2011 GOG #39 – C.J., Fermez la bouche (rhymes with...)

1. vignette17 – 428
2. Urgent Mirth – 397
3. nevermoor – 387
4. danmerqury – 385
5. Athletix Man – 381
6. paris7 – 376
7. buddahead9 – 359
8. cuppingmaster – 356
9. weenmAN – 352
10. PDXAthleticsfan – 348

11. twinkle toes – 334
12. GoAs – 328
13. CmdrKhraanik – 322
14. King Richard – 321
15. longtimeasfan – 321
16. doctorK – 313
17. Berry Jo – 309
18. SoCal As Fan – 282
19. colin – 279
20. A’sBowlingLeague – 234
NR. Jason James – 57
NR. goblueram – 30

8/15 – 8/17 – Orioles – cuppingmaster
8/18 – 8/21 – Blue Jays – GoAs
8/23 – 8/25 – Empire – OPEN
8/26 – 8/28 – Red Sox – GoAs
8/29 – 9/1 – Cleveland – nevermoor

1. Series outcome [3 points] Rangers, 2-1
2. Starz ‘N Goatz, Single Game Edition [2 points each, 8 total] Matsui & Pennington / Young & Moreland
3. Attny. C.J. [2 points each, then 1 point, 7 total] 110 Pitches / 39 Balls / 2 BB / More than 6 IP
4. Napoli vs. Matsui [1 point each, 4 total] Neither, Hits HR / Neither, Has 3 H Game / Neither, More than 3 RBI / Neither, K’s Twice in Game
5. King Richard [2 points each, 6 total] 5.2 IP / 2 BB / 6 K
6. How Offensive! [1 point each, 3 total] Rangers, More GIDP / Tied, More CS / Rangers, More SF
7. To the ’Pen [1 point] Shutdowns, Nobody & Nobody / Meltdowns, Nobody & Nobody

1. A’s sweep.
2. Best: McCarthy. Young. Worst: Suzuki. Cruz.
3. 108, 40, 3. Less.
4. HR: Matsui only. Matsui only. Matsui only. Napoli only.
5. I am back, thank you for noticing! 7/3/8
6. GIDP: Rangers. CS: Tie. SF: Tie.
7. Shutdown: Bailey. Meltdown: Nobody. Shutdown: Lowe. Metldown: Adams.

1) A’s win, 2-1
2) A’s: Willingham, Pennington – Rangers: Hamilton, Borbon
3) 107/46/3/Equal
4) Matsui/Matsui/Matsui/Napoli
5) 6 IP, 3 BB, 6 K
6) GIPD: A’s – CS: Rangers – SF: A’s
7) A’s: Bailey, Breslow – Rangers: Adams, Nobody

1. Series Outcome. Rangers 2-1
2. Stars and Goats. A’s: Matsui/Jackson; Rangers: Cruz/Andrus
3. 102, 42, 3 BB. Less.
4. Both, Matsui, Neither, Neither.
5. 6.2, 3 BB, 7 K.
6. GIDP: A’s, CS: Tie, SF: Tie.
7. A’s: None/FDLS; Rangers: Feliz/Feliz

1. A’s 3-0
2. Stars: Willingham, Hamilton / Goats: Suzuki, Moreland
3. 84 pitches / 50 of which are balls / 3 BB / less than 6 innings
4. Neither / Both / Matsui / Both
5. 6 IP / 2 BB / 7K
6. Rangers / Tie / A’s
7. Shutdown: Bailey, Feliz / Meltdown: nobody, nobody

1. A’s SWEEP!
2. Stars/Goats. A’s: McCarthy/Rosales Tex: Hamilton/Cruz
3. pitches (/- 3): 95 / balls (/- 2): 48 / BB: 3 / Less
4. HR: Neither / 3H: Matsui / >3 RBI: Both / 2K: Napoli
5. IP: 7 / BB: 2 / K: 6
6. GIDP: Tex / CS: A’s / SF: Tex
7. SD/MD: A’s: Balfour/Nobody Tex: Adams/Nobody

1. 2-1 Rangers
2. A’s: Willingham/Pennington; Rangers: Young/Cruz
3. 109, 42, 3, more
4. Neither/Neither/Both/Napoli
5. 6/2/6
6. A’s/A’s/Tie
7. A’s: Bailey/Breslow; Rangers: Feliz/Nobody

1. A’s 2-1
2. Starz: Willingham/Kinsler Goatz: Jackson/Cruz
3. 95P/35B/4BB/Less than 6IP
4. Napoli/Neither/Napoli/Both
5. 6IP/3BB/6K
6. A’sGIDP/RangersCS/TieSF
7. Shutdown: Bailey/Adams Meltdown: Norberto/Feliz

