GOG 2009 #12

1. 1-1
2. Cahill
3. 6/2/0
4. 1
5. 0
6. 4/1/0
7. yes
8. A’s= 1st inning Royals= 5th inning
9. no
10. 1

1. 1-1
2. Cahill
3. 8 AB, 3 H, 0 ER
4. 2 BB
5. 1 ER
6. 8 AB, 2 H, 0 RBI
7. No
8. A’s: 6th inning; Royals: 5th inning
9. No
10. 2 attempts

1. 1-1
2. Hochevar
3. 7/3/1
4. 1
5. 0
6. 7/2/1
7. Yes
8. A’s – 5th, Royals – 2nd
9. No
10. 2

1. split 1-1
2. Cahill
3. 7/3/0
4. 1
5. 1
6. 6/2/1
7. no
8. A’s-3rd Royals-6th
9. no
10. 1

   1. I’ll be an optimist, A’s sweep!!!
   2. Cahill
   3. 8/3/0
   4. 2
   5. 3
   6. 8/3/2
   7. Yes
   8. A’s – 5th. Royals – 2nd
   9. No
  10. 2

1. Royals win 2-0
2. Hochevar
3. 8/2/0
4. 2
5. 0
6. 10/2/0
7. Yes.
8. A’s – 9th, Royals – 4th
9. No
10. 3

1. 1-1 Split
2. Cahill
3. 7AB/ 2H/ 0HR
4. 3 Walks
5. 1 ER
6. 4AB/ 1H/ 0RBI
7. No
8. A’s: 7th; Royals: 3rd
9. No
10. 3 attempts

1. 1-1
2. Cahill
3. 8, 2, 0
4. 1
5. 0
6. 6/2/0
7. Yes
8. A’s, 2nd, Royals, 6th
9. Nope
10. 3

1. Series outcome [3 points] A’s, 2-0
2. Pitchers duel, 24 and under edition :: Who throws a better game (in this case, better will be decided by WHIP), Cahill or Hochevar? 1 if right, -1 if wrong] Cahill
3. Jose Guillen, formerly Athletic. Does that mean he’s slow and out-of-breath now? Predict his AB/H/HR [2 points each] 8/4/1
4. Mark Teahen was in Moneyball, so he must have been written by a computer names Billy Beane. How many walks does he draw in the series? [3 points] one
5. I hear that bringing Kyle Farnsworth into a game is like throwing gas on a bonfire. To update that simile, would bringing him into a game against the A’s be more like throwing gas on a pile of very cold fire-retardant chemical? Question :: How many earned runs for Farnsworth in the two game set? [3 points] 0
6. Another new series, another new A :: Predict Kennedy’s AB/H/RBI [2 points each] 7/2/0
7. Will there be any outfield assists in the series? [1 if right, -1 if wrong] no
8. Which inning do the A’s score the most runs in, putting the two games together (i.e. if they score 1 in the first inning of game one and 4 in the first inning of game two, that counts for 5 total)? Which inning do the Royals score the most runs in? [3 points each] A’s: 2nd, Royals: 4th
9. With Joakim Soria on the DL, does the Royals bullpen blow a save in the series? [+1 if right, -1 if wrong] no
10. Oakland has a putrid 52% success rate on stolen base attempts (successful on 11 of 21). How many stolen bases do they attempt in this series? [3 points] 1

1. 1-1
2. Cahill
3. 7/2/0
4. 0
5. 0
6. 7/2/0
7. Yes
8. A’s, 4th, Royals, 5th
9. No
10. 2

1. 1-1
2. Cahill
3. 4/1/0
4. 1
5. 2
6. 5/2/1
7. No
8. 4th for the A’s; 6th for the Royals
9. No
10. 2

1.1-1
2. Hochavar
3.8/2/0
4.1
5.0
6.7/2/1
7. Yes
8.A’s 4th, Royals 2nd
9. no
10.2

1. KC 2-0
2. Hochevar
3. 8/1/0
4. 2
5. 1
6. 6/2/0
7. Yes
8. A’s – 8th; Royals – 3rd
9. Yes
10. 2

1. Series outcome [3 points] A’s, 2-0
2. Pitchers duel, 24 and under edition :: Who throws a better game (in this case, better will be decided by WHIP), Cahill or Hochevar? 1 if right, -1 if wrong] Cahill
3. Jose Guillen, formerly Athletic. Does that mean he’s slow and out-of-breath now? Predict his AB/H/HR [2 points each] 8/1/1
4. Mark Teahen was in Moneyball, so he must have been written by a computer names Billy Beane. How many walks does he draw in the series? [3 points] 2
5. I hear that bringing Kyle Farnsworth into a game is like throwing gas on a bonfire. To update that simile, would bringing him into a game against the A’s be more like throwing gas on a pile of very cold fire-retardant chemical? Question :: How many earned runs for Farnsworth in the two game set? [3 points] 2
6. Another new series, another new A :: Predict Kennedy’s AB/H/RBI [2 points each] 7/2/1
7. Will there be any outfield assists in the series? [1 if right, -1 if wrong] yes
8. Which inning do the A’s score the most runs in, putting the two games together (i.e. if they score 1 in the first inning of game one and 4 in the first inning of game two, that counts for 5 total)? Which inning do the Royals score the most runs in? [3 points each] A’s: 1st, Royals: 5th
9. With Joakim Soria on the DL, does the Royals bullpen blow a save in the series? [+1 if right, -1 if wrong] yes
10. Oakland has a putrid 52% success rate on stolen base attempts (successful on 11 of 21). How many stolen bases do they attempt in this series? [3 points] 1

