Hello again, baseball fans! Well, 2020 was a hell of a year, and to accommodate Covid, we took a hiatus from PEEHS. But we've got 162 games scheduled for 2021, so 2+2's 5th annual MLB PEEHS contest is BACK, and better than ever!
Our winner in 2019 was hair loss at 19_, and SeeTheMirage shipped the sidebet! Congrats to the podium:
1st: hair loss at 19_
2nd: SeeTheMirage
3rd: Vilica
2019's thread can be found
here.
2019's thread got 46 entries, I think we can get to 60 this year!
I've never played PEEHS before, what is it?
PEEHS is basically a fun, free baseball futures contest. All you have to do is fill out answers to the 25 questions before the season starts, and then you get to sit back and sweat the reveals as the season goes along.
For every question, your answer will be either correct, or incorrect. If your answer is CORRECT, then your score for that question is the # of players who chose that answer.
If your answer is INCORRECT, then your score will be the most popular answer (the SHEEP answer), plus the number of different correct answers submitted.
We're carrying over the SHEEP penalty rule, which means that if the most popular answer is also INcorrect, their pickers' score will be based off the more painful incorrect, while other incorrects' scores will be based off the most popular CORRECT answer. If that's confusing, see last year's thread for examples.
Lowest score wins.
So the objective of the game is to be CORRECT in all your answers, and also be among the fewest participants that SELECT your correct answer.
How do I enter?
All you have to do is send me a single-spaced, non-numbered PM with your answers to the 25 questions before the season starts April 1st.
Please correctly spell first and last names for individual players, and just use team mascots for team questions.
Please refer to the team in Oakland as the Athletics (not A's) and the team in Baltimore as the Orioles (not O's.) If you answer "New York" or "Chicago" as a team, then you're going in the club.
Since we seem to go through this every year...
Not spaced (don't do this):
Astros Billy Hamilton Joey Votto Mike Trout...
Single Spaced
(do this one)
Astros
Billy Hamilton
Joey Votto
Mike Trout
...
Double-spaced (don't do this)
Astros
Billy Hamilton
Joey Votto
Mike Trout
...
Once again, the previous rule "can only use the same player twice" has been removed. So if you want to answer a certain, unnamed, ichthyoid Angels center fielder for all the player questions, be my guest.
How can I gamble on this?
The contest is of course free to play and free to enter, but there will probably be an optional side bet contest like last year, if you want some money on it. In 2019 the entry was $10, we got 12 runners, and our winners SeeTheMirage and LFC_USA were promptly and honorably paid out by our escrow, that_pope.
Obviously, I can't enter the side bet, but I'll keep track of the separate sidebet leaderboard. If you enter the sidebet, you are deferring to me being sole judge, jury, and executioner for "official" scores and any scoring disputes. I also offer no warranty on whomever y'all decide will hold the money. Also insert <standard 2p2 disclaimer about gambling with strangers on the internet.>
New for 2021!
Last time, the "5 starting pitcher's Wins" question went 3 correct/43 incorrect. Several "chalk-y" answers bubbled with 4 wins. So we're lowering the threshold to 4 wins.
...Since we all know that Starting Pitcher Wins are the most important (and predictive) stat for Starting Pitcher success.
We're also tweaking the Quality Starts question from 20 to 18, because starting pitchers are all gigantic babies that need to be coddled.
On to the questions!
All stats are from the 2021 regular season, inclusive of the date specified.
1. Name a team to win their game on Opening Day, April 1
2. Name a player with 4+ Stolen Bases by April 25
3. Name a player with a .300+ Batting Average (min 40 PA) by May 2
4. Name a player with a .950+ OPS (min 50 PA) by May 9
5. Name a starting pitcher with 4+ Wins by May 23
6. Name a STARTING pitcher with an ERA below 3.00 (min 30 IP) by June 6
7. Name a hitter with 12+ Home Runs by June 13
8. Name a team that will have swept a 3- or 4-game series on the road by June 27
9. Name a player with 5.0 Defensive Runs Saved by July 4
10. Name a team in last place in their division (or tied for last) by the All Star Break
11. Name a participant in the 2021 Home Run Derby
12. Name a position player or DH to be named to the American League All Star Team
13. Name a pitcher (SP or RP) to be named to the National League All Star Team
14. Name a closer with 20+ saves by July 25
15. Name a team in the top 8 for bases on balls drawn (by hitters) by August 8
16. Name a team in the bottom 8 for Most Runs Allowed (WORST team pitching) by August 22
17. Name a hitter or pitcher with 5.0+ Wins Above Replacement (Fangraphs) by September 5
18. Name a team that would be in the playoffs if the season ended on September 19
***End of Season Questions***
19. Name a hitter with 35+ Home Runs
20. Name a hitter with 100+ Runs Scored
21. Name a hitter with 100+ Runs Batted In
22. Name a STARTING pitcher with a WHIP below 1.100 (min 140 IP)
23. Name a pitcher with 200+ Strikeouts
24. Name a starting pitcher with 18+ Quality Starts (6+ IP, < 3 ER)
25. Name a team with a negative Run Differential (0 = incorrect)
Opening Day Schedule:
If there's a rainout, we'll go by the result of the first makeup game.
If you plan to eventually enter the contest, just post "in" ITT, and I'll send out PM reminders about a week from Opening Day.
Let us Baseball!!!