I can’t wait for the bottom of the 1st. I can’t wait to feel the Love…

Let’s Go A’s

1. Texas 2-1
2. OAK: Willingham/Cahill (sadly) TEX: Hamilton/Andrus
3. 100P/40B/4BB/more than 6
4. neither/neither/both/Napoli
5. 6IP/2BB/7K
6. Texas more GIDP/A’s more CS/A’s more SF
7. nobody/nobody/nobody/nobody (trying something new this time)

1. 2-1 A’s
2. Stars: Willingham and Cruz, Goats: Breslow and Wilson the douchebag
3. 95 pitches, 35 balls, 4 BB, less than 6 IP
4. HR – both, at least three hits in a game – Matsui, more than 3 RBI for the series – both, Strikes out at least twice in a game – neither
5. 6 1/3 IP, 2 BB and 7 Ks
6. GIDP – A’s more, CS – tie, SF – A’s more
7. Shutdowns: Bailey and Feliz, meltdowns: Breslow and nobody

1) 2-1 Rangers
2) Best: Willingham, Moreland Worst: Suzuki, Andrus
3) 109 pitches, 41 Balls, 2BB, more than 6 IP
4) HR:Nap Hits:Neither RBI:Nap K: Neither
5) 5IP, 4BB, 3K
6) GIDP:A’s CS: Tex SF: Tie
7) Shutdown: Devine, Adama Meltdown: FDLS, Tateyama

1. Series Outcome (3 points) 2-1 A’s
2. Stars and Goats. Name the player for each team that posts the best and worst single-game WPA for the series. (2 pts each, 8 points total) A’s: McCarthy high, Suzuki low; Rangers: Lewis high, Chavez low
3. Hope you have a good attorney, C. J. Predict Mr. Wilson’s “lawyerball” stats. Number of pitches (/- 3), number of balls thrown (/- 2), and BB. Does he pitch more, equal or less than 6 innings? (2 pts each, then 1 point, 7 points total) 110, 40 balls, 3 BB. Equal to 6 innings.
4. Hottest hitters. Over the last 14 days, the Rangers hottest hitter is Mike Napoli (.349/.417/.721, 5 HR, .484 WOBA); the A’s, at least according to advanced metrics, is Hideki Matsui (.426/.473/.596, 2 HR, .453 wOBA). For each question, answer Napoli only, Matsui only, neither or both. Who hits a HR? Has at least three hits in a game? Has more than 3 RBI for the series? Strikes out at least twice in a game? (1 point each, 4 points total). both/neither/both/Napoli
5. King Richard is back, maybe? Rich Harden looked pretty damn good against the Jays. Predict his IP, BB and Ks on Sunday. (2 points each, 6 points total). 7/1/9
6. It’s really hard to find offensive stats for which the A’s and Rangers have similar numbers. But they do have some similar numbers in creating extra outs, such as GIDP (95 each); CS (33 for Rangers, 35 for A’s); and SF (33 for A’s, 28 for Rangers). Which team’s offense has more of each (tie is OK)? (1 point each, 3 points total). Rangers, A’s, A’s
7. Shutdowns/meltdowns. For each team, predict a relief pitcher who will have a shutdown (WPA > 0.1) and a meltdown (WPA < -0.1). Nobody is an acceptable answer. (2 points each, 8 total) A’s: Bailey, nobody Rangers: Uehara, Oliver

Hooray!
1. 2-1 A’s
2. A’s: Willingham/Zooks; Rangers: Young/Wilson
3. 105, 42, 4, less
4. Neither/Neither/Both/both
5. 6 2/3 /2/7
6. A’s/A’s/Tie
7. A’s: Bailey/Breslow; Rangers: Feliz/Nobody

1. Series outcome – Rangers, 3-0 [3 points]
2. Starz ‘N Goatz – Brandon Allen, of course (.160) & McCarthy (-.384) / Murphy (.333) & Oliver (-.227) [2 points each, 8 total]
     - But everyone should get points for Brandon Allen!
3. C.J. Douche – 114 Pitches (111-117 ok) / 43 Balls (41-45 ok) / 3 BB / Exactly 6 IP [2 points each, then 1 point, 7 total]
4. Napoli vs. Matsui – Neither, Hits HR / Neither, Has 3 H Game / Neither, More than 3 RBI / Both, K’d Twice in Game [1 point each, 4 total]
5. King Richard – 4.0 IP / 5 BB / 4 K [2 points each, 6 total]
6. How Offensive – Rangers, More GIDP (2-0) / Rangers, More CS (1-0) / Rangers, More SF (1-0) [1 point each, 3 total]
7. The Pen – Shutdowns, Balfour & Tateyama, Uehara / Meltdowns, Bailey & Oliver, Feliz [1 point]