GOG #34 Ranger Danger...

Don't look now, but the A's are in 2nd place

1. 2-1 Rangers
2. Ahead (ie, fewer losses than the Anaheimers)
3. A’s: Positive – Cust, negative – Crisp. Rangers: Positive – Hamilton, negative – Davis
4. Yes, Cust, 8th
5. 12 AB/3 XBH/2 K [2 points each, 6 total]
6. 7:45 PM PDT, 3855
7. Yes, RCF, 410 feet
8. 13 PA, 3 H, 0 BB, 2 K
9. Hits – Gio, Walks – Lewis, Homers – Gio, Runs – Gio , Double Plays – Lee [2 points each, 10 total]
10. No, but if they do – Phillies, Jayson Werth
11. Kouzmanoff

BEER IS GOOD. BEER IS GOOD. BEER IS GOOD, AND STUFF.

by doctorK on Jul 27, 2010 8:32 AM PDT reply actions

score = 10

1. 3 (dammit)
2. 2
3. 0, 0, 1, 1
4. 0, 0, 0
5. 0, 0, 0
6. 0, 0
7. 0, 0, 0
8. 0, 0, 2, 0
9. 0, 0, 0, 0, 0
10. 1
11. 0 – I have no idea who they interviewed after game 2, but considering Kouzmanoff was 0-4 with 2 strickouts, it probably wasn’t him.

BEER IS GOOD. BEER IS GOOD. BEER IS GOOD, AND STUFF.

by doctorK on Jul 30, 2010 10:29 AM PDT up reply actions

Clarification on #4

If Lee pitches 7 innings, is that getting pulled in the 7th or 8th? On one hand the last pitch he throws is in the 7th inning, but on the other the next pitcher doesn’t replace him until the 8th. Also, if he throws a complete game, is that being pulled in the 9th inning?

"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 Jul 27, 2010 9:32 AM PDT reply actions

if he finishes an inning and doesn’t come back out, then the last inning would count. So, in your hypothetical, it would count as the 7th inning. To answer your 2nd part, if you think he’ll throw a complete game, so CG or 9th inning as your answer…

AN: Where you will be an A's fan or Dallas Braden will show you the repercussions of your actions.

by stranahanahan on Jul 27, 2010 9:59 AM PDT up reply actions

Cool, thanks

"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 Jul 27, 2010 10:04 AM PDT up reply actions

And, do you accept CG for pitching through 8 or 9? Could be a CG loss for 8 innings.

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."

by paris7 on Jul 27, 2010 11:13 AM PDT up reply actions

it couldn't be for the home team

they have to pitch the 9th.

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by micdog2001 on Jul 27, 2010 11:22 AM PDT up reply actions

Oops, forgot we were away. Thanks!

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."

by paris7 on Jul 27, 2010 11:23 AM PDT up reply actions

1. 2-1 Athletics(we lose against wilson)
2. Ahead
3. Positive Barton Negative Ellis… Positive Vlad Negative Andrus
4. Yes. Barton. He isnt removed(complete game).
5. 13AB/2xbh/1K
6.10:45 PT 3498
7.Yes. Right field.410 Ft
8. 8 PA 2H 0BB 3K
9.Gio/Gio/Lewis/Cahill
10.No
11. Cust

WTF GEREN?!?!?!

by robbo650 on Jul 27, 2010 9:46 AM PDT reply actions

Wild Guesses!

1- (2-1) A’s – Seems to be a pattern. Hope it keeps up
2- Ahead – (cough) go Sox (cough)
3- Positive – Cust Negative – Pennington, Positive – Hamilton (easy) Negative – Davis (also easy)
4- Yes, Barton, 7th
5- AB-13, XBH- 3, K- 1
6- 4 hours, 9:05 PT, 3,528
7- Yes, Left-Center, 432 ft.
8- PA- 8, H- 2, BB- 0, K- 3
9- Hits- Mazzaro, Walks- Wilson, Homers- Gio, Runs- Lewis, DP-Cahill
10- No (Can we trade Geren for Wash?!)
11- Kurt Suzuki

by willums28 on Jul 27, 2010 9:53 AM PDT reply actions

Prepare for me to win.

1. A’s sweep
2. Ahead.
3. Postive: Cust. Negative: Gross. Positive: Andrus. Negative: Young
4. Yes. Crisp. 1st.
5. 11. 0. 11.
6. 10:02 PT. 3,950
7. Yes. Centerfield. 421 feet.
8. 13. 0. 0. 13.
9. Gio. All of them.
10. Yes. Rays. Carl Crawford and Evan Longoria.
11. Albert Pujols.

Pam liked my old sig better.

by mikev on Jul 27, 2010 10:10 AM PDT reply actions

Gads. I am SO tempted to follow you with a 3-0 sweep.

