Quote: Originally Posted By AlCheez on 1/23/2007
Current Sidebet Standings:
HR - Howard vs. Lee
SB - Rollins vs. Soriano
RBI - Burrell vs. Ramirez
BA - Utley vs. Murton
W - Garcia vs. Lilly
Saves - Gordon vs. Dempster
ERA - Hamels vs. W. Miller
K - Myers vs. Zambrano
Outfield assists - Victorino vs. Jones
I shall try to give weekly updates on the sidebet. Bolded are my picks in the preseason handicapping of the bet.
So I say 6-3 me. However, Garcia vs. Lilly could easily go the other way given that Garcia is already hurt. Soriano had more steals than Rollins last year, but Rollins had more than Soriano in '05, so that one is probably a tossup as well. Gordon's age and relatively fragility makes that matchup far from a sure thing. And it may not take the NL too long to stop running on Victorino, so that could be interesting as well. The sidebet should stay pretty interesting.
I think the laugher of the bet is Hamels vs. Miller for ERA.