MONDAY — 14-Oct
Q. Which
player, after announcing his retirement two days earlier, threw out the first
pitch at the Yankees vs. Devil Rays game?
Hint: #1
He is the only middle infielder to represent four teams in the All-Star
game.
Hint: #2
He was the last out in Nolan Ryan’s final no-hitter.
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Ans. “First pitch” = on 20-Mar-2005.
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#1 Alomar was an AS for SDP, TOR,
BAL & CLE.
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#2 Ryan’s 7th No-no = 01-May-1991
FCR - Mary
Hums, Louisville
Incorrect guesses:
TUESDAY — 15-Oct
Q. Which
former White Sox pitcher had been the next pitcher to throw a no-hitter at
Yankee Stadium after Dwight Gooden?
Hint: #1
Every time he received Cy Young Award votes, he came in third.
Hint: #2
One measure of his longevity was the number of Hall of Fame teammates he
had. In his case, it was twenty-one.
Hint: #3
Fifteen times in his nine-team major league career, he was among his
team’s leaders in WAR.
A. DAVID WELLS [SABR Bio]
-
Ans. Gooden’s no-no was 14-May-1996; Wells had his perfect
G on 17-May-1998. Wells pitched for CHW in 2001, between his two stays
with NYY.
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#1 Wells was 3rd in
CYA voting in 1998 w/NYY when he led the AL in
W/L % (.818); SHO (5); WHIP (1.045); & perfect
games (1). Wells was 3rd
in CYA voting in 2000 w/TOR when he led in GS (35);
CG (9); & HR/9 (1.2). He never received a single CYA vote in any
other season of his 21-year MLB career.
- #2 Wells OF teammates: Roberto Alomar, Harold Baines, Wade Boggs,
Roy Halladay, Trevor Hoffman, Derek Jeter, Barry Larkin, Greg
Maddux, Fred McGriff, Jack Morris, Eddie Murray, Mike Mussina, Phil Niekro,
Mike Piazza, Tim Raines, Cal Ripken, Mariano Rivera, David Ortiz, Frank Thomas,
Alan Trammell & Dave Winfield.
(It’s possible there’ll be more.)
- #3 His value to the team is represented by the
WAR column, showing what place he finished among his teammates that year and ~ = not in the top
12.
Year WAR Team
1987........ ~........ TOR
1988........ ~........ TOR
1989...... 11th...... TOR
1990........ 4th...... TOR
1991........ 8th...... TOR
1992........ ~........ TOR
1993........ 6th...... DET
1994........ 2nd..... DET
1996........ 7th...... BAL
1997........ 6th...... NYY
1998........ 5th...... NYY
1999........ 6th...... TOR
2000........ 3rd...... TOR
2001........ ~........ CHW
2002........ 6th...... NYY
2003........ 5th...... NYY
2004........ 9th...... SDP
2005........ 7th...... BOS
2006........ ~........ BOS/SDP
2007........ ~........ SDP/LAD
FCR - Chris
Betsch, New Albany, Indiana
Incorrect guesses: Chris Sale, Dave Righetti, Mark Buehrle, Jim Kaat,
Hoyt Wilhelm, David Cone
WEDNESDAY— 16-Oct
Q. Which
former Tiger was the last native of Alabama to be the American League’s
starting pitcher in an All-Star Game?
Hint: #1
He was inducted into the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame fifteen years later.
Hint: #2
In college, he made the conference All-Star team at two positions,
pitcher and designated hitter.
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Ans. In the 1994 ASG, Key pitched the 1st
2 innings for the AL, giving up 1 ER & then was pinch-hit for by Paul
Molitor. He was replaced on the mound by
David Cone, a former teammate. Key pitched for the Clemson
University Tigers in college.
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#1 Key joined the ASHOF in 2009. Others enshrined there include Joe
Louis, Bear Bryant, Jesse Owens, Satchell Paige, Bo Jackson, Ozzie
Smith & JoJo Starbuck.
