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Do you like home runs?
Do you like making wild predictions that come true?
Do you look at your closet and think to yourself, “Man, I wish I had a championship t-shirt”?
If you answered yes to all these questions, then you’ve come to the right place! (If you answered yes to just a few of these questions then you can stick around but I don’t know if you’re going to be as thrilled about this idea as I want you to be. It’s a judgement call for you.)
Welcome to the Ding Dong Challenge!
What is the Ding Dong Challenge?
Simply, it’s a challenge involving correctly predicting who will knock the most homers in a given week. Then you keep track of all the homers you’ve predicted throughout the year and the person with the best score at the end wins a t-shirt. That’s right, a FREE T-SHIRT! What more do you need to know?
How do I play?
There are two categories of hitters each week for you to choose from: The Elites (the top 25 players in ISO) and The Everyone Else. Each week you will pick one Elite hitter and two Everyone Else hitters to be on your weekly squad (the week runs from Monday to Sunday). Type your squad into the comment section and I’ll keep track of who has which players. Each Monday I’ll recap the week prior and post a new list of The Elites for you to choose from.
Pretty straight forward.
Shut up and show me this shirt I win
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BOOM! Plus you get your name on the back.
I’m hooked. Who’re The Elites this week?
| Name | Team | G | PA | HR | ISO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Team | G | PA | HR | ISO |
| Charlie Blackmon | Rockies | 13 | 58 | 7 | 0.471 |
| Didi Gregorius | Yankees | 15 | 65 | 5 | 0.469 |
| Bryce Harper | Nationals | 17 | 78 | 8 | 0.463 |
| Matt Davidson | White Sox | 12 | 52 | 5 | 0.39 |
| Javier Baez | Cubs | 14 | 55 | 4 | 0.383 |
| Ozzie Albies | Braves | 15 | 70 | 5 | 0.373 |
| Mike Trout | Angels | 16 | 77 | 6 | 0.328 |
| Gregory Polanco | Pirates | 15 | 70 | 5 | 0.328 |
| A.J. Pollock | Diamondbacks | 15 | 62 | 3 | 0.327 |
| Miguel Sano | Twins | 10 | 45 | 3 | 0.325 |
| Max Kepler | Twins | 11 | 42 | 3 | 0.314 |
| Brian Dozier | Twins | 11 | 52 | 4 | 0.311 |
| Matt Chapman | Athletics | 17 | 71 | 5 | 0.302 |
| Paul Goldschmidt | Diamondbacks | 15 | 67 | 4 | 0.296 |
| Asdrubal Cabrera | Mets | 15 | 63 | 4 | 0.288 |
| Khris Davis | Athletics | 17 | 75 | 5 | 0.288 |
| Kyle Schwarber | Cubs | 13 | 49 | 3 | 0.286 |
| Joey Gallo | Rangers | 18 | 77 | 6 | 0.284 |
| DJ LeMahieu | Rockies | 18 | 80 | 5 | 0.282 |
| Yasmani Grandal | Dodgers | 12 | 50 | 3 | 0.279 |
| Starling Marte | Pirates | 16 | 71 | 3 | 0.274 |
| Rhys Hoskins | Phillies | 15 | 61 | 2 | 0.273 |
| Mitch Haniger | Mariners | 14 | 58 | 4 | 0.271 |
| Yadier Molina | Cardinals | 15 | 61 | 5 | 0.271 |
Anyone not on this list is an Everyone Else. Reminder: you pick one Elite and two Everyone Else each week so choose wisely!
Join the fun!
Create your squad of three, post them in the comments and sit back and watch the ding dongs come pouring in.