2018 YNOT Edition 1, 6 away games, 3 at CIN, 3 at ATL Good Friday Mar 30-Wed Apr 4, 2017If 6 or more entries, Winner 3 points, 2nd place 2 points, 3rd place 1 point
If 5 entries, Winner 2 points, 2nd place 1 point
If 4 entries, Winner 1 point
If 3 or fewer entries, no points for anyone.
Prizes: Bragging rights only.
Pitching matchups are subject to change by each team. Fri, Mar 30 Opening Day @Cincinnati 4:10 PM (Thur Mar 29 postponed)
Scherzer (0-0) Bailey (0-0)
Sat, Mar 31 @Cincinnati 2:10 PM Strasburg (0-0) Castillo (0-0)
Sun, April Fools Day Apr 1 @ Cincinnati 4:10 PM Gonzalez (0-0) Romano (0-0)
Mon, Apr 2 @Atlanta 7:35 PM Roark (0-0) Newcomb (0-0)
Tue, Apr 3 @Atlanta 7:35 PM Cole (0-0) Teheran (0-0)
Wed, Apr 4 @Atlanta 12:10 PM Scherzer (0-0) Foltynewicz (0-0)
10 Questions:1. Who wins Opening Day: Nationals or Reds? (
Washington is 5-7 Opening Day, including 2-4 away. The Reds' W-L for 2017 was 68-74).
2. Bryce Harper is tied for the MLB record with 5 HRs on Opening Day. Does Bryce hit a Home Run on Opening Day?
3. What will the Nationals Won-Loss record be for these 6 road games?
4. How many runs will the Nationals score in these 6 road games? (Within 3 runs counts as a point).
5. How many runs will the Reds and Braves score in these 6 road games? (Within 3 runs counts as a point).
6. How many home runs, if any, will all Reds' hit in the 3 games in their bandbox ball park? (They hit 219 Hrs in 162 games in 2017).
7. How many hits will former National catcher Kurt Suzuki get in the 3 games at Atlanta? (
ATL's starting catcher was injured on Opening Day; Kurt may only get 2 starts.)
8. How many batters will Max Scherzer strike out in his 2 combined starts (within 2 counts as a point)?
9. How many earned runs will all Nationals relief pitchers allow in the 6 games (within 2 counts as a point)?
10. In how many of the 6 games will the Nationals win AND score at least 7 runs (to qualify for the Papa Johns 50% pizza discount)?
Tiebreaker: What will Bryce Harper's batting average be for these 6 games?
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2nd Tiebreaker: First person to post entry.)
You can Modify your answers up until first pitch of the first game in this series. (The posts will then be copied & pasted onto a document.)
History: YNOT guessing game was originally posted on WNFF by
sportsfan882, based on similar quizzes posted on forums for other teams.
hammondnats maintained it for a few years. I continued it for several years. After it had disappeared for awhile, I brought it back in mid-season 2017. Some of the YNOT participants have been longtime WNFF members who rarely post in WNFF.