Q. Which
former Rookie of the Year was a Dirtbag?
Hint: #1
He was one of the heroes of the final day of play in 2011.
Hint: #2
He never strolled down Wisteria Lane.
- Ans. AL
ROY 2008. He attended Long Beach State
(California) University whose baseball team are known as the Dirtbags.
- #1 His walk-off homer in his final at-bat of
the 2011 regular season (along with BAL’s walk-off W over BOS minutes earlier) sent
his team, TBR, to the postseason, bumping BOS from the playoffs.
- #2 Longoria
burst into the public eye with his great rookie season, but already famous was
Eva Longoria, just one letter different. She is most known for her
role as Gabrielle Solis on the ABC television
series Desperate
Housewives, which ran from 2004 to 2012, and for
which she received Golden Globe and Screen Actors
Guild Award nominations. The “Housewives” show took place mostly on
fictional Wisteria Lane.
FCR - Eric
Stone, Los Gatos, California
Incorrect guesses: Jared Weaver, Jim Edmonds, Troy Tulowitzki,
Dustin Pedroia, Albert Pujols, Lenny Dykstra
TUESDAY —01-Nov
Q. Which All-Star
outfielder bowled two perfect 300 games in 2022?
Hint: #1 He didn’t
get even one vote for Rookie of the Year, but won a league MVP in his fourth
full season.
Hint: #2 His WAR for
that season is the highest for a single year in the majors since one by Barry Bonds.
- Ans. Betts is an accomplished bowler.
- #1 Betts won the 2018 AL MVP with an
overwhelming vote, missing its being unanimous by just 2 votes.
- #2 Betts’s WAR in 2018 was 10.7.
FCR - Matt Mullin, New
York City
Incorrect guesses:
WEDNESDAY —02-Nov
Q. Who
was the first National League third baseman to win a Gold Glove Award in his
rookie season?
Hint: #1
No one has won more Platinum Glove awards.
Hint: #2
His hometown in California named a street after him.
A. NOLAN ARENADO [B-R
Bio]
-
Ans. GG in 2013 – 2022 and
counting. Arenado’s streak of GGs in
each of his 10 seasons in the majors ties Ichiro Suzuki (2001-2010) for the
longest by a player at any position to start a career.
-
#1 Was awarded 5 Platinum
Glove awards every season 2017-2021 and is again a
candidate in 2022. Yadier Molina won 4. Adrian Beltre, Alex Gordon & Matt
Chapman have each won 2. When it comes
to baseball defense, he really is the Only
Nolan.
-
#2 In 2020, his hometown, Lake
Forest, California, named a
street after him. It’s
called “Nolan Arenado
Drive” and goes into Lake Forest Sports
Park.
FCR - Wesley
Story, Richmond, Texas
Incorrect guesses: Mike Schmidt, Brooks Robinson, Chipper
Jones
THURSDAY —03-Nov
Q. Who is the only Baltimore Oriole third
baseman to hit more than fifty doubles in a season?
Hint: #1
Including him, twelve players from the first round of his draft
(including supplement) have been All-Stars in the majors. There are also three MVPs, a pitcher whose SO/9
is the all-time best in the history of the majors (among qualifiers), a Home
Run Derby champ, a HR champ and two Double Uniques.
Hint: #2
The contract he signed with this third team was the richest in the
history of North American team sports at the time.
A. MANNY MACHADO [B-R
Bio]
-
Ans. Machado had 51 2b in 2013
leading the AL. Machado had 37 doubles
after 81 games, a pace that if maintained, would have sailed through the single
season record of 67 set by Earl Webb in 1931.
Wisdom has it that AL pitching coaches found holes in his swing in the
second half.
-
#1 Drafted 3rd overall
in 2010.
-
#2 Machado signed a 10-year, $300
million contract with SDP that began the 2019 season.
FCR - Elliott
Frankfother, Rock Falls, Illinois
Incorrect guesses: Miguel Tejada, Cal Ripken, Brian Roberts, Alex
Rodriguez
FRIDAY —04-Nov
Q. Which
batter made the last out ever recorded at Busch Stadium II as well as the last
home team out of the regular season there that same year?
