MONDAY
Q. Who
won the BBWAA Most Valuable Player Award while playing for two different
National League teams?
Hint: He
is the only player in major league history with more than 170 bases-on-balls in
a season.
Hint: He
is also the only player to have a single season with a ratio of fewer than seven
at-bats per home run.
Twint:
His father, god-father and grandfather all played for the Giants before he did.
Twint: OK,
just kidding about the grandfather, but his Hall of Fame cousin did play in the
majors.
A. Barry Bonds (BBWAA
MVPs began in 1931, MVP PIT 1990, 92/SFG 1993, 2001-04; 177 BB in 2001, 198 in
2002, 232 BB in 2004; 6.52 AB/HR 2001; Father Bobby Bonds,
God-father Willie
Mays, Cousin: Reggie
Jackson)
FCR - Joseph
Dell, Indiana, PA
Incorrect answers: Babe Ruth, Mark McGwire
MONDAY MORE
Q. Which
Hall of Fame player was born on the day of the "Shot Heard ‘Round the
World"?
Hint: He
was the first team captain in the history of the San Diego Padres.
Hint: He
is the only Yankee player to wear #31 and make the All-Star Game while a
Yankee.
Twint: As
a college student, he was convicted of felony theft of two snowblowers, and
sentenced to three years in the St. Cloud Penitentiary.
A. Dave Winfield (Born
03-Oct-1951;
Team Captain SDP; List of
#31 NYY; the sentence was
suspended, and later expunged based on his “public service and good works”)
FCR - Neil
Cohen, Brooklyn, NY
Incorrect answers: Steve Garvey, Graig
Nettles, Rickey Henderson
MONDAY MUCH MORE
Q. Who
is the Texas Ranger’s career leader in runs scored, hits, singles, doubles,
triples, total bases, sacrifice flies, games played, at bats and plate
appearances?
Hint: He
also leads in strikeouts and double plays grounded into.
Hint: He
was moved to short stop from second base to make room for Alfonso Soriano when
the Rangers traded Alex Rodriguez to the Yankees.
Twint: After
winning a Gold Glove at short, he was moved the next year to third to make room
for Elvis Andrus.
A. Michael Young (TEX
batting leaders; Infield move
history)
FCR - Josh
Sullivan, Tomball, TX
Incorrect answers: Rusty Greer, Ian Kinsler, Julio Franco, Toby Harrah, Craig Biggio
TUESDAY
Q. Who
was the first Yankee to lead his league in homers since Roger Maris did it with
61?
Hint: As
a Twin, he couldn’t dislodge Harmon Killebrew from third base, but after being
traded to Cleveland, played third base for the next 19 years.
Hint: Billy
Martin was his manager in the Pacific Coast League, and with two of his first
three major league teams.
Twint: He
once said: "When I was a little
boy, I wanted to be a baseball player and join the circus. With the Yankees I
have accomplished both."
A. Graig Nettles (32 HR 1976; Played OF
for MIN; Martin managed him 1968 Denver
Bears of the PCL, 1969 Twins
and Yankees 1975-79, 83)
FCR - Nick
Batselos, Bethesda, MD
Incorrect answers: Greg Nettles, Craig Nettles, Toby Harrah, Thurman Munson,
Clete Boyer, Reggie Jackson, Mike Pagliarulo, Alex Rodriguez, Don
Mattingly, Michael Young, Rocky Colavito
WEDNESDAY
Q. Whose
record of 2,225 career games at catcher was broken by Carlton Fisk?
Hint: He
caught Mike Witt’s perfect game.
Hint: He
played more years in the majors than any other player who attended Stanford.
Twint: While
there, he won the team’s Most Valuable Player award, the Come Through Award
(twice) and the Bruce R. Cameron Memorial Award.
A. Bob Boone (Later broken by the other "Pudge",
I-Rod with 2,427
GP; Perfecto 30‑Sep‑1984;
19 y in the Bigs,
Mussina spent 18; List
of Stanford baseball award winners.
FCR - Frank
Workman, Lake Forest Park, WA
Incorrect answers: Jim Sundberg, Johnny
Bench, Mike Scioscia, Ivan Rodriguez, Yogi Berra
MIDWEEK BONUS
Q. Which
Los Angeles Dodger was instrumental in helping eliminate the reserve clause?