But not with 11 Ks for Hamilton. That’s funny, though! Hope we get Crawford and Logoria, too.

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."

by paris7 on Jul 27, 2010 11:17 AM PDT up reply actions

This is amazing

I’m still laughing from your answers

AN: Where you will be an A's fan or Dallas Braden will show you the repercussions of your actions.

by stranahanahan on Jul 27, 2010 4:03 PM PDT up reply actions

[Insert Chuck Norris joke here]

1. 2-1 Rangers

2. Ahead

3. Positive/negative: Wuertz/Gross, Lee/Molina

4. No, Suzuki, 9th

5. 11 AB/2 XBH/2 K

6. 4 hours after first pitch, 3,452

7. Yes, RF, 420

8. 12 PA/1 H/0 BB/2 K

9. Cahill, Gio, Mazzaro, Mazzaro, Cahill

10. No, White Sox, Beckham

11. Cust

"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 Jul 27, 2010 10:12 AM PDT reply actions

Bonus for Question 3

Wuertz: +0.300, Gross: -0.200, Lee: +0.350, Molina: -0.200

"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 Jul 27, 2010 1:19 PM PDT up reply actions

25 pts

1. 3 pts
2. 2 pts
3. 6 pts
4. 3 pts
5. 2 pts
8. 2 pts
9. 6 pts
10. 1 pt

"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 Jul 30, 2010 1:34 PM PDT up reply actions

dude!

somebody check his score! ;-)

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by micdog2001 on Jul 30, 2010 1:45 PM PDT up reply actions

In which I slip out of the top 5 gracefully

1. Series Outcome [3 points]

2. After a painful viewing of Dan Haren wearing the foul colors of the Slegna As much as it sucks to see him in Angels gear, let’s hope he’s OK!, the A’s will either be tied with or behind are tied with the Angels coming in to tomorrow’s games. Predict if our A’s are ahead of, behind, or tied with the Angels in GB at the end of Thursday’s games. [2 points]

3. Goatz and Starz and Boatz and Karz. Predict 2 players from each team, one with a positive WPA and one with a negative WPA total throughout the series*. [1 point each, 4 total]

*BONUS RISK/REWARD PORTION (if you choose): Guess those players’ WPA accumulated through the series. If you are within +/- .2 WPA of that players total, you get 3 points for your answer. If you don’t, you get 0 points, even if you guessed the 1st part correctly.

4. Cliff Lee does not walk people, and when he does, he gets angry. You wouldn’t like him when he’s angry. Does Mr. Lee give up a walk in the season opener (none is not an acceptable answer)? If he does, to whom? In what inning is he removed? [1 pt., 3 pts, 2 pts., 6 points total]

5. Josh Hamilton is way too good at hitting a baseball. Predict his AB/XBH/K [2 points each, 6 total]

6. Brett Anderson’s twitter (here) has been quite an insightful resource as we get all our hard hitting facts and trivia about our stud lefty. Predict the time of his first tweet after the first pitch of the series (+/- 1hour). Brett also currently has 3,438 people following his Twitter. Predict his followers at the end of the series (number must be exact, will be tallied within 20 minutes of end of game 3) [3 points each, 6 total]

7. Jack Cust has seemingly been a question for all the GOGs for the past month. Does he hit a homer? If he does, to which direction of the field? How far (feetwise +/- 20 ft.)? Again, none for the 2nd and 3rd part are not acceptable answers. [1st part- 1 point, 2nd and 3rd- 3 points each: 7 points total]

8. Bengie Molina could quite possibly lose to Landon Powell in a foot race, yet somehow hit for the cycle last week. Does he do it again? hahahahahaha, I kid. Predict his PA, H, BB, K [2 points each, 8 total]

9. Which starting pitcher has the most of each: Hits, Walks, Homers, Runs, Double Plays [2 points each, 10 total]

10. The July 31st trade deadline is fast upon us, and this series really could dictate the direction the A’s go the rest of the season. Do the A’s make a trade during this series? If yes, then guess the team we will be trading with. Also, guess a player that will be headed to the A’s. [1 point/2 points/ 3 points, 6 total]

11. BONUS: Name a player interviewed by Ray and Glenn in the post-game interview (assuming we win at least one) [2 points]

"There's never enough time to do all the nothing you want" -Bill Watterson

by nevermoor on Jul 27, 2010 10:23 AM PDT reply actions

Whoopsie

1. 2-1 Tex
2. Ahead
3. Positives: Hamilton and Bailey. Negatives: Gross and Smoak
4. Yes, Barton, goes 8 IP so my understanding is that that’s “removed in the 8th”
5. 12 AB/2 XBH/2 K
6. 4:30 after first pitch, 3,538
7. Yes, RF, 380
8. 10 PA, 2 H, 0 BB, 0 K
9. Vin = Hits, CJ = Walks, Vin=Homers, Vin=Runs, Cahill = Double Plays
10. No, Twins, Danny Valencia
11. Cahill

"There's never enough time to do all the nothing you want" -Bill Watterson

by nevermoor on Jul 27, 2010 10:42 AM PDT up reply actions

At least 18

1. 3
2. 2
3. 2 (hit on both players who were on one of the two teams / played)
4. 0
5. 0
6. 0
7. 0
8. 2
9. 6
10. 1
(Bonus) 11. I hope it was Cahill. Does anyone know?