Hint: #1
A father and his son both stole bases against him.
Hint: #2
He won the Roberto Clemente Award four years before retiring, one of
only two players listed at catcher to win it.
A. YADIER MOLINA [B-R
Bio]
-
Ans. G #5 NLCS 19-Oct-2005. Molina flied out to RF. Last regular season G 02-Oct-2005. Molina flied out to RF.
-
#1 On 28‑May‑2006, Mike Cameron (of 4 HR in a G fame) stole 1 of his
career 297 bases against Y. Molina. Mike’s son, Daz Cameron, swiped a base against
Yadi on 23-June-2021, making them the first
father-son duo to turn this trick.
-
#2 RCA in 2018. Retired end of season 2022. HOF catcher Gary Carter won it in 1989.
FCR - Rich
Lerner Silver Spring, Maryland
Incorrect guesses: Gary Carter, Ted Simmons, Buster Posey, Tim
McCarver, Mike Matheny
FRIDAY SUPPLEMENT —04-Nov
Q. Which
ballhawk with more than $100,000,000 in baseball earnings, was just released by
his Central Division team who came close, but missed the 2022 playoffs?
Hint: #1
He was the MVP of the first League Championship Series he ever played in,
helping his team reach the World Series.
Hint: #2
Even though he wasn’t drafted until the seventeenth round (496th
overall), the MLBPA placed him in the top ten percent of all major league
players.
A. LORENZO CAIN [B-R
Bio]
-
Ans. Cain, with accumulated MLB
earnings of $ $101,755,025, was
released by MIL after the 2022 season.
-
#1 Was MVP of the 2014 ALCS. KCR swept BAL there, but lost to Madison Bumgarner
in the WS.
-
#2 Cain was drafted out of Madison
County (FL) High School in 2004, but because he played he played the requisite
10 full years in MLB he qualifies for a full pension. The Major League Baseball Players Association
calculate that merely 10% of players who make it to the majors, play at least
10 seasons. An MLB player needs 1 DAY in
the bigs to earn lifetime medical, 43 DAYs to earn an annual pension of $34,000
rising to over $100,000 after 10 years.
FCR - Mark
DeLodovico, Rockville, Maryland
Incorrect guesses: Christian Yelich, Albert Pujols
SATURDAY —05-Oct
Q. Who
is the only National League shortstop ever to be honored with a Platinum Glove Award?
Hint: #1
His extraordinary fielding efforts have not, however, been quite enough for
his team to make it into the postseason for the past nine years.
Hint: #2
Since he has been in the majors, he has won four Rawlings Gold
Glove Awards, a Wilson MLB Overall Defensive Player of the Year Award and six
Fielding Bible Awards yet after eleven seasons in the majors, he has never been
on the All-Star team for either league.
Hint: #3
With only one exception, he has a higher career WAR ranking than any
other native of his home country.
A. ANDRELTON SIMMONS [B-R
Bio]
-
Ans. Was the NL Platinum
Glove winner in 2013, the 3rd year of the award’s
existence.
-
#1 Was last in the postseason
with ATL in the 2013 NLDS. They were
eliminated 3-1 by LAD.
-
#2 His defensive prowess is
universally acknowledged by major league scouts and GMs alike.
- #3 His 37.1 WAR is bested only by Andruw Jones’s 62.7
for players from Curaçao.
FCR - Evan
Thompson, Mesa
Incorrect guesses: Brandon Crawford, Francisco Lindor, Miguel
Rojas, Ozzie Smith, Andre Ethier, Elvis Andrus
SUNDAY —06-Nov
Q. Whose
solo home run was the only blemish on Madison Bumgarner’s ERA in the 2014 World
Series?
Hint: #1
He was voted Comeback Player of the Year in a season when most people
were doing worse.
Hint: #2
In his youth, he played baseball with a future American League MVP, a
player whose stature in baseball is well known and respected.
A. SALVADOR PEREZ [B-R Bio]
-
Ans. HR off Bumgarner = 21-Oct-2014, constituting the only
run, earned or otherwise, surrendered by SFG’s ace, during his 21.0 innings surrendered
during Fall Classic that year.
