June 3-9, 2013 Hall of Famers who attended high school in the East Bay

MONDAY

Q.         Pops

A.         Willie Stargell

FCR -    Rick Zucker, St. Louis, MO

TUESDAY

Q.         Eck

A.         Dennis Eckersley

FCR -    John Van Cleve, New York, NY

WEDNESDAY

Q.         Hoop

A.         Harry Hooper

FCR -    Dave Raglin, McLean, VA

IN MEMORIAM

Q.         Bear

Twint:    He is credited with quintupling the salaries of major league umpires.

Twint:    When he attended law school at Villanova, he helped defray his expenses by coaching the freshman football team.

Twint:    He overplayed his hand when major league baseball accepted his mass resignation offer.

Twint:    He was the Executive Director of the National Association of Basketball Referees (NABR).

Twint:    He left NABR to head the Major League Umpires Association in 1978.

A.         Richie Phillips http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/2013/06/04/richie-phillips-dies-at-72-led-umpires-nba-refs/2388541/ (No mention of it by MLB)

FCR -    David Krassin, New York, NY

THURSDAY

Q.         Man of steal

A.         Rickey Henderson

FCR -    Alan Work, White Plains, NY

FRIDAY

Q.         Chick

A.         Chick Hafey

FCR -    Frank Workman, Lake Forest Park, WA

FRIDAY FURTHER

Q.         Goofy

A.         Lefty Gomez

FCR -    Michael Frank, New York, NY

SATURDAY

Q.         Little Joe

A.         Joe Morgan

FCR -    John Burbridge, Elon, NC

WEEKEND BONUS

Q.         Bocci

A.         Ernie Lombardi

FCR -    Blake Sherry, Dublin, OH

SUNDAY

Q.         Pencils

A.         Frank Robinson

FCR -    Mark DeLodovico, Rockville, MD

WEEKLY THEME – Hall of Famers who attended high school in the East Bay.

Eckersley     Washington Union HS     Fremont

Gomez         Richmond HS                 Richmond

Hafey           Berkeley HS                   Berkeley

Henderson    Technical HS                  Oakland

Hooper         St. Mary’s HS                 Moraga

Lombardi      McClymonds HS             Oakland

Morgan        Castlemont HS               Oakland

Robinson     McClymonds HS             Oakland

Stargell        Encinal HS                     Alameda

Randy Johnson will no doubt be eligible join this list in 2015.  He attended Livermore HS.

First Correct Respondent to Identify Theme – Joe Merrill, Brunswick, ME (after the Hooper Q.)

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