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#2 In 1982, Key became the 1st
Clemson baseball player to be named first-team All Atlantic
Coast Conference at two positions in the same season—pitcher and designated
hitter.
FCR - Adrian
Fung, Toronto
Incorrect guesses: Tim Hudson, Frank Lary, Doyle Alexander, Todd
Jones, Early Wynn, Joe Carter
MIDWEEK BONUS — 17-Oct
Q. Which
former college football player was named All-American in baseball each of his
three seasons eligible?
Hint: #1
With his first two full-season teams in the majors, he had more than one
hundred runs batted in ten times out of twelve years, including leading the
majors on the first one.
Hint: #2
He is in the Kansas State Hall of Fame even though he is not a native of
Kansas.
A. JOE CARTER [SABR Bio]
-
Ans. Cater began his Wichita
State career as a two-sport athlete, but left football after one season to
focus on baseball.
-
#1 With CLE & YOR, Carter
breached the 100-RBI mark 10 X from 1986 to 1997, leading MLB w/121
in 1986.
-
#2 Carter was born Oklahoma City,
Oklahoma. He played
baseball, however, at Wichita State University in Kansas. See Ans. above.
FCR - Daniel
Wilson, St. Paul
Incorrect guesses: Bob Allison
THURSDAY — 17-Oct
Q. Who
is the only Dominican Republic native to lead the American League in Earned Run
Average for a season besides Pedro Martinez?
Hint: #1
He broke one-time teammate Jack Morris’ record for most Wild Pitches in
a season by an American League pitcher.
Hint: #2
He is the only pitcher in the American or National League to retire before
2001 with at least 225 career Games Started without ever appearing in relief
(0).
A. JUAN GUZMAN [SABR Bio]
-
Ans. Guzman’s 2.93 ERA led
all AL hurlers in 1996. Pedro’s MLB ERA
titles = 1999 (2.07); 2000 (1.74); 2002 (2.26);
& 2003 (2.22).
-
#1 Morris had 24 WP
in 1987. Guzman outdid him when he
racked up 26 in 1993. A.J.
Burnett had 25 for the Yankees in 2011 to move into 2nd place. Guzman & Morris were teammates on TOR in 1992 & 1993, their WS championship
seasons.
-
#2 All others accomplishing this feat have done it in the 21st century.
FCR - Adrian
Fung, Toronto
Incorrect guesses: Bartolo Colon, Johan Santana
FRIDAY — 18-Oct
Q. Who
would have denied Roger Clemens winning the American League ERA title in Clemens’
MVP season if he had pitched five more innings.
Hint: #1
He (not Clemens) was, however, the American League Rookie Pitcher of the
Year that year.
Hint: #2
Because of an injury to his pitching shoulder in his brief debut season
he developed a very effective sidearm delivery.
A. MARK EICHHORN [SABR Bio]
-
Ans. In his MVP season, Clemens’
ERA was 2.48 and ed the AL.
Eichhorn’s was the American League’ ERA leader with 1.78, .a good margin
ahead of winner Clemens, but he fell 5 innings pitcher short of qualifying for
the award. TOR manager Jimy Williams offered him a chance
to get those 5 innings with a start at the end of the season, but Eichhorn
declined.
-
#1 In addition to the AL ROTY
award, Eichhorn set TOR team records for rookie relief in ERA, games (69), wins
(14) & strikeouts 166, all career bests..
-
#2 His injury in 1982 influenced
the rest of his career because as he healed, he began throwing with a release
below his waist & found that he could do so with good accuracy.
FCR - Jason
Winston, Riverside, California
Incorrect guesses: Randy Johnson, Jacko Morris, Teddy Higuera
SATURDAY — 19-Oct
Q. Who
was Nolan Ryan’s 5,714th and final strikeout?
Hint: #1
Earlier that year, he (not Ryan) hit a grand slam single.
