MONDAY
Q. What Hall of Famer’s name was so troublesome to spell that he is more commonly known by his three-letter nickname?
SABR Hint: He was the last player to lead the leagues in runs with fewer than 100 (in a full season).
Hint: He wasn’t really Irish.
Twint: His rosary beads were likely tucked inside his uniform.
A. Carl Yastrzemski (“Yaz”; he was a devout Catholic who attended Notre Dame)
First Correct Respondent - Bob Dorrill, Kingwood, TX
TUESDAY
Q. Who is the only shortstop to hit two grand slams in a single game?
Hint: He is the only player in his franchise’s history to hit more than 50 doubles in a season twice.
SABR Hint: It’s possible his batting gloves are loose.
Twint: He’s married to the ultimate soccer mom.
A. Nomar Garciaparra (GS game 10-May-1999; 51 2b in 2000, 56 in 2002; Famous for tightening his batting gloves multiple times each at bat; Wife is soccer great Mia Hamm. They have two children.)
FCR - Bob Kimball, Washington, DC
WEDNESDAY
Q. Who secreted the ball that recorded the out signaling the first World Championship for his franchise in multiple generations?
Hint: He was once traded for a multiple-time batting champ (or at least the trade involved both of them).
SABR Hint: He was a high school teammate of Alex Rodriguez.
Twint: His mother claimed that his purpose in life was to teach people how to pronounce the family name.
A. Doug Mientkiewicz (Game 4 2004 WS; 3-team trade involved Nomar Garciaparra; Westminster Christian High School [Miami, FL])
FCR - Robert Muse, Bob Muse, San Diego
THURSDAY
Q. With whom is Derek Jeter tied as the longest-tenured New York Yankees player captain?
Hint: He was voted on for the Hall of Fame, but never got more than 2% of the vote.
SABR Hint: He was the last player to win the MVP award for the original American League Washington Senators.
Twint: He was the youngest manager in major league history.
A. Roger Peckinpaugh (8 years; MVP 1925; Age 23 in 1914)
FCR - Matt Gibson, Barboursville, WV
FRIDAY
Q. Which teammate saved Frank Robinson from drowning at a team party?
Hint: After breaking fingers twice in three years, he switched to the now-popular hinged mitt on the advice of a teammate.
SABR Hint: In spite of hitting .221 and .215, he was elected to two consecutive All-Star teams.
Twint: He became B. J. Surhoff’s mentor.
A. Andy Etchebarren (Party 1966; switched mitts in 1968 on the advice of teammate Clay Dalrymple)
FCR - David Krassin, New York
SATURDAY
Q. Whose .412 World Series batting mark led his team to a championship title?
Hint: In spite of that performance, he was pinch hit for in Game Seven.
Hint: He currently resides mere minutes from where this question was composed.
Twint: He is the minor league fielding coordinator for the Pittsburgh Pirates.
A. Steve Lombardozzi (1987 WS; Fulton, MD)
FCR - Brian Engelhardt, Reading, PA
SUNDAY
Q. Whose career was ended by a foul ball during a game?
Hint: He was on deck at the time.
Hint: He was the first player to hit a home run into the left field bleachers in Yankee Stadium after the stadium reopened following the 1976 renovation.
SABR Hint: He toiled for five different major league teams, one of them in two separate stints, over an 11-year major league career.
Twint: He was traded three times for players who were All-Stars during their careers.
A. Juan Encarnacion (On-deck accident 30-Aug-2007; HR 24-Jul-2001; Dmitri Young, Ryan Dempster, Brad Penny)
FCR - Paul Hirsch, Danville, CA
WEEKLY THEME – Players with more than 10 letters in their last names who have homered in the postseason.
Encarnacion 11 1 in Game 2, 2003, NLDS; 1 in Game 1, 2003 NLCS
Etchebarren 11 10-Oct-1973 ALCS, Game 4
Garciaparra 11 3 in 1998 ALDS; 2 in 1999 ALDS; 2 in 1999 ALCS
Lombardozzi 11 17-Oct-1987 Game 1, WS
Mientkiewicz 12 2 in 2002 ALDS
Peckinpaugh 11 15-Oct-1925 Game 7, WS
Yastrzemski 11 3 in 1967 WS; 1 in Game 2, 1975 ALCS
First Correct Respondent to Identify Theme – David Matchett, Toronto (after the Peckinpaugh question)
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