Announcing the Kila Ka'aihue PA Prediction Contest
by royalsreview on Sep 22, 2008 1:18 AM EDT
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Kila sits at seventeen plate appearances as a Royal this season.
Inspired by Hillman's September love of playing our precious Jose Guillen at DH, I've decided to pay a Huberian homage to the Punch, with the Royals Review Official Kila PA Prediction Contest.
This is what you shall do:
- Guess how many PAs Kila will end up with at season's end and post it below.
- Additionally, post your guess as to Kila's final OPS. This will be the tiebreaker.
- Guesses go on a first come-first-come basis. If you guess 20, you claim 20 and no one else can snag it. The tiebreakers are used if no one makes an exact guess.
- Entries close at 5 PM Central today.
- The winner shall recieve a Royals Review T-Shirt.
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haha... guess who is also gonna guess first
Royals Review – 24
by royalsreview on Sep 22, 2008 1:19 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
You didn't post an OPS!
I don’t feel right guessing until there is a “Justin Huber” tag on this, but here goes…
devil_fingers: 26 PAs
OPS .901 (unadjusted)
Also, doublestix is a rat bastard for posting “25” right as I was about to hit “post”
Good night, and God bless
OMG Banny. FWIW I am only crdtng u w/3 runs allwd bc of DDJ OMFG
by devil_fingers on Sep 22, 2008 1:26 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
i'm telling my mommy on you
HE CALLED ME A MEAN NAME1
11one
1
Rowdy Hardy Fan Club member.
by doublestix on Sep 22, 2008 2:03 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
one!~!111224309243780921397~1
OMG Banny. FWIW I am only crdtng u w/3 runs allwd bc of DDJ OMFG
by devil_fingers on Sep 22, 2008 11:45 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
doublestix – 25
Final OPS…let’s go…900.
Rowdy Hardy Fan Club member.
by doublestix on Sep 22, 2008 1:24 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
we're very similar.
I’ll rely on MY OPS to win it. Doom on you!!
Don't forget to send your broken maples to the US Forest Service.
by 306008 on Sep 22, 2008 2:12 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
20-.750
I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.
by philofthenorth on Sep 22, 2008 1:28 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Nice contest
Plate appearances – 30
OPS – .910
Chaim Mattis Keller New York City's # 1 Royals fan!
by cmkeller on Sep 22, 2008 2:24 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
21
The real answer is either 23 or 24, which is annoying to say the least.
OPS-.870
I refuse to set up a signature....DAMMIT
by RoyalPug on Sep 22, 2008 3:15 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
24
OPS .925
have to go with the same PAs RR sorry
It takes 46 muscles to frown but only 4 to flip 'em the bird.
by kcscoliny on Sep 22, 2008 8:54 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I'll take 22, if no one else will.
And .900.
Hence my decision to call it "screwing around" as opposed to "in-depth study."
by KLSnow on Sep 22, 2008 9:58 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I'll take 33
I don’t think he’ll get that many, but all the lower numbers were already taken.
OPS – .915
by Top Ramen on Sep 22, 2008 9:59 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
17
.945
Kansas City Royals: your 2006 and 2007 NL Central champions!
by mazoboom on Sep 22, 2008 10:34 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Bob Barker would be proud
the $1 bid!
by benfunke on Sep 22, 2008 1:43 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
2 more plate appearances on the season
19 PAs, .931 OPS
I follow the Tao of Steve (Balboni)
by jackie ballgame on Sep 22, 2008 11:05 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
My stab at it.
27 PA
.950 OPS
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by JasonM on Sep 22, 2008 11:30 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
27 is gone, so I will change it.
35? Sure.
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by JasonM on Sep 22, 2008 12:59 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
34 853 OPS
we should have started this a week ago
I wanna know what love is, I want you to show me
by LeoBloom on Sep 22, 2008 11:35 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
37 (no way, but - curse you bastards for not being too busy to do this!)
OPS – .880
The concept of progress acts as a protective mechanism to shield us from the terrors of the future. - Collected sayings of Muad'Dib
by buddyball on Sep 22, 2008 1:13 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
16
banking on the League somehow subtracting one… come on technicality
by ZeppelinDZ on Sep 22, 2008 1:47 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
38
1.128
Kila’s gonna have a heck of a week.
Sometimes you just gotta roll the potato.
by CentralChamps2009 on Sep 22, 2008 2:07 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
25
.796
Don't forget to send your broken maples to the US Forest Service.
by 306008 on Sep 22, 2008 2:10 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
this sucks. The only numbers left are 15(current) and a rediculous 38(never).
If he plays every game and gets 4 AB in each, that’ll be 24 more ABs on the year. Total of 39. Not giong to happen…. I’m sticking with 25 but because I have to guess a higher number I’ll go with 38. BOoOoooo.. Let’s go Trey. EVERY game he MUST start!
Don't forget to send your broken maples to the US Forest Service.
by 306008 on Sep 22, 2008 3:50 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I might have a better chance if I guessed the current 15.
