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GOG 2009 #11

You all will have to forgive me if this isn't the most insightful or creative GOG ever. I have the first meeting of my thesis committee in five hours and was up all night putting together slides for my talk (you would think that one of these days I would have some deadline and then get working more than 24 hours beforehand… but you would be wrong). Ok, enough of my complaints about grad school, it's GOG time!

The Athletics are facing the Blue Jays for the second time already (they will play on more series at the end of July/start of August, also in Oakland). Just like last time, the Blue Jays lead the AL East and have scored more runs than any other team in baseball. But, even though the Jays took the last series, 2 games to 1, you have to give Oakland some credit for facing a team that is averaging 6.1 runs per game to a measly 10 runs over 3 games. Let's hope that the pitchers step up to follow Cahill's example from yesterday, and some warm day games heat up the A's bats.

Links

GOG #11 :: Can't Sleep, Jays Will Eat Me (34 points possible)

Three game series vs Toronto Blue Jays -- May 8-10

Update -- answers added below in bold

  1. Series outcome [3 points] 2-1 TOR
  2. Do the A's score 6 or more runs in any game of this series? [+1 if right, -1 if wrong] no
  3. In his last start, Brian Tallet took a no-hitter into the 7th inning (but ultimately ended up with a no-decision). How many hits to the A's get off of him? [3 points] Tallet allowed 2 hits
  4. Sean Gallagher, back in the rotation :: Predict his IP/K/ER [2 points each] 5 IP / 3K / 3 ER
  5. Which A's relief pitcher logs the most innings in the series? Which reliever throws the most pitches? [3 points each] Wuertz pitched the most innings, Blevins threw the most pitches
  6. Will there be a Landon Powell sighting in the series? [+1 if right, -1 if wrong] yes
  7. We should have batted Marco leadoff. Who knew?? So far this year, Scutaro has an OBP of .467 in 30 plate appearances to lead off a game. How many times does he get on base in his three leading-off-the-game appearances of this series? [3 points] Marco got on base to start 2 of the 3 games
  8. Musical chairs on the infield :: Predict how many at-bats each for Crosby, Petit, and Hannahan [2 points each] Crosby got 7 AB, Petit got 0 AB, and Hannahan got 5 AB, as Adam Kennedy screwed up everyone's answers
  9. This one should be a piece of cake :: Predict an Oakland hitter who has an 0-5 game. If you think that no Athletic will go 0-5 in the series, then that is an acceptable answer. [3 points] no Athletic even got 5 AB in a game this series (we did have some 0-4, though)
  10. The Bay Area is where fly balls go to die :: As of this morning, the A's have crept up to within one of the Giants in te team HR category. By the time games finish on Sunday, will Oakland have caught up? [+1 if right, -1 if wrong] yep, the A's now lead the Giants 18-16 in team HR
  11. Weekend matinees :: Is attendance higher for Saturday or Sunday's game? [+1 if right, -1 if wrong] Duchscherer bobblehead day narrowly beat out Mother's day -- 15,817 to 15,126

Ok, you all get to post your answers now, and I get to go convince a bunch of professors that I know something about physics. Deadline is 7:05 pm. I haven't graded GOG #10 yet, but that'll probably happen sometime this weekend.

Results

Everyone did really well this series! I wish I could say the same for the A's. Congratulations to crb29 on a clear victory, finishing two points ahead of the nearest competition.

Overall scoring statistics

  • mean = 8.20690 points
  • standard deviation = 2.90786 points
  • mode = 7 points
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Your Scores

You may notice several changes in the scores table. For more information, check out the "Your Scores" section of GOG #10.

