Slightly OT: Trivia
by Musicdude10 on Feb 3, 2010 10:29 AM CST
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PrintIt's 10:30 and I've read through most of the stuff on here, and I'm bored at work (where have I heard that one before?). It's still two weeks before pitchers and catchers report, Sam Fuld isn't dead and Maddux hasn't done anything significant yet so we don't have Doggie Stalker on here to liven things up. So I'm taking things into my own hands.
One of the reasons I love baseball, and sports for that matter, is the trivia. The little oddities, the random names, the numbers that last throughout the ages. I'm always looking for new information and cool stats to collect. So I'm asking you all to contribute.
This can be baseball related, sports related, or just interesting in general.
A few of my own:
Who scored the first run in KC Royals history?
Who did the Bulls trade to get Scottie Pippen and who originally drafted him?
In what round was Mike Piazza drafted?
What's my middle name?
Who's buried in Lenin's tomb?
What keeps the dyslexic atheist up at night?
I guess the internet can be used. I mean how am I going to police you, right? But I think it's more fun to try and stump the audience. The Piazza question can probably be found online. Not sure about the rest.
I look forward to your answers and questions!
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First question.
I figured this was the answer, but I looked it up to confirm it. Lou Piniella scored the first run in Royals history, on April 8, 1969.
Lou was the leadoff man for KC — so he was also the first BATTER in Royals history. Led off the first inning with a double, scored on a single. Lou had four hits that day and the Royals won the game 4-3 in 12 innings.
Lou was the AL Rookie of the Year in 1969.
"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra
I didn't know he was the leadoff hitter
I did know he was ROY
That is correct though :)
"If I were playing third base and my mother were rounding third with the run that was going to beat us, I'd trip her. Oh, I'd pick her up and brush her off and say, 'Sorry, Mom,' but nobody beats me." ~ Leo Durocher
Lou was buried in the minors for several years...
… and was taken in the expansion draft — by the Seattle Pilots. Just before Opening Day they traded him to the Royals, a really bad trade.
Had that not happened, Lou might have spent his career as a Milwaukee Brewer.
"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra
Who was he traded for?
THAT’s a trivia question
"If I were playing third base and my mother were rounding third with the run that was going to beat us, I'd trip her. Oh, I'd pick her up and brush her off and say, 'Sorry, Mom,' but nobody beats me." ~ Leo Durocher
John Gelnar and Steve Whittaker.
That’s right. “Who?”
"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra
THE Steve Whittaker
What a steal for the Pilots
"If I were playing third base and my mother were rounding third with the run that was going to beat us, I'd trip her. Oh, I'd pick her up and brush her off and say, 'Sorry, Mom,' but nobody beats me." ~ Leo Durocher
Lou was Persona Non Grata
With the Pilots Manager, who ordered the GM to trade him. It was something about Lou’s attitude or Temper.
Joe Schultz was the Pilots manager.
Read “Ball Four” to find out why he was a terrible excuse for a manager.
"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra
All the expansions teams won their first game by one run on 4/8/1969
All four expansion teams, the Montreal Expos, the San Diego Padres, the Seattle Pilots (now the Milwaukee Brewers), and the Kansas City Royals won their franchise’s first game by one run on 4/8/1969. But the most memorable game of that day, also a one run victory, concluded with Willie Smith’s 11th inning walk-off home run.
No one is buried in Lenin's tomb
Lenin is entombed there, however.
And that dyslexic atheist tosses and turns at night wondering if there really is a Dog.
"Who ever heard of the Cubs losing a game they had to have?" -Frank Chance
"If [Ruth] had [called his shot], I would have knocked him down with the next pitch." -Charlie Root
Correct
And correct
"If I were playing third base and my mother were rounding third with the run that was going to beat us, I'd trip her. Oh, I'd pick her up and brush her off and say, 'Sorry, Mom,' but nobody beats me." ~ Leo Durocher
Pippen...
Was originally drafted (5th pick) by the Seattle Supersonics. His rights were traded to the Bulls for the rights to Olden Polynice (8th pick) in the 1987 NBA draft. The Bulls also picked Horace Grant with the 10th pick in that draft. Not too shabby.
Yeah, a heck of a day
Love draft day stuff like that. Polynice was a poor man’s Vlade Divac. Long career, really a back up center for most of it though.
Luol Deng is another one of those stories. Can’t remember who he was traded for, another random pick who didn’t turn out to be anybody and I think he’s out of the league though. He was acquired from the Suns though
"If I were playing third base and my mother were rounding third with the run that was going to beat us, I'd trip her. Oh, I'd pick her up and brush her off and say, 'Sorry, Mom,' but nobody beats me." ~ Leo Durocher
Deng was acquired for $3 million and two picks.
One turned out to be Jackson Vroman, the player you referenced. The other turned out to be Nate Robinson- but the Suns traded that pick to the Knicks.
You're right
I forgot about Nate Robinson. What bad luck for the Suns. You never know about that kind of stuff
"If I were playing third base and my mother were rounding third with the run that was going to beat us, I'd trip her. Oh, I'd pick her up and brush her off and say, 'Sorry, Mom,' but nobody beats me." ~ Leo Durocher
Scottie Pippen was drafted by Seattle.
The Bulls sent Olden Polynice to the SuperSonics for him, I believe.
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
And Mike Piazza was drafted in the 62nd round.
They don’t go 62 rounds anymore, either.
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
Correct sir
"If I were playing third base and my mother were rounding third with the run that was going to beat us, I'd trip her. Oh, I'd pick her up and brush her off and say, 'Sorry, Mom,' but nobody beats me." ~ Leo Durocher
Your middle name is William
"Who ever heard of the Cubs losing a game they had to have?" -Frank Chance
"If [Ruth] had [called his shot], I would have knocked him down with the next pitch." -Charlie Root
YEAH!
No
"If I were playing third base and my mother were rounding third with the run that was going to beat us, I'd trip her. Oh, I'd pick her up and brush her off and say, 'Sorry, Mom,' but nobody beats me." ~ Leo Durocher
My guess is your middle name begins with "M".
This is based upon your email address.
Who cares if he's a Cubs fan? This is a football forum! He is a PACKER fan as well. So, from now until March, I’m sure he’ll dedicate a lot of his time here. In late March, then we can be enemies during the baseball season. Besides, the Cubs have perhaps the most loyal baseball fanbase in the country. You have to respect that.
Go Pack!
by Jabooty on Jan 25, 2010 2:58 PM EST
by Vermont Cubs Fan on Feb 3, 2010 11:18 AM CST reply actions
Cheater
:P
"If I were playing third base and my mother were rounding third with the run that was going to beat us, I'd trip her. Oh, I'd pick her up and brush her off and say, 'Sorry, Mom,' but nobody beats me." ~ Leo Durocher
Haha
And I’m pretty sure it’s not on my facebook, Al, so you can’t look that way :P
"If I were playing third base and my mother were rounding third with the run that was going to beat us, I'd trip her. Oh, I'd pick her up and brush her off and say, 'Sorry, Mom,' but nobody beats me." ~ Leo Durocher
It isn't.
So we can’t find out that way.
Who cares if he's a Cubs fan? This is a football forum! He is a PACKER fan as well. So, from now until March, I’m sure he’ll dedicate a lot of his time here. In late March, then we can be enemies during the baseball season. Besides, the Cubs have perhaps the most loyal baseball fanbase in the country. You have to respect that.
Go Pack!
by Jabooty on Jan 25, 2010 2:58 PM EST
by Vermont Cubs Fan on Feb 3, 2010 8:31 PM CST up reply actions
The answers are....