Hint: In
order to fight the clause, he played two years without a signed contract.
Hint: During
the first year he led the league in wins and WHIP, and the next year in complete
games, shutouts, and hits/9 innings pitched.
Twint: Ted
Turner wanted him to wear the name "Channel".
A. Andy Messersmith (Sietz Decision led to
terms that defined free agency; STATS 1974
-20W/WHIP 1.098, 1975 – 19CG, 7SO, 6.8 H/9; Andy’s number was 17,
which was also the number of Ted Turner’s channel that carried the Brave’s
games.
FCR - Josh
Sullivan, Tomball, TX
Incorrect answers: Mike Marshall, Sandy Koufax, Don Drysdale,
Curt Flood, Claude Osteen
THURSDAY
Q. Who
is the only second baseman to take a season crown in the American League for
runs batted in during the post-dead ball era?
Hint: Only
Rogers Hornsby had more RBIs by a second baseman in a single season.
Hint: He
once finished third to teammate Ichiro Suzuki in MVP balloting.
Twint: He
is the first ever third-generation big-leaguer.
A. Bret Boone (141 RBI 2001 at least 50%
games at 2B, Del Pratt
103 RBI 1916; Hornsby
152/1922, 149/1929, and 143/1925; 2001
MVP voting; 1992 debut,
son of Bob Boone, grandson of Ray Boone)
FCR - Josh
Sullivan, Tomball, TX
Incorrect answers: Alfonzo Soriano, Bob Meusel, Alex Rodriguez,
Carlos Baerga, Richie Sexson, Robinson Cano, Nap Lajoie, Joe Gordon
THUR-THIR BONUS
Q. Who
was the first Seattle Mariner to lead his league in stolen bases?
Hint: He
is the only Mariner ever to lead his league in triples.
Hint: He
won three consecutive Gold Gloves at second base despite leading the league in
errors for his position each year he won the award.
Twint: This
prompted him to say he was shocked to win the award and he asked "What am
I supposed to do? Give it back? "
A. Harold Reynolds (1987, 60SB;
1988 11 3B
tied with Robin Yount and Willie Wilson; GG 1988-90, led E 1987-90; quote BR
bullpen)
FCR - Rich
Klein, Plano, TX
Incorrect answers: Jose Cruz, Ichiro Suzuki, Julio Cruz
FRIDAY
Q. Who
was the first American League catcher to have 100 assists in a season since WWII?
Hint: His
attempted sacrifice bunt in the World Series resulted in the only out in the
inning where Umpire Don Denkinger badly blew a call.
Hint: He
scored the come-from-behind winning run of that series-tying game by artfully
avoiding a tag at home plate.
Twint: He
was once traded to the Brewers for a player who would later manage the Brewers
from 2003 until mid September of the 2008 season.
A. Jim Sundberg (Assist
leaders 1975 101 A, Mike Tresh
1945 had102 A; WS Game 6 26‑Oct‑S1985,
"The Call"; play-by-play;
Traded for Ned
Yost 08-Dec-1983)
FCR - Josh
Sullivan, Tomball, TX
Incorrect answers: Yogi Berra, Darrell Porter, Dan Wilson, John
Wathan, Frank White, Tony Pena, Don Slaught, Carlton Fisk, Bob Boone
SATURDAY
Q. Which
rookie pitched two complete postseason games giving up only one unearned run in
his only two starts?
Hint: He
was named ALCS MVP that year.
Hint: That
same season, he got his chance to become a regular in his team’s starting
rotation when a Hall of Famer went on the disabled list and another starter
injured his knee.
Hint: He
finished that season 16-8, and then went on the following season to lead the
league with twenty wins.
Twint: Known
for his command of "junk" pitches, he threw a "foshball".
Twint: He
once told kids at a baseball clinic about going to hear Red Sox catcher Carlton Fisk
speak in 1976: "OK, I'm a kid
just out of high school. After the
program was over with, I went over to Carlton Fisk and I said to him, I said,
'Mr. Fisk, could I please have your autograph?' And he said, 'Yeah, sure kid,' and he signed
it. And I said, 'Someday I hope to be
able to pitch against you in the big leagues.' Carlton Fisk looked at me and he said, 'Yeah,
right, kid.' And that hurt me. He didn't believe I could do it. So, I got to pitch against Carlton Fisk. Carlton Fisk, I think, has one hit, lifetime,
off of me. I betcha I've struck him out 25 to 30 times."
