Tuesday, June 22, 2010

Standings (June 22nd)

Carmen updated the standings again going back to our early NBA predictions.

Kubatski - 413
Kubatski Sr - 379
Princess G - 374
Carmen - 373
Butters - 368
Kubatski III - 361.5
Paulie - 351
Oliver - 345
Scott S - 337
Murray - 335
Waders - 332
Marty - 331
Dave - 324
Jeff - 322
Katie - 273

Monday, June 21, 2010

MLB Weekend Series (June 25-27)

Let's do two only because I'm not asking you to pick anything else all week.

I wanted to use the Tigers/Braves here for Ron and I but the pitching match-ups aren't set yet.
I also wanted to use the Rockies/Angels here but Jiminez isn't pitching and I really wanted say Ubaldo.

Philadelphia Phillies at Toronto Blue Jays (Halladay returns)

Actual Results:
Friday: Phillies 9-0
Saturday: Blue Jays 5-1
Sunday: Phillies 11-2

Predictions:
Butters: Phillies 2-1 (Fri, Sat) (2pts)
Carmen: Blue Jays 2-1 (Sat, Sun) (0pts)
Dave: NONE (0pts)
Jeff: Phillies 3-0 (1pt)
Katie: NONE (0pts)
Kubatski: Blue Jays 2-1 (Sat, Sun) (0pts)
Kubatski III: Phillies 3-0 (1pt)
Kubatski Sr: Phillies 2-1 (Fri, Sun) (4pts)
Marty: Phillies 3-0 (1pt)
Murray: Phillies 3-0 (1pt)
Oliver: Phillies 2-1 (Fri, Sat) (2pts)
Paulie: Phillies 2-1 (Fri, Sun) (4pts)
Princess G: Blue Jays 2-1 (Fri, Sun) (0pts)
Scott S: Phillies 3-0 (1pt)
Waders: Phillies 2-1 (Fri, Sat) (2pts)


Chicago Cubs at Chicago White Sox (The things I do for you guys)

Actual Result:
Friday: White Sox 6-0
Saturday: White Sox 3-2
Sunday: Cubs 8-6


Predictions:
Butters: White Sox 2-1 (Fri, Sun) (2pts)
Carmen: White Sox 3-0 (1pt)
Dave: NONE (0pts)
Jeff: White Sox 3-0 (1pt)
Katie: NONE (0pts)
Kubatski: White Sox 2-1 (Fri, Sun) (2pts)
Kubatski III: White Sox 2-1 (Sat, Sun) (2pts)
Kubatski Sr: White Sox 3-0 (1pt)
Marty: White Sox 3-0 (1pt)
Murray: White Sox 2-1 (Fri, Sat) (4pts)
Oliver: White Sox 3-0 (1pt)
Paulie: Cubs 2-1 (Fri, Sat) (0pts)
Princess G: White Sox 2-1 (Sat, Sun) (2pts)
Scott S: Cubs 2-1 (Sat, Sun) (0pts)
Waders: Cubs 3-0 (0pts)

Thursday, June 17, 2010

Standings (June 17th)

Here are the latest standings. Thanks as always to Carmen and Butters for working on them.

Kubatski: 404
Butters: 361
Kubatski Sr: 360
Carmen: 358
Princess G: 357
Kubatski III: 348.5
Paulie: 342
Oliver: 335
Scott S: 332
Murray: 331
Marty: 328
Waders: 324
Dave: 322
Jeff: 321
Katie: 271

Tuesday, June 15, 2010

College World Series

Deadline: Saturday, June 19th at 2:00 pm

Tell me which team from group 1 will advance (3 points), which team from group 2 will advance (3 points) and who will win the championship (5 points).
Example pick: TCU over Oklahoma

