15, 2010 8:54 AM MDT via mobile up reply actions

Heh.

I mentioned this in the game thread earlier before I saw this. I didn’t even realize until this morning.

by holly96 on Apr 15, 2010 3:54 PM MDT up reply actions

Well, I've gotten all the results so far and would have had all the WPs if not for the 9th inning last night.

I was almost right on today’s score, too.

by holly96 on Apr 15, 2010 3:55 PM MDT up reply actions

You're good at this

"I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious." - Albert Einstein

by Andrew T. Fisher on Apr 16, 2010 1:30 PM MDT up reply actions

Tuesday: Mets 7, Rockies 3, WP: Maine
Wednesday: Rockies 5, Mets 4, WP: Cook
Thursday: Rockies 9, Mets 4, WP: de la Rosa
Friday: Rockies 5, Braves 2, WP: Hammel
Saturday: Rockies 5, Braves 3, WP: Jimenez
Sunday: Braves 8, Rockies 5, WP: Jurrjens

As a side note, the complete opposite of my CP came true last week. Yikes.

CP: Beimel pitches in two games this week.

I'm not making a banana bread pastrami cottage cheese sandwich. That would severely ruin my reputation.

by Justus on Apr 13, 2010 12:21 PM MDT reply actions

Forgot to get in last week so I've got some catching up to do.

Tuesday Rox 7 Mets 2 WP Smith
Wed. Rox 4 Mets 3 WP Flores
Thur Rox 19 Mets 2 WP de la Rosa
Friday Braves 6 Rox 5 WP Lowe
Sat Rox 4 Braves 1 WP ’Baldo
Sun Rox 5 Braves 4 WP Corpas

Crazy: Ian Stewart enters record book immorality with 4 HRs Thursday vs. the Mutts.

Baseball statistics are like a girl in a bikini. They show a lot, but not everything. ~Toby Harrah, 1983

by pedalpusher on Apr 13, 2010 4:39 PM MDT reply actions