1. 1-1 split
2. Cahill
3. 8/2/0
4. 2 walks
5. 1 ER
6. 7/2/2
7. No
8. 4th inning, 3rd inning
9. No
10. 1

   1. split
   2. Hochevar
   3. 9/3/0
   4. 1 walk
   5. 1 ER
   6. 9/2/1
   7. yes
   8. A’s → 7th, Royals → 2nd
   9. yep
  10. 3

1. Series outcome [3 points] Split 1-1
2. Pitchers duel, 24 and under edition :: Who throws a better game (in this case, better will be decided by WHIP), Cahill or Hochevar? 1 if right, -1 if wrong] Hochevar
3. Jose Guillen, formerly Athletic. Does that mean he’s slow and out-of-breath now? Predict his AB/H/HR [2 points each] 7/3/1
4. Mark Teahen was in Moneyball, so he must have been written by a computer names Billy Beane. How many walks does he draw in the series? [3 points] 3
5. I hear that bringing Kyle Farnsworth into a game is like throwing gas on a bonfire. To update that simile, would bringing him into a game against the A’s be more like throwing gas on a pile of very cold fire-retardant chemical? Question :: How many earned runs for Farnsworth in the two game set? [3 points] 2
6. Another new series, another new A :: Predict Kennedy’s AB/H/RBI [2 points each] 6/2/2
7. Will there be any outfield assists in the series? [1 if right, -1 if wrong] yes
8. Which inning do the A’s score the most runs in, putting the two games together (i.e. if they score 1 in the first inning of game one and 4 in the first inning of game two, that counts for 5 total)? Which inning do the Royals score the most runs in? [3 points each] A’s: 2nd, KC: 6th
9. With Joakim Soria on the DL, does the Royals bullpen blow a save in the series? [+1 if right, -1 if wrong] yes
10. Oakland has a putrid 52% success rate on stolen base attempts (successful on 11 of 21). How many stolen bases do they attempt in this series? [3 points] 0

1. 1-1
2. Hochevar
3. 9AB/ 2H/ 1HR
4. 1BB
5. 2 ER
6. 8 AB/2 H/0 RBI
7. Yes
8. A’s – 7th, Royals – 5th
9. Yes
10. 0 (at least with their sucess rate, this is how many they should attempt)

1. 1-1
2. Cahill
3. 8/2/0
4. 2
5. 0
6. 8/2/2
7. Yes
8. A’s 3rd, Royals 2nd
9. No
10. 2

1. 1-1
2. Cahill
3. 8/2/0
4. 1
5. 0
6. 8/3/1
7. No
8. A’s 5th, Royals 3rd
9. No
10. 1

   1. Split
   2. Cahill
   3. 8/2/0
   4. 1
   5. 1
   6. 8/2/0
   7. No
   8. A’s in the second, Royals in the 5th
   9. No
  10. 1

   1. 1-1
   2. Cahill
   3. 8/3/0
   4. 2
   5. 2
   6. 8/3/2
   7. No
   8. A’s 5th, Royals 3rd
   9. No
  10. 2

   1. Series outcome [3 points] 1-1
   2. Pitchers duel, 24 and under edition :: Who throws a better game (in this case, better will be decided by WHIP), Cahill or Hochevar? 1 if right, -1 if wrong] Cahill
   3. Jose Guillen, formerly Athletic. Does that mean he’s slow and out-of-breath now? Predict his AB/H/HR [2 points each] 8/3/0
   4. Mark Teahen was in Moneyball, so he must have been written by a computer names Billy Beane. How many walks does he draw in the series? [3 points] 0
   5. I hear that bringing Kyle Farnsworth into a game is like throwing gas on a bonfire. To update that simile, would bringing him into a game against the A’s be more like throwing gas on a pile of very cold fire-retardant chemical? Question :: How many earned runs for Farnsworth in the two game set? [3 points] 1
   6. Another new series, another new A :: Predict Kennedy’s AB/H/RBI [2 points each] 7/2/0
   7. Will there be any outfield assists in the series? [1 if right, -1 if wrong] no
   8. Which inning do the A’s score the most runs in, putting the two games together (i.e. if they score 1 in the first inning of game one and 4 in the first inning of game two, that counts for 5 total)? Which inning do the Royals score the most runs in? [3 points each] 3rd, 5th
   9. With Joakim Soria on the DL, does the Royals bullpen blow a save in the series? [+1 if right, -1 if wrong] no
  10. Oakland has a putrid 52% success rate on stolen base attempts (successful on 11 of 21). How many stolen bases do they attempt in this series? [3 points] 3