1. Bo Jackson
2. 1.8 seconds
3. Who really cares?
4. Dude
5. John Lenin (silly!)
6. The fear of Dog
A child of five would understand this. Send someone to fetch a child of five.
Surprisingly, 4-6 are correct
I’m not sure how the Bulls could have traded 1.8 seconds for Scottie Pippen….
"If I were playing third base and my mother were rounding third with the run that was going to beat us, I'd trip her. Oh, I'd pick her up and brush her off and say, 'Sorry, Mom,' but nobody beats me." ~ Leo Durocher
Scottie sat
out the final 1.8 seconds of a playoff game, pouting.
A child of five would understand this. Send someone to fetch a child of five.
I know, I know
Trying to be funny, maybe I should have included something about Krause or Jackson in there
"If I were playing third base and my mother were rounding third with the run that was going to beat us, I'd trip her. Oh, I'd pick her up and brush her off and say, 'Sorry, Mom,' but nobody beats me." ~ Leo Durocher
Cubs - Sox Trivia Question
Who is the only player to have appeared with both the Cubs and White Sox in the LCS, not the LDS, but the LCS?
"The big possums walk late." - Harry Caray
Ha, my first thought was Sammy Sosa, but that's not quite right.
Catch my act on Twitter as @dat_cubfan_dave.
Are you going by today's playoff format?
Or would the pre-wild card days count as LCS appearances, too?
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
Vance Law did it in 1983 and 1989.
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
Correct!
Law’s still the only one’s who has done it. Lance Johnson and Neal Cotts didn’t.
"The big possums walk late." - Harry Caray
Kind of cubs based
What left handed pitcher with 3 or more World Series starts has the best World Series ERA?
"I won't be like A-Rod" - Z, 3/17/09
no - sorry
"I won't be like A-Rod" - Z, 3/17/09
by Ihatethecards on Feb 3, 2010 1:01 PM CST up reply actions
Babe Ruth?
"It's been my policy to view the Internet not as an 'information highway,' but as an electronic asylum filled with babbling loonies." - Mike Royko
reply fail
"I won't be like A-Rod" - Z, 3/17/09
by Ihatethecards on Feb 3, 2010 1:01 PM CST up reply actions
Babe Ruth?
He pitched 2 games against the Cubs for the Red Sox in the 1918 World Series.
"The big possums walk late." - Harry Caray
That is correct!
Babe Ruth was 3 – 0 in 3 Ws starts with an 0.87 ERA in 31 innings. He went 14 innings in his 1st start in1916. His last 2 starts in 1918 were against the Cubs.
"I won't be like A-Rod" - Z, 3/17/09
by Ihatethecards on Feb 3, 2010 1:08 PM CST up reply actions
Damn it, I really didn't even see this before I posted!
"It's been my policy to view the Internet not as an 'information highway,' but as an electronic asylum filled with babbling loonies." - Mike Royko
Cubs Highest Career Batting Average (Minimum 3500 PA's)
Who was the player with the highest career batting average with the Cubs with a minimum of 3500 plate appearances as a Cub? We are only counting his batting average during his Cubs seasons.
"The big possums walk late." - Harry Caray
maybe Hack Wilson?
"I won't be like A-Rod" - Z, 3/17/09
by Ihatethecards on Feb 3, 2010 1:23 PM CST up reply actions
Not sure if the time is right, but
Kiki Cuyler?
Hartnett?
Shot in the dark
"If I were playing third base and my mother were rounding third with the run that was going to beat us, I'd trip her. Oh, I'd pick her up and brush her off and say, 'Sorry, Mom,' but nobody beats me." ~ Leo Durocher
Not in the Hall of Fame
This player is not in the Hall of Fame. It’s not Bill Madlock. Madlock didn’t have the 3500 minimum number of plate appearances with the Cubs to qualify for this distinction. The answer will be surprising to a lot of Cubs fans.
"The big possums walk late." - Harry Caray
Bill Mueller
"If I were playing third base and my mother were rounding third with the run that was going to beat us, I'd trip her. Oh, I'd pick her up and brush her off and say, 'Sorry, Mom,' but nobody beats me." ~ Leo Durocher
Baseball-reference lists both Madlock and Stephenson at .336.
"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra
Madlock
I put in that 3500 minimum plate appearances distinction because Madlock only played three seasons with the Cubs. I wanted somebody with a larger sample size with the Cubs than Madlock.
"The big possums walk late." - Harry Caray
Who Was the Last Cubs Left-Handed Batter...
to hit at least 20 HR’s in consecutive seasons?
"The big possums walk late." - Harry Caray
Leon Durham, 1986 and 1987.
Here you go: Before Ted Lilly, who was the last Cubs lefthanded starter to win 15 or more games in a season?
"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra
the only lefties that pop into my head
before Lilly were Trout and Moyer, and don’t think either of them made it to 15. Was it Kenny Holtzman? Can’t think of anyone else between him and Lilly.
Nope.
There’s one — exactly one — between Holtzman and Lilly. But you haven’t named hm yet.
"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra
I cheated
and looked it up. I forgot about **** *******.
Actually, O Henry
Henry Rodriguez hit 31 HR’s in 1998 and hit another 26 HR’s in 1999 for the Cubs.
"The big possums walk late." - Harry Caray
What Cub pitcher...
set the record for most pitching appearances in a single World Series? Obviously not as a Cub
Darold Knowles.
Appeared in all seven games in 1973. (for the A’s.)
"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra
Wow that's a cool stat
"If I were playing third base and my mother were rounding third with the run that was going to beat us, I'd trip her. Oh, I'd pick her up and brush her off and say, 'Sorry, Mom,' but nobody beats me." ~ Leo Durocher
Surprisingly, no one else has done that...
… even with relief pitching being as important as it is today.
"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra
I wouldn't be surprised to see someone like Mariano Rivera or K Rod do it
But all seven games would have to be close. Even then, would you bring your closer in if you were losing? Unless the guy blew 3 saves in the WS, something I doubt you’d see.
"If I were playing third base and my mother were rounding third with the run that was going to beat us, I'd trip her. Oh, I'd pick her up and brush her off and say, 'Sorry, Mom,' but nobody beats me." ~ Leo Durocher
Right.
It would more likely be a setup guy who would throw in all seven games.
"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra
I guess you'd have to have perfect situations for that to happen
Which is I guess why it’s only happened once
"If I were playing third base and my mother were rounding third with the run that was going to beat us, I'd trip her. Oh, I'd pick her up and brush her off and say, 'Sorry, Mom,' but nobody beats me." ~ Leo Durocher
Sorry...Final Four...not Championship Game
and yes, there is a Cub angle
by JCD on Feb 3, 2010 2:43 PM CST up reply actions
One is Tim Stoddard...
… who always appears at Cubs Conventions, making us wonder how a man that large could ever have been a professional athlete.
"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra
ding ding ding
I throw that question around a lot as a cub fan who happens to work in the same dept as Stodds
by JCD on Feb 3, 2010 2:54 PM CST up reply actions
My guess would have been DLee
But I don’t think he played college ball, just high school
"If I were playing third base and my mother were rounding third with the run that was going to beat us, I'd trip her. Oh, I'd pick her up and brush her off and say, 'Sorry, Mom,' but nobody beats me." ~ Leo Durocher
Maddux & other trivia.
No googling.
1. Where did Greg Maddux live before his family settled in Las Vegas ?
2. For what famous baseball player is his daughter named ?
3. Who was the #1 pick the year Maddux was draftet at 31 ?
4. Who played Babe Ruth in the following two films, PRIDE OF THE YANKEES & THE BABE RUTH STORY.
5. What is my middle name ( not even Al knows this one) ?
"I am not ashamed to say I love Greg Maddux" - Jim Hendry
Me either Jim
1. The Maddux family was Air Force, right? Must have been an air base somewhere.
2. Don’t know.
3. Shawn Abner.
4. Babe Ruth and William Bendix.
5. Penelope.
"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra
I am surprised you don't know some of those
Re # 5. I wish. Any normal name would be fine with me.
