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GOG 2009 #16

Happy Memorial Day! Hopefully you are all planning some fun activity for your Monday off (like going to the A's game!) but hopefully, while you are still crawling out of bed, you'll log in to AN and post an entry for this GOG. 'Cause otherwise no one will ever catch zaniac75.

Now, I can imagine that some people might not be too excited about another series against the Mariners. Not only is this already the third meeting between Oakland and Seattle, but the two previous series have been pretty much complete disasters, with a soul-crushing mixture of horrible hitting, untimely pitching, and extra inning losses. Hell, I'm even getting sick of writing GOG questions about the Mariners, but the season must go on!

Links

GOG #16 :: Not These Guys Again! (33 points possible)

Three game series vs Seattle Mariners -- May 25-27

Update -- answers, courtesy of doctorK, are included below in bold

  1. Series outcome [3 points] 2-1 OAK
  2. Back on April 12, Erik Bedard pitched 8.1 innings against Oakland, striking out 7, and allowing zero earned runs. Predict his line for this series, IP/K/ER [2 points each] 6.2 IP, 5 K, 1 ER
  3. In the last two Mariner GOGs, we've matched up Eric vs Endy Chavez and Kurt vs Ichiro Suzuki. For this series, contemplate how many players on these two teams share last names, and then tell me who will have more RBI for the series, Ryan or Mike Sweeney. [+1 if right, -1 if wrong] Mike Sweeney
  4. The Mariners hitters have walked fewer times than any team in the American League. How many free passes do they receive from Oakland pitchers? [3 points] 5 base-on-balls
  5. Good Cahill or Bad Cahill? Does Trevor last more than 5 innings? Does he allow fewer than 4 earned runs? [+1 for each right answer, -1 for each wrong] yes and yes -- good Cahill! (but he got a loss anyway)
  6. I almost forgot about Craig Breslow :: How many innings does he throw in this series? [3 points] 1.2 IP
  7. Predict which starting pitcher (on either team) has the best game score of the series [3 points] Bedard
  8. Which Athletic hits the most home runs in this series? [3 points] tie between Crosby and Buck
  9. Adam Kennedy, probably the next player to hit .400, right? Predict his AB/H/RBI [2 points each] 12 AB, 4 H, 2 RBI
  10. What is the run differential for the series? (i.e. Oakland +10 runs or something like that) [3 points] Oakland +1

Ok, we're still like 5 hours before the first pitch of the series (courtesy of Brett Anderson). Plenty of time to post your answers and then haul the grill down to the Coliseum for some tailgating. Me, I'll be here in Chicago, packing stuff into boxes.

Results

Very low turnout, probably because this fANpost was published on a Monday holiday. The scores were all over the place, with a big flat distribution.

Overall scoring statistics

  • mean = 9.10000 points
  • standard deviation = 4.33954 points
  • mode = 4, 6, 8, 9, 11, 13, or 16 points
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via cfcp.uchicago.edu

Your Scores

The title for this round is split between doctorK and roscoe. I'm thinking that I should also add a new ranking category, based on how many GOG each player has won (and mabye some lesser number of points for second and third place finishes). I think that doctorK might be doing pretty well in that category, since he has a few GOG wins, despite being a ways back in the overall points category.

Also, a tough round for zaniac75. He is still in control of 1st place by overall points, but he was just overtaken by pam5981 who just squeaks in at the threshhold for eligibility.