"There's never enough time to do all the nothing you want" -Bill Watterson

by nevermoor on Jul 30, 2010 8:40 AM PDT up reply actions

Wouldn't a sweep be grand...

1) 2-1 A’s
2) A’s ahead
3) Starz: Cahill/Lee Goatz: Blevins/Francisco
4) Yes/Cust/8
5) 12AB/3XBH/3K
6) 5:25pm(PT)/3507
7) Yes/Center/350ft
8) 10AB/3H/1BB/2K
9) Gio/Wilson/Mazzaro/Gio/Lewis
10) No
11) Cahill

by BayAreaSportzFan on Jul 27, 2010 10:34 AM PDT reply actions

YIKES! I don't like Texas :(

1) 0
2) 2
3) 2
4) 0
5) 0
6) 0
7) 0
8) 0
9) 0/0/2/0/0
10) 1
11) 0

Total: 7

by BayAreaSportzFan on Jul 30, 2010 12:39 PM PDT up reply actions

1. I’m calling it. 2-1 A’s.
2. ahead
3. (high/low) OAK: Cahill/Gross TEX:Lee/Oliver (no bonus)
4. Yes/Cust/8th
5. 14PA/2XBH/1K
6. Geeeeeeez. 6:30 PM Pacific. 3,478
7. yes/RF/400
8. 13PA/3H/0BB/1K
9. Mazzaro/Gio/Mazzaro/Wilson/Cahill
10. no/but if so, Boston/Eric Patterson (i have no idea)
11. Cust

by danmerqury on Jul 27, 2010 11:02 AM PDT reply actions

1. Well. So much for that. 0
2. 2
3. Perfect! Too bad it’s only 4
4. 0
5. 2
6. What?! Missed by 5 and I get nothing? 0
7. 0
8. 4
9. 6
10. 1
11. 0

THAT’S a winner. 19

by danmerqury on Jul 30, 2010 12:32 PM PDT up reply actions

let's-go-Oakland!

1. 2-1 A’s

2. tied

3. Positive/negative: Wuertz/Bowers, Cliff Lee/Francisco

4. No, Barton, 8th

5. 12 AB/3 XBH/2 K

6. 5 hours after first pitch, 3,438

7. Yes, CF, 415

8. 8 PA/1 H/0 BB/0 K

9. Mazzaro – Hits, Gio – Walks, Cahill – Homers, Gio – Runs, Cahill – Double Plays

10. No, but if they do; Brewers, Prince Fielder (for Barton, Gio, and 3 minor leaguers at least 2 of which are in AA)

11. Ellis (after his game winning HR in game 2)

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by micdog2001 on Jul 27, 2010 11:21 AM PDT reply actions

We both called for Fielder at the same time! It's meant to be!

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."

by paris7 on Jul 27, 2010 11:23 AM PDT up reply actions

crosses fingers (kind of?)

who would you guess would go to the brew-crew?

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by micdog2001 on Jul 27, 2010 11:25 AM PDT up reply actions

I haven't wanted to mention this publicly, but isn't it about prime time to let Braden go?

Perhaps he’s not actually worth anything on the market, with 8 toes and an elbow that threatens to disconnect from his body, in his words. And maybe the A’s can’t trade off our post-perfect p.r., either, or look like a-holes. But I sure am less than confident every time his rotation comes up!

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."

by paris7 on Jul 27, 2010 1:30 PM PDT up reply actions

consider his injury history

and his lack of success since the Perfecto, I would say he is un-tradable right now.

You have to include smiley faces - Poppy
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by micdog2001 on Jul 27, 2010 1:59 PM PDT up reply actions

boo! 11 ain't bad but it ain't good neither. {spits}

1. 0 – crap!
2. 0 – yay!
3. 0/0, 1/0
4. 1, 0, 0
5. 0, 0, 2
6. 0, 0
7. 0
8. 0, 0, 2, 0
9. 2, 2, 0, 0, 0
10. 1
11. probably zero.

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by micdog2001 on Jul 30, 2010 12:17 PM PDT up reply actions

4 games out after the series?

