GOG 46: Dry the Mariners!
by cuppingmaster on Sep 5, 2010 10:48 PM PDT
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PrintThe Mariners come to town over the end-of-summer holiday trying to rain on our ever-dimming playoff hopes. Let's hope we hang three L's on them.
This GOG is worth 54 points
1. Series Outcome (3 points)
2. Obligatory WPA question (goatz only): Who are the worst and 2nd worst WPA goats on each team for any one game? (2 pts each, 8 total)
3. Doug “Barely Knew Her!” Fister faces us on Tuesday evening. He is 3-1 with a 1.50 ERA against us this year. Does his ERA rise or fall after his start Tuesday? Give me his IP, TBF (+/- 2), and total pitches (+/- 5) (2 pts each, 8 total)
4. His opponent, Braden, is one start removed from heat cramps and two starts removed from a 120 pitch shutout in Texas. Give me his BB/H/K for the game (2 points each, 6 total)
5. The A’s and Mariners are both considered to be powerless teams. How many HRs are hit in the series? Who hits more, the A’s or Mariners? (2 pts each, 4 total)
6. Despite Kouz’s likely absence from the lineup for at least some of this series, the A’s still have some hacky players *cough* Rajai *coughcough*. Which A’s player racks up the most strikeouts for the series? (3 pts)
7. CHOOONNNEE!!! Our fist-shake inducing nemesis comes in as perhaps the least impressive FA signing for any team from the offseason. Give me his PA/H/K/XBH this series. (2 pts each, 6 total)
8. 50 vs. 50. Jamey Wright and Ross Wolf have opposing numbers. They’re both in the bullpen. For a short time, they were both with the A’s in some form. Finally, they’re both used infrequently. How many appearances do they make combined (zero is a possible guess)? How many IP? (2 pts each, 4 total)
9. Over/unders (all apply to the whole series): 4.5 SB for the A’s, 8.5 XBH for the A’s, 2.5 BB for Barton, 3.5 singles for Ichiro, 5.5 runs scored in any one game by either team, 3.5 K for Cust (1 pt each, 6 total)
10. Despite his less-than-pedestrian production (-0.5 WAR, .284 wOBA) this year, it always feels like Casey Kotchman hits well against us. Give me his K/H/XBH against us. (2 pts each, 6 total)
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My own try
1. Series Outcome (3 points) 2-1 A’s
2. Obligatory WPA question (goatz only): Who are the worst and 2nd worst WPA goats on each team for any one game? (2 pts each, 8 total) A’s: Davis, Blevins. Mariners: Figgins, Wright
3. Doug "Barely Knew Her!" Fister faces us on Tuesday evening. He is 3-1 with a 1.50 ERA against us this year. Does his ERA rise or fall after his start Tuesday? Give me his IP, TBF (/- 2), and total pitches (/- 5) (2 pts each, 8 total) rise, 6/24/99
4. His opponent, Braden, is one start removed from heat cramps and two starts removed from a 120 pitch shutout in Texas. Give me his BB/H/K for the game (2 points each, 6 total) 2/5/5
5. The A’s and Mariners are both considered to be powerless teams. How many HRs are hit in the series? Who hits more, the A’s or Mariners? (2 pts each, 4 total) 4, M’s
6. Despite Kouz’s likely absence from the lineup for at least some of this series, the A’s still have some hacky players cough Rajai coughcough. Which A’s player racks up the most strikeouts for the series? (3 pts) Ellis
7. CHOOONNNEE!!! Our fist-shake inducing nemesis comes in as perhaps the least impressive FA signing for any team from the offseason. Give me his PA/H/K/XBH this series. (2 pts each, 6 total) 12/2/3/0