Hint: #2
He hit one of the most famous home runs in San Diego Padres postseason
history.
A. GREG MYERS [SABR Bio]
-
Ans. Myers fanned in the 5th
inning on 17-Sep-1993. Ryan pitched 2 more
innings that day, but Myers was his final K ever. In Ryan’s last
appearance, he faced 5+ batters without recording an out & left
the game with Dave Magadan at bat.
-
#1 On 11-Jun-1993, in the 4th
inning, Myers singled through what Tony Gwynn used to call the “5.5 hole” with 3
runners on. Two fielding & throwing errors
later, he and all 3 runners had scored before the next pitch was thrown. Interestingly, the next batter homered.
-
#2 In the 6th G of the
1998 NLCS, Meyer pinch-hit for
Chris Gomez in the bottom of the 9th & lit up Ligtenerg for a 2
R HR. Ligtenberg was immediately
replaced by Greg Maddux who got the final 3 outs to secure an ATL victory. SDP won the 6th
G & the series the next day in Atlanta.
FCR - Matt
Clairmont, New Minas, Nova Scotia
Incorrect guesses: Ken Caminiti, Steve Garvey, Robin Ventura, Kurt
Bevacqua, Jim Leyritz, Tony Gwynn
SUNDAY —
20-Oct
Q. Whose
first two years in the majors found him on a team that won consecutive World
Series championships?
Hint: #1
Unfortunately, he was not on the postseason roster either time.
Hint: #2
In his first season as a
professional, he went 14-2 w/a 1.55 ERA for a Class-A farm team. He also struck out 155 in 122 innings.
Hint: #3
In all, he played for minor- and major-league teams in five countries.
A. DOUG LINTON [SABR Bio]
-
Ans. TOR won the WS in 1992 &
1993. Linton pitched 24.0 & 11.0
innings respectively in those seasons.
-
#1 Linton didn’t make the
postseason roster in 1992 & by the time TOR
won in 1993, he had been put on
waivers & selected off by CAL.
-
#2 Stats are from his time with
the 1987 Myrtle Beach Blue Jays.
- #3 In Asia, Linton played for the NPB for the Yakult Swallows 1998-1999; the Samsung Lions of the KBO during the 2000 season;
& played for Uni-President in the CPBL in 2004. In North America, his teams were TOR, KCR,
NYM, CAL & BAL & their minor league affiliates. He played for the Goldpanners in the summer collegiate baseball team based in Fairbanks,
Alaska to a first-place finish & he played 3 seasons for one of the top
collegiate programs, UC Irvine.
FCR - Mike
McCroskey, Sugar Land, Texas
Incorrect guesses: Atley Donald
WEEK’S THEME
– Players from the 1992 Toronto Blue Jays World championship team who later
played for the Baltimore Orioles
Player TOR BAL
Alomar............... 1991-95.................... 1996-98
Carter................. 1991-97.................... 1998
Eichhorn............. 1982, 1986-88,.......... 1994
.......................... 1992-93
Guzman.............. 1991-98.................... 1998-99
Key.................... 1984-92.................... 1997-98
Linton................ 1992-93, 2003.......... 1999
Myers................. 1987, 1989-92,.......... 2000-01
.......................... 2004-05
Wells................. 1987-92.................... 1996
.......................... 1999-2000
ALSO QUALIFYING ARE:
Pat
Hentgen &.. 1991-99, 2004.......... 2001-03
It
is worth pointing out that Hall
of Fame General Manager Pat Gillick,
who was TOR’s
GM 1978-1994, became BAL’s
GM 1996-1998.
First Correct Respondent identifying theme – Jon Symons, Winnipeg (After Guzman)
,
Incorrect
theme guesses:
Thurs - All
of these players were on the 1992 Blue Jays team that won the world
championship
- Toronto
players
- Members
of the 1992 WS team
- Members
of the 1992 WS team who were All-Stars at some point
Sat - 1992
Jays who also won another World Series
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