name place (this GOG) score (this GOG) # of GOGs place (all GOG) score (all GOG) place (by AVG) score by AVG
crb29 1 16 9 18 60 14 0.207
roscoe 2 14 11 18 60 37 0.165
muffinpryde 3 13 8 27 45 36 0.167
gigglingone 4 12 6 35 37 20 0.199
micdog2001 5 10 10 3 81 4 0.245
doctorK 10 11 17 63 34 0.173
Rated-R Superstar 10 6 37 33 31 0.182
GoAs 8 9 10 4 74 12 0.213
JLeverenz 9 11 8 72 21 0.198
train80 9 10 12 69 13 0.209
jpl 9 6 30 43 5 0.238
DCinWC 12 8 10 27 45 45 0.137
oblique 8 11 4 74 16 0.203
elephantbaseball 8 8 9 70 1 0.268
FormerHuntsvilleStar 8 7 23 56 3 0.255
A'sfaninNC 8 10 15 65 19 0.202
zaniac75 17 7 11 1 97 2 0.266
SoCal As Fan 7 9 20 58 23 0.197
mikeA 7 11 4 74 16 0.203
diehardoaklandfan22 7 11 9 70 25 0.192
Angry Sean 7 11 12 69 27 0.190
MaineAthletic 7 9 24 55 28 0.186
Athletix Man 7 7 31 42 30 0.183
streetfan 24 6 11 4 74 16 0.203
nevermoor 6 11 2 86 6 0.236
NateHST 26 5 11 15 65 32 0.179
colin 27 4 11 9 70 25 0.192
whiteshoes40 4 5 49 18 47 0.121
OaktownPower 29 3 7 22 57 9 0.231
Mantecan As Fan DNP -- 1 80 1 N/E 0.024
swatnick DNP -- 9 14 67 11 0.223
ZeroIndulgence DNP -- 8 25 51 24 0.195
Kimberly DNP -- 7 36 36 41 0.157
vegAN ryAN DNP -- 4 42 27 29 0.185
Walton711 DNP -- 1 64 9 N/E 0.214
travdog6 DNP -- 2 80 1 N/E 0.013
Boonee DNP -- 3 47 19 N/E 0.174
RayJEdd DNP -- 5 31 42 8 0.233
A'sBowlingLeague DNP -- 2 47 19 N/E 0.244
brian.only DNP -- 4 57 14 49 0.096
robertmelvin DNP -- 4 43 24 40 0.160
Flashfire DNP -- 1 73 6 N/E 0.143
designatedforassignment DNP -- 3 55 16 N/E 0.145
tresselfan DNP -- 4 70 7 50 0.046
KMoAsFan DNP -- 4 45 20 43 0.137
Gallagher's Watermelons DNP -- 1 59 10 N/E 0.238
GreenOctober69 DNP -- 1 67 8 N/E 0.190
SLOtown DNP -- 7 37 33 44 0.137
baseballnut020 DNP -- 9 25 51 35 0.173
j_rich36 DNP -- 1 70 7 N/E 0.167
scutaroknowstheway DNP -- 1 76 3 N/E 0.071
jay_sensei DNP -- 6 29 44 10 0.227
easyraider DNP -- 8 20 58 15 0.204
Athletics fan and runner DNP -- 4 79 2 51 0.015
Holy Toledo! DNP -- 1 76 3 N/E 0.083
Nico DNP -- 1 59 10 N/E 0.278
EddieVegas_NRAF DNP -- 1 82 -1 N/E -0.028
JLaff DNP -- 1 75 4 N/E 0.111
WaddellCanseco DNP -- 5 41 28 38 0.164
eastcoasta'sfan DNP -- 3 55 16 N/E 0.147
Oaktownflav DNP -- 3 52 17 N/E 0.156
Future Ed DNP -- 6 33 41 22 0.197
JediLeroy DNP -- 1 67 8 N/E 0.222
Dalesman DNP -- 2 73 6 N/E 0.083
nateh37 DNP -- 7 34 39 33 0.174
anomaly_kat DNP -- 3 49 18 N/E 0.173
sprtsnwyn DNP -- 2 52 17 N/E 0.250
VORP is too nerdy DNP -- 4 39 32 7 0.234
asyouwish33 DNP -- 1 67 8 N/E 0.250
jeffro DNP -- 4 49 18 42 0.150
Cutthemullet DNP -- 3 43 24 N/E 0.238
stabbin_mcadams DNP -- 1 59 10 N/E 0.312
jasonthea DNP -- 2 58 12 N/E 0.174
fruitattack DNP -- 6 45 20 48 0.107
adragon DNP -- 6 40 30 39 0.163
Helloooo 1st DNP -- 4 52 17 46 0.123
King Richard DNP -- 1 59 10 N/E 0.312
baseballgirl DNP -- 1 59 10 N/E 0.286
walkoff baltimore chop DNP -- 1 70 7 N/E 0.200
spiffyjwc DNP -- 1 64 9 N/E 0.257
samljm DNP -- 1 64 9 N/E 0.265
pam5981 DNP -- 2 76 3 N/E 0.065