Pitching Grade Challenge: Gordon Titchener goes 20 for 20 in 2020!

2020 has been something else but Gordon Titchener’s year improved just a little bit. He has just won the 2020 APBA Blog Pitching Grade Challenge. Not only that, but he also guessed EVERY pitcher correctly. 100%!!

None of the other 140 participants guessed all twenty pitchers correctly and this is the first time in the three years I’ve done this that someone has scored 100%. Gordon has raised the bar.

For his grade-guessing prowess, Gordon will receive a prize from the APBA Game Company thanks to John Herson.

So many were close to Gordon. A total of twelve participants guessed 19 out of 20. Of note, former Pitching Grade Challenge winner Joe Deauseault was one of them. Here are the honorable mentions of this year’s Challenge:

  • John Brandeberry
  • Don George
  • Richard Chapman II
  • Dennis Moore
  • Jerrold Creek
  • Steve Radtke
  • Tony Landolt
  • Bob McCurdy
  • Dom Provisiero
  • Steve Gilmore
  • Joe Deauseault
  • Bob Haider

Nice job to all of you for a job well done!

I’ve already been in touch with grand prize winner Gordon and he said, “Wow! I didn’t see that coming.” We’re already talking about a APBA Fan Profile of Gordon so you can expect to see that sometime after the new year.

I’m going to break down some of the numbers in the next couple of days including how my ballot fared (hint: not as good as Gordon).

Congratulations to Gordon for winning the 2020 APBA Blog Pitching Grade Challenge!

Thomas Nelshoppen

I am an IT consultant by day and an APBA media mogul by night. My passions are baseball (specifically Illini baseball), photography and of course, APBA. I have been fortunate to be part of the basic game Illowa APBA League since 1980 as well as a frequent participant of the Chicagoland APBA Tournament. I am slogging through a 1966 NL replay and hope to finish before I die.

4 Comments:

  1. could you please send me my results if possible?

  2. HOLY COW!!! I had 19 out of 20 ??? I have NEVER come even remotely close to this score. HA! Now I can brag about it…..might even have a T-shirt made up….lol…..hey John Asalon you reading this? Might be a good podcast subject!
    This contest is always a lot of fun and I’m glad the APBA Blog is doing it every season. Congrats to Gordon and my other 19 of 20 crew!! Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to everyone at the Blog.

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