The Opening GIG!

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The Opening GIG!

March 28, 2019, 03:40:45 PM

Gentlemen and Rod, I give you the first GIG-2019 prediction questions! Yes, even before the games get started, we can have some fun. Rod plans to start running games on Monday, April 2, so we'll give you until Sunday at 9 PM PST to do your best to answer the following questions correctly.

And Rod has made it very easy for us with how the games are scheduled this season. Every team will play 13 straight games and have the same day off (every other Sunday) all season long. And we will have an All-Star break near the middle.

This time only, I'm going to post my personal answers right away, so the newbies can see examples of how this all works.

You ready? Here we go!

GIG1-2019

1) This might be the most complicated question I've even come up with, but let's see how it goes... Among all players with 500+ at-bats, 4 players had more walks than strikeouts. In MSB, with the pitching competition being stronger, name any of the 4 players you believe will keep it up and have less K’s than BB’s after the first 13 games have been run through April 14. Yes, you can name as many players as you wish, and will get 2 points for every correct answer, BUT you will get -1 point for every player you name that doesn’t qualify. You may also take the "easy" way out and say “none of the above,” which if correct, is worth 1 point, and if incorrect, you just get zero. Here are the names, with their total number of real-life K’s followed by their total number of real life walks:

Alex Bregman, Blues (85 K’s / 96 BB’s)
Carlos Santana, Koi (93/110)
Joey Votto, Cache Hogs (101/108)
Jose Ramirez, Kraken (80, 106)
“none of the above”

2) The Cache Hogs’ Mike Trout is a sure-fire candidate for MSB’s 2019 MVP Award. With all his amazing stats, he only finished 1st in real life in OBP in 2018 (.460). For 1 point, Yes or No: Trout will be leading MSB in OBP after the games have been run through April 14.

3) The 5 GMs in the Vin Scully Division ALL believe they’ve improved their squads over the off-season, and the top 4 (Brendt is being very humble about his 2nd-year Bums right now) have been engaging in some good-lovin’ smack talk via group-email a couple times this off-season. For 1 point: Which team will be sitting atop the pack come April 14 (ties will count)?

Blues
Bums
Dogs
Koi
Miners

4) Predict the number of wins YOUR team will have once the games have been run through April 14 (remember, every team will have played 13 games). I encourage you to check the database for your schedule. If you are correct on the nose, you get 2 points. If you’re off by one (either direction), you get 1 point. If you’re off by 2-4 wins, you get nuthin’. If you’re off by 5 or more, you lose 1 point. And please do me a favor: include your team name in your answer. Example: “Blues, 13.”

5) Winning streaks are certainly “a thing” in MSB to watch for. During the first week or two of the season there’s usually one or two teams that start off with impressive unbeaten streaks. For 1 point (ties will count), what will the best undefeated record be out of the gate (example: 8-0)? Bonus point (no risk of negative points if you’re wrong): Which team will it be (one point, regardless of whether or not you’re correct about the win total)?