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GOG 2009 #14

It was a tough weekend to be an A's fan, but here in the GOG, we are not above a little bit of schadenfreude (spelled it right on my first try!), so let's consider the Tampa Bay Rays. One of the most talented teams in baseball, coming off a season where they made it to the World Series, with last year's RoY putting up MVP type numbers, a gold glove first baseman leading the league in home runs, and a left fielder on pace to steal 100 bases (and hasn't been caught yet). So I just have to laugh when I see that the Rays are below .500 and in 4th place behind Toronto, Boston, and New York. At least Oakland is earning their bad record!

All right, so that was my best attempt to put a positive spin on this upcoming four game series in Florida. Bring your optimism or your despair, it's time for the GOG!

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GOG #14 :: Drowning In Tampa Bay (33 points possible)

Four game series @ Tampa Bay Rays -- May 18-21

Update -- answers added below in bold

  1. Series outcome [3 points] 2-2 split
  2. Carlos Pena, he once was ours... Predict his H/HR/K [2 points each] 3 H, 1 HR, 4 K
  3. Shockingly, Scott Kazmir's ERA is worse than Brett Anderson (yeah, I guess that a lot of Anderson's runs have been unearned), who is matched up against him. Which of those two starting pitchers gives up fewer runs? [+1 if right, -1 if wrong] Anderson allows fewer runs
  4. How many errors for the Oakland infield this series? [3 points] 2 errors, one each for Cabrera and Kennedy
  5. Signs of life from Holliday? Predict his BB/H/Extra base hits [2 points each] 5 BB, 4 H, 1 XBH (game winning HR!)
  6. How many games does Aaron Cunningham start in the series? [3 points] 2 games
  7. James Shields leads the Rays starting pitchers with 75.7% percent of baserunners stranded. How many Athletics get left on base against Shields? [3 points] 5 of the baserunners allowed by Shields did not score, but 2 of those were stranded by J.P. Howell after Shields left the game. So I accepted both 5 and 3 as correct answers.
  8. How many swinging strikes does Braden induce in his start? [3 points] Only 3 swinging strikes!
  9. Does any Oakland player get a hit in all four games of the series? [+1 if right, -1 if wrong] yes, Cabrera and Kennedy
  10. J.P. Howell, left handed reliever, strikes out 3 times as many hitters as he walks... this could be trouble. How many Oakland hitters does Howell strike out? [3 points] Howell gets 2 Ks
  11. Which team's pitching staff records more 1-2-3 innings in the series? [+1 if right, -1 if wrong] Tampa Bay pitchers notch 15 1-2-3 innings, compared to 12 for Oakland pitchers

Game 1 starts at 4:08pm. Post your guesses!

Results

Sorry about taking so long to grade this one. The scores this round were pretty good, with no one getting less than 3 points and a nice fat tail on the plus side of the distribution.

Overall scoring statistics

  • mean = 8.57143 points
  • standard deviation = 3.71612 points
  • mode = 6 or 7 points
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Your Scores

The victory for GOG #14 goes to mikeA, who is still in good position to challenge zaniac75 and nevermoor for the overall lead. Also, harenshair is having an incredible start to his/her GOG career, with 37 points after just two entries! You need at least 4 entries right now to be eligible for the AVG title, otherwise harenshair would be absolutely dominating that category.

