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MLB - Will Barry Bonds single season Home Run record be broken in 2008?

Settled as No

With five games left in the season, Ryan Howard is the league leader with 46 home runs. He would need to hit 27 home runs over the final five games.

http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/stats/index.jsp

Background:

In the post steroids era (?), can anyone get past 73 Home Runs in a season?


Settlement details: As reported by a major mainstream news source.

 
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Settled

Yes
5%
No
95%
Activity: H$11,671
Settled as No on Wed 24th Sep 6:59am PDT

Suspend date: Thu 2nd Oct 12:59am PDT Settlement date: Wed 24th Sep 6:59am PDT

Initial likelihoods: Yes: 15%

Action history:

Created Thu 28th Feb 6:36am PST by donal
Suspended Tue 23rd Sep 3:09pm PDT by onedave[Power User]: Suspended pending settlement
Settlement requested Tue 23rd Sep 3:09pm PDT by onedave[Power User]: With five games left in the season, Ryan Howard is the league leader with 46 home runs. He would need to hit 27 home runs over the final five games to break the record. The record for home runs in one game is 4.
http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/stats/index.jsp (market suspended)
Settled as 'No' Wed 24th Sep 6:59am PDT by mrperfkt[Admin]: With five games left in the season, Ryan Howard is the league leader with 46 home runs. He would need to hit 27 home runs over the final five games.

http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/stats/index.jsp

Suspend date: Thu 2nd Oct 12:59am PDT Settlement date: Wed 24th Sep 6:59am PDT
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Predictions (17)

17 predictions

10 weeks ago
spurt34 predicted No (H$10 at 95%)
13 weeks ago
onedave[Power User] predicted No (H$500 at 95%)
20 weeks ago
movie_madness predicted No (H$100 at 95%)
32 weeks ago
epicur predicted No (H$600 at 85%)
34 weeks ago
triathematician predicted No (H$3 at 85%)
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Comments (2)

  1 donal
Anyone have any objections to the asterix?
posted 37 weeks ago
  2 shadowfax
compelling image donal! just found this question, and even before I read your comment
I was intriged by your choice!
might as well put this there:
http://eichler.files.wordpress.com/2007/12/steroid-needle.jpg
posted 34 weeks ago

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