MONDAY
Q. Who
has played for the Oakland A’s four discrete times?
Hint: His
namesake had a lot of hits as well.
Twint: 1,406
A. RICKEY
HENDERSON (A’s stints: 1979-84,
89-93, 94-95, 98; Ricky
Nelson; Career
MLB stolen base record)
FCR - Andy
Milner, Bryn Mawr, PA
Incorrect answers: Dave Stewart, Miguel Tejada, Pete Rose, Kenny
Rogers, Andy Parrino
HRD BONUS
Q. Who
is the only California Angel to win the Most Valuable Player Award?
Hint: He
recently (and very publicly and awkwardly) broke his leg.
Twint: He
was the first player to be thrown out stealing twice in an inning.
A. DON
BAYLOR Salmon [Vladimir Guerrero won in 2005,
but the team had changed its name.] (AL MVP
1979; Broken leg;
9th inning 15-Jun-1974)
FCR - Ken
Auerbach, Bronxville, NY
Incorrect answers: Tim Salmon, Rod Carew, Kendrys Morales, Dean
Chance, Jim Fregosi
TUESDAY
Q. Who
is the single-season and career home run leader for the Cleveland Indians?
Hint: As
a child, he jumped from the stands into the Cubs dugout in an attempt to get
Dave Kingman's autograph, only to be hoisted back into his seat by Cubs catcher
Barry Foote.
Twint: He
hit an 11th-inning, come-from-behind, game-winning two-run home run
on the day his team gave away his bobblehead dolls.
A. JIM
THOME (52 HR in 2002, 337 career; Game winner: 21-Apr-2001,
bobblehead)
FCR - Timothy
Kearns, Washington, DC
Incorrect answers: Albert Belle, Manny Ramirez, Cory Snyder
ASG BONUS
Q. Who
receives $1,193,248.20 annually
from his one-time team, just as he will every July 1 through 2035, even though
he retired in 2001?
Hint: He
was the first Pittsburgh Pirates player to switch-hit home runs in a game.
Hint: He
once hit a postseason grand slam that landed two rows in front of me.*
Twint: "He…reminds me of both Willie
McCovey and Willie Stargell." ~ Washington Post baseball
writer Thomas Boswell
A. BOBBY
BONILLA (Pay
day; Switch-hit HR 03-Jul-1987;
Postseason GS 01-Oct-1996)
FCR - Tommy
Bennett, New York, NY
Incorrect answers: Alex Rodriguez, Mo Vaughn, Eric Byrnes
*My
good friend (and reader) Jim Nelson was the one who got the tickets for
us. It's the only postseason game I've
ever attended. A Baltimore native, he is
a veteran of games in October.
WEDNESDAY
Q. Whose
frequent career moves were once subject of a wry television ad by international
express package carrier DHL?
Hint: His
career lasted eleven years longer than that of the man who beat him out for
Rookie of the Year.
Hint: He
was nicknamed "Sugar Loaf" by his teammates.
Twint: He
hit the first home run against the Washington Nationals.
Twint: It
was one of only two he hit that season.
A. KENNY LOFTON (DHL ad; Pat
Listach, 1992 ROY
vote; HR 04-Apr-2005)
FCR - Zack
Murphy, Folsom, CA
Incorrect answers: Harry "Suitcase" Simpson, Eric
Hinske
MIDWEEK BONUS
Q. Who
was the "Baseball America" NCAA Player of the Year in 1988?
Hint: So
dominant a pitcher and hitter was he in college, that the National Collegiate
Hall of Fame award for the best two-way player is named for him.
Hint: In
one amazing stretch, he reached base fifteen times in fifteen straight plate
appearances, a National League record.
Hint: He
shares the record with Barry Bonds.
Twint: He
won the Gold Glove at First Base the year after Rafael Palmeiro's controversial win.
Twint: He
is the only Seattle Mariner to win a Gold Glove Award at First Base.
A. JOHN OLERUD
(POY
List; 15/15 PA: 16 to
22-Sep-1998;
Played for Washington State, The John Olerud Award;
GGs 2000, 02, 03)
FCR - David
Krassin, New York, NY
Incorrect answers: Brooks Kieschnick, Ben Sheets, Albert Belle
THURSDAY
Q. Who
was hit-by-pitch in the eighth inning 13-Apr-1994, ending Pedro Martinez' bid
for a perfect game, then charged the mound, hypothesizing that it had been intentional?