1. Series Outcome [3 points] Texas, 2-1
2. A’s vs. Angels [2 points] A’s Trail (can’t be tied unless a rainout?)
3. Starz ’N Goatz, Series WPA [1 point each, 4 total] Starz: Bailey & Lee (.250) / Goatz: Kouz & Borbon
4. Pardon Me, Mr. Lee [1 point, 3 pts., 2 pts., 6 total] No BB / Barton / Not Removed (CG)
5. Hamilton is GoGood [2 points each, 6 total] 10 AB / 2 XBH / 2 K
6. Tweeting Brett [3 points each, 6 total] 9:15 PT ( +/- 1 hr.) / 3474 Followers
7. Cust and the OF Wall [1 point, then 3 points each, 7 total] Yes, HR / RCF / 425 ft ( +/- 20)
8. Fleet Molina [2 points each, 8 total] 12 PA / 2 H / 0 BB / 2 K
9. Name that Starter [2 points each, 10 total] H, Lewis / BB, Gio / HR, Mazzaro / R, Lewis / DP, Cahill
10. Guess the New Athletic [1 point, 2 pts., 3 pts., 6 total] No Trade / Brewers / Prince Fielder
(Bonus) 11. Who are Ray and Glenn, anyway? [2 points] Rosales

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."

by paris7 on Jul 27, 2010 11:21 AM PDT reply actions

good point about #2

since the Angels don’t play on Thursday. BUT the weather report says scattered/isolated Thunder storms are forecast during gametime today and tomorrow.

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by micdog2001 on Jul 27, 2010 11:30 AM PDT up reply actions

11 points. Can you believe how close I was on the Tweet Followers?

1. Series Outcome – Texas, 2-1 [3 points] 3 pts.
2. A’s vs. Angels – A’s Lead Angels, Up 1/2 Game [2 points] 0
3. Starz ’N Goatz, Series WPA – Bailey (.000) & Lee (.582) / Goatz: Kouz (-.106) & Borbon (-.076) [1 point each, 4 total] 2 pts. (Kouz & Borbon) – Full Results Below
4. Pardon Me, Mr. Lee – No BB / Left at 9 IP [1 point, 3 pts., 2 pts., 6 total] 1 pt. / 0
5. Hamilton is GoGood – 11 AB / 1 XBH / 1 K [2 points each, 6 total] 0s (missed ’em all by 1!)
6. Tweeting Brett – Tweet at about 8:30 p.m. Thurs., or 51 hours after first pitch / 3473 @ 11:22 p.m. [3 points each, 6 total] 0 / 0 (omigod, I missed by 1 Follower! I guess I could have signed up to win.)
7. Cust and the OF Wall – No HR [1 point, then 3 points each, 7 total] 0
8. Fleet Molina – 6 PA / 0 H / 0 BB / 1 K [2 points each, 8 total] 2 pts. (BBs)
9. Name that Starter – H, Mazzaro (12) / BB, Gio (3), Cahill (3) / HR, Mazzaro (2) / R, Mazzaro (7) / DP, Mazarro (2) [2 points each, 10 total] 2 pts. (BB)
10. Guess the New Athletic – No Trade [1 point, 2 pts., 3 pts., 6 total] 1 pt.
(Bonus) 11. Who are Ray and Glenn, anyway? – I Dunno, but maybe Cahill? Suzuki? Not Rosales, for sure [2 points] 0 pt.

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."

by paris7 on Jul 29, 2010 11:48 PM PDT up reply actions

Full Results on Series WPAs

A’s Staff Starz – Cahill .556, Gio .228, Blevins .092, Breslow .172, Rodriguez .008, Zeigler .007, Wolf .004
A’s Staff Goatz – Mazzaro -.368, Wuertz -.214

A’s Hitting Starz – Suzuki .103, Crisp .072
A’s Hitting Goatz – Rosales -.031,Gross -.004, Kouz -.106, Powell -.159, Cust -.063, Watson -.080, Ellis -.189, Carson -.104, Davis -.198, Pennington -.020, Barton -.201

Rangers’ Staff Starz – Lee .582, Lewis .263, Feliz .149, Wilson .116, O’Day .060, Francisco .017, Harrison .010
Rangers’ Staff Goatz – Ogando, -.024, Oliver -.188

Rangers’ Hitting Starz – Cruz .055, Young .076, Hamilton .112, Guerrero .092, Teagarden .041
Rangers’ Hitting Goatz – Davis -.062, Blanco -.053, Moreland -.013, Murphy -.045, Arias -.053, Borbon -.076, Andrus -.227, Molina -.188, Kinsler -.324

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."

