MONDAY
Q. Who
is the only right-handed pitcher since J.R. Richard to strike out 300 batters
in each of consecutive seasons?
Hint: Not
only did he not win the Cy Young Award either season. The second year, he got no votes at all.
Hint He was part of one of the most famous
trades the Astros ever made.
Hint: He
was the 4th-youngest player in the majors as a rookie and 7th
oldest by the time he retired.
Twint: He’s
the only native of Alaska to appear in an All-Star game.
Twint: He’ll be of the Hall of Fame ballot next
year for the third time.
A. Curt Schilling (319 K in 1997, 300 in
’98, Richard
303 in 1978, 12 votes in ’97; 4th in CYA voting in 1997; Traded from
BAL to HOU
10-Jan-1991 with Steve Finley
& Pete
Harnisch for Glenn Davis;
ASG appearances 1997,
99,
2002
[starter])
FCR - Bob
Kimball, Washington, DC
Incorrect answers: Nolan Ryan, Roger Clemens, Randy Johnson,
Mike Scott, Larry Dierker, Dwight Gooden
TUESDAY
Q. Who
was traded to the Cubs when a movie was released that gave him a nickname he
never really wanted?
Hint: That
movie now frequently appears on lists of favorite sports movies.
Hint: He’s
a California native, but was drafted out of high school in Oregon by the
Padres.
Hint: He
and his putative nemesis are long-time bowling aficionados.
Twint: He
is too often called "The Bill Buckner of pitchers".
A. Mitch Williams ("Major League",
nickname "Wild Thing”, with a tie to the hit single by the Troggs
from 1966; B. 17-Nov-1964 in Santa Ana, CA, Drafted 3rd pick of the
8th round of the 1982
Amateur Draft; Williams owned a bowling alley and Joe Carter is an
accomplished bowler.)
FCR - Matt
Dicker, Chicago, IL
Incorrect answers: Leon Durham, Dave Kingman, Mark Grace, Rick
Sutcliffe
WEDNESDAY
Q. Who
broke Pete Rose's record for most plate appearances in a season?
Hint: Jimmy
Rollins set the new standard when he had 778 in his MVP season.
Hint: He
once stole 105 bases in a single minor league season.
Twint: He
was frequently interviewed with a wad of bubbled gum permeated with chewing
tobacco
Twint: Perhaps
it was chewing tobacco that gained structural integrity by being mixed with
bubble gum.
A. Lenny Dykstra (His 773 in 1993 passed Rose's
771 set in 1974; SB for Lynchburg
Mets in 1983; Tobacco/gum
mélange)
FCR - Makato
Ozawa, Scarsdale, NY
Incorrect answers: Vince Coleman, Rickey Henderson, Willie
Wilson, Juan Samuel, Omar Moreno, Ichiro
Suzuki, Dave Cash, Lou Brock, Carlton Fisk
MIDWEEK BONUS
Q. What
catcher was reported to be the first to suggest that pitchers cover their mouths
with their gloves during mound discussions?
Hint: He
was the first regular-season DH in the history of his franchise.
Hint: The
year he led the league in runs-batted-in, he won his only Silver Slugger Award.
Twint: His
official site lists a "library".
It has no entries.
A. Darren Daulton (Mouth-covering
suggestion during the 1993 World Series; DH 16‑Jun‑1997;
109 RBI, SS 1992; Daulton
Site)
FCR - David
Krassin, New York, NY
Incorrect answers: Hal McRae, Darrell Porter, Mike Piazza, Joe
Girardi, Carlton Fisk, Gene Tenace, Thurman Munson, Javier Lopez
THURSDAY
Q. Who
still owns the single-season NCAA home run record?
Hint: He
is also the leader in career home runs in Division I collegiate play.
Hint: He
also still leads in single-season RBI and total bases, career and single-season
slugging and a jaw-dropping career slugging percentage of .915.
Hint: A
major league rule named for him states that a franchise cannot trade a drafted
player until he has been under contract to them for at least one year.
Twint: He
was drafted but refused to play in the minors so his drafting team traded him.
Twint: His
team thought that was kind of a Cowboy move, so they traded him to TEX the same
day they signed him to a contract.
Twint: The
rule that now prevents major league teams from doing that is name in his honor.
A. Pete Incaviglia (Single-season NCAA
records set in 1985 at Oklahoma
State: 48 HR, SLG 1.140,
148 RBI, TB 285, Career HR 100; Drafted by MTL in 1985;
Incaviglia
Rule)
FCR - J.R.
Richardson, Clarksville, MD
Incorrect answers: Rick Monday, J.D. Drew, Barry Bonds, Bob
Horner, Rick Reichart, Reggie Jackson, Mark McGwire, Phil Nevin
FRIDAY
Q. What
player retired after hitting a first-inning single in Camden Yards in the
middle of his 10th season, knowing he was then eligible for election
to the Hall of Fame?
