GOG 2010 #4 - The one with the rules (UPDATED - ANSWERS)
by nevermoor on Apr 14, 2010 11:00 AM PDT
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"There's never enough time to do all the nothing you want" -Bill Watterson
first one of the season, but want to be added
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by SoCal As Fan on Apr 15, 2010 9:56 AM PDT up reply actions
I don't need you to add me!
Um, I don’t follow rules very well, despise authority and am passive aggressive in a great deal of my behavior. Plus, I’m in Beckley, West Virginia. We’re gonna go a-scriping.
sock puppets have never successfully defended castles. -nm
by Leopold Bloom on Apr 15, 2010 4:00 PM PDT up reply actions
Also, if you want to make the tool look less terrible, volunteer to help with CSS here
"There's never enough time to do all the nothing you want" -Bill Watterson
If no one else volunteers, I can do the CSS, but I probably wouldn't be able to get to it for a couple weeks.
by LoneStranger on Apr 15, 2010 10:01 AM PDT up reply actions
Cool.
You’ll see the html is CSS friendly, but I can also tweak it if you need me to.
"There's never enough time to do all the nothing you want" -Bill Watterson
BTW, do you have a color scheme that you like?
…or should I just assume the A’s colors? ;)
by LoneStranger on Apr 15, 2010 10:10 AM PDT up reply actions
You're the boss
I don’t really have a good sense of color.
"There's never enough time to do all the nothing you want" -Bill Watterson
I'm not too bad with it, but I usually just go to websites with color swatched and find something I like.
by LoneStranger on Apr 15, 2010 12:04 PM PDT up reply actions
Wrong answers, right here
1. 3-1 A’s
2. L:Guthrie / H:Markakis – L:Kouz / H:Braden
3. 5/5/3
4.under / under / underpants
5. Yes
6. 6/4/3
7. Yes
8. K’s
9. Atkins
10. 1/5/2
Question #9
Are we guessing who grounds into the most DPs out of both teams or are we deciding between Kouz and Sweeney?
You have to include smiley faces - Poppy
;- ) :- ) :-O : -> : -] : -}
Any player on either team.
The Kouz/Sweeney part is just preamble
"There's never enough time to do all the nothing you want" -Bill Watterson
This should be interesting.
- A’s 3-1
- H: Anderson / L: Buck ; H: Wieters / L: Guthrie
- D. Hernandez: 5.2IP 6BB 3K
- Wieters: Hits: under. XBH: under. K: under
- Sheets: Yes, a quality start.
- Barton: 3H, 3BB, 0K
- Rajai: No CS’s
- Atkins: Strikeouts
- GIDP: Fucking Kouzmanoff.
- Bailey: 0BB/3K/1SV
I'd better post my own
1. Split 2-2
2. Anderson (good) and Pennington, Millwood (good) and Jones
3. 5/5/5
4. under/under/over
5. Yes, he gets a QS
6. 4/5/1
7. No CS
8. Hits
9. Sweeney
10. 1/2/1
"There's never enough time to do all the nothing you want" -Bill Watterson
10 points for me
1. 0
2. 0
3. 2
4. 3
5. 1
6. 0
7. 1
8. 1
9. 0
10. 2
"There's never enough time to do all the nothing you want" -Bill Watterson
Let's go Oakland!
1. 4-0 A’s
2. L:Guthrie / H:Pie – L:Buck/ H:Braden
3. 4.2/5/1
4.under / under / under
5. Yes
6. 6/4/1
7. no CS
8. K’s
9. Markakis
10. 1/4/2
What is both surprising and delightful is that spectators are allowed, and even expected, to join in the vocal part of the game.... There is no reason why the field should not try to put the batsman off his stroke at the critical moment by neatly timed disparagements of his wife's fidelity and his mother's respectability. ~George Bernard Shaw
Thanks for putting all this together nevermoor
I realize now I should have done this and saw somewhere you had all this posted, but I forgot.
Thaks!
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Oh no worries
We didn’t ever lay this out in any clear way before today (which is part of why I did this GOG early) and no one really reads GOG threads the way they read analysis FanPosts.
