Immaculate Grid - Page 18

Splitter24 · 10-01-2023, 09:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Amazin69

Funny that each of us had a different "Last Stop, Kansas City!" Hall member.

You say "Togie Pittinger", I say "Ben Cantwell". I don't care if it costs me .01 more.

I am deeply shamed about Vean Gregg, but the fact that Sarge was a 30-game winner made me curious about how he would score.

I'm more surprised that Gaylord Perry is more rare than Killer. And I completely didn't remember Cepeda playing in KC.

Splitter24 · 10-01-2023, 09:08 PM

Rarity 42. I intensely dislike the Save category.

pilight · 10-02-2023, 11:20 AM

Rarity 6

Splitter24 · 10-02-2023, 06:19 PM

Rarity 4.

pilight · 10-03-2023, 11:54 AM

Rarity 25

Splitter24 · 10-03-2023, 07:23 PM

Rarity 20. Kind of tough to get low with the 500 HR club.

Splitter24 · 10-03-2023, 07:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pilight

Rarity 25

Doc Bass?!?!?!? Wow. I had to look that one up. Nice!

Amazin69 · 10-03-2023, 10:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Splitter24

I intensely dislike the Save category.

I'm not fond of the Saves, but that's stuff the players actually did. I prefer that to voted things like GGs and SSs.

As we can see in this catch-up

SUNDAY

Name: Screen Shot 2023-10-01 at 4.00.03 PM.png
Views: 156
Size: 407.1 KB

Name: Screen Shot 2023-10-01 at 4.00.03 PM.png
Views: 156
Size: 407.1 KB

Rarity 177.

Surprised I had to pay such Obvious Answer Penalties on my Fish picks, but I did myself in by remembering that I put those pics of Lee Thomas coaching for the Cards and thinking he had a cameo in Gateway City on his way out the door. Nope.

MONDAY

Name: Screen Shot 2023-10-02 at 11.20.23 PM.png
Views: 153
Size: 359.0 KB

Name: Screen Shot 2023-10-02 at 11.20.23 PM.png
Views: 153
Size: 359.0 KB

Rarity 114. No Platinum Sticks for Kenny Lofton in the Forest City, alas. Glad to use Case and Koos, but failure is still failure.

TUESDAY

Name: Screen Shot 2023-10-03 at 12.39.08 PM.png
Views: 154
Size: 378.8 KB

Name: Screen Shot 2023-10-03 at 12.39.08 PM.png
Views: 154
Size: 378.8 KB

Rarity 18. At last!

I enjoyed stacking the Waners and using Bouton and his roomie, but yeah, the 500 club is fairly tricky. I think the best possible is 13 for Babe-FRobby-Sheff, but I could be wrong.

pilight · 10-04-2023, 12:15 PM

Rarity 16

Amazin69 · 10-04-2023, 05:12 PM

Rarity 60. Meh.

Name: Screen Shot 2023-10-04 at 3.32.34 PM.png
Views: 153
Size: 402.0 KB

I think I did as well as possible with the MVPs, struggled through Tampa, had two good Jays picks…and then hit a brick wall. Obvious Answer Penalty was pretty large.

I've studied up, now. I'm ready for ya, Cincironto!

Splitter24 · 10-04-2023, 06:32 PM

Rarity 12.

Splitter24 · 10-05-2023, 06:29 PM

Rarity 1. Long-time franchises make the stat categories a lot easier.

Splitter24 · 10-06-2023, 03:55 PM

Rarity 6.

pilight · 10-06-2023, 04:22 PM

Rarity 8

Also wasn't able to fulfill my daily goal of using all Braves players

pilight · 10-08-2023, 10:46 AM

Rarity 1 !

Amazin69 · 10-09-2023, 07:26 AM

Catch-up, again.

Thursday's lesson was "Don't Get Cocky!"

Name: Screen Shot 2023-10-05 at 7.24.35 PM.png
Views: 139
Size: 322.7 KB

Literally. I thought that 3000-hit man Eddie "Cocky" Collins must have had a 200-hit season for his original team, but no. His Philly high was 198 in 1909; his only 200-hit season was in Chi.