Hint: In
the nearly two decades since that single, he has failed to secure election to
the Hall.
Hint: He
received exactly one (1) vote for the Hall.
Twint: Before
he was married, he had a fateful bachelor party.
A. John Kruk (Last G 30-Jul-1995;
1 HOR vote
2001; Drive home from infamous bachelor party resulted in injury
and more for teammates Dykstra & Daulton)
FCR - Makoto,
Ozawa, Scarsdale, NY
Incorrect answers: Jim Eisenreich, Albert Belle, Rafael Palmeiro,
Billy Ripken, Jeff King
SATURDAY
Q. Who
resigned as head coach of Valparaiso High School baseball to take a job in the
Phillies farm system? [Indiana, not Chile]
Hint: In
major league history, only three major league second basemen had career fielding
percentages better than his at the time of his retirement.
Hint: Hearing
his name pronounced by the late, great Harry Kalas was one a baseball's great
aural pleasures.
Twint: In
the space of one second, he once single-handedly retired Andy Van
Slyke, Barry
Bonds and Jeff King.
A. Mickey Morandini (Resignation 2010;
Retired in 2000 w/Fielding % .9887 [Scott
Fletcher .9898, Ryne
Sandberg .9894, Tom Herr
.9890]; [Sorry. Could not find
Kalas/Morandini sound clip.]; Triple
play 20-Sep-1992,
the first one in the NL since 1927)
FCR - Dean
Kloner, New York, NY
Incorrect answers: Damon Berryhill, Larry Bowa, Ryne Sandberg,
Mike Schmidt, Jim Fregosi, Richie Ashburn, Juan Samuel
WEEKEND BONUS
Q. What
All-Star had his major league career ended by a spider bite?
Hint: He
did play nine more games, but it was over, his condition exacerbated by his diabetes.
Hint: Teammate
Curt Schilling once said this about him: "Intense? He's pretty intense when he sleeps. He chews bricks!"
Twint: In
2004, he joined Hall of Famers Warren Spahn, Ray Dandridge
and Jimmy
Collins when he was elected to the Greater Buffalo Hall of Fame.
A. Dave Hollins (AS 1993,
Spider
bite; GBHOF)
FCR - Timothy
Kearns, Washington, DC
Incorrect answers: Glenallen Hill, Jim Eisenreich, Danny Jackson,
Ron Santo, Larry Bowa
SUNDAY
Q. What
veteran hitting coach won minor league MVPs six years apart?
Hint: In
2008, he joined Dave Hollins in the Greater Buffalo Hall of Fame.
Twint: During
his stint as the Pirates batting coach he helped Juan
Batista realize his batting potential.
Twint: In
college, he was wise.
A. Jeff Manto (Texas
League 1988 MVP [AA], International
League 1994 MVP [AAA]; GBHOF; Attended Temple University: the Owls)
FCR - Josh
Sullivan, Tomball, TX
Incorrect answers: Doug Lindsey, Milt Thompson, Greg Gross,
Steve Henderson, Charlie Lau, Roger Freed
WEEKLY THEME – The Phillies
of 1993 with mullets.
[Click
each name to see image.]
First Correct Respondent
to Identify Theme – Josh
Sullivan, Tomball, TX
Incorrect theme guesses:
Monday
- Pitchers who were WS MVPs
- Pitchers with highest strikeout to walk ratio.
- Pitchers with highest W-L Pct in the
post-season.
- Pitchers with most career post-season wins.
- Pitchers with most post-season wins in one
year.
- Pitchers with most post-season wins in one
year in the 21st century.
- All Stars that
were given away in bad trades by the Houston Astros
Tuesday
- Pitchers on
Phillies World Series teams
- Pitchers from
the ’93 Phillies
- All-Star
pitchers who played for both the Phillies and Astros
Wednesday
- Philadelphia
Phillies All-'90's team
- Members of the
93 Phillies who received MVP votes during their careers
- 93 NL Champs
Phillies
Thursday
- Each received
Comeback Player of Year at some point
Each received individual honors after the ’93
season
- Members of the
1993 Phillies who played in the postseason with another team
- Might this
week's theme be 1993 Phillies who earned more than $1 million in 1993
- Each had lowest fielding pct at their positions.
- 1993 Phillies who made an All-Star team with another teams
- In their Opening Day starting lineup
Friday
- Members of the
93 Phillies who were All-Stars
- Members of the
93 Phillies eligible for HOF induction
- The most recent inductees into the
Phillies Hall of Fame
Saturday
- Starting lineup of
93 Phils
- Members of the
1993 Phillies team that also were on the Phillies All 1990's team
- Phillies 1993 NLCS
Game One lineup
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