MONDAY
Q. What
pitcher accumulated the most victories since Warren Spahn retired?
Hint: His
brother preceded him into the majors.
Twint: He
is the first pitcher to win the Cy Young Award four years in a row.
A. GREG MADDUX
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Spahn retired in 1965
w/363 W, Maddux played 1992-20008 w/355 W
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Brother Mike‘s debut 03-Jun-1986 Greg 3 months later
FCR - Kevin
Epstein, San Antonio, TX
Incorrect answers: Gaylord Perry, Nolan Ryan, Phil Niekro
MONDAY BONUS
Q. Whose
2000 season is deemed by the MLB network in their “Prime Nine” series as the
best year by a pitcher in the modern era?
Hint: His
brother preceded him into the majors.
Twint: If
it weren’t for finishing second to Roger Clemens one year, he’d have won four
Cy Young Awards in a row.
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Brother Ramon came to the
majors in 1988, Pedro in 1992
FCR - Joe
Merrill, Montpelier, VT
Incorrect answers: Eric Gagne
TUESDAY
Q. Who
is the only pitcher to have the lowest ERA in the majors (among qualifiers) for
four (4!) consecutive seasons?
Hint: If
he is to do it for a fifth straight time, it appears that it will be his own teammate
he’ll have to best.
Hint: He
challenges more than batters. He
challenges you!
Twint: If
it weren’t for finishing second to a knuckleballer one year, he’d have won four
Cy Young Awards in a row.
-
MLB ERA leader 2011-14
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Current ERA leader is Zack Greinke
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Finished 2nd to R.A. Dickey in 2012 CYA voting but
won in 2011, 2013 & 2014
FCR - Jake
Hopper, Houston, TX
Incorrect answers: Sandy Koufax, Greg Maddux, Bronson Arroyo
TUESDAY BONUS
Q. Who
threw no-hitters before and after but not while he played for the New York
Mets?
Hint: He
was nicknamed "Tornado" due to his pitching motion.
Hint: Two
dozen reporters followed him into a bathroom at an All-Star Game.
Twint: Until
Clayton Kershaw, he was the last Dodger to lead the NL in strikeouts.
A. HIDEO NOMO
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No-hitters 17-Sep-1996 & 04-Apr-2001; Played
for NYM 1998
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Reporter posse at 1995 All-Star game,
which Nomo started & pitched 2 scoreless innings
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Led NL in K’s his rookie year, 1995
FCR - Rich
Klein, Plano, TX
Incorrect answers: David Cone, Nolan Ryan, Pedro Martinez
WEDNESDAY
Q. Who
pitched in the majors for 20 years, was only selected to the All-Star team
once, but was the National League starting pitcher for that game?
Hint: At
the end of his rookie season, he once alertly threw his mitt, with the ball
wedged in it, to the first baseman in time for the out.
Hint: It
wasn’t enough since he was the losing pitcher in that game.
Hint: He
was the winning pitcher in the only World Series game Mitch Williams ever
saved.
Twint: Only
two players in history played for more teams in the majors than he did.
-
1993 ASG
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Mitt/glove combo thrown to Bob Brenley to put out Keith Hernandez 03-Sep-1986
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1993 WS G 2 17-Oct-1993
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Played for 11 teams, Octavio Dotel
& Mike Morgan each
played for 12
FCR - Doug
Greenwald, San Francisco, CA
Incorrect answers: Curt Schilling, Jamie Moyer
WEDNESDAY BONUS
Q. Who
was the first pitcher to win fifty career games for the Colorado Rockies?
Hint: In
his major league debut, pitching for the Dodgers, he rack up ten strikeouts and
pitched a complete-game shutout against the Phillies.
Twint: He
was the last 20th century pitcher to gain seventeen victories, but
finish the season with an ERA over 5.00.
-
50th COL W 22-Apr-2001
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MLB debut 03-Jul-1992
-
17 W, 5.04 ERA in 1999
FCR - Walt
Cherniak, Woodbine, MD
Incorrect answers: Mike Hampton, Jason Jennings, Hideo Nomo,
Kevin Ritz
MIDWEEK BONUS
Q. Who
surrendered Mark McGwire’s 500th career home run?
Hint: Five
innings later, he surrendered his 501st but still won the game.
