MONDAY
Q. Who
is the only Florida (or Miami) Marlin ever to lead the league in home runs?
Hint: Since
his debut, no other National Leaguer has hit more home runs.
Hint: There is proof, solid proof, that, unlike
his “namesake”, he actually exists.
Twint: He was once a “Mike”.
A. GIANCARLO
STANTON (2014 NL leader 37 HR; 160 HR since 08-Jun-2010
second only to AL sluggers Miggy
C. (186) and Joey
Batts (192); Nickname: “Bigfoot”; 2010-11 he
played under the name “Mike” Stanton)
FCR - Andrew
Distler, New York, NY
Incorrect answers: Miguel Cabrera, Fred McGriff
TUESDAY
Q. Who
is the only player to win an MVP for the Cincinnati Red and never appear in a
World Series with them?
Hint: Only
he, Barry Bonds and Rogers Hornsby have led the NL in on-base percentage for four
consecutive years.
Hint: He
is the only Red to thrice lead the NL base-on-balls.
Hint: And
that was in consecutive years.
Twint: After
not missing a single game one season, the next year he missed 100 games, having
to quell concerns about his attitude by saying “I didn’t elect to be injured”.
Twint: He
was probably referring to some quirk of the parliamentary system.
A. JOEY VOTTO
(2010 NL MVP,
Reds not in WS since his 2007 debut; ; NL OBP leader 2009-13, Bonds
2001-4, Hornsby
1920-25 for a record 6 consecutive years; BB lead: 2011-13 110/94/135 – tied with Dan
Uggla 2012; 2013 played in all 162 games, but only 62
games in 2014; He is Canadian.)
FCR - Alex
Griffel, Great Neck, NY
Incorrect answers: Barry Larkin, Frank Robinson, Ernie Lombardi,
George Foster, Ted Kluszewski,
Vada Pinson
WEDNESDAY
Q. Who
was the first slugger since Mark McGwire to hit a home run in the first four
games of the season?
Hint: He
is the most recent player with seven RBIs in a game to account for all of his
team’s runs.
Hint: He
is the most recent Ranger to appear in the All-Star Game home run derby.
Twint: He
made the last out in the last one game Wild Card playoff.
A. NELSON
CRUZ (1-, 2-, 3-, 4-Apr-2011,
McGwire March 31-Apr 4 1998; Tied
by Chris Davis 2013; 07-Sep-2014
7RBIs 7-5 BAL over TBR; 2009 HR
Derby, finished 2nd to
Prince Fielder; 163rd game Rangers lost 5-2 to Tampa 30-Sep-2013)
FCR - Pat
Goodson, Cheyenne, WY
Incorrect answers: Josh Hamilton, Chris Davis, Adrian Beltre,
Prince Fielder
MIDWEEK BONUS
Q. Who
is the only player to appear in every one of his team's regular-season games in
2013 and 2014?
Hint: He
only missed two games in 2012.
Hint: He
is the only player to hit a walk-off homer on a one-pitch appearance by Jose
Mesa.
Hint: His
first big league homer was a grand slam.
Twint: He
doesn’t wear a red cape with black polka-dots, but if you say his name really
fast, you might wonder…
A. HUNTER
PENCE (His streak was
broken this season; 2012 PHI 101 G, SFG 59G; b13
03-Jul-2007 5-4 HOU over PHI; First
HR 05-May-2007; Spoken quickly, his name sounds like “Captain Underpants” – a
superhero character in a children’s novel that wears underpants and a red cape
with black polka-dots.)
FCR - Alex
Griffel, Great Neck, NY
Incorrect answers: Evan Longoria, Adrian
Gonzalez
THURSDAY
Q. Who,
along with Pedro Martinez and a bottle of Welch’s Sparkling Grape Juice, gave
what is considered the world’s largest toast at a single venue?
Hint: His
greatest contribution to baseball may have been getting walked by “Mo’” and
subsequently lifted for a pinch runner.
Hint: He
was (is) a self-proclaimed “idiot”.
Twint: “Got
heeem!”
A. KEVIN MILLAR
(Celebrating
Fenway’s 100th Anniversary on 20-April-2012 before 32,904
“participants”; Down 3-0 in the 2004 ALCS, he managed a Game-4
9th inning lead-off walk (against Mariano
Rivera) that led to PH Dave
Roberts famous steal of 2nd followed by a game tying hit that
tied the score. The Sox came back to win the game and the ALCS;
He called his 2004 Red Sox teammates “idiots” – a name quickly adopted by his
fellow players, fans and the press; His enthusiastic signature phrase from
“Intentional Talk”, on MLB Network)
FCR - Joseph
Brunn, Washington, DC
Incorrect answers: Johnny Damon, Bill Mueller, Mark Grace, Bill
Lee
TGIF BONUS
Q. Among
the regular starters, which player for the World Champion 2007 Red Sox went the
entire regular season without being hit by a pitch?
