Immaculate grid

[Batman]

Some of my all-stars:
The aforementioned George Metkovich
Joe Morgan
Al Oliver
Mariano Duncan
Eddie Cicotte (and several other Black Sox)
Manny Trillo
Luis Tiant (a go-to on the new "born outside the U.S. category)

 

[BYH 2: Electric Boogaloo]

Today was a really fun, quirky one. Sports Reference has done such a great job w/the IG since buying it. The rare corporate acquisition where you knew the buyer would treat it well and right.

 

[MTM]

I think I mentioned him earlier in the thread, Matt Herges was on all five NL West teams and gets a low percentage with each.

And obviously Edwin Jackson and Rich Hill, but a lot of guessers seem to be in on them.

 

[mpcincal]

Today was a really fun, quirky one. Sports Reference has done such a great job w/the IG since buying it. The rare corporate acquisition where you knew the buyer would treat it well and right.

The one with Braves, Nationals, Brewers down the side, and at least one game in each of the outfield spots across the top? I played that today and got a rarity score that I probably won't ever equal: 1. Was able to get a lot of obscure outfielders on there, harkening back to my '70s and '80s baseball cards, a story I remember reading as a kid about the 1957 World Series, delving into the "Ball Four" Pilots gang for the Brewers, and a couple of guys from my area who played for the Braves and Nationals, respectively. Somebody on here suggested a one-day moratorium on naming names, so I'll wait, but if anybody is curious, let me know, and I'll reveal some of them.

 

[mpcincal]

Oh, and few of my frequent go-to's when doing these:

Jay Johnstone: Know mainly for his time with the Phillies and Dodgers, but bounced around a bit before he arrived in Philly.
Jerry Reuss: Known for his Dodgers stint, but a few teams before and after that.
Claudell Washington, George Hendrick, Bobby (not Barry) Bonds from the "well-traveled outfielder" club.

 

[playthrough]

The one with Braves, Nationals, Brewers down the side, and at least one game in each of the outfield spots across the top? I played that today and got a rarity score that I probably won't ever equal: 1. Was able to get a lot of obscure outfielders on there, harkening back to my '70s and '80s baseball cards, a story I remember reading as a kid about the 1957 World Series, delving into the "Ball Four" Pilots gang for the Brewers, and a couple of guys from my area who played for the Braves and Nationals, respectively. Somebody on here suggested a one-day moratorium on naming names, so I'll wait, but if anybody is curious, let me know, and I'll reveal some of them.

Today was awesome. My score was 31 and I'll never beat that. Grew up on the Braves, Nationals means Expos to me, and remembered some '80s Brewers.

 

[nietsroob17]

Kelly Johnson is my go-to when there's two AL East teams (since he played for the entire division), or if it matches up with the Braves, Mets or D-backs. Also love using Dale Murphy when applicable for his illustrious tenure with the Colorado Rockies.

Today was awesome. My score was 31 and I'll never beat that. Grew up on the Braves, Nationals means Expos to me, and remembered some '80s Brewers.

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Had Braves in 6 of my 8 completed boxes today. The illustrious Atlanta outfield of Ryan Klesko, Luis Polonia and Mike Devereaux, a "Nationals" outfield of Bryce Harper, Otis Nixon and Marquis Grissom and a Brewers outfield of Hank Aaron and Robin Yount, but I blanked on Milwaukee RF because I incorrectly guessed that Hank played RF in his final two years.

 

[micropolitan guy]

The Cubs-Pirates box from the other day was a Metkovich Special.
Completely random, non-descript player from the 1940s and 50s who checks a stunning number of IG boxes.

George Metkovich Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More | Baseball-Reference.com

George "Catfish" Metkovich. One of the great nicknames in baseball, like "High Pockets," "Piano Legs," "Losing Pitcher," etc. I think he had a long career in the old PCL after leaving the majors.

 

[nietsroob17]

Merry Christmas indeed! My record low on the NBA grid -- 36.

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[Baron Scicluna]

Scored a 3 on the NFL one!

Immaculate Grid 160 9/9:
Rarity: 3
IMMACULATE!


My answers:

Spoiler: Spoiler 1

Eagles/Lions: Wilbert Montgomery
Eagles/Bills: Nick Mike-Mayer
Eagles/Only Team: Steve Van Buren

Spoiler: Spoiler 2

Falcons/Lions: John James
Falcons/Bills: Brad Daluiso
Falcons/Only Team: Jeff Van Note

Spoiler: Spoiler 3

Vikings/Lions: Grady Alderman
Vikings/Bills: Chuck Nelson
Vikings/Only Team: Mick Tinglehoff (2%)

 

[nietsroob17]

A 21 on the MLB grid. My new personal best.

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[Batman]

A 21 on the MLB grid. My new personal best.

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This one was a gold mine for a low score. A lot of the 1980s Braves from the TBS era made at least one all-star game, and a few from the early 90s won Silver Sluggers. I got a 12 without even having to use Dale Murphy, Chipper Jones or Greg Maddux.

 

[Batman]

There was a grid the other day asking for Dominican players and I was able to use all four of the Alous.
Another one asking for Puerto Rican players allowed for all of the Alomars. Not sure if that was smart or lazy, but I thought it was pretty neat.

 

[nietsroob17]

Today (4/27) was made for low scores. My new record of 9 on the baseball grid.

 

[nietsroob17]

Set my all-time of 6 in Saturday's MLB grid, and with all Braves. No cheating, though I did "confirm" one match.

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[YMCA B-Baller]

Pissed today. Something glitched and it counted a square wrong before I actually had the chance to answer it.

 

[Batman]

Set my all-time of 6 in Saturday's MLB grid, and with all Braves. No cheating, though I did "confirm" one match.

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I screwed that one up when I had an all-timer going. I was "confirming," as you put it (and as I usually do) one of the Black Sox for the one team/100 RBI square and accidentally put him in when he didn't have the goods. Wound up with 8/9 and a score of 101.
It pissed me off, because those "one team" squares are always great for getting a <1 percent number. My pitched one game/one team box was a local guy who pitched one inning for the Astros. He got me .0006 percent.

 

[FileNotFound]

My guaranteed low-percentage spots are a few guys from my hometown and a guy with whom I share a name.

 

[YMCA B-Baller]

Got a "2" today, but it was from an old grid. Got a new phone during the summer. I usually do the current grid and then do one more from the year or so gap there is between when I got the new phone and when IG started.

Have had several "2" days. I have had only one "1" ever, but it was on my now disposed of old phone, so I can't prove it.

 

[Batman]

My guaranteed low-percentage spots are a few guys from my hometown and a guy with whom I share a name.

I've got a few of those, plus some guys I've memorized from the early 1900s that I've come across. Most of the latter have great names that are easy to remember, like Muddy Ruel, Roger Peckinpaugh, Nemo Leibold, Homer Summa and George Metkovich.
You also have a bunch of guys named Grover that are fun to check on and plug in.
I think my favorite team pairing is Phillies-Cubs, because they have such a weird and long history when it comes to shared players. About 2/3 of the 1980 Phillies championship team was with the Cubs by 1982, but then there are also some Hall of Famers like Grover Cleveland Alexander, Chuck Klein and Richie Ashburn who played for both teams way back when.