Immaculate Grid

[batmagadanleadoff]

I'm really missing the (not so) old midnight reveal of IG.

[Fman99]

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I'm really missing the (not so) old midnight reveal of IG.

[Benjamin Grimm]

I only got a six this time. I whiffed on the entire bottom row with the Rockies.



Tigers/Pirates: Richie Hebner 1%

Tigers/Reds: Ray Knight 0.4%

Tigers/200K: Mickey Lolich 3%

Rangers/Pirates: Al Oliver 6%

Rangers/Reds: Jim Kern 0.2%

Rangers/200K: Nolan Ryan 72%

Rockies/Pirates: --

Rockies/Reds: --

Rockies/200K: --



Turns out only three Rockies pitchers have had 200 strikeouts, and I wasn't likely to have guessed any of them.

[Fman99]

I think 7 is my threshold for "I did OK at this."



DET/PIT - Hank Greenberg 3%

DET/CIN - Sean Casey 17%

DET/200K - Max Scherzer 19%

TEX/PIT -

TEX/CIN - Josh Hamilton 34%

TEX/200K - Nolan Ryan 70%

COL/PIT - Dotel 7%

COL/CIN -

COL/200K - Pedro Astacio 4%

[metsmarathon]

i've conceded that i'm usually terrible at immaculate grid.



instead, i've taken to using it as a rabbit hole to dive into, to find the guy who can fill the most squares all by his lonesome.



today, that guy is https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/santovi01.shtmlvictor santos who, despite contributing -0.8 WAR over 7 big league seasons, pitched for 7 teams over those 7 years, including, notably, the pirates, reds, tigers, rockies, and rangers, allowing him to be the correct answer for a whopping 6 squares! impressive! sadly, he stayed well below the 200k threshold at each of his many stays.



there were a few players who filled 4 squares each, including darnell coles, todd van poppel, denys reyes, and kip wells. none of these interesting players threw 200 strikeouts for their teams, either.



nobody was able to fill 4 squares by snagging teamwise combinations and a 200k season (or two) either. at least, not that i could find.

[batmagadanleadoff]

⚾️ Immaculate Grid 117 7/9:

Rarity: 287

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Wrong answer: Rangers/Reds - Toby Harrah

Stumped: Rockies/Reds

Wild Guess wrong answer: Rockies/200K - Mike Hampton

[Benjamin Grimm]

I wanted to do Sparky Anderson for Tigers/Reds.

[nymr83]

German Marquez is another 200 strikeout Rockie. i whiffed a lot in the other 2 columns.

[Benjamin Grimm]

Yet another eight for me. I picked Don Buford for the Red Sock/Oriole. I should have picked Don Baylor. Or Damon Buford. Or Damon Baylor, if such a person exists.





White Sox/Red Sox: Carlton Fisk 15%

White Sox/Braves: Claudell Washington 0.5%

White Sox/Cy Young: LaMarr Hoyt 24%

Orioles/Red Sox: --

Orioles/Braves: Davey Johnson 3%

Orioles/Cy Young: Jim Palmer 87%

20 wins/Red Sox: Cy Young 3%

20 wins/Braves: Warren Spahn 5%

20 wins/Cy Young: Tom Seaver 2%

[batmagadanleadoff]

⚾️ Immaculate Grid 118 9/9:

Rarity: 78

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This one was the easiest one ever. Took me less than a minute to solve it. No post '69 expansion teams and two easy statistical/award categories. I think that this is the third time I've used Earl Williams.

[batmagadanleadoff]

Eight out of nine.



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Stumped: Dodgers/DBacks

[nymr83]

I used Scherzer in the middle box and Pedro in the middle right. That left me struggling for a 3000 strikeout dodger and I learned that Kershaw is less than 100 short

[Edgy MD]

Randy Johnson could have fit in five or six boxes today.



My 3000K Dodger was Don Sutton. Slow and steady wins the race.

[batmagadanleadoff]

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Fernando Rodney took me forever and was really a wild guess

[Edgy MD]

Make up your own hard-to-impossible Immaculate grid.

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[Benjamin Grimm]

Another eight. I couldn't think of a Cub with 3,000 hits. My guess of Ernie Banks failed.



Phillies/Indians: Jim Thome 29%

Phillies/Cubs: Ryne Sandberg 11%

Phillies/MVP: Mike Schmidt 28%

A's/Indians: Bartolo Colon 8%

A's/Cubs: Dennis Eckersley 8%

A's/MVP: Reggie Jackson 15%

3000 hits/Indians: Nap Lajoie 21%

3000 hits/Cubs: --

3000 hits/MVP: Willie Mays 6%

[Edgy MD]

I was able to grab Cap Anson for that square, because I know he played for a million years, but I came up short on Nap LaJoie.

[Frayed Knot]

You need to adjust your thinking for those sorts of career records.

They ask for Cubs so the reflex move is to start thinking of long-term Cub HoF'ers like Banks, Santo, or Billy Williams ... none of whom reached 3,000 hits

But Lou Brock did, even if only 310 of them were as a Cub

[batmagadanleadoff]

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Rarity: 104

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[Fman99]

Just my second ever Immaculate Grid.



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Rarity: 160

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CLE/PHL - Nap Lajoie .5%

PHL/CHC - Kyle Schwarber 30%

PHL/MVP - Jimmy Rollins 17%

CLE/OAK - Bartolo 8%

OAK/CHC - Kong 2%

OAK/MVP - Reggie 14%

CLE/3000 - Eddie Murray 48%

CHC/3000 - Cap Anson 27%

MVP/3000 - Ichiro 14%

[Marshmallowmilkshake]

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Trying to figure out the rarity score. Is the goal to get the most obscure players?

[nymr83]

Andrew Dawson didn't have 3K hits so 8/9 for me today.

[dgwphotography]

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[batmagadanleadoff]

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[nymr83]

8/9




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[batmagadanleadoff]

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Rarity: 26

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I got Endy Chavez thanks to today's Royals card thread. I had forgotten that Endy'd played for KC.

[Frayed Knot]

I looked at today's grid for about 30 seconds and then closed it because I'd get as many by not trying as I would if I stared at it for the next 257 hours trying to think of those two team matches.

[nymr83]

i picked the wrong Chris Young for Texas/KC, i feel screwed!

[nymr83]

back on the board!




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[dgwphotography]

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Indians/Giants: Gaylord Perry

Indians/Reds: Sean Casey

Indians/.300: Roberto Alomar

Red Sox/Giants: Juan Marichal

Red Sox/Reds: The Franchise

Red Sox/.300: Carl Yaztrzemski

ROY/Giants: Willie Mays

ROY/Reds: Pete Rose

ROY/.300: Ichiro