Group 1:
TCU
Florida State
Florida
UCLA

Group 2:
Oklahoma
South Carolina
Arizona State
Clemson

Actual Result:
Predictions:
Butters: Arizona State over UCLA (3pts)
Carmen: Arizona State over TCU (0pts)
Dave: Arizona State over Florida State (0pts)
Jeff: Arizona State over UCLA (3pts)
Katie: Florida over Oklahoma (0pts)
Kubatski: Arizona State over TCU (0pts)
Kubatski III: Florida over Arizona State (0pts)
Kubatski Sr: Arizona State over Florida (0pts)
Marty: Arizona State over Florida (0pts)
Murray: TCU over Arizona State (0pts)
Oliver: Arizona State over Florida (0pts)
Paulie: NONE (0pts)
Princess G: Arizona State over UCLA (3pts)
Scott S: Arizona State over Florida State (0pts)
Waders: Arizona State over Florida (0pts)

Monday, June 14, 2010

Wimbledon

Deadline: Monday, June 21st at 8:00 am
The draws will take place on Friday morning and should be posted at the following links at that time.

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

Actual Result: (2) Nadal over (12) Berdych
Predictions:
Butters: (1) Federer over (2) Nadal (3pts)
Carmen: (2) Nadal over (1) Federer (8pts)
Dave: (5) Roddick over (2) Nadal (3pts)
Jeff: (1) Federer over (2) Nadal (3pts)
Katie: (5) Roddick over (2) Nadal (3pts)
Kubatski: (1) Federer over (2) Nadal (3pts)
Kubatski III: (1) Federer over (2) Nadal (3pts)
Kubatski Sr: (1) Federer over (2) Nadal (3pts)
Marty: (1) Federer over (2) Nadal (3pts)
Murray: (1) Federer over (2) Nadal (3pts)
Oliver: NONE (0pts)
Paulie: (2) Nadal over (1) Federer (8pts)
Princess G: (1) Federer over (2) Nadal (3pts)
Scott S: (2) Nadal over (1) Federer (8pts)
Waders: (2) Nadal over (1) Federer (8pts)

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

Actual Result: (1) S. Williams over (21) Zvonareva
Predictions:
Butters: (1) S. Williams over (2) V. Williams (8pts)
Carmen: (2) V. Williams over (2) S. Williams (3pts)
Dave: (1) S. Williams over (8) Clijsters (8pts)
Jeff: (1) S. Williams over (4) Jankovic (8pts)
Katie: (1) S. Williams over (2) V. Williams (8pts)
Kubatski: (1) S. Williams over (8) Clijsters (8pts)
Kubatski III: (1) S. Williams over (2) V. Williams (8pts)
Kubatski Sr: (1) S. Williams over (2) V. Williams (8pts)
Marty: (2) V. Williams over (3) Wozniacki (0pts)
Murray: (1) S. Williams over (2) V. Williams (8pts)
Oliver: NONE (0pts)
Paulie: (1) S. Williams over (2) V. Williams (8pts)
Princess G: (2) V. Williams over (1) S. Williams (3pts)
Scott S: (1) S. Williams over (4) Jankovic (8pts)
Waders: (1) S. Williams over (2) V. Williams (8pts)

MLB Weekend Series (June 18-20)

New York Mets at New York Yankees

Actual Results:
Friday: Mets 4-0
Saturday: Yankees 5-3
Sunday: Yankees 4-0


Predictions:
Butters: Mets 2-1 (Sat, Sun) (0pts)
Carmen: Yankees 2-1 (Sat, Sun) (4pts)
Dave: Mets 2-1 (Sat, Sun) (0pts)
Jeff: Yankees 3-0 (1pt)
Katie: NONE (0pts)
Kubatski: Mets 2-1 (Fri, Sun) (0pts)
Kubatski III: Yankees 2-1 (Sat, Sun) (4pts)
Kubatski Sr: Mets 2-1 (Fri, Sat) (0pts)
Marty: Yankees 3-0 (1pt)
Murray: Yankees 2-1 (Fri, Sat) (2pts)
Oliver: Yankees 3-0 (1pt)
Paulie: Yankees 2-1 (Fri, Sun) (2pts)
Princess G: Yankees 2-1 (Fri, Sat) (2pts)
Scott S: Yankees 3-0 (1pt)
Waders: Yankees 3-0 (1pt)

U.S. Open Championship

Deadline: Thursday, June 17th at 10:00 am

You know the routine by now. Give the the top three golfers in order.