"There's never enough time to do all the nothing you want" -Bill Watterson
My G's
1. 2-2
2. H:Braden/L:Chavez , H:Matusz/L:Atkins
3. 5/5/3
4. under / under / under
5. yes
6. 8/3/1
7. no
8. K’s
9. Kouzmanoff
10. 1/3/1
Here goes nothing
1. Series outcome [3 points] 3-1 A’s
2. Stars and Goats: Predict who will have the highest and the lowest single-game WPA in the series for each team (4 predictions total). WPA (Win Probability Added) measures each player’s contribution to an individual game to see who helped a team win and who did not. A winning team will have a total of 0.5 WPA and a losing team would have -0.5. For example, if Monday’s game were an entire series, the winning answers would be Duke / Fox and Gutierrez / Griffey. [2 points each] Anderson/Sweeney, Jones/Wigginton
3. David Hernandez is not very good. Predict his IP/BB/K [2 points each] 4/4/2
4. Sliced Bread Is Actually The Best Thing Since Matt Wieters. Predict the over/unders on the following three categories: 5.5 hits, 2.5 extra base hits, 3.5 strikeouts [each 1 if right, -1 if wrong] under/under/over
5. For those of us who love the laundry: Does Ben Sheets put together another quality start (at least 6 IP, no more than 3 ER)? [1 if right, -1 if wrong] yes
6. Daric Barton appears to dislike making outs. Predict his H/BB/K. [2 points each] 6/5/4
7. Rajai Davis is running like Rickey so far this season. Does he get caught stealing (including via pickoff) this series? 1 if right, -1 if wrong] no
8. Low altitude baseball: Does new acquisition Garrett Atkins have more hits or strikeouts this series? [1 if right, -1 if wrong] K’s
8. Killing rallies requires rallies to kill: Ryan Sweeney and Kevin Kouzmanoff are currently (before tonight’s game) tied for #3 in all of baseball after grounding into three double plays each (Victor Martinez and Pablo Sandoval are tied for #1 with 4). Who grounds into the most double plays in this series? (can be any player on either team) [3 points] Tejada
10. Finally, a ROY that isn’t Bobby Crosby. Predict Andrew Bailey’s BB/K/SV [2 points each] 1/4/2
"Do I talk to myself? No, I just remind myself of what I'm trying to do. You know, I never answer myself so how can I be talking to myself?" - Rickey
Everything is better with bacon.
GOG score: 7
1. 3 points
2. 0 points (I should bet against myself!)
3. 0 points
4. 3 points (woo!)
5. 1 point
6. 0 points
7. 1 point
8. – 1 point
9. 0 points
10. 0 points
"Do I talk to myself? No, I just remind myself of what I'm trying to do. You know, I never answer myself so how can I be talking to myself?" - Rickey
Everything is better with bacon.
by cuppingmaster on Apr 19, 2010 4:22 PM PDT up reply actions
go a's
1. Series outcome [3 points] 3-1 A’s
2. Stars and Goats: Predict who will have the highest and the lowest single-game WPA in the series for each team: A’s highest: Anderson, lowest: Suzuki. O’s highest: Guthrie, lowest: Millwood
3. David Hernandez is not very good. Predict his IP/BB/K [2 points each] 5/3/4
4. Sliced Bread Is Actually The Best Thing Since Matt Wieters. Predict the over/unders on the following three categories: 5.5 hits, 2.5 extra base hits, 3.5 strikeouts under/under/under
5. For those of us who love the laundry: Does Ben Sheets put together another quality start: No
6. Daric Barton appears to dislike making outs. 5/3/3
7. Rajai Davis is running like Rickey so far this season. Does he get caught stealing (including via pickoff) this series? 1 if right, -1 if wrong] no
8. Low altitude baseball: Does new acquisition Garrett Atkins have more hits or strikeouts this series? [1 if right, -1 if wrong] hits
8. Most DPs: Izturis
10. Bailey’s BB/Ks/saves 0/1/0
14 points
1. 3 points
2. 0
3. 2
4. 4
5. -1
6. 2
7. 1
8. 1
9. 0
10. 2
#4 and #10 are the wrong scores, should be 1 point for #4 and 0 points for #10
Sliced Bread Is Actually The Best Thing Since Matt Wieters. Predict the over/unders on the following three categories: 5.5 hits, 2.5 extra base hits, 3.5 strikeouts [each +1 if right, -1 if wrong] – [answer]Under / Under / Over
Finally, a ROY that isn’t Bobby Crosby. Predict Andrew Bailey’s BB/K/SV [2 points each] – 0/0/1
I think your total points should be 9.
You have to include smiley faces - Poppy
;- ) :- ) :-O : -> : -] : -}
oops sorry
(#10) is right because of 0 walks. so your score would be 11.
You have to include smiley faces - Poppy
;- ) :- ) :-O : -> : -] : -}
You're right.
swatnick should have 11.
"There's never enough time to do all the nothing you want" -Bill Watterson
Bawlmore at Oakland
1. 2-2
2. Pennington and Chavez/Markakis and Tejada.
3. 5IP/3BB/4K
4. Under, under, under.
5. Yes
6. 3/2/2
7. Nah
8. K’s
9. Oh god Kouz!
10. 1/2/1.
Don't fear the reaper
Total score : 11
1. 0
2. 0
3. 2
4. 1
5. 1
6. 4
7. 1
8. 0
9. 0
10. 2
Don't fear the reaper
by Oaktownflav on Apr 19, 2010 12:00 PM PDT up reply actions
hope i have a positive score.