name place (this GOG) score (this GOG) # of GOGs place (all GOG) score (all GOG) place (by AVG) score by AVG
mikeA 1 17 14 3 110 9 0.237
harenshair 2 16 2 40 37 N/E 0.561
tosk 3 14 3 56 17 N/E 0.170
pam5981 4 13 5 38 39 3 0.267
NateHST 5 12 14 5 103 14 0.222
DCinWC 12 13 24 66 43 0.154
zaniac75 7 11 14 1 129 1 0.278
A'sfaninNC 11 13 4 106 5 0.251
Athletics fan and runner 11 6 46 27 47 0.133
whiteshoes40 10 10 8 42 32 48 0.129
GoAs 11 9 13 8 95 18 0.213
colin 9 14 6 100 16 0.216
nevermoor 13 8 14 2 115 6 0.248
crb29 8 11 21 70 29 0.196
ElQuesoCapitan 8 1 73 8 N/E 0.242
diehardoaklandfan22 16 7 14 7 96 20 0.207
RayJEdd 7 8 18 76 2 0.271
OaktownPower 7 9 19 75 8 0.240
roscoe 7 14 13 86 34 0.185
ZeroIndulgence 20 6 10 25 65 26 0.199
gigglingone 6 8 32 52 21 0.206
Angry Sean 6 14 14 85 36 0.183
Trainman 6 1 80 6 N/E 0.182
elephantbaseball 24 5 11 17 83 12 0.230
doctorK 25 4 14 20 72 42 0.155
train80 4 13 11 89 19 0.207
JLeverenz 27 3 14 8 95 23 0.205
streetfan 3 14 12 88 31 0.190
Mantecan As Fan DNP -- 1 87 1 N/E 0.024
swatnick DNP -- 11 10 93 4 0.253
SoCal As Fan DNP -- 9 27 58 28 0.197
Kimberly DNP -- 9 29 57 30 0.193
oblique DNP -- 12 14 85 17 0.214
vegAN ryAN DNP -- 4 46 27 35 0.185
micdog2001 DNP -- 11 14 85 11 0.234
Walton711 DNP -- 1 70 9 N/E 0.214
travdog6 DNP -- 2 87 1 N/E 0.013
Boonee DNP -- 3 52 19 N/E 0.174
A'sBowlingLeague DNP -- 2 52 19 N/E 0.244
brian.only DNP -- 4 62 14 51 0.096
robertmelvin DNP -- 4 48 24 40 0.160
Flashfire DNP -- 1 80 6 N/E 0.143
designatedforassignment DNP -- 3 60 16 N/E 0.145
tresselfan DNP -- 4 77 7 52 0.046
KMoAsFan DNP -- 4 51 20 45 0.137
Gallagher's Watermelons DNP -- 1 65 10 N/E 0.238
GreenOctober69 DNP -- 1 73 8 N/E 0.190
SLOtown DNP -- 7 41 33 46 0.137
baseballnut020 DNP -- 9 33 51 38 0.173
MaineAthletic DNP -- 11 22 68 33 0.187
j_rich36 DNP -- 1 77 7 N/E 0.167
scutaroknowstheway DNP -- 1 85 3 N/E 0.071
FormerHuntsvilleStar DNP -- 8 26 62 7 0.244
jay_sensei DNP -- 6 35 44 13 0.227
easyraider DNP -- 8 27 58 24 0.204
Athletix Man DNP -- 8 31 54 22 0.205
Holy Toledo! DNP -- 1 85 3 N/E 0.083
Nico DNP -- 1 65 10 N/E 0.278
EddieVegas_NRAF DNP -- 1 90 -1 N/E -0.028
JLaff DNP -- 1 83 4 N/E 0.111
WaddellCanseco DNP -- 5 44 28 39 0.164
eastcoasta'sfan DNP -- 3 60 16 N/E 0.147
Oaktownflav DNP -- 3 56 17 N/E 0.156
Future Ed DNP -- 6 36 41 27 0.197
JediLeroy DNP -- 1 73 8 N/E 0.222
Dalesman DNP -- 2 80 6 N/E 0.083
nateh37 DNP -- 7 38 39 37 0.174
anomaly_kat DNP -- 3 54 18 N/E 0.173
muffinpryde DNP -- 10 22 68 25 0.202
sprtsnwyn DNP -- 2 56 17 N/E 0.250
VORP is too nerdy DNP -- 4 42 32 10 0.234
asyouwish33 DNP -- 1 73 8 N/E 0.250
Rated-R Superstar DNP -- 8 34 47 32 0.190
jeffro DNP -- 4 54 18 44 0.150
Cutthemullet DNP -- 3 48 24 N/E 0.238
stabbin_mcadams DNP -- 1 65 10 N/E 0.312
jasonthea DNP -- 2 64 12 N/E 0.174
fruitattack DNP -- 8 44 28 50 0.110
adragon DNP -- 8 37 40 41 0.159
Helloooo 1st DNP -- 5 50 22 49 0.128
King Richard DNP -- 1 65 10 N/E 0.312
jpl DNP -- 8 30 55 15 0.222
baseballgirl DNP -- 1 65 10 N/E 0.286
walkoff baltimore chop DNP -- 1 77 7 N/E 0.200
spiffyjwc DNP -- 1 70 9 N/E 0.257
samljm DNP -- 1 70 9 N/E 0.265
Gaijin_Suketto DNP -- 1 62 14 N/E 0.424
mikev DNP -- 1 56 17 N/E 0.515
stranahanahan DNP -- 1 83 4 N/E 0.118
Leopold Bloom DNP -- 1 87 1 N/E 0.029