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You have 15 minutes to guess the last 20 years worth of Cubs opening day lineups -- 180 players. See how many you can get without cheating -- I got 129.

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I got 148

Stynes, Andrews, and Nieves the only ones between 1998-2009 missed. Before that is a crapshoot for me to remember anyway, though I shamefully admit to missing both Dunston and Dawson.

Just say no to players named Aaron on the Cubs.

by nji232 on Oct 15, 2009 9:29 AM CDT reply actions   0 recs

I missed Dawson...

… but managed to get Stynes and Andrews. How sad is that?

"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra

by Al on Oct 15, 2009 9:33 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

I got 102 out of 180

Not bad considering I am 25. I really didnt start following the Cubs until 96 or 97 and I was only 13 then. Went perfect for 02, 03, 07, 08. 09. Close on 98, 99, 04 and 05. Pre 98 though I missed a ton outside the big names.

by niuhuskie224 on Oct 15, 2009 9:49 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

I think Dawson should be forgiven because in my mind

he only played on the Cubs in 1989, I know that isn’t true, but that is how it works.

Also I can’t believe Maddux was only the opening day starter once, I thought he would be 1990 and 1991 too.

Just say no to players named Aaron on the Cubs.

by nji232 on Oct 15, 2009 10:03 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

I so ashamed!!!

I missed Sandberg.

"Fasten those seatbelts"-Pat Hughes

by katie casey on Oct 15, 2009 10:30 AM CDT reply actions   0 recs

I got like 140...

Only because halfway through I figured out you could just type in last names and it would pick it up… that got me from about 90-140 before I started drawing a blank.

by lswaidz on Oct 15, 2009 11:32 AM CDT reply actions   0 recs

143

How could I forget Benito Santiago behind the plate and Jim Bullinger making an opening day start? I’ll also admit to forgetting Fred McGriff and one of my favorite Cubs, Bill Mueller (if only he hadn’t shattered his kneecap in St. Louis…)

I love to play baseball. I'm a baseball player. I've always been a baseball player. I'm still a baseball player. That's who I am. - Ryne Sandberg

by Trey2317 on Oct 15, 2009 11:39 AM CDT reply actions   0 recs

I got 112

The nineties where in the height of my HS and College years so most of that decade is a blur.

"All I want is food and creative love" - Rusted Root

by TheRiot Police on Oct 15, 2009 11:46 AM CDT reply actions   0 recs

My failure rate at spelling

will keep me from this one.

I have no response to that.

by stelmodad on Oct 15, 2009 2:31 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

147

1999, 2000 and 2001 were rally bad years for me. I forgot Morandini, Nieves, and Santiago

Don't let anyone steal your Joy

by bigz38fan on Oct 15, 2009 2:48 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

I got 168

I can’t believe I blanked on Juan Pierre (I must have done a really good job of erasing that year from of my memory).

How about Damon Buford’s name appearing more than Greg Maddux’s?

by Jody Jody Davis on Oct 15, 2009 2:53 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

I got 163

Danny Jackson?

"This next song... it's about the White Sox. It's called: F*** Em'." - Eddie Vedder

by PacificCub on Oct 15, 2009 6:13 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

I got 124

Did well on the recent ones. The latest one I missed was Hollandsworth. I might have done better if I knew how to spell Grudz…..

by rlpete on Oct 15, 2009 9:39 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

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