Welcome to the Home Run Survival Challenge! This will work similarly to an NFL Survival/Suicide league, but instead of picking a team to win a game every week, you are picking a player to hit a home run at some point during the week.
Rules: 1. Pick one player for the week. If that player hits a home run during that week, you advance. If he does not, you are eliminated. 2. You may not pick the same player twice during the season. 3. You may not pick a player from the same team in consecutive weeks. 4. The weeks will start on Monday and end on Sunday. 5. Picks for that week must be in by 7 PM ET on Monday. 6. You may not change picks after this deadline. 7. You may pick players in advance if you wish. Also, I plan to put the topic for the following week up on Fridays, so you can get your pick in early even if you are still waiting on the results for the current week. 8. No alts. You only get one shot at this. 9. I will offer a one-time-only pass for injuries. If your pick is healthy at the start of the week, but plays less than two complete games in the week because of a sudden injury and doesn't hit a home run, you will be spared from elimination. You can only receive this free pass once; if it happens again, you will be eliminated. 10. If your pick's game is postponed out of the week (even from Sunday to Monday), you lose it.
* - Player has not yet homered in the previous week.
Eliminated:
AlecTrevelyan006: Ryan Zimmerman (Week 1) crazyisgood: Troy Tulowitzki (Week 1) ertyu: Dan Uggla (Week 1) JDTAY: Alfonso Soriano (Week 1) KCF0107: Mark Teixeira (Week 1) masterplum: Evan Longoria (Week 1) Mega Mana: Mark Reynolds (Week 1) Mewtwo59: Mark Reynolds (Week 1) th3l3fty: Giancarlo Stanton (Week 1) voltch: Giancarlo Stanton (Week 1)
Camden: Jesus Montero, Albert Pujols (Week 2) Dr Football: Adrian Beltre, Prince Fielder (Week 2) mccheyne: Carlos Pena, Albert Pujols (Week 2) RappinHobo: Brett Lawrie, Prince Fielder (Week 2) Regaro: Elvis Andrus, Prince Fielder (Week 2) sonten1: Paul Konerko, David Freese (Week 2) TheKnightOfNee: JJ Hardy, Giancarlo Stanton (Week 2) War: Jason Kipnis, Prince Fielder (Week 2) Xuxon: Jose Bautista, Prince Fielder (Week 2)
DpOblivion: Mike Napoli, Josh Willingham, Mark Teixeira (Week 3) greengravy294: Matt Kemp, Josh Hamilton, Josh Willingham (Week 3) icon: Carlos Santana, Evan Longoria, Dustin Pedroia (Week 3) neonreaper: Prince Fielder, Josh Hamilton, Justin Morneau (Week 3)
None eliminated in Week 4.
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First series (May 14th-15th) - All 2 games Milwaukee Brewers @ New York Mets Chicago Cubs @ St. Louis Cardinals San Diego Padres @ Washington Nationals Houston Astros @ Philadelphia Phillies Cincinnati Reds @ Atlanta Braves Pittsburgh Pirates @ Miami Marlins Arizona Diamondbacks @ Los Angeles Dodgers Colorado Rockies @ San Francisco Giants New York Yankees @ Baltimore Orioles Tampa Bay Rays @ Toronto Blue Jays Seattle Mariners @ Boston Red Sox Kansas City Royals @ Texas Rangers Detroit Tigers @ Chicago White Sox Cleveland Indians @ Minnesota Twins Oakland Athletics @ Los Angeles Angels
Second series (May 16th-17th) - All 2 games Cincinnati Reds @ New York Mets Los Angeles Dodgers @ San Diego Padres Pittsburgh Pirates @ Washington Nationals Miami Marlins @ Atlanta Braves Philadelphia Phillies @ Chicago Cubs Milwaukee Brewers @ Houston Astros Arizona Diamondbacks @ Colorado Rockies St. Louis Cardinals @ San Francisco Giants Boston Red Sox @ Tampa Bay Rays Seattle Mariners @ Cleveland Indians Minnesota Twins @ Detroit Tigers New York Yankees @ Toronto Blue Jays Oakland Athletics @ Texas Rangers Baltimore Orioles @ Kansas City Royals Chicago White Sox @ Los Angeles Angels
Third series (May 18th-20th) - All 3 games St. Louis Cardinals @ Los Angeles Dodgers New York Mets @ Toronto Blue Jays Chicago White Sox @ Chicago Cubs Miami Marlins @ Cleveland Indians Boston Red Sox @ Philadelphia Phillies Pittsburgh Pirates @ Detroit Tigers Baltimore Orioles @ Washington Nationals Cincinnati Reds @ New York Yankees Texas Rangers @ Houston Astros Atlanta Braves @ Tampa Bay Rays Minnesota Twins @ Milwaukee Brewers Arizona Diamondbacks @ Kansas City Royals Seattle Mariners @ Colorado Rockies Los Angeles Angels @ San Diego Padres Oakland Athletics @ San Francisco Giants
Home Run Leaders
1. Josh Hamilton (TEX) - 15 2. Matt Kemp (LAD) - 12 3. Curtis Granderson (NYY) - 11 T-4. Carlos Beltran (STL) - 10 Adam Dunn (CWS) - 10 Edwin Encarnacion (TOR) - 10 Ryan Braun (MIL) - 10 Jay Bruce (CIN) - 10 9. Adam Jones (BAL) - 9 T-10. JJ Hardy (BAL) - 8 Bryan LaHair (CHC) - 8 T-12. David Ortiz (BOS) - 7 Miguel Cabrera (DET) - 7 Nick Swisher (NYY) - 7 Josh Willingham (MIN) - 7 Luke Scott (TB) - 7 Kelly Johnson (TOR) - 7 Mike Napoli (TEX) - 7 Carlos Gonzalez (COL) - 7 Hunter Pence (PHI) - 7 Matt Joyce (TB) - 7 Matt Wieters (BAL) - 7 David Freese (STL) - 7 Pedro Alvarez (PIT) - 7
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BTW, my unofficial unofficial pick this week is Josh Hamilton. But, since I said I didn't want to be boring and take extremely obvious people like that, my official unofficial pick is Giancarlo Stanton. Rangers are a good pick this week....I was considering an infielder, but was concerned about the interleague series where Kinsler and Beltre could possibly miss a game, and Cruz has only hit three this year.
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Hamilton getting the day off. Time for GTM to start sweating? No HRs in four games in Texas (unless he hits one coming off the bench), gonna have to do it in Houston.
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