GOG 2011 #31 (PARTIAL ANSWERS POSTED)

7/19 – 7/20 – Tigers – OPEN
7/22 – 7/24 – Yankees – PDXAthleticsfan
7/25 – 7/28 – Rays – OPEN
7/29 – 7/31 – Twins – OPEN

1. SlegnA – 3-1
2. Weeks-high, Penny-Low/Haren-High, Mathis-Low
3. Haren/Haren/Haren/Haren
4. Angels/No/Yes/Crisp
5. no/yes/3.15
6. 16/4/3/3
7. no/no/no

1. Series outcome – split
2. Starts/Goats – Weaver/Trout, Harden/Matsui
3. Haren/Best A’s Starter/Best A’s Starter/Best A’s Starter
4. Angels/No/Yes/Aybar
5. No/Yes/3.17
6. 13 PA/3 H/2 R/3 K
7. No/Yes/No

I’m doing away with my typical GOG superstitions, like never picking the A’s to lose, ever.

1. That said, A’s Sweep.
2. A’s Star: Harden. A’s Goat: Suzuki. Angels Star: Haren. Angel’s Goat: Trout.
3. Best A’s Starter / Tie / Best A’s Starter / Tie
4. A’s. Yes. Crisp.
5. Yes. Yes. 3.12.
6. 17 / 5 / 2 / 2
7. No. No. No.

1. Angels 3, A’s 1
2. A’s: highest = Gio, lowest = Suzuki. Angels: highest = Walden, lowest = Wells
3. IP – Tie/ BB – Haren / K – Haren / ER – Haren
4. Moar steals – Angels, both teams are >70%, most steals by Aybar
5. No, yes, 3.25
6. 18 PA / 5 H /3 R /3 K
7. No HR, on-base more than .250, more than 20% strickouts

1. Split
2. Angels: Weaver, Mathis; A’s: Gio, Fuentes
3. Best A’s starter/Best A’s starter/Haren/Haren
4. Angels/Yes/Yes/Crisp
5. No. No. 3.19
6. 18/4/1/4
7. No/Yes/Yes

1. A’s 3 – 1 (I can be optimistic/psychotic can’t I?)
2. Stars/Goats: A’s: Gio/Suzuki slegnA: Weaver/Mathis
3. IP: A’s / BB: A’s / K: A’s / ER: A’s
4. A’s / Yes / Yes / Weeks
5. Yes / Yes / 3.10
6. 17 PA / 5 H / 3 R / 4 K
7. No / No / Yes

1. 3-1 Angels
2. Sizemore/Suzuki, Weaver/Mathis
3. A’s/A’s/A’s/A’s
4. A’s/Yes/Yes/Weeks
5. Yes/No/3.18
6. 18 PA/4H/2R/2K
7. No/No/Yes

1. Series outcome [4 points] Angels, 3-1
2. Stars and Goats: Single Game [2 points each, 8 total] Angels, Trumbo & E. Jackson / A’s, Cahill & C. Jackson
3. Haren vs. A’s [1 point each, 4 total] Best A’s Starter for All: IP / BB / K / ER
4. Who steals more bases [1 point, 1 point, 1 point, 3 points, 6 total] Angels, More SB / A’s profit / Angels profit / Weeks, Most SB
5. Team ERA [1 point, 1 point, 3 points, 5 total] Yes, A’s pass Braves ERA / No, A’s Lose xFIP Lead to Angels / A’s team ERA, 3.13.
6. Coco. [2 points each, 8 total] 17 PA / 4 H / 1 R / 4 K
7. Wells. [1 point each, 3 total] No HR / No, OBP > .250 / Yes, K in Fewer than 20% PA

1. A’s Pleeeeeze split [4 points]
2. Stars and Goats: Willingham/DeJesus Santana/Hunter [2 points each, 8 total]
3. Although the A’s have announce all four starters, the Angels have only announced one: Dan Haren. For each of the following categories, predict whether Haren will do BETTER (i.e. more strikeouts, fewer walks, etc.) than the best A’s starter. Potential answers are: Haren / Best A’s Starter / Tie. Categories: IP-Haren/BB-A’s/K-Haren/ER-A’s [1 point each, 4 total]
4. Speed Kills – LAA/No/Yes/Weeks [1 point, 1 point, 1 point, 3 points, 6 total]
5. ERAish – No/Yes/3.11 [1 point, 1 point, 3 points, 5 total]
6. Coco Crisp’s 13PA/4H/2R/3K [2 points each, 8 total].
7. Vernon Wells. No/Yes/No [1 point each, 3 total?]