Hint: Trevor
Hoffman got his 220th save in that same game.
Hint: In
the 4th inning of his second career start, he threw an “immaculate
inning”, fanning three.
Twint: In
the 1990’s, no pitcher had a complete game with fewer pitches thrown than he
did.
Twint: Pedro
Astacio was the loser in that game.
A. ANDY ASHBY
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McGwire HR’s 05-Aug-1999
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Immaculate inning: 4th on 15-Jun-1991, K’d Hal Morris, Todd Benzinger & Jeff Reed all swinging
-
75 p on 05-Jul-1998, Bob Tewksbury
also did it in 75 p on 29-Aug-1990
FCR - Bob
Flynn, Chandler, AZ
Incorrect answers: Steve Trachsel, Jake Peavy
THURSDAY
Q. What
former Cowboy was the losing pitcher in the only postseason game he ever
played?
Hint: Although
he had ten years of major league service, he didn’t get a single Hall of Fame
vote.
Hint: Vanna
should have sold him another vowel.
Twint: His
brother Doug was drafted by the Astros and played several seasons in the
minors.
A. DAVE MLICKI
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Attended Oklahoma State University,
2001 NLDS G 2 10-Oct-2001
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In the majors 1992-2002 (missed all of 1994)
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Doug Mlicki in pro ball 1992-99
FCR - Don
Wells, Bartlett, TN
Incorrect answers: Eli Grba, Scott Baker, Kent Hrbek
THURSDAY BONUS
Q. Who
owns the record for the most consecutive hits surrendered in an All-Star game?
Hint: He
took the loss for the game.
Hint: Five
years later he set the record for most bases-on-balls surrendered in a National
League Championship Series game.
Twint: No
one can say that he Left Early (but he did, if only by a little).
A. TOM GLAVINE
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7 straight H 1st inning of 1992 ASG
-
7 BB in 1997 NLCS G 6
-
305 career wins (Hall of Famers EARLY Wynn and LEFTY Grove each had
300 exactly
FCR - Mark
Jones, Birmingham, AL
Incorrect answers: Atlee Hammaker, Steve Avery, Ryan Dempster,
John Smoltz, Mitch Williams, Burt Hooton, Roger Clemens
FRIDAY
Q. Who
is the most seasoned Nashville Sound this year?
(No, we’re not talking about Connie Britton.)
Hint: He
has not on only pitched in THE World Series but in the Colt World Series, the Palomino
World Series and the Connie Mack World Series.
Hint: Few
players have ever parlayed hardware into financial comfort as well as he did.
Twint: He
has been known to carry satin pillows on road trips.
Twint: He
has also been known to buy back his own autographed baseball cards on eBay.
A. BARRY ZITO
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2012 MLB WS, 1994 Colt
WS, 1995 Palomino WS & 1996
Connie
Mack WS
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Won 2002 AL CYA; Signed
with SFG for $126 million over 7 years in 2007, but underperformed for
virtually the entire life of the contract
FCR - Eric
Stone, Los Gatos, CA
Incorrect answers: Marco Scutaro, Rick Aguilera, Phil Coke
END-OF-THE-WEEK BONUS
Q. Who
is the only former major leaguer with a cameo appearance in the 2008 movie
“Sugar”?
Hint: He
was the youngest player in either league when he broke into the majors.
Hint: In
his final season, he won the Tony Conigliaro Award.
Twint: He
was a pivotal part of one of the most storied postseason upsets of the playoff
era.
Twint: He
was also named the MVP of that series.
A. JOSE RIJO
-
Sugar
-
18 yrs. 328 days
-
2002 Tony C. Award, given
to the players who overcome obstacles and adversity through the attributes of
spirit, determination and courage.
FCR - John
Wilson, Mesa, AZ
Incorrect answers: Alfonso Soriano, Byron Browne
SATURDAY
Q. Who
was the last pitcher to have consecutive 20-win seasons in the majors?
Hint: His
career record against the Cincinnati Reds is better than any other pitcher’s in
their 146-year history.
Twint: Though
he never won 20 games in a season again, he did manage to get 20 sacrifice hits
the following year.
Twint: In
so doing, he led the league and tied the record for most sacrifice hits by a
pitcher in one season.