Hint: Also,
he didn’t receive an intentional base on balls the same season.
Hint: Perhaps
this was because he wasn’t feared as an offensive threat.
Twint: The
same season, however, his base stealing did contribute as he led the team in
the category.
Twint: As
a result, he and Coco Crisp
became the first Red Sox duo to each steal over 25 bases in the same season
since 1914.
Twint: ¡Mes
mas caliente!
A. JULIO LUGO
(Red Sox 2007
stats; 2007 stats all lowest for starters that season; 33 SB –
the second highest season total of his career (39 in 2005); 1914
Tris
Speaker (42) and Al Janvrin
(25) accomplished the feat; Julio also means July in Spanish.)
FCR - Bob
Flynn, Chandler, AZ
Incorrect answers: Jason Varitek, Dustin Pedroia, David Ortiz
FRIDAY
Q. Who
replaced Jose Reyes at shortstop after Reyes was granted free agency?
Hint: He
lost the starting job the year after that, but regained it this past season, only
to lose it again this season.
Hint: When
he came up to the majors, he was the 3rd youngest player.
Twint: His
only 2012 homer was a lead-off home run against Matt
Cain, who had pitched a perfect game just seven weeks earlier.
A. RUBEN
TEJADA (Reyes
free agent end of 2011 season went from NYM to MIA; Omar Quintanilla
started 2013
NYM; 2015
NYM Wilmer
Flores is the regular SS; HR off Cain: 01‑Aug‑2012.)
FCR - Michael
William Newman, Fairfield, CT
Incorrect answers: Wilmer Flores
START-OF-THE-WEEKEND BONUS
Q. Who
is the only player to hit 30 homers in a season with a batting average under
.200?
Hint: He
averaged over 200 strikeouts per season.
(Tom Seaver only averaged 190!)
Hint: Only
one player, with his suspect total of 57, has hit more home runs in a season
for the Arizona franchise.
Twint: He.is
the only slugger in the past 40 years to lead his league in strikeouts 4
consecutive seasons.
A. MARK
REYNOLDS (2010 BA .198 with 32 HR; 201 K/162 G avg.; 44 HR in 2009 vs. Luis
Gonzalez w/57 in 2001; K leader 2008-10 ARZ and 2011 BAL since Reggie
Jackson 1968-71.)
FCR - Mike
Massaroli, Staten Island, NY
Incorrect answers: Mark Trumbo, Adam Dunn, Dave Kingman, Rob
Deer, Richie Sexton, Matt Williams, Graig Reynolds, Gorman Thomas, Brady
Anderson
SATURDAY
Q. Who
was the only opposing player never retired in either of Justin Verlander’s no
hitters?
Hint: He
had the lowest batting average, OBP, OPS and fewest total bases of the Brewers
starters in their first National League postseason.
Hint: His
first homer as a regular starter resulted in the bat earning a place in the National
Baseball Hall of Fame.
Twint: Two
years after leaving the Brewers, he had a perfect performance.
A. BILL
HALL (12-Jun-2007
issued 3 BB in 3 PA, 07-May-2011
all players retired at least once [Hall did not play.]; 2008 Brewers
lost LDS 3-1 to eventual WS Champion PHI; 2006 he
became the regular starting 3B and his first HR was the Opening Day for the new
STL Busch Stadium 10-Apr-2006;
28-May-2010
he pitched a perfect 9th inning for BOS with 11 pitches and only one
ball in a 12-5 loss to KCR)
FCR - Mark
Pattison, Washington, DC
Incorrect answers: Prince Fielder, J.P.
Arencibia, Rickie Weeks, Justin Verlander
MOTHERS’ DAY BONUS
Q. Who
was called up to the majors to replace the injured Mike Piazza?
Hint: He
proceeded to hit six home runs in his first seven games with the team.
Hint: He
joined Adam Dunn and Jason Giambi as the only players this century to lead
their leagues the same year in strikeouts and bases on balls.
Twint: He
led his league three consecutive years in strikeouts.
Twint: He
now runs a baseball academy in New Jersey with his father.
A. JACK
CUST (Joined the A’s 06-May-2007;
2008 Cust 197 K/111 BB, 2003 Giambi 140 K/129 BB, 2012 Dunn 222 K/105 BB; Led
AL in Ks 2007-09; Diamond
Nation Management)
FCR - John
Michael Pierobon, Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Incorrect answers: Mike Jacobs, Jason Phillips, Todd Hundley
SUNDAY
Q. Other
than Andrew McCutcheon, who was the only other position player from the Pirates
to make the 2014 All-Star Team?
