Your Friendly Neighborhood Rangers Homer Pool

Posted on July 20th, 2009 3:38pm by Evan Grant
Filed under Contests and Promotions, Home run pool

homer4Time for yet another round. But first, how to decide last night’s winner between Auditor (Ian Kinsler, leadoff, 2-2 count, 400 feet) and Last of The Romohicans (Kinsler, leadoff, 2-1 count, 417 feet). Kinsler actually hit a leadoff homer on an 0-and-1 count that traveled 403 feet. By my figuring, Romohicans was one pitch closer than the Auditor, but Auditor was within three feet of the homer’s distance while Romo was 14 feet off. Here’s what I’m going to do: I’m going to ensure they both get Dr Pepper products. And I’ll leave it up to you to decide who should get the autographed baseball.

So when you play today, please also simply add “Auditor” or “Romohicans” to your entry. And you two – no contacting family members and friends to jam the ballot box!

Here is your Rangers’ lineup against RHP John Smoltz: 2B Ian Kinsler, 3B Michael Young, RF Josh Hamilton, DH Andruw Jones, 1B  Hank Blalock, CF Marlon Byrd, LF David Murphy, C Jarrod Saltalamacchia, SS Elvis Andrus and pitching for the Rangers … RHP Kevin Millwood.

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30 Comments to “Your Friendly Neighborhood Rangers Homer Pool”
  • oz @ July 20th, 2009 at 3:56 pm

    Hamilton, 3rd, 1 on, 1-1 count, 434 ft

  • cameron @ July 20th, 2009 at 3:57 pm

    No homers.
    2 runs.
    Romohicans – the distance is just an estimate any way.

  • Patrick A. @ July 20th, 2009 at 4:00 pm

    Josh Hamilton
    1st inning
    1 on
    1-2
    428 feet

  • Anthony @ July 20th, 2009 at 4:07 pm

    Young
    3rd inning
    1 on
    1 out
    2-0 count
    404 ft

    Romohicans

  • Auditor @ July 20th, 2009 at 4:25 pm

    Blalock
    2nd Inning
    0 on
    1 out
    2-2 count
    400 feet

    Romohicans

    (honestly, who is going to vote for an “auditor”?)

  • Juboon @ July 20th, 2009 at 4:44 pm

    Murphy
    6th inning
    0 on
    2 outs
    full count
    395 feet

    Romohicans — pitch comes before distance. Can’t see how far it goes if you don’t hit it first. :)

  • Longhorn3621 @ July 20th, 2009 at 4:51 pm

    Jones 6th inning, 1 on 2 out, 2-1 count, 435 ft

  • Bob @ July 20th, 2009 at 4:57 pm

    No homers
    Neither

  • B. Money @ July 20th, 2009 at 5:03 pm

    Ian Kinsler
    1st inning
    0 on
    0 out
    1-1 count
    398 ft.

    Last of The Romohicans

  • Dr Pepper presents Batface McGee @ July 20th, 2009 at 5:04 pm

    Jones
    1st
    1-1 count
    8,520 ft

    I vote you give the ball to me; your longest, most loyal reader.

  • Craig @ July 20th, 2009 at 5:05 pm

    Hamilton
    3rd inning
    1 on
    0 out
    0-2 count
    417 feet

    Romohicans

  • idiotbox @ July 20th, 2009 at 5:09 pm

    Jones in the 2nd
    Solo shot
    2-1 pitch
    384 feet

  • Trey @ July 20th, 2009 at 5:09 pm

    Hamilton in the 4th
    1 on
    1 out
    2-1 count
    356 feet

    Voting for the underdog–Go Auditor!

  • Mike E @ July 20th, 2009 at 5:28 pm

    Murphy,
    2nd inning,
    1-1 count,
    1 out,
    1 on,
    390ft.

    Auditor,
    To me a 2-2 count is closer to an 0-1 count because the batter’s behind in the count.

  • Matt ryan @ July 20th, 2009 at 5:39 pm

    Andrus
    3rd
    380 ft
    1-1 count
    0 on

  • Longhorn Matt @ July 20th, 2009 at 5:51 pm

    Josh Hamilton
    6th inning
    2 men on
    0-0 count
    421 ft.

    Auditor. Only one pitch difference between the two, and only three feet away is too close to ignore.

  • TD @ July 20th, 2009 at 5:53 pm

    O homers
    6 runs

    Auditor

  • Neil Armstrong was a Righteous Dude @ July 20th, 2009 at 6:00 pm

    Marlon Byrd
    7th inning
    0 on
    1 out
    1-1 count
    389 feet
    (bonus points: breaks a scoreless tie)

  • becca @ July 20th, 2009 at 6:30 pm

    murphy
    4th inning
    2-1 count
    1 on
    409 ft

    and i vote that battface gets the ball. ok, really i’d go with last of the tonys

  • jb @ July 20th, 2009 at 6:39 pm

    Byrd, 2nd, 0-0, 0 on, 385ft

    Romauditor.

  • badspellr @ July 20th, 2009 at 6:44 pm

    Hamilton
    Inning 5
    Pitch 2-1
    Outs 0
    Men on Base: nope
    Distance 436

  • Dan @ July 20th, 2009 at 6:45 pm

    Murphy
    5th
    1 on
    1 out
    2-1 count
    390 ft

  • Steve The Dog @ July 20th, 2009 at 6:47 pm

    Michael Young
    5th Inning
    2-0 count
    1 on
    1 out
    424 feet

  • Steve The Dog @ July 20th, 2009 at 6:48 pm

    Oh yeah, the Auditor

  • Chris Hartman @ July 20th, 2009 at 6:54 pm

    Byrd
    1 out 1 on
    2nd inning
    1-0 count
    392 ft

  • Dylan @ July 20th, 2009 at 6:59 pm

    Under the Wire:

    Byrd – 5th
    3-1
    1 on
    392 feet.

  • scooper @ July 20th, 2009 at 7:00 pm

    murphy
    4th inning
    0 on
    2-1 count
    405 ft.
    Neither (I think the last time that there was a tie, you decided that both missed the count totally and one was obviously the closest on the distance. That’s why I thought last night that Auditor won. Personally, I would call it a tie and give the ball to the first clear-cut winner.)

  • Stuart @ July 20th, 2009 at 7:02 pm

    MY
    1st
    0 on
    2-1 count
    395 feet
    auditor

    (to me it is harder to predict the distance – min is what 326 down the right field line and 470 for a blast- jost in mid may that pitch count, at worst you will only be 3 pitches off)

  • JustSaying @ July 20th, 2009 at 7:03 pm

    kinsler
    1st pitch
    403

  • marc @ July 20th, 2009 at 7:07 pm

    Josh
    1st
    0 on (what, the rangers score with runners on?)
    2 out
    450 feet

    Auditor (vote for my CPA brethren – assume he is an accountant)