A. ROY OSWALT
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20-10 in 2004, 20-12 in 2005
-
25 career decisions: 22-3) 22 wins and his
.880 W-L% (min 5 decisions)
-
2006 20 SH tied with
Javier Vasquez (2009), Steve Rogers (1983) and Urban Shocker (1926-7)
FCR - Dan
Silverberg, Aventura, FL
Incorrect answers: Adam Wainwright, Roy Halladay, Randy Johnson,
Kurt Schilling, Greg Maddux, Joey Jay, Jack McDowell, Tom Glavine
WEEKEND BONUS
Q. Who
is the only pitcher in the last 25 years to lead his league in ERA despite a
losing season?
Hint: It
is he whose no-hitter was the result of ten strikeouts, 108 pitches, and a
first inning dinger by Ricky Ledee.
Hint: He
is one of three pitchers with the same first name to no-hit the same franchise.
Twint: He
was the starter in the Seattle Mariners combined no-hitter.
-
No-hit SFG 27-Apr-2003
Kevin Gross no-hit SFG
17‑Aug‑1992
Kevin Brown no-hit SFG
10‑Jun‑1997
-
08-Jun-2012 W 1-0 over LAD, 6
innings pitched followed by
Tom Wilhelmsen, who got
the save
FCR - Joe
Thompson, Splendora, TX
Incorrect answers: Nolan Ryan, Zack Greinke, Felix Hernandez,
Phil Niekro
SUNDAY
Q. After
the Marlins had existed as a franchise for five seasons, who held their career pitching
records for games started, wins and strikeouts?
Hint: In
spite of the team’s dreary record early on, he is still the only Marlins
pitcher to lead the National League in losses.
Hint: His
record of 14-7 represented the only winning season of his ten-year career in
the majors.
Twint: He
is Nolan Ryan’s father. Really.
Twint: When
informed of this, Nolan Ryan signed the birth announcement.
A. PAT RAPP
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1997: 117 GS, 37 W & 384 K’s
-
1996, 8-16
-
14-7 in 1995
-
He named
his son Nolan Ryan Rapp, sent birth announcement to HOF’er Ryan
-
His hero signed it and sent it back.
FCR - Bradley
Curtis, Roseville, CA
Incorrect answers:
WEEKLY THEME – Pitchers who threw
complete-game shutouts against the Rockies in Colorado
Pitcher Date Winner Score Venue
Rijo 25-Sep-1993 CIN 6-0 Mile High
Rapp 22-Jul-1994 FLA 4-0 Mile High
Maddux 11-Aug-1994 ATL 13-0 Mile High
Glavine 16-Jun-1995 ATL 2-0 Coors
Rapp 17-Sep-1995 FLA 17-0 Coors
Nomo 17-Sep-1996 LAD 9-0 Coors
Glavine 18-Apr-1997 ATL 14-0 Coors
Martinez 29-Jul-1997 MON 3-0 Coors
Mlicki 18-Jun-1998 LAD 5-0 Coors
Ashby 04-Jul-1999 SDP 11-0 Coors
Oswalt 06-Sep-2008 HOU 2-0 Coors
Zito 09-Apr-2012 SFG 7-0 Coors
Millwood 18-May-2012 SEA 4-0 Coors
Kershaw 02-Jul-2013 LAD 8-0 Coors
First Correct Respondent
to Identify Theme – No
one
Incorrect theme guesses:
Monday - Hall of Fame Pitchers whose brothers also
pitched in MLB
- Hall of famers
who followed their brothers’ MLB debuts
- Pitchers whose
season ERA was the lowest in proportion to the league ERA
- 1990s NL Cy
Young Winners
- 2010s Hall of
Fame Inductees
- Cy Young Award
winners whose surnames begin “Ma”
Tuesday - Multiple
Cy Young Winners
- Unanimous Cy
Young Award Winners
- Pitchers since
1920 who have had 2 or more seasons with an ERA under 2.00
- Pitchers who
have won consecutive Cy Young awards
- Pitchers who
led the league in ERA and had the largest margin over the second place finisher
- starting pitchers with more than 1
season of an ERA under 2.00
- Players who threw no-nos for the Dodgers
Wed - Pitchers with over 1,500
strikeouts
- Pitchers with
over 2,000 strikeouts
- Pitchers to
start one career All-Star game
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