Actual Results: (1) Graeme McDowell, (2) Gregory Havret, (3) Ernie Els
Predictions:
Butters: (1) Lee Westwood, (2) Jim Furyk, (3) Phil Mickelson (0pts)
Carmen: (1) Phil Mickelson, (2) Lee Westwood, (3) Tiger Woods (0pts)
Dave: (1) Padraig Harrington, (2) Paul Lawrie, (3) Phil Mickelson (0pts)
Jeff: (1) Phil Mickelson, (2) Padraig Harrington, (3) Rory McIlroy (0pts)
Katie: (1) Jim Furyk, (2) Tiger Woods, (3) Phil Mickelson (0pts)
Kubatski: (1) Stewart Cink, (2) Phil Mickelson, (3) Padraig Harrington (0pts)
Kubatski III: (1) Tiger Woods, (2) Phil Mickelson, (3) Tom Watson (0pts)
Kubatski Sr: (1) Phil Mickelson, (2) Lee Westwood, (3) Jim Furyk (0pts)
Marty: (1) Camilo Villegas, (2) Stewart Cink, (3) Geoff Ogilvy (0pts)
Murray: (1) Phil Mickelson, (2) Padraig Harrington, (3) Rory McIlroy (0pts)
Oliver: NONE (0pts)
Paulie: (1) Phil Mickelson, (2) Tiger Woods, (3) Lee Westwood (0pts)
Princess G: (1) Phil Mickelson, (2) Jim Furyk, (3) Tiger Woods (0pts)
Scott S: (1) Phil Mickelson, (2) Ernie Els, (3) Tiger Woods (2pts)
Waders: (1) Tiger Woods, (2) Phil Mickelson, (3) Lee Westwood (0pts)

Tuesday, June 8, 2010

MLB Weekend Series (June 11-13)

Chicago White Sox at Chicago Cubs

Actual Results:
Friday: White Sox 10-5
Saturday: White Sox 2-1
Sunday: Cubs 1-0


Predictions:
Butters: White Sox 2-1 (Fri, Sun)
(2pts)
Carmen: Cubs 3-0 (0pts)
Dave: Cubs 3-0 (0pts)
Jeff: NONE (0pts)
Katie: NONE (0pts)
Kubatski: White Sox 2-1 (Fri, Sun) (2pts)
Kubatski III: White Sox 2-1 (Sat, Sun) (2pts)
Kubatski Sr: Cubs 2-1 (Sat, Sun) (0pts)
Marty: Cubs 2-1 (Sat, Sun) (0pts)
Murray: Cubs 2-1 (Fri, Sat) (0pts)
Oliver: White Sox 2-1 (Fri, Sun) (2pts)
Paulie: Cubs 2-1 (Fri, Sun) (0pts)
Princess G: White Sox 2-1 (Fri, Sat) (4pts)
Scott S: Cubs 3-0 (0pts)
Waders: Cubs 2-1 (Sat, Sun) (0pts)

Washington Nationals at Cleveland Indians

Actual Results:
Friday: Indians 7-2
Saturday: Indians 7-1

Sunday: Nationals 9-4

Predictions:
Butters: Nationals 2-1 (Fri, Sun)
(0pts)
Carmen: Nationals 2-1 (Fri, Sun) (0pts)
Dave: Nationals 2-1 (Sat, Sun) (0pts)
Jeff: NONE (0pts)

Katie: NONE (0pts)
Kubatski: Nationals (Fri, Sun) (0pts)
Kubatski III: Nationals (Sat, Sun) (0pts)
Kubatski Sr: Nationals 3-0 (0pts)
Marty: Indians 2-1 (Fri, Sat) (4pts)
Murray: Nationals 2-1 (Fri, Sun) (0pts)
Oliver: Nationals 2-1 (Sat, Sun) (0pts)
Paulie: Nationals 2-1 (Sat, Sun) (0pts)
Princess G: Nationals 2-1 (Sat, Sun) (0pts)

Scott S: Nationals 2-1 (Fri, Sun) (0pts)
Waders: Nationals 2-1 (Fri, Sun) (0pts)