Hint: He
is a member of the exclusive 300/300 club.
Hint: He
hit at least thirty home runs in a season for two different National League
teams.
Hint: He
hit at least twenty home runs in a season for five different National League
teams.
Hint: He
hit at least ten home runs in a season for seven different major league teams.
Twint: He
went to the World Series with three different teams, taking home a ring once.
A. REGGIE
SANDERS (HPB game;
300 HR/300 SB)
FCR - Timothy
Kearns, Washington, DC
Incorrect answers: Ron Gant, Rickey Henderson, Gary Sheffield,
Steve Finley, Kevin Mitchell, Gerald Williams, Bobby Bonds, Dante Bichette,
Mike Piazza, Carl Everett
FRIDAY
Q. Who
is the only pitcher to throw an Immaculate Inning in the World Series?
Hint: Three
seasons later, he finished second in the Cy Young Award voting to a pitcher who
got all the first-place votes.
Twint: He
pitched for three teams in the World Series, on the winning side twice.
A. DANNY
JACKSON (Immaculate Inning 1985 WS,
G 5, 24-Oct [K’d Terry
Pendleton, Tom Nieto
& Brian
Harper in the 7th]; 1988
CYA votes; WS: 1985 KCR, 1990 CIN
& 1993 PHI)
FCR - Richard
Tharp, Gaithersburg, MD
Incorrect answers: David Price, Orel Hershiser, Randy Johnson,
Johnny Podres
SATURDAY
Q. Who
ranks behind only Larry Walker and Todd Helton for the best season WAR in the
history of the Rockies?
Hint: He
hit home runs in 39 different major league stadiums.
Hint: Twice
in his career, he had season slugging averages of over .600.
Hint: He
currently works in the front office of the team he played for 2001-03.
Twint: He
attended tiny Ranger College.
Twint: Former
Chicago Cub outfielder Roosevelt
Brown is his cousin.
A. ELLIS
BURKS (WAR of 7.9 in 1996; Slugged .678 in 1994 & .639 in 1996*;
Works today for the Cleveland Indians;
Ranger College, Ranger,
TX) *Led the NL
FCR - Bill
Deane, Cooperstown, NY
Incorrect answers: Dante Bichette, Andres Galarraga, Matt
Holiday, Vinny Castilla, Troy Tulowitzki
WEEKEND BONUS
Q. Who
holds the season records for home runs by a shortstop on the Montreal Expos?
Hint: He
homered in his first at-bat with the Red Sox.
Hint: It
was a good omen.
Twint: He
is second only to Edgar Renteria for seasons played in the majors among natives
of Colombia.
A. ORLANDO
CABRERA (17 HR ins 2003; BOS HR 01-Aug-2004->BOS won WS
that year; 15 yrs in MLB [Renteria,
16])
FCR - Doug
Greenwald, San Francisco. CA
Incorrect answers: Mike Lansing, Hubie Brooks, Wil Cordero, Tim
Foli, Spike Owen, Tim Wallach
SUNDAY
Q. What
pitcher recorded the final out of the 2004 ALCS?
Hint: He
once won a major league game without throwing a single pitch.
Twint: He
is the pitching coach for the Elks.
A. ALAN
EMBREE (ALCS G 7 20-Oct-2004;
No-pitch W: 07-Jul-2009,
the antepenultimate G of his career. He
only threw 12 more pitches in the majors; Pitching coach for the Bend (Oregon) Elks in Bend.)
FCR - Don
Masi, San Antonio, TX
Incorrect answers: Keith Foulke, Derek Lowe, Curtis Leskanic,
Tim Wakefield
WEEKLY THEME – Players with postseason
experience with five teams
First Correct Respondent
to Identify Theme – Stanley
Cohen, Washington, DC
Incorrect theme guesses:
Monday
- Players who held
records that Derek Jeter passed (Henderson held Yankees career stolen base
record until Jeter broke it)
- MVP's who led
League in Runs Scored the same year
Wednesday
- Players who
got traded after the All-Star break
- Went to PO's with
every team they played for
- Career Playoff
OBP over .300
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