Home Run Derby

Standings have been updated. 

I’m going to call it. 

With five days to go, Team Minivan will be your 2008 Home Run Derby contest champion.  In fact, I think the entire prize board is set. 

Minivan leads all comers with 474 Home Runs and an eleven HR lead over Belichoke (463 HR).  Belichoke seems to have cemented 2nd Place with a six-HR lead over Sultans of Swat (457 HR).  It looks like Poker Pals (450 HR) will finish out of the money.

And the Second Half is shaping up for Minivan as well.  With 193 2nd Half Home Runs, Team Minivan has a six-HR lead over his nearest competition.  But that competition is a name I simply can’t believe is on the leaderboard. 

The Komodos (187 HR) 

You remember The Komodos … they finished in last place last season and caught hell from Nick the Greek all season.   And now it’s almost assured that HRD’s webmaster and resident baseball novice is going to finish in the freakin money. 

There’s a full fledged race for Third Place – as Oaktags (183 HR), Croatian Sensation (182), JoBu (181), Sultans of Swat (180), Evil Toast (178) and Poker Pals (177) are all going to battle for the last spot on the dance card. 

Since we mentioned the turnaround of last year’s last place finisher … let’s bring up Go Yanks (263 HR).  

Go Yanks has trailed eveyone in the Derby since sometime in Week Five and will finish in last place for the season … and will likely be the first in the History of the Derby to accomplish an unenviable feat.   He’s going to complete the HRD Last Place Sweep – Last Place in the 1st Half, the 2nd Half, and thereby … overall.  Never been done before.

Better luck next year.

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