1. A’s 4-0
2. Barton/Chavez and Markakis/Wiggington
3. 5 and 2/3, 3 bb, 3 k
4.under/under/under
5. yes
6.4/4/3
7. no
8. K
9. Kouz
10. 1/4/2
Here's mine
1. Series outcome [3 points] Split
2. WPA [2 points each] A’s H: Sheets A’s L: Braden O’s H: Jones O’s L: Izturis
3. David Hernandez IP/BB/K [2 points each]: 5/4/2
4. Wieters: 5.5 Hs, 2.5 XBH, 3.5 Ks [each 1 if right, -1 if wrong] Under, Under, Over
5. Sheets quality start: Yes [1 if right, -1 if wrong]
6. Daric Barton H/BB/K: 3/4/3 [2 points each]
7. Rajai Davis caught stealing: No, you have to be on base to do that [1 if right, -1 if wrong]
8. Atkins have more hits or strikeouts:Ks [1 if right, -1 if wrong]
9. Most double plays [3 points] :Tejada
10. Bailey’s BB/K/SV [2 points each]: 2/4/1
"Loyal? I'm the most loyal player money can buy." - Don Sutton
Total: 12 points
1. 0
2. 0
3. 2
4. 3
5. 1
6. 4
7. 1
8. -1
9. 0
10. 2
"Loyal? I'm the most loyal player money can buy." - Don Sutton
This is ugly - I could actually go negative on this one!
1. Series outcome [3 points] 4-0 A’s
2. Stars and Goats [2 points each] Suzuki*/Fox, Tejada*/Lugo
3. David Hernandez IP/BB/K [2 points each] 5.1/ 5/ 2
4. Matt Wieters [each 1 if right, -1 if wrong] Under 5.5 hits, Under 2.5 extra base hits, Over 3.5 strikeouts
5. Ben Sheets another quality start (at least 6 IP, no more than 3 ER)? [1 if right, -1 if wrong] Yes
6. Daric Barton H/BB/K. [2 points each] 5/5/2
7. Rajai Davis caught stealing [1 if right, -1 if wrong] No
8. Garrett Atkins [1 if right, -1 if wrong] More H’s than K’s
9. Most double plays [3 points] Kouz
10. Andrew Bailey’s BB/K/SV [2 points each] 0/3/2
Notes (for anyone listening):
1. Here’s my problem. What if the A’s win the first three? I can’t root against them in game 4, just to make my GOG. But I don’t want to root against the GOG, either. So, 4-0 sweep!
2. It’s time for Zooks to have a breakout game!
9. Ahh, Kouz just bounces out so often, it seems. But I’ll hope this one goes wrong, I guess!
A Ballade [for the Angels Fan], by Eustache Deschamps: "We are cowardly, ill-formed and weak / Aged, envious and evil-spoken. / I see only fools and sots / Truly the end is nigh / All goes ill."
Re: #1
I purposely am pessimistic because hey, if the A’s lose, at least I did well in the GOG. Sadly, the Mariners series was really really good for my GOG. Plus, I can’t jinx the A’s if I root for them to do bad.
"Loyal? I'm the most loyal player money can buy." - Don Sutton
At least I don't go negative! Looks like "8" points to me.
1. Series outcome [3 points] 0 (But I woulda had the sweep if Anderson had made it happen. Boo-hoo. A’s 3-1.)
2. Stars and Goats [2 points each] 0 (who would have guessed Anderson at -.291? Sweeney at .565! Others seem to be Johnson at -.793 and Wiggington at .292.)
3. David Hernandez IP/BB/K [2 points each] 0 (5/1/6? Not bad)
4. Matt Wieters [each 1 if right, -1 if wrong] 3 (nailed it, under/under/over – whew!)
5. Ben Sheets another quality start (at least 6 IP, no more than 3 ER)? [1 if right, -1 if wrong] 1 (you go, Ben!)
6. Daric Barton H/BB/K. [2 points each] 0
7. Rajai Davis caught stealing [1 if right, -1 if wrong] 1
8. Garrett Atkins [1 if right, -1 if wrong] 1
9. Most double plays [3 points] 0 (at least Kouz didn’t GiDP)
10. Andrew Bailey’s BB/K/SV [2 points each] 2 (for the walks)
A Ballade [for the Angels Fan], by Eustache Deschamps: "We are cowardly, ill-formed and weak / Aged, envious and evil-spoken. / I see only fools and sots / Truly the end is nigh / All goes ill."
Ze GOGgles, zey do nothing!
1. 3-1 A’s
2. A’s: Anderson/Rajai. O’s: Matusz/Cla Meredith
3. Heh…7.1IP/2BB/9K
4. Hits: Under. XBH: Under. Ks: Under.
5. QS: Yes.
6. 6H/4BB/2K
7. CS: No.
8. More hits.
9. Kouzmanoff.
10. Bailey: 1BB/3K/2SV
Sundown dazzling day, gold through my eyes.
But my eyes, turned within, only see
starless and bible black.
Let me change answer number 3's IP to 6 IP.
Sundown dazzling day, gold through my eyes.
But my eyes, turned within, only see
starless and bible black.
