MONDAY
Q. Which
Hall of Famer was married to a Hall of Famer?
Hint: Three
seasons after winning a Cy Young Award, he led a World Series championship team
in batting. (20 PA min.)
Hint His nickname is also that of a city he
never played in.
Twint: He
was a minor league teammate of Tommy
Lasorda.
A. Don Drysdale (Married basketball
player Ann
Meyers 01‑Nov‑1986; 1965 Dodgers,
CYA 1962;
“Bid D” [Dallas];
W/Lasorda on the 1955
Montreal Royals)
FCR - Pete
Piet, Chicago, IL
Incorrect answers:
TUESDAY
Q. What
brawny ex-Bruin was once traded for Scott Rolen?
Hint: He
was the World Series MVP the only time his franchise won a World Series.
Hint: He
once hit 47 home runs in a season and didn’t get a single MVP vote.
Hint: He
won a Bronze Medal playing for the U.S. Olympic baseball team.
Twint: Only
he and Hank Aaron hit as many as 47 home runs in a season without hitting ten
in any calendar month that year.
A. Troy Glaus (Attended UCLA;
Rolen
trade14‑Jan‑2008; WS MVP 2002 w/ANA; 47 HR
2000; 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta; Aaron 47
HR in 1971 [and was 3rd in
the MVP voting w/180!])
FCR - Rich
Klein, Plano, TX
Incorrect answers: Luis Gonzalez, Mark McGwire, Dick Groat, Adam
Dunn, Ken Caminiti, Juan Gonzalez
WEDNESDAY
Q. Who
was the last pitcher from a Chicago team to win the Cy Young Award?
Hint: He
snubbed the Red Sox when they drafted him and instead went on to win the "Baseball
America" Freshman of the Year Award, given to the country’s top first-year
college player.
Hint: His
fifteen complete games one season wouldn’t impress Jack Chesbro or Vic Willis,
but that total was the highest of its decade.
Twint: His
university’s mascot changed from a bird to a color shortly before his arrival.
A. Jack McDowell (CYA 1993
FCR - Patrick
Roth, Chicago, IL
Incorrect answers: Mark Buehrle, Fergie Jenkins, Wilbur Wood,
LaMarr Hoyt, Greg Maddux, Mark Prior, Rick Sutcliffe, Steve Stone, Carlos
Zambrano, Kerry Wood, J.D. Drew
THURSDAY
Q. Who
made, according to the MLB television channel, made the greatest
home-run-robbing catch ever.
Hint: Mike
Lamb certainly thinks so.
Twint: Neither
he nor his
father actually ever served in the military.
A. Gary Matthews, Jr. (Catch;
Gary Matthews, Sr., both nicknamed "Sarge")
FCR - Matt
Dicker, Chicago, IL
Incorrect answers: Jim Edmonds, Bo Jackson, Endy Chavez, Torii
Hunter, Mike Trout, Kenny Lofton, Ken Griffey, Jr.
THE REAL THURSDAY
Q. Who
is the first Giant to be named Rookie of the Year then fail to be elected to
the Hall of Fame?
Hint: He
was, however, the 1st XROY 2B NLCS MVP.
Hint: He
wrote a book that included the quote, "Say what you mean but pick your
spots."
Twint: Ted
Turner received a one-year suspension by Bowie Kuhn for signing him in 1977
with Turner’s responding to this by saying, "I’m thankful he didn’t order
me shot."
A. Gary Matthews, Sr. (ROY 1973, Willie Mays
[1951];
Orlando
Cepeda [1958]
and Willie McCovey
[1959]
are all in the Hall; 1983 NLCS
MVP (In this case 2B = "to be” not "second baseman"; Matthewsisms
from "They Call Me Sarge", written to
advise rookies; Turner
suspended for recruiting Sarge before he became a free agent.)
FCR - Micki
Maynard, Phoenix, AZ
Incorrect answers: Chris Speier, Marco Scutaro, Jeff Kent, Robby
Thompson, Jim Ray Hart, Bill White, Alvin Dark, Orlando Cepeda, Willie
McCovey, John Montefusco, Jack Sanford, Ron Hunt
FRIDAY
Q. What
Dirtbag pitcher, with a record of 31-13 over the past two seasons in the majors,
has started this year 0‑2?
Hint: He
doesn't look 6'7", does he?
Twint: His
brother is almost as tall.
A. Jered Weaver (Long Beach State alum, baseball mascot = Dirtbags;
Brother Jeff Weaver)
FCR - David
Girdany, Somerset, PA
Incorrect answers: Justin Verlander, Stephen Strasburg, Doug Fister,
Anibal Sanchez, Brandon McCarthy, Zach Greinke, A.J. Burnett, Clay Bucholz,
Chris Sale, Cliff Lee
SATURDAY
Q. Who
is the only pitcher in the playoff era to give up ten earned runs in a game and
still collect the win?
Hint: He
finished the second-half of that season with a 10-4 record leading his team
into the playoffs.
Hint: In
his only World Series, he was relieved after 6.1 innings in Game 6 with a 5-0
lead with his team up three games to two.
Hint: His
team collapsed, losing that game and the deciding game seven.
Twint: He
found himself on another team the next season, but led the league in wins and
made his only All-Star Game appearance.
A. Russ Ortiz (21‑May‑2000
16-10 victory over MIL; lost
2000 NLDS
to NYM; 2002 WS SFG vs ANA; Game 6
FCR - Doug
Greenwald, San Francisco , CA
Incorrect answers: Bruce Kison, Bruce Hurst, Dave McNally,
Brandon McCarthy, John Lackey, Juaquin Andujar, Catfish Hunter, Livan Hernandez
SUNDAY
Q. Who
was the first rookie to earn a save in the final game of a World Series?
Hint: He
grew up in a small cabin in rural Idaho which made some think he couldn’t
handle the pressure of being a closer in the majors.
Hint: Despite
this, in his third year in the majors, he tied the established record by
retiring 41 consecutive batters.
Twint: Due
in no small part to his girth and height, he was named the spokesperson for the
Breakfast McGriddle in the Windy City.
A. Bobby Jenks (G 4 2005 WS; Jim Barr retired 41 in 1972,
with teammate Mark Buehrle breaking the record with 45 in 2009; listed at 6'4",
275 lbs.)
FCR - Patrick
Roth, Chicago, IL
Incorrect answers: Jim Barr, Jesse Orosco, Todd Worrell, Adam
Wainwright, Larry Sherry, Grover Cleveland Alexander, Francisco Rodriguez, Joe
Page, Mark Wohlers
WEEKLY THEME – All-Star players born
in California’s San Fernando
Valley, ergo "Valley Guys"
Players City
Matthews,
Jr. - San
Francisco (unintentionally misleading—Sorry—we’re normally intentional with
those.
First Correct Respondent
to Identify Theme – Josh
Murphy, Cedar Rapids, IA
Incorrect theme guesses:
Tuesday
- MLB ties to UCLA
- Players who
married woman named Ann
Wednesday
- Angels who
played for Pac 10 teams
- College World
Series winners
- Willie McGee
Friday
- Theme has to
do with college? Maybe PAC 10?
- Something to
do with them all being Angels players
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