MONDAY
Q. After Rickey
Henderson's four separate stints with the Oakland A's, who was the next player
to have four tours of duty with a single franchise?
Hint: He was the first player to
collect 200 hits in a season for the Toronto Blue Jays.
Hint: He was born
on the day of Sandy Koufax’ first no-hitter.
Hint: He was the
last 20th-century player to hit for the cycle in Yankee Stadium and
did it against Rickey Henderson’s team.
- Played for TOR 1983-90;
1993; 1998-99; 2001
- 213 H in 1986
FCR - Dave Mason,
Ottawa
Incorrect guesses: Alfredo
Griffin, Chris Singleton, Matt Kemp, Roberto Alomar
TUESDAY
Q. After Snuffy
Stirnweiss in the ‘war years’, who was the next player to hit more than fifteen triples for
consecutive seasons?
Hint: He is the
current active leader in career stolen bases.
Hint: He’s back
with the team that loved him the most, but even they aren’t too sure.
Hint: His smile is
one of the best in baseball.
- Hit 17 3b in each of 2004-05 and led the
majors both years. Stirnweiss
had 16 & 22 in 1944 & 45 respectively and lead the AL in ’44 and led
MLB in ’45.
- Has 516 career SB as of 02-Jul-2018. Ichiro’s 509 is not far behind.
- After 9 seasons with NYM, spent a year playing
for MIA then was traded to TOR. Tried to
replace a legend in COL, was released and is back with the Mets, this time
playing multiple positions.
FCR - Eric Savage, New York City
Incorrect guesses: Rajai Davis, Ichiro Suzuki, Dee Gordon,
Rickey Henderson
WEDNESDAY
Q. [Never mind.]
Hint: He twice led the majors in stolen bases,
but only once in times caught stealing.
Hint: His brother passed away during a World
Series that he was playing in, but he kept it quiet until later.
- ~
- 62 & 48 SB in 2000 & 2002
respectively. 22 CS in 2000.
- His silent grief payed off as his team
won the 2003 World
Series.
FCR - Barry Nelson, Guilderland, New York (who
figured out who we really meant!)
Some of the
more interesting guesses: Mickey Mantle,
Jimmy Rollins, Willy Taveras, Ichiro Suzuki, Jacoby Ellsbury, Michael Brantley,
Billy Hamilton, Jackie Bradley, Jr., Jose Altuve, Willy Taveras, Carl
Crawford, Joe DiMaggio, Eric Davis, Jackie Bradley, Roberto Alomar, Jackie
Bradley, Jr.
THURSDAY
Q. Who was the last Atlanta Brave to lead
the league in triples?
Hint: He’s also the last Brave to hit three
triples in a single game.
Hint: He once led off a game with a home run then
watched each of his next two teammates go deep.
A fourth teammate also homered later in the same inning.
Hint: For good measure, he went to “Souvenir
City” again in the very next inning.
Hint: A personal highlight was turning an
unassisted triple play later that year.
- 10 3b in 2003, tied w/Steve Finley
- 3b X 3 = 21-Apr-2002
- 3 HR to open G 28-May 2003
- TP = 10-Aug-2003
FCR - Larry Hayes, San Francisco
Incorrect
guesses: Deion Sanders, Julio Franco,
Ron Gant, Chipper Jones, Otis Nixon, Terry Ryan
FRIDAY
Q. Who was the All-Star Game MVP, one of
four (4!) teammate starters for his league that year?
Hint: Two additional players with his last name were
All-Stars in that game, but went 0‑for the game.
Hint: Not only was it his only MLB All-Star appearance,
it was his only season with that team and his only year in that league in his
14-year career. NOTE: He did
have another stint in the NL. He played
for ATL
in 2010, but they released him less than a week after the end of their season,
no doubt influenced by his meager 4 HR in 147 regular season G and 0 H in the
NLDS.
Hint: His trade for Puckett did not make the
headlines.
- 2012
ASG
- Miguel Cabrera and Asdrubal Cabrera
represented the AL that day.
- Played for SFG
in 2012, but disciplinary issues cause him to miss much of the season,
including their championship postseason.
- On 30-Jun-2017,he was traded by CHW
to KCR for
minor leaguers A.J. Puckett
and Andre
Davis.
FCR - Joseph Cosgriff, New York City
Incorrect
guesses: Ivan Rodriguez
SATURDAY
Q. Who made the sole All-Star appearance of
his 18-years MLB playing career when was named to the American League All-Star
team as a replacement for an injured Hall of Fame player who was voted World
Series MVP later that same season?
Hint: He was to be the next batter when Joe
Carter hit that well-known walk-off dinger?
Hint: He was the Angels first base coach for 16
seasons.
- He made the All-Star appearance when he
happened to be in San Francisco as a guest of teammate and All-Star, Damaso
Garcia, replacing the injured Alan Trammell.
- On deck in the 9th inning of the 6th
G of the 1993 WS, having entered the game to pinch run for John Olerud in the bottom
of the 8th. He didn’t have to
bat.
- Coached for OAK 2000-2015. Had coached for TOR 1996-97.
FCR - Jack Fahey, Oak Forest, Illinois
Incorrect
guesses: John Olerud, Wally Joyner,
Devon White, Fred McGriff
SUNDAY
Q. Who led the majors in triples in
consecutive seasons, but for two separate teams?
Hint: He was the first Los Angeles Dodger to hit
a home run in his first at-bat in the majors.
Hint: Playing on a championship team managed by
Kevin Kennedy, he was voted League Player of the Year.
Hint: That team has since been zapped.
- 1st MLB HR 19-Aug-1990
- PCL
POY 1990, playing for the Albuquerque
Dukes
- The Dukes are now called the Albuquerque
Isotopes
FCR - Larry Hayes, San Francisco
Incorrect
guesses: Willie Davis, Brett Butler
WEEKLY THEME – Dominican-born
switch-hitters with 1,500 career hits, presented most to least.
Dominican Hits
Fernandez*................ 2,276
Reyes*....................... 2,115
Castillo*...................... 1,889
Furcal*....................... 1,817
Cabrera**................... 1,798
Griffin*........................ 1,688
Offerman*.................. 1,551
*BBTR **BBTL
First
Correct Respondent to Identify Theme – ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ !
Incorrect theme
guesses:
Tuesday - Dominican-born
shortstops who collected 200 hits in a season
- Blue
Jays All Stars from the Dominican Republic
Wed - Dominican
all-stars who have played middle infield for the Mets.
- Career
WAR leaders among Dominican-born middle infielders.
Thurs - Dominicans
who have turned 900 career double plays.
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