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How many RBI will Josh Hamilton have in 2008 regular season?

Current forecast: 141-150 (52% chance1%)
Combining all predictions, the current most likely outcome is 141-150 with a probability of 52% (down 1% in last 1 day)

The first pick in the 1999 baseball draft, he suffered a stunning decline that saw him squander his once-in-a-generation talent. Lost in a haze of alcohol and drugs, Josh tumbled from the top of the sports world to bottom of the barrel. After going years without picking up a bat and ball, he miraculously rediscovered the game—and, thankfully, it rediscovered him.
2000, youngest player invited to the Futures Game and collected three hits in four at-bats to lead Team USA’s 3–2 victory. Josh was also the top player in the Southern League’s All-Star Game.
2001, rated as the game’s top prospect by Baseball America.
2002, battling injuries failed to make it to end of season.
2003, Josh failed a drug test and was suspended. Unable to stay clean, he had his career officially put on hold.
2004, stopped taking tests and was out of baseball, drifting in and out of rehab.
2005-2006, After losing 50lbs, Josh vowed to give up drugs and alcohol as he realized he had hit rock bottom.
2006-2007, taken by the Chicago Cubs in the Rule 5 Draft, rights were sold to the Reds for 100k. Josh made the Reds squad. After the 2007 season, Hamilton was traded to the Rangers.
2008, Named as AL Player of the month for both April and May, Hamilton caught the eye and attention of all of baseball.
By the All-Star break, Josh had a MLB best 95 RBIs. He then electrified the crowd at Yankee Stadium with a performance for the ages in the Home Run Derby hitting a record 28 homeruns in a single round.
Fans are thrilled to be witnessing the greatness that the baseball world had all but given up on. Josh is clean, sober and back on track and openly shares his comeback story by speaking to groups about his ordeal with drugs and alcohol. This is just a brief outline of the rise, fall, and comeback of Hamilton.
This question simply asks how many RBI he will have this season, but at the same time hopefully it shares an inspirational story.
 
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95-140
28%
141-150
52%
151-160
15%
161-170
2%
171-180
1%
181-190
1%
191-200
0%
201 or More
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Initial likelihoods: 95-140: 8%, 141-150: 10%, 151-160: 20%, 161-170: 20%, 171-180: 20%, 181-190: 10%, 191-200: 7%, 201 or More: 5%

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Created Fri 18th Jul 12:39am PDT by sdchargers[Power User]
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Predictions (38)

38 predictions

4 days ago
bigh165 predicted 95-140 (H$100 at 19%)
6 days ago
pitchedoutsideleg predicted 141-150 (H$3,000 at 49%)
1 week ago
oldhank predicted 141-150 (H$100 at 34%)
2 weeks ago
newswrangler[Power User] predicted 141-150 (H$100 at 32%)
3 weeks ago
lionlion predicted 151-160 (H$20 at 35%)
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Comments (3)

Wanted to add more details to his story, but was limited to space could uses for background. Hopefully users think his story is better than my question involving him.
posted 6 weeks ago
  2 destry[Admin]
Don't forget that Josh Hamilton credits his faith in God with helping him achieve his dreams. What a great story.
posted 6 weeks ago
I wanted to get a question out there about Hamilton after that awsome performance in the Homerun Derby. I chose this category because it was the one he was leading all of MLB in.
posted 4 weeks ago

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