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Post your predictions here for season game #6, 4/7/13 vs. Texas.  Game time is set for 5:05 pm PST.

We had some great predictions today, and a nice win for the team.  Here are the points winners for season game #5 earlier today:

4 Points

SoWhat  (Trumbo 2-5, 1 HR) - Congratulations!  Only the second 4 Pointer of the season, Torridd had the first on 4/4/13.

3 Points

Mark68  (Hanson 6.0 IP, 4 K's) - Again!  PED Test Results Pending.

paws  (Aybar 1-4, 1 double) - She likes the smurfs.

Torridd  (Callaspo 2-3, 1 double) - Nice bookend for that 4 pointer the other day.

2 Points

Troutipoo27  (Frieri 1.0 IP, 2 K's) - Very brave picking relievers.

1 Point

Kody Mac  (Hanson 4 K's)

monkey  (Aybar 1 run)

ineedanap  (Aybar 1 double)

Jeff S.  (Trout 2-5)

TCB  (Hamilton 1 run scored)

tdawg87  (Hanson 6.0 IP)

2002_halos_II  (Callaspo 1 single)

notalpuijols  (Aybar 1-4)

Angels N Skins  (Aybar 1-4)

tomsred  (Aybar 1 run scored)

open_speed  (Trout 2-5)

Jellybean  (Trumbo 1 HR)

SoCalSportsFan  (Trumbo 1 double)

Please PM me if you feel I have made an error.

Aybar 2-4, 1 run scored.

Silver lining. We will most likely NOT see Scott Downs in tomorrow's game.

Thinking ahead here.

Not sure that will be true.  The third time is a charm, and Mike likes to show faith in his players.

Based on one start against the Pirates?

It's the new saber metrics - "no sample size too small."

Is he an All Star yet?  Or do we all have to vote 25 times and burn up a keyboard getting him elected.

The sky is falling the sky is falling 

Actually the sky doesn't fall, the land rushes up and sinks the sun and the moon.

Relievers in first three games:

 

0.73 ERA, 12.1 IP, 15 Ks

 

That's pretty awesome.

Beyond awesome, we might win a World Series with those stats.

Maybe we can get Wells back from the Yankees?  That probably would have netted us two extra wins already.

Didn't you know, the extra weight jumped off Hamilton's brain, and attached itself to Trout's neck.

I like how Scioscia is messing with you guys, pulling pitchers in the middle of an inning.  Just wait until he pulls some guys out of the lineup 5 minutes before game time, LOL.

Frieri 1IP 1 SV

A Save is not a valid prediction element.  See the Rules for 2013.

I think he means impeach Obama.

The 2013 Scoreboard has been updated through 4/5/13, or game #4.  Mark68 is due for a PED test, LOL. 

If they are 1-5 on opening day, it will still be a sellout.

Post your predictions here for season game #5, Angels at Texas on 4/6/13.  Game time is set for 1:05 pm PST.  Listed below are the winners from today's game against Texas (4/5/13).

We still had a couple of predictions involving strikeouts for Angel hitters.  As I have noted a few times before, the 2013 rules do not include predicting Angel hitter strikeouts.  The principle reason is that they were an easy stat to predict.  To offset this we added provisions to predict reliever performance, and the ability to achieve 4 point wins.  This added a little more complexity and decision making into the game.

Only a few earned points today, but we did have a good turnout of 57 total predictions.  The 2013 Sccorebard will be updated later this evening.

4 Points, 3 Points, 2 Points

None

1 Point

notalpujols  (Iannetta 1 RBI)

Lawrence  (Iannetta 1 single)

AZMike  (Trout 1 double)

Mark68  (Vargas 4 K's)

AngelsAndRamsFan  (Vargas 2 Walks)

Should you feel that I have made an error, please PM me and I will investigate.

Great idea!  Kind of fun to see what everyone has in their Angels attic.

Scioscia's managing did not frustrate me during today's game.

Now that is progress!

