GOG 2011 #33 - Can we win at least one, please? Just one?

1. Yanks sweep
2. Weeks & Tex – high/ Pennington & Jeter – low
3. 3012/1/no
4. 0/0/2
5. 6/2/2/4
6. all same
7. under/under/over/under

1. 3-0 evil empire
2. A’s star = Matsui, goat = Sogard. NYY star = Cano, goat = Martin
3. Jesus’ puppy – H = 3014, XBH = 1, no errors
4. Godzilla 4 H/1 HR/ 2 K
5. Bart’s Colon: 6 IP/ 3 ER/ 3 BB/ 5 K
6. No change across the board
7. 10 HR – tie, 20 BB – under, 5 SB – tie, 39 K – under

1. 2-1 yanks
2. A’s star = Weeks, goat = Zooks. NYY star = Tex, goat = Martin
3. Jeter – H = 3013, XBH = 1, no errors
4. Godzilla 3 H/0 HR/ 2 K
5. Bart’s Colon: 6 IP/ 2 ER/ 2 BB/ 5 K
6. increase all
7. 10 HR – under, 20 BB –over, 5 SB – over, 39 K – under

1) 2-1 Yankees
2) Highest: Willingham, Cano – Lowest: Suzuki, Martin
3) H: 3013 – XBH: 1 – E: 0
4) 3 H, 0 HR, 1 K
5) 6 IP, 3 ER, 3 BB, 3 K
6) Slight increase
7) Under/Under/Tie/Under

1. Series outcome (3 points) 2-1 Fankees
2. Stars and Goats: Predict which position player (since only one A’s starter has been announced) will have the highest and the lowest single-game WPA in the series for each team (4 predictions total). [2 points each, 8 total] Matsui high, Pennington low; Tex high, Cervelli low
3. He’s classy, he wears golden gloves and he can haz hitz, too. Since reaching the magical 3000 barrier, Derek Jeter has added 10 more. How many career hits does he have at the end of this series? How many XBH does he have for the series? Does he make an error? (2 points/2 points/1 point, 5 points total) 3013, 0, no
4. Godzilla returns. Struggling all year, but fresh off professional home run 500, Hideki Matsui returns to the place he called home for seven seasons. Predict his H/HR/K (2 points each, 6 points total) 4/1/3
5. Shrek is made of, um, Shrek, just not like you and me. Bartolo Colon is having a rebirth, or at least his shoulder and elbow are after stem-cell surgery this offseason. He had a CG shutout against the A’s in Oakland. However, he has fallen off recently, losing his last three games and giving up 10 ER in 12.2 IP with 8 BB and 10 K. Predict his surgically enhanced IP/ER/BB/K (2 points each, 8 points total). 6/3/3/5
6. Lawyerball. Both teams are known for the patient approach at the plate. Currently they rank 29th and 30th in percentage of pitches swung at. (A’s 43.0%, Yankees 42.8%). They rank 1st and 2nd in percentage of pitches inside the zone that they make contact with (Z-swing ) (A’s 89.5, Yankees 89.7%). They rank 1st and 3rd in fewest swinging strikes (A’s 6.9%, Yankees 7.3%). Does the difference between the teams in these three categories increase, decrease, or stay the same by the end of the series (1 point each, 3 points total)?

same for all three

under/over/over/under

1. vignette17 – 362
2. Urgent Mirth – 336
3. nevermoor – 325
4. danmerqury – 323
5. Athletix Man – 315
6. paris7 – 312
7. cuppingmaster – 300
8. buddahead9 – 300
9. weenmAN – 294
10. PDXAthleticsfan – 280

11. twinkle toes – 278
12. CmdrKhraanik – 276
13. doctorK – 270
14. longtimeasfan – 260
15. GoAs – 257
16. King Richard – 256
17. Berry Jo – 245
18. colin – 223
19. SoCal As Fan – 221
20. streetfan – 171
21. A’sBowlingLeague – 168
NR. Jason James – 14

7/25 – 7/28 – Rays – GoAs
7/29 – 7/31 – Twins – nevermoor
8/1 – 8/3 – Mariners – cuppingmaster
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 – nevermoor

1. 2 – 1 Yanks
2. Stars/Goats: A’s: Matsui/Penny Yanks:Tex/Swish
3. 3014 / 1 / No
4. 4 H / 0 HR / 1 K
5. 6.2 IP / 4 ER / 3 BB / 5 K
6. percentage of pitches swung at: Decrease / (Z-swing %): Increase / fewest swinging strikes: Decrease
7. 10 HR: Under / 20 BB: Under / 5 SB: Over / 39: Under

