MONDAY
Q. Whose snare of Troy Tulowitzki's line drive became a viral video
sensation?
Hint: He
was an All-Star in his first and last major league seasons.
Hint: Tommy
John surgery interrupted the seasons in-between.
Hint: The Marlins
have pledged to leave his locker un-touched.
- See video of the catch 24-Aug-2013
- Missed parts of 2014 & 2015 to TJ
surgery/recovery
- Marlins’ locker room
FCR - Jared Ravich, Durham, Oregon
TUESDAY
Q. Who, at the start of the 2016 season,
was rated the #1 prospect by mlb.com?
Hint: MLB must have been right: the Dodgers
handed him the starting SS job and he won the Rookie of the Year Award
unanimously.
Hint: He finished 3rd in MVP voting,
his brother finished 12th.
- Corey finished 3rd in NL MVP race, Kyle
finished 12th in AL MVP voting.
FCR - David
McMurray, Prairie Village, Kansas
Incorrect
answers: Clayton Kershaw
WEDNESDAY
Q. Who is the only Expos/Nationals player
to win the Hank Aaron Award?
Hint: That same year he was a unanimous MVP
winner.
Hint: He performed a rarity by hitting 42 home
runs with fewer than 100 RBI that season.
- 42 HR, 99 RBI
FCR - David
Skelton, Woodway, TX
Incorrect
answers: Vladimir Guerrero, Andre Dawson
MIDWEEK BONUS
Q. Who became just the second Mets pitcher
(after Walt Terrell in 1983) to hit two home runs in a game?
Hint: His nickname appropriately defines his
strength.
Hint: He was the Blue Jays’ 3rd first-round
pick in 2010.
- Terrell HRs
06-Aug-1983
- Nicknamed “Thor”
- Compensation pick for TOR failure to sign James Paxton;
selected after Deck
McGuire & Aaron
Sanchez.
FCR - Daniel Wilson, St. Paul
Incorrect
answers: Jacob Degrom, Steven Matz
THURSDAY
Q. What pitcher, in just his sixth career
start, earned the 3,000th win in Blue Jays history?
Hint: He was the Blue Jays’ compensation for
losing Marco Scutaro to free agency.
Hint: A starter in the minors, he started his
major league career with two perfect innings of relief.
Hint: He led the AL in winning percentage in
2016.
- TOR 3K 08-May-2015
- .882 % (15-2) in 2016
FCR - Isaac Buttke, Wausau, Wisconsin
Incorrect answers: Marco Estrada, R.A. Dickey, J.A. Happ
THURSDAY THUNDER
Q. Who is the youngest player to hit 50
doubles in a season?
Hint: He was the second position player (third
overall) chosen in the 2010 draft.
Hint: He hit home runs in the first, second and
third innings of a game.
Hint: He once “accidentally” flung his bat toward
third base.
- hit 50th 2B at 21 y 69 d on 14-Sep-2013
- 3 HR 07-Aug-2016
- “Accident” 08-Jun-2014
FCR - Jake Hopper, Houston
Incorrect answers: Bryce Harper
FRIDAY
Q. Which Red Sox outfielder bowled in the
2015 World Series of Bowling?
Hint: In 2016 he hit three home runs in the last
game in May, then followed it up with two home runs in the first game in June.
Hint: He suffered a concussion when he fell over
the wall while trying to rob Jose Abreu of a home run
Hint: He played only one game in his first pro
season, batting .500.
- 3 HR 31-May-2016,
2 HR 01-Jun-2016
- HR concussion 28-Jul-2015
- 2-4 in 1 game for 2011 GCL
Red Sox 26-Aug-2011
FCR - Rich Klein, Plano, Texas
FRIDAY FREEBIE
Q. After Jeremy Bonderman in 2001, who was
the next high school player chosen by the A’s in the first round of the draft?
Hint: He was named after a Bruce Willis
character.
Hint: His name also matches the address of his
team’s home field.
- Named after David
Addison, Willis’ character in the TV show Moonlighting
- Wrigley
Field address 1060
W. Addison St.
FCR - Jason Hammon, Arlington, Texas
Incorrect answers: Dallas Braden
SATURDAY
Q. After Derek Jeter in 2006-09, who was
the next American League shortstop to win consecutive Silver Slugger Awards?
Hint: He was a member of the Gold Medal-winning
2011 WBC Dutch National Team.
Hint: He was the youngest player in the 2013 Red
Sox spring training camp.
Hint: His twin brother was a Red Sox minor
leaguer.
Hint: You know
he’s a Double Unique.
- 2015-16 SS
- Twin brother Jair
Bogaerts
FCR - Bill Carle, Lee’s Summit, Missouri
Incorrect answers: Alexi Ramirez, Troy Tulowitzki, Didi
Gregorious
WEEKEND BONUS
Q. Who was the only position player named
to the World team for the 2012, 2013 and 2014 All-Star Futures Game?
Hint: He won the home run derby at the 2010 Aflac
All-American Game.
Hint: He was the eighth overall pick the next
year.
Hint: After Omar
Vizquel in 2001, he was the next Indians shortstop to win a Gold Glove
Award.
- 2016
GG
FCR - Vince Granieri, Cincinnati, Ohio
Incorrect answers: Jason Kipnis
SUNDAY
Q. Who was the first post-WWII Pacific
Coast League player to have a 30/30 season?
Hint: He was named the PCL Player of the Year and
Rookie of the Year that season.
Hint: He lost the finals of his first MLB home
run derby by one long ball.
Hint: He and his father played for the same team.
Hint: He would be a Double-Unique had his father
not played in the majors.
- 33 HR, 30 SB for 2014
Albuquerque Isotopes
- Lost 2015 HR derby to Todd Frazier
15-14
- Father Stu Pederson
played for 1985
LAD
- Only 2 Pedersons in
MLB history
FCR - Isaac Buttke, Wausau, Wisconsin
Incorrect answers: Adam Duvall, Prince Fielder, Barry Bonds, Ken
Griffey, Jr., Tito Francona, Sean Burroughs
WEEKLY THEME – All-Stars
born after the 01‑Feb‑1992
announced end of the Cold War.
Player DOB ASG
Betts................ 07-Oct-1992........................... 2016
Bogaerts.......... 01-Oct-1992........................... 2016
Fernandez........ 31-Jul-1992...................... 2013,
16
Lindor.............. 14-Nov-1993........................... 2016
Machado.......... 06-Jul-1992................ 2013,
15,
16
Pederson......... 21-Apr-1992..................... 2015
Russell............. 23-Jan-1994........................... 2016
Sanchez........... 01-Jul-1992............................ 2016
Seager............. 27-Apr-1994........................... 2016
Syndergaard... 29-Aug-1992........................... 2016
First
Correct Respondent to Identify Theme – (Never happened.)
Incorrect theme
guesses:
Tuesday - Players
who won rookie of the year and finished 3rd in another major award in their
rookie season.
- Players who
were selected as All-Stars in their rookie seasons (or ROY season).
- ROY
winners on the 2016 NL AS team
Wed - 2016
all-stars that were under 25 years of age
Thursday- 2016 All-Stars under the age of 25
- Players
under 24 with the highest WAR in 2016
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