Theme and questions this week are brought to you by multiple-time SABR National Trivia champion, Michael Caragliano.
MONDAY —29-Nov
Q. Which speedy
outfielder saw his outfield catch listed the best (#1) of the Top 100 Plays of
2001 on the MLB Channel?
Hint: #1 In
addition to winning a recent MVP, he also finished second twice in MVP voting.
Hint: #2 Few
people could tell you his actual first name.
A. MOOKIE BETTS [B-R Bio]
- Ans. Aired Sunday and not doubt will again soon.
- #1 AL
MVP in 2018 with the Red Sox in their most recent World Series championship
year. Was 2nd in AL MVP
voting in 2016 behind Mike Trout then 2nd in NL MVP voting in 2020
behind ATL’s Freddie Freeman.
- #2 Marcus
FCR - Jason Winston, Riverside,
California
Incorrect guesses: Mike
Trout, Cedric Mullins
TUESDAY —30-Nov
Q. Who led the Indians in hits in the season the final
time they went to the World Series?
Hint: #1 His last hit was the 1,000th of
his career.
Hint: #2 His first three-homer game came in front of
the hometown fans… against the team across town.
A. FRANCISCO LINDOR [B-R Bio]
- Ans. Had 182 H in 2016 for CLE.
- #1 He
tripled off ATL’s Dylan Lee 02-Oct-2021 for career H #1,000.
- #2 3
HR on 12-Sep-2021 at Citi Field vs, NYY.
FCR - Matt King, San Jose
Incorrect guesses: Davis, Terry Francona, Carlos Lee, Jason
Kipnis
WEDNESDAY —1-Dec
Q. Which one-time Yankee has collected the most World
Series hits in the state of Colorado?
Hint: #1 In his first big-league season, he didn’t
draw a vote for Rookie of the Year, but three of his teammates did.
Hint: #2 He is the last position player to finish
runner-up to a pitcher for American League Most Valuable Player.
A. JACOBY ELLSBURY [B-R Bio]
- Ans. Had 6 H in G 3 & 4, 2007 WS vs. COL.
- #1 In
2007, Ellsbury failed to draw a single vote for AL ROY. However, his teammates Dustin Pedroia,
Daisuke Matsuzaka & Hideki Okajima all finished in the top 7. When Ellsbury finally drew consideration for
ROY the following season, he finished 3rd.
- #2 He
trailed only Justin Verlander in the vote for 2011 AL MVP.
FCR - Brett Moore, Studio City, California
Incorrect guesses: Carlos Baerga, Carlos Beltran, David
Justice, Bobby Avila, Johnny Damon
THURSDAY —2-Dec
Q. Who was the last player to split time with
two teams the season he won a batting title?
Hint: #1 He once gave himself a record-tying cycle
for his birthday.
Hint: #2 His name crossed paths with a 1980’s slugger
before he even played a major league game.
A. TREA TURNER [B-R Bio]
- Ans. Turner
played for the Nationals and Dodgers in 2021; he led the NL with a .328 average
- #1 On
his 28th birthday, 30Jun-2021, Turner collected his third career
cycle. Only Adrian Beltre, Babe Herman, Bob Meusel and Long John Reilly have as
many cycles as Turner. No one has more.
- #2 Turner
became a victim of the “Pete Incaviglia” rule, named for the Texas Rangers
slugger, by being traded shortly after being drafted by the San Diego Padres in
2014. Teams aren’t allowed to trade draft picks within a year of their being
signed by the franchise, they have to be the “player to be named later”.
FCR - Tom Lee, Nashville
Incorrect
guesses: Incorrect guesses: Derek Jeter, Matt Holliday, Troy Tulowitzki,
Mike Lowell, DJ LeMahieu, Ozzie Albies, Larry Walker
THURSDAY TWICE —2-Dec
Incorrect guesses:
Q. Whose stellar defense helped him win an
American Championship Series Most Valuable Player Award and advance his team to
the World Series?
Hint: #1 His original team in the majors dealt him
away after a half season. He re-joined
them seven years later, toting a World Series ring.
Hint: #2 The teammate directly behind him in his major
league debut, went on became his manager.
A. LORENZO CAIN [B-R Bio]
- Ans. Was the ALCS MVP in 2014 w/KCR. Lost
to SFG in WS.
- #1 Debuted
w/MIL but traded to KCR 5 months later.
Won WS w/KCR in 2015.
Re-joined MIL 2018.
- #2 Cain
made his debut as a pinch-hitter for the Brewers in the 9th on 16-Jul-2010. The
next batter was Craig Counsell, Cain’s manager on MIL.
(Neither reached.)
FCR - John Burbridge, New York City
Incorrect guesses: Adam Kennedy
FRIDAY —3-Dec
Q. Who is the all-time franchise leader for one-season
batting average for the Tampa Bay Rays?
Hint: #1 His father-in-law pitched for the Orioles.
Hint: #2 He shares the Padres’ mark for consecutive
games driving in a run.
A. JASON BARTLETT [Wiki Bio]
- Ans. He hit .320 in 2009.
- #1 Bartlett’s
father-in-law is Tony Chevez, the second Nicaraguan-born player in MLB
history. [1st was “El Presidente”,
Dennis Martinez.]
- #2 In
2011, Bartlett had nine straight games with an RBI, tying the SDP mark held by Sixto Lezcano
and Steve Finley.
FCR - James Higgins, Bethesda
Incorrect
guesses: Wil Myers, Fred McGriff, Delmon
Young
SATURDAY —4-Dec
Q. Who became the first Giants player to ever
end a game with an inside-the-park home run?
