MONDAY —02-May
Q. Who
won Sports Illustrated's inaugural Hope Award?
Hint: #1
A former Rookie of the Year, he was name Player of the Week ten times in
his career.
Hint: #2
He violently eschews any cranial palpitation or taction.
- Ans. Beltran
won the Hope Award for his work in assisting his fellow residents of Puerto
Rico in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria.
- #1 AL ROY W/KCR in 1999.
- #2 He asked
teammates, coaches, the media and fans not to touch his head. His teammates mostly complied. [Note:
Adrian Beltre is also not crazy about his noggin being fingered, maybe
even more than Beltran.]
FCR - Greg
Gits, Glen Ellyn, Illinois
Incorrect guesses: Adrian Beltre
TUESDAY —03-May
Q. Who was the last
player to lead his league in stolen bases for five straight seasons?
Hint: #1 Jim Thome
called him “the most talented player in baseball”.
Hint: #2 He was the
first batter to hit a home run off Washington Nationals pitching.
- Ans. Lofton led the AL in SB in 1992 (66), 1993
(70), 1994 (60), 1995 (54) & 1996 (75).
- #1 Lofton and Thome were teammates on CLE 1992-96,
1997-2001.
- #2 Homered in WSN’s debut G 04-Apr-2005,
5th inning off Livan Hernandez.
FCR - Dave Jackson, Chapel
Hill, North Carolina
Incorrect guesses: Rickey
Henderson, Vince Coleman, Juan Pierre, Willie Wilson, Tim Raines
WEDNESDAY —04-May
Q. Who
turned down a full-ride football scholarship to the University of Miami to play
pro baseball?
Hint: #1
He led the majors in OBP and his league in OPS and OPS+ the season after
he won the Most Valuable Player Award, when he didn’t lead the league in anything.
Hint: #2
He proposed to his wife on national television.
A. ANDREW McCUTCHEN [B-R Bio]
-
Ans. He also had an offer from
University of Florida to play baseball, but signed w/PIT when they drafted him
11th overall in 2005.
-
#1 Voted MVP in 2013. In 2014, he led MLB in OBP (.410)
& led the AL in OPS (.952) & OPS+ (166).
-
#2 Proposal
on the Ellen TV show.
FCR - Warren
Kent, Whitehall, Michigan
Incorrect guesses: Alex Rodriguez, Frank Thomas, Joe Mauer, Carlos
Correa, Kirk Gibson
MIDWEEK BONUS —04-May
Q. Who
has hit at least ten home runs for each of eight major league teams?
Hint: #1
He was the first player to bat in ten runs in a National League Division
Series.
Hint: #2
He was the batter hit-by-pitch ending Pedro Martinez' bid for a perfect
game.
A. REGGIE SANDERS [Wiki Bio]
-
Ans. Check him out.
-
#1 10 RBI = 2005 NLDS for STL
-
#2 HBP = 8th inning on
13-Apr-1994. Sanders charged Pedro on the mound, somehow reasoning
that he had been thrown at on purpose.
FCR - Michael
Schneider, Wilmington, Delaware
Incorrect guesses: Dave Kingman, Fred McGriff, Matt Stairs, Jim
Thome
THURSDAY —05-May
Q. Which
rangy former Cub was named an All-American twice in college, was named
conference Player of the Year, won the Dick Howser Trophy, the Golden Spikes
Award, the USA Today Minor League Player of the Year Award and Baseball
America Minor League Player of the Year Award?
Hint: #1
No National Leaguer ever struck out more in his rookie season.
Hint: #2
He was nevertheless named the majors’ Rookie of the Month twice that
year.
A. KRIS BRYANT [B-R Bio]
-
Ans. Playing for the University
of San Diego, Bryant was named an All-American in 2012 & 2013, Freshman of
the Year & Player of the Year for the West Coast Conference; won the Dick
Howser Trophy & Golden Spikes Award in 2013;was named the USA Today Minor
League Player of the Year Award; & Baseball America Minor League Player of
the Year Award in 2014.
-
#1 199 K led the NL in 2015.
-
#2 MLB ROM in May & Aug 2015.
FCR - Rich
Lerner, Silver Spring, Maryland
Incorrect guesses: Javier Baez, Mark Prior, Corey Patterson,
Anthony Rizzo, Shawon Dunston
FRIDAY —06-May
Q. Which
two-time Royal tied for the American League lead in sacrifice flies for the
only black ink his career produced?
Hint: #1
He was one of four Yankees who won a GIBBY the same season.
Hint: #2
He homered in the only All-Star game he ever played in.
A. MELKY CABRERA [B-R Bio]
- Ans. His 10 SF tied with those of Josh
Donaldson and Edwin Encarnacion for the AL lead. (Donaldson won the AL MVP that season.) Cabrera played for KCR in 2011 & 2017.
- #1 In 2006, GIBBYs were won by NYY’s Jeter, Rivera,
Wang as well as Cabrera. (GIBBY is a backronym for MLB’s Greatness in Baseball Yearly.) Cabrera won for the play he made on 06‑June‑2006,
where he robbed Manny Ramirez of a home run in Yankee Stadium in the 8th
-
#2 Hit a HR off Matt Harrison in MLB’s
2012 ASG.
FCR - Joseph
Cohen, Holden, Massachusetts
Incorrect guesses: John Mayberry, Paul Blair, Lou Piniella, Darrell
Porter, Danny Tartabull
SATURDAY —07-May
Q. Which
one-time Boston Red Sox outfielder hit thirty home runs in the only season he
stole thirty bases?