by paris7 on Jul 29, 2010 11:58 PM PDT up reply actions

Gotta go to work, so i'm stealing some signs from paris

1. Rangers sweep

2. A’s 1 back

3. Starz: Bailey & Lee (.250) / Goatz: Kouz & Borbon

4. Yes/Barton/8th

5. 14/2/3

6. Noon wednesday/3440

7. Yes/right/385

8. 14/2/0/2

9. H, Lewis / BB, Gio / HR, Mazzaro / R, Lewis / DP, Cahill

10. No Trade / Brewers / Prince Fielder

11. Cust

by GoAs on Jul 27, 2010 11:55 AM PDT reply actions

don't forget to fix your score in the last GOG

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by micdog2001 on Jul 27, 2010 1:56 PM PDT up reply actions

Roger

by GoAs on Jul 28, 2010 11:51 AM PDT up reply actions

Roger

by GoAs on Jul 28, 2010 11:51 AM PDT up reply actions

10-4 good buddy

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by micdog2001 on Jul 29, 2010 11:09 AM PDT up reply actions

1. [3 points] Rangers 2-1

2. [2 points] trailing

3. . [1 point each, 4 total] Stars: Cust/Hamilton Goats: Kouz/Cruz

4. [1 pt., 3 pts, 2 pts., 6 points total] yes/barton/8th

5. [2 points each, 6 total] 13 AB/2/3

6. [3 points each, 6 total] 9:30 pm PT 3400 followers

7. [1st part- 1 point, 2nd and 3rd- 3 points each: 7 points total] yes/ Right field/ 380 ft

8. [2 points each, 8 total] 11 PA/1 H/0 BB/3 K

9. [2 points each, 10 total] H-Mazzaro/ BB- Gonzalez/ HR- Mazzaro/ R- Lewis/ DP- Cahill

10. [1 point/2 points/ 3 points, 6 total] no/Diamondbacks/ Chris Young for Mortensen (11-3! in AAA! he’s a winner!), Lansford, Rajai and Father Desme’s blessing.

11. [2 points] Cahill

by buddahead9 on Jul 27, 2010 11:58 AM PDT reply actions

I've got a really bad feeling about this

1. Series Outcome [3 points] Rangers sweep

2. A’s vs Angels [2 points] Behind

3. Goatz and Starz and Boatz and Karz. Predict 2 players from each team, one with a positive WPA and one with a negative WPA total throughout the series*. [1 point each, 4 total]
Starz: Barton (.2), Lee (.2) Goatz: Crisp (-.2), Chris Davis (-.2)

4. Cliff Lee BB/to who/ inning removed [1 pt., 3 pts, 2 pts., 6 points total] Yes/Barton/8th

5. Josh Hamilton AB/XBH/K [2 points each, 6 total] 13/2/2

6. Brett Anderson’s twitter (here). First tweet (+/- 1 hr) and number followers. [3 points each, 6 total] 9 pm/3480

7. Jack Cust HR? Which field? How far (feetwise +/- 20 ft.)?[1st part- 1 point, 2nd and 3rd- 3 points each: 7 points total]
No/RF/385
8. Bengie Molina Predict his PA, H, BB, K [2 points each, 8 total] 9/2/0/1

9. SP with most: Hits, Walks, Homers, Runs, Double Plays [2 points each, 10 total]
Mazzaro/Gio/Mazzaro/Mazzaro/Cahill

10. Do the A’s make a trade during this series? If yes, then guess the team we will be trading with. Also, guess a player that will be headed to the A’s. [1 point/2 points/ 3 points, 6 total] No/Boston/Jed Lowrie

11. BONUS: Name a player interviewed by Ray and Glenn in the post-game interview (assuming we win at least one) [2 points] Suzuki

"Loyal? I'm the most loyal player money can buy." - Don Sutton

by vignette17 on Jul 27, 2010 12:20 PM PDT reply actions

22 pts

1. 0.
2. 0
3. 3
4. 0
5. 0
6. 3
7. 1
8. 4
9. 8
10. 1
(Bonus) 11. 2 pts (According to CSN California webpage)

"Loyal? I'm the most loyal player money can buy." - Don Sutton

by vignette17 on Jul 30, 2010 2:00 PM PDT up reply actions

stran's call on this, of course, but the tweet wasn't until the evening of the third game, 51 hrs. after first pitch.

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."

by paris7 on Jul 30, 2010 4:30 PM PDT up reply actions

Goodbye Blue Monday.

