PARTICIPATION IN THE SCORING ASPECT IS STRICTLY OPTIONAL SO FEEL
FREE TO FIND THE CACHE AND WATCH ALL THE ACTION FROM THE GRANDSTAND.
GAME ON!
Welcome to the 2025 Home Run Derby! Every Saturday morning a new cache will be released. After it is published you will have roughly a week to find it and select a slugger to represent you in that week's edition of the home run derby. Select one player and include his name in your log. The number of home runs he hits the following week (starting the Friday after cache publication) is your score; don't worry, we will handle all the scoring.
The series will be cumulative points from April through September with a week off over the All Star break. The "catch" is every player must be unique, so FTF has choice of any player, second to find will have second pick and so on. The cache hiders will also be playing so the cache owner will select fifth each week. Additionally, participants are only allowed to a pick a player once during the season. In all subsequent weeks your pick must be different than any other player you had used in previous weeks.
This is week 12 of the series (12 of 25). All scoring will take place Friday, June 13th through Thursday, June 19th.
On May 27, 2025, Stephen Kolek was the Padres starting pitcher vs. the Miami Marlins. He allowed six earned runs in the first inning but was not pulled from the game. The Padres and Kolek rebounded, with Kolek tossing 5 1/3 innings (five is the minimum required for a starter to earn the win) and the Padres winning 8-6. He became the first pitcher this century to allow six earned runs in the first inning yet still come away with the victory!
Please keep an eye out for snakes. You are looking for a green bison tube. BYOP and good luck!