Oh, It's On
The 2007 Nationals Progdown Blognostication Credibility Challenge, that is. In which all Nationals bloggers and blog readers brave enough to put their credibility on the line post in their own blogs or the comments section of this entry, before the first pitch at RFK Monday, answers to the following blognostication categories:
1. Nationals season record.
2. Nationals NL East division place and games back (if any).
3. Date on which Nick Johnson first appears in a Nationals game.
4. Date on which Nick Johnson suffers season-ending injury.
5. Nationals team leader in pitching starts, with number of starts.
6. Total number of starting pitchers used.
7. Number of ejections for Manny Acta.
8. Guzman's batting average, on-base percentage, and slugging average.
9. Nationals home runs at RFK.
10. Paid attendance for the July 21 game against Colorado at RFK (our only Fox national broadcast of 2007).
In order that, at the end of the season, the entire Nationals caucus can see whose guesswork punditry reigns supreme!
BallWonk's entry is as follows:
1. 78-83 (1 un-replayed rainout)
2. Fourth, 14.5
3. May 11
4. September 2, dislocated shoulder, in a fielding collision at first that ends Barry Bonds's career
5. Jerome Williams, 29
6. Only 9
7. One
8. .255, .277, .373
9. Sixty-four
10. 23,626
Update: The Nats Repor(t) is first in with "predictions." But the Repor(t) claims to be looking at a Baseball Almanac from the year 2050, so that's hardly fair. It is gratifying to know that this book from the future tells us the Nationals will not finish in last place, Matt Chico will go all season, and Mannyger is going to keep the team's energy up with three ejections. Also, that they still print books in the year 2050.
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1. 59-103
2. 5th (27 GB)
3. n/a he will be shutdown for the year
4. its already happened
5. wow this is tough, Williams 18 starts
6. 18
7. 0
8. .250, .290, .336
9. 50
10. 19023
The right answers are up on Nationals Enquirer, i've also included them here:
1. 76-86
2. 4th (21 GB)
3. Tuesday, Aug. 15 vs. Philly.
4. n/a
5. Jerome Williams (25)
6. 12
7. 0
8. .270/.365/.311
9. 60
10. 21,252.
1. Nationals season record. 78-84
2. Nationals NL East division place and games back (if any). 4th place, 28 games out
3. Date on which Nick Johnson first appears in a Nationals game. July 4
4. Date on which Nick Johnson suffers season-ending injury. none
5. Nationals team leader in pitching starts, with number of starts. Shawn Hill, 29 starts
6. Total number of starting pitchers used. 38
7. Number of ejections for Manny Acta. 4
8. Guzman's batting average, on-base percentage, and slugging average. .254/.316/.401
9. Nationals home runs at RFK. 41
10. Paid attendance for the July 21 game against Colorado at RFK (our only Fox national broadcast of 2007). 21,222
1. 72-90 2. 5th - 26 back 3. June 27th 4. N/A 5. Simontacci - 23 6. 11 7. 0 8. .263/.311/.381 9. 104 10. 31,222
D'oh, no hyperlinks in comments:
1. Nationals season record. 62-99 (What can I say, I am an optimist...)
2. Nationals NL East division place and games back (if any). 36
3. Date on which Nick Johnson first appears in a Nationals game. May 15
4. Date on which Nick Johnson suffers season-ending injury. August 18
5. Nationals team leader in pitching starts, with number of starts. Hill, 29
6. Total number of starting pitchers used. 10
7. Number of ejections for Manny Acta. 2
8. Guzman's batting average, on-base percentage, and slugging average. .265 .320 .380
9. Nationals home runs at RFK. 110
10. Paid attendance for the July 21 game against Colorado at RFK (our only Fox national broadcast of 2007). 28,937
Bonus prediction on my site.
My predictions are here
1. 76-83
2. 5th place 17 games out
3. July 17
4. None
5. Hill 34
6. 17
7. 4
8. .254/.289/.301
9. 101
10. 38,000 announced, actual 25,500
1. 74-88
2. Fourth -- 9 out
3. July 4
4. plays the rest of the way
5. Matt Chico, 28
6. Eleven
7. Zero.
8. .240/.280/.340
9. 81
10. 22,000
1. Nationals season record.
65-97
2. Nationals NL East division place and games back (if any).
If any! That's hilarious! Last and 28
3. Date on which Nick Johnson first appears in a Nationals game.
June 1
4. Date on which Nick Johnson suffers season-ending injury.
Sept 1
5. Nationals team leader in pitching starts, with number of starts.
John Patterson, 32
6. Total number of starting pitchers used.
13
7. Number of ejections for Manny Acta.
3
8. Guzman's batting average, on-base percentage, and slugging average.
.260, .300, .375
9. Nationals home runs at RFK.
69
10. Paid attendance for the July 21 game against Colorado at RFK (our only Fox national broadcast of 2007).
25,000
1. 60-102
2. 5th. 40 games back.
3. June 22
4. Will be playing at end of season.
5. Matt Chico 29
6. 12
7. 0
8. .235/.270/.350
9. 46
10. 19,345
Ball Wonk, maybe your prediction is completely naive and as rose-tinted as any Reagonomics treatiste, but as of right now---on 29 March 2007 you are my hero!
1. 77-85
2. 4th, 18 back
3. May 29th LA
4. Aug 7th SF
5. Minor leaguer that hasnt even been called up yet, 22
6. 11
7. 5
8. 282, 305, 355
9. 77
10. 22,237
1. 80-82
2. T-3rd 9 games back
3. May 18 (to start against the O's)
4. May 18, really!
5. Shawn Hill, 28
6. 8
7. 2
8. .288 .325 .419
9. 79 (18 by 'Da Meat Hook)
10. 29,111
Let's do it!
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1: 67-95
2: 5th, 28
3: July 16
4: July 16
5: Jerome Williams, 31
6: 13
7: zippo
8: .245/ .285/ .387
9: 53
10: 21,346
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1. 69-93
2. 5th place; 28 games back
3. out for the season
4. n/a
5. Shawn Hill - 25
6. 14
7. 0
8. 265/335/375
9. 65
10. 23,500