8. 50 vs. 50. Jamey Wright and Ross Wolf have opposing numbers. They’re both in the bullpen. For a short time, they were both with the A’s in some form. Finally, they’re both used infrequently. How many appearances do they make combined (zero is a possible guess)? How many IP? (2 pts each, 4 total) 1, 2IP
9. Over/unders (all apply to the whole series): 4.5 SB for the A’s, 8.5 XBH for the A’s, 2.5 BB for Barton, 3.5 singles for Ichiro, 5.5 runs scored in any one game by either team, 3.5 K for Cust (1 pt each, 6 total) over, under, over, under, over, over
10. Despite his less-than-pedestrian production (-0.5 WAR, .284 wOBA) this year, it always feels like Casey Kotchman hits well against us. Give me his K/H/XBH against us. (2 pts each, 6 total) 4/2/0
!#%&$#@&%&% antioxidants! - pam
15 points
1. 3
2. 2
3. 2
4. 2
5. 2
6. 0
7. 0
8. 0 (wow)
9. 4
10. 0
!#%&$#@&%&% antioxidants! - pam
by cuppingmaster on Sep 9, 2010 8:45 AM PDT up reply actions
Missed the last one... sigh
1. 2-1 A’s
2. Ziegler / Rajai and Figgins / Wright
3. Fall. 6 IP, 14 TBF (+/- 2), 102 total pitches
4. 2 BB/6 H/4 K
5. 4, A’s
6. Cust
7. 12 PA/4 H/1 K/1 XBH
8. 0/0
9. U/U/O/O/O/O
10. 3K/3 H/1 XBH
"There's never enough time to do all the nothing you want" -Bill Watterson
Was going too fast on a vacation
Oh well
"There's never enough time to do all the nothing you want" -Bill Watterson
I think this is going to be a GOG of small increments - guesses likely to be quite close!
1. Series outcome [3 points] A’s, Sweep
2. Goatz Only [2 points each, 8 total] Davis & Larish / Wilson & Figgins
3. Fister? [2 points each, 8 total] ERA Falls / 6 IP / TBF 24 ( +/-2) / TP 99 ( +/-5)
4. Braden’s Line [2 points each, 6 total] 2 BB / 5 H / 4 K
5. No Punch [2 points each, 4 total] Series HR, 3 / More HR, A’s
6. Strickouts! [3 points] Cust, Most
7. Chone [2 points each, 6 total] 12 PA / 2 H / 4 K / 0 XBH
8. Wright & Wolf [2 points each, 4 total] 1 Appearance / 2 IP
9. Over/Unders [1 point each, 6 total] A’s, Over 4.5 SB / A’s, Over 8.5 XBH / Barton, Over 2.5 BB / Ichiro, Over 3.5 singles /
Runs, Over 5.5 scored by team / Cust, Over 3.5 K
10. Kotchman [2 points each, 6 total] 1 K / 2 H / 0 XBH
Your poem here.
15 points. Again. Brief Version of Answers posted below. Thanks again, cuppingmaster!
1. Series outcome – A’s, 2-1 [3 points] 0
2. Goatz Only – Braden (-.330) & Carson (-.243) / Wright (-.209) & Vargas (-.200) [2 points each, 8 total] 0s
3. Fister? ERA Falls (3.85 to 3.84) / 5 IP / TBF 24 (22-26 OK) / TP 93 (88-98 OK) [2 points each, 8 total] 4 pts. (ERA, TBF) – Missed TP by 1
4. Braden’s Line – 2 BB / 9 H / 3 K [2 points each, 6 total] 2 pts. (BB)
5. No Punch – 7 HR (Crisp 2, Carson, Gutierrez, Moore, Branyan, Tuiasosopo) / Angels, More (4-3) [2 points each, 4 total] 0s
6. Strickouts! Cust (4) [3 points] 3 pts.
7. Chone – 13 PA / 4 H / 2 K / 1 XBH [2 points each, 8 total] 0s
8. Wright v. Wolf – 4 Appearances (Wright 3!) / 4.2 IP (2.2 Wright) [2 points each, 4 total] 0s
9. Over/Unders – A’s, Under 4.5 SB (4 – all in same inning!) / A’s, Under 8.5 XBH (8) / Barton, Over 2.5 BB (3) / Ichiro, Over 3.5 singles (4) / Team, Over 5.5 Runs (A’s, 6, M’s 7) / Cust, Over 3.5 K (4) [1 point each, 6 total] 4 pts. (Barton, Ichiro, Runs, Cust)
10. Kotchman - 2 K / 1 H / 0 XBH [2 points each, 6 total] 2 pts. (XBH)
Your poem here.