#4
1.2-2
2.Anderson/Ellis Wieters/Tejada
3.6/2/4
4.Over/over/under
5.Yes
6.5/4/3
7.no
8. Strikeouts
9.Zooks
10.0/3/1
"Macha hates you"- Tacoma fans heckling Kielty
GOGGGG
- Series outcome // 3-1 Oakland
- Stars and Goats: Predict who will have the highest and the lowest single-game WPA in the series for each team (4 predictions total). // for Oakland: Anderson high, Chavez low; for Baltimore: Adam Jones high, Millwood low
- David Hernandez is not very good. Predict his IP/BB/K // 5 IP, 4 BB, 2K
- Sliced Bread Is Actually The Best Thing Since Matt Wieters. Predict the over/unders on the following three categories: 5.5 hits, 2.5 extra base hits, 3.5 strikeouts // over, under, over
- For those of us who love the laundry: Does Ben Sheets put together another quality start (at least 6 IP, no more than 3 ER)? // yes
- Daric Barton appears to dislike making outs. Predict his H/BB/K. // 4 H, 4 BB, 2 K
- Rajai Davis is running like Rickey so far this season. Does he get caught stealing (including via pickoff) this series? // yes
- Low altitude baseball: Does new acquisition Garrett Atkins have more hits or strikeouts this series? // hits
- Killing rallies requires rallies to kill: Ryan Sweeney and Kevin Kouzmanoff are currently (before tonight’s game) tied for #3 in all of baseball after grounding into three double plays each (Victor Martinez and Pablo Sandoval are tied for #1 with 4). Who grounds into the most double plays in this series? (can be any player on either team) // Atkins
- Finally, a ROY that isn’t Bobby Crosby. Predict Andrew Bailey’s BB/K/SV // 2 BB, 3 K, 1 SV
9 points total
- 3 points
- 0 points
- 2 points
- +1 point
- +1 point
- 0 points
- -1 point
- +1 point
- 0 points
- 2 points
nevermoor provides some tough love and brings the GOG scores back down to earth.
Fore!
- Series outcome [3-1 OAK]
- Stars and Goats: Predict who will have the highest and the lowest single-game WPA in the series for each team (4 predictions total). WPA (Win Probability Added) measures each player’s contribution to an individual game to see who helped a team win and who did not. A winning team will have a total of 0.5 WPA and a losing team would have – 0.5. For example, if Monday’s game were an entire series, the winning answers would be Duke / Fox and Gutierrez / Griffey. [Buck-/Suzuki+ and Atkins-/Wieters+]
- David Hernandez is not very good. Predict his IP/BB/K [5/3/3]
- Sliced Bread Is Actually The Best Thing Since Matt Wieters. Predict the over/unders on the following three categories: 5.5 hits, 2.5 extra base hits, 3.5 strikeouts [over/over/under]
- For those of us who love the laundry: Does Ben Sheets put together another quality start (at least 6 IP, no more than 3 ER)? [yes]
- Daric Barton appears to dislike making outs. Predict his H/BB/K. [5/4/1]
- Rajai Davis is running like Rickey so far this season. Does he get caught stealing (including via pickoff) this series? [no]
- Low altitude baseball: Does new acquisition Garrett Atkins have more hits or strikeouts this series? [hits]
- Killing rallies requires rallies to kill: Ryan Sweeney and Kevin Kouzmanoff are currently (before tonight’s game) tied for #3 in all of baseball after grounding into three double plays each (Victor Martinez and Pablo Sandoval are tied for #1 with 4). Who grounds into the most double plays in this series? (can be any player on either team) [Atkins]
- Finally, a ROY that isn’t Bobby Crosby. Predict Andrew Bailey’s BB/K/SV [1/2/2]
Head!
- correct —> 3 pts
- wrong/wrong/wrong/wrong
- correct/wrong/wrong —> 2 pts
- wrong/wrong/wrong —> -3 pts
- correct —> 1 pt
- wrong/wrong/wrong
- correct —> 1 pt
- correct —> 1 pt
- wrong
- wrong/wrong/wrong
Total of 5.
I have to say, I really don’t get the purpose of the +1/-1 on these questions. Seems pointless to me and only adds a a layer of complexity that we could do without.
by LoneStranger on Apr 19, 2010 4:08 PM PDT up reply actions
I kind of agree about the negative points
I don’t like them very much.
You have to include smiley faces - Poppy
;- ) :- ) :-O : -> : -] : -}
They sort of appeal to me
Since they only apply to coin flip questions, so someone guessing should average to zero points (rather than 1 if it were 2 points a question).
"There's never enough time to do all the nothing you want" -Bill Watterson
you can do what you want
it’s our GOG :-)
You have to include smiley faces - Poppy
;- ) :- ) :-O : -> : -] : -}
I agree
It is also going to skew the numbers GOG to GOG depending if the person writing the GOG uses them.
It was particularly funny to hear Bailey asking the director, "You want me to say ‘nipple clipper’ as a question?" Susan Slusser via The Drumbeat 03/20/2010
also did we not have a poll on this subject?
