09-Sep-2013
MONDAY
Q. Who
is the only player to hit World Series home runs for three different teams?
Hint: He
hit 56 home runs in only 150 games in 1994 and 1995.
Hint: Hirsute
he’s not.
Twint: He
was the first player to hit two doubles in one inning in a World Series game.
FCR - Steve
Bonfield, Calgary, AB
MONDAY BONUS
Q. Who
is the all-time leader in career games played at shortstop?
Hint: When
he retired in 2012 he was the oldest player in the majors, the only one who had
debuted in the 1980s. (Further research
reveals Jamie Moyer as the oldest in 2012, so Vizquel was just the oldest in
the AL.)
Hint: He
became the oldest player ever to play shortstop in the major leagues.
Twint: He
was Greg Maddux’ 3,000th strikeout victim.
A. Omar Vizquel (2,709 G
@ SS; Last G 03‑Oct‑2012
@ 45 yrs. 162 days; Maddux K 26‑Jul‑2005)
FCR - Mike
Brandyberry, Grafton, OH
TUESDAY
Q. What
former player platooned with Kevin Youkilis at first base and is now a roving
hitting instructor for the Giants?
Hint: His
father was an NFL All-Pro wide receiver.
Twint: He took the field on 27‑Sep‑2008 against
the Dodgers, but was replaced before the first pitch so he could retire as a
Giant.
FCR - Saul
Wisnia, Newton Center, MA
WEDNESDAY
Q. Who
replaced Nomar Garciaparra at shortstop for the World Series champion 2004 Red
Sox?
Hint: He
was OC in the OC.
Twint: Although
a citizen of the United States, he announced his retirement from his native
Colombia.
A. Orlando Cabrera (Traded at the
deadline, he played all 4 G of the WS; “O.C.”
nickname played for the Angels 2005-07, based in
Anaheim, Orange County; Retirement)
FCR - David
Krassin, New York, NY
MIDWEEK BONUS
Q. What
switch-hitting, two-time major league All-Star scored twelve runs in ten games
for Team USA in the 2001 Baseball World Cup?
Hint: He
has had 370 major league teammates, 212 of whom are still active.
Hint: He
founded the C.A.T.C.H. Foundation, a 501c3 organization that seeks to provide
resources and a support system for youth coping with autism.
Twint: He
is the “O-Dog”.
A. Orlando Hudson (2001
WC; Teammates,
in his 11 major league seasons, he played for 6 teams; C.A.T.C.H. Foundation)
FCR - Randall
Chandler, Germantown, TN
THURSDAY
Q. Who
slapped batterymate Jose Mesa in the face with his mitt during a 1995 game,
telling Mesa to pay attention?
Hint: The
Pirates signed him as an outfielder.
Hint: He
was voted American League manager of the year for a team that was four games
over .500.
Hint: He
was the winner of the first ever Jackie Jensen Spirit Award.
Twint: He guided the Dominican team to a perfect
record in the 2013 World Baseball Classic.
A. Tony Pena (Mesa incident
16‑May‑1995;
WBC)
FCR - Neil
Cohen, Brooklyn, NY
THURSDAY ANEW
Q. What
Detroit Tigers player received his U.S. citizenship at home plate at Comerica
Park in 2008?
Hint: He
entered the game that day as a defensive replacement in the eighth inning, but
did not come to bat.
Hint: He
was the only Cardinal to pinch-hit for Mark McGwire in 1998.
Twint: He
was the 2006 ALCS MVP.
A. Placido Polanco (Citizenship ceremony
w/100 other new citizens 09‑Jul‑2008;
PH 20‑Jul‑1998)
FCR - Henry
Hascup, Lodi, NJ
FRIDAY
Q. Who
moved from third base to catcher to allow Mike Schmidt to remain at third for
the Reading Phillies?
Hint: He
had played 265 minor league games at third before the switch, but only played
there seven times in his nineteen-year major league career.
Hint: His
father played 510 games at third in the majors.
Twint: He
was the only catcher to throw out Rickey Henderson stealing three times in a
game in 1982.
A. Bob Boone (1971
Reading Phillies; Father Ray; 3
CS on Henderson 27‑Jul‑1982
[Erratum: The 3rd CS was a pickoff by
pitcher Geoff
Zahn, so only 2 that day for Boone.])
FCR - Brian
Engelhardt, Reading, PA
END-OF-THE-WEEK BONUS
Q. Who
is the only American League second baseman to amass 140 runs-batted-in in a
season?
Hint: He
set the American League record for most home runs in a season by a second
baseman on the day Alex Rodriguez set the American League record for most home
runs in a season by a shortstop.
Hint: His
brother Matt spent seven years in the minor leagues.
Hint: His
uncle Rod played for Stanford and then spent four years in the minors.
A. Bret Boone (141 RBI in 2001 [He led the
AL.]; Boone’s 34th HR 07‑Sep‑2001,
A-Rod’s 07‑Sep‑2001; Matt,
Rod)
FCR - Michael Daponde, Sacramento, CA
SATURDAY
Q. Who
was named the Baseball America College
Player of the Decade for the 1980s?
Hint: He
was inducted in the first class of the College Baseball Hall of Fame in 2006 in
Lubbock, Texas.
Twint: He
is the only player to hit a grand slam in both ends of a doubleheader in the
majors.
A. Robin Ventura (CPD;
CBHOF;
GSs 20‑May‑1999
& 20‑May‑1999)
FCR - Mike
Brandyberry, Grafton, OH
SUNDAY
Q. What
Titan regularly visited his homestead until the team advised against it for
safety reasons?
Hint: Two
different teams he played for were in this year’s Little League World Series.
Twint: He
was the first overall pick in the major league draft, but never played in the
majors for the team that selected him.
A. Adrian
Gonzalez (Nicknamed “Titan”, born in
Tijuana; LLWS;
2000
June draft)
FCR - No
one
WEEKLY THEME – Infielders who won Gold
Gloves in each league
Player Pos. AL NL
First Correct Respondent
to Identify Theme – Jeff Bergida, Albany, NY (after the Wed. Q.)
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