Here are the winners from today's game against Cincinnati (4/4/13 - Season Game #3):

4 Points

None

3 Points

Troutipoo27  (Pujols 1-4, 1 run)

tdawg87  (Blanton 5 IP, 4 K's)

SoCalSportsFan  (Trout 2-4, 1 double)

2 Points

None

1 Point

tomsred  (Pujols 1-4)

nando74  (Hamilton 1-4)

AngelsAndRamsFan  (Trout 2-4)

HeavenlyHalos  (Pujols 1-4)

Mark68  (Blanton 4 K's)

JAHV76  (Aybar 1 double)

The Dude  (Aybar 1 run)

LBHalos17  (Trout 2 runs)

The Angels  (Pujols 1-4)

Jellybean  (Conger 1 single)

ettin  (Trout 1 double)

Pbonetheman  (Trout 2 runs)

True Gritch  (Kendrick 2-4)

Jim  (Kendrick 2-4)

If you feel that I have made an error, please PM me and I will investigate.

Hamilton 2-4, 1 HR

I'm starting this thread early due to the early start in Texas tomorrow.  So post your predictions for season game #4, Angels at Texas on 4/5/13 here.  Game time is set for 11:05 am PST.

I will post the winners from today's game (4/4/13 vs. Cincinnati) later this evening, and in this thread.  The 2013 Prediction Scoreboard will also get updated later tonight.

The Scoreboard has also been updated through today's game.  You can see it under it's own Pinned thread above.

Here is a list of the winners from season game #2 vs. Cincinnati earlier today.  There were 65 Predictions, and 19 earned points.

4 Points

Torridd  (Callaspo 2-4, 1 HR)
 

3 Points

GoodTimesGoneBad  (Wilson 6 IP, 3 ER's)

Mark68  (Wilson 6 IP, 4 K's)

GalericX  (Trumbo 1-4, 1 run scored)

2 Points

None

1 Point

AngelsAndRamsFan  (Wilson 6 IP)

Jammer36  (Trumbo 1-4)

AZMike  (Wilson 6 IP)

HeavenlyHalos  (Trout 1-5)

JAHV76  (Kendrick 1-4)

CaliAngel  (Trout 1 double)

Redondo  (Kendrick 1-4)

katrinab  (Aybar 1 run scored)

monkey  (Callaspo 1 single)

Wallerrrr (Wilson 6 IP)

Primitive  (Trout 1 double)

LBHalos17  (Kendrick 1 HR)

HaloFromVegas  (Wilson 6 IP)

Angel Dog and Beer  (Aybar 2-4)

paws  (Kendrick 1-4)

Pujols 1-4, 1 HR.

Post your predictions for the final game of the Cincinnati series here.  This is season game #3.  Game time is set for 9:35 am PST on 4/4/13. 

I will post the results for today's game later in this thread tonight.  I just wanted to give everyone as much time as possible to get in your predictions for tomorrow.

Also, the 2013 Prediction Game Scoreboard is now operative.  You can find it at the top of the threads in this forum as a Pinned and locked thread.  It is titled "2013 PREDICTION SCOREBOARD."

I agree with what you are saying and my intent for tracking such is as much to emphasize that many good moves that get made are forgotten or even expected while those that don't work out are totally magnified.  So much focus is applied to Mike's in game managerial moves that I though it would be interesting to make an attempt to actually quantify it.  Not saying it's actually worth anything and probably an exercise in futility that will get washed aside as the season drags on so it's unlikely to amount to much.

Hey, it's worth a shot.  Is the idea to grade certain game moves, or all of them in their totality?  Are you looking for a total score of between -2 and +2 for each game?  Or you could rate certain categories, like handling of relievers, hitting substitutions, defensive changes, and starter management.    For example, I would say regarding tonight's game:

Starter Management:  +2

Relief Management:  +2

Hitting Substitutions:  +1

Defensive Management:  +1

And then provide any comments I might like to make to support any of the categories.  My prediction is that he will look great when they win, and crappy when they lose.  Or he may score real poorly overall because I believe the people who want to post the most often will be those that was him dead and gone.  Message boards are generally full of critical posters.