Immaculate Grid

[Edgy MD]

Johnny Lunchbucket wrote: Cards Orioles is all-star Immaculate Gridder Todd Zeile

Duh, duh, and duh.

[nymr83]

My worst day in awhile.


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I flat out blanked on the other on the entire Cleveland row and took multiple guesses and never made it to Saint Louis at all.



I was shocked Bob Feller didn't win 300 games.

[Frayed Knot]

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I was shocked Bob Feller didn't win 300 games.

[batmagadanleadoff]

Immaculate Grid 104 9/9:

Rarity: 79

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I aced the board, but with a little luck. I wasn't entirely certain that Vada Pinson played for the Royals but took a chance anyways. He did. Pinson, that is. Also, my first thought for Cards 300 game winner was Bob Gibson, but I didn't put Gibby up as an answer because I assumed that he would've been the most popular answer for that box and I was going for a low rarity score. So Carlton, instead, whom I would've preferred to use for Indians 300 game winner for rarity score purposes. Turned out that Gibby was short of 300 wins, someone here posted.

[batmagadanleadoff]

Johnny Lunchbucket wrote: Cards Orioles is all-star Immaculate Gridder Todd Zeile

From those baseball card threads I used to post, I've got six players that were one-time Mets and played for a lot of teams. That's part of my strategy: to work through those players when I'm stuck, though I haven't had to put up any of those four players as an answer yet using this method. The four players are Todd Zeile, as you mentioned, Latroy Hawkins, already noted in this thread, Octavio Dotel, Bartolo Colon, Bruce Chen and Jesse Orosco. Actually, I once used Orosco for an Imgrid answer, but I wasn't stuck or working through this methodology. The answer came to me immediately because one of the rows/columns was Cardinals and I remember once making a custom Orosco Cardinal baseball card for a baseball card thread because Orosco was a Card only briefly and there is no real Card card for Orosco, as far as I remember.

[batmagadanleadoff]

Immaculate Grid 105 9/9:

Rarity: 70

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[Chad ochoseis]

You guys who remember that Todd Zeile was an Oriole...



5 today. Got the three easy 40 HR guys, Williams, Sosa, and Thomas, though I was surprised that Ted Williams, still probably the best hitter who ever lived, a righthander hitting in a ballpark made for right handers, was only chosen by 7%.



Also remembered Tony Conigliaro (0.4%) as an Angel. My parents were on the, uh, economical side, so instead of Strat-O-Matic, I got this game called Sports Illustrated Baseball as a hand-me-down from my cousin Maxie. You chose teams instead of players. Each team had its own brochure with the players' stats for the year plus a little writeup on how the team did. It was actually a great game, though not quite at the level of Strat. My version was based on the 1970 season, so I'm good at 1970 stats, and Tony C was finishing up his all too short career in Anaheim in 1970.



Also, that was the year Ed Kranepool was sent to Tidewater. He didn't even make the 1970 Mets SI team.



Vaguely remembered that Norm Cash spent some time with the White Sox, along with 0.9% of players who got that square.



OE: Conigliaro's season with the Angels was actually '71. So I have no idea why I remembered he was an Angel.

[Edgy MD]

Chad ochoseis wrote: Got the three easy 40 HR guys, Williams, Sosa, and Thomas, though I was surprised that Ted Williams, still probably the best hitter who ever lived, a righthander hitting in a ballpark made for right handers, was only chosen by 7%.

Ted Williams was a lot of things, but a righthanded hitter he was not.

[Chad ochoseis]

Yeah, I got it reversed.

[Edgy MD]

I figgered.

[Benjamin Grimm]

Got only six this time. I should have thought of Javier Baez for Cubs/Tigers.





Red Sox/Angels: Frank Tanana 0.3%

Red Sox/Tigers: Yoenis Cespedes 4%

Red Sox/40HR: Ted Williams 8%

Cubs/Angels: Dave Kingman: 0.5%

Cubs/Tigers: - -

Cubs/40HR: Hack Wilson 2%

White Sox/Angels: - -

White Sox/Tigers: - -

White Sox/40HR: Jim Thome 7%

[Fman99]

I was also dumbfounded at my inability to recall Baez as a Cub/Tiger. Dammit all. If I can't think of an also-Met for these team combos I'm pretty foogered



BOS/ANA - Mo Vaughn 9%

BOS/DET -

BOS/40 HR - Yaz 4%

CHC/ANA - Kong 1%

CHC/DET -

CHC/40 HR - Ernie Banks 10%

CWS/ANA - Jose Quintana 6%

CWS/DET - Octavio Dotel 4%

CWS/40 HR - Frank Thomas 60%

[dgwphotography]

Another Jeri Ryan day for me.



Red Sox/Angels: Fred Lynn 8%

Red Sox/Tigers: Frank Tanana 0.8%

Red Sox/40HR: David Ortiz 55%

Cubs/Angels: Bill Buckner 2%

Cubs/Tigers: - -

Cubs/40HR: Dave Kingman 3%

White Sox/Angels: - -

White Sox/Tigers: Octavio Dotel 4%

White Sox/40HR: Frank Thomas 60%

[Fman99]

Finally got my first 9/9.



