Reader Contest!

by James Kannengieser on Apr 7, 2009 7:00 AM EDT in Contests Comment 39 comments

This contest idea is borrowed from Beyond the Boxscore (which got the idea from Pro-Football-Reference). Here are the rules, also via BtB and adjusted for our contest:

Below you will find 16 pairs of numbers. In each case, you tell me which number will be bigger in the 2009 season. One point for each correct answer. Most points wins.

Ties go to the side that had fewer votes. For example, here is a pair of numbers:

Wins by the Yankees
Wins by the Red Sox

Let's say 41 people take the Yankees and 54 take the Red Sox. If the Yankees and Red Sox end up with the same number of wins, then each Yankee-backer will get a point and each Red Sox-backer will not.

There's also a fun tiebreaker question at the bottom, just in case. We won't know the results until the season is over, and there is a to be determined prize for the winner. To enter, copy the pairs into a text editor (i.e. Microsoft Word), delete the choice you're not picking, and paste the ballot into a comment. Ballots are due Wednesday at midnight. Take 5 minutes to do this, and maybe in 7 months you'll be awarded a book or bobblehead or something.

The pairs:

Walks by Oliver Perez
Strikeouts by Livan Hernandez

David Wright's OBP
Luis Castillo's OBP + 30 points

Plate appearances by Gary Sheffield
Plate appearances by Fernando Tatis

Innings pitched by J.J. Putz
Innings pitched by Francisco Rodriguez

Jose Reyes's UZR + 5
Jimmy Rollins's UZR

Postseason wins by the Mets
Postseason wins by the Phillies

Stolen bases by David Wright
Caught stealings by Jose Reyes

Innings pitched by Mike Pelfrey
Innings pitched by John Maine + 30

Brian Stokes's ERA
Darren O'Day's ERA

Home runs by Daniel Murphy
Home runs by Jose Reyes

Cy Young Award votes for Johan Santana
Cy Young Award votes for Cole Hamels

Carlos Beltran's UZR
Endy Chavez's UZR

Starts by Oliver Perez lasting atleast 7 innings
Starts by Oliver Perez lasting less than 4 innings

Joe Smith's FIP
Sean Green's FIP

Home runs allowed by Aaron Heilman
Wild pitches by Johan Santana

Major league plate appearances by Fernando Martinez
Home runs allowed by Brad Lidge

Tiebreaker: What will the average mph be for Franciso Rodriguez's fastball (according to Fangraphs)?

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My ballot

Walks by Oliver Perez
Luis Castillo’s OBP + 30 points
Plate appearances by Gary Sheffield
Innings pitched by Francisco Rodriguez
Jose Reyes’s UZR + 5
Postseason wins by the Mets
Stolen bases by David Wright
Innings pitched by Mike Pelfrey
Brian Stokes’s ERA
Home runs by Daniel Murphy
Cy Young Award votes for Johan Santana
Endy Chavez’s UZR
Starts by Oliver Perez lasting atleast 7 innings
Sean Green’s FIP
Home runs allowed by Aaron Heilman
Home runs allowed by Brad Lidge
Tiebreaker: 92.7

by James Kannengieser on Apr 7, 2009 7:08 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Go Mets!

The pairs:

Walks by Oliver Perez

Luis Castillo’s OBP + 30 points

Plate appearances by Fernando Tatis

Innings pitched by J.J. Putz

Jose Reyes’s UZR + 5

Postseason wins by the Mets

Stolen bases by David Wright

Innings pitched by Mike Pelfrey

Darren O’Day’s ERA

Home runs by Daniel Murphy

Cy Young Award votes for Johan Santana

Carlos Beltran’s UZR

Starts by Oliver Perez lasting less than 4 innings

Sean Green’s FIP

Home runs allowed by Aaron Heilman

Home runs allowed by Brad Lidge

Tiebreaker: 90mph

by JonMets on Apr 7, 2009 7:27 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Here we go

Strikeouts by Livan Hernandez

David Wright’s OBP

Plate appearances by Fernando Tatis

Innings pitched by J.J. Putz

Jose Reyes’s UZR + 5

Postseason wins by the Phillies

Caught stealings by Jose Reyes

Innings pitched by John Maine + 30

Darren O’Day’s ERA

Home runs by Jose Reyes

Cy Young Award votes for Cole Hamels

Carlos Beltran’s UZR

Starts by Oliver Perez lasting less than 4 innings

Joe Smith’s FIP

Home runs allowed by Aaron Heilman

Major league plate appearances by Fernando Martinez

Tiebreaker: What will the average mph be for Franciso Rodriguez’s fastball (according to Fangraphs)? 90.9

by c60 on Apr 7, 2009 7:41 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Walks by Oliver Perez

