Home Run Derby

Twenty Six Weeks.  
75 Participants. 
One Champion. 
One Thousand Dollars.

And that Champion is TEAM MINIVAN, with Four Hundred Eighty-Seven Home Runs.

TEAM MINIVAN took the overall points lead right after the All-Star Break and nearly rode uncontested to the finish line.  Which means TEAM MINIVAN is the winner of ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS.  That is gonna be one tricked out Minivan.  When Mike returns to the Derby next year … he’ll have the honor of a new team name …. Defending Champion.

BELICHOKE (476 HR) finished in 2nd place for the season and receives $300 for his efforts.  Considering he had the lead at the first half marker and then promptly coughed it up like a big fishbone … I think his team name was appropriate.

Rounding out the full season leaderboard is the 3rd Place SULTAN OF SWAT (473 HR).  A truly awesome team name considering one of the words is his first name.  Swat gets $150 the hard way – finishing 5th in the First Half and 4th in the Second Half.  (Just kidding … his name’s not “Swat.”  It’s “Of”)

Speaking of the Second Half … 
No one had more Home Runs in the second half of the season than TEAM MINIVAN (206 HR) - so there’s another $300 for Mike. 

It was a tale of two halves for THE KOMODOS (202 HR).  Last year’s last place finisher looked to be in bad shape early (finished in 52nd place in the First Half) but rebounded magically to grab 2nd Place in the Second Half.  Paul’s as shocked as you are.   That’s $150.

Bringing up third place for the second half is OAKTAGS (199 HR), who gets the last cookie of $75. Nice job Joe. 

Oh yeah, there were First Half Winners too, but they got a post back in July.  Only Belichoke made the leaderboard at the end of the season.

Belichoke (289 HR) – $300
The Joba Rules (282 HR) – $150
Suck It (282 HR) – $75

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