1. A’s Sweep!
2. Ahead
3. Positive: Cahill (0.25), Young (0.2). Negative: Gross (-0.2), Davis (-0.2)
4. Yes/Cust/8th
5. 12/1/3
6. Wednesday, 9:45 AM PT. 3453
7. Yes, RF, 385
8. 10/2/0/2
9. Mazzaro/Mazzaro/Mazzaro/Mazzaro/Cahill
10. No/Boston/Babe Ruth
11. Kouzmanoff

"Life is a horizontal fall" -Jean Cocteau

by King Richard on Jul 27, 2010 12:47 PM PDT reply actions

oh damn, I thought #9 was "A's SP." I'm changing that answer to:

9. Mazzaro/Wilson/Lewis/Wilson/Cahill

"Life is a horizontal fall" -Jean Cocteau

by King Richard on Jul 27, 2010 12:49 PM PDT up reply actions

22. Wow, I did well on Question 3.

1. 0
2. 2
3. 9
4. 0
5. 2
6. 0
7. 0
8. 2
9. 6
10. 1
11. 0

"Life is a horizontal fall" -Jean Cocteau

by King Richard on Jul 30, 2010 5:13 PM PDT up reply actions

More GOGing

I’ll take the liberty of putting up an August GOG-picking FP tomorrow. But for now…

1. Series Outcome [3 points] A’s 2-1
2. ~~After a painful viewing of Dan Haren wearing the foul colors of the Slegna~~ As much as it sucks to see him in Angels gear, let’s hope he’s OK!, the A’s will either be tied with or behind are tied with the Angels coming in to tomorrow’s games. Predict if our A’s are ahead of, behind, or tied with the Angels in GB at the end of Thursday’s games. [2 points] Ahead
3. Goatz and Starz and Boatz and Karz. Predict 2 players from each team, one with a positive WPA and one with a negative WPA total throughout the series*. [1 point each, 4 total] A’s: Cust pos (.2), Blevins neg; Tex: Young pos (.2), Wilson neg

*BONUS RISK/REWARD PORTION (if you choose): Guess those players’ WPA accumulated through the series. If you are within +/- .2 WPA of that players total, you get 3 points for your answer. If you don’t, you get 0 points, even if you guessed the 1st part correctly. see above

4. Cliff Lee does not walk people, and when he does, he gets angry. You wouldn’t like him when he’s angry. Does Mr. Lee give up a walk in the season opener (none is not an acceptable answer)? If he does, to whom? In what inning is he removed? [1 pt., 3 pts, 2 pts., 6 points total] no, Cust, 7th

5. Josh Hamilton is way too good at hitting a baseball. Predict his AB/XBH/K [2 points each, 6 total] 13/3/3

6. Brett Anderson’s twitter (here) has been quite an insightful resource as we get all our hard hitting facts and trivia about our stud lefty. Predict the time of his first tweet after the first pitch of the series (+/- 1hour). Brett also currently has 3,438 people following his Twitter. Predict his followers at the end of the series (number must be exact, will be tallied within 20 minutes of end of game 3) [3 points each, 6 total] 3 hours, 3471

7. Jack Cust has seemingly been a question for all the GOGs for the past month. Does he hit a homer? If he does, to which direction of the field? How far (feetwise +/- 20 ft.)? Again, none for the 2nd and 3rd part are not acceptable answers. [1st part- 1 point, 2nd and 3rd- 3 points each: 7 points total] Yes, right, 410

8. Bengie Molina could quite possibly lose to Landon Powell in a foot race, yet somehow hit for the cycle last week. Does he do it again? hahahahahaha, I kid. Predict his PA, H, BB, K [2 points each, 8 total] 11/2/1/4

9. Which starting pitcher has the most of each: Hits, Walks, Homers, Runs, Double Plays [2 points each, 10 total] Gio, Gio, Gio, Gio, Cahill

10. The July 31st trade deadline is fast upon us, and this series really could dictate the direction the A’s go the rest of the season. Do the A’s make a trade during this series? If yes, then guess the team we will be trading with. Also, guess a player that will be headed to the A’s. [1 point/2 points/ 3 points, 6 total] no, Boston, Willingham

11. BONUS: Name a player interviewed by Ray and Glenn in the post-game interview (assuming we win at least one) [2 points] Cust

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Athletics Nation - WE'RE ALL GONNA MRIIIIIIIIIIIII!!!!!

by cuppingmaster on Jul 27, 2010 1:30 PM PDT reply actions

8 points... ouch

1. 0
2. 2
3. 2
4. 1
5. 0
6. 0
7. 0
8. 0
9. 2
10. 1
bonus: 0

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by cuppingmaster on Jul 30, 2010 12:25 PM PDT up reply actions

Clarification on #9

is that any starting pitcher for either team or just the A’s starters?

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by micdog2001 on Jul 27, 2010 1:58 PM PDT reply actions

Any starting pitcher

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by stranahanahan on Jul 27, 2010 4:00 PM PDT up reply actions

crap

to late now. I got busy doing some plumbing and didn’t make it back to the computer in time. Oh well.

