June 12, 2011

Newbie Brian Wells has topped the pool for the month of June, although his lead over Todd Matthewson is only one point in the HBP column. With Karen McCloskey and Aaron Smith lurking near the top as well, our tie-breaking category might prove to be crucial in September.

Seems like everybody’s talking about the hit by pitch this week… at least here in New York. Perhaps the real complaints should be coming from Chicago, as the White Sox have been plunked an ML-high 41 times this year while dishing out only 14 beans themselves. Those of us that picked Carlos Quentin aren’t complaining.

Check out our MLB Predictions Pool 2011 blog at http://www.mlbpool.blogspot.com/ for more frequent standings updates, injury reports, and other tidbits relevant to our little contest. Dan and Jud will be posting exclusive “blog only” trivia questions this summer in selected posts—just look for the comments tag at the bottom. Feel free to post your own questions in addition to responding to ours!