MONDAY
Q. To whom should Lasorda not have let
Niedenfuer pitch?
Hint: His bankruptcy in 1992 was a public
embarrassment, but he successfully righted his situation.
Hint: He twice exceeded 130 bases-on-balls in a
season.
Twint: He led the National League in GW RBI in 1980.
Twint: 1977 through 1983, he was double-digits
outfield assists every year but one.
A. Jack
Clark (Homered w/ 1st base open in the 9th inning of
the G 6 of the 1985 NLCS;
FCR - Jeff Fink, Howell, NJ
TUESDAY
Q. What former Astros All-Star has been
called “…a mechanical disaster.”?
Hint: His diving outfield catch help secured Tim
Lincecum’s no-hitter.
Hint: Making an equally heroic play would have been
the 27th out of a perfect game for another teammate.
Hint: He was drafted just ahead of Dustin
Pedroia.
Twint: He recently signed a $90M contract extension.
A. Hunter
Pence (AS 2009,
2011,
Awkwardness
quote [He’s not above self parody: Video];
Lincecum
no-no 13‑Jul‑2013;
Near no-no by Yusmeiro Petit
06‑Sep‑2013;
2nd
round of the 2004 MLB June Amateur Draft; Contract
extension)
FCR - Herb Whalley, Houston, TX
WEDNESDAY
Q. Who played in the postseason with five
different teams in six different seasons, but never with a team that won even a
single series in those years?
Hint: He was one of the sixteen players with
forty home runs in 1996.
Hint: He has the Silver Slugger Award in each
league.
Twint: Though not a likely Hall of Famer himself, he
was teammates with Carlton Fisk, Wade Boggs and Roberto Alomar.
Twint: His hometown was the site of a famous battle.
A. Ellis
Burks (1988 ALCS
w/BOS, 1990 ALCS
w/BOS, 1993 ALCS
w/CHW, 1995 NLDS
w/COL, 2000 NLDS
w/SFG, 2001 ALDS
w/CLE, Battle
of Vicksburg)
FCR - Dayton Headlee, Omaha, NE
MIDWEEK BONUS
Q. After Willie Mays in 1960, who was the
next Giants batter to hit more than ten triples in a season?
Hint: He was also the last 20th century
Tigers batter with more than ten triples in a season.
Twint: He did not appear in the field or at bat until
his 10th major league game.
A. Larry
Herndon (11 3b for 1980 SFN; 13
3b for 1982
DET; PR 04-, 07-, 08-, 09-, 11- [1],
13- [1],
17- [2],
18-
& 19-Sep-1974)
FCR - Mark Camps, Albany, CA
THURSDAY
Q. Who ended Vince Coleman’s six-year run
as National League stolen base leader?
Hint: He is one of four major league alumni of
Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University.
Twint: Among those he ranks second in major league
G, AB, R, H, HR & SB.
A. Marquis
Grissom (76 SB in 1990 [Coleman was in 7th place with 37]; other
FAMU alumni: Coleman,
Andre
Dawson & Hal McRae)
FCR - Makoto
Ozawa, Scarsdale, NY
FRIDAY
Q. Who was the last batter at Candlestick Park?
Hint: Earlier in the game he became the last
Giants batter to hit a home run there.
Hint: He and teammate F.P. Santangelo were
collectively nicknamed “The Fighting Hydrants” due to their stature and fiery
competitiveness.
Twint: He was named in the Mitchell Report and
admitted to using steroids a few years later.
A. Marvin
Benard (grounded out 30-Sep-1999;
given the nickname by Giants announcers Duane Kuiper and MIke Krukow [Armando Rios was the
third member of The Fighting Hydrants.]; admitted to using steroids after knee
surgery in 2002)
FCR - Brian Wood, Pacific Grove, CA
SATURDAY
Q. Whose 10.37 100-meter dash time is
second only to Deion Sanders’ among major league players?
Hint: He had the most extra-base hits and the
only stolen base for the Giants in the 2010 World Series.
Hint: He suffers from ADHD and is currently a
spokesperson advocating for others with the disability.
Twint: He was born in New Jersey but raised in
Puerto Rico.
A. Andres
Torres (Sanders ran the 100 in 10.26; 4 2B, 1 HR, 1 SB in 2010 WS)
FCR - Rich Klein, Plano, TX
SUNDAY
Q. Who was the last player to wear #25 for
the Giants before Barry Bonds?
Hint: In 1987 he and Paul Molitor became the
first Brewers teammates steal 30 bases in the same season.
Twint: He was the only Brewer other than Molitor to
steal 30 bases in a season during the 1980s.
FCR - Damian Begley, New York, NY
WEEKLY THEME – Outfielder
winners of the Willie
Mac Award
Year Player Position
1999 Benard Center fielder
2000 Burks Right fielder
1980 Clark Right fielder
1992 Felder Center fielder
2003 Grissom Center fielder
1981 Herndon Left fielder
2013 Pence Right fielder
2010 Torres Center fielder
First
Correct Respondent to Identify Theme – Joe Ullian, Santa Barbara (after the Burks
Question)
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