MONDAY
Q. Who said,
"I bleed Dodger blue and when I die, I'm going to the big Dodger in the
sky."?
Hint: In 1977 and
1978, he became the only National League manager to win pennants his first two
seasons (managed minimum ½ season).
Hint: Because of him, Kirk Gibson showed the
world his now famous fist pump.
Twint: He managed the men’s USA Olympic
baseball team to its only gold medal.
Twint: Perhaps to counter the
Dodger blue quote, Gaylord Perry said, “Wait until (he) meets the Lord and
finds out he’s wearing pinstripes.”
A. Tommy Lasorda (First complete seasons Dodgers lost both WS to
Yankees; Lasorda pinch hit the ailing Gibson allowing him to hit the walk-off
in G 1 1988 WS; 2000 Beijing Olympics)
FCR - Al Blumkin, Brooklyn, NY
TUESDAY
Q. Which manager, after
winning his 3rd World Series title, retired at the end of the 2011 season
in third place for career wins?
Hint: Bud Selig,
reportedly citing the first All-Star Game where John McGraw came out of
retirement to manage the National League, allowed him to manage the 2012 National
League All-Star team.
Hint: The
Cardinals retired his uniform number 10.
Twint: He graduated
from Florida State University law school in 1978.
Twint: He is quoted in Wikipedia as saying, “I’d
rather ride the buses in the minor leagues than practice law for a living.”
A. Tony LaRussa (2,728 W, behind both Mack [3,731] and McGraw [2,763]; 2012 ASG NL won 8-0; Retired 11‑May‑2012;
Passed the FL Bar exam 1979)
FCR - Jim Lovelace, Kent, OH
WEDNESDAY
Q. Which Boston Red Sox manager was blamed
for their historic 1978 collapse?
Hint: This was despite the fact he did not throw
a single pitch to Bucky Dent.
Hint: Ironically, he may be best remembered as the
Yankees bench coach that lost a “fight” with the Red Sox Pedro Martinez during
the 2003 American League Championship Series.
Twint: He managed the Yankees the first 36 games of
the 1999 season.
FCR
- Mark Lewers, Blacksburg, VA
WEDNESDAY
#2
Q. In whose first year as manager of the
Giants, did they compile a 100-61 record?
Hint: This was the third most wins for the club
since it moved.
Hint: They won the division that year by 15.5
games over the second place Dodgers.
Twint: They lost in the first round of the playoffs
to the Marlins.
Twint: It was his only post-season appearance
during his four-year tenure with the Giants.
FCR
- Blake Sherry, Dublin, OH
THURSDAY
Q. Who managed the Mets to their best
season ever with 108 wins?
Hint: He won the World Series that year which was
best known for the events of Game 6.
Hint: He is the only manager to lead the
Washington Nationals to the post-season.
Twint: He will probably never forget the Alamo.
FCR
- Abbey Garber, Dallas, TX
THURSDAY
#2
Q. Who was the first Latino manager to
lead his team to a World Series Championship?
Hint: In 2012, he professed admiration for Fidel
Castro in a Time magazine article.
Hint: His team suspended him for five games for
this remark.
Twint: After being ejected from a game in 2011
against the Yankees, he tweeted his objection to the ejection with the game
still in progress which garnered him a two game suspension.
Twint: He and Bryce Harper have their own pine tar
incident.
FCR
- Bill Carle, Lee’s Summit, MO
FRIDAY
Q. Who in 2003 with a 3-2
NLCS lead, came within one fateful game of managing the Cubs to the World
Series?
Hint: Some people blame Steve Bartman
for the Cubs downfall.
Hint: This manager did not
blame Bartman, and wanted to win a Cubs World Series to exonerate him.
Twint: The year before the
incident, he won the National League pennant but then lost the World Series
after being up three games to two.
Twint: He has managed in the
majors almost continuously since then, but has not appeared in a World Series.
FCR - David
Krassin, New York, NY
FRIDAY #2
Q. Who was replaced as Phillies manager after managing them
through 160 games of the 2004 season?
Hint: This was despite a winning record and a 2nd place
finish in the National League East.
Hint: John Kruk labeled him with several expletives, but said the best
thing to happen to him “was him becoming my manager”.
Twint: He was third base coach for the Yankees and then the Dodgers over
5 consecutive seasons.
Twint: In his only other Managerial job, he was replaced in the early
part of the 1988 season by Jack McKeon.
FCR - Bob Kimball, Washington,
DC
SATURDAY
Q. Who has spent all nineteen seasons of his managerial career
in the National League West, winning three pennants with two different teams?
Hint: He was the winning manager of the first ever All-Star Game at
Chase Field.
Hint: He has the most managerial wins for a person born outside the
United States.
Twint: The year prior to achieving that record, he replaced as manager
the person he surpassed.
FCR - John
Null, Sugarland, TX
SATURDAY #2
Q. Who managed the Twins to their most recent two World Series
titles?
Hint: They overcame 3-2 deficits to win both series.
Hint: They didn’t win a single road game in either series.
Twint: He was drafted by the Seattle Pilots in the 1968 amateur draft.
Twint: He is the only major league manager born in Minnesota to manage
in Minnesota.
FCR - Gary Glasser, Fort Lee, NJ
SUNDAY
Q. Who went from being his team’s color commentator to the
team’s manager in 1997?
Hint: The decision was widely panned, but his team won the division in
four of his five seasons he was at the helm.
Hint: He made his major league debut on his eighteenth birthday and struck
out Willie Mays in the first inning (looking).
Twint: He
was temporarily replaced as manager 13‑Jun‑1999
due to a seizure in mid-game.
Twint: That game was suspended, but the game was resumed with him back
as manager on 15-Jul‑1999.
A. Larry Dierker (Astros
broadcaster; skeptical response because he had retired as a player in 1977;
Debut 22‑Sep‑1964;
13‑Jun seizure vs. Padres)
FCR - Bob
Dorrill, Kingwood, TX
WEEKLY THEME – Manager of the Year Award winners
who had played for that same team.
Plyr/Mgr Team/Year MOY Year(s)
played for team
First Correct Respondent to Identify Theme – Dave Raglin, McLean, VA (@
1:47 P.M. EDT today at Camden Yards)
