GOG 2011 #04

Dates — Team — GOGer
4/14-4/17 — Tigers — PDXathleticsfan
4/19-4/20 — Red Sox
4/21-4/24 — Mariners
4/25 – 4/27 — Angels
4/29 – 5/2 — Rangers — PDXathleticsfan
5/3 – 5/5 — Indians
5/6 – 5/8 — Royals
5/9 – 5/11 — Rangers
5/13 – 5/15 — White Sox — PDXathleticsfan
5/16 – 5/17 — Angels
5/18 – 5/19 — Twins
5/20 – 5/22 — Giants — PDXathleticsfan
5/23 – 5/26 — Angels
5/27 – 5/29 — Orioles
5/30 – 6/1 — Yankees

Any help is appreciated!

also my guesses:

1. 2-1 Oakland
2. More innings for Buehrle, more Ks for Braden, fewer walks for Braden
3. 6 home runs in the series
4. Cahill strikes out just four White Sox.
5. 9 AB, 3 hits, 2 RBI
6. White Sox steal more bases, A’s hit more sac flies, White Sox hit into more double plays.
7. 2 H, 1 R, 0 RBI

1. Series Outcome [3 points] A’s, 2-1
2. Duelling Perfectos [1 point each] Braden, More IP / Braden, More K / Braden, Fewer BB
3. Pop at US Cellular [3 points] 5 HR, Combined
4. Cahill on the K-Hill [3 points] 5 Ks
5. Getting your Replacement Value from Swingles P. LaRoJax [2 points each] 12 AB / 3 H / 2 RBI
6. Small Ball at the Cellular? [1 point each] A’s, More SB / Tied, SF / Sox, More GiDP
7. Breakout Like Beckham [2 points each] 4 H / 3 R / 1 RBI

1. 2-1 Bad Guys
2. All Buehrle
3. 5
4. 5
5. 8 at-bats, 2 hits, and 1 runs batted in
6. A’s steal, Chicago Sac Fly, A’s double plays
7. 3 hits, 1 runs, and 1 RBI

1. Sox 2-1
2. Burhele/braden/burhele
3. 3
4. 5
5. 8/1/0
6. A’s/Sox/A’s
7. 2/1/0

1. Predict the series outcome. [3 points] 2-1 A’s
2. Game 1 matches up Braden against Mark Buehrle, who represents Braden’s best case scenario. Buerhle doesn’t strike many out, but makes up for it with low walk rates (and fantastic durability, which Braden has not demonstrated). Who throws more innings? Who records more Ks? Who gives up fewer walks? [1 point each] Braden, Buerhle, Buerhle
3. US Cellular is a big home run park and the White Sox are built to take advantage of it, with Konerko, Quentin, and Adam Dunn as the new DH. How many home runs in the series for both teams combined? [3 points] 5
4. Where did all these Trevor Cahill strikeouts come from? He has turned into a FIP-monster with 15 Ks through 12.2 innings. So far, the White Sox have struck out at a lower rate (11.8%) than any other team in baseball (of course, they are on a general offensive hot streak, so this isn’t necessarily surprising). How many strikeouts for Cahill? [3 points] 7
5. The Oakland bench has provided welcome production, particularly from Andy LaRoche. Predict total at-bats, hits, and runs batted in for LaRoche, Jackson, Sweeney, and Powell (all combined). [2 points each] 10 AB, 3 H, 2 RBI
6. Playing small ball — Which team steals more bases? Which team hits more sacrifice flies? Which team hits into more double plays? [1 point each] A’s, White Sox, A’s
7. After a promising rookie year and a below average 2010, Gordon Beckham is looking like a break out so far. Predict his hits, runs, and RBI. [2 points each] 2, 0, 0

1. A’s 2-1
2. IP: Buerhle K: Buerhle BB: Braden
3. 8 HR
4. 5 K
5. 24 AB/6 H/0 RBI
6. SB: A’s, SF: Sox, DP: Sox
7. 3 H/1 R/0 RBI

