MONDAY
Q. Who
is only pitcher to finish his career with a twenty-win season in the 21st
century?
Hint: It
was the only twenty-win season of his eighteen-year career.
Hint: He
was the last Oriole to lead the American League in innings pitched.
Twint: Perhaps he was called “Alces” by fellow
scholars at his alma mater.
A. MIKE
MUSSINA (20 W 2008; Career
270-153 W/L; 237.2 IP the 2000 season; “Alces alces” is Latin for “Moose”, attendedStanford University)
FCR - Barry
Nelson, Guilderland, NY
Incorrect answers: Jon Lieber, Mike Boddiker, Jim Palmer
OFF-TO-A-GOOD-START BONUS
Q. Who
was the Toronto Blue Jays’ first Cy Young Award winner?
Hint: Team
doctor and former major leaguer Ron Taylor, described him as the “…best
physical player I’ve ever examined—easy choice.”
Hint: He
is the only major leaguer to complete the avian trifecta without playing for
any other team.
Twint: He
is currently working for the Blue Jays and has twice been their major league
pitching coach.
A. PAT
HENTGEN (1996
CYA; Taylor
quote in personal conversation with Horsehide Trivia [in
his office]; Trifecta:
Blue
Jays, Orioles,
Cardinals)
FCR - Steven
Coleman, Belleville, IL
Incorrect answers: Dave Stieb, Roger Clemens, Jimmy Key, Roy
Halladay, Dave Stewart
TUESDAY
Q. Who
trails only Hall of Famer Ferguson Jenkins for strikeouts in a modern-day
season by a Canadian-born pitcher?
Hint: That
season, he set his franchise’s single-season
strikeouts-per-nine-innings per nine innings record at 10.93.
Hint: His team
responded by trading him in the off season and his career has been lackluster
(34-57) since then, putting in time with five different teams.
Hint: The players he
was traded for, however, have accumulated 3 Gold Gloves, 6 All-Star
appearances, 67 pitching wins, 56 saves, a Silver Slugger Award and an Opening
Day pitching start.
Twint: He grew seven
inches and gained 30 pounds during the summer between graduating from high
school and beginning college.
Twint: While in
college, he added 10 miles per hour to his fastball and gained ANOTHER 30
pounds.
A. ERIK
BEDARD (221 K in 2007 for BAL; February
8, 2008: Traded by the Baltimore Orioles to the Seattle Mariners for Adam Jones,
George Sherrill and Chris Tillman [et al]; attended Norwalk High School and Norwalk Community College.)
FCR - Mike
Massaroli, Staten Island, NY
Incorrect answers: Ryan Dempster, Aaron Harang, Jake Peavey,
Reggie Cleveland
WEDNESDAY
Q. Which
player was knighted by his queen but later ran afoul of the law there when he
hit a judge in a Christmas-day altercation?
Hint: Later
the next season, his major league team then released him.
Hint: The
union then helped him recoup the amount remaining on his contract.
Twint: He
was the winning pitcher for the Netherlands in an upset game of the Dominican
Republic in the World Baseball Classic.
A. SIDNEY
PONSON (Released by the Orioles 2005; WBC win 07-Mar-2009)
FCR - Gregg
Bernstein, Oakland, CA
Incorrect answers: Hensley Meulens, Armando Benitez, Bartolo
Colon
MIDWEEK BONUS
Q. What
pitcher is the only Tide alum to lead either league in winning percentage?
Hint: His
ERA of 16.36 in his first year was NOT indicative of the success he would have
later.
Hint: He
has pitched in the postseason three different years for two different teams.
Twint: He
went to his first team when Mark DeRosa left to go to the Chicago Cubs via free
agency.
A. TOMMY
HUNTER (13-4, .756 in 2010; High ERA was only for 2 G; Postseason for
TEX and BAL; DeRosa
went to CHI from HOU.)
FCR - Jeff
Epstein, Dallas, TX
Incorrect answers: Roy Halladay, Frank Lary, Tim Hudson, Cliff
Lee, Jake Peavy, Dwight Gooden
THURSDAY
Q. Who
was the Opening Day starting pitcher for last National League team based in
Texas in its first year in the American League?
Hint: He
later led the AL in hitting batters the same year that he had his best season in
victories.
Hint: He
shares an alma mater with Ozzie Smith.
Hint: Twenty
other players throughout major league history have shared his nickname.
Hint: Yet
none shares the same actual first name (or each other’s).
Twint: He
was the first pitcher in 2012 to strike out four batters in an inning.
A. BUD
NORRIS (31-Mar-2013
[Notice who got the save!]; 14 HBP in 2014, record of 15-8; Cal-Poly; “Bud”; 4 K 3rd
inning 24-Apr-2012)
FCR - Dave
Raglin, McLean, VA
Incorrect answers: Dallas Keuchel, Dick Bosman, Bob Bruce
FRIDAY
Q. Whose
breakout season with the Orioles was a pitching record of 16-7?
Hint: His
record at the break was 11-3 and he was chosen for the AL All-Star team.
Hint: They
put the ball in his hand so much the following year, he tied for most games
started in the majors.
