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FAQs


  1. What constitutes a "Round"?
  2. On the Standings page, what is the number in parentheses next to my score?
  3. What is the "You have XX value points remaining" Counter on the "Make Picks" page?
  4. What is the Value Cap, how do I use it?
  5. What's the difference between the green, yellow and red colors in the ratings?
  6. What happens if I forget to pick my team?
  7. What do the colors mean next to each team under each of the "Ratings" categories?
  8. How often do you rate the baseball teams?
  9. WHY CAN'T I LOGIN?

FAQ Answers


1.  What constitutes a "Round"?

A Round is each week where there are baseball games and teams could be hitting home runs. Normally, each week will be a new round, except for certain weeks or breaks (like the All Star break) that do not games. For a complete schedule of all the rounds, please refer to the Schedule Page.

2.  On the Standings page, what is the number in parentheses next to my score?

This is your tiebreaker score, and the closer to the actual number of home runs hit by the designated team for that round, the better. This number represents how far off you were from predicting the actual number of home runs hit during the round.

On the cumulative standings page, the number in parentheses is your cumulative tiebreaker score for the year, meaning we've added up how far off you were from predicting the actual number of home runs hit each round throughout the season. The closer you are to the actual summed total of all home runs hit each week of the season, the better.

Example:
Player A predicts the designated team will hit 14 home runs in Round 1
The designated team actually hits 10 home runs during the round.
Player A's Tiebreaker Score for Round 1 would be: abs(10 - 14) = 4

If a player fails to pick and the team is generated for that person, the tiebreaker score is automatically the total number of home runs hit by that round's designated team (i.e., the worst number it could be).

3.  What is the "You have XX value points remaining" Counter on the "Make Picks" page?

That is your current tally of available value points to use when selecting one team from each of the five groups. The contest will not allow you to bring the current Value Point meter below 0. Each team in each of the 5 groups is assigned a "value" and you must stay under 23 points while selecting your baseball teams.

4.  What is the Value Cap, how do I use it?

The Value Cap is an arbitrary limit on the total value of points you are allowed to have for your stable of 5 teams. Each team in each of the 5 groupings is assigned a "value" and you must stay under the 23 point Value Cap while selecting your teams.

5.  What's the difference between the green, yellow and red colors in the ratings?

The rating image is a kind of meter. The redder colors mean that the team rated lower in that area than the rest of the field. As the rating improves, the meter slowly moves from red to green. The highest rating would have all the lights (and all three greens) illuminated.

6.  What happens if I forget to pick my team?

If in any given regular season round you forget to make your picks, you will be given all the lowest valued (1 Value Point) teams in each group.

7.  What do the colors mean next to each team under each of the "Ratings" categories?

Each team is rated according to three categories: "Power" is a measure of that team's home run hitting ability, "Parks" reflects the ease of hitting home runs in the parks which that team will play, "Pitching" indicates the quality of the pitching each team will face in that round (the higher the rating, the lower the pitching quality they will face).

8.  How often do you rate the baseball teams?

The teams are rated each week in accordance with how they are performing throughout the year and to adjust for injuries. Teams will move from one group to another to reflect their current performance.

9.  WHY CAN'T I LOGIN?

When this happens, the problem almost always has to do with either the browser configuration or security software (firewall). Try resetting your security software or browser configuration to enable/accept "cookies."

The website keeps track of users by saving small, temporary files to your computer called "cookies." These "session" cookie files are deleted from the computer when the browser is closed and the browser session is completed. But web browsers like Internet Explorer realize that some users are exceptionally security conscious and wish to disable cookies, or prevent them from being saved on the user's computer.

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