This week’s
theme and questions were provided by David Berard of Mount Ranier, Maryland.
MONDAY
Q. What
city started the tradition of having the Chief Executive throw out the first
ball of the opening season?
Hint: Though
an AL city for more than 70 years, it has also served brief stints in the NL,
including now.
Hint: A
team in Texas allegedly holds the copyright or legal rights to one of their
team's former nicknames.
Addint: This city, though important, endured a 33-season hiatus from MLB.
A. Washington, DC (President William
Howard Taft threw out first
pitch in 1910;
1872 Washington Nationals
in the National Association
[NAT],
1873 Washington Blue Legs
in the National Association
[WAS],
1875 Washington Nationals
in the National
Association [WAS],
1884 Washington Statesmen
in the American Association
[WAS],
1884 Washington Nationals
in the Union Association
[WHS],
1891 Washington Statesmen
in the American
Association [WAS],
Washington
Nationals in the National League 1886-89 [WHS],
Washington
Senators in the National League 1891-99 [WHS],
Washington
Senators/Nationals in the American League 1901-60 [WSH],
Washington
Senators in the American League 1961-71 [WSA] &
Washington
Nationals in the National League 2005-present [WSN];
Rangers
own the name “Senators”)
FCR - PJ
Shelley, Louisville, KY
Most common incorrect
answer: DC, William Howard Taft, New
York, Philadelphia
TUESDAY
Q. What
city served under the name of another city's borough?
Hint: This
city is the largest city to ever become part of another city.
Hint: This
city's name was the butt of many jokes in vaudeville and old-time comedy
movies.
Addint: An NBA franchise now uses this city's name.
A. Brooklyn, NY (1 of the 5 boroughs of
New York City since 1898 adding a population of 1,000,000; Brooklyn
jokes; Brooklyn
Nets)
FCR - Max
Burgess, Houston, TX
MCIA: New York, Minneapolis/St. Paul, Oakland
WEDNESDAY
Q. What
city had a World Series winner in just their fifth season after their team
moved in from another town?
Hint: This
city was advertised as being made famous by a brand of beer.
Hint: This
city served briefly in the AA, then briefly in the AL, then briefly in the NL
again, then in the AL and now in the NL.
Addint: This city has thrice elected Socialist mayors.
A. Milwaukee, WI (Moved from Boston to
Milwaukee after the 1952 season; Schlitz, ”The beer that made Milwaukee famous”;
1891 Milwaukee
Brewers in the American Association,
1901 Milwaukee
Brewers in the American League;
1953-1965 Milwaukee Braves in the National League, 1970-1997 Milwaukee Brewers
in the American League & Milwaukee Brewers 1998-present; Mayors: Emil Seidel 1910-12, Daniel Hoan 1916-40
& Frank Zeidler
1948-60)
FCR - Dave
Washburn, Marietta, GA
MCIA: Los Angeles, Denver
THURSDAY
Q. What
city endured one of the shortest hiatuses in MLB history, going just one year
between leaving and arriving franchises?
Hint: It’s
famous for its ribs and perennial regal champs.
Addint: In a major upset, this city’s team defeated its
cross-state rivals in the "Show-Me" Series.
Addint: One of MLB's greatest managers hailed from this town, and made up
his name from the city's initials.
Addint: Wilbert
Harrison performed a song with this city's name that serves as an
unofficial anthem and is often played at the ballpark during games.
A. Kansas City, MO (City lost the A’s to
Oakland after the 1967 season but gained the expansion Royals for Missouri’s
largest metropolitan area; A plethora or barbecue
restaurants populate the area and the Kansas City Monarchs won 10 Negro League championships
before integration including the first Negro League World Series in 1924; The Royals
defeated the St. Louis
Cardinals in the 1985 World
Series, 4 G to 3, Missourians are reputed to have a deep mistrust of things
generally and want to be shown instead of just sold; Charles
Dillon Stengel became known as Casey (K.C.) because it was his home town;
Harrison’s song is simply titled “Kansas City”.)
FCR - Paul
Hirsch, San Diego, CA
MCIA: Louisville. Los Angeles, Seattle, St. Louis
FRIDAY
Q. What
city won the World Series one fall then hosted the Summer Olympics within less
than a year?
Hint: This
city's team was the first to telecast games on a nationwide cable TV channel.
Addint: This city once actually had a minor league team called the
"Crackers".
Addint: This city's franchise is the only one to win the modern World Series
representing 3 different cities.
A. Atlanta, GA (1996 Olympic Games;
TBS first aired Braves games in
1973; Boston
Braves won the 1914 WS,
the Milwaukee
Braves won in 1957
& the Atlanta
Braves won in 1995)
FCR - Makoto
Ozawa, Scarsdale, NY
MCIA: “not sure”, Los Angeles, New York Mets
SATURDAY
Q. What
team’s home state is the southernmost in the Mountain Time Zone?
Hint: A
tragic socio-political event delayed their Series appearance so late, one of
the opposition players was referred to as "Mr. November".
Addint: The team nickname is the only one in MLB that represents a reptile.
Addint: Stellar play by former Florida Marlin Craig
Counsell helped them win a World Series.
A. Arizona [Phoenix] (The attacks of 9-11 caused
the postseason delay, Derek Jeter
was “Mr. November”; Diamondback
[“D-Back”] is a poisonous snake, native to the Southwest
FCR - Doug
Wilkins, San Francisco, CA
MCIA: Denver, Texas, Rockies
SUNDAY
Q. What city, though in a heavily-Hispanic
area, has a name of German origin?
Hint: This
team's nickname made it the perfect franchise to replace Pittsburgh in a 1994
remake of a 1951 classic baseball movie.
Addint: This team has had four official names, and its current one is
reminiscent of the local NHL franchise.
Addint: This city's team was first owned by a famous singing cowboy actor.
A. Anaheim, CA (According to Wikipedia, Anaheim
means "home by the Santa Anna River" in German; “Angels in the
Outfield”, 1951
& 1994; 1.
Los Angeles Angels, 2. California Angels, 3. Anaheim Angels, 4. Los Angeles
Angels of Anaheim; Original owner was Gene
Autry)
FCR - Dave
Johnson, Swarthmore, PA
MCIA: Denver, Lukenbach, Los Angeles, Cleveland
WEEKLY THEME – Cities whose MLB
franchises have each won exactly one World Series
First Correct Respondent
to Identify Theme – Kellen Nielson, Blanding, UT (after the Tuesday question)
Incorrect theme guesses:
Monday - Cities that had teams, lost them, then got them back.
- Cities
that have had teams in more than one major league, but not at the same time
(since we don't want to include New York, Chicago, etc.)
- Franchises
that have located in more than one city.
- Cities
represented in the original National League? Or Federal League?
- All
are cities with teams in the American Association major league. (In this case,
Washington Statesmen, 1891)
Tuesday - Teams which hosted major league cities and then lost them.
- Clearly involves cities where teams left to go elsewhere.
- Cities that lost a team but gained another team.
- Cities that baseball teams have left.
- Cities that lost franchises
- Cities
who have had two or more nicknames for their baseball team.
- Cities that lost their major league teams to another city and that
transferred franchise is still active
Wednesday -
Teams managed by Chuck Dressen
-
Friday - Cities that had Negro League teams
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