MONDAY
Q. Frank
Robinson was the first person of African descent to manage in the majors, but
what was the last team he managed?
Hint: Only
in existence for a decade, they have already changed venues.
Twint: They’re
not even the first major league team in that city with that name.
A. WASHINGTON NATIONALS
FCR - Neil
Bhaerman, Pittsburgh, PA
Incorrect answers: San Francisco Giants, Texas Rangers, Montreal
Expos, Baltimore Orioles, Miami/Florida Marlins, New Jersey in the Atlantic
League, Arizona Diamondbacks, Colorado Rockies
TUESDAY
Q. What
team holds the record for attendance in a single season?
Hint: Dinger
admires their many dingers.
Twint: Their
manager is a former Rookie of the Year Award winner.
A. COLORADO ROCKIES (4,483,350 IN 1993 @ Mile High Stadium;
Mascot Dinger;
Mgr.
Walt Weiss, 1988 AL
ROY)
FCR - Michael
William, Newman, Fairfield, CT
Incorrect answers: Toronto Blue Jays, Los Angeles Dodgers,
Boston Red Sox
WEDNESDAY
Q. What
team played in the first MLB stadium dedicated by a sitting U.S. president?
Hint: They
lost what many baseball historians consider to be the most exciting postseason
series of all time.
Twint: Their
current stadium has been thrice re-named.
A. HOUSTON ASTROS (LBJ game 12-Apr-1965;
1980
NLCS; The
Ballpark at Union Station (2000), Enron
Field (2000–2002), Astros Field (February–July 2002), Minute Maid Park
2003-2014)
FCR - Steve
Bonfield, Calgary, AB
Incorrect answers: Boston Red Sox, New York Yankees, Brooklyn
Dodgers, Washington Senators, Atlanta Braves, Cleveland Indians,
Cincinnati Reds, Oakland A’s, Arizona Diamondbacks, Texas Rangers
MIDWEEK BONUS
Q. What
team played under .400 ball before their exorcism, but have played at a .550
clip since?
Hint: Their
minor league affiliates include Crabs, Hot Rods and Biscuits.
Twint: Their
only Hall of Famer is better known for playing for two other American League
East teams.
A. TAMPA BAY RAYS(Got the "Devil"
out after 2007; A Charlotte
Stone Crabs, A Bowling
Green Hot Rods, AA Montgomery
Biscuits; Wade
Boggs 11 yrs w/BOS, 5yrs /NYY, 1998-99 w/TBD)
FCR - Jeremiah
Begley, Washington, DC
Incorrect answers: Baltimore Orioles, Toronto Blue Jays, Los
Angeles Dodgers. St. Louis Cardinals
THURSDAY
Q. Who
is the only modern [since 1961] expansion franchise to boast a career 400 HR
hitter as well as a career 2,000 strikeout pitcher, both milestones
accomplished with the team?
Hint: Along
the way, they have managed to accumulate two MVPs, two Cy Young Award winners,
three Rookies of the Year including two collected in consecutive seasons.
Twint: No
team is likely to break their single-season victories record for some time.
A. SEATTLE MARINERS (Ken Griffey, Jr. hit
417 HR for SEA, Randy Johnson amassed 2,162 K for them;
Awards:
MVP: Ken Griffey, Jr....... 1997
Ichiro
Suzuki.......... 2001
CYA: Randy
Johnson...... 1995
Felix
Hernandez...... 2010
ROY Alvin
Davis............ 1984
Kazuhiro
Sasaki..... 2000
Ichiro
Suzuki.......... 2001
In
2001, the
team won 116 games in the regular season.)
FCR - Jeff
Fink, Howell, NJ
Incorrect answers: Houston Astros, Texas Rangers, Los Angeles
Angels, New York Mets, Miami Marlins, Toronto Blue Jays, Kansas City
Royals, Atlanta Braves, Arizona Diamondbacks, Milwaukee Brewers, Minnesota
Twins, Philadelphia Phillies, Baltimore Orioles, Senators/Rangers
FRIDAY
Q. What
was the last American League team to utilize four managers during the course of
a season?
Hint: They
were the only team to have at least one player in the starting lineup for the
All-Star Game every year from 1992-2005.
Hint: They
picked up a messy victory when the Indians had to forfeit on 10-cent beer
night.
Twint: Vladimir
Guerrero got at least one hit in each of the first 42 games he played
against them.
A. TEXAS RANGERS (4 mgrs. 1977, Frank
Lucchesi [31-31], Eddie
Stanky [1-0], Connie Ryan
[1-0], Billy
Hunter [60-33]; 10¢-Beer Night game 04-Jun-1974)
FCR - Bill
Carle, Lee’s Summit, MO
Incorrect answers: New York Yankees, Chicago White Sox, Detroit
Tigers, Cleveland Indians
SATURDAY
Q. Which
is the only team to have three catchers hit for the cycle? (Not in one year—that would be a record!)
Hint: Those
cycles represent three of the last seven for all catchers.
Hint: Their
longest-tenured manager was "recycled" to the Tigers.
Twint: They
once hosted a no-hitter that involved two (2!) of their division rivals.
A. MILWAUKEE BREWERS (George
Kottaras 03-Sep-2011,
Chad
Moeller 27-Aprl-2010,
Charlie
Moore 01-Oct-1980;
the other 4 since Moore: Fisk,
Gedman,
Kendell
and B. Molina;
Mgr. Phil
Garner 8
years w/MIL, nicknamed "Scrap Iron" next managed DET; Cubs Carlos
Zambrano's no hitter 14-Sep-2008
against HOU
with venue moved to Miller Park
in Milwaukee (with a roof) due to Hurricane Ike
knocking out the Astros home games.)
FCR - Alex
Poterack, Providence, RI
Incorrect answers: Cincinnati Reds, Pittsburgh Pirates, San
Francisco Giants, Miami Marlins, New York Yankees
SUNDAY
Q. Which
team has had two players win the Rookie of the Year Award—one a pitcher and the
other a catcher—the only team with that combination?
Hint: Their
original owner grew up poor and fled Walla Walla, Washington when his father
faced perjury charges.
Twint: It
was with this team that Gary Sheffield won his only batting title.
Twint: The
22nd player to reach the 3,000 hit club was also with this team.
A. SAN DIEGO PADRES (ROYs Butch
Metzger 1976
& Benito
Santiago 1987;
1st
owner C. Arnholt
Smith; Sheffield
.330 in 1992, his only full year with the team; Tony
Gwynn got H #3,000 06-Aug-1999)
FCR - Jim
McCoy, Melrose, MA
Incorrect answers: Los Angeles Dodgers, Brooklyn Dodgers, New
York Yankees, Detroit Tigers
WEEKLY THEME – Current major league
teams that have never won a World Series
First Correct Respondent
to Identify Theme – Brian
Wood, Pacific Grove, CA (after Monday!)
Incorrect theme guesses:
Monday - Teams that played in venue that held the
Olympics
Tuesday - Teams
who are managed by someone who was an All Star for a different franchise
- Teams managed
by someone who won a WS as a player for a different franchise
- MLB teams with
the same name as a previous professional franchise in their home city
- Teams Livan
Hernandez pitched for
Wednesday
- Never won a
single World Series game
- Expansion
teams that changed names
Thursday - Expansion
teams that had playoff draughts for at least 10 years
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