Hint: True,
it was a ten-way tie, but included in that group were four Cy Young Award
winners.
Hint: He
has been the Orioles’ Opening Day starter ever since.
Twint: He
was a minor-league throw-in with the trade that brought Adam Jones to Baltimore
from the Mariners in exchange for Erik Bedard.
A. CHRIS
TILLMAN (34 GS in 2014; AS in 2013; OD starter 2014-15; ASG 2013)
FCR - Mike
Massaroli, Staten Island, NY
Incorrect answers: Wei-Yin Chen, Jim Palmer, Mike Timlin
SATURDAY
Q. What
pitcher made his major league debut for the Orioles with a start in Chicago on
the 4th of July?
Hint: He
had played for the Anchorage Bucs in the Alaska Baseball League in 2004, going
7–0 with a 0.88 ERA.
Hint: He
was a Summer League First-Team All-American starting pitcher that year.
Hint: He
attended Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo (two years ahead of Bud Norris), where in his
last year he was 12–4 with a 2.71 ERA.
Hint: In
2005 he was a Big West Conference All-Star starting pitcher.
Twint: His
last year as a professional was in the Korean Baseball Association.
A. GARRETT OLSON
(Debut 04-Jul-2007;
Cal Poly; KBA)
FCR - Jim
Turner, Tallassee, FL
Incorrect answers: Casey Fien, Scott Feldman
WEEKEND BONUS
Q: Who
was the last Oriole pitcher to give up a homer to the "Big Hurt"?
Hint: It
was the final homer of the slugger’s final full season.
Hint: He
also gave up the last home run Dan Uggla hit in Uggla's only Silver Slugger
season.
Hint: During
the Yankees last World Series winning season, he gave up homers to Giambi,
Damon, Abreu and A-Rod—all in one game.
Twint: He
married a Miami Dolphin cheerleader.
A: BRIAN
BURRES (Frank Thomas HR in 2007, a 3-run HR 25-Sep-2007; Uggla
SS 2010; 27-May-2008 won by BAL 10-9; married
to Lacie Randall)
FCR - Rick
Tharp, Rockville, MD
Incorrect answers: Kevin Millwood, Jeremy Guthrie, Cole Hamels, George
Sherrill
SUNDAY
Q. Which
California native shares his birth city with a Hall of Famer and a Rookie of
the Year Award winner?
Hint: During
his one season with the Rangers, he led the whole staff in Win-Loss% (.750) and
his ERA of 3.55 trailed only that of the team’s closer.
Hint: Despite
these stats, he was made a free agent and was signed by Cleveland.
Hint: With
the Indians, he went 0-0 in 4 appearances facing only 30 batters.
Twint: It
was the final year of his major league career.
Twint: He
pitched for a year for the LG Twins of the in Korean Baseball Association.
A. RICK
BAUER (B. Garden Grove, CA, other notable natives Bert
Blyleven &, Bobby
Crosby. [N.B. Scott
Carpenter had been listed on Garden Grove’s Wikipedia page—now removed.]; 2006
TEX .750 W-L% & 3.55 ERA in 58 relief appearances; 2008 after playing in the minors in 2007)
FCR - Jim Turner, Tallahassee, FL
Incorrect answers: Scott Feldman
WEEKLY THEME – The 7 Baltimore Orioles
pitchers that lost to Bartolo Colon, is the first pitcher in baseball history to
beat one team playing for 7 different teams. He beat the O’s pitching for LAA, CHW, CLE,
NYY, BOS, OAK and NYM) http://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/orioles-bats-are-quiet-in-new-york/2015/05/05/2841ac3e-f36d-11e4-b2f3-af5479e6bbdd_story.html
First Correct Respondent
to Identify Theme – Rich
Klein, Plano, TX
Losing P. Game Colon’s
team Colon In Uniform for the…
Ponson 11-May-1999 CLE Indians
Ponson 15-Aug-1999 CLE Indians
Mussina 03-Apr-2000 CLE Indians 1
Bauer 15-May-2002 CLE Indians
Ponson 15-May-2003 CHW White
Sox 2
Ponson 02-Aug-2005 LAA Angels 3
Bedard 24-Aug-2005 LAA Angels
Burres 01-Jun-2008 BOS Red
Sox 4
Olson 11-Jun-2008 BOS Red
Sox
Tillman 30-Jul-2011 NYY Yankees 5
Hunter 28-Jul-2012 OAK A’s 6
Norris 05-May-2015 NYM Mets 7
Incorrect theme guesses:
Tuesday - Orioles opening day
starters in the 2000s
Wed - Highest paid pitchers
each season for the Orioles in the 2000s
- Pitchers who
pitched for the Baltimore orioles who lost the first game they pitched in the
postseason against an expansion team? (And it wasn't for the orioles).
Friday - Orioles
Opening Day starters at Camden Yards
Horsehide Trivia blog has the
questions and answers from this week as well as from previous weeks: http://horsehidetrivia.blogspot.com/
Horsehide Trivia home page: https://sites.google.com/site/tnfotobbpics/home/horsehide-trivia
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