"I am not ashamed to say I love Greg Maddux" - Jim Hendry
Me either Jim
by Doggie Stalker on Feb 3, 2010 3:05 PM CST up reply actions
Never getting the middle name even if you know the initial.
As for the other two.
Yes it was an Air Force base. It was in Madrid, Spain.
His daughters middle name is Paige. Supposedly his son Chase is named or nicknamed Satchell but I have never been ever to confirm that
"I am not ashamed to say I love Greg Maddux" - Jim Hendry
Me either Jim
by Doggie Stalker on Feb 4, 2010 9:37 AM CST up reply actions
Papillon
Who cares if he's a Cubs fan? This is a football forum! He is a PACKER fan as well. So, from now until March, I’m sure he’ll dedicate a lot of his time here. In late March, then we can be enemies during the baseball season. Besides, the Cubs have perhaps the most loyal baseball fanbase in the country. You have to respect that.
Go Pack!
by Jabooty on Jan 25, 2010 2:58 PM EST
by Vermont Cubs Fan on Feb 4, 2010 11:37 AM CST up reply actions
Picardy Spaniel
Who cares if he's a Cubs fan? This is a football forum! He is a PACKER fan as well. So, from now until March, I’m sure he’ll dedicate a lot of his time here. In late March, then we can be enemies during the baseball season. Besides, the Cubs have perhaps the most loyal baseball fanbase in the country. You have to respect that.
Go Pack!
by Jabooty on Jan 25, 2010 2:58 PM EST
by Vermont Cubs Fan on Feb 4, 2010 11:39 AM CST up reply actions
Plott Hound
Who cares if he's a Cubs fan? This is a football forum! He is a PACKER fan as well. So, from now until March, I’m sure he’ll dedicate a lot of his time here. In late March, then we can be enemies during the baseball season. Besides, the Cubs have perhaps the most loyal baseball fanbase in the country. You have to respect that.
Go Pack!
by Jabooty on Jan 25, 2010 2:58 PM EST
by Vermont Cubs Fan on Feb 4, 2010 11:40 AM CST up reply actions
How do we know it begins with P?
And aren’t you changing it to sweetheart?
Diane
"If I were playing third base and my mother were rounding third with the run that was going to beat us, I'd trip her. Oh, I'd pick her up and brush her off and say, 'Sorry, Mom,' but nobody beats me." ~ Leo Durocher
It should be changed to "Sweetheart".
But it definitely begins with “P”.
"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra
I have used my initial with some email & one account
but you will never get it kiddies.
I would like to legally change it “sweetheart” but I don’t think my mother would approve.
"I am not ashamed to say I love Greg Maddux" - Jim Hendry
Me either Jim
by Doggie Stalker on Feb 4, 2010 4:18 PM CST up reply actions
P?
Pacifica 1 Padme 1 Pagan Paige 6 Paisley
Palila 1 Pallas 3 Palma 8 Paloma 4 Pamela 16
Pamina Pandora 6 Pandra Pangiota 1 Pania 2
Panphila 3 Pansy 2 Panthea 3 Paquita Paradisa
Paris 4 Parker Parmenia 2 Parrish 1 Parthenia 6
Parthenope Pascale 8 Pat Patches 1 Patience 4
Patricia 21 Paula 19 Paulina 8 Paxton 1 Payne 1
Payton 1 Paz Pazia 2 Peace Peachy 1
Peale 3 Pearl 14 Peggy 4 Pelagia 7 Pelia 1
Penelope 8 Peninah 1 Penny 4 Penthea Peony
Pepita 4 Pepper Perdita Perfecta Peri 3
Permelia 2 Pernella 4 Perpetua Perri 4 Perrin 4
Wait for it....POUND SAND Without me this board is Al Yellon talking to himself.....................by BLou
You done?
Who cares if he's a Cubs fan? This is a football forum! He is a PACKER fan as well. So, from now until March, I’m sure he’ll dedicate a lot of his time here. In late March, then we can be enemies during the baseball season. Besides, the Cubs have perhaps the most loyal baseball fanbase in the country. You have to respect that.
Go Pack!
by Jabooty on Jan 25, 2010 2:58 PM EST
by Vermont Cubs Fan on Feb 4, 2010 4:51 PM CST up reply actions
it could be
POUNDSAND
Wait for it....POUND SAND Without me this board is Al Yellon talking to himself.....................by BLou
i have no clue
but they link back to this thread, quite interesting
Wait for it....POUND SAND Without me this board is Al Yellon talking to himself.....................by BLou
Give it up folks
It won’t be in any book and no one else would have this as name or middle name. It is a family name.
"I am not ashamed to say I love Greg Maddux" - Jim Hendry
Me either Jim
by Doggie Stalker on Feb 4, 2010 7:02 PM CST up reply actions
Potter?
Who cares if he's a Cubs fan? This is a football forum! He is a PACKER fan as well. So, from now until March, I’m sure he’ll dedicate a lot of his time here. In late March, then we can be enemies during the baseball season. Besides, the Cubs have perhaps the most loyal baseball fanbase in the country. You have to respect that.
Go Pack!
by Jabooty on Jan 25, 2010 2:58 PM EST
by Vermont Cubs Fan on Feb 4, 2010 7:04 PM CST up reply actions
Poopie?
Wait for it....POUND SAND Without me this board is Al Yellon talking to himself.....................by BLou
Maddux just played in the Bob Hope classic
His group # ? #31 of course.
"I am not ashamed to say I love Greg Maddux" - Jim Hendry
Me either Jim
by Doggie Stalker on Feb 3, 2010 4:41 PM CST up reply actions
Non-Cub player question
Hall of famer Frank Robinson, ROY John Montefusco and future Hall of Famer (probably) John Smoltz were all traded at different times for what player?
Doyle Alexander.
Didn’t have to look that one up. He’s the only player Smoltz was ever traded for.
"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra
Doyle Lafayette Alexander
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by carmen_fanzone on Feb 3, 2010 3:24 PM CST up reply actions
What former Cub
would’ve been the first 40/40 player in baseball history, if a suspended game in which he homered had been completed (the game didn’t go 5 innings and was not made up)?
Bobby Bonds
I didn’t know he had a HR taken away from him because of a suspended game that didn’t go 5 innings, while he was with the Giants. Bonds was pretty well done by the time he got to the Cubs.
"The big possums walk late." - Harry Caray
When Babe Ruth retired in 1935 with 714 home runs only two other players had hit 300 home runs. Who were they?
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Actually, there were three.
Jimmie Foxx, Lou Gehrig and Rogers Hornsby.
"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra
Didn't Ruth retire mid season?
That would leave Jimmie Foxx out, but the other 2 are correct.
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by carmen_fanzone on Feb 3, 2010 3:50 PM CST up reply actions
Foxx had over 300 by the end of 1935...
… but perhaps not at the time Ruth retired.
"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra
Yeah, there's a technicality there, methinks....
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by carmen_fanzone on Feb 3, 2010 3:54 PM CST up reply actions
Who is the only person to win the batting title in his first two full major league seasons?
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Correct!
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by carmen_fanzone on Feb 3, 2010 3:51 PM CST up reply actions
What did Rod Carew do in 1972 that no AL player has ever done?
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Lead the league in batting average with zero HR.
"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra
Again, correct.
