The Blogger posted a solid total of 8 this week but it wasn't enough to deny "Joann" and "Shannon" the top spot in this week's Beat the Blogger contest. Both ladies missed two questions but by virtue of hitting their "doublers" of taking the field in the NASCAR race, they will both be receiving the weekly prize. Unfortunately, we fell well short of the 300 (80 contestants) participants needed to give away the Chipper Jones signed jersey. If everybody that played this last week can recruit four new players, we'll give the jersey away to this week's winner so spread the word about Beat the Blogger so we can reach our goal.  

As some of you may have heard, the Blogger was able to get a hold of a great, authentic MLB jersey signed by 2008 NL batting champion and future HOFer Chipper Jones (estimated value:$425) and he would love to give it away to one lucky Beat The Blogger winner so he's putting out the following challenge to you: Spread the word about the contest to your friends, family, co-workers or basically anybody with access to a computer, and if we can recruit enough entrants to push the weekly total over the 300 mark, the Chipper Jones jersey will then be given to the weekly winner during that week. If everyone of our regular players can get 5 new players on board, we'll make our goal and the jersey will become available.

Until we reach that total, we we'll continue to give away authentic signed 8-by-10 color photos featuring athletes such as LaDainian Tomlinson, Marshall Faulk, Drew Brees and Super Bowl MVP Santonio Holmes, among others. Of course to win any of the great weekly prizes you must first Beat The Blogger and post the highest score for the week.

To enter our Daily Sweepstakes and have another chance to win some great sports memorabilia, click here.

Here's The Blogger's results for the week:
Saturday
MLB
Cleveland vs. Detroit: More combined runs in innings 1-3, 4-6 or 7-9? (4-6)
N.Y. Mets vs. Philadelphia: Which pitching staff will combined for more strikeouts? (Mets)
Oakland vs. Seattle: Which team will win? (Oakland)
Cincinnati vs. Pittsburgh: Combined 5 runs or less or 6 or more? (6 or more)
Houston vs. Atlanta: Which team will win? (Houston)
Boston vs. Tampa Bay: Which team will combine for more doubles? (Boston)
Sunday
Florida vs. Chicago Cubs: Which team will hit more home runs? (Chicago)
Arizona vs. Milwaukee: More combined stolen bases? (Arizona)
NASCAR
Who will win this week's Sprint Cup Series race in Richmond: Kurt Busch, Jeff Gordon and Jimmie Johnson or the rest of the field? (the field)
NHL
Anaheim vs. Detroit: Which team will win? (Anaheim)