You are QUICK!!! I knew I could count on you!
"Are those new tarps? Or did they paint 'em?" Mark Ellis
Need to GOGet over .500
1. A’s sweep
2. A’s – Rajai, Suzuki, M’s – Moore, Jack Wilson
3. Rise, 5 1/3, 24, 90
4. 2 BB, 6 H ,4 K for the game
5. 3 HRs, A’s
6. Cust
7. 12 PA, 3 H, 1 K, 0 XBH
8. 0, 0
9. SB – Over, XBH – under, Barton BB – over, I. Suzuki singles – over, Single game score – under, Cust K – over
10. 4 K, 2 H, 1 XBH
I can't see, now I have to pee, and I can't count to three, but I can count to JÄGERMEISTER!
score = 13
1. 0
2. 0, 0, 0, 0
3. 0, 0, 2, 2
4. 2, 0, 0
5. 0, 0
6. 3
7. 0, 0, 0, 0
8. 0, 0
9. 0, 1, 1, 1, 0, 1
10. 0, 0, 0
Now there's nothing left to say, so let's go drink beer.
...
1. A’s sweep
2. Suzuki/Raj – Figgins/Wright
3. Rise/5/22/97
4. 2/4/4
5. 1/A’s
6. Suzuki
7. 10/1/3/1
8. 0/1
9. under/under/over/over/over/under
10. 3/1/0
SWEEP PLEASE!
or at least a win today since I’ll be there.
1. A’s sweep
2. Kurt/Rajai, Wilson/Figgins
3. Rise, 6 IP, 25 TBF, 90 pitches
4. Braden: 3 BB, 5 K
5. 5 HRs, A’s (somehow) hit more.
6. Cust
7. 12 PA, 3 H, 2 K, 1 XBH
8. 2 appearances, 3 IP
9. over; under; over; under ; over
10. 3 K, 3 H, 1 XBH
"Never in your wildest alcoholic dreams could you conjure up a game like this!" Ken Korach
by jackcustismyhero32 on Sep 6, 2010 10:05 AM PDT reply actions
Missed the last one... and I'm off to Seattle Wed.
1. Series Outcome (3 points) A’s 2-1
2. Obligatory WPA question (goatz only): Who are the worst and 2nd worst WPA goats on each team for any one game? (2 pts each, 8 total) Mariners: Wilson and Figgins A’s: Carson/Davis
3. Doug "Barely Knew Her!" Fister faces us on Tuesday evening. He is 3-1 with a 1.50 ERA against us this year. Does his ERA rise or fall after his start Tuesday? Give me his IP, TBF (/- 2), and total pitches (/- 5) (2 pts each, 8 total) rise, 6 IP, 26 BF, 100 pitches
4. His opponent, Braden, is one start removed from heat cramps and two starts removed from a 120 pitch shutout in Texas. Give me his BB/H/K for the game (2 points each, 6 total) 3 bb/5 h/4 k
5. The A’s and Mariners are both considered to be powerless teams. How many HRs are hit in the series? Who hits more, the A’s or Mariners? (2 pts each, 4 total) 4, a’s
6. Despite Kouz’s likely absence from the lineup for at least some of this series, the A’s still have some hacky players cough Rajai coughcough. Which A’s player racks up the most strikeouts for the series? (3 pts) cust
7. CHOOONNNEE!!! Our fist-shake inducing nemesis comes in as perhaps the least impressive FA signing for any team from the offseason. Give me his PA/H/K/XBH this series. (2 pts each, 6 total) 14 PA/3 H/3 K/0 XBH
8. 50 vs. 50. Jamey Wright and Ross Wolf have opposing numbers. They’re both in the bullpen. For a short time, they were both with the A’s in some form. Finally, they’re both used infrequently. How many appearances do they make combined (zero is a possible guess)? How many IP? (2 pts each, 4 total) 1 appearance/1.1 IP
9. Over/unders (all apply to the whole series): 4.5 SB for the A’s, 8.5 XBH for the A’s, 2.5 BB for Barton, 3.5 singles for Ichiro, 5.5 runs scored in any one game by either team, 3.5 K for Cust (1 pt each, 6 total) under sb/under xbh/over barton/over ichiro/over runs/over cust
10. Despite his less-than-pedestrian production (-0.5 WAR, .284 wOBA) this year, it always feels like Casey Kotchman hits well against us. Give me his K/H/XBH against us. (2 pts each, 6 total) 2 k/3 h/1 xbh