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by carmen_fanzone on Feb 3, 2010 3:52 PM CST up reply actions
Who was the last NL player to have 100+ RBI in a season with fewer than 10 HR?
"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra
Who is the last switch-hitter to win the AL MVP Award?
"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra
Vida Blue
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by carmen_fanzone on Feb 3, 2010 10:09 PM CST up reply actions
That might be the greatest trick question in baseball trivia....
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by carmen_fanzone on Feb 4, 2010 2:07 PM CST up reply actions
Why is that a trick question?
"If I were playing third base and my mother were rounding third with the run that was going to beat us, I'd trip her. Oh, I'd pick her up and brush her off and say, 'Sorry, Mom,' but nobody beats me." ~ Leo Durocher
Because you wouldn't guess that Vida Blue is a switch-hitter.
"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra
(didn't know who he was)
Thanks google. Never heard of the guy. Sounds like he was good though
"If I were playing third base and my mother were rounding third with the run that was going to beat us, I'd trip her. Oh, I'd pick her up and brush her off and say, 'Sorry, Mom,' but nobody beats me." ~ Leo Durocher
Sigh.
Looked like he was off to a HoF career, but fell victim to injuries and drugs.
"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra
I remember the fever surrounding him back in the early 70's
I didn’t know that he had drug problems. A real shame…
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@Twitter as @brommmietze
Which pitcher has the most wins without ever appearing in a World Series?
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With the qualifier being...
… that they had to have pitched after there WAS a World Series….
Frank Tanana.
"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra
nope
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by carmen_fanzone on Feb 3, 2010 3:50 PM CST up reply actions
There's actually two 300 winners that have never pitched in a WS
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by carmen_fanzone on Feb 3, 2010 3:52 PM CST up reply actions
Yes, that is correct
Gaylord Perry is the other one…
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by carmen_fanzone on Feb 3, 2010 3:55 PM CST up reply actions
Who holds the NL record for fewest RBI in a season where he hit 45 or more HR?
"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra
Barry Bonds?
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by carmen_fanzone on Feb 3, 2010 4:08 PM CST up reply actions
Okay, you got me. Less than Bonds' 90....hmmmmm
I’ve exhausted my research. I bow to you, sir.
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by carmen_fanzone on Feb 3, 2010 4:23 PM CST up reply actions
No, don't.
I’ll tell you. Derrek Lee, 107 in 2005 (46 HR). The ML record is held by Troy Glaus (47 HR, 102 RBI for the Angels in 2000).
"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra
Question was phrased wrong.
Should have said MORE than 45 HR, not 45 or more.
"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra
So I was correct....
I take back my bow… :)
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by carmen_fanzone on Feb 3, 2010 4:30 PM CST up reply actions
I knew I read that somewhere in this book
baseball.........is Kool Aid the remedy, or the cause of my desire for it
Killebrew holds the AL record of 96 RBI's w/ 45 homers...
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by carmen_fanzone on Feb 3, 2010 4:29 PM CST up reply actions
Record is 102...
… by Troy Glaus, for someone with MORE THAN 45 homers (47). Should have phrased the question that way.
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Who holds the NL record for the least amount of RBI's with over 600 AB's?
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600 not 60...lol
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ooooh lol.....j/k tho I am waiting for the real answers to these last 2 ?'s
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Oops, make that 600 plate appearances (549 AB's)
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Enzo Hernandez.
He had 12. And I knew the name without looking it up (had to look up the number), because I remember Jack Brickhouse making a big deal about this when it happened.
Hernandez was an awful hitter (.545 OPS) on an awful team. He had a .250 SLG — yes, that’s TWO FIFTY. Lower than his OBA (.295). He had 12 XBH (9 doubles, 3 triples) out of 122 hits.
Hernandez wasn’t even a very good fielder, but he played 143 games for the awful 1971 Padres, who lost 100 games. They scored 486 runs, which was the fewest in the NL — by 70.
I love this stuff.
"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra
And two years after that dreaded season,
his wife gave birth to son, Neifi Perez
Start Sean Marshall!!
Neifi looks like a Hall of Famer compared to Enzo Hernandez.
"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra
you always wonder how some of these guys actually make it
I mean, I’m sure you could pick someone off the street that does a better job playing than him. I don’t get it sometimes; also, I don’t always understand why teams continue to sign these old washup players who really weren’t “has beens” to begin with; ie. Brett Tomko a few years back with the Dodgers
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hah get this
“In 1971, he was a Triple Crown loser, finishing last (of batting qualifiers) in the three Triple Crown statistics, with a .222 BA, 0 HR, and 12 RBI.”
Start Sean Marshall!!
Juan Pierre
"If I were playing third base and my mother were rounding third with the run that was going to beat us, I'd trip her. Oh, I'd pick her up and brush her off and say, 'Sorry, Mom,' but nobody beats me." ~ Leo Durocher
I read, I read
What a bizarre career for him
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What is the name of the book that the movie "Field of Dreams" is based on.
And what was the name of the author Ray seeks in order to ease his pain in the book version.
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Field of Dreams is based on a W.P. Kinsella novel called "Shoeless Joe".
Which was very good. Highly recommended even if you have seen the movie.
The author was fictional: Terrence Mann. (Loosely based on J.D. Salinger, at least in terms of the guy being a recluse.)
"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra
Close enough.
He was called Terrence Mann in the movie, but W.P. Kinsella actually did use the name J.D. Salinger for the character in his book.
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on a similar note-
Have you ever read Bernard Malamud’s “The Natural”? Just wondering what you might have thought of that.
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I did see the movie, but never read the book.
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It's quite a bit different.
Personally I liked the movie, but not the book. I found it depressing. But that’s just me. I prefer the happy ending.
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I prefer the book
The movie was a total sell out to the book. Kind of like putting a happy ending on a Tolstoy novel ( which Hollywood did once and it was stupid). I hate it when a movie adaptation essentially turns the book upside down.
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Me either Jim
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I have to agree with you
about hating when a movie changes the story of the book. I am usually quite a purist when it comes to things like that. I was sickened when Disney did their animated “Hunchback of Notre Dame.”
In this case I saw the movie first so I was surprised and disappointed when I read the book. I don’t mean it as a knock to the book. Had it been the other way around and I read it first I very well may have found the film sappy.
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This leads to another trivia question.
Who was the Chicago Cub player that it is supposed inspired the shooting scene in The Natural? Al, since it’s mentioned in your book-no fair answering.
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Billy Jurges
no I didnt google
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I wanted to make sure i was right and now I googled
and it seems there are two players, one is Billy Jurges, does anyone know who the other is?
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I just found this
article about it. Never heard that story. Geez.
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I haven't seen that movie in ages....was the aurthor Mark Twain
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Only three Cubs players in history
have hit a home run from both sides of the plate in the same game. One of the three Cubs, probably the easiest one to recall, did this in one inning, and another did this in successive seasons. Can you name all three?
"Only a mediocre person is always at his best." ~W. Somerset Maugham
Aaron Miles!
Some men learn through what they read. Some men learn through what they're told. Some men have to piss on the railroad tracks. And some men keep on pissin'.
Yes, and he's the one who hit both in the same inning.
The other two were Augie Galan, in 1937, and Ellis Burton, who did it in 1963 & 1964.
"Only a mediocre person is always at his best." ~W. Somerset Maugham
What present-day political figure was in the stands for Babe Ruth's "called shot"?
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No, but you're in the right age bracket
(Of course, it would have to be someone that old…)
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Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens.
Stevens is a native Chicagoan, who not only was at the 1932 WS, but at the 1929 WS.
"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra
Correct!
Bonus question: What future U.S. President was also in the stands that day?