Hint: His
batting average led the Bucs that same season.
Hint: He
also led in triples and doubles.
Twint: In
2014 he was featured on the MLB Channel’s “Plays of the Week” with plays made
while playing 4 different positions.
Twint: J-Hay
A. JOSH
HARRISON (Tony Watson pitched 0.1 innings and all
Pirates got playing time; 2014 PIT STATS
.315BA, 38 2B/7 3B; nicknamed J-Hay)
FCR - Timothy
Kearns, Washington, DC
Incorrect answers: Neil Walker, Russell Martin, Tony Watson,
Pedro Alvarez, Starling Marte
Due
to circumstances related to today’s action, we are required to add additional
players that fit this week’s theme.
SUNDAY 1st ADD ON
Q. Who
was the White Sox third baseman since Robin Ventura to make the Topps Rookie
All-Star team?
Hint: Among
position players, he had only the second highest vote total for Rookie of the
Year despite having a higher batting average, OBP, SLG, and more HR, RBI’s and
walks.
Hint: He
and his father played quarterback for the same private Atlanta High School.
Hint: He
led the team to its only undefeated season, breaking his father’s single season
record for touchdown passes by one.
Twint: He
went on to become a Bulldog, and his junior year was SEC Player of the Year –
the 4th shortstop to do so.
Twint: He
had an angelic dalliance.
A. GORDON
BECKHAM (Topps Rookie 3B AS Robin Ventura 1990, Beckham 2009;
Elvis Andrus was 2nd overall despite the weaker offensive
performance, and Beckham was 5th, but 2009 ROY Andrew Bailey and two other pitchers took 1st,
3rd and 4th place; Both he and his father
attended The Westminster Schools; attended U. of Georgia and was SEC POY 2009; On CHW his whole 7-year career save 26 games
last year with LAA)
FCR - No
one
Incorrect answers: Joe Crede
SUNDAY 2nd ADD ON
Q. Of
the currently active National League catchers (min 200 career games), who has
the lowest career batting average this century?
Hint: Despite
his weak offensive production, he once literally ripped the cover off a ball
getting a single when the fielder’s throw “dribbled” to first.
Hint: The
previous year he had a cup of coffee appearing in three games, striking out in
his only at bat.
Twint: He
came up to the majors his official rookie season to replace a catcher who had a
suitcase dropped on his wrist by his wife.
A. MARTIN
MALDONADO (BA.219, 222G from 2011-current; He was brought up 2012 – his
official rookie season – when Jonathan Lucroy suffered a wrist fracture due to
a “luggage
incident”; 17-Sep-2011
faced Travis Woods t9th; 18-Aug-2014
he hit the ball to the PIT 3B Pedro Alvarez who would have easily thrown him
out if not for the mangled ball cover)
FCR - Alex
Griffel, Great Neck, NY
Incorrect answers: Yasmani Grandal
SUNDAY – 3rd & FINAL ADD
ON
Q. Who
is the last player to qualify for this week’s theme?
Hint: He
is the only San Francisco Giant to go yard off Boone Logan.
Hint: As
of today, this is the only homer off Boone this season.
Hint: Last
year he became a utility infielder, helping the Giants to replace the injured
Marc Scutaro.
Twint: He
was a Lancer, as was Damion Easley and over a dozen other major leaguers.
Twint: One
man’s opinion, but he doesn’t LOOK like a major leaguer.
A. MATT
DUFFY (Logan’s HR
log from 15-Apr-2015, b8 in a losing cause for SFG; Duffy stayed with the
team this year and last as an ample utility fielder; KCR v DET only in the 2nd
inning; Attended)
FCR - Alex
Griffel, Great Neck, NY
Incorrect answers: Joe Panik
WEEKLY THEME – Guys with walk-off hits
on Mothers’ Day in the pink-bat era, beginning in 2006.
First Correct Respondent to Identify
Theme – No on
Player Pink
Bat/Mother’s Day Walk-off Hit
Millar 14-May-2006
Hall 14-May-2006 HR
with his mother in the stands
Cust 13-May-2007
Cruz 13-May-2007
Lugo 13-May-2007
Pence 09-May-2010
Votto 13-May-2012 Grand
Slam
Harrison 13-May-2012
Stanton 13-May-2012 Grand Slam
Reynolds 11-May-2014
Tejada 11-May-2014
Beckham 10-May-2015
Maldonado 10-May-2015
Duffy 10-May-2015
Incorrect theme guesses:
Wed. - All Star players with the lowest batting
average against the Red Sox
- Current players who
have hit walk-off Home Runs against the Yankees
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