Q. Groundbreaking Dodger,
Hesitated at the top.
No more a secret.
- MLB began with LAD.
- His unusual windup
seemed to include a hesitation move just before delivery.
- ‘Nomo’ eventually known
beyond the Japanese League.
FCR - Jesse Asbury, Norman,
Oklahoma
Incorrect guesses: Fernando
Valenzuela, Jackie Robinson, Clayton Kershaw, Glen Burke, Don Drysdale,
Sandy Koufax
TUESDAY
Q. Why so serious?
Does your market demand it?
Must be a hero.
- Seldom seems to change his facial expression
while on the mound as though concentrating sternly.
- Has been a steady #1 for the Yankees, even
though New York is a tough market to perform in.
- His first name mispronounced sounds a little
like… I’m told that it should have been
rewritten by Yoda as “Mus’ a hero be.”
FCR - Tony Monti, Whitestone, New York
Incorrect guesses: Ichiro Suzuki, Ted Williams, Matt Harvey, So
Taguchi, Reggie Jackson, Derek Jeter, Joe DiMaggio
WEDNESDAY
Q. The
playoffs were rough.
You’ve
come so very far. See?
You might
be whirling.
- After an outstanding career with TEX, he
couldn’t seem to get anybody out in the playoffs with the Dodgers.
- His father’s family is from Iran, where the
national language is Farsi.
- You (Yu) has a last name that calls to mind a whirling
dervish.
FCR - Steve Newton, Newcastle, Delaware
Incorrect
guesses: Wally Schang, Dice K, Clayton
Kershaw, Luis Tiant
MIDWEEK BONUS
Q. You
showed us the whey.
You were
a worse-to-first star.
Yummy yet
again.
- “Whey”, a play on his last name. [In reality only used for Little Miss
Muffet.]
- Help power BOS from a last place finish in
2012 to a World Series title in ‘13.
- Began his career with the Yomiuri
Giants. Plays there now—new
all over again.
FCR
- Vince Granieri,
Cincinnati
Incorrect
answers: Ichiro Suzuki, Diasuke Matsuzka,
Wei-Yen Chen
THURSDAY
Q. His
sash is festooned
With cumulative
honors.
The northwest is
proud.
Did really well for SEA
FCR - David Gordon, Chevy Chase, Maryland
Incorrect
guesses: Felix Hernandez, Ichiro Suzuki,
Jay Buhner, Kazuhiro Sasaki, Kazuhiro Sasaki, Ken
Griffey, Jr.
FRIDAY
Q. He’s
fourth overall.
She has a way with
those names.
Now he’s a golfer.
- Became just the 4th Japanese player
to appear in the majors
- 2nd line comes from his name
- Qualified
for the U.S. Amateur
golf championship
FCR - Phillip Ross, Denver
Incorrect
guesses: Ichiro Suzuki, Mike Ignasiak,
John Smoltz, Lefty O’Doul, Alex Rodriguez, Hiroki Kuroda
SATURDAY
Q. Hector
Hugh Munro
Is not the one we
seek here.
Mariners again!
- English author H.H Munro used the nom de plume
“Saki”
- Had an ERA of 3.14 over 4 seasons for SEA.
FCR - Phillip Ross, Denver
Incorrect
guesses: Ichiro Suzuki, Hirohito
Kurosawa
SUNDAY
Q. A
great Sawks rookie,
But two teammates
were ahead.
Look where you’re
going!
- Finished 6th in 2007 ROY
voting, with teammates Dustin Pedroia and Daisuke Matsuzaka
finishing 1st and 4th respectively.
- Fantastic delivery motion
has him not facing the plate at the moment he releases the ball.
FCR - Dr. John Rickert, Terre Haute
Incorrect
guesses: Daisuke Matsuzaka
HAIKU
FINALE
Q. West
coast dominates.
This theme
shouldn’t be that hard.
This is the last
one.
- Many readers guessed the week’s theme.
FCR - Mass seppuku?
Incorrect
guesses:
WEEKLY THEME – Japanese-born
major league All-Star pitchers
Pitcher Born in All-Star Year(s)
First Correct
Respondent to Identify Theme – Dr. John
Rickert, Terre Haute, Indiana on Wednesday, when he posted:
Tasty clue confused.
But Koji Uehara
Was worst-to-first star.
Theme?:
Players from Japan
who played in the All-Star game
is my next wild guess.
Incorrect theme
guesses:
Monday - Won Cy
Young Award before age 25
Tuesday -Played
in other league
then won M L B award
that’s my first theme guess
I was wrong Monday
But now I think the theme is
Japanese All Stars
-
Japanese born who made the All-Star team
Wed- - The
theme of the week
-
Japanese all star players
-
To play in world series
-
Players from Japan
who played
major league baseball
in the
post-season
-
Japanese pitchers who have started Opening Games
- Players who were both MVPs in Japan and all
stars in the majors
- Top Int'l market
signings
Thursday- Players from Japan who earned some M V P votes
-
Japanese pitchers with most MLB wins
-
Japanese
pitchers with most MLB WAR
Sunday - Notable Japanese pitchers to play in MLB
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