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If I'm going to do trivia questions, I should figure out something that you don't know already, LOL...
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Well he was around back then so of course he knows.
Twas a joke, don’t worry.
Some men learn through what they read. Some men learn through what they're told. Some men have to piss on the railroad tracks. And some men keep on pissin'.
Al what was Babe Ruth like in person?
:P all in good fun
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Al, what was FDR like when you met him at that game?
:P all in good fun, too
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by Jabooty on Jan 25, 2010 2:58 PM EST
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What was he like when you met him?
:P all in good fun.
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by Jabooty on Jan 25, 2010 2:58 PM EST
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The biggest Cubs scoring outburst in one inning?
I saw a nine-run inning in person in July 2008, but I remember a 10-run inning about four years earlier against the Cardinals.
The most runs the Cubs have scored in an inning?
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by Jabooty on Jan 25, 2010 2:58 PM EST
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I don't know the largest inning ever.
But here’s a 10-run first inning, vs. the Astros on May 31, 1973. Kicker — the first two hitters were easy outs. Then 13 straight men reached base and 10 runs scored.
I believe the Cubs have had an 11-run inning in recent years, but I can’t find it right now.
"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra
Well, the Cubs have the all-time single-game scoring record with 36 runs.
So there is a chance that they might have had a bigger inning, but I think box scores weren’t recorded back then.
That inning occurred well before any of us were born.
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by Jabooty on Jan 25, 2010 2:58 PM EST
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That game*
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by Jabooty on Jan 25, 2010 2:58 PM EST
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Nice attendance for a first-place team.
10,696.
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by Jabooty on Jan 25, 2010 2:58 PM EST
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when the Cubs traded Santo to the Sox, who did they receive in return?
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Steve Stone, Steve Swisher, Ken Frailing, and Jim Kremmel
That’s actually quite a bit for a guy who was so close to the end of his career.
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Related to other events in the sporting world
Three colleges have each produced three starting Super Bowl QBs. Name the colleges.
Extra credit: Name the QBs.
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"If [Ruth] had [called his shot], I would have knocked him down with the next pitch." -Charlie Root
wow
I dont follow college football too much, but even if I did, this one seems like a real hard one.
my guess for one is Notre Dame (Montana, Theisman and ?) and the others, well, i have no clue
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Daryle Lamonica
Who started for the Oakland Raiders in Super Bowl II. Bart Starr (Alabama ’56) made short work of that game, however, putting it out of reach in the early part of the 3rd quarter.
That game was also played in Miami, but at the now-demolished Orange Bowl.
"Who ever heard of the Cubs losing a game they had to have?" -Frank Chance
"If [Ruth] had [called his shot], I would have knocked him down with the next pitch." -Charlie Root
I believe there's four.
Unless I’m miscounting, but scrolling through the list of Super Bowl Starting QB’s, three times each I see California, Alabama, Purdue, and one other school which shall remain nameless. They get enough press.
"Only a mediocre person is always at his best." ~W. Somerset Maugham
At this writing
Drew Brees has yet to start a Super Bowl, so Purdue still only has Len Dawson and Bob Griese to their name.
And you were correct about the three schools. Since there is a very easy list out there on the Internets, I’ll just fill in the rest.
’Bama: Bart Starr, Joe Namath, and Ken Stabler
Cal: Joe Kapp, Craig Morton, and Vince Ferragamo (who played 2 years at Cal before transferring to Nebraska)
ND: Daryle Lamonica, Joe Montana, and Joe Theismann
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"If [Ruth] had [called his shot], I would have knocked him down with the next pitch." -Charlie Root
Which pitcher picked up in midseason spearheaded the Cubs drive to the 1945 pennant?
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Hank Borowy.
He is one of three pitchers to have a 20-win season split between the AL and NL. Name the other two.
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Rick Sutcliffe is one of them.
I can’t think who the other person is.
Sutcliffe was 4-5 with the Cleveland Indians until he joined the Chicago Cubs. After that trade, he was 16-1. 20 wins, 6 losses.
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by Jabooty on Jan 25, 2010 2:58 PM EST
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Wow, I would not have guessed him.
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When it comes to baseball trivia, I am always intrigued by the "most" of the bad things...
..probably because as a kid, I saw a major league record set in person when Willie Stargell struck out to take over the career lead in that category. Then I saw him break that record his next time up… ;-)
Anyway, everyone knows Bonds has hit the most home runs, but who has the most strikeouts?
And on the pitching side, Cy Young has the most wins, but who has the most losses?
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
loses for a season or career?
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For a career...
… Cy Young.
The batting strikeout record is held by Reggie Jackson, but Jim Thome is moving up on the list… 284 behind. Two more full seasons and Thome might catch him.
"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra
Single-season losses record
John Coleman lost 48 (!) games for the 1883 Phillies. The “modern” record is Vic Willis’ 29 with the 1905 Braves. No pitcher has lost more than 25 games in a season since the deadball era, though.
Here’s a good one: Who holds the single-season and career records for outs made as a hitter?
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Nobody?
HINT: They were both primarily NLers and they played in the same era.
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When the Tigers were godawful
They had a guy who lost 21 IIRC. They shut him down to save him embarrassment. Can’t remember his name.
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Mike Maroth.
He’s the last 20-game loser in the major leagues.
Cub connection: Who was the last Cub pitcher to lose 20+ in a season?
"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra
That's him
Bill Bonham is the guy that comes to mind but I’m not 100% sure
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11-22 with a 3.68 ERA...ouch
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Correct.
Most losses by a Cubs pitcher in a season since Bonham in 1974: 18, by Steve Trachsel in 1999.
"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra
I remember searching "Bonham" in google once
Looking for this guy
But google came up with Bill for whatever reason
As far as Maroth, he was a decent pitcher. The year after he lost 21 he won 11 and the year after that 14. He was a decent 5th starter. Just on a BAD Detroit team
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20 or More Wins, 20 or More Losses
Who was the last pitcher to win at least 20 games and lose at least 20 games in the same season?
"The big possums walk late." - Harry Caray
Wilbur Wood?
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by carmen_fanzone on Feb 4, 2010 2:09 PM CST up reply actions
1979 for Phil Niekro
He was 21-20. Wood was 24-20 in 1973.
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Repeating a question from above since no one guessed.
Who is the last NL player to have a 100+ RBI season with fewer than 10 HR?
"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra
Moliter did it in the AL, but I don't know about the NL...
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by carmen_fanzone on Feb 4, 2010 2:51 PM CST up reply actions
The NL player was about a decade before Molitor.
"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra
Who has the most at-bats in a career
with a 1.000 batting average?
John Paciorek.
That’s Tom’s brother. 3-for-3 in his only game.
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Who were the last 2 players before Ichiro to have their surname on the back of their jerseys?
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All the players have their surnames.
You mean given name.
Don’t know, but which former White Sox player wore his birthday on the back of his jersey?
"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra
Oops, yeah, I meant first name.
Carlos May, born May 17th…in answer to your question.
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by carmen_fanzone on Feb 4, 2010 4:25 PM CST up reply actions
So the back of his jersey would have read "May 17"?
That’s neat.
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by Jabooty on Jan 25, 2010 2:58 PM EST
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name May jersey # 17 is my guess
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Vida
I remember Vida with the Giants. I don’t know about the other player.
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Correct....Hint: The other player was on the same team as Blue
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nope
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by carmen_fanzone on Feb 5, 2010 4:21 AM CST up reply actions
What Was the Only Team In the Same Season To....
- Win its division title by one game
- Win its League Championship Series by one game
- Win its World Series by one game
"The big possums walk late." - Harry Caray
That would be the 1985 Kansas City Royals.
