Week Three Scores

Alex 8
Manny 4
Box Score

Tom 8
Kyle 6
Box Score

Ian 6
Noah 7
Box Score

Yanks Wrap Up Tough Road Trip, Suffer Three-Game Sweep by Kyle

On Friday, Kyle handed the New York Yankees their fourth sweep in as many series and improved his record to 3-3 on the season.

Great job, Kyle!

Week Four Match-Ups

Week Four (Monday 8/22 to Sunday 8/28):

Tom v. Alex
Ian v. Kyle
Noah v. Manny


Stats will be available Monday 8/29. Math for Week Four will be due Friday 9/2.

There will be another opportunity to earn a few extra wins this week... Details coming soon.

Ian Sweeps Yanks

Ian joins Tom and Alex in the elite group of teams that have been able to maintain mathematical dominance over the New York Yankees.

Ian's three game sweep of the Bronx Bombers extends his winning streak to five games and gives him a share of first place in the league.

Good work, Ian!

Week Three Stats

Stats for Week Three (Monday 8/15 to Sunday 8/21) are now available. Sorry for the delay!

Alex v. Manny
Tom v. Kyle
Ian v. Noah

Math for Week Three will be due Friday 8/26.

Alex, Tom Sweep Yankees

Alex and Tom each gain three wins as a result of solid pitching, clutch hitting, and, most importantly, some excellent math.

Who else will pull off the three-game sweep at home v. the first-place Yankees?

Home Stand - A Chance to Gain Some Ground

Your team has a three-game series against the New Your Yankees. You have a chance to add up to three wins to your overall record. You can win each game in the series by correctly solving each set of problems. Email your answers to me by Friday, August 26.

Note: You can't lose! If you do not answer all of the problems correctly, it will not affect your overall record. You may not earn any extra wins, but you will not add any losses either.

Game 1
Solve the following problems correctly to win game 1 of the series (you will add one win to your overall record).

1. In last Saturday's game, Carl Crawford had 2 hits in 4 at-bats. What was his batting average for the game?

2. Dustin Pedroia leads the Red Sox in batting average since the All-Star Break. He has 52 hits in 145 at-bats. What is his batting average since the All-Star Break?



Game 2
Solve the following problems correctly to win game 2 of the series (you will add one win more to your overall record).

3. The Red Sox recently brought up catcher Ryan Lavarnway. He has a batting average of .333 in 4 games for the Red Sox. He has 5 hits. How many at-bats has he had?

4. Over the last 7 days, Jacoby Ellsbury has a batting average of .250. He has hit safely in what fraction of his at-bats?



Game 3
Solve the following problems correctly to win game 3 of the series (you will add one win more to your overall record).

5. David Ortiz has a batting average of .300 for the season. If he continues to bat .300, how many hits we he get in his next 50 at-bats?

6. Josh Reddick has 51 hits in 171 at-bats so far this season.

     A. What is his batting average?

     B. How many hits does he need over his next 20 at-bats in order to bring his average up above .300?

Week Two Scores

Tom 6
Noah 5
Box Score

Ian 7
Manny 3
Box Score

Alex 9
Kyle 4
Box Score

Week Three Match-Ups

Week Three (Monday 8/15 to Sunday 8/21):

Alex v. Manny
Tom v. Kyle
Ian v. Noah

Stats will be available Monday 8/22. Math for Week Three will be due Friday 8/26.

Stay tuned: there will be an opportunity to earn an extra win this week! Details coming soon.

Week Two Stats Are Final

Here are the stats for Week Two (Monday 8/8 to Sunday 8/14):

Alex v. Kyle
Ian v. Manny
Tom v. Noah

Math for Week Two is due Friday 8/19.

Week One Scores

The scores from Week One are now in! Teams earned one point for winning a category--having the best AVG, most RBI, lowest ERA, etc.--one point for correctly calculating their own statistics, and one point for correctly calculating their opponent's statistics. Click on "box score" to see all of the numbers for each match-up.

Alex 4
Noah 7
Box Score

Ian 7

Kyle 6

Box Score

Tom 6
Manny 4
Box Score

Week Two Match-Ups

Here are the match-ups for Week Two (Monday 8/8 to Sunday 8/14):

Alex v. Kyle
Ian v. Manny
Tom v. Noah

I will have Week Two statistics available on Monday 8/15. Math for Week Two will be due Friday 8/19. Remember that math for Week One is due this Friday 8/12.

Let me know if you have any questions.

Week One Stats Are Final

Had to wait until the tenth inning of the 8:00 game last night (worth the wait!), but the stats for Week One are now complete and final.

Now it is time to do the math in order to see who has won each match-up in Week One. Your team gets one point for a higher team batting average for the week, a higher team total of home runs, a higher team total of RBI, a higher team total of stolen bases, a lower team ERA, a higher team K/9, a higher team total of wins, and a higher team total of saves.

Plus, you earn a point for your team if you calculate all of these statistics correctly. You earn two points if you calculate your statistics and your opponent's statistics correctly.

Click on the link to your Week One statistics below. Print the charts and do the math. You may ask for some help with this if you need it. Then, email your calculations to me (davberkley@gmail.com) by this Friday, August 12. 

Week One statistics:

Alex v. Noah
Ian v. Kyle
Tom v. Manny

Some helpful formulas:

• batting average (AVG) = hits / at bats
• earned run average (ERA) = (earned runs / innings pitched) x 9
• strikeouts per nine innings (K/9) = (strikeouts / innings pitched) x 9

Talk to your assistant manager about what these statistics tell you about a player and a team.

Let me know if you have any questions!

Week One

Week One is under way! Each week will begin with Monday's games and end with Sunday's games. Teams will go head-to-head each week, with a different opponent each week. Below are the match-ups for this week. Click on each match-up to view a spreadsheet with league-generated statistics. Use league-generated statistics to calculate the other statistics. Remember, each team can earn points at the end of each week for accurate calculation.

Alex v. Noah

Ian v. Kyle

Tom v. Manny