MONDAY
Q. Who
is the only Rangers pitcher with 200 strikeouts this season?
Hint: During
his first spring training he was caught smoking and gambling, both illegal due
to his age.
Hint: He
was named to the All-Star team this year, but did not appear.
Hint: He
was named Asia Series MVP in 2006.
Twint: His
father played college soccer for Eckerd College.
A. Yu Darvish (205K)
FCR - Mark
Kanter, Portsmouth, RI
TUESDAY
Q. Whom
did the Red Sox call up when Kevin Youkilis went on the Disabled List with a
back injury in 2012?
Hint: He
filled in admirably, leading to Youk’s trade to Chicago.
Twint: His
first Major League home run was a game-tying grand slam over the Green Monster.
A. Will Middlebrooks (HR 06-May-2012)
FCR - Michael
Daponde, Sacramento
WEDNESDAY
Q. With
Chase Utley injured, whom did the Phillies turn to as their starting second
baseman on Opening Day 2012?
Hint: In
June he tested positive for a banned steroid, earning a 50 game suspension.
Twint: He
was given the 2011 Paul Owens Award as the best position player in the
Phillies’ minor league system.
A. Freddy Galvis
FCR - Greg
Gosselin, Arlington, VA
MIDWEEK BONUS
Q. Who
was the first native of Canada’s Province of Quebec chosen in the first round
of the Major League draft?
Hint: As
a minor leaguer he was traded for Cliff Lee.
Twint: He
pitched for Team Canada in the 2006 World Jr. Championship, 2007 World Cup
& 2009 WBC.
Twint: During
his lone WBC appearance he escaped a bases-loaded jam by retiring Kevin
Youkilis, Curtis Granderson & David Wright in order.
A. Phillippe Aumont (11th
overall pick in the 2007
draft; traded [with J.C.
Ramirez and Tyson
Gilles] for Lee
16-Dec-2009)
FCR - Frank
Workman, Lake Forest Park, WA
THURSDAY
Q. Whose
first Major League hit, after an 0-6 start, was a game-winning 3-run home run against
Jonathan Papelbon on 07-May?
Hint: With
that homer he became the first player whose first major league hit was a home
run off of a pitcher with over 200 career saves.
Twint: His
iron glove caused the Mets to move him from second base to the outfield at the
start of the season.
A. Jordany Valdespin
FCR - Leanne
Rohrbach, Minnapolis, MN
FRIDAY
Q. Who
was the first player called up under the 24-hour taxi squad roster extension
included in the 2011 Collective Bargaining Agreement?
Hint: After
Dennis Tankersley in 2002, he was the next pitcher to get his first major league
win and hit his first major league home run on the same day.
Hint: The
Pirates claimed him off waivers after the 2011 season, then waived him days
later when they signed Erik Bedard.
Hint: He
was twice drafted by the Mets, but did not sign either time.
Twint: He
was the Padres’ Minor League Pitcher of the Year in 2008.
A. Jeremy Hefner (CBA; taxi squad
23-Apr-2012; W & HR 29-May-2012;
picked up by PIT 18‑Nov‑2011, waived by PIT 09-Dec-2011; drafted by NYN 2004
[46th round] & 2005 [48th round])
FCR - Mike
McCroskey, Sugar Land, TX
SATURDAY
Q. What
pitcher was the key to the trade bringing Adrian Gonzalez to Boston?
Hint: He
got a hit in his first game in the majors and got his second one last (Friday)
night.
Hint: Upon
completion of the Boston trade, he immediately became the top player in the
Padres’ minor league system.
Hint: He
gave up a football scholarship at University of Tennessee to sign with the Red
Sox.
Hint: Even
though he was only the 30th overall pick, he received a $3M signing
bonus.
Twint: His
father is a former major league catcher.
A. Casey Kelly (traded BOS-to-SDN 06-Dec-2010;
1st H 27-Aug-2012;
2nd H 21‑Sep‑2012;
Drafted & signed by BOS 2008; son of Pat Kelly)
FCR - Mark
Kanter, Portsmouth, RI
EQUINOX
EXTRA
Q. Who
was the first UCLA player to be named Collegiate Baseball Player of the Year by
Collegiate Baseball magazine?
Hint: He
holds the school record for most career innings pitched, wins and strikeouts.
Hint: He
struck out seventeen batters in his first nine professional innings pitched.
Twint: He
was the first player from the 2011 draft class to make his major league debut.
A. Trevor Bauer (CBPoY 2011; 373.3 IP, 34
W, 460 K; debut 28-Jun-2012)
FCR - Mitchell
Below, Oakland
SUNDAY
Q. Who
was the top-ranked Diamondbacks prospect in the 2011 Baseball America
mid-season prospect rankings?
Hint: He
was the player to be named later in the trade that brought Dan Haren to the
Angels.
Twint: He
was named Diamondbacks Minor League Pitcher of the Year in 2011.
A. Tyler Skaggs (19th-ranked
prospect)
FCR - Jeff
Fink, Howell, NJ son of Lefty Fink
GRAND FINALE
Q. Which
minor leaguer was traded straight-up for Orlando Cabrera at the 2011 trading
deadline?
Hint: He
was a draft-and-follow pick in 2005, signing in 2006 for $220K.
Hint: He
missed all but 10 games of the 2007 season when he dislocated his throwing
shoulder, requiring reconstructive surgery.
Twint: In
2009 he was named the best outfield arm and best hitting prospect in the
California League.
A. Thomas Neal (traded for Cabrera
30-Jul-2011)
FCR - Paul
Rupright, Cleveland
WEEKLY THEME
– Active Tweeters who debuted in 2012
Aumont @P_Aumont17
Bauer @BauerOutage
Darvish @FaridYu
Galvis @Tooc13FG
Hefner @JeremyHefner17
Kelly @IamCaseyKelly
Middlebrooks @16WMBrooks
Neal @TdaddyNeal
Skaggs @TylerSkaggs23
Valdespin @Jordany023
First
Correct Respondent to Identify Theme
– No one
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