NBA Finals

Deadline: Thursday, June 3rd @ 9:00

Boston Celtics vs. Los Angeles Lakers

Actual Result: Lakers in 7
Predictions:
Butters: Celtics in 6 (0pts)
Carmen: Lakers in 7 (4pts)
Dave: Celtics in 6 (0pts)
Jeff: Celtics in 6 (0pts)
Katie: Celtics in 7 (0pts)
Kubatski: Lakers in 6 (2pts)
Kubatski III: Lakers in 6 (2pts)
Kubatski Sr: Lakers in 7 (4pts)
Marty: Celtics in 7 (0pts)
Muray: Celtics in 6 (0pts)
Oliver: Lakers in 6 (2pts)
Paulie: Celtics in 6 (0pts)
Princess G: Celtics in 6 (0pts)
Scott S: Celtics in 7 (0pts)
Waders: Celtics in 6 (0pts)

...and some prop bets:

Who will have more technical fouls in the series?
Kendrick Perkins or everyone else? (2 points)

Actual Result: Field
Predictions:
Butters: Field (2pts)
Carmen: Field (2pts)
Dave: Field (2pts)
Jeff: Perkins (0pts)
Katie: Field (2pts)
Kubatski: Field (2pts)
Kubatski III: Field (2pts)
Kubatski Sr: Field (2pts)
Marty: Field (2pts)
Murray: Field (2pts)
Oliver: Field (2pts)
Paulie: Field (2pts)
Princess G: Field (2pts)
Scott S: Field (2pts)
Waders: Field (2pts)

Which player will have a higer total in game 1?
Rajon Rondo (points + rebounds + assists) or Pau Gasol (points + rebounds)? (3 points)

Actual Result: Gasol (23pts+14reb=37) over Rondo (13pts+6reb+8ast=27)
Predictions:
Butters: Rondo (0pts)
Carmen: Rondo (0pts)
Dave: Rondo (0pts)
Jeff: Rondo (0pts)
Katie: Rondo (0pts)
Kubatski: Gasol
(3pts)
Kubatski III: Rondo (0pts)
Kubatski Sr: Rondo (0pts)
Marty: Rondo (0pts)
Murray: Rondo (0pts)
Oliver: Rondo (0pts)
Paulie: Gasol (3pts)
Princess G: Rondo (0pts)
Scott S: Rondo (0pts)
Waders: Rondo (0pts)

Which player will attempt the most free throws in the Finals? (3 points)

Actual Player: Pau Gasol, Lakers - 61 attempts
Predictions:
Everyone: Kobe Bryant, Lakers (0pts)

Wednesday, June 2, 2010

Belmont Stakes

Deadline: Saturday June 5th @ 6:30

Post Positions:
http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/horse/triplecrown2010/news/story?id=5242456

Actual Results: (1) Drosselmeyer, (2) Fly Down, (3) First Dude
Predictions:
Butters: (1) Ice Box, (2) Uptowncharleybrown, (3) First Dude (5pts)
Carmen: (1) Ice Box, (2) Stately Victor, (3) Fly Down (2pts)
Dave: (1) Drosselmeyer, (2) First Dude, (3) Ice Box (7pts)
Jeff: (1) Ice Box, (2) First Dude, (3) Dave in Dixie (2pts)
Katie: (1) First Dude, (2) Ice box, (3) Fly Down (4pts)
Kubatski: (1) First Dude, (2) Ice Box, (3) Dave in Dixie (2pts)
Kubatski III: (1) Ice Box, (2) Fly Down, (3) First Dude (10pts)
Kubatski Sr: (1) Ice Box, (2) Fly Down, (3) Uptowncharleybrown (5pts)
Marty: (1) Ice Box, (2) First Dude, (3) Make Music For Me (2pts)
Murray: (1) Ice Box, (2) First Dude, (3) Fly Down (4pts)
Oliver: (1) Ice Box, (2) Fly Down, (3) First Dude (10pts)
Paulie: (1) Fly Down, (2) Ice Box, (3) First Dude (7pts)
Princess G: (1) Drosselmeyer, (2) Uptowncharleybrown, (3) First Dude (10pts)
Scott S: (1) Make Music For Me, (2) Ice Box, (3) Dave in Dixie (0pts)
Waders: (1) First Dude, (2) Fly Down, (3) Ice Box (7pts)

World Cup

Deadline: Midnight on June 9th

Go to the following ESPN site and create an entry.