It was particularly funny to hear Bailey asking the director, "You want me to say ‘nipple clipper’ as a question?" Susan Slusser via The Drumbeat 03/20/2010
Rajai Davis is making me GOG
1. Series outcome [3 points] 3-1 A’s
2. Stars and Goats: Predict who will have the highest and the lowest single-game WPA in the series for each team (4 predictions total). [2 points each] A’s: Duke/Chavez, O’s: Wieters/Millwood
3. David Hernandez is not very good. Predict his IP/BB/K [2 points each] 4 2/3 IP/5 BB/2 K
4. Sliced Bread Is Actually The Best Thing Since Matt Wieters. Predict the over/unders on the following three categories: 5.5 hits, 2.5 extra base hits, 3.5 strikeouts [each 1 if right, -1 if wrong] over/under/under
5. For those of us who love the laundry: Does Ben Sheets put together another quality start (at least 6 IP, no more than 3 ER)? [1 if right, -1 if wrong] yes
6. Daric Barton appears to dislike making outs. Predict his H/BB/K. [2 points each] 6 H/3 BB/1 K
7. Rajai Davis is running like Rickey so far this season. Does he get caught stealing (including via pickoff) this series? 1 if right, -1 if wrong] no, because he has to actually get on base to get caught stealing
8. Low altitude baseball: Does new acquisition Garrett Atkins have more hits or strikeouts this series? [1 if right, -1 if wrong] stricKouts
9. Killing rallies requires rallies to kill: Who grounds into the most double plays in this series? (can be any player on either team) [3 points] Suzuki
10. Finally, a ROY that isn’t Bobby Crosby. Predict Andrew Bailey’s BB/K/SV [2 points each] 1 BB/3 K/2 SV
BTW, I had 18 points in the last GOG, and the score has been entered.
BEER IS GOOD. BEER IS GOOD. BEER IS GOOD, AND STUFF.
Just a suggestion for the question creators....
Can the points for the Series Outcome be equal to the actual number of games in the series? Not that it’s much of a problem, but it would make it easier for us to remember when there is a non-three game series. It’s also slightly harder to predict a four game series than a three game series.
Also nevermoor, you mention that this is a three game series in the post, though everyone has posted answers for a four game series.
...not that I'm bitching. I'm just trying to help. You guys are doing a great job!
by LoneStranger on Apr 15, 2010 9:20 AM PDT up reply actions
No worries, help is good.
I hadn’t really thought about changing the point totals, seems like a good idea.
I found the three-game error (I copy/pasted the format and missed that one), and it has been fixed.
"There's never enough time to do all the nothing you want" -Bill Watterson
Hokay
1. Series outcome [3 points] 3-1
2. WPA [2 points each] A’s H: Sheets A’s L: Fox O’s H: Wieters O’s L: Atkins
3. David Hernandez IP/BB/K [2 points each]: 5/4/2
4. Wieters: 5.5 Hs, 2.5 XBH, 3.5 Ks [each 1 if right, -1 if wrong] Under, Under, under
5. Sheets quality start: Yes [1 if right, -1 if wrong]
6. Daric Barton H/BB/K: 4/4/2 [2 points each]
7. Rajai Davis caught stealing: Yes [1 if right, -1 if wrong]
8. Atkins have more hits or strikeouts: Ks [1 if right, -1 if wrong]
9. Most double plays [3 points] :Tejada
10. Bailey’s BB/K/SV [2 points each]: 2/3/1
Drinking so much that you forget your name is like trying to cure cancer, it might not be possible, but you should never stop trying.
Here we go
- 2-2
- oakland: high-Barton low-Fox/ Baltimore: high-Markakis low-Guthrie
- 4/4/2
- hits-under/xbh-under/k’s-over
- yes
- 5/2/1
- yes
- strikeouts
- Kouz
- 1/4/2
Why buy good luggage? You only use it when you travel. - Yogi Berra
Let's Go Oakland!
1) 3-1 A’s
2) A’s-H: Anderson L: Patterson O’s- H: A. Jones L: Atkins
3) 5.2IP/4BB/2K
4) 5.5H/2.5XBH/3.5Ks: Under/Under/Under
5) Yes
6) 5H/5BB/2K
7) No
8) K’s
9) Kouz ( I hope I’m wrong)
10) 0BB/3K/2SV
by BayAreaSportzFan on Apr 15, 2010 10:11 AM PDT reply actions
At least the A's are in 1st!
1) 3
2) 0
3) 0/0/0
4) 1/1/-1 = 1
5) +1
6) 0/0/0
7) +1
8) -1
9) 0
10) 0/0/0
Total= 5
by BayAreaSportzFan on Apr 19, 2010 6:22 PM PDT up reply actions
When is Bailey going to get a normal save op? I have a bad feeling about this series.
Series outcome [3 points] Split 2-2
Stars and Goats: Predict who will have the highest and the lowest single-game WPA in the series for each team (4 predictions total). WPA (Win Probability Added) measures each player’s contribution to an individual game to see who helped a team win and who did not. A winning team will have a total of 0.5 WPA and a losing team would have -0.5. For example, if Monday’s game were an entire series, the winning answers would be Duke / Fox and Gutierrez / Griffey. [2 points each] high=Anderson, Low=Paterson, high=Millwood Low=Hernandez
David Hernandez is not very good. Predict his IP/BB/K [2 points each] 6 IP/2 BB/4K
Sliced Bread Is Actually The Best Thing Since Matt Wieters. Predict the over/unders on the following three categories: 5.5 hits, 2.5 extra base hits, 3.5 strikeouts [each 1 if right, -1 if wrong] hits/under, XBH/under, K/over AAAHHH! negative points!