David Wright’s OBP

Plate appearances by Gary Sheffield

Innings pitched by J.J. Putz

Jose Reyes’s UZR + 5

Postseason wins by the Mets

Stolen bases by David Wright

Innings pitched by Mike Pelfrey

Darren O’Day’s ERA

Home runs by Jose Reyes

Cy Young Award votes for Johan Santana

Carlos Beltran’s UZR

Starts by Oliver Perez lasting atleast 7 innings

Joe Smith’s FIP

Home runs allowed by Aaron Heilman

Home runs allowed by Brad Lidge

by DoctorK16 on Apr 7, 2009 7:46 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

92 mph for K-Rod

by DoctorK16 on Apr 7, 2009 7:46 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Walks by Oliver Perez

David Wright’s OBP

Plate appearances by Fernando Tatis

Innings pitched by J.J. Putz

Jose Reyes’s UZR + 5

Postseason wins by the Mets

Stolen bases by David Wright

Innings pitched by John Maine + 30

Brian Stokes’s ERA

Home runs by Jose Reyes

Cy Young Award votes for Johan Santana

Endy Chavez’s UZR

Starts by Oliver Perez lasting atleast 7 innings

Sean Green’s FIP

Wild pitches by Johan Santana

Major league plate appearances by Fernando Martinez

Tiebreaker: What will the average mph be for Franciso Rodriguez’s fastball (according to Fangraphs)? 91.5

by tm on Apr 7, 2009 8:27 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

That's right, 91 EVEN.

Strikeouts by Livan Hernandez

David Wright’s OBP

Plate appearances by Fernando Tatis

Innings pitched by J.J. Putz

Jose Reyes’s UZR + 5

Postseason wins by the Mets

Stolen bases by David Wright

Innings pitched by John Maine + 30

Darren O’Day’s ERA

Home runs by Jose Reyes

Cy Young Award votes for Johan Santana

Carlos Beltran’s UZR

Starts by Oliver Perez lasting less than 4 innings

Sean Green’s FIP

Home runs allowed by Aaron Heilman

Major league plate appearances by Fernando Martinez

Tiebreaker: What will the average mph be for Franciso Rodriguez’s fastball (according to Fangraphs)? 91mph

by Lunkwill Fook on Apr 7, 2009 8:37 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Walks by Oliver Perez
Luis Castillo’s OBP + 30 points
Plate appearances by Fernando Tatis
Innings pitched by J.J. Putz
Jose Reyes’s UZR + 5
Postseason wins by the Mets
Caught stealings by Jose Reyes
Innings pitched by John Maine + 30
Brian Stokes’s ERA
Home runs by Jose Reyes
Cy Young Award votes for Johan Santana
Carlos Beltran’s UZR
Starts by Oliver Perez lasting less than 4 innings
Joe Smith’s FIP
Wild pitches by Johan Santana
Major league plate appearances by Fernando Martinez
Tiebreaker: What will the average mph be for Franciso Rodriguez’s fastball (according to Fangraphs)?
92.1

by metslaw on Apr 7, 2009 8:48 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Walks by Oliver Perez
Luis Castillo’s OBP + 30 points
Plate appearances by Gary Sheffield
Innings pitched by J.J. Putz
Jose Reyes’s UZR + 5
Postseason wins by the Mets
Stolen bases by David Wright
Innings pitched by John Maine + 30
Brian Stokes’s ERA
Home runs by Jose Reyes
Cy Young Award votes for Johan Santana
Carlos Beltran’s UZR
Starts by Oliver Perez lasting atleast 7 innings
Sean Green’s FIP
Home runs allowed by Aaron Heilman
Major league plate appearances by Fernando Martinez
Tiebreaker: What will the average mph be for Franciso Rodriguez’s fastball (according to Fangraphs)? 91.3

by cjmulrain on Apr 7, 2009 9:03 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Sure, I'll play:

Walks by Oliver Perez
David Wright’s OBP
Plate appearances by Gary Sheffield
Innings pitched by J.J. Putz
Jose Reyes’s UZR + 5
Postseason wins by the Mets
Caught stealings by Jose Reyes
Innings pitched by John Maine + 30
Darren O’Day’s ERA
Home runs by Daniel Murphy
Cy Young Award votes for Johan Santana
Endy Chavez’s UZR
Starts by Oliver Perez lasting less than 4 innings
Sean Green’s FIP
Home runs allowed by Aaron Heilman
Major league plate appearances by Fernando Martinez

Tiebreaker:90.8

"The reports are that he is getting better. The definition of better is nebulous."

by KLSnow on Apr 7, 2009 9:07 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Walks by Oliver Perez
David Wright’s OBP
Plate appearances by Fernando Tatis
Innings pitched by J.J. Putz
Jimmy Rollins’s UZR
Postseason wins by the Mets
Stolen bases by David Wright
Innings pitched by John Maine + 30
Darren O’Day’s ERA
Home runs by Jose Reyes
Cy Young Award votes for Johan Santana
Endy Chavez’s UZR
Starts by Oliver Perez lasting atleast 7 innings
Sean Green’s FIP
Home runs allowed by Aaron Heilman
Home runs allowed by Brad Lidge

Tiebreaker: What will the average mph be for Franciso Rodriguez’s fastball (according to Fangraphs)?
93.5

King of the bling come to lay down the evidence//Not George Bush, L-Millz be da president

by Sam Page on Apr 7, 2009 9:11 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Walks by Oliver Perez
Luis Castillo’s OBP + 30 points
Plate appearances by Gary Sheffield
Innings pitched by J.J. Putz
Jimmy Rollins’s UZR
Postseason wins by the Phillies
Caught stealings by Jose Reyes
Innings pitched by Mike Pelfrey
Brian Stokes’s ERA
Home runs by Daniel Murphy
Cy Young Award votes for Johan Santana
Carlos Beltran’s UZR
Starts by Oliver Perez lasting less than 4 innings
Joe Smith’s FIP
Home runs allowed by Aaron Heilman
Home runs allowed by Brad Lidge

Tiebreaker: What will the average mph be for Franciso Rodriguez’s fastball (according to Fangraphs)? 90.5

by Reg Dunlop on Apr 7, 2009 9:30 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Walks by Oliver Perez
Luis Castillo’s OBP + 30 points
Plate appearances by Fernando Tatis
Innings pitched by J.J. Putz
Jose Reyes’s UZR + 5
Postseason wins by the Mets
Stolen bases by David Wright
Innings pitched by John Maine + 30
Darren O’Day’s ERA
Home runs by Jose Reyes
Cy Young Award votes for Johan Santana
Endy Chavez’s UZR
Starts by Oliver Perez lasting atleast 7 innings
Sean Green’s FIP
Home runs allowed by Aaron Heilman
Major league plate appearances by Fernando Martinez

Tiebreaker: What will the average mph be for Franciso Rodriguez’s fastball (according to Fangraphs)? 92.5

by Sokojoe on Apr 7, 2009 9:33 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Walks by Oliver Perez
Luis Castillo’s OBP + 30 points
Plate appearances by Fernando Tatis
Innings pitched by J.J. Putz
Jose Reyes’s UZR + 5
Postseason wins by the Mets
Caught stealings by Jose Reyes
Innings pitched by John Maine + 30
Darren O’Day’s ERA
Home runs by Jose Reyes
Cy Young Award votes for Johan Santana
Endy Chavez’s UZR
Starts by Oliver Perez lasting atleast 7 innings
Sean Green’s FIP
Home runs allowed by Aaron Heilman
Home runs allowed by Brad Lidge

Tiebreaker: 91.8

by jasondg on Apr 7, 2009 9:35 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

oooh, fun

Walks by Oliver Perez
Luis Castillo’s OBP + 30 points
Plate appearances by Fernando Tatis
Innings pitched by J.J. Putz
Jose Reyes’s UZR + 5
Postseason wins by the Mets
Stolen bases by David Wright
Innings pitched by John Maine + 30
Darren O’Day’s ERA
Home runs by Jose Reyes
Cy Young Award votes for Johan Santana
Carlos Beltran’s UZR
Starts by Oliver Perez lasting atleast 7 innings
Joe Smith’s FIP
Home runs allowed by Aaron Heilman
Major league plate appearances by Fernando Martinez
Tiebreaker: 92.1

by HotChipWillBreakYourLegs on Apr 7, 2009 9:36 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Let's guess:

Walks by Oliver Perez

David Wright’s OBP

Plate appearances by Gary Sheffield

Innings pitched by J.J. Putz

Jose Reyes’s UZR + 5

Postseason wins by the Mets

Stolen bases by David Wright

Innings pitched by Mike Pelfrey

Darren O’Day’s ERA

Home runs by Daniel Murphy

Cy Young Award votes for Johan Santana

Carlos Beltran’s UZR

Starts by Oliver Perez lasting atleast 7 innings

Joe Smith’s FIP

Home runs allowed by Aaron Heilman

Major league plate appearances by Fernando Martinez

Tiebreaker: What will the average mph be for Franciso Rodriguez’s fastball (according to Fangraphs)? 91.8

'Oh yes, I know all about that duty-of-a-citizen stuff. It doesn't go. There are exceptions to every rule, and this was one of them. When a man risks his liberty to come and root at a ball-game, you've got to hand it to him. He isn't a crook. He's a fan.'

by Catsmeat Potter-Pirbright on Apr 7, 2009 9:41 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

my ballot

Walks by Oliver Perez

David Wright’s OBP

Plate appearances by Gary Sheffield

Innings pitched by J.J. Putz

Jimmy Rollins’s UZR

Postseason wins by the Mets

Stolen bases by David Wright

Innings pitched by Mike Pelfrey

Darren O’Day’s ERA

Home runs by Jose Reyes

Cy Young Award votes for Johan Santana

Endy Chavez’s UZR

Starts by Oliver Perez lasting less than 4 innings

Sean Green’s FIP

Home runs allowed by Aaron Heilman

Major league plate appearances by Fernando Martinez

Tiebreaker: What will the average mph be for Franciso Rodriguez’s fastball (according to Fangraphs)?
89.5 mph

by hophitman on Apr 7, 2009 10:01 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

My Ballot

Walks by Oliver Pererz
David Wright’s OBP
Plate appearances by Fernando Tatis
Innings pitched by J.J. Putz
Jose Reyes’s UZR + 5
Postseason wins by the Mets
Caught stealings by Jose Reyes
Innings pitched by John Maine + 30
Brian Stokes’s ERA
Home runs by Jose Reyes
Cy Young Award votes for Johan Santana
Endy Chavez’s UZR
Starts by Oliver Perez lasting less than 4 innings
Sean Green’s FIP
Home runs allowed by Aaron Heilman
Home runs allowed by Brad Lidge
Tiebreaker: 90.7 mph

by mets81 on Apr 7, 2009 10:12 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

The winning ballot

Walks by Oliver Perez
David Wright’s OBP
Plate appearances by Gary Sheffield
Innings pitched by J.J. Putz
Jose Reyes’s UZR + 5
Postseason wins by the Mets
Caught stealings by Jose Reyes
Innings pitched by John Maine + 30
Darren O’Day’s ERA
Home runs by Jose Reyes
Cy Young Award votes for Johan Santana
Endy Chavez’s UZR
Starts by Oliver Perez lasting atleast 7 innings
Sean Green’s FIP
Home runs allowed by Aaron Heilman
Major league plate appearances by Fernando Martinez

Tiebreaker: What will the average mph be for Franciso Rodriguez’s fastball (according to Fangraphs)? 92.1 mph

by ams258 on Apr 7, 2009 10:39 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

My guesses...

Walks by Oliver Perez
David Wright’s OBP
Plate Appearances by Fernando Tatis
Innings pitched by Francisco Rodriguez
Jose Reyes’ UZR +5
Postseason wins for the Mets
Stolen bases by David Wright
Innings pitched by John Maine +30
Brian Stokes’ ERA
Home Runs by Jose Reyes
Cy Young Award votes for Johan Santana
Carlos Beltran’s UZR
Starts by Oliver Perez lasting less than 4 innings
Sean Green’s FIP
Home runs allowed by Aaron Heilman
Major league plate appearances by Fernando Martinez
Bonus: 91.5 mph

"I dunno. I never smoked any Astroturf"
-Tug McGraw

by squid92 on Apr 7, 2009 10:42 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

My shot.