-
#1 CPOTY 2020 as the COVID-19
pandemic reduced MLB’s season to 60 G.
-
#2 Perez played with fellow
Venezuelan Jose Altuve among others.
FCR - Matt
Dicker, Chicago
Incorrect guesses: Buster Posey
WEEKEND SUPPLEMENT —06-Nov
Q. Which
Platinum Glove-winning outfielder was still available in the MLB June Amateur
Draft, six positions behind Aaron Judge?
Hint: #1
His brother is employed by a different major league team.
Hint: #2
He is often voted one of baseball best-looking players.
A. KEVIN KIERMAIER [B-R
Bio]
-
Ans. In the 31st Round
of the 2010 MLB June
Amateur Draft, Kiermaier was the 941st pick. Aaron Judge was chosen #935 by OAK, but
enrolled in school and was taken in a later draft by NYY. Won his AL Platinum
Glove Award in 2015.
-
#1 Kiermaier's older brother,
Dan, is the head
groundskeeper for the Chicago Cubs.
-
#2 Married and with 2 children,
he still draws the
gazes of the ladies.
FCR - John
Salvino, Denver
Incorrect guesses: Jason Heyward, Michael Lorenzen, Alex Gordon
WEEK’S FINALE —06-Nov
Q. Who was the first
shortstop to hit a grand slam in the postseason?
Hint: #1 He is the
third person with the same last name to lead the majors in triples.
Hint: #2 He is the
only National League shortstop to lead is team in home runs in a season this
century.
A. BRANDON CRAWFORD [B-R
Bio]
- Ans. Postseason GS
= 2014 NL Wild Card G.
- #1 HOF Sam Crawford hit 22, 25,
19, 23 & 26 3B to lead MLB in
1902, 03, 10, 13 & 14.
Carl Crawford was tops in MLB in 2004 w/19 3B. Then Brandon Crawford had the best triples
total in 2016 w/11, tied with Cesar Hernandez & Chris Owings.
- #2 Led SFG in HR in 2015 w/21.
FCR - Jason Winston,
Riverside, California
Incorrect guesses: Alex
Rodriguez, Chipper Jones, Aramis Ramirez
WEEKLY THEME – Top Ten
2022-active players in career Defensive WAR.
# Player Pos MLB
yrs Age Def
WAR WAR GG PG
1. Simmons......... SS....... 11......... 32......... 28.5........ 37.1....... 4......... 1
2. Molina.............. C......... 19......... 39......... 28.0........ 42.2....... 9......... 4
3. Arenado.......... 3B........ 10......... 31......... 18.8........ 52.2....... 9......... 5
4. Kiermaier....... CF........ 10......... 32......... 17.7........ 31.8....... 3......... 1
5. Cain................ CF........ 13......... 36......... 16.8........ 38.4....... 1......... 0
6. Perez................ C......... 11......... 32......... 15.3........ 32.3....... 5......... 0
7. Crawford........ SS....... 12......... 35......... 15.2........ 30.8....... 4......... 0
8. Machado......... 3B........ 11......... 29......... 13.6........ 52.0....... 2......... 1
9. Longoria......... 3B........ 15......... 36......... 13.4........ 58.1....... 3......... 0
10. Betts................ RF.......... 9......... 29......... 13.0........ 56.4....... 5......... 0
First
Correct Respondent identifying theme – Jesse Asbury, Norman, Oklahoma (After
Perez)
Incorrect theme
guesses:
Tues - Fielding
Bible Award winners that have hit for the cycle
- Players
born on October 7 with WAR greater than 10
- Players
born on October 7 who have been selected to an All Star Game
- Players
born October 7 who have a postseason hit/appearance on their birthday
Wed - Active
players who won Gold Glove and Silver Slugger in the same year
Thurs - 2022
Gold Glove nominees
-
Players who were on the same team, or played against
Wil Myers on their 28th birthday
Sat - Multiple
gold glove and fielding Bible award winners
-
They all won Wilson Defensive Player of the Year (at least by
position in those initial couple years) - and Gold Gloves - they all have high
WARs
-
NL active WAR leader at each position
-
Players who made MLB’s play of the year
Sun - Players
who made MLB’s play of the year
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