The Swamp

how has this board not gotten in on this or posted about it here?

https://www.immaculategrid.com/

(note: today's is not limited to pitchers, so you don't have to find a pitcher for the middle square)

www.puckdoku.com for our hockey friends.

Brontoburglar wrote: ↑Thu Jul 06, 2023 2:56 pm how has this board not gotten in on this or posted about it here?

https://www.immaculategrid.com/

(note: today's is not limited to pitchers, so you don't have to find a pitcher for the middle square)

I just got into this a few days ago and love it. Baseball card collecting in the past helps, quitting fantasy baseball a few years ago does not.

Immaculate Grid 94 7/9:





I don't follow baseball anywhere nearly as closely as I did 20-30 years ago, so Tampa Bay line was going to wreck me.

yup - i've been obsessing over this since i was told about it 3 weeks ago.

i'm just glad there's only 1 per day.

i've got 50 years of knowledge, Statis Pro Baseball game, and Topps cards to go on so I usually get at least 8 but my biggest weaknesses are anything around saves (who gives a shit) and for some reason i have almost no relative knowledge of the Diamondbacks/Marlins/Rays/Rockies - I find I have to get a bit lucky on those. My default for thinking about teams is in the 1978-1986 timeframe and I obviously can't cross anyone to those teams...

oh my god how could you.

<sigh>

<<...bookmarks it on phone...>>

BSF21 wrote: ↑Thu Jul 06, 2023 3:04 pm www.puckdoku.com for our hockey friends.

Is there a version limited to 1998 or earlier?

ETA: looks like I was overly ambitious with that date. Looked at the hockey one, had to Google the Blue Jackets logo to know what team they were asking. Can’t believe they started in 1997, would have thought I was cognizant of hockey enough then to know the team. Literally can’t name one player that played for the franchise. Late 80s to early 90s, I could have named 15 players on every roster, and probably saw 30% of them play in the minors.

The Sybian wrote: ↑Fri Jul 07, 2023 8:05 am Is there a version limited to 1998 or earlier?

ETA: looks like I was overly ambitious with that date. Looked at the hockey one, had to Google the Blue Jackets logo to know what team they were asking. Can’t believe they started in 1997, would have thought I was cognizant of hockey enough then to know the team. Literally can’t name one player that played for the franchise. Late 80s to early 90s, I could have named 15 players on every roster, and probably saw 30% of them play in the minors.

Yeah, this is me too, though maybe ten years earlier. I have no idea who’s been on the Rangers and Marlins or who on the Royals got 40 saves. But give me the NL East of 1977-1984 and I’ll kill it.

you don't know Dan Quisenberry?!

I cheated because who knows anyone who played for Colorado and Detroit but now I think I get the concept.

mister d wrote: ↑Fri Jul 07, 2023 11:13 am I cheated because who knows anyone who played for Colorado and Detroit but now I think I get the concept.

That's my last empty square for today but I haven't given up yet.

Brontoburglar wrote: ↑Fri Jul 07, 2023 10:54 am you don't know Dan Quisenberry?!

Things that make me feel old: I'm two years older than Dan Quisenberry when he died (45).

totally struggling w that square today.

also it's funny that i realized i posted i'm weak on the "expansion teams" when they have all been in existence for like 30 years. FFFFFUUUUUUCCCCC....


unfortunately middle relievers are so fungible in mlb and in my brain that they are a great answer for a lot of these that i can't get. i find this is where what exists of my "old school baseball" mentality creeps in ("ahhh it was easier when staffs only had 10 guys on it!")

mister d wrote: ↑Fri Jul 07, 2023 11:13 am I cheated because who knows anyone who played for Colorado and Detroit but now I think I get the concept.

The Sybian wrote: ↑Fri Jul 07, 2023 11:20 am

Brontoburglar wrote: ↑Fri Jul 07, 2023 10:54 am you don't know Dan Quisenberry?!

Things that make me feel old: I'm two years older than Dan Quisenberry when he died (45).

He died of brain cancer like a lot of guys/dudes who spent their home games on shitty 70s/80s/90s turf, like Johnny Oates, Tug McGraw, Darren Daulton... shit. A lot of Phillies. That Vet turf was a friggin WMD.

I do pretty good on the hockey ones, but my old hockey brain remembers obscure ones while forgetting obvious ones.

My brain is so wired into my baseball card-collecting years (ending in the late 1980's) that it took me almost a week after the fact to remember the Tigers have two guys who played for Philly last year on their roster (well, one got sent down - I answered Lance Parrish). The most recent player I used in one grid was Jack McDowell and I had another one where I remembered "that third baseman who signed a massive extension while still in the minors" for the Rays (six games in MLB, whatever) because I couldn't remember Evan Longoria's name.