Walks by Oliver Perez

David Wright’s OBP

Plate appearances by Fernando Tatis

Innings pitched by Francisco Rodriguez

Jose Reyes’s UZR + 5

Postseason wins by the Mets

Stolen bases by David Wright

Innings pitched by John Maine + 30

Brian Stokes’s ERA

Home runs by Jose Reyes

Cy Young Award votes for Johan Santana

Carlos Beltran’s UZR

Starts by Oliver Perez lasting less than 4 innings

Sean Green’s FIP

Home runs allowed by Aaron Heilman

Home runs allowed by Brad Lidge

Tiebreaker: 93

by hammy8700 on Apr 7, 2009 11:05 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Strikeouts by Livan Hernandez

Luis Castillo’s OBP + 30 points

Plate appearances by Gary Sheffield

Innings pitched by J.J. Putz

Jose Reyes’s UZR + 5

Postseason wins by the Mets

Stolen bases by David Wright

Innings pitched by John Maine + 30

Darren O’Day’s ERA

Home runs by Daniel Murphy

Cy Young Award votes for Johan Santana

Endy Chavez’s UZR

Starts by Oliver Perez lasting atleast 7 innings

Sean Green’s FIP

Wild pitches by Johan Santana

Major league plate appearances by Fernando Martinez

Tiebreaker: 92.8

by Grikke on Apr 7, 2009 12:02 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

My Ballot

Walks by Oliver Perez
David Wright’s OBP

Plate appearances by Fernando Tatis

Innings pitched by J.J. Putz

Jose Reyes’s UZR + 5

Postseason wins by the Mets

Stolen bases by David Wright

Innings pitched by John Maine + 30

Darren O’Day’s ERA

Home runs by Jose Reyes

Cy Young Award votes for Johan Santana

Carlos Beltran’s UZR

Starts by Oliver Perez lasting less than 4 innings

Sean Green’s FIP

Wild pitches by Johan Santana

Major league plate appearances by Fernando Martinez

Tiebreaker: 89.8 MPH

by JamesHHart on Apr 7, 2009 12:08 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

my ballot

Walks by Oliver Perez

David Wright’s OBP

Plate appearances by Fernando Tatis

Innings pitched by J.J. Putz

Jose Reyes’s UZR + 5

Postseason wins by the Mets

Stolen bases by David Wright

Innings pitched by John Maine + 30

Brian Stokes’s ERA

Home runs by Jose Reyes

Cy Young Award votes for Johan Santana

Endy Chavez’s UZR

Starts by Oliver Perez lasting at least 7 innings

Joe Smith’s FIP

Home runs allowed by Aaron Heilman

Home runs allowed by Brad Lidge

Tiebreaker: 91.1

batting helmets. batting titles. obp.

by Durelo on Apr 7, 2009 12:09 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

I got your horse right here.

Walks by Oliver Perez
David Wright’s OBP
Plate appearances by Fernando Tatis
Innings pitched by J.J. Putz
Jose Reyes’s UZR + 5
Postseason wins by the Mets
Stolen bases by David Wright
Innings pitched by John Maine + 30
Darren O’Day’s ERA
Home runs by Jose Reyes
Cy Young Award votes for Johan Santana
Carlos Beltran’s UZR
Starts by Oliver Perez lasting atleast 7 innings
Sean Green’s FIP
Home runs allowed by Aaron Heilman
Major league plate appearances by Fernando Martinez

Tiebreaker: 92.2

We've got ourselves a ball club, the Mets of New York town!

by kingcritical on Apr 7, 2009 12:09 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Walks by Oliver Perez
David Wright’s OBP
Plate appearances by Gary Sheffield
Innings pitched by J.J. Putz
Jimmy Rollins’s UZR
Postseason wins by the Mets
Stolen bases by David Wright
Innings pitched by John Maine + 30
Darren O’Day’s ERA
Home runs by Jose Reyes
Cy Young Award votes for Johan Santana
Carlos Beltran’s UZR
Starts by Oliver Perez lasting atleast 7 innings
Sean Green’s FIP
Home runs allowed by Aaron Heilman
Home runs allowed by Brad Lidge
Tiebreaker: What will the average mph be for Franciso Rodriguez’s fastball (according to Fangraphs)? 91.6

by Open Bar on Apr 7, 2009 12:21 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

RIPShea’s Ballet

Walks by Oliver Perez
Luis Castillo’s OBP + 30 points
Plate appearances by Fernando Tatis
Innings pitched by J.J. Putz
Jose Reyes’s UZR + 5
Postseason wins by the Mets
Stolen bases by David Wright
Innings pitched by Mike Pelfrey
Brian Stokes’s ERA
Home runs by Daniel Murphy
Cy Young Award votes for Johan Santana
Endy Chavez’s UZR
Starts by Oliver Perez lasting atleast 7 innings
Sean Green’s FIP
Home runs allowed by Aaron Heilman
Home runs allowed by Brad Lidge
Tiebreaker: What will the average mph be for Franciso Rodriguez’s fastball (according to Fangraphs)?