1. A’s 3-0
2. SEA: Figgins, Wilson OAK: Davis/Suzuki
3. rise/6IP/25TBF/95 pitches
4. 1BB/4H/6K
5. 2 HR/A’s
6. Well, strikeouts don’t necessarily mean hacky….but Cust.
7. 14PA/3H/3K/0XBH
8. One combined appearance/1IP
9. under/under/over/over/over/over
10. 2K/2H/0XBH
1. 0
2. 0
3. 4
4. 0
5. 0
6. 3
7. Wow. One off on every single one. 0
8. 0
9. Perfect! 6
10. 4
Total: 17
I was one off (but usually the other one off) on Figgins, too. Every one.
Nice job on the O/Us. Did you notice – praise be to cuppingmaster! – that he called each one at .5 away from the actual total (with the exception of the M’s 7th run, which they never should have had anyway). That’s probably the most awesome GOG-pick of the whole series, and he doesn’t even get points for it!
Your poem here.
1. Series outcome [3 points] A’s, 2-1
2. Goatz Only [2 points each, 8 total] Davis & Carson / Wilson & Figgins
3. Fister? [2 points each, 8 total] ERA Falls / 6 IP / TBF 24 ( +/-2) / TP 99 ( +/-5)
4. Braden’s Line [2 points each, 6 total] 1 BB / 5 H / 4 K
5. No Punch [2 points each, 4 total] Series HR, 4 / Tie
6. Strickouts! [3 points] Cust, Most
7. Chone [2 points each, 6 total] 13 PA / 4 H / 2 K / 0 XBH
8. Wright & Wolf [2 points each, 4 total] 2 Appearance / 2 IP
9. Over/Unders [1 point each, 6 total] A’s, Under 4.5 SB / A’s, Under 8.5 XBH / Barton, Over 2.5 BB / Ichiro, Over 3.5 singles,
Runs, Over 5.5 scored by team / Cust, Over 3.5 K
10. Kotchman [2 points each, 6 total] 2 K / 2 H / 0 XBH
"Loyal? I'm the most loyal player money can buy." - Don Sutton
Looks like you came up huge this round, vignette!
10 points on Chone and Kotchman alone, and a perfecto on the O/Us. Wow!
Your poem here.
I needed that...took me just into the lead
And if I may be honest, I copy-pasted your answers and made some select changes since I was in a rush. Does that disqualify me from future GOGs?
"Loyal? I'm the most loyal player money can buy." - Don Sutton
I saw that - and I also saw that almost every "select change" was a point-earner for you!
Of course it’s ok – I actually learned something from looking at your changes. Sure, I coulda been right with a few swings of the bat. But that I wasn’t is interesting!
Your poem here.
28 points!
1. 3
2. 2
3. 4
4. 0
5. 0
6. 3
7. 6
8. 0
9. 6
10. 4
"Loyal? I'm the most loyal player money can buy." - Don Sutton
NOOOOO!!!!
Damn it! Every time I miss a series you score huge!
