The 2011 Raysheads Over-Unders Contest

March 31st. 2011, 11:00am

We wanted to do something fun for the 2011 season. So we decided to run a little over/under contest. Below you will see several totals for the 2011 season. Your job is simply to predict whether the actual number at the end of the year will be OVER or UNDER the predicted number.

Just submit your entries to our TIPS address (tips at raysindex.com). If you prefer, you can leave your answers in the comments below.

The winner will receive a $50 gift card to the online shop of your favorite baseball team…

Number of different batting orders (Joe Maddon used 129 in 2010): 129.5
No-hitters thrown by the Rays: 0.5
Number of times the Rays will be no-hit: 0.5
Home runs for Manny Ramirez: 24.5
Home runs for Dan Johnson: 19.5
Saves for Jake McGee: 7.5
Starts for Desmond Jennings with the Rays: 19.5
Joe Maddon ejections: 3.5
Players named to the AL All-Star team: 2.5
First-place votes for Evan Longoria in the AL MVP voting: 0.5
Sellouts at Tropicana Field: 9.5
Wins for the Rays: 89.5
Tiebreaker: What will be the Rays average attendance in 2011 (they averaged 22,758 in 2010)?

OK, you guys know what to do.

31 Responses to “The 2011 Raysheads Over-Unders Contest”

Futon Refomer says:

March 31, 2011 at 11:06 am

1. Over
2. Under
3. Under
4. Over
5. Over
6. Over
7. Under
8. Under
9. Over
10. Over
11. Under
12. Under
13. 22, 344

brett says:

March 31, 2011 at 11:09 am

1. Under
2. Under
3. Under
4. Over
5. Over
6. Over
7. Under
8. Over
9. Under
10. Over
11. Under
12. Over
13. 23,187

SeanDubbs says:

March 31, 2011 at 11:22 am

1. Under
2. Under
3. Under
4. Over
5. Under
6. Over
7. Over
8. Over
9. Over
10. Over
11. Under
12. Over
13. 23,001

Lou517 says:

March 31, 2011 at 11:37 am

1 over
2 under
3 over
4 over
5 under
6 under
7 under
8 over
9 over
10 under
11 over
12 under
13 22,500

Brixology says:

March 31, 2011 at 11:45 am

I just discovered how pessimistic I am. Many, many “unders.”

shorttrooper says:

March 31, 2011 at 11:47 am

1. Under
2. Under
3. Under
4. Over
5. Over
6. Over
7. Under
8. Over
9. Over
10. Over
11. Under
12. Over
13. 21,543

stunna says:

March 31, 2011 at 11:52 am

1. Under
2. Under
3. Under
4. Over
5. Over
6. Over
7. Under
8. Over
9. Over
10. Under
11. Under
12. Over
13. 23,110

Indiana Rays Boy says:

March 31, 2011 at 11:56 am

1. Over
2. under
3. Over
4. push
5. under
6. under
7. over
8. over
9. push
10. under
11. over
12. under
13. 23,000

Mike says:

March 31, 2011 at 3:01 pm

I am hoping those “pushes” are jokes

Reply
- Indiana Rays Boy says:
  
  April 1, 2011 at 12:14 pm
  
  nope..It is not a joke Mike.
  
  Reply

Eli says:

March 31, 2011 at 12:04 pm

1. under
2. under
3. under
4. under
5. over
6. over
7. over
8. over
9. over
10. over
11. over
12. under
13. 21,300

Mike says:

March 31, 2011 at 12:20 pm

1. Under
2. Under
3. Under
4. Over
5. Over
6. Over
7. Over
8. Over
9. Over
10. Over
11. Under
12. Under
13. 20,750

Gabe says:

March 31, 2011 at 12:22 pm

1. Under
2. Under
3. Under
4. Over
5. Over
6. Over
7. Over
8. Under
9. Over
10. Over
11. Over
12. Under
13. 23,300

werD says:

March 31, 2011 at 12:38 pm

1. Under
2. Under
3. Over
4. Under
5. Under
6. Over
7. Over
8. Under
9. Under
10. Over
11. Under
12. Under
13. 17,777

Derek says:

April 1, 2011 at 6:18 am

You seem optimistic about this season.