For those of us who love the laundry: Does Ben Sheets put together another quality start (at least 6 IP, no more than 3 ER)? [1 if right, -1 if wrong] Yes
Daric Barton appears to dislike making outs. Predict his H/BB/K. [2 points each] 4 hits/3 BB/ 3 K
Rajai Davis is running like Rickey so far this season. Does he get caught stealing (including via pickoff) this series? 1 if right, -1 if wrong] No
Low altitude baseball: Does new acquisition Garrett Atkins have more hits or strikeouts this series? [1 if right, -1 if wrong] K’s
Killing rallies requires rallies to kill: Ryan Sweeney and Kevin Kouzmanoff are currently (before tonight’s game) tied for #3 in all of baseball after grounding into three double plays each (Victor Martinez and Pablo Sandoval are tied for #1 with 4). Who grounds into the most double plays in this series? (can be any player on either team) [3 points] Chavez
Finally, a ROY that isn’t Bobby Crosby. Predict Andrew Bailey’s BB/K/SV [2 points each] 0 BB/ 2 K/ 1 S
You have to include smiley faces - Poppy
;- ) :- ) :-O : -> : -] : -}
jumped to 8th place (so far) with my 21 points last GOG.
You have to include smiley faces - Poppy
;- ) :- ) :-O : -> : -] : -}
score = 8 points
1. 0
2. 0
3. 0
4. 3 points!
5. 1 point
6. 0/0/2 points
7. 1 point
8. -1 point
9. 0
10. 2 points
meh, could be worse.
You have to include smiley faces - Poppy
;- ) :- ) :-O : -> : -] : -}
ack!
forgot to give myself 2 points for 0 BB’s by Bailey. Oh well.
You have to include smiley faces - Poppy
;- ) :- ) :-O : -> : -] : -}
You can update your answer in the tool.
"There's never enough time to do all the nothing you want" -Bill Watterson
do i just select my username
and the select GOG #4 and enter the new number? It will overwrite the old one right?
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;- ) :- ) :-O : -> : -] : -}
one rec
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Everything is better with bacon.
by cuppingmaster on Apr 15, 2010 1:02 PM PDT up reply actions
1. A’s 3-1
2. Suzuki/Breslow Tejada/Johnson
3.5/2/2
4.over, over, under
5.Yes
6.4/3/2
7. No
8. Strikeouts
9. Roberts
10.1/4/1
Something clever
Game 3, Johnson goes -.793!
Nice call, I think that’s the biggest so far, though there’s still another game to play.
A Ballade [for the Angels Fan], by Eustache Deschamps: "We are cowardly, ill-formed and weak / Aged, envious and evil-spoken. / I see only fools and sots / Truly the end is nigh / All goes ill."
Poor Baltimore, move out of the East
1) A’s 3 Bal1 (yay us)
2) Oak: high is Braden low is Kouzmanoff, Bal: high is Markakis low is Lugo
3) 5.1/4/2
4) over, over, under
5) no
6) 3/4/4
7) yes (Weiter’s sliced bread phenomenon)
8) push: equal number of K’s and hits
9) Tejada
10) 1 BB/ 3 K1 1 SV
"No matter what I talk about, I always get back to baseball." - Connie Mack
Going off of the good doctor's answers:
1) 3 yay us again
2) 0 curse the stat revolution
3) 0 Hernandez was very good
4) -3 ouch, Wieters blew chunks this series, should have hedged my bet
5) -1 can’t remember my logic here
6) 2 (H)Thank you Daric for not making my GOG a total failure
7) -1 more Wieters fail
8) -1
9) 2 (1 save) Bailey saved me from negative points
Good lord, I racked up full negative points here. Is there an option to skip some questions? I earned a whopping 1 point, so at least I earned points rather than losing them.
"No matter what I talk about, I always get back to baseball." - Connie Mack
Home cookin', do your thing
1. 3-1 A’s
2.Anderson / Fox v. Tejada / A. Jones
3. 6/3/2
4. u/u/o
5. yes
6. 5/3/2
7. Yes
8. SO
9. Zook
10. 1/3/1
Thanks nevermoor, good questions (and now I know what WPA is – sorta)
