Mutiny Simulation Baseball

Hope you guys have had a great week. My sincere apologies for not getting this done sooner. I thought I'd have plenty of downtime, but I was sorely mistaken.  Anyway, onto Round 4!

1) We're only a quarter of the way through the season, but we've got three teams (Bums, Landlubbers, Winds) on pace to top a 300+ run differential. I don't think we've ever had TWO teams do that. Let's do some weighted scoring on these predictions:
a) The Bums sit at a positive run differential of 78. Will they be ABOVE 100 by the end of the round? Yes = 2 points, no = 1 point.
b) The Winds sit at a positive run differential of 79. Will they be ABOVE 100 by the end of the round? Yes = 2 points, no = 2 points.
c) The Landlubbers sit at a positive run differential of 87. Will they be ABOVE 100 by the end of the round? Yes = 1 point, no = 3 points.

2) The Madmen have a very interesting line going in the "Expanded 2" standings window. They haven't lost when leading after 7 (13-0), and they haven't lost when tied after 7 (5-0), but haven't won when losing after 7 (0-21). They're the only team with 3 zeros. For one point each:
a) Will they finally lose a game when leading after 7 in Round 4?
b) Will they finally lose a game when tied after 7?
c) Will they finally win a game when down after 7?

3) The Garden Hammers' Ranger Suarez won't likely win the MSB CY this year with just 106 real-life innings pitched, but he's putting up some great numbers. One such stat: he has pitched one shut out in each of the three 13-game rounds so far this season. Will he pitch another shutout in Round 4? Yes = 3 points. No = 1.

4) Time for a Triple Crown watch. The Rattlers' Vladdy Jr is off to a fantastic start. a .378 batting average, 36 RBI, and 17 homers. That's good for 1st, 2nd, and tied for 1st, respectively.
a) Asking if Vladdy will remain on top of the BA category is a no-brainer, with the Rum Runners' Freeman sitting 47 points behind him at #2. So instead, nail his end-of-round-4 BA on the nose, and get 3 points.
b) Will Vladdy catch (ties count) the streaking Landlubbers' Matt Olson in RBI (42-36)? Yes = 3 points, No = 1 point.
c) Will Vladdy be in the lead in HRs? Yes or No, 1 point.

5) We've got some intriguing 3-game sets coming up May 23-25 (on the DMB calendar). This time, instead of picking series winners, I'm going to list ALL 10 matchups, and you will pick 2 teams you believe will sweep their opponent with no fear of any penalties if you're wrong. However, there's another twist: For option C... well... check it out.
a) Name a team (not your own) that will sweep (3 points, no penalties if they don't)
b) Name another team (not your own) that will sweep (3 points, no penalties if they don't)
c) Regarding YOUR matchup: Type the series winner, then specify "sweep" or "no sweep." You may predict you get swept if you wish! 6 points if you predict a sweep correctly, but if you're wrong about the sweep, you lose 3 points.

Matchups:
Argos @ ACLs
Blues @ Garden Hammers
Sweets @ Rum Runners
Miners @ Rougarou
Brewers @ Kraken
Dogs @ Madmen
Auk @ Rattlers
Bums @ Landlubbers
Honey Badgers @ Winds
Koi @ Robots

Good Luck!

1a) yes
b) yes
c) yes
2a) no
b) yes
c) yes
3) no
4a) .366
b) no
c) no
5a) Rattlers
b) Koi
c) Series Winner = Blues (no sweep)

1) a) No, b) No, c) Yes

2) a) no, b) no, c) no
3) no
4) a) 380, b) No, c) Yes

5) a) Lundlubbers, b) Rattlers, c) no sweep

Brian, who will win your matchup?

Robots predict:
1a – Yes
1b – Yes
1c – Yes
2a – Yes
2b – Yes
2c – No
3 – No
4a - .355
4b – No
4c – No
5a – Winds
5b – Rattlers
5c – Koi vs Robots winner: Robots – No sweep

1) y, y, y
2) n, n, y
3) n (Kershaw won the CY w/a shortened season here a few yrs back, right?)
4) .369, n, y (tie counts?)
5) wow how did it turn out 1 v 1, 9 v 9, & 10 v 10 plus some near identical record matchups?  Winds, Dogs, Hammers (no sweep)

1)
a) Bums - Yes
b) Winds - Yes
c) Landlubbers - Yes

2)
a) No
b) Yes
c) Yes

3) No

4)
a) .376
b) No
c) Yes

5)
a) Rougarou (wishful thinking)
b) Hammers (wishful thinking, part 2)
c) Bums - no sweep

Ties count. And yeah, the matchups are pretty cool like that.

1a) no
b) yes
c) no
2a) no
b) yes
c) no
3) no
4a) .361
b) no
c) yes
5a) Winds
b) Koi
c) Series Winner = Kraken (no sweep)

1a. No
1b. Yes
1c. Yes
2a. Yes
2b. No
2c. No
3. Yes
4a. .369
4b. No
4c. Yes
5a. Dogs
5b. Blues
5c. Miners, no sweep

1) No, No, No

2) No, No, No

3) No

PS - this round of GIG is starting to sound like my wife.

4) .382, No, Yes

5) Rattlers, Dogs, Dogs (sweep)

1)  Yes Yes No
2) No Yes  No
3)  No
4)  .361   Yes    No
5) Miners, Winds, Rattlers sweep my Auk.     Didn't Pete Rose get banned for this ?

1)
a) No.
b) No.
c) No.

2)
a) Yes
b) Yes
c) Yes

3) No

4)
a) .372
b) Yes
c) Yes

5)
a) Winds
b) Landlubbers
c) Rum Runners

1)
a) no
b) Yes
c) Yes

2) a) No
b) No
c) No

3) No

4)
a) .371
b) No
c) Yes

5)
a) Brewers
b) Dogs
c) Landlubbers, nosweep

GiG closed.

Olson just had a 6 RBI game, wtf

Answers:
1a) yes
b) yes
c) no
2a) no
b) no
c) yes
3) no
4a) .381
b) no
c) yes
5) Varied, but to clarify option C: 3 points earned if you picked the series winner correctly. An additional 3 points if you called a sweep. Nuthin' if you called a sweep and it didn't happen.

Somehow I missed the Kershaw question... Kershaw had 160 real life IPs the year he won the MSB CY. Suarez only has 106. Not that it can't happen, of course.