Angels lost the 2009 ALCS to NYY
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 29 January 2019 21:08 (five years ago) link
tigers
― mookieproof, Tuesday, 29 January 2019 21:20 (five years ago) link
yes; my incorrect guess was Cleveland
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 29 January 2019 21:25 (five years ago) link
Since clem's guess for the Bob Gibson question was wrong, I figured it had to be Bouton, since I knew he won two games in that series. But that's also wrong! So I cracked and looked it up. Great question.
― NoTimeBeforeTime, Wednesday, 30 January 2019 11:35 (five years ago) link
I looked it up too--wish it'd been Bouton, but timely.
― clemenza, Wednesday, 30 January 2019 14:09 (five years ago) link
icymi, Mel Stottlemyre
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 30 January 2019 15:44 (five years ago) link
https://www.sporcle.com/games/jfrank9/baseball-on-final-jeopardy
probably easy for most of you but every baseball-related final jeopardy question in one sporcle quiz
― na (NA), Wednesday, 6 February 2019 20:46 (five years ago) link
I just made this one up now, based on a list of decade-leaders in innings pitched that someone just tweeted. Starting with Pud Galvin, leader for the 1880s, every one of them is either in the HOF or guaranteed to be headed there. Except one--in your adult lifetime.
― clemenza, Thursday, 21 February 2019 20:46 (five years ago) link
wild guess here: Livan?
― omar little, Thursday, 21 February 2019 20:49 (five years ago) link
that seems like a very good guess. otherwise . . . david wells?
― mookieproof, Thursday, 21 February 2019 21:03 (five years ago) link
who was the guy with the goatee who played up until a few years ago and wasn't great but ate a lot of innings? that guy?
lol yes please tell me who "the baseball player with the goatee" was
i'll try to remember
― they're not booing you, sir, they're shouting "Boo'd Up" (Will M.), Thursday, 21 February 2019 21:27 (five years ago) link
the shin goatee, not the stone cold stache-goat combo. kinda reddish
(my other guess was bartolo, but if you say he's not HOF i'll fight ya)
is jamie moyer hof-bound?
― they're not booing you, sir, they're shouting "Boo'd Up" (Will M.), Thursday, 21 February 2019 21:28 (five years ago) link
hahahahahaha i was thinking of aaron harang that's definitely wrong, nvm
― they're not booing you, sir, they're shouting "Boo'd Up" (Will M.), Thursday, 21 February 2019 21:32 (five years ago) link
i was gonna guess you were thinking of jeff suppan or jason marquis
― mookieproof, Thursday, 21 February 2019 21:38 (five years ago) link
Mark Buerhle? Don't think he missed any starts from '01 to '09 and he always seemed like one of those dudes who went 6 or 7 every time
― frogbs, Thursday, 21 February 2019 21:38 (five years ago) link
so we're not trying to name all of them, right? Did Nolan Ryan lead the '70s and '80s?
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 21 February 2019 21:42 (five years ago) link
buerhle's a good guess too but . . . he's not gonna make the hall, but he has a better case than many who have, and it seems like clemenza is looking for someone more outlandish
― mookieproof, Thursday, 21 February 2019 21:46 (five years ago) link
well my first guess was Bronson Arroyo, but now that I looked it up he wasn't a full-time ML starter until '04
― frogbs, Thursday, 21 February 2019 21:48 (five years ago) link
Very nice--Livan.
― clemenza, Thursday, 21 February 2019 22:40 (five years ago) link
Here's the tweet.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Most Innings Pitched by Decades. <a href="https://t.co/4ocILGerca">pic.twitter.com/4ocILGerca</a></p>— Paul Moehringer (@PMoehringer) <a href="
Most Innings Pitched by Decades. pic.twitter.com/4ocILGerca— Paul Moehringer (@PMoehringer) February 21, 2019
― clemenza, Thursday, 21 February 2019 22:51 (five years ago) link
Actually a little surprised Bobby Matthews isn't in the Hall, based on old-school metrics: won 297 games, sub-3:00 ERA. Does pretty well in WAR, too: 62.4, a couple of seasons over 10.0. Of course, who knows what the hell they were playing back then.
― clemenza, Thursday, 21 February 2019 22:55 (five years ago) link
It was a different game in the deadball era, but Roberts averaging 301 IP a year in the '50s is hilarious.
The low total in the '40s is cuz all (?) the best pitchers were gone 3-4 seasons.
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 21 February 2019 22:56 (five years ago) link
buehrle was at 2061 (but 2220 for '01 to '10)
― mookieproof, Thursday, 21 February 2019 22:57 (five years ago) link
Allowing for a few blips, and the arbitrariness of the calendar, from Galvin to Verlander is a steep slope. I'm guessing 1,700-1,800 IP for the 2020s?
― clemenza, Thursday, 21 February 2019 23:11 (five years ago) link
I'm reading Fantasyland, Sam Walker's account of his entry into the Rotisserie world, written in 2007. So I don't know if this is still true (and maybe he's just repeating a commonplace bit of trivia). But: who is the only major-leaguer ever with all five vowels in his first name? Somebody who played into the late '80s.
