GOG 2011 #18

1. Predict the series outcome. [3 points] 2-1 A’s
2. After half the Oakland starting staff bit the dust last week, Outman and Moscoso came to the rescue with a pair of quality starts. According to Bill James’ Game Score, Moscoso (66) narrowly beat Outman (62). Which of these two pitchers throws more innings against the Orioles? Who allows fewer earned runs? Who strikes out more hitters? [1 point each] Outman for all three
3. So far this season, Chris Tillman has been stingy with the home runs, giving up only 2 in 43.2 innings (0.41 HR/9). You might think this is because he is an extreme groundballer, but actually he is a flyball pitcher (39% career GB%) who happens to be sporting a totally ridiculous and unsustainable 2.9 HR/FB percentage (i.e. only 3 percent of the flyballs he allowed this year have gone over the fence). So I’m hoping for a lot of regression from Tillman. On the other hand, he’ll be throwing a night game in Oakland. Do the A’s hit any home runs off Tillman? [1 point] no
4. Some people are disappointed with Matt Wieters because he’s not hitting like Jose Bautista, but he has quietly been one of the more valuable catchers in baseball, with solid hitting and excellent defense (to the extent that we know how to measure catcher defense). Predict Wieters’ PA, H, RBI [2 points each]. Does he allow any passed balls? [1 point] 12, 3, 1; no
5. How many innings pitched and earned runs for Fuentes? How about for Balfour? [2 points each, 8 possible] Finally, does Andrew Bailey rejoin the team before the end of the weekend? [1 point] Fuentes: 2, 0 Balfour: 2, 1 Yes for Bailey
6. Fangraphs recently added Mitchel Lichtman’s Ultimate Base Running (UBR) stat. So far, the Oakland team leader is Mark Ellis, who has been worth +0.4 runs on the basepaths. Team stolen base leader (by a huge margin) Coco Crisp has a UBR of only +0.1 runs, probably because he has been caught stealing five times. How many Oakland stolen bases for the series? How many Athletics get caught stealing? [2 points each] 3, 1
7. Daric Barton’s complete lack of power (.063 ISO — that’s below Juan Pierre’s career mark!!) has been a major drag on his value this season. On top of it, he’s sporting an unlucky .254 BABIP (especially unlucky because his line drive percentage is a solid 19%) which is dragging down his batting average. Predict Barton’s H, BB, and XBH. [2 points each] 2, 2, 0

1. vignette17 – 187
2. Urgent Mirth – 159
3. danmerqury – 152
4. cuppingmaster – 149
5. paris7 – 148
6. nevermoor – 143
7. longtimeasfan – 140
8. PDXAthleticsfan – 139
9. Athletix Man – 132
10. twinkle toes – 130

11. buddahead9 – 125
12. doctorK – 121
13. CmdrKhraanik – 120
14. Berry Jo – 118
15. lenscrafters – 118
16. weenmAN – 113
17. SoCal As Fan – 108
18. oblique – 105
19. GoAs – 104
20. colin – 103
21. streetfan – 98
22. King Richard – 84
23. A’sBowlingLeague – 73
24. micdog2001 – 71
25. Kyli – 65

1. 2-1 A’s
2. IP – Outman, Fewer runs – Outman, MOAR STRICKOUTS – Moscoso
3. No HR off Tillman
4. 13 PA, 3 H, 2 RBI, no passed balls
5. Fuentes – 1 1/3 IP, 0 ER, Balfour – 2 IP, 1 ER, Welcome back, Andrew
6. 3 SB, 1 CS
7. 3 H, 2 BB, and 1 XBH

1. 2-1 A’s
2. Outman, Outman, Moscoso
3. No
4. 8 PA, 2 H, 0 RBI. No passed balls
5. 1 IP, 0 ER for Fuentes. 2 IP, 1 ER for Balfour. Yes
6. 3 SB, 1 CS
7. 3 H, 3 BB, 0 XBH

1. 2-1 A’s.
2. All Outman
3. No
4. 12 PA, 2 H, 1 RBI. No PB.
5. 1 IP 0 ER for Fuentes and Balfour. No Bailey
6. 1 SB, 0 CS
7. 2 H, 2 BB, and 1 XBH

1. A’s sweep.
2. Moscoso, Moscoso, Moscoso
3. Yes
4. 9/3/0, no.
5. Fuentes: 1, 0. Balfour: 2, 0. Bailey: no.
6. 3 SB. No CS.
7. 3/2/1

1. A’s, 2-1
2. Moscoso, Moscoso, Outman
3. Nope (sigh)
4. Wieters: 10PA/2H/0RBI/noPB
5. Fuentes: 1IP/0ER Balfour: 2IP/1ER Bailey: Yes, probably Sunday, hopefully in a horribly lopsided game!
6. 3SB/1CS
7. Barton: 3H/1BB/1XBH

Let’s Go A’s

1. Series Outcome [3 points] O’s, 2-1

2. Outman vs. Moscoso [1 point each] Outman, More IP / Outman, Fewer ER / Outman, More Ks
3. Tillman’s Taters [1 point] No, A’s don’t HR off Tillman

4. Matt’s Wieters [2 points each, then 1 pt.] 12 PA / 1 H / 0 RBI / No PB Allowed

5. How Far from the BP to the Doghouse? [2 points each, then 1 point] Fuentes, 1 IP & 0 ER / Balfour, 1.1 IP & 1 ER / No Bailey showing

6. A’s on the Basepaths [2 points each] 3 SB / 1 CS
7. Dragging Barton [2 points each] 2 H / 3 BB / 1 XBH

1. O’s sweep.
2. More innings: Outman. Fewer ER: Moscoso. More K’s: Outman.
3. No A’s Homers off Tillman
4. Wieters: 13PA, 3H, 2RBI, 0PB.
5. Fuentes: 1IP, 0ER. Balfour: 3IP, 4ER. Bailey: Sunday.
6. 2SB, 2CS
7. Barton: 1H, 2BB, 0XBH.