name place (this GOG) score (this GOG) # of GOGs place (all GOG) score (all GOG) place (by AVG) score by AVG
doctorK 1 16 16 15 92 35 0.175
roscoe 16 16 8 107 25 0.204
SLOtown 3 15 8 35 48 36 0.175
colin 4 13 16 4 113 17 0.215
whiteshoes40 13 9 36 45 40 0.160
gigglingone 6 12 10 21 77 7 0.246
JLeverenz 7 11 16 4 113 17 0.215
muffinpryde 11 12 17 86 16 0.217
Rated-R Superstar 9 10 10 29 61 27 0.197
NateHST 10 9 15 6 112 13 0.225
mikeA 9 16 2 128 9 0.244
GoAs 12 8 15 8 107 20 0.211
ZeroIndulgence 8 11 23 73 26 0.203
swatnick 14 7 13 7 108 5 0.252
oblique 15 6 13 16 91 19 0.212
streetfan 6 16 12 95 34 0.181
Kimberly 17 4 11 26 68 31 0.190
fruitattack 4 9 43 32 45 0.111
elephantbaseball 19 3 13 14 94 14 0.223
zaniac75 20 1 16 1 139 2 0.265
Mantecan As Fan DNP -- 1 88 1 N/E 0.024
SoCal As Fan DNP -- 9 30 58 29 0.197
DCinWC DNP -- 13 27 66 42 0.154
vegAN ryAN DNP -- 4 46 27 N/E 0.185
diehardoaklandfan22 DNP -- 15 11 102 22 0.207
micdog2001 DNP -- 11 18 85 11 0.234
Walton711 DNP -- 1 71 9 N/E 0.214
travdog6 DNP -- 2 88 1 N/E 0.013
Boonee DNP -- 3 53 19 N/E 0.174
RayJEdd DNP -- 9 20 79 3 0.256
A'sBowlingLeague DNP -- 2 53 19 N/E 0.244
brian.only DNP -- 4 62 14 N/E 0.096
robertmelvin DNP -- 4 49 24 N/E 0.160
OaktownPower DNP -- 9 22 75 10 0.240
Flashfire DNP -- 1 80 6 N/E 0.143
designatedforassignment DNP -- 3 60 16 N/E 0.145
tresselfan DNP -- 4 77 7 N/E 0.046
KMoAsFan DNP -- 4 52 20 N/E 0.137
Gallagher's Watermelons DNP -- 1 65 10 N/E 0.238
GreenOctober69 DNP -- 1 74 8 N/E 0.190
Angry Sean DNP -- 14 18 85 33 0.183
baseballnut020 DNP -- 9 34 51 38 0.173
MaineAthletic DNP -- 12 23 73 32 0.187
j_rich36 DNP -- 1 77 7 N/E 0.167
scutaroknowstheway DNP -- 1 85 3 N/E 0.071
train80 DNP -- 14 12 95 21 0.207
nevermoor DNP -- 15 3 124 4 0.252
FormerHuntsvilleStar DNP -- 8 28 62 8 0.244
jay_sensei DNP -- 6 37 44 12 0.227
easyraider DNP -- 8 30 58 24 0.204
Athletix Man DNP -- 8 33 54 23 0.205
A'sfaninNC DNP -- 13 10 106 6 0.251
Athletics fan and runner DNP -- 6 46 27 43 0.133
micdog2001 DNP -- 11 18 85 11 0.234
Walton711 DNP -- 1 71 9 N/E 0.214
travdog6 DNP -- 2 88 1 N/E 0.013
Boonee DNP -- 3 53 19 N/E 0.174
RayJEdd DNP -- 9 20 79 3 0.256
A'sBowlingLeague DNP -- 2 53 19 N/E 0.244
brian.only DNP -- 4 62 14 N/E 0.096
robertmelvin DNP -- 4 49 24 N/E 0.160
OaktownPower DNP -- 9 22 75 10 0.240
Flashfire DNP -- 1 80 6 N/E 0.143
designatedforassignment DNP -- 3 60 16 N/E 0.145
tresselfan DNP -- 4 77 7 N/E 0.046
KMoAsFan DNP -- 4 52 20 N/E 0.137
Gallagher's Watermelons DNP -- 1 65 10 N/E 0.238
GreenOctober69 DNP -- 1 74 8 N/E 0.190
Angry Sean DNP -- 14 18 85 33 0.183
baseballnut020 DNP -- 9 34 51 38 0.173
MaineAthletic DNP -- 12 23 73 32 0.187
j_rich36 DNP -- 1 77 7 N/E 0.167
scutaroknowstheway DNP -- 1 85 3 N/E 0.071
train80 DNP -- 14 12 95 21 0.207
nevermoor DNP -- 15 3 124 4 0.252
FormerHuntsvilleStar DNP -- 8 28 62 8 0.244
jay_sensei DNP -- 6 37 44 12 0.227
easyraider DNP -- 8 30 58 24 0.204
Athletix Man DNP -- 8 33 54 23 0.205
A'sfaninNC DNP -- 13 10 106 6 0.251
Athletics fan and runner DNP -- 6 46 27 43 0.133
Holy Toledo! DNP -- 1 85 3 N/E 0.083
Nico DNP -- 1 65 10 N/E 0.278
EddieVegas_NRAF DNP -- 1 91 -1 N/E -0.028
JLaff DNP -- 1 83 4 N/E 0.111
WaddellCanseco DNP -- 5 45 28 39 0.164
crb29 DNP -- 11 25 70 30 0.196
eastcoasta'sfan DNP -- 3 60 16 N/E 0.147
Oaktownflav DNP -- 3 57 17 N/E 0.156
Future Ed DNP -- 6 38 41 28 0.197
JediLeroy DNP -- 1 74 8 N/E 0.222
Dalesman DNP -- 2 80 6 N/E 0.083
nateh37 DNP -- 7 40 39 37 0.174
anomaly_kat DNP -- 3 55 18 N/E 0.173
sprtsnwyn DNP -- 2 57 17 N/E 0.250
VORP is too nerdy DNP -- 4 43 32 N/E 0.234
asyouwish33 DNP -- 1 74 8 N/E 0.250
jeffro DNP -- 4 55 18 N/E 0.150
Cutthemullet DNP -- 3 49 24 N/E 0.238
stabbin_mcadams DNP -- 1 65 10 N/E 0.312
jasonthea DNP -- 2 64 12 N/E 0.174
adragon DNP -- 8 39 40 41 0.159
Helloooo 1st DNP -- 5 51 22 44 0.128
King Richard DNP -- 1 65 10 N/E 0.312
jpl DNP -- 8 32 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 71 9 N/E 0.257
samljm DNP -- 1 71 9 N/E 0.265
pam5981 DNP -- 5 40 39 1 0.267
Gaijin_Suketto DNP -- 1 62 14 N/E 0.424
harenshair DNP -- 2 42 37 N/E 0.561
tosk DNP -- 4 48 25 N/E 0.195
mikev DNP -- 1 57 17 N/E 0.515
stranahanahan DNP -- 1 83 4 N/E 0.118
Leopold Bloom DNP -- 1 88 1 N/E 0.029
ElQuesoCapitan DNP -- 2 65 10 N/E 0.164
Trainman DNP -- 2 85 3 N/E 0.049
OptimistPrime DNP -- 1 82 5 N/E 0.179