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by micdog2001 on Jul 27, 2010 6:36 PM PDT up reply actions

Where the A's become the green and yellow rose of Texas

1. 2-1 Rangers
2. Behind
3. (^)Cust/Ziggy….(^)Hamilton/Davis….(no bonus pick)
4. Yes/Barton/After 7th
5. 13/2/4
6. Uh…okay……11pm CDT/3500
7. Yes/LF/410
8. 9/2/0/1
9. VM/GG/VM/VM/TC
10. No/Knights/Roy Hobbs
11. Kurt Suzuki

by sirbed on Jul 27, 2010 3:39 PM PDT reply actions

1. Series Outcome [3 points] A’s Sweep

2. After a painful viewing of Dan Haren wearing the foul colors of the Slegna As much as it sucks to see him in Angels gear, let’s hope he’s OK!, the A’s will either be tied with or behind are tied with the Angels coming in to tomorrow’s games. Predict if our A’s are ahead of, behind, or tied with the Angels in GB at the end of Thursday’s games. [2 points] Ahead of

3. Goatz and Starz and Boatz and Karz. Predict 2 players from each team, one with a positive WPA and one with a negative WPA total throughout the series*. [1 point each, 4 total] Positive: Wuertz at .56, Cruz at .8; Negative: Kouz and Neftali Feliz

*BONUS RISK/REWARD PORTION (if you choose): Guess those players’ WPA accumulated through the series. If you are within +/- .2 WPA of that players total, you get 3 points for your answer. If you don’t, you get 0 points, even if you guessed the 1st part correctly.

4. Cliff Lee does not walk people, and when he does, he gets angry. You wouldn’t like him when he’s angry. Does Mr. Lee give up a walk in the season opener (none is not an acceptable answer)? If he does, to whom? In what inning is he removed? [1 pt., 3 pts, 2 pts., 6 points total] Yes, Pennington, 7th

5. Josh Hamilton is way too good at hitting a baseball. Predict his AB/XBH/K [2 points each, 6 total] 11/1/4

6. Brett Anderson’s twitter (here) has been quite an insightful resource as we get all our hard hitting facts and trivia about our stud lefty. Predict the time of his first tweet after the first pitch of the series (+/- 1hour). Brett also currently has 3,438 people following his Twitter. Predict his followers at the end of the series (number must be exact, will be tallied within 20 minutes of end of game 3) [3 points each, 6 total] Today @ 8:33 PST, 3,455 followers

7. Jack Cust has seemingly been a question for all the GOGs for the past month. Does he hit a homer? If he does, to which direction of the field? How far (feetwise +/- 20 ft.)? Again, none for the 2nd and 3rd part are not acceptable answers. [1st part- 1 point, 2nd and 3rd- 3 points each: 7 points total] Yes, Left Center, 408 feet.

8. Bengie Molina could quite possibly lose to Landon Powell in a foot race, yet somehow hit for the cycle last week. Does he do it again? hahahahahaha, I kid. Predict his PA, H, BB, K [2 points each, 8 total] 9, 2, 0, 3

9. Which starting pitcher has the most of each: Hits, Walks, Homers, Runs, Double Plays [2 points each, 10 total] Gio across the board

10. The July 31st trade deadline is fast upon us, and this series really could dictate the direction the A’s go the rest of the season. Do the A’s make a trade during this series? If yes, then guess the team we will be trading with. Also, guess a player that will be headed to the A’s. [1 point/2 points/ 3 points, 6 total] Yes, Brewers, Prince Fielder

11. BONUS: Name a player interviewed by Ray and Glenn in the post-game interview (assuming we win at least one) [2 points] Cust

AN: Where you will be an A's fan or Dallas Braden will show you the repercussions of your actions.

by stranahanahan on Jul 27, 2010 4:11 PM PDT reply actions

Let's at least win one.

But hopefully let’s get two.
1. 2-1 A’s
2. A’s (hopefully) end up in 2nd place.
3. Positives: Cahill/Vlad. Negatives: Bowers/Davis
4. Yes, Cust, 6th
5. 12 AB, 3 XBH, 2 K
6. 7:37 PM PST, today. He’ll have 4,467
7. Yes, left center, 410 ft
8. 13 PA, 3 H, 1 BB, 1 K
9. Gio/Lewis/Gio/Lewis/Cahill
10. No/Phillies/Werth
11. Cust

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by jackcustismyhero32 on Jul 27, 2010 4:33 PM PDT reply actions