Reply

Hal says:

March 31, 2011 at 1:03 pm

1. Under
2. Under
3. Under
4. Over
5. Over
6. Over
7. Under
8. Under
9. Over
10. Over
11. Over
12. Over
13. 26,500

nward63 says:

March 31, 2011 at 1:46 pm

1. over
2. under
3. under
4. over
5. under
6. over
7. over
8. over
9. over
10. over
11. under
12. over
13. 23,427

Mike says:

March 31, 2011 at 2:59 pm

1. Under
2. Under
3. Over
4. Under
5. Under
6. Under
7. Under
8. Under
9. Under
10. Over
11. Under
12. Under
13. 21, 911

ttnorm says:

March 31, 2011 at 4:58 pm

1.Number of different batting orders (Joe Maddon used 129 in 2010): 129.5
Under

2.No-hitters thrown by the Rays: 0.5
Under

3.Number of times the Rays will be no-hit: 0.5
Under

4.Home runs for Manny Ramirez: 24.5
Under

5.Home runs for Dan Johnson: 19.5
Under

6.Saves for Jake McGee: 7.5
Under

7.Starts for Desmond Jennings with the Rays: 19.5
Over

8.Joe Maddon ejections: 3.5
Over

9.Players named to the AL All-Star team: 2.5
Over

10.First-place votes for Evan Longoria in the AL MVP voting: 0.5
Under

11.Sellouts at Tropicana Field: 9.5
Over

12.Wins for the Rays: 89.5
Over

13.Tiebreaker: What will be the Rays average attendance in 2011 (they averaged 22,758 in 2010)?
23258

Rich says:

March 31, 2011 at 5:10 pm

1.Over
2.Over
3.Under
4.Under
5.Over
6.Over
7.Over
8.Under, but I’d like to be wrong
9.Under
10.Under
11.Over
12.Under, but not by much. Again I’d like to be wrong here
13.Tiebreaker: 24,123

Rays Renegade says:

March 31, 2011 at 5:41 pm

1. Under
2. Under
3. Under
4. Over
5. Over
6. Over
7. Over
8. Under
9. Over
10. Under
11. Under
12. Over
13. 22,900

Marc says:

March 31, 2011 at 6:08 pm

1. Under
2. Under
3. Under
4. Over
5. Under
6. Over
7. Over
8. Over
9. Under
10. Under
11. Over
12. Under
13. Tiebreaker: 23,499

Tom says:

March 31, 2011 at 8:16 pm

1) Under
2) Under
3) Under
4) Under
5) Over
6) Over
7) Over
Under
9) Under
10) Over
11) Under
12) Under
13) 22,985

Derek says:

April 1, 2011 at 6:16 am

1. Under
2. Over
3. Under
4. Under
5. Over
6. Over
7. Under
8. Over
9. over
10. Over
11. Over
12. Over
13. I’m surprised at how high some of these guesses are. Can I guess 1 like on the Price is Right? If not, Ill go 23,001.

SeanDubbs says:

April 1, 2011 at 9:27 am

I took 23,001 yesterday. Now you have to out Price is Right me and take 23,002.

Reply

Dan says:

April 1, 2011 at 6:35 am

1. Under
2. Under
3. Under
4. Over
5. Under
6. Over
7. Over
8. Under
9. Under
10. Over
11. Under
12. Under
13. 22650

Martin B says:

April 1, 2011 at 6:37 am

1. Under
2. Under
3. Under
4. Over
5. Under
6. Under
7. Under
8. Under
9. Under
10. Over
11. Over
12. Under
13. 23,002

Charles says:

April 1, 2011 at 7:21 am

1. UNDER
2. UNDER
3. UNDER
4. OVER
5. OVER
6. UNDER
7. OVER
8. OVER
9. UNDER
10. OVER
11. UNDER
12. OVER
13. 20,487

David D says:

April 1, 2011 at 11:00 am

1.Number of different batting orders (Joe Maddon used 129 in 2010): 129.5 (UNDER)
2.No-hitters thrown by the Rays: 0.5 (UNDER)
3.Number of times the Rays will be no-hit: 0.5 (UNDER)
4.Home runs for Manny Ramirez: 24.5 (OVER)
5.Home runs for Dan Johnson: 19.5 (OVER)
6.Saves for Jake McGee: 7.5 (UNDER)
7.Starts for Desmond Jennings with the Rays: 19.5 (UNDER)
8.Joe Maddon ejections: 3.5 (OVER)
9.Players named to the AL All-Star team: 2.5 (UNDER)
10.First-place votes for Evan Longoria in the AL MVP voting: 0.5 (UNDER)
11.Sellouts at Tropicana Field: 9.5 (OVER)
12.Wins for the Rays: 89.5 (UNDER but i hope im wrong – 87 is my guess)
13.Tiebreaker: What will be the Rays average attendance in 2011 (they averaged 22,758 in 2010)? (20,800)