Immaculate Grid 106 9/9:

Rarity: 225

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HOU/TEX: Nolan Ryan 51%

HOU/WAS: Rusty Staub 4%

HOU/200K: JR Richard 7%

HOU/LAD: Eric Gagne 2%

LA/WAS: Max Scherzer 21%

LA/200K: Clayton Kershaw 55%

GG/TEX: Pudge Rodriguez 23%

GG/WAS: Andre Dawson 9%

GG/200K: Greg Maddux 54%

[batmagadanleadoff]

Immaculate Grid 106 9/9:

Rarity: 198

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[Johnny Lunchbucket]

Oh I whiffed on the Texas gold glover

[Benjamin Grimm]

I got eight of nine. I missed on the Texas Gold Glove. I considered Oddibe McDowell, Toby Harrah, and Ivan Rodriguez. I went with McDowell, but of the three, Rodriquez was the only correct answer.



Astros/Rangers: Nolan Ryan 51%

Astros/Nationals: Rusty Staub 4%

Astros/200K: Mike Scott 5%

Dodgers/Rangers: Frank Howard 0.5%

Dodgers/Nationals: Max Scherzer 21%

Dodgers/200K: Sandy Koufax 19%

Gold Glove/Rangers: --

Gold Glove/Nationals: Ellis Valentine 0.6%

Gold Glove/200K: Greg Maddux 54%

[dgwphotography]

eight of nine:



Astros/Rangers: Nolan Ryan 51%

Astros/Nationals: Rusty Staub 4%

Astros/200K: Mike Scott 5%

Dodgers/Rangers: --

Dodgers/Nationals: Mike Marshall 0.1%

Dodgers/200K: Sandy Koufax 19%

Gold Glove/Rangers: Rafael Palmeiro 4%

Gold Glove/Nationals: Gary Carter 8%

Gold Glove/200K: Jim Kaat 2%

[dgwphotography]

Benjamin Grimm wrote: Dodgers/Rangers: Frank Howard 0.5%

Ugh - while I used all Expos for the Nationals in the grid, I forgot about the Rangers previously being the Senators.

[Edgy MD]

Charlie Hough was my Dodger/Ranger. I was trying to remember Bo Belinsky's name, but as it turned out, he didn't play for either of them.



I screwed up my perfect grid by confusing my west coast Nats and putting Juan Soto in as a Dodger Nat when I meant Trea Turner.

[metsmarathon]

best showing in a while, i only whiffed on the astronat.



apparently, washington is like the only team that octavio dotel didn't pitch for...



tex/hou: nolan ryan 58%

was/hou: NOT octavio dotel

200k hou mike scott 6%

tex/lad: adrian beltre 18%

was/lad: max scherzer 23%

200k lad kershaw 58%

tex gg: ivan rodriguez 27%

was gg: ryan zimmerman 70%

200k gg: greg maddux 60%

[ashie62]

Did not realize that for Washington I think you can pick Expos but I have not tried yet

[nymr83]

I forgot all about the Expos and so couldn't come up with answers on two questions thinking of Nationals alone.



The Texas Gold Glove was an easy one for me, only because I'll always remember Rafael Palmiero's 1999 Gold Glove at First base proving forever how incredibly dumb most baseball writers are. He played 128 games at DH that year.


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[Frayed Knot]

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The Texas Gold Glove was an easy one for me, only because I'll always remember Rafael Palmiero's 1999 Gold Glove at First base proving forever how incredibly dumb most baseball writers are. He played 128 games at DH that year.

[batmagadanleadoff]

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Rarity: 83

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[nymr83]

Phillies/Marlins Dennis Cook 0.1%! it was all downhill from there...

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

Seems that I didn't know Vogelbach was a Mariner. Was my only empty square. Big score Phillie-Mariner Michael Jackson

[metsmarathon]

Immaculate Grid 107 9/9:

Rarity: 229

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Sweet immaculation!



yankies: mariano duncan 0.6%

yankwers: luke voit 21%

yanker yugger: don mattingly 6%

marinies: jay bruce 2%

marinwers: daniel vogelbach 8%

mariner mugger: ken griffey jr 43%

marlies: jt realmuto 40%

marlwers: christian yelich 60%

marler mugger: giancarlo stanton 48%

[Benjamin Grimm]

Still looking for my fifth immaculate. I got seven today:



Yankees/Phillies: Todd Zeile 0.2%

Yankees/Brewers: CC Sabathia 42%

Yankees/Silver Slugger: Derek Jeter 12%

Mariners/Phillies: --

Mariners/Brewers: --

Mariners/Silver Slugger: Alex Rodriguez 8%

Marlins/Phillies: JT Realmuto 39%

Marlins/Brewers: Christian Yelich 58%

Marlins/Silver Slugger: Giancarlo Stanton 48%

[dgwphotography]

6 of 9



Yankees/Phillies: Jim Kaat 0.3%

Yankees/Brewers: Gary Sheffield 5%

Yankees/Silver Slugger: Derek Jeter 13%

Mariners/Phillies: --

Mariners/Brewers: --

Mariners/Silver Slugger: Ichiro 19%

Marlins/Phillies: Dennis Cook 0.1%

Marlins/Brewers: --

Marlins/Silver Slugger: Giancarlo Stanton 48%