Anyone tried the Immaculate Grid game?

[backwardsk]

2 hours ago, ArtVanDelay said:

You must’ve been the only person to use Rayford.  A handful of people used Richard because he was at 0.2%. 
 

My score was 272 today.  Using Lindor really hurt me.  I wanted to use Amed Rosario but of course I couldn’t think of his name until after I gave in and used Lindor.  And I couldn’t remember if Andres Gimenez had ever debuted as a Met.  I see now that he did. 
 

I used Brady Anderson for Orioles/Cleveland. 

I did Thome and he was the most. I would have guessed the most would have been Belle or Murray.

Derrick Lee was only 2%.

 

[ArtVanDelay]

I thought today’s grid was pretty difficult. 

[MurphDogg]

41 minutes ago, ArtVanDelay said:

I thought today’s grid was pretty difficult. 

Yeah, I couldn't come up with a Rockies / Tigers player. A couple other squares took me a minute as well.

[86this]

I've been trying to think of obscure players to obtain a lower percentage of what's commonly chosen.

[SteveA]

2 hours ago, ArtVanDelay said:

I thought today’s grid was pretty difficult. 

I screwed up royally my own fault.

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without even stopping to think I put Goldschmidt for SL/40 HRs and apparently he never did that for them.   Then I typed in Fielder for Det/40 HRs and idiotically accidentally clicked on Prince Fielder's name instead of Cecil's.   So I was 0 for 2 after two guess.   No do-overs.   I wound up with 6.   Since I blew two easy guesses I never even was able to try some of the squares I considered difficult, in the Colorado column.

So my 2-day winning streak is over.

[86this]

19 minutes ago, SteveA said:

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without even stopping to think I put Goldschmidt for SL/40 HRs and apparently he never did that for them.   Then I typed in Fielder for Det/40 HRs and idiotically accidentally clicked on Prince Fielder's name instead of Cecil's.   So I was 0 for 2 after two guess.   No do-overs.   I wound up with 6.   Since I blew two easy guesses I never even was able to try some of the squares I considered difficult, in the Colorado column.

So my 2-day winning streak is over.

I'm not putting additional carriage returns for spoilers since I think your post will push my comments down. 

My oldie answer for the Cardinals 40+ HRs was Jack Clark since he was the only power hitter on their 80s teams and driving in a lot of runs.  I obviously could have put McGwire or Pujols but wanted to low % choice.

[Can_of_corn]

1 minute ago, 86this said:

I'm not putting additional carriage returns for spoilers since I think your post will push my comments down. 

My oldie answer for the Cardinals 40+ HRs was Jack Clark since he was the only power hitter on their 80s teams and driving in a lot of runs.  I obviously could have put McGwire or Pujols but wanted to low % choice.

Do you not have access to the spoiler tag?

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It's kinda like an eye with a black pupil.

 

[86this]

4 minutes ago, Can_of_corn said:

Do you not have access to the spoiler tag?

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It's kinda like an eye with a black pupil.

 

Thanks for the tip.  I see the option now and will try it the next time I'll need it.

[SteveA]

7 minutes ago, Can_of_corn said:

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It's kinda like an eye with a black pupil.

 

Thanks, never noticed it before

[Can_of_corn]

3 minutes ago, 86this said:

Thanks for the tip.  I see the option now and will try it the next time I'll need it.

 

Just now, SteveA said:

Thanks, never noticed it before

It's from the most recent large update.  I think I'm the only one that's been using it.

It's nice to have.

[backwardsk]

Today was the first day I got a score under 200 with a 191. I got all nine squares and only had the high pick on two of them.

[Moshagge3]

I had my best score ever today, 36. I feel strongest on the '80s-'90s so no Rockies, Dbacks or Marlins is a big help.

[Frobby]

I am not that good at this game.  I have no trouble with the “achievement” boxes, but I frequently have trouble remembering the guys who played on two different teams.  And so’rtimes, even when I remember such a player, I have trouble dredging their name out of my memory banks.  For example, the other day I needed a player who played for both Boston and Miami.  I clearly remembered the trade in which Miami traded a good pitcher and a 3B for a young SS who became an all star.   I could picture all three guys and remember various details of their careers, but their names escaped me.   Eventually I remembered that the SS was named Ramirez but didn’t remember his first name, but I plugged his last name into the box and I was able to choose Hanley once I saw the list of possibilities.   Later I looked up the trade and reminded myself that the guys going to Boston were Beckett and Lowell.   If I’d been able to remember all three names, I probably would have chosen to use Lowell. 

[backwardsk]

Usually, I pick Mark Reynolds and ask myself if he played on both teams, and often it works.

[backwardsk]

9 hours ago, Moshagge3 said:

I had my best score ever today, 36. I feel strongest on the '80s-'90s so no Rockies, Dbacks or Marlins is a big help.

Who were your selections today? That’s crazy good.