1. Split, 2-2
2. Stars = Weaver / Gio, Goats = Mathis / Zook
3. All BAS
4. Angels steal more, both profit, Coco has most
5. No pass, No lead, 3.10.
6. 18 PA / 4 H / 2 R / 2 K
7. Y / N / Y

1. A’s, 3-1
2. Starz: Coco/Weaver Goatz: Jackson/Trout
3. tie/A’s/Haren/A’s
4. A’s/yes/yes/Crisp
5. yes/yes/3.12
6. 14/5/2/2
7. no/no/yes

Let’s Go A’s

1. A’s 3-1
2. Stars = Weaver / Gio, Goats = Mathis / Zook
3. All BAS
4. Angels steal more, no, yes , Weeks
5. No pass, Yes, 3.11
6. 13 PA / 4 H / 3 R / 3 K
7. N / N / N

I’ll repost this on the GOG #32 thread. I also want to let folks know (in the interests of transparency) that my full Leaderboard Spreadsheet Tally is up on googledocs, as a pdf. Anyone is welcome to check it for corrections.

1. vignette17 – 359
2. Urgent Mirth – 328
3. nevermoor – 314
4. danmerqury – 312
5. Athletix Man – 302
6. paris7 – 301
7. cuppingmaster – 289
8. buddahead9 – 286
9. weenmAN – 277
10. PDXAthleticsfan – 272

11. twinkle toes – 270
12. CmdrKhraanik – 267
13. doctorK – 264
14. GoAs – 254
15. longtimeasfan – 252
16. King Richard – 251
17. Berry Jo – 237
18. SoCal As Fan – 215
19. colin – 214
20. streetfan – 171
21. A’sBowlingLeague – 161
NR. EddieVegas_NRAF – 35
NR. Jason James – 14
NR. attijah – 11

7/19 – 7/20 – Tigers – doctorK
7/22 – 7/24 – Yankees – PDXAthleticsfan
7/25 – 7/28 – Rays – OPEN
7/29 – 7/31 – Twins – OPEN
8/1 – 8/3 – Mariners – OPEN
8/5 – 8/7 – Tampa Bay Rays – OPEN
8/9 – 8/11 – Toronto Blue Jays – OPEN
8/12 – 8/14 – Rangers – OPEN
8/15 – 8/17 – Orioles – OPEN
8/18 – 8/21 – Blue Jays – OPEN
8/23 – 8/25 – Empire – OPEN
8/26 – 8/28 – Red Sox – OPEN
8/29 – 9/1 – Cleveland – OPEN

linky

1. Series outcome – A’s, 3-1 [4 points]
2. Stars and Goats – Angels, Takahashi (.459) & Pineiro (-.436) / A’s, Weeks (.299) & Crisp (-.277) [2 points each, 8 total]
3. Haren vs. A’s – A’s, IP (Harden, Cahill, Gio 7) / Haren, BB (0) / A’s, K (Harden, 9) / A’s, ER (Gio 2) [1 point each, 4 total]
4. Stealing – Tied, More SB (4-4) / A’s, No Profit (4 of 6) / Angels, Profit (4 of 5) / Most SB, Weeks (3) [1 point each, then 3 points, 6 total]
5. Team ERA – Yes, A’s pass Braves ERA (3.10 – 3.17) / Yes, A’s maintain xFIP Lead to Angels (3.81 to 3.87) / A’s team ERA, 3.10
     [1 point, 1 point, 3 points, 5 total]
6. Coco – 18 PA / 3 H / 1 R / 1 K [2 points each, 8 total]
7. Wells – Yes, HR / Yes, OBP > .250 (.333, 4-12) / Yes, K in Fewer than 20% PA (.17%, 2 K) [1 point each, 3 total]

But I still get to use nevermoor as a proxy, right?