my answer for todays bottom right square had the highest % i've ever seen on this game: 80% of people went with this answer.
Greg Maddux of course
Same here. And my first immaculate grid.my answer for todays bottom right square had the highest % i've ever seen on this game: 80% of people went with this answer.
Greg Maddux of course
I have discovered a few times now the hard way that you really need to be careful that you're putting the answer in the right square. Really nice job BTW on going with The Boomer for the KC/NYY square; I think he spent like two weeks in NY. I was pleased with my Balboni pick but that one is much better.I think I got screwed. But I'm an idiot and I may have messed up somewhere.
I swear I picked Brett Butler for ATL/LAD. He was my choice.
Rarity Score 272 (If they counted Butler it would be, 170)
Clemens and Maddux torpedoed me. .
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Surprised to see some of the same low % choices matching our grids.
No because Scott Rolen won them all in the NLBeltre never won a GG with LA?
Yeah, you do. I tried in in another browser and it gave it to me. Thank you, he was my favorite player growing up. I hated to see him in pinstripes.I have discovered a few times now the hard way that you really need to be careful that you're putting the answer in the right square. Really nice job BTW on going with The Boomer for the KC/NYY square; I think he spent like two weeks in NY. I was pleased with my Balboni pick but that one is much better.
Agreed. And I see that a few people went with Brett for GG as we did. I went and checked and he only won 1 in 20 seasons. 1985.This one was a lot easier for somebody whose baseball brain is stuck in the 70's.
They count franchises. So, for example, the Boston Braves, Milwuakee Braves, and Atlanta Braves, are one and the same. So, while a team may not have existed by the exact name in the 80's, a preceding franchise within the same lineage did.The two team ones are killing me. Especially when there's a team that didn't exist during the 80s.
That did me in a couple of time too, especially if the logo changed over time.I am enjoying this game except for one thing: I am terrible at team logos. I've flamed out a couple of times simply because I had the wrong team in mind
Unless it's the Rockies, Marlins, Diamondbacks, or Rays.So, while a team may not have existed by the exact name in the 80's, a preceding franchise within the same lineage did.
Agree. Hence, my first Immaculate. 305 rarity.9/9, rarity score 120. This one was a lot easier for somebody whose baseball brain is stuck in the 70's. Annoying but not surprising that the most popular answer for Yankee/300 game winner is Clemens
I was so annoyed at myself when I put him down for themy answer for todays bottom right square had the highest % i've ever seen on this game: 80% of people went with this answer.
Greg Maddux of course
well we have a new champion today. 95% of the picks for the Reds 200+ hits went to one guy.my answer for todays bottom right square had the highest % i've ever seen on this game: 80% of people went with this answer.
Greg Maddux of course
Second immaculate grid. I eschewed the obvious 200+ hit season for the Reds and went with a player I really liked growing up, Had to really scratch my head for the 200+ hits for the A's. I was going to go with Ricky Henderson but couldn't pull the trigger. Then it came to me.
Rarity score of 40. I was particularly happy with my Bill Almon pick.
Is your Reds/Cards pick the lowest rarity score recorded? I was pleased with my .02% up thread. Another poster got .01% today. But yeesh, that’s a small number.
That's because those Orioles eventually became the Dodgers and would be counted in that franchise. The current Orioles started as the St. Louis Browns, so George Sisler counted for me. Sadly, that was only one of 5 I got today, as I got too cute with a few trying to get a lower rarity score.I don't like that Wee Willie Keeler did not count as an answer for 200 hit season with the Orioles.
That isn't true; the history of the Dodgers goes back to the 1884 American Association, they joined the national league as the Brooklyn Bridegrooms in 1890. The Keeler-era Baltimore Orioles competed from 1882 to 1899 in the American Association and later the National League, but were contracted after the 1899 season.That's because those Orioles eventually became the Dodgers and would be counted in that franchise. The current Orioles started as the St. Louis Browns, so George Sisler counted for me. Sadly, that was only one of 5 I got today, as I got too cute with a few trying to get a lower rarity score.
They do?FWIW, B-R traces the Keeler O's to the modern O's when you click on the Franchise page. It also traces the St Louis Browns to the modern O's.
Not a PB, as I've had a .00007 before with Joey Devine for A's/Braves. Not at all sure what the record low is but it's probably someone Googling like one game appearances for both teams or similar and getting .00001.Is your Reds/Cards pick the lowest rarity score recorded? I was pleased with my .02% up thread. Another poster got .01% today. But yeesh, that’s a small number.
But are there other people who are also doing that? There is an art for picking the lowest player possible at this point, with other people attempting to find the lowest common player.Not a PB, as I've had a .00007 before with Joey Devine for A's/Braves. Not at all sure what the record low is but it's probably someone Googling like one game appearances for both teams or similar and getting .00001.
The number of eligible players is surprisingly low. I looked it up on Baseball Almanac afterwards, and I was surprised that I had forgotten about Ugeth U. Urbina, who might have also qualified for the Sox/Marlins square. Reardon was closer just before I started to follow the Sox.Bad job by me, 7/9. Mostly embarrassed that I screwed up the Sox 40-save square Went with Soup Campbell and Foulke