Hint:
#1 On another occasion, he legged out
the first-ever inside-the-park home run hit in a division rival’s ballpark
Hint:
#2 The inning after turning that first,
he celebrated by starting a triple play.
A. ANGEL PAGAN [B-R Bio]
- Ans. GW
ITP HR (That looks like
a bad Scrabble hand! ~ M.C.) on 25-May-2013 vs Colorado, the first time in the franchise’s
then 130-year history that event has transpired.
- #1 While
with NYM, Pagan raked the first ITP HR job at Nationals Park on 19-May-2010 on the top of the 4th.
- #2 In
the same game 19-May-2010, in the bottom of the 5th, Pagan
caught a sinking bloop off the bat of Cristian Guzman in CF to start an 8-2-6-3
TP.
FCR - Frank Stephenson, Rome, Georgia
Incorrect
guesses: Casey Stengel, Bobby Bonds, Tito
Fuentes
SUNDAY —05-Dec
Q. Who is the only second baseman in the 150-year
history of the Braves franchise to collect 30 home runs and 100 RBIs in the
same season?
Hint: #1 He won the Heart and Hustle Award this past
season.
Hint: #2 In addition to winning a Silver Slugger in
2021, no National League second baseman had more assists than he did last
season.
Hint: #3 He could qualify as a QUADRUPLE unique.
A. OZZIE ALBIES [B-R Bio]
- Ans. In
2021, Albies had 30 HR & 106 RBI [https://stathead.com/tiny/IzTi9] for the WS Champs. (If
you guessed Davey Johnson… you missed it by THAT much—he had 43 HR and 99 RBI
in 1973. ~ M.C.) The
Braves can trace its origin to 1871.
- #1 This honor annually recognizes a player who best embodies
the values, spirit and tradition of the game. Former players do t4he voting.
- #2 His
offensive prowess established by winning the Silver Slugger Award, he led the NL in Assists (389)
as well as Total Zone Runs (21) & Def. Games as 2B (156).
- #3 Full
given name: Ozhaino Jurdy Jiandro Albies.
(Ironically, he doesn’t qualify as a Double Unique because he goes by the name Ozzie.)
FCR - Nels Johnston, St. Thomas, Ontario
Incorrect
guesses: Dave Johnson
WEEK’S FINALE —05-Dec
Q. Which well-traveled, one-time highly-touted prospect
failed to garner a single vote for Rookie of the Year, but then played with sixteen
players (so far) who did collect that hardware?
Hint: #1
One franchise dealt him away three times. (Not
in the same week. That would be a record! ~ M.C.)
Hint: #2 In 2021, his hit total was half of his runs scored
total and a mere sixth of the times he got on base.
A. CAMERON
MAYBIN [B-R Bio]
- Ans. Maybin’s ROY teammates:
Pete
Alonso........ - NL... 2019
Andrew
Bailey.... - AL... 2009
Carlos
Beltran..... - AL... 1999
Kris
Bryant.......... - NL... 2015*
Chris
Coghlan..... - NL... 2009
Carlos
Correa..... - AL... 2015
Jacob
deGrom.... - NL... 2014
Michael
Fulmer... - AL... 2016
Derek
Jeter......... - AL... 1996*
Aaron
Judge....... - AL... 2017*
Craig
Kimbrel...... - NL... 2011*
Albert
Pujols....... - NL... 2001*
Hanley
Ramirez.. - NL... 2006
Ichiro
Suzuki....... - AL... 2001
Mike
Trout.......... - AL... 2012*
Justin
Verlander. - AL... 2006
* Unanimous
- #1 DET
traded Maybin in
2007, (David Dombrowski)
2016
& (Al Avila)
2020. (Avila)
- #2 Maybin’s
2021 season w/NYM
consisted of exactly 1 H (in 28 AB), with 3 BB, 2 HBP & 2 R
scored!
FCR: Ken Kirk, Corning, New York
Incorrect guesses: Dansby Swanson
WEEKLY THEME – The fast-food chain
announced Friday that its annual “steal a base, steal a taco” promotion will be
returning for a 10th non-consecutive year, giving fans the chance to
earn a free taco if any MLB player manages to steal a base during that year’s
World Series.
This time around,
however, Taco Bell has partnered with the Baseball Hall of Fame for another idea that comes completely out of left field: The base stolen at the 2021 World Series has
been sent to the Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown, New York, to
be put on display, where it will “tell the story” of Taco Bell’s “steal a base,
steal a taco” promotion, according to a Taco Bell press release.
WS Player Team Inning Game
2007 ....... Ellsbury......... BOS*............ 4th............. G 2
2008 ....... Bartlett.......... TBR............. 5th............. G 1
2012 ....... Pagan............ SFG*............ 8th............. G 2
2015 ....... Cain.............. KCR*........... 6th............. G 1
2016 ....... Lindor........... CLE............. 1st............. G 1
2017
...... Maybin.......... HOU............ 1st............. G 2
2018 ....... Betts.............. BOS*............ 1st............. G 1
2019 ....... Turner........... WSN*........... 1st............. G 1
2020 ....... Betts.............. LAD*........... 5th............. G 1
2021........ Albies............ ATL............. 1st............. G 1
*WS champs
First
Correct Respondent identifying theme – David Washburn, Marietta, Georgia
(after Ellsbury)
Incorrect theme
guesses:
Tuesday - Largest
contract extensions in MLB history
- Players
who have won a Gold Glove while hitting exactly 32 HR
- Active
30-30 players
Sunday - The
lead off hitters for World Series winners since 2010
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