Apparently, during his prime seasons with the Athletics, Collins drew a pile of walks. A bit odd that he walked more often in the 1910s than in the 1920s, but apparently the cork-center ball introduced in 1911 scared the pitchers so much that they were pitching around line-drive hitters such as Collins, but when Babe Ruth showed up, all of a sudden letting Collins slice a double up the gap didn't seem quite so bad, relatively, and the pitchers started throwing him strikes again. Huh.

And that's how Rarity 5 turns into 105. Feh.

(Yes, I would have needed a different 30-SB man if Collins had been used for hits, but I had options there.)

Friday was such a disaster I'm not even posting it.

Saturday would have been nice, if I would stop thinking that just because I got a 1 for Jackie as ROY/MVP once upon a time, he's actually a rare option. Clearly I was only lucky once.

Name: Screen Shot 2023-10-08 at 1.51.02 PM.png
Views: 136
Size: 433.1 KB

Name: Screen Shot 2023-10-08 at 1.51.02 PM.png
Views: 136
Size: 433.1 KB

Rarity 30. At least I got to use some Mets. Would have been better with either Seaver or Piazza in Jackie's spot, though.

And that brings us to Sunday

Name: Screen Shot 2023-10-08 at 8.57.17 PM.png
Views: 141
Size: 397.0 KB

Name: Screen Shot 2023-10-08 at 8.57.17 PM.png
Views: 141
Size: 397.0 KB

Hard to feel good about a 31 when people are posting scores of 1. My boycotting MLB this year meant I had no idea that Cron had returned to the Angels and so others hardly needed the recall I used there. An Obvious Answer Penalty run wild.

(I mean, it was a panic guess anyhow. But if I'd known the news I would have just used Dante, I suppose.)

Also, it took me so long trying to do better on that Angels/Rockies pick that the Willie "Puddin Head" Jones fan club showed up, and turned what had been a nice little .008 into a mere .02. Annoying.

pilight · 10-09-2023, 02:27 PM

Rarity 1 !

Splitter24 · 10-09-2023, 07:59 PM

Rarity 2. Gonna take a break from this for a while as it's getting a bit repetitive.

Amazin69 · 10-10-2023, 04:52 AM

Yes, repetitive. It's getting boring how often I manage to **** these up.

Name: Screen Shot 2023-10-09 at 8.27.00 PM.png
Views: 134
Size: 380.3 KB

I thought I had previously gotten a nice, clever score by ringing up Al Simmons as an All-Star in his one year in Detrot. Nope, ruined.

And then I recalled that St. Louis and Detroit were Dotel's final two stops on his long journey. Which apparently others have, too.

Blech. 110.

Amazin69 · 10-13-2023, 05:32 PM

Been slacking on the catch-up, but it is not as if anyone else is posting

TUESDAY

Name: Screen Shot 2023-10-12 at 11.13.33 PM.png
Views: 125
Size: 337.3 KB

Seven good answers, but that won't get it done. No 200 K seasons for Andy Benes, apparently.

WEDNESDAY

Name: Screen Shot 2023-10-12 at 1.24.26 AM.png
Views: 131
Size: 377.8 KB

Name: Screen Shot 2023-10-12 at 1.24.26 AM.png
Views: 131
Size: 377.8 KB

Here I imagined that I had seen stories about a banged-up Brandon Webb trying to hang on with the Yankees (a big signing gone bust), but clearly I was hallucinating. I wonder who that was. (Not Peavy, he went to both Sox, I think.)

At least I got to use both Dales (I had had problems with both of them before) correctly. I'm just sad my other problems kept me from locking in my original score on Murray, but I did take a picture

Name: Screen Shot 2023-10-11 at 11.44.28 PM.png
Views: 129
Size: 124.4 KB

Name: Screen Shot 2023-10-11 at 11.44.28 PM.png
Views: 129
Size: 124.4 KB

THURSDAY

Finally an easy one. I could probably have done a little better, but I enjoyed being able to post a score of 2 in under 3 minutes. Zippity-doo-dah!

