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[SoxJox]

9/9/199

I was happy to put one of my favorite players Luis Aparicio in the Red Sox-Orioles cell. And, of course Tito as a favorite for the Boston-Cy Young cell?

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[E5 Yaz]

My best score (67) with Lamar Hoyt being my highest percentage player

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[DeadlySplitter]

Been waiting to use these names in the left column...

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[edoug]

7/9,
RS-264

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I got so excited about middle left that I forgot the middle/middle square was lit. I always think Steve Stone won a Cy Young for the White Sox. He didn't but guess who he did win one for.

 

[PC Drunken Friar]

9/9-203

I went for quickness today. Easily my fastest.

 

[koufax32]

Well WTH…I thought I was being super clever for the Braves 20 win season by saying Babe Ruth but it said I was wrong. I thought that scenarios like that didn’t have to be the accomplishment with that team?

 

[Curt S Loew]

Well WTH…I thought I was being super clever for the Braves 20 win season by saying Babe Ruth but it said I was wrong. I thought that scenarios like that didn’t have to be the accomplishment with that team?

Yeah. That's only for career stat, not season stat.

 

[DanoooME]

8/9 225

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Was trying to think of Earl Williams and came up with Andy Etchebarren instead. Surprised Moncada was so low, I would have thought a lot more people would have taken the other side of the Sale trade. And it's the one chance to use Dewey.

 

[Deweys New Stance]

8/9 225

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Was trying to think of Earl Williams and came up with Andy Etchebarren instead. Surprised Moncada was so low, I would have thought a lot more people would have taken the other side of the Sale trade. And it's the one chance to use Dewey.

Nice work on the bottom row. I thought about going with Lonborg because I figured he had to have done it in '67 but I chickened out.

 

[edoug]

Nice work on the bottom row. I thought about going with Lonborg because I figured he had to have done it in '67 but I chickened out.

I am ashamed of myself I should have had used Lonborg

 

[runnels3]

Hallelujah 69

 

[Red(s)HawksFan]

Well WTH…I thought I was being super clever for the Braves 20 win season by saying Babe Ruth but it said I was wrong. I thought that scenarios like that didn’t have to be the accomplishment with that team?

Single season accomplishments have to have been with the team. Career accomplishments can be associated with any team the guy played for.

Pretty simple grid today. I'll echo the disappointment with the Cy Young options for the two teams. I nailed the most popular answer on both which squashed my hopes for a low score.

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[John Marzano Olympic Hero]

9/9, 55. I like my grid today.

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[staz]

Guarantee our man Chris Sale is getting a bunch of people out for that square.

A-yup.

 

[Tito's Pullover]

9/9, 55. I like my grid today.

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Great pull for the upper left, but I'm shocked your lower left only has 3%. He's the first guy that should come to mind when thinking about the the wins stat. I avoided him, along with Pedro and Clemens because I figured they were too obvious. I had Lonborg typed in for that square but I wasn't 100% that he had 20 wins that year, so I went safer. 193 total score.

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[John Marzano Olympic Hero]

Great pull for the upper left, but I'm shocked your lower left only has 3%. He's the first guy that should come to mind when thinking about the the wins stat. I avoided him, along with Pedro and Clemens because I figured they were too obvious. I had Lonborg typed in for that square but I wasn't 100% that he had 20 wins that year, so I went safer. 193 total score.

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The one that you were going to use was the one that I was going to use too but like you I wasn’t sure if he won 20 that year.

The further back you go, the less percentage you will get even if the player is super famous.There was an article about MLers playing this and a Met player asked who Tom Seaver was.

 

[Sandwich Pick]

Late to the party, but I like my grid today, as well. I just hate that the White Sox and Orioles Cy Youngs blew up my %

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I'm stunned Lowe was only 2% and Bob Gibson was only 3%. Almost outsmarted myself thinking Steve Avery won 20 games.

 

[Deweys New Stance]

9/9 rarity score 142. Played this one very safe, used the human cheat code and didn't go with Pedro for center right because I wasn't confident he had pitched long enough to get there

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[Yelling At Clouds]

Totally whiffed on Twins-Dodgers, can’t believe I picked anyone other than Nick Punto.

EDIT: To be clear, I gave a valid answer, just not one optimized for entertainment value.

 

[Hoya81]

9/9 163

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[runnels3]

Well also on Twins (formerly Senators)-Dodgers I rightfully picked Claud Osteen and was rejected. The Grid is flawed!

 

[Deweys New Stance]

9/9 rarity score 142. Played this one very safe, used the human cheat code and didn't go with Pedro for center right because I wasn't confident he had pitched long enough to get there

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[Deweys New Stance]

Well also on Twins (formerly Senators)-Dodgers I rightfully picked Claud Osteen and was rejected. The Grid is flawed!

