Beat the Streak

Dodgers · Post by **Dodgers** » Fri Mar 30, 2007 3:18 pm

I think Bren advertised Beat the Streak, your chance to top DiMaggio's 56 game streak at the end of last year.

It's back again and this time it's $100,000 if you manage to do it. The best of all time for the game is 43.

http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd ... p&c_id=mlb

Rangers · Post by **Rangers** » Fri Mar 30, 2007 5:11 pm

I'd be interested in the odds of winning this. 100k seems a little weak as a grand prize for how nearly impossible it has to be.

Dodgers · Post by **Dodgers** » Fri Mar 30, 2007 5:26 pm

Well, considering it's unlikely you pick any hitter who hits less than .290 and there aren't any above .340, average of 3.3(?) at-bats a game, is it 1 in (3*.320)^56 ? I'm not positive, just a guess.

Rangers · Post by **Rangers** » Fri Mar 30, 2007 5:35 pm

It's not that high.

Giants · Post by **Giants** » Fri Mar 30, 2007 5:58 pm

All I know is, Albert Pujols/David Ortiz/Vlad Guerrero/Bobby Abreu, bring it on!