MONDAY
Q. Who
was the last Orioles pitcher to win the Cy Young Award in a season in which the
O’s went to the World Series?
Hint: He
lost his first five and last four decisions, going 167-134 in-between.
Hint: He
coined the term “Horn,” after teammate Sam Horn, for striking out six times in
a game.
Hint: Seven
strikeouts, he insists, should be called a “Horn-a-Plenty”.
Hint: He
had the most starts in the American League from 1977-87, even though he
suffered a severe knee injury and torn Achilles tendon during that span.
Twint: He
was one of four Orioles pitchers to combine on a no-hitter.
A. Mike Flanagan (1979 AL CYA; “Horn”
debut 29‑Jul‑1991
Sports Illustrated; combined w- Bob Milacki,
Mark
Williamson & Gregg Olson
on 13‑Jul‑1991)
FCR - Walt Cherniak, Highland, MD
TUESDAY
Q. Who
was the first left-handed pitcher to earn 20 saves in a season for the Orioles?
Hint: He
was the only pitcher to earn 100 saves for the Orioles from 1976-85.
Hint: His
only postseason victory sent the Orioles to their last World Series appearance.
Twint: He
is the only Orioles pitcher to earn more than one save in a World Series.
A. Tippy Martinez (21 SV in 1983; 104 SV
from 76-85; W 1983 ALCS
Game 4; 2 SV in 1983 WS)
FCR - Mark Lewers, Blacksburg, VA
WEDNESDAY
Q. Which
submariner surrendered Manny Ramirez’s 500th career home run?
Hint: He
would pitch 44 more games before giving up another home run.
Hint: He
only faced 163 batters in those 44 games, an average of just 3.7 BF/G.
Hint: He
is the only right-handed pitcher to appear in 500 career games while facing
fewer than four batters per game.
Twint: He
was one of the players featured in the book Moneyball.
A. Chad Bradford (Manny’s
500th 31-May-2008;
Next HR surrendered 25-Sep-2008
to Curtis
Granderson; 3.89 BF/G [2180 BFP in 561 G])
FCR - Dick Adams, Ellicott City, MD
MIDWEEK BONUS
Q. Who
is the only American League pitcher to appear in 70 games for six straight
seasons?
Hint: The
game that gave him the sixth consecutive 70-appearance season was Cal
Ripken, Jr.'s final major league game.
Hint: It
was also the last game of the season—his last opportunity to achieve the
record.
Hint: His
career in the majors spanned fourteen years and saw him in the uniform of six
different teams.
Twint: Dallas-born,
he attended two different universities in Texas before his professional days.
Twint: Actually
achieved seven consecutive 70-appearance seasons and two more of 60 each
following those.
A. Buddy Groom (Streak 1996-2002; Cal’s
final G 06‑Oct‑2001;
Pitched for the Tigers, Marlins, A’s, Orioles, Yankees & D’Backs; Carl Albert State College & University of Mary Hardin-Baylor)
FCR - Dave Pugh, Baltimore, MD
THURSDAY
Q. Who
was once on a pitching staff that included Jack McDowell, Kevin Brown and Erik
Hanson?
Hint: California
born, he grew up in Hawaii, but attended a known surfing school on the
mainland. (…perhaps THE surfing school.)
Hint: He
currently shares the microphone with a teammate who once imitated him in a
major league game.
Twint: His
Samoan ancestry may or may not have been instrumental in his choice of school.
Twint: He
is currently Special Assistant to the Executive Vice President & GM for the
Arizona Diamondbacks.
A. Mike Fetters (He, McDowell,
Brown
and Hanson
pitched for Team USA in the 1985 Intercontinental Cup; B. 19‑Dec‑1964
Van Nuys, CA, attended Pepperdine
University; Teammate on the field and in the booth: Mark Grace,
who aped Fetters’ distinctive delivery.)
FCR - Blake Sherry, Dublin, OH
FRIDAY
Q. Who
threw the infamous pitch that Mookie
Wilson dribbled up the first base line?
Hint: He
has pitched in more games than any other player in Boston Red Sox history.
Twint: Historians
now agree that Schiraldi
was probably more to blame for the game six loss.
A. Bob Stanley (G6 1986
WS; 637G)
FCR - Bill Carle, Lee’s Summit, MO
SATURDAY
Q. Who
is the only pitcher to win the Rolaids Relief Award playing for the Seattle
Mariners?
Hint: He
probably wasn’t cheering for the Cardinals on Monday.
Twint: In
his only All-Star appearance, he gave up two earned runs in two-thirds of an
inning.
A. J.J. Putz (RR Award 2007;
Alumnus of the University
of Michigan, whose basketball team played the University of Louisville Cardinals for the
NCAA championship on Monday night 08‑Apr‑2013.
On the previous Monday night 01‑Apr‑2013,
his big league team, the Diamondbacks,
faced the St.
Louis Cardinals; ASG 2007)
FCR - Paul Sekula, Arlington, VA
WEEKEND BONUS
Q. What
former Governor crossed the picket lines in 1994?
Hint: He
led the American League in pitching appearances one season over a decade later.
Twint: In
2003, he was inducted into the Austin Peay State University Athletics Hall of
Fame.
A. Jamie Walker (Austin Peay University’s mascot is the
Governors, Walker played (or was willing to play) during the MLB work stoppage
of 1994-95; AL G leader w/81 w/ the Orioles in 2007;
FCR - Damian Begley, New York, NY
SUNDAY
Q. Who
surrendered Jim Thome’s first career home run?
Hint: He
is one of only two American University alumni to make the majors.
Hint: In
his first year with the Yankees, he pitched 27 consecutive scoreless innings during
a streak of fourteen straight saves.
Twint: In
1990, despite having a 1.98 ERA over 57 appearances and 13 wins, he did not
receive a single vote for the Cy Young Award.
A. Steve Farr (Thome HR
04‑Oct‑1991;
Mark
Smith is the other AU graduate; Streaks in 1991.)
FCR - David Krassin, New York, NY
WEEKLY THEME
– Players who appeared in 500 Major League games without ever coming to bat.
Player MLB
Gs
Bradford 561
Farr 509
Fetters 620
Flanagan 526
Groom 786
Martinez 546
Putz 517
Stanley* 637
Walker 545
*Did have a postseason at-bat in G 2
of the ’86 World Series. He struck out.
First Correct Respondent
to Identify Theme – Gregg
Gaylord, Chicago, IL
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