Combo Meal, Dirty Fuentes and Daisy Fuentes Update
1I’m still searching for a term to call these trio of accomplishments. Any got any good ideas?
It’s been a while since I did a post on these stats so let’s take a look at the leaderboards to see what sort of movement there’s been. There’s now 59 different players with Combo Meals, 23 different players with Dirty Fuenteses, and finally, 8 different players with Daisy FuentII.
Here are your current leaders:
| Combo Meals | Dirty Fuentes | Daisy Fuentes |
|---|---|---|
| Hunter Pence, SF (6) | Tom Wilhelmsen, Sea (3) | Greg Holland, KC (2) |
| Mike Trout (4) | 9 players tied with (2) | Jason Grilli, Pit (2) |
| Will Venable, SD (3) | 13 players tied with (1) | 6 players tied with (1) |
| A.J. Pollock, Ari (3) | ||
| 7 players tied with (2) | ||
| 48 players tied with (1) |
Nate Is A Weasel: Dakota Border War
0June 12, 2013
by Eric
in Nate Is A Weasel
Here’s what textbooks won’t tell you about the history of North & South Dakota: anything. Most people believe that’s because there’s absolutely nothing interesting about either of them, and most people are right. The Dakota Territory was the part of the Louisiana Purchase that Minnesota couldn’t be bothered with. The only people who said they wanted the land were the Sioux, but we thought they were kidding. ”Let us take this land off your hands,” we instructed them after our musket smoke cleared. And now we are stuck with it.
Today there are two kinds of Dakotans: those with the grit and determination to stay, and those who can afford a bus ticket out. The very grittiest Dakotans have been there nigh on 10 generations, which is how far back you have to go before you find someone who uses the term “nigh on”. And that’s what your Nate Is The Weasel Investigative Team (NITWIT) did – we went back to the records of the 1880’s and unearthed the diaries of the McUlmer brothers. (more…)
Going Deep: South Dakota vs. North Dakota
1The wagers that Matthew and Nate make can be backed up with some in-depth analysis to figure out which person has a better chance at being correct (note: This always isn’t the case). There’s a multitude of stats that you can dive in to if you want to determine the likelihood that someone is going to hit a certain number of homeruns or a steal a certain amount of bases. But what about the wagers that you can’t use xFIPs, BABIPs, GB%s, etc on? You’ve got to pull out the facts, compare them and make an informed decision. That’s exactly what I’m going to do with the “Which State is better: South Dakota vs. North Dakota?” wager.
If you have other pros/cons that I missed, leave them in the comments and I’ll add them to the list. (more…)
“He Beat The Mariners”
0With the help of @kevingilmore3, I was able to solve the mystery of the origins of the “He beat the Mariners” drop. Originally, we were tracking down the drop as we thought it was related to Big Fat Bartolo Colon. It several hours to skip through the early season podcasts from 2012 but I finally stumbled upon it when I started listening to the April 11, 2012 podcast. The open was actually the “He beat the Mariners” drop. At about 5 minutes in, Matthew and Nate started discussing Neftali Feliz (who is not Bartolo Colon) and that’s when the following happened:
Another 06010 mystery is solved. What other unsolved mysteries are still out there?
Which State is better: S. Dakota or N. Dakota?
0June 6, 2013
| Which State is better: South Dakota or North Dakota? Nate: South Dakota Matthew: North Dakota Check out the 6-6-2013 podcast between 23:08-24:38 for this bet. |
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Summer Movie League Update
0Fast & Furious 6 with a $125,066,305 opening weekend!
League Standings
| Place | Studio | User | Total Gross |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Rebel Movie Club | Rebel922 | $354,851,554 |
| 2. | The 06010 Board | the06010board | $284,518,642 |
| 3. | airfigaro | airfigaro | $229,785,249 |
| 4. | Davenport13 | Jakester13q | $229,785,249 |
| 5. | Melbourne Pictures | bwolfe17 | $228,896,337 |
| 6. | TMR | MatthewBerry | $205,467,882 |
| 7. | SuckuptoSteffieTom | celtictso | $204,650,370 |
| 8. | Drunken Lullabies | swhoke | $204,578,970 |
| 9. | Big Man And Brother | Tony | $194,510,305 |
| 10. | Metro Goldwyn Jeffrey Maier | Huffstermania | $191,165,312 |
| 11. | Funny Money Pictures | dakoshakid | $170,192,938 |
| 12. | ogmak | ogmak | $170,192,938 |
| 13. | We Make Films not Movies Studio | MtF0528 | $160,341,249 |
| 14. | West Side Pictures | OscarFan414 | $159,523,737 |
| 15. | Plan 9 Pictures | myslas | $159,452,337 |
| 16. | Opas Home Movies | opafritz | $120,821,557 |
| 17. | Remedial Chaos Theory | Stefanistefanistefani | $69,444,000 |
| 18. | Stealing the Show Productions | KingAJ | $69,444,000 |
| 19. | Horrible Pictures Inc. | iggyfenton | $45,126,633 |
Over/Under 19.5 HRs for E. Gattis?
0May 29, 2013
| Over/Under 19.5 HRs for Evan Gattis? Nate: Under Matthew: Over Check out the 5-29-2013 podcast between 3:44-5:04 for this bet. |
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Combo Meal and Dirty Fuentes for 5-19-2013
0I need a name for tracking the Combo Meals, Dirty Fuentes and Daisy Fuentes. Does anyone have anything to refer to these as?
Sunday presented us with some movement on the Combo Meal leaderboard and we had our first Large Dirty Fuentes.
Combo Meals:
Will Venable, SD vs. Wsh (1 HR, 1 SB)
Dirty Fuentes:
Ernesto Frieri, LAA vs CWS (1.1 IP, 3 BB, 1 ER)
Daisy Fuentes:
None
Here are your current leaders:
| Combo Meals | Dirty Fuentes | Daisy Fuentes |
|---|---|---|
| Hunter Pence, SF (4) | Brandon League, LAD (2) | Greg Holland, KC (2) |
| A.J. Pollock, Ari (3) | Rafael Betancourt, Col (2) | 7 players tied with (1) |
| Will Venable, SD (3) | Addison Reed, CWS (2) | |
| 3 players tied with (2) | Joe Nathan, Tex (2) | |
| 39 players tied with (1) | 14 players tied with (1) |
Combo Meals and Daisy Fuentes for 5-17-2013
0Friday provided a rare Daisy Fuentes and a pair of combo meals from players you’d expect.
Combo Meals:
David Wright, NYM @ ChC (1 HR, 1 SB)
Drew Stubbs, Cle vs. Sea (1 HR, 1 SB)
Dirty Fuentes:
none
Daisy Fuentes:
Rafael Betancourt, Col vs. SF (1.0 IP, 3 K)
Here are your current leaders:
| Combo Meals | Dirty Fuentes | Daisy Fuentes |
|---|---|---|
| Hunter Pence, SF (4) | Brandon League, LAD (2) | Greg Holland, KC (2) |
| A.J. Pollock, Ari (3) | Rafael Betancourt, Col (2) | 7 players tied with (1) |
| 4 players tied with (2) | Addison Reed, CWS (2) | |
| 39 players tied with (1) | Joe Nathan, Tex (2) | |
| 13 players tied with (1) |
Over/Under 400 AB, 23.5 HR, 75 RBI for V. Wells?
0May 17, 2013
| Over/Under 400 AB, 23.5 HR, 75 RBI for Vernon Wells?* *Who wins the most categories wins the bet Eric: Under Tristan: Over Check out the 5-17-2013 podcast between 28:55-32:19 for this bet. |
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