1. Predict the series outcome. [3 points] A’s Sweep
2. Game 1 matches up Braden against Mark Buehrle, who represents Braden’s best case scenario. Buerhle doesn’t strike many out, but makes up for it with low walk rates (and fantastic durability, which Braden has not demonstrated). Who throws more innings? Who records more Ks? Who gives up fewer walks? [1 point each] Buerhle, Braden, Braden
3. US Cellular is a big home run park and the White Sox are built to take advantage of it, with Konerko, Quentin, and Adam Dunn as the new DH. How many home runs in the series for both teams combined? [3 points] 8
4. Where did all these Trevor Cahill strikeouts come from? He has turned into a FIP-monster with 15 Ks through 12.2 innings. So far, the White Sox have struck out at a lower rate (11.8%) than any other team in baseball (of course, they are on a general offensive hot streak, so this isn’t necessarily surprising). How many strikeouts for Cahill? [3 points] 6
5. The Oakland bench has provided welcome production, particularly from Andy LaRoche. Predict total at-bats, hits, and runs batted in for LaRoche, Jackson, Sweeney, and Powell (all combined). [2 points each] AB: 11 H: 3 RBI: 2
6. Playing small ball — Which team steals more bases? Which team hits more sacrifice flies? Which team hits into more double plays? [1 point each] A’s, Sox, Sox
7. After a promising rookie year and a below average 2010, Gordon Beckham is looking like a break out so far. Predict his hits, runs, and RBI. [2 points each] H: 2 R: 1 RBI: 0

1. 2-1 A’s
2. IP: Buehrle, K: Braden, BB: Braden
3. 5 home runs
4. 7 strikeouts
5. AB: 16 H: 4 RBI: 3
6. SB: A’s, SF: White Sox, DP: White Sox
7. H: 3 R: 2 RBI: 2

   1. 2-1 A’s
   2. IP: Braden, K: Braden, BB: Tie
   3. 5 HRs
   4. 5 Ks
   5. AB: 13, H: 4, RBI: 2
   6. SB: CHI, SF: A’s, DP: CHI
   7. H: 3, R: 2, RBI: 1

1. Sox 2-1
2. Buehrle, Braden, even.
3. 7 HR
4. 4 K
5. 9 AB, 2 H, 1 RBI
6. A’s, Sox, A’s
7. 5, 2, 3

1. A’s, 3-0
2. Braden, More IP / Braden, More K / Braden, Fewer BB
3. 4 HR, Combined
4. 7 Ks
5. 10 AB / 3 H / 3 RBI
6. A’s, More SB / Tied, SF / Sox, More GiDP
7. 2 H / 1 R / 0 RBI

   1. A’S SWEEP!!! (I’m just going to keep doing this)
   2. Braden/Buehrle: Who throws more innings? Braden Who records more Ks? Buehrle Who gives up fewer walks? Braden
   3. 6 HRs
   4. Cahill: 7 Ks
   5. 6 AB, 3 H, 3 RBI
   6. Which team steals more bases? A’s Which team hits more sacrifice flies? A’s Which team hits into more double plays? Sox [1 point each]
   7. 3 H, 2 R, 1 RBI

1. 2-1 WS
2. Buehrle across the board
3. 5 HR total
4. 6 strickouts for Trevor
5. 11 AB, 4 hits, 2 RBI
6. Steals – A’s, Sac flies – Sox, DPs – A’s
7. 4 hits, 3 runs, 3 RBI

1. 2-1 A’s
2. Buehrle more IP, Braden more Ks, Braden less BB
3. 5 HR
4. 6 K!
5. 9 AB, 3 H, 1 RBI
6. SB – OAK, SF – CHW, DP – OAK
7. 4 H, 1 R, 1 RBI

1. 2-1 A’s
2. Buerhle / buerhle / Braden
3. 6 HRs
4. 5 Ks
5. 9 ABs / 3 H / 2 RBI
6. OAK / Chw / OAK
7. 3H / 2 R / 2 RBI