   1. Split
   2. Hochevar
   3. 8/4/1
   4. 2
   5. 0
   6. 7/3/1
   7. no
   8. A’s 6th; Royals 3rd
   9. No
  10. 2

   1. Series outcome [3 points] 1-1
   2. Pitchers duel, 24 and under edition :: Who throws a better game (in this case, better will be decided by WHIP), Cahill or Hochevar? 1 if right, 1 if wrong] Cahill
   3. Jose Guillen, formerly Athletic. Does that mean he’s slow and out-of-breath now? Predict his AB/H/HR [2 points each] 9/2/0
   4. Mark Teahen was in Moneyball, so he must have been written by a computer names Billy Beane. How many walks does he draw in the series? [3 points] 2
   5. I hear that bringing Kyle Farnsworth into a game is like throwing gas on a bonfire. To update that simile, would bringing him into a game against the A’s be more like throwing gas on a pile of very cold fire-retardant chemical? Question :: How many earned runs for Farnsworth in the two game set? [3 points] 0
   6. Another new series, another new A :: Predict Kennedy’s AB/H/RBI [2 points each] 8/2/0
   7. Will there be any outfield assists in the series? [1 if right, 1 if wrong] no
   8. Which inning do the A’s score the most runs in, putting the two games together (i.e. if they score 1 in the first inning of game one and 4 in the first inning of game two, that counts for 5 total)? Which inning do the Royals score the most runs in? [3 points each] 6th/5th
   9. With Joakim Soria on the DL, does the Royals bullpen blow a save in the series? [+1 if right, 1 if wrong] no
  10. Oakland has a putrid 52% success rate on stolen base attempts (successful on 11 of 21). How many stolen bases do they attempt in this series? [3 points] 2

I’m drinking the green’n’gold Kool-Aid on this one. I mean they’re playing the Royals. The Royals suck, right?

1. 2-0 Oakland
2. Cahill
3. Guillen :: 7 AB / 1 H / 0 HR
4. Teahen draws 1 BB
5. Farnsworth does not allow an earned run
6. Kennedy :: 8 AB / 3 H / 1 RBI
7. no
8. A’s score most in the 4th inning. Royals score most in the 2nd inning.
9. no blown saves for the Royals
10. Athletics attempt 2 stolen bases

1. 2-0 A’s
2. Hochevar
3. 8 AB / 2 H / 0 R
4. 1 BB
5. 0
6. 7 AB / 3 H / 1 RBI
7. Yes
8. A’s 5th inning / Royals 3rd inning
9. No
10. 2 SB

1. 2-0 A’s
2. Hochevar
3. 7/2/0
4. 1
5. 0
6. 8/2/1
7. No
8. A’s 4th, Royals 2nd
9. No
10. 1

   1. split
   2. Hochevar
   3. 4/1/1
   4. 2
   5. 1
   6. 8/2/1
   7. yes
   8. A’s 5th, Royals 1st
   9. no
  10. 1…how many times does Ray Fosse talk about Cust stealing a base? 9,582

1. 1-1
2. Cahill
3. 9 AB, 3 H, 0 HR
4. 2 BB
5. 0 ER
6. 8 AB, 2 H, 0 RBI
7. No
8. A’s: 4th inning; Royals: 1st inning
9. No
10. 2 attempts

1. 1-1
2. Cahill
3. 6/2/0
4. 1
5. 0
6. 6/2/1
7. yes
8. A’s 6th, M’s 1st
9. No
10. 1

Two game series vs Kansas City Royals — May 12-13

   1. Series outcome Split 1-1
   2. Pitchers duel, 24 and under edition :: Who throws a better game (in this case, better will be decided by WHIP), Cahill or Hochevar? Cahill
   3. Jose Guillen, formerly Athletic. Does that mean he’s slow and out-of-breath now? Predict his AB/H/HR 8AB/3H/0HR
   4. Mark Teahen was in Moneyball, so he must have been written by a computer names Billy Beane. How many walks does he draw in the series? 3
   5. I hear that bringing Kyle Farnsworth into a game is like throwing gas on a bonfire. To update that simile, would bringing him into a game against the A’s be more like throwing gas on a pile of very cold fire-retardant chemical? Question :: How many earned runs for Farnsworth in the two game set? 2
   6. Another new series, another new A :: Predict Kennedy’s AB/H/RBI 2AB/1H/0RBI
   7. Will there be any outfield assists in the series? No
   8. Which inning do the A’s score the most runs in, putting the two games together (i.e. if they score 1 in the first inning of game one and 4 in the first inning of game two, that counts for 5 total)? Which inning do the Royals score the most runs in? A’s: 4th, Royals: 2nd
   9. With Joakim Soria on the DL, does the Royals bullpen blow a save in the series? No
  10. Oakland has a putrid 52% success rate on stolen base attempts (successful on 11 of 21). How many stolen bases do they attempt in this series? 3

I was avoiding AN because of all the negativity and I forgot to vote!