Name: Screen Shot 2023-10-12 at 12.00.20 PM.png
Views: 133
Size: 362.5 KB

Name: Screen Shot 2023-10-12 at 12.00.20 PM.png
Views: 133
Size: 362.5 KB

10-01-2023, 09:08 PM	#342
Splitter24 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Willsboro, NY Posts: 2,895	Rarity 42. I intensely dislike the Save category. Attached Images __________________ Currently Reading: The Sympathizer by Viet Thanh Nguyen "Well, the game is afoot. I’ll take anal bum cover for 7,000." - "Sean Connery" SNL Celebrity Jeopardy R.I.P. Tommy Holmes 1917-2008

10-02-2023, 11:20 AM	#343
pilight All Star Starter Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Where the Action is Posts: 1,989	Rarity 6 Attached Images

10-02-2023, 06:19 PM	#344
Splitter24 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Willsboro, NY Posts: 2,895	Rarity 4. Attached Images __________________ Currently Reading: The Sympathizer by Viet Thanh Nguyen "Well, the game is afoot. I’ll take anal bum cover for 7,000." - "Sean Connery" SNL Celebrity Jeopardy R.I.P. Tommy Holmes 1917-2008

10-03-2023, 11:54 AM	#345
pilight All Star Starter Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Where the Action is Posts: 1,989	Rarity 25 Attached Images

10-03-2023, 07:23 PM	#346
Splitter24 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Willsboro, NY Posts: 2,895	Rarity 20. Kind of tough to get low with the 500 HR club. Attached Images __________________ Currently Reading: The Sympathizer by Viet Thanh Nguyen "Well, the game is afoot. I’ll take anal bum cover for 7,000." - "Sean Connery" SNL Celebrity Jeopardy R.I.P. Tommy Holmes 1917-2008

10-04-2023, 12:15 PM	#349
pilight All Star Starter Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Where the Action is Posts: 1,989	Rarity 16 Attached Images

10-04-2023, 05:12 PM	#350
Amazin69 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Palmetto Pride! Posts: 4,098 Infractions: 0/2 (2)	Rarity 60. Meh. I think I did as well as possible with the MVPs, struggled through Tampa, had two good Jays picks…and then hit a brick wall. Obvious Answer Penalty was pretty large. I've studied up, now. I'm ready for ya, Cincironto! Last edited by Amazin69; 10-04-2023 at 05:13 PM.

10-04-2023, 06:32 PM	#351
Splitter24 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Willsboro, NY Posts: 2,895	Rarity 12. Attached Images __________________ Currently Reading: The Sympathizer by Viet Thanh Nguyen "Well, the game is afoot. I’ll take anal bum cover for 7,000." - "Sean Connery" SNL Celebrity Jeopardy R.I.P. Tommy Holmes 1917-2008

10-05-2023, 06:29 PM	#352
Splitter24 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Willsboro, NY Posts: 2,895	Rarity 1. Long-time franchises make the stat categories a lot easier. Attached Images __________________ Currently Reading: The Sympathizer by Viet Thanh Nguyen "Well, the game is afoot. I’ll take anal bum cover for 7,000." - "Sean Connery" SNL Celebrity Jeopardy R.I.P. Tommy Holmes 1917-2008

10-06-2023, 03:55 PM	#353
Splitter24 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Willsboro, NY Posts: 2,895	Rarity 6. Attached Images __________________ Currently Reading: The Sympathizer by Viet Thanh Nguyen "Well, the game is afoot. I’ll take anal bum cover for 7,000." - "Sean Connery" SNL Celebrity Jeopardy R.I.P. Tommy Holmes 1917-2008

10-06-2023, 04:22 PM	#354
pilight All Star Starter Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Where the Action is Posts: 1,989	Rarity 8 Also wasn't able to fulfill my daily goal of using all Braves players Attached Images