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by Jabooty on Jan 25, 2010 2:58 PM EST
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Yep
They won the AL West by 1 game over the Angels.
They beat the Blue Jays 4 games to 3 in the ALCS.
They won the World Series over the Cardinals 4 games to 3.
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3 Straight 90+ Win Seasons, No Playoffs
What was the last MLB team to win 90+ games for three straight seasons without “officially” making the playoffs in any of those three seasons?
"The big possums walk late." - Harry Caray
Would it be the Boston Red Sox from 1977-1979?
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Yes, Again
They won 97, 99, and 91 games, respectively, in 1977, 1978, and 1979. They did not “officially” make the playoffs in 1978, when they lost that one-game playoff for the AL East to the Yankees.
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Who is the only player to win the Stolen Base Title in both leagues?
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Related question
Who is the only player to steal 90+ bases in a year and not lead his league (post-1900 only)?
"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra
Omar Moreno
He had 96 steals in ’80 for the Pirates. LeFlore had 97.
That same season, Moreno made 560 total outs – the ML record for a single season. Who holds the career record?
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How many times were each caught stealing?
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No Playoffs After World Championship Team Improved
What was the last MLB team to miss the playoffs the season following a world championship despite winning more regular season games the year after winning the World Series than they did during the world championship season?
"The big possums walk late." - Harry Caray
Nope
It was a team that followed a world championship team that wasn’t much better than the 2006 Cardinals.
"The big possums walk late." - Harry Caray
The 2006 White Sox?
Killer first half and completely dropped off in the second half, Tigers won the division
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Nope
This team improved by 6 games over their world title season and still ended up finishing 13 games out.
"The big possums walk late." - Harry Caray
Phillies?
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Wow I can read
Red Sox
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What did Rod Carew do in 1972 that no AL player has ever done?
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Covered above...
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doh
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What was Rod Carew's accomplishment in 1972?
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by Jabooty on Jan 25, 2010 2:58 PM EST
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Won a batting title without hitting a home run...
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by carmen_fanzone on Feb 4, 2010 5:10 PM CST up reply actions
now asked three times woo hoo
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In terms of height, who was the smallest person to ever bat for a ML team?
Extra credit: Which team did this person play for?
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by Jabooty on Jan 25, 2010 2:58 PM EST
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Eddie Gaedel, St Louis Browns
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by carmen_fanzone on Feb 4, 2010 5:11 PM CST up reply actions
Correct!
Next question.
What was the fallout from this incident?
And how tall was Gaedel, as well as his weight?
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by Jabooty on Jan 25, 2010 2:58 PM EST
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Bill Veeck got in trouble...lol
Don’t know his height and weight….what uniform number did he wear?
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He wore #1/8.
I believe he was 3 feet 7 inches tall, and weighed 65 pounds.
As a result of the at-bat, his contract with the St. Louis Browns was voided the very next day.
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by Jabooty on Jan 25, 2010 2:58 PM EST
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And, further...
… all contracts from that day on had to be submitted to the league presidents for approval.
"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra
Yeah,
The AL president at the time was not too pleased with that.
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95+ Wins, No Playoffs
What was the last MLB team to win at least 95 regular season games without “officially” making the playoffs?
"The big possums walk late." - Harry Caray
Did we just cover this one?
1978 Red Sox? They won 99 games without “officially” making the playoffs.
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Not the Last Team, Though
There have been teams since then that have done it. What was the last team? Hint: It has been during the wildcard era.
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1993 Giants
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1993 Giants
They did win 103 games without making the playoffs, but there has been a team since then that has won at least 95 regular season wins that “officially” missed the playoffs.
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1999 Cincinnati Reds - 96-67
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Yes
They lost the wildcard one-game playoff to the Mets in 1999 and “officially” did not make the playoffs.
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little history fact
1909 CUbs had the best win percentage of a team to miss the playoffs
Three best
1. In 1909, the Cubs went 104-49 (.680) but came in second.
2. The 1942 Brooklyn Dodgers went 104-50 (.675) and finished second to the St Louis Cardinals.
3. In the AL, the 54 Yankees went 103-51 (.669) but finished second to Cleveland.
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What was pitcher Dock Ellis the first major leaguer to wear on the field?
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Curlers
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I'm pretty sure it was at Wrigley, too.
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What did Babe Ruth, Rogers, Hornsby, Ted Williams and Willie Mays all do in their first major league at-bats?
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Hit home runs?
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nope
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correct
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I could do that.
She asked: Are you a hopeless romantic?
I answered: I'm a Cubs fan, of course I am.
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What Beantowner is second only to Pete Rose in total major league baseball games played?
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correct
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Talk to your doctor
and ask him if Yaz is right for you.
"Only a mediocre person is always at his best." ~W. Somerset Maugham
People are still remixing "Situation" to this day.
One of the all-time dance classics.
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I still like "Only You" more
although “Situation” is a fine song
This player hit a 643 foot home run in Detroit Brigg's Stadium in 1960, for the longest home run ever recorded.
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Mickey Mantle.
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correct
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Which stadium had the following dimensions?
Outfield dimensions 400 feet along the foul lines, nearly 500 feet to straight-away center field.
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Forbes Field?
"Whoever wants to know the heart and mind of America had better learn baseball." - Jacque Barzun
Wrong.
Braves Field in Boston, Massachusetts.
Caused some Tigers player named Cobb to say “No one will ever hit a home run in this ballpark.”
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Consecutive 90+ Win Seasons, No Playoffs
What was the last MLB to win at least 90 games in consecutive seasons without making the playoffs in either season?
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Prior to 1930 (AL) 1931 (NL) a ball that bounced over the fence it was a Home Run
how many did Babe Ruth reportedly have?
Side note, knowing this, does it change how we view HR hitters from that era, since a bounced ball was credited as a HR?
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1970-1979 Always Contending Team
What team never finished more than 9 games out in any season from 1970-1979?
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Pittsburgh Pirates
Kinda hard to remember that they were so good back in the day…
True or False
Until 1945, in the last of the ninth inning or in the bottom of an extra inning, home runs that drove in the winning run ahead of them were scored only as singles, doubles, or triples, according to how many bases the baserunner needed to advance to score the winning run. For example, if the batter hit a home run in the bottom of the ninth inning with a teammate on third base and the score tied, the batter was credited with only a single
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Which player holds the all-time world record for most home runs?
Extra credit: how many home runs did he hit?
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by Jabooty on Jan 25, 2010 2:58 PM EST
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Sadaharu Oh,868
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Correct.
We’ll have to ask dragonsfanatic about him, whether he likes Oh or not so much.
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From what I have read about Sadaharu Oh...
… he is revered as the Babe Ruth of Japan.
"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra
Hard to believe he pitched four complete games,
With bleeding blisters on his fingers, while in high school!
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Now, which Beastie Boy claimed to
“have more hits than Sadaharu Oh”?
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I can never tell their voices apart
But one of ’em dates women on TV with the help of Chuck Wollery.
"Who ever heard of the Cubs losing a game they had to have?" -Frank Chance
"If [Ruth] had [called his shot], I would have knocked him down with the next pitch." -Charlie Root
It was kind of a trick question.
Adam Yauch (MCA) has the line that leads into it:
“There’s more to me than you’ll ever know”
Then all three utter the phrase:
“And I got more hits than Sadaharu Oh!”
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When was the last time a team was no-hit but won the game?
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I saw the Whie Sox in the 90's get no hit and beat the Yankees
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It happened more recently.
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Matt Young of the Red Sox no-hit the Indians and lost 2-1.
The White Sox game (no-hit by Andy Hawkins of the Yankees) was in 1990. They won 4-0 — four unearned runs scoring on errors.