1. Predict the series outcome. [3 points] A’s 2-1
 2. Outman vs Moscoso: more IP? Fewer ER? More K? [1 point each] Moscoso/Tie/Tie
 3. Any home runs off Tillman? [1 point] No
 4. Wieters PA, H, RBI [2 points each]. Does he allow any passed balls? [1 point] 9/3/1/No
 5. IP/ER for Fuentes? Balfour? [2 points each, 8 possible] Bailey G? [1 point] 1/1/2/1/No
 6. A’s SB? CS? [2 points each] 1/1
 7. Barton H, BB, and XBH. [2 points each] 1/1/0

1. 2-1 Oakland
2. Outman, Outman, Moscoso
3. yes
4. 13 PA, 3 H, 2 RBI
5. 1 IP, 0 ER for Fuentes; 2 IP, 1 ER for Balfour; yes for Bailey!
6. 2 SB, 1 CS
7. 4 H, 2 BB, 1 XBH

   1. Predict the series outcome. A’s 2-1 [3 points]
   2. According to Bill James’ Game Score, Moscoso (66) narrowly beat Outman (62). Which of these two pitchers throws more innings against the Orioles? Who allows fewer earned runs? Who strikes out more hitters? Outman more innings, Moscoso fewer runs, Outman more Ks [1 point each]
   3. So I’m hoping for a lot of regression from Tillman. Do the A’s hit any home runs off Tillman? Yes [1 point]
   4. Predict Wieters’ PA, H, RBI [2 points each]. Does he allow any passed balls? 10PA, 4H, 1RBI. No passed balls [1 point]
   5. How many innings pitched and earned runs for Fuentes? How about for Balfour? 2IP, 1ER for Fuentes. 3IP, 2ER for Balfour. Yes, Bailey is back. [2 points each, 8 possible] Finally, does Andrew Bailey make an appearance in the series? [1 point]
   6. How many Oakland stolen bases for the series? How many Athletics get caught stealing? 3SB, 1 caught. [2 points each]
   7. Predict Barton’s H, BB, and XBH. 3H, 3BB, 1XBH. [2 points each]

1. 2-1 A’s
2. Moscoso, Moscoso, Outman
3. no
4. 12PA, 3H, 1RBI, no PB
5. 1IP for Fuentes, 2IP for Balfour, no Bailey
6. 2SB, 0CS
7. Siiiigh. 2H/2BB/0XBH

1. A’s Sweep!
 2. IP: Outman / ER: Outman / K: Outman
 3. No
 4. PA: 10, H: 2, RBI: 0, PB: 0
 5. Fuentes: 1IP/1ER, Balfour: 2IP;0ER, Bailey: no
 6. 2SB / 1CS
 7. Daric Barton: 2H / 3BB / 0XBH

1. A’s 2 -1
2. Outman/Moscoso/Outman
3. No
4. 10/3/3/no passed balls
5. Fuentes= 1IP/2ER, Balfour = 2IP/1ER, No Bailey
6. SB= 3, caught= once
7. 2H/3BB/1XBH

1. 2-1 A’s
2. Moscosco, Outman, Outmanned
3. No
4. 12PA, 2 H, 2 RBI. No passed balls
5. 2 IP, 0 ER for Fuentes. 2 IP, 1 ER for Balfour. No
6. 3 SB, 1 CS
7. 3 H, 3 BB, 0 XBH
Get out the time-fracture wickets, Hobbes! We’re gonna play Calvinball!
by UrgentMirth on May 27, 2011 12:43 PM EDT reply actions

With the A’s up 2-0 (#1), they actually have been hitting the ball pretty well. Even Barton (#7) has 2 Hits (0 XBH) and 2 BBs, and the team (#6) has 2 SB without a CS. They’ve also hit a few night-time, Overstock Coliseum homeruns (Ellis and Willingham), but none off Tillman (#3). After catching nearly 200 pitches on Friday, Wieters (#4) sat the second game, and rests at 4 PA, 2 H, and 0 RBI, with no Passed Balls.

The staff has also been solid. Both Balfour and Fuentes (#5) have 1 IP and 0 ERs. Outman (#2) lasted 6 IP, gave up 2 ER, and K’d 2. We’ll see how that stacks up against Moscoso tomorrow!

1. Series Outcome – A’s, 3-0 Sweeep! [3 points]

2. Outman vs. Moscoso – Outman, More IP (6 to 5) / Outman, Fewer ER (2 to 4) / Outman, More Ks (2 to 1) [1 point each]
3. Tillman’s Taters – No, A’s don’t HR off Tillman [1 point]

4. Matt’s Wieters – 8 PA / 3 H / 0 RBI / No PB Allowed [2 points each, then 1 pt.]

5. How Far from the BP to the Doghouse? Fuentes, 2 IP & 0 ER / Balfour, 2 IP & 0 ER / Yes, Bailey Showing [2 points each, then 1 point]

6. A’s on the Basepaths – 3 SB (Ellis, Crisp 2) / 0 CS [2 points each]
7. Dragging Barton – 3 H / 2 BB / 0 XBH [2 points each]