A. Mike Boddicker (1983 ALCS MVP;
Called up to the Orioles to replace Jim Palmer,
and injury to Mike
Flanagan in the first inning 17-May-1983
opened the spot; He is credited with throwing the first "Foshball" - a
cross between a split-fingered pitch and a change up; Quoted in The Des Moines Register 10‑Aug‑1994, Boddicker
K’d Fisk 13 times, behind Ryan
(24), Palmer (21), Perry (16),
Clemens
(14) and Morris
(14). Fisk batted .125 against Mike with
5 H in 40 AB, the lowest BA versus any pitcher he faced 40 times.)
FCR - Chaunce
Venuto, Tooele, UT
Incorrect answers: Ralph Terry, Ron Guidry, David Cone, Jaret
Wright, Orel Hershiser
WEEKEND BONUS
Q. Who
was honored with the second ever USA
Baseball Golden Spikes Award?
Hint: Bill
James called him a poor man’s Brooks Robinson.
Hint: He
was the first player in his franchise’s history to hit a homer in his first
official major league at bat.
Twint: He
was also the first player to do this who also played for California State
University, Fullerton.
Twint: In
1979, he helped lead the Titans to their first Division I title.
A. Tim Wallach (GSA [He walked
in his first PA.]; HR 06-Sept-1980;
Bill James from 2001 The
new Bill James Historical Baseball Abstract; CSUF; NCAA baseball champs)
FCR- Micki
Maynard, Phoenix, AZ
Incorrect answers: Phil Nevin, Robin Ventura, Bob Horner, Manny
Machado, Clete Boyer, Evan Longoria Graig
Nettles, Ron Santo
SUNDAY
Q. Who
broke the team record for outfield assists in a season, a record held by Willie
Mays at the time?
Hint: It
was his only season with the team.
Hint: His
11th inning dropped ball in Game 3 of the NLDS that year helped
propel the Marlins to the series victory.
Twint: His
nickname is "Cheito" because his father, also a major leaguer, is "Cheo".
A. Jose Cruz, Jr. (San Francisco Giants, 18
A in 2003, Mays had 17 in 1959 w/SFG and holds the franchise record at 23
w/NYG in 1955; 03-Oct-2003,
but note the Giants left 18 men on base and were 2 for 16 RISP; Cheo is his
father Jose
Cruz and Cheito is "little Cheo")
FCR - John
Michael Pierobon, Fort Lauderdale, FL
Incorrect answers: Moises Alou, Alex
Gonzales, Kevin Mitchell, Marquis Grissom, Chris Brown
WEEKLY THEME
– Alaska
Goldpanners of Fairbanks players who won a Gold Glove in the majors.
Panner GP Yr GG pos GG
yrs
Messersmith 1965 P 1974-75
*Au-AL-Au
First Correct Respondent
to Identify Theme – John
Michael Pierobon, Fort Lauderdale, FL (after the Nettles Q.)
Incorrect theme guesses:
Monday
- Folks who led their
leagues in HRs, walks and strikeouts
- Arizona State
players who either started in MLB all-star games, or won significant awards
(MVP; Cy Young; rookie of the year; play-off MVP).
- Athletes who
played 3 sports in college
- People who won
three consecutive Gold Gloves and three consecutive Silver Slugger Awards in
the same years
- Draftees in
several sports
- Members of the
Alaska Goldpanners
- Players who
won a NCAA baseball championship and an Alaskan Summer Baseball League
championship
- All-Star Game
MVPs
- Played on
championship teams for the Goldpanners
- All-Stars who
played for the Goldpanners
- All won the
Alaska Summer League Championships in the Alaska Goldpanners
Tuesday - Players
who switched infield positions in their career
- MLB players
who played other sports in college
- MLB players
also drafted in sports other than baseball
- Players who
won HR titles and gold gloves
- Players in the
Hudson Valley Collegiate Baseball League
Wednesday
- Players who
went straight to MLB after being drafted
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