Sean and I have what some may call a gambling problem. Us, we call it a gambling solution. Almost three years ago we made this bet that would pay the winner a cool G at the end of ten years. It seems like just yesterday, yet we are already 3.5 years into it. I started off hot, but I think I'm going to start saving what I will owe him now so it will hurt less. What we did was at the conclusion of the 2007 season, we each drafted 5 players for a mini-team. Whoever had the 5 players with the most total homeruns for the next ten years was the winner. Simple right? Well we also had to make sure we picked young players who would still be around, as well as players who wouldn't be affected when they couldn't take steroids anymore, or who ended up retiring, or who just plain began to suck. Things looked bright for me at first with Chris Young looking like he wouldn't last in the majors, but the tides turned when he started looking like an All-Star. Meanwhile, David Wright decided to stop hitting jacks for me, and A-Roid doesn't have the same pop as before his post-roids era. This is how we decided the draft order at the time:
Draft was determined when Asdrubel Cabrera faced Jon Lester with no outs
in the 6th inning of game 4 of the 2007 ALCS between Cleveland and Boston.
Sean picked Cabrera would reach base, Tyler said he would be retired.
Cabrera struck out on a 2-2 count. Tyler picks first.
Thus, the draft order looked like below. Keep in mind all of the players and their outlooks were a lot different at the time, so don't go judging on how things are today:
> - Draft order and results as follows (current standing and current HRS):
> 1. Tyler - Alex Rodriguez (3rd Base NYY at time of draft - 518)
> 2. Sean - Prince Fielder (1st Base MIL at time of draft - 80)
> 3. Sean - Ryan Braun (3rd Base MIL at time of draft - 34)
> 4. Tyler - Ryan Howard (1st Base PHI at time of draft - 129)
> 5. Tyler - David Wright (3rd Base NYM at time of draft - 97)
> 6. Sean - Miguel Cabrera (3rd Base FLA at time of draft - 138)
> 7. Sean - Albert Pujols (1st Base STL at time of draft - 282)
> 8. Tyler - Adam Dunn (1st Base CIN at time of draft - 238)
> 9. Tyler - Matt Holliday (LF on COL at time of draft - 103)
> 10. Sean-Chris Young (CF on ARI at time of draft - 34)
Unless Chris Young cannot last in the MLB, I would say this competition is all but over, with Sean winning in the future by a solid 100-150 HRs. But I will still keep watching just as well, as to this point he still only has a slight overall edge. Below are the results as of the 2010 All-Star break. Hopefully Miguel Cabrera tears his shoulder up in a game of celebrity whiffle ball ;)
Season 1 (2008) + Season 2 (2009) + Season 3 (2010 in progress) = Total for player
Sean's Five Players
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1. Prince Fielder 34+46+20=100
2. Ryan Braun 37+32+13=82
3. Miguel Cabrera 37+34+22=93
4. Albert Pujols 37+47+21=105
5. Chris Young 22+15+15=52
TOTAL 432
Tyler's Five Players
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1. Alex Rodriguez 35+30+14=79
2. Ryan Howard 48+45+17=110
3. David Wright 33+10+14=57
4. Adam Dunn 40+38+22=100
5. Matt Holliday 25+24+16=65
TOTAL 411
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