Raines

Hi all,

Here is an update on the Crystal Ball Challenge.  We are a little over a third of the way through the season.

		Prediction		Pace		Differential
Team	Owner	Wins	Runs	Wins	Runs	Wins	Runs
Houston Inner Strength	aisosa212	115	1020	114	1059	-1	39
Louisville Lugnuts	bigmattr	112		123	1063	11
Texas Apocalypse	oakman310	98	900	102	841	4	-59
San Francisco Alpha Flight	goldgreen	93	800	69	712	-24	-88
Sioux Falls Cyclones	thebigdogs	92	730	92	788	0	58
Ottawa Onslaught	aaronbrown99	88	795	104	883	16	88
Atlanta Braves	txvbcoach	88	770	77	820	-11	50
Sacramento Sabercats	tomcecil	88	800	71	1063	-17	263
Columbus Carnage	littlejim	80	760	83	893	3	133
Baltimore Flash	jfuchs31	80	700	88	859	8	159
Durham Bulls	bradriddell	78	711	48	692	-30	-19
Cincinnati Hamilton Flyers	redsfan24	72	730	46	670	-26	-60
Arizona Aztecs	purplehaze54	65	683	74	739	9	56
Average		88	783	84	852	-4	52

So far, as a group, we were a little too optimistic.   On average, our teams are on pace to generate 4 fewer wins than we expected.

Here are some mid-season awards:

Mr. Accurate:  thebigdogs  -- His team is exactly on pace for his prediction of 92 wins.  Aisosa212 is right behind him with only a 1 game difference.

Mr. Disappointed:  bradriddell.  Brad expected his team to win 78 but, thus far, his team is only pace to 48 games. Goldgreen and Redsfan24 are not far behind.

Mr. Pleasantly Surprised:  aaronbrown99.    He expected only 88 wins the season but his team is on pace to 104. 

There is a long way to go yet so ... don't go spending all the money quite yet, thebigdogs.