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in what year was the base on balls was reduced to 5 "called balls."
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One of Florida's current congressional representatives is a direct descendant of which famous manager?
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Connie Mack.
Also called Connie Mack, and IIRC he is the son of the former Florida senator also named Connie Mack.
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Lead AL in Saves, Lead NL in Wins
Who is the only pitcher to lead the AL in saves one season and tie for the lead in the NL in wins in another season?
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Eckersly?
Some men learn through what they read. Some men learn through what they're told. Some men have to piss on the railroad tracks. And some men keep on pissin'.
.. and not Eckersley, BTW, another pitcher who was with Boston
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What is the longest winning streak by one team over another?
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Excluding Pete Rose and the Chicago White Sox "Black Sox" scandal members,
What is the longest suspension in baseball history, and what did the player do to merit the suspension?
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Which pitcher has the most career balks?
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by Jabooty on Jan 25, 2010 2:58 PM EST
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Otherwise, I guess.
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by Jabooty on Jan 25, 2010 2:58 PM EST
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I'll try both
Technical: Worf (current and prior iteration)
Baseball: I think Carlton
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Most Career Home Runs, Never Led League
Who has the most career home runs of any player, who never has led his league in home runs?
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Correct!
For the longest time, the answer to that question was Stan Musial. He’s been passed by not only Palmeiro but Gary Sheffield as well. Sheffield has never led his league in home runs.
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What former ML pitcher wrote an inflammatory column shortly after the 2004 presidential election?
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No. Frank Pastore.
It was entitled “Christian Conservatives Must not Compromise.”
I’ve read it, and there’s nothing even remotely Christian about what he advocates in there. At least, nothing consistent with what I was taught about the Roman Catholic religion.
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by Jabooty on Jan 25, 2010 2:58 PM EST
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I believe Al has asked us not to bring politics into this.
by Vermont Cubs Fan on Feb 4, 2010 9:38 AM CST
"Only a mediocre person is always at his best." ~W. Somerset Maugham
Oh, Goodie.
That’s more religion than politics, but I can see how this question may cause long discussions.
My mistake. Sorry if I offended anyone.
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Oh, Goodie.
Thanks for pointing it out.
I clearly missed that one.
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by Jabooty on Jan 25, 2010 2:58 PM EST
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you missed that one?
it was an obvious Political ribbing of religious wins over replacement
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Like I said, he had to point it out.
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by Jabooty on Jan 25, 2010 2:58 PM EST
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Why do we sing
Take me out to the ballbark ? When we are already there ?
Why do they call the stands ?
When you are sitting in the stands
For those Star Trek fans,
In the Deep Space 9 episode “Past Tense II”, what two baseball teams were the characters debating about?
Secondly, what did one of those teams accomplish in the playoffs, more than four years after the episode originally aired?
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by Jabooty on Jan 25, 2010 2:58 PM EST
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Total guess...
but was it the New York Yankees and London Monarchs? If I remember right it a was a real team and the Monarchs
You got one right.
1999 New York Yankees and 2015 London Kings.
Four years later, the 1999 New York Yankees went 11-1 in the playoffs on their way to the World Series title. Think Star Trek is true?
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Did the NFL Europe Monarchs win the championship 4 years later?
Otherwise I got nothin’.
Which book, later made into a major motion picture, is based upon the shooting of a Philadelphia Phillies (and Chicago Cubs) first baseman?
And which player was this?
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by Jabooty on Jan 25, 2010 2:58 PM EST
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I actually guessed that one on Final Jeopardy at one point.
Had never heard of Eddie Waitkus, but I remember from seeing the movie (long ago) that Roy Hobbs is shot at one point in the film.
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by Jabooty on Jan 25, 2010 2:58 PM EST
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if you look above, that was asked
and there is also a Chicago Cub SS that there is speculation it could be based on by the name of Billy Jurges. I have heard both more than once.
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I didn't see that until you mentioned it.
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no worries
i did the same about Rod Carew
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Who played for the
White Sox , Cubs , Blackhawks in one season ?
Lol.
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it has to be one of these guys
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No, he played for the St. Louis Cardinals and Chicago Blackhawks in one season.
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by Jabooty on Jan 25, 2010 2:58 PM EST
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is Blackhawks a minorleague, ncaa, etc baseball team?
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It must be one of the organists.
But I can’t remember which one.
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Nancy Faust ?
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Me either Jim
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wikipedia doesnt mention the Hawks or Cubs, but that doesnt mean its correct
She has also served as stadium organist for numerous other teams, including the Bulls (1976-1984), Sting pro soccer team (1975-1988), and DePaul University Blue Demons basketball (1977-1981). Many other teams have sent their own organists to take notes from her and have occasionally brought her to perform at their own games. The NHL’s Phoenix Coyotes hired her for three games in February 2008.
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AL
You are right .. Nancy Faust played organ for the Cubs Sox and Blackhawks , Trick question , but Al got it right
Um...
… when has Nancy Faust played for the Cubs?
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70's ???
I was surprised she still plays at sporting events . shocked to hear she played 2 years ago for the Phoenix Coyetes
i have not seen that anywhere about the Cubs
do you have a link by chance? I find Bulls and Sox, nothing on Cubs and Hawks
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I am looking for link
One link on Bing sent me to a white sox link . During an interview she says she filled in for Gary Pressley .
i searched on
google
dogpile
wikipedia
and nothing about Cubs or Hawks
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As far as I know, she never played for the Cubs...
… unless it was a brief fill-in for Gary Pressy. Wish I had another cite.
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I've heard this trivia question before...
…but it was phrased “Who played for the White Sox, Blackhawwks, and Bulls in the same season?” It did not include the Cubs.
i have not been able to find Hawks or Cubs as of yet
but have found other teams, like the Sting, DePaul, Coyotes,
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MLB Team in 4 Divisions?
What MLB team has been in four different divisions going back to 1970?
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Milwaukee Brewers?
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Senators/Nationals?
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If you're referring to the current Washington Nationals team, the answer is no.
They’ve been a member of the NL East despite their move from Montreal to Washington.
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Yes
1970-1971 – AL West
1972-1993 – AL East
1994-1997 – AL Central
1998-present – NL Central
As the Seattle Pilots in 1969, they were in the AL West.
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That was purely a wild guess.
They were the only team I could think of, due to their realignment to the NL Central in the 1990s.
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Division Move in 1972
The Brewers moved from the West to the East in 1972, when the second Washington Senators franchise moved from the East to the West becoming the Texas Rangers. The first Washington Senators franchise became the Minnesota Twins.
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Managing 4 Different Division Winners
Who is the only manager to skipper 4 different franchises that have won division titles? It’s not LaRussa, Torre, or Piniella. I don’t count Dick Williams’ 1967 AL pennant as a division title because that was before divisional play began. Jim Fanning was the manager of the Expos, when they beat the Phillies in the 1981 NL East Division Series (yes, there was a division series in 1981 because of the strike that caused a split season). I’m not giving Dick Williams credit for that division title. Williams began the 1981 season in Montreal. The answer’s not Dick Williams.
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Should Be...
skipper 4 different franchises to division titles?
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Leo Durocher?
Or is this answer after division play began?
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by Jabooty on Jan 25, 2010 2:58 PM EST
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After Division Play Began
Hint: All of the teams were in the same league.
"The big possums walk late." - Harry Caray
Still the Answer
Even with three divisions in each league now, Martin is the only one who has done it.
1969 Twins
1972 Tigers
1976-77 Yankees
1981 A’s
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Last Hall of Famer to Manage World Championship Team?
Who was the last Hall of Famer to manage a world championship team? This player was already in the Hall, when he managed his team to a world title.