Hint: #1
He attended a university that won the baseball NCAA championship, albeit
after he was already in the majors.
Hint: #2
He ended his career in the majors in the same city where he had gone to
college.
-
Ans. Playing for TOR in 2001, Cruz hit 34 HR & stole 32 bases.
-
#1 Cruz went to Rice University in
Houston. They won the national college
title (D-1) in 2003. Cruz played in MLB
1997-2008.
-
#2 His las MLB team was HOU in 2008.
FCR - Kevin
Audo, Thornton, Colorado
Incorrect guesses: Tommy Harper, Brady Anderson, Jackie Jensen, Reggie
Smith, Ken Williams (X2), Jacob Ellsbury, Dante Bichette, Jose Canseco, Mookie
Wilson, Mookie Betts
WEEKEND BONUS —07-May
Q. Which
BLTR Double-Unique turned down a scholarship to Florida State University to
sign with the Milwaukee Brewers?
Hint: #1
He is the most recent player to join the very small club whose other
members include Gil Hodges and Rocky Colavito.
Hint: #2
He was twice the Player of the Week inside the month he was named the
MLB Player of the Month.
A. SCOOTER GENNETT [SABR Bio]
-
Ans. Gennett was selected off
waivers by CIN before he reached the majors with MIL. He bats left and throws right and is the only
“Scooter” every appears in MLB and also the only “Gennett”.
-
#1 These are players who have homered
four times in a game and homered in an All-Star Game. The additional ones who have done both are Willie
Mays, Lou Gehrig & Mike Schmidt.
-
#2 POW 2 X in May 2018.
FCR - Randall
Chandler, Germantown, Tennessee
Incorrect guesses: J. D. Martinez, Christian Yelich
SUNDAY —08-May
Q. Which player
begged to be put into the lineup the next day after having multiple
facial bones shattered by a 94.5 MPH fastball?
Hint: #1 He had a
1.000 fielding percentage for his first two years in the majors.
Hint: #2 Nine
hundred and seventy-eight players were chosen ahead of him in the June Amateur
Draft that started his career.
A. KEVIN PILLAR [SABR Bio]
- Ans. Ouch! ATL P Webb certainly hadn’t intended the HBP since the bases were loaded at the time in the G on 17-May-2021. Pillar probably
didn’t look in the mirror before asking. His manager did, however, let him bring out the lineup card before
the next G.
- #1 Perfect fielder for his 1st 80 G. His prowess as a ball hawk is
well-documented.
- #2 Round #32 in 2011. Billy Burns was the other player in that
round to reach “The Show”.
FCR - Frank Ittner,
Atlanta
Incorrect guesses: Mike
Piazza, Paul Konerko, Tony Conigliaro, Paul Blair, Aaron Rowand
WEEKLY THEME – Players
of note who were briefly 21st-century San Francisco Giants.
Player Yr/SFG WAR Noteworthy
Beltran............ 2011........... 70.1........ 2002
led MLB in G; 1999 AL ROY; 9 X AS; 3 x GG; 2 X SS
Bryant............. 2021........... 28.7........ 2015
led NL in K; 2016 led NL in R; 2015 NL ROY, 2016 NL MVP, 2016 WS, 4 X AS
Cabrera.......... 2012........... 20.6........ 2012
WSG MVP; Suspension 2012-13; Led AL in SH in 2015
Cruz............... 2003........... 19.6........ 2000
led MLB in G; 2003 GG
Gennett.......... 2019............. 7.1........ D-U; 2018 AS; 4HR/1 G
Lofton............. 2002........... 68.4........ 6
X AS; 4 X GG; 5 SB titles, Led MLB in 3B in 1995
McCutchen..... 2018........... 45.8........ 5
X AS; GG; 4 X SS; Led NL in H in 2012; In 2014 led NL in OPS, OPS+ & led
MLB in OBP
Pillar............... 2019........... 16.5........ 2012 Midwest League MVP w/Lansing Lugnuts
Sanders.......... 2002........... 39.8........ 1990
Midwest League MVP w/Cedar Rapids Reds; 1995 NL AS;
Career 300/300 Club (304 SB/305 HR)
First
Correct Respondent identifying theme – Many were called. No one was chosen.
Incorrect theme
guesses:
Tues - Oldest
players to play centerfield
- Outfielders
who appeared in the postseason for six different teams
- Players
who were traded as reigning all stars from one league to another league &
were all stars in that league that year
- Players
who played on the most teams in the postseason
Wed - All-Stars
who were highly recruited athletes in other sports
- Career
Center Field WAR leaders not in the Hall of Fame
Fri - Players
who played for the Giants one year and were All-Stars that season
- Players
who played for the giants only one year and were on a Topps All-Star Rookie
Team
Sat - Player
of the Week Award winners who have played just one season with the San
Francisco Giants
Sun - Players
who have played for at 3 teams in their careers, including just one season with
San Francisco Giants
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