Brontoburglar wrote: ↑Fri Jul 07, 2023 10:54 am you don't know Dan Quisenberry?!

I know Quiz. But no idea if he got to 40.

I tried Lee Smith as a 40-save guy for Boston. Nope.

The entire left side of today's grid I picked the "most popular answer" and I was surprised about top left.

Johnny Carwash wrote: ↑Thu Jul 06, 2023 3:37 pm Immaculate Grid 94 7/9:





I don't follow baseball anywhere nearly as closely as I did 20-30 years ago, so Tampa Bay line was going to wreck me.

I decided to give this a shot, but I had the Rockies, so that column was a waste, as you can't repeat players. If you got extra points for low % answers, I might be competitive. Of my 5 correct answers, 3 were under 10%, one was 19% and the other was 40%. Of the 6 most popular answers who played for 2 teams, I've only heard of 1.

mister d wrote: ↑Fri Jul 07, 2023 11:13 am I cheated because who knows anyone who played for Colorado and Detroit but now I think I get the concept.

Took a wild ass guess of an obvious Tiger who must have played for other teams and I got it. 9 for 9! What does the rarity score mean?

It feels like this entire thread should be treated as a spoiler alert so we can actually talk about the game?

Rex wrote: ↑Fri Jul 07, 2023 2:29 pm

mister d wrote: ↑Fri Jul 07, 2023 11:13 am I cheated because who knows anyone who played for Colorado and Detroit but now I think I get the concept.

Took a wild ass guess of an obvious Tiger who must have played for other teams and I got it. 9 for 9! What does the rarity score mean?

% of people who gave that answer.

mister d wrote: ↑Fri Jul 07, 2023 2:41 pm It feels like this entire thread should be treated as a spoiler alert so we can actually talk about the game?

I wondered about that. I used Octavio Dotel as my Tiger and Rocky(ie?)

Tulowitzki, Claudell Washington, Mickey Mantle. That’s all that really matters here

There’s an NFL one and it’s fucking impossible!

https://dynasty-daddy.com/gridiron

Who on Earth knows anyone that ever played for the Browns?

Brontoburglar wrote: ↑Fri Jul 07, 2023 6:55 pm

mister d wrote: ↑Fri Jul 07, 2023 2:41 pm It feels like this entire thread should be treated as a spoiler alert so we can actually talk about the game?

I wondered about that. I used Octavio Dotel as my Tiger and Rocky(ie?)

From here on in, he’s going to be my go to. That guy played for everyone.

Rex wrote: ↑Fri Jul 07, 2023 7:53 pm There’s an NFL one and it’s fucking impossible!

https://dynasty-daddy.com/gridiron

Who on Earth knows anyone that ever played for the Browns?

Looks like this version doesnt go back beyond 1999.

And my son fucking destroyed this grid in 20 seconds.

The Sybian wrote: ↑Fri Jul 07, 2023 8:34 pm

Rex wrote: ↑Fri Jul 07, 2023 7:53 pm There’s an NFL one and it’s fucking impossible!

https://dynasty-daddy.com/gridiron

Who on Earth knows anyone that ever played for the Browns?

Looks like this version doesnt go back beyond 1999.

But that’s all I remember!

Got them all for the first time today with a rarity score of 44 (I think less is better) by pulling names like

[+] spoiler

Phil Garner, Dick Groat, Vida Blue, Jose Cruz Jr (no face), Carl Hubbell, Lefty Grove, Pat Hentgen, and Hal Newhouser.

Only 7 for me today. I totally blanked on the Blue Jays.

And I'd do it again!

Mine would have been amazing if I didn’t miss on Stieb and just mail it in answering Bonds because I was annoyed.



(It seems I work in order, down the first column then down the second …)

took way too long to think of top left today

A certain Twins Cy Young winner at 88% usage today was the highest number I've seen so far

Brontoburglar wrote: ↑Mon Jul 10, 2023 6:19 pm A certain Twins Cy Young winner at 88% usage today was the highest number I've seen so far

I was shocked my answer was only 10%

[+] spoiler

Frank Viola

Does anyone else quit if they miss one?

The Sybian wrote: ↑Fri Jul 07, 2023 8:34 pm

Rex wrote: ↑Fri Jul 07, 2023 7:53 pm There’s an NFL one and it’s fucking impossible!

https://dynasty-daddy.com/gridiron

Who on Earth knows anyone that ever played for the Browns?

Looks like this version doesnt go back beyond 1999.

And my son fucking destroyed this grid in 20 seconds.

the right side today is proof of why the nfl one stinks. you gotta go with stuff that has more than one answer

I absolutely killed it today. No answers > 4% until the last one hit 50%.

the post-game stats are awesome now