10-08-2023, 10:46 AM	#355
pilight All Star Starter Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Where the Action is Posts: 1,989	Rarity 1 ! Attached Images

10-09-2023, 07:26 AM	#356
Amazin69 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Palmetto Pride! Posts: 4,098 Infractions: 0/2 (2)	Catch-up, again. Thursday's lesson was "Don't Get Cocky!" Literally. I thought that 3000-hit man Eddie "Cocky" Collins must have had a 200-hit season for his original team, but no. His Philly high was 198 in 1909; his only 200-hit season was in Chi. Apparently, during his prime seasons with the Athletics, Collins drew a pile of walks. A bit odd that he walked more often in the 1910s than in the 1920s, but apparently the cork-center ball introduced in 1911 scared the pitchers so much that they were pitching around line-drive hitters such as Collins, but when Babe Ruth showed up, all of a sudden letting Collins slice a double up the gap didn't seem quite so bad, relatively, and the pitchers started throwing him strikes again. Huh. And that's how Rarity 5 turns into 105. Feh. (Yes, I would have needed a different 30-SB man if Collins had been used for hits, but I had options there.) Friday was such a disaster I'm not even posting it. Saturday would have been nice, if I would stop thinking that just because I got a 1 for Jackie as ROY/MVP once upon a time, he's actually a rare option. Clearly I was only lucky once. Rarity 30. At least I got to use some Mets. Would have been better with either Seaver or Piazza in Jackie's spot, though. And that brings us to Sunday Hard to feel good about a 31 when people are posting scores of 1. My boycotting MLB this year meant I had no idea that Cron had returned to the Angels and so others hardly needed the recall I used there. An Obvious Answer Penalty run wild. (I mean, it was a panic guess anyhow. But if I'd known the news I would have just used Dante, I suppose.) Also, it took me so long trying to do better on that Angels/Rockies pick that the Willie "Puddin Head" Jones fan club showed up, and turned what had been a nice little .008 into a mere .02. Annoying. Last edited by Amazin69; 10-09-2023 at 07:30 AM.

10-09-2023, 02:27 PM	#357
pilight All Star Starter Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Where the Action is Posts: 1,989	Rarity 1 ! Attached Images

10-09-2023, 07:59 PM	#358
Splitter24 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Willsboro, NY Posts: 2,895	Rarity 2. Gonna take a break from this for a while as it's getting a bit repetitive. Attached Images __________________ Currently Reading: The Sympathizer by Viet Thanh Nguyen "Well, the game is afoot. I’ll take anal bum cover for 7,000." - "Sean Connery" SNL Celebrity Jeopardy R.I.P. Tommy Holmes 1917-2008

10-10-2023, 04:52 AM	#359
Amazin69 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Palmetto Pride! Posts: 4,098 Infractions: 0/2 (2)	Yes, repetitive. It's getting boring how often I manage to **** these up. I thought I had previously gotten a nice, clever score by ringing up Al Simmons as an All-Star in his one year in Detrot. Nope, ruined. And then I recalled that St. Louis and Detroit were Dotel's final two stops on his long journey. Which apparently others have, too. Blech. 110.

10-13-2023, 05:32 PM	#360
Amazin69 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Palmetto Pride! Posts: 4,098 Infractions: 0/2 (2)	Been slacking on the catch-up, but it is not as if anyone else is posting TUESDAY Seven good answers, but that won't get it done. No 200 K seasons for Andy Benes, apparently. WEDNESDAY Here I imagined that I had seen stories about a banged-up Brandon Webb trying to hang on with the Yankees (a big signing gone bust), but clearly I was hallucinating. I wonder who that was. (Not Peavy, he went to both Sox, I think.) At least I got to use both Dales (I had had problems with both of them before) correctly. I'm just sad my other problems kept me from locking in my original score on Murray, but I did take a picture THURSDAY Finally an easy one. I could probably have done a little better, but I enjoyed being able to post a score of 2 in under 3 minutes. Zippity-doo-dah!