Anyone Playing Immaculate Grid?

[UMFan83]

This is the first one I didn't finish.  I can't believe Kershaw doesn't have 3000k yet (he's currently at 2910).  I put that guess in with full confidence.  Then stupidly tried Drysdale before realizing they didn't have to have 3k with the Dodgers, just 3k and play for the Dodgers so went with Maddux. I did enjoy making Jose Canseco my White Sox/Yankees guess which was at 0.5%.

Edited June 26, 2023 by UMFan83

[mul21]

1 minute ago, UMFan83 said:

This is the first one I didn't finish.  I can't believe Kershaw doesn't have 3000k yet (he's currently at 2910).  I did enjoy making Jose Canseco my White Sox/Yankees guess which was at 0.5%

I did BlackJack McDowell for that one.

[Rex Buckingham]

13 minutes ago, mul21 said:

I did BlackJack McDowell for that one.

I used Daniel Hudson for Sox/Dodgers. 0.2% 

 

Didn't get Sox/Yankees. Because I struggled with 3000 Ks 

Edited June 26, 2023 by Rex Buckingham

[Derwood]

I used Tim Raines (2%) and then Richie Sexson for MIL/NYY

[javy knows my name]

37 minutes ago, Derwood said:

I used Tim Raines (2%) and then Richie Sexson for MIL/NYY

I also used Tim Raines and I still don't fully believe that Prince Fielder didn't play for the horsefeathering Yankees. 8/9.

[Andy]

Locking in Esteban Loaiza for ChiSox/Yankees (1%) was satisfying. However I'm still flabbergasted to have learned that Cy Young didn't strike out 3000 batters.

Edited June 26, 2023 by Andy

[UMFan83]

1 hour ago, Derwood said:

I used Tim Raines (2%) and then Richie Sexson for MIL/NYY

Richie Sexson popped into my head as I vaguely remember a Yankees stint before the end of his career but wasn't confident enough to guess it.  Turns out he played the final 22 games of his career with the Yankees

[UMFan83]

35 minutes ago, TomtheBombadil said:

6/9, wasted too many guesses on 3000 Ks / HOF fits (Clemens, CC, Thomas, Yount, ??)…got McDowell, blanked on Yankees/Brewers, Dodgers/White Sox too since it’s too early for Tim Anderson 

Konerko immediately jumped into my head when I got to White Sox/Dodgers.  Kimbrel is another recent one.

I think that's what makes this so fun.  On the surface you think "How hard could it be to think of someone who played for both the Dodgers and White Sox?" and sometimes it is easy, other times you feel like an idiot because you can't think of a single name despite there surely being obvious answers.  Also for some reason my brain only wants to think about people who played from roughly 1995-2008

Edited June 26, 2023 by UMFan83

[Marco4]

This is an absolute nightmare for those of us who live outside of a baseball world - one would have to be paying preposterous attention to complete a grid (I got 5/9 today, and was happy with that).

[Andy]

1 hour ago, Marco4 said:

This is an absolute nightmare for those of us who live outside of a baseball world - one would have to be paying preposterous attention to complete a grid (I got 5/9 today, and was happy with that).

I've never paid the AL as much attention plus most of the teams today were ones that have been irrelevant for long stretches so yeah today was a mess.

[Rex Buckingham]

 I got 8/9 today... missed on Cleveland/KC

[Derwood]

5/9 today. The pitchers were easy, but I only got KC/BOS and SEA/CLE among the hitters

I was shocked that 

Spoiler

Johnny Damon

was only 16% and that

Spoiler

Randy Johnson

was only 37%

Edited June 27, 2023 by Derwood

[mul21]

Woof.  Too much AL in today's for me to do well.

[UMFan83]

49 minutes ago, TomtheBombadil said:

8/9 today…missed Boston/Texas because I already used the only player that came to mind for Sea/Bos

Somehow Jose Canseco keeps popping up as an option for these grids.  That's who I used for Bos/Tex.  Corey Kluber is another one that popped into my head, though apparently he only pitched literally 1 inning for Texas so I'm not sure how I was able to remember him playing there.

[SouthSideRyan]

1 hour ago, TomtheBombadil said:

8/9 today…missed Boston/Texas because I already used the only player that came to mind for Sea/Bos

Ryan Dempster for me. 5/9 overall because I swore Kevin Appier pitched for way more teams.

[SouthSideRyan]

Wait, so it only gives you the most popular answers, not necessarily the most popular correct ones? That's kinda dumb.

[SouthSideRyan]

Ok, so I didn't need strictly guys with 200+ Ks for those shared teams? Just shared teams. I'm dumb.

[mul21]

@Old Style you mean this? 😂

[Old Style]

45 minutes ago, mul21 said:

@Old Style you mean this? 😂

FML. How did I miss this thread? I swear I looked for one on this topic.

[Derwood]

Brutal today (5/8)

[UMFan83]

4 minutes ago, Derwood said:

Brutal today (5/8)

What did you miss on?  I thought the 500 HR + 3000 hit parts were a breeze  (A's 3k Hits - Henderson, SD 3k Hits - Gwynn, Orioles 500 HR - Frank Robinson, Twins 500 HR - Killebrew, 3000+ hits and 500+ hrs is pretty easy unless you assumed someone like Babe Ruth was in both (only 2800 hits).  I went with Eddy Murray there).

I'm realizing that with the team squares, the answer either comes to me right away or I spent a crapload of time thinking of someone.  I did Dave Winfield for Padres and Twins, but havent had a chance to go back and do the other 3.

[Derwood]

1 minute ago, UMFan83 said:

What did you miss on?  I thought the 500 HR + 3000 hit parts were a breeze  (A's 3k Hits - Henderson, SD 3k Hits - Gwynn, Orioles 500 HR - Frank Robinson, Twins 500 HR - Killebrew, 3000+ hits and 500+ hrs is pretty easy unless you assumed someone like Babe Ruth was in both (only 2800 hits).  I went with Eddy Murray there).

I'm realizing that with the team squares, the answer either comes to me right away or I spent a crapload of time thinking of someone.  I did Dave Winfield for Padres and Twins, but havent had a chance to go back and do the other 3.

I used Murray for 500 HR but not 3000 hits

COMPLETELY blanked on Miguel Tejada's name. Refused to look it up.

 

[Rob]

I just discovered the game today, and intentionally bombed the player squares because I was curious how the game works. It's fun though, I'm definitely gonna keep playing.

[mul21]

36 minutes ago, Derwood said:

I used Murray for 500 HR but not 3000 hits

COMPLETELY blanked on Miguel Tejada's name. Refused to look it up.

 

Not using the easy answer of Pujols for the 3,000/500 seems like a miss.  He terrorized the Cubs long enough that we should all have Pujols PTSD.

[jb10194]

I missed on 3,000 hits/500 home runs assuming Bonds was an easy answer knowing he played forever and had an average around .300 for his career. He was 65 hits short. I should've factored in his 2,558 career walks.