1. 2-1 Jeter and the Almighty Dollars
2. A’s: Weeks, Suzuki; Yanks: Gardner, Martin
3. 3014/1/no
4. 3/0/2
5. 6/2/3/4
6. Same/same/decrease
7. Under/over/tie/under

1. 2-1 NYY
2. OAK: Willingham/Suzuki. NYY: Cano/Posada
3. 3014/0XBH/no
4. 3H/0HR/2K
5. 7IP/2ER/2BB/6K
6. Decrease/Increase/Decrease
7. Under/Under/Under/Under

1. Series outcome [3 points] 2-1, Yankees

2. Position Stars and Goats, Series Edition [2 points each, 8 total] Willingham & Jackson / Cano & Martin

3. Jeter’s Gravy [2 points each, then 1 point, 5 total] 3015 H / 0 XBH / No Errors

4. Godzilla Returns [2 points each, 6 total] 3 H / 0 HR / 2 K

5. Got Colon Surgery? [2 points each, 8 total] 6 IP / 3 ER / 3 BB / 3 K

6. Lawyerball [1 point each, 3 total] Increase, Swing % Difference / Increase, Z-Swing % / Increase, Swinging Strike %
7. Combined Stats [1 point each, 4 points total] Under, 10 HR / Over, 20 BB / Under, 5 SB / Under, 39 K

1. Yankees 2-1
2. Stars: Matsui/Granderson; Goats: Suzuki/Posada
3. 3015, 2 XBH, Yes
4. 3 H, 0 HR, 2 K
5. 6/2/2/5
6. Decrease, Increase, Same
7. Under, Over, Over, Under

1. A’s, 2-1
2. Starz: Willingham/Cano Goatz: DeJesus/Martin
3. 3014/2/nope
4. 3/0/2
5. 6/3/4/5
6. No changeX3
7. Under/Over/Tie/Over

DEATH TO THE OPPOSITION!!!

1. Series outcome – Not feeling too hopeful for this one. A’s 1 – Yankees 2(3 points)
2. Stars and Goats: Willingham/He Who Can Do No Wrong (Jeter) and Pennington/Granderson [2 points each, 8 total]
3. Derek Jeter – 3012/1XBH/No (2 points/2 points/1 point, 5 points total)
4. Godzilla returns. 2H/0HR/1K (2 points each, 6 points total)
5. Predict Colon’s surgically enhanced 6IP/1ER/2BB/3K (2 points each, 8 points total).
6. Same/Increase/Decrease (1 point each, 3 points total)?
7. Over/under questions. Under for all categories (1 point each, 4 points total).

1. 2-1 Oakland
2. Starz: Willingham, Swisher; Goats: Matsui, Jeter
3. 3013 hits, 0 XBH, no errors
4. 2 H, 0 HR, 4 K
5. 4 IP, 5 ER, 4 BB, 2 K
6. I’m confused about this question — Say that after the series, the A’s have a 43.0% swing percentage, the Yankees increase to 42.9%, but a third teams swoops in and ends up with 42.95%. Does that mean that the difference between the A’s and Yankees decreased or increased? Percentage-wise they are closer together, but they are farther apart by rankings… My guess is that you are probably talking about rankings, because the chance that the percentage-wise difference would stay the same is tiny. So… I’m going to guess same, same, increase. But clarification would be appreciated.
7. under, over, under, over

1. 2-1 NYY
2. Granderson good, Jeter bad; Willingham good, Zook bad
3. 3012 / 0 / No
4. 2/0/2
5. 6 IP/2 ER/1 BB/5 K
6. All increase
7. HR – under, BB – over, SB – over, K – under

1. Series outcome – Yanks, 2-1 [3 points]

2. Stars and Goats – Willingham (.212) & DeJesus (-.524) / Jeter (.468) & Teixeira (-.311) [2 points each, 8 total]

3. Jeter – 3015, on 5 H / 1 XBH / 1 Error [2 points each, then 1 point, 5 total]

4. Godzilla – 7 H / 1 HR / 1 K [2 points each, 6 total]

5. Colon – 7 IP / 2 ER / 1 BB / 4 K [2 points each, 8 total]
6. Lawyerball – Decrease, Swing % Difference / Decrease, Z-Swing % / Increase, Swinging Strike % [1 point each, 3 total]
7. Stats – Under 10 HR (7) / Over 20 BB (31) / Exactly 5 SB (5) / Over 39 K (48) [1 point each, 4 points total]

Swing % Series Change: Yankees 42.7 / A’s 42.9 > 42.8 / 42.9 [.2 Change to .1]
Z-Contact% Series Change: Yankees 89.7/ A’s 89.5 > 89.5 / 89.5 [.2 Change to .0]
Swinging Strike% Series Change: Yankees 7.3% / A’s 6.9% > 7.4% / 6.8% [.4 Change to .6]