"The big possums walk late." - Harry Caray
How About Sandberg with the Cubs in 2011?
That would be a nice way to break the drought. Even though, I would love for the Cubs to win the World Series in 2010. I’m not ready to say “Wait til next year!” before the 2010 season even starts.
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Here's a good one.
Who was the last HoFer to be a major league manager?
"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra
Is this person still managing today?
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by Jabooty on Jan 25, 2010 2:58 PM EST
by Vermont Cubs Fan on Feb 5, 2010 1:44 PM CST up reply actions
No.
No active managers are HoFers… and there have been only TWO HoF players who have been managers since 1990.
Besides those two, there have been two other HoFers as managers since then, but both made the HoF for their managing careers, not for playing.
"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra
Sparky?
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Frank Robinson
those are my two gueses
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i should clarify
for HOFers to manager post 1990
players to manage
Frank Robinson
Tony Pérez
now those who are HOF managers not players
Sparky Anderson
Tommy Lasorda
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Last Team to Win 100+ Games 3 Straight Seasons?
What was the last team to win at least 100 regular season games three seasons in a row?
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Please.
The team that did this shall not be named.
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by Jabooty on Jan 25, 2010 2:58 PM EST
by Vermont Cubs Fan on Feb 5, 2010 11:38 AM CST up reply actions
Okay, I'll name it.
2002-2004 New York Yankees.
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by Jabooty on Jan 25, 2010 2:58 PM EST
by Vermont Cubs Fan on Feb 5, 2010 11:42 AM CST up reply actions
Also Hate That Team
I thought it might be a trick question. I’m glad that team that shall not be named didn’t win a World Series during that time.
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Which player did Charlez Schulz refer to by name in a Charlie Brown comic strip?
And what event was Schulz referring to?
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by Jabooty on Jan 25, 2010 2:58 PM EST
by Vermont Cubs Fan on Feb 5, 2010 11:56 AM CST reply actions
No, it's a very rare reference by Charlie Brown to events in the real world.
Hint: the strip had two variations, each referring to the same player, in the same event.
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by Jabooty on Jan 25, 2010 2:58 PM EST
by Vermont Cubs Fan on Feb 5, 2010 1:08 PM CST up reply actions
I just bought "Sandlot Peanuts" for my husband for Valentine's.
Too bad I wrapped it already.
"Fasten those seatbelts"-Pat Hughes
Willie McCovey.
Schulz lived in northern California and was a Giants fan. It was in reference to McCovey’s line drive, which could have won a 1-0 game for the Giants (and would have also won the World Series) being speared by Bobby Richardson to end the 7th game.
The two variations were: Linus and Charlie Brown sitting silently for three panels, then Charlie Brown shouting, “Why couldn’t McCovey have hit the ball three feet higher?” In the second, he says, “Why couldn’t McCovey have hit the ball even TWO feet higher?”
"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra
Correct.
Here’s the second one. My apologies in advance, the writing is a little small.
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by Jabooty on Jan 25, 2010 2:58 PM EST
by Vermont Cubs Fan on Feb 5, 2010 1:45 PM CST up reply actions
That was one of the most remarkable endings...
… to a WS game, and WS, ever. Think about it. The score is 1-0 in the last of the ninth of the 7th game. The home team has the tying run on third and winning run on second with two out. If the batted ball — as the Peanuts strip said — went even three feet higher than it did, the Giants would have won the game and the series.
Hardly anyone talks about the 1962 World Series as being one of the all-time best, but that game sure was.
"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra
I agree.
I think too many people, when they think about a dramatic ending to a World Series game, think immediately of Kirk Gibson in 1981. Not to take anything away from him, but you need to talk about 1962 and McCovey in the same breath.
McCovey later said his line drive was the hardest ball he ever struck.
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by Jabooty on Jan 25, 2010 2:58 PM EST
by Vermont Cubs Fan on Feb 5, 2010 2:00 PM CST up reply actions
Oops, meant that year.
Just substitute 1988 for when I said 1981 in the above comment. Got those two confused, but I hope you were able to see the point I was trying to make.
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by Jabooty on Jan 25, 2010 2:58 PM EST
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First 20+ Saves with Cards and Cubs
Who was the first pitcher to have both a 20+ saves season with the Cardinals and a 20+ saves season with the Cubs? Hint: He did it in reverse order from Bruce Sutter and Lee Smith. You’ve got to go back a long time.
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Lindy McDaniel?
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by Jabooty on Jan 25, 2010 2:58 PM EST
by Vermont Cubs Fan on Feb 5, 2010 12:19 PM CST up reply actions
McDaniel was a fine pitcher...
… and that was an excellent trade for the Cubs. In one famous game, McDaniel came into a tie game in the top of the 10th inning with the bases loaded and one out. He picked Willie Mays off second base, struck out Ed Bailey to end the inning, and then hit a walkoff homer to lead off the last of the 10th.
"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra
Which MLB team posted five consecutive seasons with 100 or more losses?
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by Jabooty on Jan 25, 2010 2:58 PM EST
by Vermont Cubs Fan on Feb 5, 2010 12:33 PM CST reply actions
Only 154 Games in A Season Then
That makes it that much worse losing 100 or more in just 154 games.
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The Phillies were in a stretch...
… between 1918 and 1948, 31 seasons, where they had losing records in 30 of them. The only exception was 1932, when they won the last game of the year to finish 78-76. They had 12 seasons of 100+ losses and failed to finish higher than seventh in the eight-team NL for 13 straight years, 1933-45.
"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra
Small wonder why they were the first team to 10,000 losses in baseball.
Even with their better days recently, that is a tough stretch to overcome.
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by Jabooty on Jan 25, 2010 2:58 PM EST
by Vermont Cubs Fan on Feb 5, 2010 5:42 PM CST up reply actions
What pitcher threw a no-hitter while tripping on LSD?
"Whoever wants to know the heart and mind of America had better learn baseball." - Jacque Barzun
Dock Ellis.
Go here for a hilarious video on the topic, including some narration from Dock himself.
"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra
LMAO
“I just made a touchdown”…
"Whoever wants to know the heart and mind of America had better learn baseball." - Jacque Barzun
I think it's the Spaceman Bill Lee
but it could be that guy on the Pirates, can’t think of his name.
by Liverpoolcubsfan on Feb 7, 2010 1:16 PM CST reply actions
Since 1969, What Pitcher Has..
won the most games without appearing in postseason play? This only counts wins since 1969, when divisional play began. Keep in mind, Phil Niekro pitched in 2 NLCS. Gaylord Perry pitched in the 1971 NLCS.
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Never heard of him either
I’m learning so much :)
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Sadly, Fergie - 230
It’s a little bit of a trick question because Fergie’s career began before 1969. Fergie Jenkins had 230 victories from 1969-1983 during divisional play. He had 54 victories before 1969.
Among pitchers whose careers started after 1969, Darwin has the most of any pitcher to never appear in postseason play with 171. He didn’t pitch for the Astros in the 1986 NLCS, not even in the 16-inning sixth game.
"The big possums walk late." - Harry Caray
Postseason Drought After 1945
What MLB team had the longest postseason drought that started in a season that came after 1945? The drought has been broken and is no longer active.
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Please tell me it wasn't the Cubs with 39 years from 1945 to 1984.
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by Jabooty on Jan 25, 2010 2:58 PM EST
by Vermont Cubs Fan on Feb 8, 2010 11:59 AM CST up reply actions
Nope
This team started its long postseason drought after the Cubs did.
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1955-1994 for Cleveland
The Indians got swept by the Giants in the 1954 World Series. In 1995, the Indians opened the playoffs with the Red Sox in the ALDS.
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