lucky 7
1. 3-1 A’s = 3
2.Anderson / Fox v. Tejada / A. Jones = 0
3. 6/3/2 = 0
4. u/u/o = 3
5. yes = 1
6. 5/3/2 = 0
7. Yes = -1
8. SO = -1
9. Zook = 0
10. 1/3/1 = 2
total = 7
Congrat's to the Astros on there first W
1. Series outcome [3 points] A’s sweep!
2. WPA [2 points each] A’s H: Barton A’s G: Patterson O’s H: Markakis O’s G: Tejada
3. David Hernandez IP/BB/K [2 points each]: 5.2/5/4
4. Wieters: 5.5 Hs, 2.5 XBH, 3.5 Ks [each 1 if right, -1 if wrong] All 3 under
5. Sheets quality start: [1 if right, -1 if wrong] Yes
6. Daric Barton H/BB/K:[2 points each] 5/5/1
7. Rajai Davis caught stealing: [1 if right, -1 if wrong] No
8. Atkins have more hits or strikeouts: [1 if right, -1 if wrong] Ks
9. Most double plays [3 points] : Kouz
10. Bailey’s BB/K/SV [2 points each]: 0/3/2
It was particularly funny to hear Bailey asking the director, "You want me to say ‘nipple clipper’ as a question?" Susan Slusser via The Drumbeat 03/20/2010
3/13/12=28
1. 2-2
2. BA/EC….AJ/KM
3. 5/4/2
4. under/under/over
5. yes
6. 5H/4BB/2K
7. yes
8. hits
9. Atkins
10. 1BB/3K/2SV
we blitz! all! night!
1. A’s, 3-1
2. Dallas Braden / Adam Rosales……Brian Matusz / Garrett Atkins
3. 5/3/3
4. Under for all three
5. Yes
6. 4/3/2
7. Yes
8. Strikeouts
9. Kouzmanoff
10. 2/4/2
Here goes
1. Series outcome [3 points] Oakland 4 game sweep
2. Stars and Goats: Predict who will have the highest and the lowest single-game WPA in the series for each team (4 predictions total). WPA (Win Probability Added) measures each player’s contribution to an individual game to see who helped a team win and who did not. A winning team will have a total of 0.5 WPA and a losing team would have -0.5. For example, if Monday’s game were an entire series, the winning answers would be Duke / Fox and Gutierrez / Griffey. [2 points each] A’s High= Suzuki. A’s Low=Patterson. Baltimore High= Weiters. Baltimor Low= David Hernandez
3. David Hernandez is not very good. Predict his IP/BB/K [2 points each] 3.1/4/2
4. Sliced Bread Is Actually The Best Thing Since Matt Wieters. Predict the over/unders on the following three categories: 5.5 hits, 2.5 extra base hits, 3.5 strikeouts [each +1 if right, -1 if wrong] Over, over, over
5. For those of us who love the laundry: Does Ben Sheets put together another quality start (at least 6 IP, no more than 3 ER)? [+1 if right, -1 if wrong] Yes
6. Daric Barton appears to dislike making outs. Predict his H/BB/K. [2 points each] 5/2/3
7. Rajai Davis is running like Rickey so far this season. Does he get caught stealing (including via pickoff) this series? [+1 if right, -1 if wrong] No
8. Low altitude baseball: Does new acquisition Garrett Atkins have more hits or strikeouts this series? [+1 if right, -1 if wrong] Strikeouts
9. Killing rallies requires rallies to kill: Ryan Sweeney and Kevin Kouzmanoff are currently (before tonight’s game) tied for #3 in all of baseball after grounding into three double plays each (Victor Martinez and Pablo Sandoval are tied for #1 with 4). Who grounds into the most double plays in this series? (can be any player on either team) [3 points] Ty Wigginton
10. Finally, a ROY that isn’t Bobby Crosby. Predict Andrew Bailey’s BB/K/SV [2 points each] 1/5/3
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1. Series outcome [3 points] 3-1 A’s
2. Stars and Goats: Predict who will have the highest and the lowest single-game WPA in the series for each team (4 predictions total). WPA (Win Probability Added) measures each player’s contribution to an individual game to see who helped a team win and who did not. A winning team will have a total of 0.5 WPA and a losing team would have -0.5. For example, if Monday’s game were an entire series, the winning answers would be Duke / Fox and Gutierrez / Griffey. [2 points each] Braden/Chavez and Markakis/Atkins
3. David Hernandez is not very good. Predict his IP/BB/K [2 points each] 4/6/1
4. Sliced Bread Is Actually The Best Thing Since Matt Wieters. Predict the over/unders on the following three categories: 5.5 hits, 2.5 extra base hits, 3.5 strikeouts [each 1 if right, -1 if wrong] under/under/over
5. For those of us who love the laundry: Does Ben Sheets put together another quality start (at least 6 IP, no more than 3 ER)? [1 if right, -1 if wrong] Yes
6. Daric Barton appears to dislike making outs. Predict his H/BB/K. [2 points each] 5/5/1
7. Rajai Davis is running like Rickey so far this season. Does he get caught stealing (including via pickoff) this series? 1 if right, -1 if wrong] No
8. Low altitude baseball: Does new acquisition Garrett Atkins have more hits or strikeouts this series? [1 if right, -1 if wrong] Strikeouts