Join the group: Prediction League
Use the password: Poor Butters

Scoring:
Group Play:
Both teams in right order (5 points)
Wrong order but right teams (3 points)
One team in right place (2 points)
One team in wrong place (1 point)

Group A Actual Result: (1) Uruguay, (2) Mexico
5pts - NONE
3pts - NONE
2pts - Butters, Jeff, Katie, Paulie, Scott S, Waders
1pt - Carmen, Dave, Kubatski, Kubatski III, Kubatski Sr, Marty, Murray, Princess G
0pts - Oliver

Group B Actual Result: (1) Argentina, (2) South Korea
5pts - Kubatski Sr, Paulie
3pts - Kubatski III
2pts - Butters, Dave, Jeff, Katie, Kubatski, Marty, Murray, Scott S, Waders
1pt - Carmen
0pts - Oliver, Princess G

Group C Actual Result: (1) United States, (2) England
5pts - Butters, Jeff, Waders
3pts - Carmen, Dave, Katie, Kubatski, Kubatski III, Kubatski Sr, Marty, Murray, Paulie, Scott S
2pts - Princess G
1pt - NONE
0pts - Oliver

Group D Actual Result: (1) Germany, (2) Ghana
5pts - Dave, Marty
3pts - NONE
2pts - Butters, Carmen, Jeff, Katie, Kubatski, Kubatski Sr, Murray, Paulie, Scott S, Waders
1pt - Kubatski III
0pts - Oliver, Princess G

Group E Actual Result: (1) Netherlands, (2) Japan
5pts - Butters, Scott S
3pts - NONE
2pts - Carmen, Jeff, Kubatski, Kubatski Sr, Marty, Murray, Princess G, Waders
1pt - Dave, Kubatski III
0pts - Katie, Oliver, Paulie

Group F Actual Result: (1) Paraguay, (2) Slovakia
5pts - NONE
3pts - NONE
2pts - Butters, Carmen, Dave, Jeff, Kubatski, Murray, Princess G, Scott S
1pt - Katie, Kubatski Sr, Marty, Paulie, Waders
0pts - Kubatski III, Oliver

Group G Actual Result: (1) Brazil, (2) Portugal
5pts - Butters, Carmen, Dave, Jeff, Katie, Kubatski, Kubatski Sr, Marty, Murray, Paulie, Scott S, Waders
3pts - NONE
2pts - Kubatski III, Princess G
1pt - NONE
0pts - Oliver

Group H Actual Result: (1) Spain, (2) Chile
5pts - Butters, Carmen, Katie, Kubatski, Kubatski Sr, Murray, Paulie, Princess G, Scott S, Waders
3pts - NONE
2pts - Dave, Jeff, Kubatski III, Marty
1pt - NONE
0pts - Oliver

Quarters - 1 point per team

Actual Teams: Uruguay, Ghana, Argentina, Germany, Netherlands, Brazil, Paraguay, Spain
8pts - NONE
7pts - NONE
6pts - Butters
5pts - Carmen, Dave, Marty, Murray
4pts - Katie, Kubatski Sr, Paulie, Scott S, Waders
3pts - Kubatski, Princess G
2pts - Jeff, Kubatski III
1pt - NONE
0pts - Oliver

Semis - 2 points per team

Actual Teams: Uruguay, Netherlands, Germany, Spain
8pts - NONE
6pts - Marty
4pts - Carmen, Murray, Princess G
2pts - Butters, Dave, Kubatski III, Kubatski Sr, Scott S, Waders
0pts - Jeff, Katie, Kubatski, Oliver, Paulie

Finals - 3 points per team

Actual Teams: Netherlands, Spain

6pts - Marty
3pts - Butters, Carmen, Kubatski III, Kubatski Sr, Murray, Princess G
0pts - Dave, Jeff, Katie, Kubatski, Oliver, Paulie, Scott S, Waders

Champion - 5 points

Actual Champion: Spain
5pts - Carmen, Kubatski III, Kubatski Sr
0pts - Butters, Dave, Jeff, Katie, Kubatski, Marty, Murray, Oliver, Paulie, Princess G, Scott S, Waders