That's a great guess. Maybe you inadvertently typed it in the wrong square?

 

[John Marzano Olympic Hero]

You could have used Randy Johnson for four different squares today.

 

[moondog80]

Guessing I'm not the only one who was sure that Clayon Kershaw had 3000 K.

 

[CarolinaBeerGuy]

Well also on Twins (formerly Senators)-Dodgers I rightfully picked Claud Osteen and was rejected. The Grid is flawed!

Looks like he played for the expansion Senators who became the Texas Rangers a decade later.

 

[moretsyndrome]

9/9 170. Wry smile top left.

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[runnels3]

Looks like he played for the expansion Senators who became the Texas Rangers a decade later.

You are right. Got my decades mixed up!

 

[Deweys New Stance]

You are right. Got my decades mixed up!

Yeah I missed that too. He was the big piece going back in the Frank Howard trade.

 

[Curt S Loew]

They did this and failed on the pre-game for Jays/Angels. Wasted 2 picks on LA/3K. Kershaw(very close) then Hershiser(not close).

 

[Manzivino]

I’m awful at this but pulled my first 9/9 today with a score of 163, surprised how popular Clemens was for the Yankees 3K.

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[runnels3]

I’m awful at this but pulled my first 9/9 today with a score of 163, surprised how popular Clemens was for the Yankees 3K.

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Congrats to ya! Got my first yesterday.

 

[Red(s)HawksFan]

Once again, the achievement category suffers from too few options, this time for any of the teams, so low percentages for them are going to be tough to get. My choice for Dodgers 3000K was what I thought would be a low percentage and he's the most popular choice because the alternatives were there much more briefly and are definitely better known for pitching elsewhere.

Still another 9/9 and I'm happy with a sub-200 rarity score given the above.

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[Tony Pena's Gas Cloud]

63 today. Probably as low as I could get given the right column.

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[Hyde Park Factor]

The absolute, ultimate grid:

 

[YTF]

9/9, rarity 99, 3 former Sox. Thought I was smart using Pedro (former Expo) for the center right. His score of 30% has me wondering if he would have scored better with LA.

 

[YTF]

Looks like he played for the expansion Senators who became the Texas Rangers a decade later.

Using former Senator players can be tricky as the Senators relocated and became the Twins in '61 and were replaced by the expansion Senators (in the same year I think) who became the Rangers in '72. Ask me how I know.

 

[Tito's Pullover]

Guessing I'm not the only one who was sure that Clayon Kershaw had 3000 K.

Same. 88 shy, as it turns out. 8/9 today.

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[glennhoffmania]

I had to cheat on the Cubs/3k hits. I had no idea.

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[Red(s)HawksFan]

Fun one today. Eck fits any spot on the middle row.

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[Tony Pena's Gas Cloud]

51 today. Not a lot of options for the bottom center square.

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Tito Francona (0.1) Jamie Moyer (2)Chuck Klein (1)
Doug Jones (0.1) Nomar (3) Lefty Grove (0.6)
Dave Winfield (11) Cap Anson (29) Roberto Clemente (4)

 

[YTF]

8/9... 182 Rarity... just 1 former Red Sox... I thought I had a real sleeper for the bottom left, but it turns out that Frank Robinson (player/manager for the Indians in the 70s) was 57 hits shy.

 

[SoxJox]

8/9/184.

Cub w/ 3K hits stumped me. I took a stab with Ernie Banks but he didn't quite get there. And I loved being able to use Tito again.

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[Rudi Fingers]

9/9/138

I re-watched game 6 of the 1988 ALCS on Apple TV+ the other day, which put me in the mindset of an all-former-Red Sox-pitcher middle row. I was very lucky to have my Cub with 3000 hits pop in my mind very quickly - happened to use him the other day in a Gold Glove category.

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[SoxJox]

I had long-forgotten that Palmiero started out as a Cub

 

[BoSox Rule]

Tried to get cute thinking

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Dick Allen

won an MVP with Philadelphia but he won his with the

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White Sox

 

[Yelling At Clouds]

I made a classic blunder: tried to enter Gary Matthews, but wound up clicking on his son by accident instead. I would've gotten the Cubs' 3K hit guy wrong, anyway.

 

[YTF]

Fun one today. Eck fits any spot on the middle row.

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Manny Trillo played for all four teams and would have covered squares 1, 2, 4 and 5

 

[DanoooME]

9/9 Rarity 81

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Could have used Eck in any of the A's squares.

 

[E5 Yaz]

Fun one today. Eck fits any spot on the middle row.

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How dare you not use Yaz for the bottom right corner! Only 2%