"Everybody in the building is standing except for people in a wheelchair." - Doug Woog
"It’s like the lost burrito of Atlantis." - jeepers
by Where's My Burrito? on Sep 10, 2010 4:24 PM PDT up reply actions
Sweep th M's
1) A’s 2-1
2) A’s: Gross & Davis M’s: Figgins & Wilson
3) Rise/6/25/105
4) 4/5/6
5) 5/A’s
6) Cust
7) 11/3/4/0
8) 1/1
9) over/under/over/over/over/over
10) 4/2/1
by BayAreaSportzFan on Sep 6, 2010 12:45 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
Let's go Jays and Yanks
1) 3
2) 0
3) 0/0/2/0
4) 0/0/0
5) 0
6) 3
7) 0/0/0/0
8) 0/0
9) 0/1/1/1/1/1
10) 0/0/0
Total: 13
by BayAreaSportzFan on Sep 9, 2010 9:42 AM PDT up reply actions
The One Where Berry Jo Gets to Watch a Monday Day Game @ Home
1. Series Outcome – A’s 2-1 (3 points)
2. The Worst of the Worst: A’s = Rajai/Suzuki. Mariners = Sweeney/Figgins (2 pts each, 8 total)
3. Does his ERA rise or fall after his start Tuesday? Fall Fister’s Line 6IP/29TBF (/- 2)/94total pitches (/- 5) (2 pts each, 8 total)
4. Braden’s line: 3BB/3H/6K (2 points each, 6 total)
5. 2HR/Tie (2 pts each, 4 total)
6. Which A’s player racks up the most strikeouts for the series? Cust (3 pts)
7. Give me Chone’s line: 11PA/3H/3K/0XBH this series. (2 pts each, 6 total)
8. How many appearances do Ross and Wright make combined (zero is a possible guess)? 1/.2IP (2 pts each, 4 total)
9. Under(SB)/Under(XBH)/Over(BB)/Over(1B)/Over(Ichiro Runs Scored)/Over(Cust Ks) (1 pt each, 6 total)
10. Kotchman’s line: 1K/3H/1XBH against us. (2 pts each, 6 total)
"Are those new tarps? Or did they paint 'em?" Mark Ellis
NOT GREAT - NOT SO BAD 16 POINTS
1. (3 points)
2. 0
3. (4 points)
4. 0
5. 0
6. (3 pts)
7. 0
8. 0
9. (6 total)
10. 0
"Are those new tarps? Or did they paint 'em?" Mark Ellis
Not bad at all, especially considering that:
Nobody could possibly call Wright’s three appearances, or the crazy 7 HRs, and those WPA Goatz were not (Carson excepted?) the ones that quickly come to mind. Hell, who could have expected the hitters WPAs to be so consistently in the positive? This was the As and Ms, for cupping’s sake!
Your poem here.
I was expecting zero apps, to be honest.
!#%&$#@&%&% antioxidants! - pam
by cuppingmaster on Sep 9, 2010 8:49 AM PDT up reply actions
Damn. Missed this one.
There goes my big lead.
"Everybody in the building is standing except for people in a wheelchair." - Doug Woog
"Coach, if you need one yard, I'll get you three yards. If you need five yards, I'll get you three yards." - Leroy Hoard
by Where's My Burrito? on Sep 7, 2010 6:24 AM PDT reply actions
I'm working my up the standings, more due to attrition than to my GOG-ability.
Maybe Texas could stop showing up for their games?
Your poem here.
Brief Version of Answers - I think I got 'em right. I hope I got 'em right.
1. Outcome – A’s, 2-1 [3 points]
2. Goatz – Braden & Carson / Wright & Vargas [2 points each, 8 total]
3. Fister – ERA Falls / 5 IP / TBF 24 (22-26 OK) / TP 93 (88-98 OK) [2 points each, 8 total]
4. Braden – 2 BB / 9 H / 3 K [2 points each, 6 total]
5. HRs – 7 HR / Angels, More [2 points each, 4 total]
6. Strickouts – Cust [3 points]
7. Chone – 13 PA / 4 H / 2 K / 1 XBH [2 points each, 8 total]
8. Wright v. Wolf – 4 Appearances / 4.2 IP [2 points each, 4 total]
9. Over/Unders – UUOOOO, or SB, Under / XBH, Under / Barton, Over / Ichiro, Over / Runs, Over / Cust, Over [1 point each, 6 total]
10. Kotchman - 2 K / 1 H / 0 XBH [2 points each, 6 total]
Your poem here.
bummer
2 missed gogs in a row :-(
can’t miss the next one because i have to write it.
You have to include smiley faces - Poppy
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