1. 2-1 Sox
2. Braden/Buehrle/Buehrle
3. 6 HR
4. 4 Ks
5. 5 AB / 2 H / 1 RBI
6. SB: OAK / SF – OAK / DP – SOX
7. 4 H / 1 R / 2 RBI

1. A’s sweep!
2. Braden, More IP / Buehrle, More K / Braden, Fewer BB
3. 8 HR, Combined
4. 2 Ks
5. 11 AB / 3 H / 2 RBI
6. SB: CHI, SF: tied, DP: CHI
7. H: 3 R: 2 RBI: 1

1. Oakland 2-1
2. Buehrle/Buehrle/Braden
3. 5
4. 5
5. 12 AB/3 Hit/ 2 RBI
6. SB: OAK / SF – OAK / DP – SOX
7. 5/2/4

GOG 2011 #04 — Shutting Down Chicago
1. Predict the series outcome. A’s 2, CHI 1
2. Who throws more innings? Who records more Ks? Who gives up fewer walks? Buerhle more innings, fewer walks, Braden more Ks
3. How many home runs in the series for both teams combined? 5 Hrs
4. How many strikeouts for Cahill? 6Ks for K-hill
5. Predict total at-bats, hits, and runs batted in for LaRoche, Jackson, Sweeney, and Powell (combined). 10ABs, 3hits, 3RBIs
6. Which team steals more bases? Which team hits more sacrifice flies? Which team hits into more double plays? A’s more SBs, sac flies; CHI more DPs
7. Gordon Beckham is looking like a breakout so far. Predict his hits, runs, and RBI. 4hits, 1run, 2RBI

1. Going all reverse psychology here…..Chicago 2-1 [3 points]
2. Who throws more innings? Who records more Ks? Who gives up fewer walks? Braden/Buehrle/Braden [1 point each]
3. Combined HR – 6 [3 points]
4. How many strikeouts for Cahill? 6 [3 points]
5. Predict total at-bats, hits, and runs batted in for LaRoche, Jackson, Sweeney, and Powell (all combined) 6AB/6H/3R/4RBI. [2 points each]
6. A’s -SB/WhiteSox – SacFLIES/A’s – GIDP [1 point each]
7. Beckham – 4H/3R/4RBI [2 points each]

1. A’s, 2-1
2. With apologies to Braden’s neck, BuehrleX3
3. 5HR, and I hope I’m not stuck with the Hawk on MLBXI tonight. Put this on the board, you classless blowhard.
4. 5 Cahill K’s
5. 8AB/4H/2R/2RBI
6. A’sSB/WSSacFlies/WSGIDP
7. Beckham: 3H/1R/1RBI

After a pair of 10-inning games leaves the A’s and Sox tied 1-1 (#1), the biggest surprise is the substantial presence of Swingles P. LaRoJax (#5), combining for 14 AB, 2 H, and 0 RBIs. At least Beckham (#7) has been still, running 0’s all across. Cahill got yanked in the 5th with only 3 K (#4), and not before giving up one of the 5 HRs hit in the series so far (#3). After all this baseball, it is hard to remember Buehrle outdueling Braden (#2) for a ND, and though he topped Braden with More IP (8-6) and fewer BBs (1-2), Braden busted out the Ks (7-1). Oh, and the other stats (#6) are also quite low, with 0 SB, 0 SF, and Oakland leading 2-0 in GiDP.

1. Series Outcome – A’s, 2-1 [3 points]
2. Duelling Perfectos – Buehrle, More IP (8-6) / Braden, More K (7-1) / Buehrle, Fewer BB (1-2) [1 point each]
3. Combined HRs – 6 HRs (Suzuki, Kouzmanoff, Matsui, Lillibridge, Ramirez 2) [3 points]
4. Cahill’s Ks – 3 Ks [3 points]
5. LaRoche, Jackson, Sweeney, and Powell – 23 AB / 5 H / 0 RBI [2 points each]
6. Small Ball Stats – A’s, More SB (3-1) / Tied, SF (0) / A’s, More GiDP (5-0) [1 point each]
7. Beckham’s Breakout – 1 H / 0 R / 1 RBI [2 points each]

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