The One Where Berry Jo Is Really Not Sure About Her Answers

GOG #34
1. A’s 2-1 (3 points)
2. Future Ed Help ME!!!!!! A’s will be AHEAD [2 points]
3. Positive/Negative A’s = Cahill/Gross Positive/Negative Other Guys = Lee/Oliver [1 point each, 4 total]
4. Does Mr. Lee give up a walk in the season opener (none is not an acceptable answer)? Yes/Daric Barton/8th [1 pt., 3 pts, 2 pts., 6 points total]
5. Predict Hamilton’s line: 14AB/2XBH/2K [2 points each, 6 total]
6. Brett Anderson’s twitter predictions – 5 hours/3445 [3 points each, 6 total]
7. Cust HR? Yes/RightCenterfield/410 [1st part- 1 point, 2nd and 3rd- 3 points each: 7 points total]
8. Predict Molina’s line: 9PA/2H/0BB/2K [2 points each, 8 total]
9. Which starting pitcher has the most of each: Hits = Gio/Walks = Mazarro/Homers = Gio/Runs = Lewis/Double Plays = Cahill [2 points each, 10 total]
10. Do the A’s make a trade during this series? No /Phillies/Victorino [1 point/2 points/ 3 points, 6 total]
11. BONUS: Name a player interviewed by Ray and Glenn in the post-game interview (assuming we win at least one) Kouzmanoff [2 points]

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by Berry Jo on Jul 27, 2010 4:49 PM PDT reply actions

Like I Said.....Not So Much!

1. 0
2. 2
3. 0
4. 0
5. 0
6. 0
7. 0
8. 2
9. 0
10. 1
11. 0
Total = 5

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by Berry Jo on Jul 30, 2010 12:06 AM PDT up reply actions

Hmmm, don't you get a full 4 pts. for #3?

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by paris7 on Jul 30, 2010 8:54 AM PDT up reply actions

let's go Oakland!

Series Outcome // 2-1 Oakland
Predict if our A’s are ahead of, behind, or tied with the Angels in GB at the end of Thursday’s games. // ahead
Goatz and Starz and Boatz and Karz. Predict 2 players from each team, one with a positive WPA and one with a negative WPA total throughout the series. // positive: Cust, Hamilton; negative: Kouzmanoff, Lewis
Cliff Lee does not walk people, and when he does, he gets angry. You wouldn’t like him when he’s angry. Does Mr. Lee give up a walk in the series opener ? If he does, to whom (none is not an acceptable answer)? In what inning is he removed? // yes, Barton, 8th
Josh Hamilton is way too good at hitting a baseball. Predict his AB/XBH/K // 11 AB, 2 XBH, 2 K
Brett Anderson’s twitter has been quite an insightful resource as we get all our hard hitting facts and trivia about our stud lefty. Predict the time of his first tweet after the first pitch of the series (+/- 1hour). Brett also currently has 3,438 people following his Twitter. Predict his followers at the end of the series (number must be exact, will be tallied within 20 minutes of end of game 3) // 3 hours later, 3450 followers at the end of the series
Jack Cust has seemingly been a question for all the GOGs for the past month. Does he hit a homer? If he does, to which direction of the field? How far (feetwise +/- 20 ft.)? // yes, RF, 410 feet
Bengie Molina could quite possibly lose to Landon Powell in a foot race, yet somehow hit for the cycle last week. Does he do it again? hahahahahaha, I kid. Predict his PA, H, BB, K // 14 PA, 3 H, 0 BB, 2 K
Which starting pitcher has the most of each: Hits, Walks, Homers, Runs, Double Plays // Lewis, Wilson, Lewis, Lewis, Cahill
The July 31st trade deadline is fast upon us, and this series really could dictate the direction the A’s go the rest of the season. Do the A’s make a trade during this series? If yes, then guess the team we will be trading with. Also, guess a player that will be headed to the A’s. // no

BONUS: Name a player interviewed by Ray and Glenn in the post-game interview (assuming we win at least one) // Cust

by colin on Jul 27, 2010 5:09 PM PDT reply actions

clap, clap, clap-clap-clap!

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by micdog2001 on Jul 27, 2010 6:37 PM PDT up reply actions

I'm going to get it in on time I hopes

1. 2-1 A’s
2. AHEAD!!!!
3. Positive: Lee/Cust Negative: Gross/Molina
4. No, Barton, 8th
5. 12 AB, 3 XBH, 3 K
6. 12:00 AM EST/9:00 PM PST, 3450
7. YES, RCF, 400
8. Heck no to the cycle, 10 PA, 1H, 0 BB, 1 K
9. Hits: Lewis, Walks: Mazzaro, Homers: Lewis, Runz: Wilson, GIDP: Cahill
10. Nope, Yankees, Jesus Montero (Andrew Bailey fantasy, from all the Soria/Montero hoopla)
11.Barton

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by Blicks on Jul 27, 2010 5:12 PM PDT reply actions