Finally a series against a team that doesn't have the color blue in their uniforms! Oh, and it's our first look at Albert Pujols. Yeah, there's that.
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The Questions
1. Series Outcome: Four games against the Halos (4 points)
2. King Albert: In nine career games against the Athletics, Albert Pujols is batting .281 with only one double and zero home runs! Predict his PA/H/XBH/BB/K for the series. Does he hit his first career homerun against the A's? (2pts each, then 1pt; 11 total)
3. BBBarton: Our first basemen is no OBP slouch himself. Predict his PA/H/XBH/BB/K for the series. (2 points each, 10 total)
4.Starz 'n Goatz: Predict one position player from each team who will have a positive cumulative WPA (Fangraphs) for the series and one from each team who will have a negative cumulative WPA for the series. 4 predictions total. (2 pts each, 8 total)
5. First Start: Welcome back Tyson Ross! After a mediocre last outing for the Rivercats (5IP/5H/3ER/0BB/4K) predict his IP/H/ER/BB/K for his start on Tuesday. (2 points each, 10 total)
6. Switching Teams: So, they've got Haren, and we've got Colon. Predict who has a better outing against their former team (Answer Haren, Colon, or Tie): More IP / Fewer H / Fewer ER / More K / Lower ending ERA (1 point each, 5 total)
7. Bullpen Blues: For each team's bullpens for the entire series, predict: Saves / Blown Saves / Wins / Losses (8 predictions total) (1 point each, 8 total)
8. B-Day Bonus: Since the year I was born, the Athletics have a record of 16-13 on April 19th (my birthday). Do I have a happy birthday? (1 point)
(57 points possible)