9. Killing rallies requires rallies to kill: Ryan Sweeney and Kevin Kouzmanoff are currently (before tonight’s game) tied for #3 in all of baseball after grounding into three double plays each (Victor Martinez and Pablo Sandoval are tied for #1 with 4). Who grounds into the most double plays in this series? (can be any player on either team) [3 points] Atkins
10. Finally, a ROY that isn’t Bobby Crosby. Predict Andrew Bailey’s BB/K/SV [2 points each] 0/4/2
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1. A’s 3-1
2. Highest/lowest: Duchschererererer/Fox; Matusz/Atkins
3. 4.2 IP/4 BB/2 K
4. over/under/under
5. Yes
6. 5 H/5 BB/2 K
7. No
8. More K’s
9. Sweeney
10. 0 BB/2 K/1 S
"I'm a Golden Gopher, this means I'm a golden soldier/The competition is dirt, and I'm a bulldozer." -St. Paul Slim
"I'm not going to lie. I try to hit home runs and that's it." -Matt Stairs
by Where's My Burrito? on Apr 15, 2010 6:13 PM PDT reply actions
7 points
1. 3 points
2. 0
3. 0
4. -1
5. 1
6. 0
7. 1
8. -1
9. 0
10. 4
"I'm a Golden Gopher, this means I'm a golden soldier/The competition is dirt, and I'm a bulldozer." -St. Paul Slim
"I'm not going to lie. I try to hit home runs and that's it." -Matt Stairs
by Where's My Burrito? on Apr 19, 2010 7:29 PM PDT up reply actions
random title here ------->
1. A’s 4-0
2. Anderson(H)/Chavez(L); Wieters(H)/Atkins(L)
3. 5IP/5BB/2K
4. over/under/under
5. yes
6. 4H/4BB/1K.
7. No
8. SO
9. Kouz
10. 0BB/3K/2SV
"-i never said half the things i said." --Yogi Berra
How about "A's drop some O on the O's!"
It was particularly funny to hear Bailey asking the director, "You want me to say ‘nipple clipper’ as a question?" Susan Slusser via The Drumbeat 03/20/2010
Cuttin it close...
- 3-1 A’s
- OAK: Anderson (H), Fox (L); BAL: Wieters(H), Albers(L)
- 3IP/6BB/1K
- Over, Under, Under
- Yes
- 4H/6BB/2K
- No
- Strikeouts
- Kouz
- 1BB/2K/2SV
Sweeney's game WPA after that hit: .565
And I don’t see a single Sweeney vote for best single game WPA on this site.
Johnson’s was -.793. Oouch.
A Ballade [for the Angels Fan], by Eustache Deschamps: "We are cowardly, ill-formed and weak / Aged, envious and evil-spoken. / I see only fools and sots / Truly the end is nigh / All goes ill."
Results
- Series outcome [3 points] 3-1 A’s
- Stars and Goats: Predict who will have the highest and the lowest single-game WPA in the series for each team (4 predictions total). [2 points each]
A’s: highest – Sweeney (.565), lowest – Anderson (-.291)
O’s: highest – Wiggington (.252), lowest – Johnson (-.793) - David Hernandez is not very good. Predict his IP/BB/K [2 points each] 5/1/6
- Sliced Bread Is Actually The Best Thing Since Matt Wieters. Predict the over/unders on the following three categories: 5.5 hits, 2.5 extra base hits, 3.5 strikeouts [each +1 if right, -1 if wrong] 2 hits (under), 0 extra base hits (under), 4 strikeouts (over)
- For those of us who love the laundry: Does Ben Sheets put together another quality start (at least 6 IP, no more than 3 ER)? [+1 if right, -1 if wrong] yes, 6 IP, 0 ER
- Daric Barton appears to dislike making outs. Predict his H/BB/K. [2 points each] 3/2/3
- Rajai Davis is running like Rickey so far this season. Does he get caught stealing (including via pickoff) this series? [+1 if right, -1 if wrong] No (not counting his stupidity by over-running 2B today, dumbass)
- Low altitude baseball: Does new acquisition Garrett Atkins have more hits or strikeouts this series? [+1 if right, -1 if wrong] 4 hits, 3 strikeouts
- Killing rallies requires rallies to kill: Ryan Sweeney and Kevin Kouzmanoff are currently (before tonight’s game) tied for #3 in all of baseball after grounding into three double plays each (Victor Martinez and Pablo Sandoval are tied for #1 with 4). Who grounds into the most double plays in this series? (can be any player on either team) [3 points] Luke Scott had two
- Finally, a ROY that isn’t Bobby Crosby. Predict Andrew Bailey’s BB/K/SV [2 points each] 0/0/1
BEER IS GOOD. BEER IS GOOD. BEER IS GOOD, AND STUFF.
Full credit to Rajai
Early season small sample size, but zero caught stealings is Rainesian. I wish he could transfer some running discipline into plate discipline.
"No matter what I talk about, I always get back to baseball." - Connie Mack
Nevermoor, you wrote a very deceptive GOG.
Turns out David Hernandez was very good, Wieters is the best thing since lint, and Barton liked swinging quite a bit. I was lucky to make it out of this round in the black. Thanks again to the GOG comittee, now bring on #5: GOGing against the Evil Empire
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