Your team can earn up to three wins with the correct answers to all nine innings below! Due by midnight, Monday, September 26. Good luck!
Answer the first three innings correctly and collect one win for your team.
First Inning: At Milwaukee on September 9, Roy Halladay gave up 1 earned run in 8 innings. What was his ERA for the game?
Second Inning: Last week, CC Sabathia gave up 4 earned runs in 5 2/3 innings. Cole Hamels gave up 8 earned runs in 12 innings. Which pitcher had the better ERA?
Third Inning: In 2009, Mariano Rivera gave up 13 earned runs in 66 1/3 innings. In 2010, he gave up 12 earned runs in 60 innings. In which year did he have the better ERA?
Answer the next three innings correctly and collect a second win for your team.
Fourth Inning: Jonathan Papelbon has struck out 5 batters in 2 innings this week. If he had pitched 8 innings this week, how many batters do you think he would strike out?
Fifth Inning: Jon Lester threw a total of 40 pitches in the first two innings. Terry Francona will not let his pitch count get above 110 pitches. If Lester continues to throw pitches at this same rate, will he come out to pitch the 7th inning? How do you know?
Sixth Inning: Clayton Kershaw of the Dodgers throws a curve ball that is only 80% as fast as his typical fastball. If his typical fastball is 90 MPH, how fast is his curve ball?
Answer the last three innings correctly and collect a third win for your team.
Seventh Inning: Cliff Lee has 232 strikeouts in 31 games so far this season. If he pitches 2 more games this season, how many strikeouts do you expect he will finish the season with?
Eighth Inning: Neftali Feliz of the Texas Rangers can get his fastball up around 102 MPH. About how long does it take for a 102 MPH fastball to travel the 60' 6" from the pitching rubber to home plate?
Ninth Inning: Giants closer Brian Wilson's beard grows about 2" a year. It takes his fastball about 0.45 seconds to travel from the mound to home plate. About how many inches does his beard grow while his fastball travels from the mound to home plate?