92.4

by RIPShea on Apr 7, 2009 12:38 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

bigger

Walks by Oliver Perez

David Wright’s OBP

Plate appearances by Gary Sheffield

Innings pitched by J.J. Putz

Jose Reyes’s UZR + 5

Postseason wins by the Mets

Stolen bases by David Wright

Innings pitched by John Maine + 30

Brian Stokes’s ERA

Home runs by Jose Reyes

Cy Young Award votes for Johan Santana

Endy Chavez’s UZR

Starts by Oliver Perez lasting less than 4 innings

Joe Smith’s FIP

Home runs allowed by Aaron Heilman

Major league plate appearances by Fernando Martinez

Tiebreaker: What will the average mph be for Franciso Rodriguez’s fastball (according to Fangraphs)?
90.9

Who's world is it? It's yours.

by BlackOps on Apr 7, 2009 1:32 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Walks by Oliver Perez

David Wright’s OBP

Plate appearances by Fernando Tatis

Innings pitched by J.J. Putz

Jose Reyes’s UZR + 5

Postseason wins by the Mets

Caught stealings by Jose Reyes

Innings pitched by John Maine + 30

Brian Stokes’s ERA

Home runs by Jose Reyes

Cy Young Award votes for Johan Santana

Carlos Beltran’s UZR

Starts by Oliver Perez lasting less than 4 innings

Sean Green’s FIP

Home runs allowed by Aaron Heilman

Home runs allowed by Brad Lidge

Tiebreaker: What will the average mph be for Franciso Rodriguez’s fastball (according to Fangraphs)?

When asked why I was a Mets fan, I responded, "pain is my lifeblood."

by wrightHOF on Apr 7, 2009 3:09 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Strikeouts by Livan Hernandez
David Wright’s OBP
Plate appearances by Fernando Tatis
Innings pitched by Francisco Rodriguez
Jose Reyes’s UZR + 5
Postseason wins by the Mets
Stolen bases by David Wright
Innings pitched by John Maine + 30
Darren O’Day’s ERA
Home runs by Jose Reyes
Cy Young Award votes for Johan Santana
Endy Chavez’s UZR
Starts by Oliver Perez lasting atleast 7 innings
Sean Green’s FIP
Wild pitches by Johan Santana
Major league plate appearances by Fernando Martinez

Tiebreaker: What will the average mph be for Francisco Rodriguez’s fastball (according to Fangraphs)?
92.4

by robcast23 on Apr 7, 2009 4:06 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

the winning picks....

Walks by Oliver Perez

David Wright’s OBP

Plate appearances by Fernando Tatis

Innings pitched by J.J. Putz

Jose Reyes’s UZR + 5

Postseason wins by the Mets

Stolen bases by David Wright

Innings pitched by John Maine + 30

Brian Stokes’s ERA

Home runs by Jose Reyes

Cy Young Award votes for Johan Santana

Carlos Beltran’s UZR

Starts by Oliver Perez lasting atleast 7 innings

Joe Smith’s FIP

Home runs allowed by Aaron Heilman

Home runs allowed by Brad Lidge

Tiebreaker: What will the average mph be for Franciso Rodriguez’s fastball (according to Fangraphs)? 91

by zmanmetfan on Apr 7, 2009 4:51 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Ballot

Walks by Oliver Perez
David Wright’s OBP
Plate appearances by Fernando Tatis I hope
Innings pitched by J.J. Putz
Jose Reyes’s UZR + 5
Postseason wins by the Mets
Stolen bases by David Wright
Innings pitched by John Maine + 30
Darren O’Day’s ERA
Home runs by Jose Reyes
Cy Young Award votes for Johan Santana
Endy Chavez’s UZR
Starts by Oliver Perez lasting less than 4 innings
Sean Green’s FIP
Home runs allowed by Aaron Heilman
Major league plate appearances by Fernando Martinez

91.6

by Gina on Apr 7, 2009 5:06 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Why not

The pairs:

Walks by Oliver Perez

David Wright’s OBP

Plate appearances by Gary Sheffield

Innings pitched by Francisco Rodriguez

Jose Reyes’s UZR + 5

Postseason wins by the Mets

Stolen bases by David Wright

Innings pitched by John Maine + 30

Darren O’Day’s ERA

Home runs by Daniel Murphy

Cy Young Award votes for Johan Santana

Carlos Beltran’s UZR

Starts by Oliver Perez lasting at least 7 innings

Joe Smith’s FIP

Home runs allowed by Aaron Heilman

Major league plate appearances by Fernando Martinez

Tiebreaker: What will the average mph be for Franciso Rodriguez’s fastball (according to Fangraphs)? 93 mph

by DevonEdwards on Apr 7, 2009 5:24 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

My Ballot <3

Walks by Oliver Perez

David Wright’s OBP

Plate appearances by Fernando Tatis

Innings pitched by Francisco Rodriguez
Jose Reyes’s UZR + 5

Postseason wins by the Mets

Stolen bases by David Wright

Innings pitched by Mike Pelfrey

Brian Stokes’s ERA

Home runs by Daniel Murphy

Cy Young Award votes for Johan Santana

Carlos Beltran’s UZR

Starts by Oliver Perez lasting less than 4 innings
Joe Smith’s FIP

Wild pitches by Johan Santana
Major league plate appearances by Fernando Martinez

Tiebreaker: What will the average mph be for Franciso Rodriguez’s fastball (according to Fangraphs)? 93.3

by brenner on Apr 7, 2009 8:11 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Walks by Perez
Castillo OBP + 30 points
Plate appearances by Tatis
Innings by JJ Putz
Reyes’ UZR + 5
Postseason wins by the Mets
Caught stealing by Reyes
Maine’s INN + 30
Stoke’s ERA
HR by Murphy
Cy Young votes for Santana
Beltran’s UZR
Perez starts <4 innings
Sean Green’s FIP
HR allowed by Heilman
PA by Martinez
93.5 MPH

by BobbyV_Incognito on Apr 7, 2009 11:02 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

kjboppster ballot

Strikeouts by Livan Hernandez

David Wright’s OBP

Plate appearances by Gary Sheffield

Innings pitched by J.J. Putz

Jose Reyes’s UZR + 5

Postseason wins by the Mets

Stolen bases by David Wright

Innings pitched by John Maine + 30

Darren O’Day’s ERA

Home runs by Daniel Murphy

Cy Young Award votes for Johan Santana

Carlos Beltran’s UZR

Starts by Oliver Perez lasting atleast 7 innings

Sean Green’s FIP

Home runs allowed by Aaron Heilman

Major league plate appearances by Fernando Martinez

Tiebreaker: What will the average mph be for Franciso Rodriguez’s fastball (according to Fangraphs)? 90.5

by kjboppster on Apr 7, 2009 11:29 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Walks by Oliver Perez
David Wright’s OBP
Plate appearances by Fernando Tatis
Innings pitched by J.J. Putz
Jose Reyes’s UZR + 5
Postseason wins by the Mets
Stolen bases by David Wright
Innings pitched by John Maine + 30
Darren O’Day’s ERA
Home runs by Daniel Murphy
Cy Young Award votes for Johan Santana
Carlos Beltran’s UZR
Starts by Oliver Perez lasting atleast 7 innings
Sean Green’s FIP
Home runs allowed by Aaron Heilman
Major league plate appearances by Fernando Martinez
Tiebreaker: 92.1 mph for k-rods average fastball

by softshellcrab on Apr 8, 2009 12:07 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Reader contest

Walks by Oliver Perez
David Wright’s OBP
Plate appearances by Fernando Tatis
Innings pitched by J.J. Putz
Jimmy Rollins’s UZR
Postseason wins by the Mets
Stolen bases by David Wright
Innings pitched by John Maine + 30
Darren O’Day’s ERA
Home runs by Jose Reyes
Cy Young Award votes for Johan Santana
Carlos Beltran’s UZR
Starts by Oliver Perez lasting less than 4 innings
Sean Green’s FIP
Home runs allowed by Aaron Heilman
Major league plate appearances by Fernando Martinez

Tiebreaker: What will the average mph be for Franciso Rodriguez’s fastball (according to Fangraphs)? 90.6

by AshleyMarshall on Apr 8, 2009 1:46 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs