Humbugardy: Sudoku For 400
by Score Bard
2005-10-07 11:57

This is round 2 of Humbugardy. I’m your host, Alex Scorebard.

 

sudoku4

 

Note: In this round, searching the web is allowed.

 

Numb3r5 Sudoku 6th Degree Quotes What and Where Anagram Lines Subjective
200 200 200 200 Next… 200
400 For The Turnstiles 400 400 400 400
600 600 600 600 600 600
800 800 800 800 800 800
1000 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000
Comments: 22
1.   Bob Timmermann
2005-10-07 12:17

1.  Who is "Cloninger"?

2.   Score Bard
2005-10-07 12:28

2.  Nope. You're on the right track, but it can't be Cloninger because of Barker.

3.   Bob Timmermann
2005-10-07 12:31

3.  I guess I'm not allowed to change my answer or not, but here I go

Who is "Garciaparra"?

4.   Shaun P
2005-10-07 12:48

4.  Who is Ventura?

(as in Robin)

OR, alternatively (hey Bob tried twice):

Who is Tabor?

(as in Jim)

Both played 3B, as did Tatis and Mueller.

Gotta say, Alex, I'm confused as heck as to how this ties into Sudoku.

5.   Score Bard
2005-10-07 12:49

5.  You're not allowed to guess twice. Well, you are, but you won't get credit for it, the next person will.

6.   Score Bard
2005-10-07 12:51

6.  It's a slice of a sudoku puzzle, but instead of numbers 1-9, there are names representing those numbers.

7.   Cliff Corcoran
2005-10-07 12:53

7.  Who is Robin Ventura?

8.   Shaun P
2005-10-07 13:01

8.  Argh - if Cliff gets it. I guess I owed him one of these, didn't I?

9.   Score Bard
2005-10-07 13:01

9.  Nope, can't be Ventura, because of Horner.

10.   Cliff Corcoran
2005-10-07 13:01

10.  Or what is Ventura, or I'm too late because Shaun P guessed that, or I screwed up because I used his first name, or I'm just flat wrong. Alex, when we get the right answer can you please explain how this works? I can find logic in the puzzle, but not the 1-9. I thought it might have to do with where they fell historically in doing what they did (the 8th to x, the 4th to y etc.), but that doesn't work out. And it's clearly not by position 1 through 9 on the field.

11.   nickb
2005-10-07 13:20

11.  Who is Mattingly?

12.   Score Bard
2005-10-07 13:31

12.  Nope, not Mattingly. He's not even on the unseen slice of the puzzle.

I will explain the numbers, Cliff, as soon as someone wins the right answer. You're very close.

13.   Score Bard
2005-10-07 13:32

13.  D'oh! I always do that. I mean, the right question.

14.   For The Turnstiles
2005-10-07 13:34

14.  Who is Garciaparra?

(I think it's the most recent 9 of each feat, listed chronologically).

15.   nickb
2005-10-07 13:35

15.  Who is Gehrig?

16.   King of the Hobos
2005-10-07 13:41

16.  Who is Cloninger?

17.   Cliff Corcoran
2005-10-07 13:42

17.  I think Turnstiles got it. Bob's answer not counting because he already guessed. Now I get it. I was close, damn close, but only after I guessed wrong and Alex gave us a clue.

18.   Score Bard
2005-10-07 13:43

18.  For The Turnstiles wins!

And he's right about the categories, too.

Two-grand-slam games:
1. Mueller
2. Garciaparra
3. Tatis
4. Hoiles
5. Ventura
6. Robinson
7. Northrup
8. Cloninger
9. Gentile

Four-home-run games
1. Delgado
2. Green
3. Cameron
4. Whiten
5. Horner
6. Schmidt
7. Mays
8. Colavito
9. Adcock

Perfect Games
1. Johnson
2. Cone
3. Wells
4. Rogers
5. Martinez
6. Browning
7. Witt
8. Barker
9. Hunter

19.   Score Bard
2005-10-07 13:44

19.  Turnstiles, you may choose the next category...

20.   For The Turnstiles
2005-10-07 13:50

20.  Thanks Alex.
I'll take "Anagram Lines" for 200.

21.   Shaun P
2005-10-07 13:57

21.  Nice job, For the Turnstiles!

---

Aw, son of a gun
T'was the most recently done
I didn't try that one

22.   Bob Timmermann
2005-10-07 14:25

22.  I feel glad in that I had the idea right.

It's a moral victory. Those are worth 0 points I believe.

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