Don't forget to send your broken maples to the US Forest Service.
by 306008 on Sep 22, 2008 3:52 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
pray for extra innings
The concept of progress acts as a protective mechanism to shield us from the terrors of the future. - Collected sayings of Muad'Dib
by buddyball on Sep 22, 2008 5:32 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
what happened to "each number can only be picked once?"
OMG Banny. FWIW I am only crdtng u w/3 runs allwd bc of DDJ OMFG
by devil_fingers on Sep 22, 2008 2:19 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
hey, we live in our parent's basements and don't get out much
back off…
The concept of progress acts as a protective mechanism to shield us from the terrors of the future. - Collected sayings of Muad'Dib
by buddyball on Sep 22, 2008 3:14 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
mr. technicality
The concept of progress acts as a protective mechanism to shield us from the terrors of the future. - Collected sayings of Muad'Dib
by buddyball on Sep 22, 2008 3:14 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I didn't read all the rules....
Make me go search through the numbers…. ugh.
Don't forget to send your broken maples to the US Forest Service.
by 306008 on Sep 22, 2008 3:47 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
he only set that rule because he picked the best number
I Bob Barker’d him with a better OPS.
I figured I got hosed out of one tshirt already why not two.
It takes 46 muscles to frown but only 4 to flip 'em the bird.
by kcscoliny on Sep 22, 2008 4:09 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm not guessing,
but I do want to post and say that his HR Saturday produced one of the goosebump moments of this season – not sure why it was THAT cool, but the crowd REALLY reacted to that one with a lot more enthusiasm than one would have thought. I suppose it represents hope for the future, and that always seems to touch people more than one might logically think it should.
by loyal2sdad on Sep 22, 2008 3:23 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I think people also like minor league callups
even if they don’t necessarily “represent hope” (although I think Kila does). It’s fun to cheer a guy’s first big moment in the big leagues.
I’ve beat it into the ground, but one of my favorite baseball memories was a Yankee Stadium during interleague play, I think in 2002. The Dbacks were in town. It was my last game before I moved away from MYC, and we were in the cleachers. Randy Johnson was pitching. Juan Rivera was getting ready to make his first start in the majors, but got hurt in BP that afternoon, so they called up Marcus Thames that very day. He got there and was in the lineup. In his first MLB at-bat, he jacked the first pitch his saw (a 95-100 MPH heater from the Unit that was up around his chin) into the bullpen right in front of us. The place went nuts — -It was awesome. Even if the guido right behind me who kept talking about how often Shane Spencer got laid kneed me in the back super hard when we all jumped up.
OMG Banny. FWIW I am only crdtng u w/3 runs allwd bc of DDJ OMFG
by devil_fingers on Sep 22, 2008 3:38 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
My point being that seeing a guy like Thames, Kila, etc. do something like that is a lot of fun
OMG Banny. FWIW I am only crdtng u w/3 runs allwd bc of DDJ OMFG
by devil_fingers on Sep 22, 2008 3:38 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
no. You have to guess!!
It’s a must.
Don't forget to send your broken maples to the US Forest Service.
by 306008 on Sep 22, 2008 3:51 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Fudge
I have one day where I actually have to do homework and this happens.
39! He will OPS a billion!
A mind without purpose will walk in dark places.
by NHZ on Sep 22, 2008 4:00 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
100
1.200 OPS
Why is everyone so pessimistic?
This is just my opinion. I could easily be wrong.
by NYRoyal on Sep 22, 2008 4:51 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
typical Kc fan overreaction!1111
OMG Banny. FWIW I am only crdtng u w/3 runs allwd bc of DDJ OMFG
by devil_fingers on Sep 22, 2008 5:04 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
cut the emotion stuff - use statistics (what is the 2-sigma on that OPS?)
The concept of progress acts as a protective mechanism to shield us from the terrors of the future. - Collected sayings of Muad'Dib
by buddyball on Sep 22, 2008 5:31 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
You've got to get away from your calculator for a minute
Baseball isn’t played on a calculator, in a computer or a in a stat book. Baseball is played on the field. And if you’ve ever actually Kila play, you’d know that he’s not a great hitter. He’s the greatest hitter. Even if he doesn’t get 100 PA’s, he’ll still get 10 HR’s, because he’s that good.
This is just my opinion. I could easily be wrong.
by NYRoyal on Sep 22, 2008 5:38 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
the Magic 8 Ball says
that Kila will have 37 PA’s (and still get 10 HR’s) – don’t be afraid of using the scientific method.
The concept of progress acts as a protective mechanism to shield us from the terrors of the future. - Collected sayings of Muad'Dib
by buddyball on Sep 22, 2008 5:57 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
It is scientific communists like you who are killing the American pastime
This is just my opinion. I could easily be wrong.
by NYRoyal on Sep 22, 2008 6:01 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
we can use computers instead of umpires!!!!!!!
The concept of progress acts as a protective mechanism to shield us from the terrors of the future. - Collected sayings of Muad'Dib
by buddyball on Sep 22, 2008 7:20 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Now that I like
This is just my opinion. I could easily be wrong.
by NYRoyal on Sep 23, 2008 4:32 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
OMG Banny. FWIW I am only crdtng u w/3 runs allwd bc of DDJ OMFG
by devil_fingers on Sep 23, 2008 9:46 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
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