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Congratulations to 2004 Beat the Streak champion Ken D'Introno, who compiled a 40-game streak to set a new record.

Beat the Streak will return for its fifth season in 2005. Thank you to everyone who played this year.

How to Play Beat the Streak

1) Your mission is to break Joe DiMaggio's 56-game hitting streak.

2) Pick one player every day. Get a hit, your streak continues. Get no hits, your streak ends and you may begin a new one.

3) Be the first eligible participant to break Joe D's 56-game record and Win $10,000 in cash.

4) You can sign up for free and start a streak at any point during the 2004 season.

Offer subject to eligibility. See Official Rules for more details.

Selecting Your Player

Each day on which an MLB game is played, you will have the opportunity to select one (1) player from a list displayed on MLB.com. You can select any player from that list. You can also make selections for up to seven days in the future.

Player Selection Deadline

The deadline for selecting your player each day is five (5) minutes prior to the start of the first game being played on that day. If you fail to pick a player on any day, your streak will start over at zero. You can enter the game at any point during the 2004 MLB regular season.

Scoring

Scoring in MLB.com Beat The Streak is simple. Your score is measured by the number of consecutive days the player(s) you select are credited with a hit during the 2004 MLB regular season.

If you select a player who does not get a hit during the day for which you selected him, your streak ends and you are free to start a new streak at zero.

If a player you select does not play during the day for which you selected him for any reason, your streak will NOT end and will continue. A hitting streak will also NOT end if all the selected player's plate appearances (one or more) result in a base on balls, hit batsman, defensive interference or a sacrifice bunt. A hitting streak will end if the player has a sacrifice fly and no hit.

Your streak will remain intact in the event of a cancelled or postponed game.

In the event that a player you select plays in a double-header, your streak will continue as long as the player gets at least one hit in either of the two games.

Leagues
You will have the option of joining a private league to compete in during the season. Participants of private leagues compete against all other Beat the Streak participants, but only participants of private leagues are able to view their streaks against the streaks of other participants within their respective private league. NOTE: PRIZES WILL NOT BE AWARDED TO WINNERS OF PRIVATE LEAGUES. Private leagues are strictly for fun and are designed to promote competition among friends and other participants of MLB.com Beat the Streak.

See Official Rules for more details.