― clemenza, Sunday, 26 May 2019 17:11 (four years ago) link
(Not mentioned on his Wikipedia page, so maybe it's not that well known.)
― clemenza, Sunday, 26 May 2019 17:12 (four years ago) link
Wow--another amazing bit of trivia attached to him, which I'll post later.
― clemenza, Sunday, 26 May 2019 17:13 (four years ago) link
it is not true. there are three different guys with this same first name (yes i cheated)
― mookieproof, Sunday, 26 May 2019 18:54 (four years ago) link
Right--the other two are involved in the other (bizarrely morbid) piece of trivia. So I guess the question is, supply the name or any one of the three players.
― clemenza, Sunday, 26 May 2019 19:31 (four years ago) link
This must have been the link you landed on:
http://valueoverreplacementgrit.com/2011/12/10/5-vowel-players-a-historical-look/
Shouldn't they have renamed the site Vowels Over Replacement for that one post?
― clemenza, Sunday, 26 May 2019 20:08 (four years ago) link
Six catchers in the modern era (1901-) have posted an OPS over 1.000 for a full season. Name them.
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 4 June 2019 18:28 (four years ago) link
mauerpiazzayogibenchcarterpudge-rod
― mookieproof, Tuesday, 4 June 2019 18:34 (four years ago) link
Piazza (3x) and Mauer correct, not the rest
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 4 June 2019 19:26 (four years ago) link
posey?
― brimstead, Tuesday, 4 June 2019 19:43 (four years ago) link
no
hints: 3 pre-expansion catchers and a more recent ringer
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 4 June 2019 19:45 (four years ago) link
FiskGibsonI feel like we're missing more of the PED/HGH era guys like LoDuca or the Molinas.
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Tuesday, 4 June 2019 19:47 (four years ago) link
I peeked and I'd barely heard of that ringer.
― The Bite Game with Jim Lamprey (WmC), Tuesday, 4 June 2019 19:48 (four years ago) link
fwiw willson contreras is at .962 this season and it kinda seems like his WAR should be higher than it is
― mookieproof, Tuesday, 4 June 2019 19:58 (four years ago) link
Pre-expansion--pre-'62 or pre-'69?
― clemenza, Tuesday, 4 June 2019 23:39 (four years ago) link
I'm guessing either Dickey or Cochrane did it at least once in the '30s.
― clemenza, Tuesday, 4 June 2019 23:40 (four years ago) link
Javy Lopez in 2003?
― omar little, Wednesday, 5 June 2019 00:54 (four years ago) link
I remember grabbing him for my fantasy squad in a desperation move early in the season off waivers and he went on to just crush it that season, 43 HR and some ridiculous BA.
― omar little, Wednesday, 5 June 2019 00:55 (four years ago) link
shit I think that may have been in a season just shy of a full season, I feel like he missed the early part of that year?? my second guess based on WMC’s comment is a guy I randomly came across recently when checking out some ‘90s orioles squads — Chris Hoiles.
― omar little, Wednesday, 5 June 2019 01:04 (four years ago) link
for those of you playing at home
DickeyGabby HartnettCampanellaChris Hoiles
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 5 June 2019 03:51 (four years ago) link
I always use pre-expansion to mean before the first modern one, in the AL in 1961
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 5 June 2019 03:52 (four years ago) link
Kind of a pointless distinction anyway in the context of the question--no catcher was logging a 1.000+ OPS between 1961 and 1969.
― clemenza, Wednesday, 5 June 2019 11:30 (four years ago) link
(Stumped on the other two; betting that one of them came out of the 1930 season.)
― clemenza, Wednesday, 5 June 2019 11:31 (four years ago) link
Piazza, Dickey, Hartnett, Campanella, Hoiles. There are technically two others, neither of which I think anyone will get--one guy goes back to the 1900s, the other is recent but only played 61 games at catcher that year (70 PA shy of qualifying for a batting title, so you may not be counting him).
― clemenza, Wednesday, 5 June 2019 11:44 (four years ago) link
the six answers above (cribbed from a Posnanski question) are all qualifiers.
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 5 June 2019 11:49 (four years ago) link
The non-qualifier was Napoli in 2011.
― clemenza, Wednesday, 5 June 2019 12:28 (four years ago) link
51 players have homered in their last major-league AB. After the best and most famous player to do this (easy), who were the next two best and most famous?
― clemenza, Sunday, 11 August 2019 12:42 (four years ago) link
There's a guy on the list of 51 who, you could argue, was more famous than the two runners-up I had in mind. So stick with best--the other guy definitely wasn't one of the three best.
― clemenza, Sunday, 11 August 2019 12:56 (four years ago) link
By overwhelming demand: Albert Belle and Jim Edmonds were the two answers I had in my mind, but I missed Mickey Cochrane. Tony Kubek was the one who might possibly be more famous than Belle or Edmonds.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Major_League_Baseball_players_with_a_home_run_in_their_final_major_league_at_bat
― clemenza, Monday, 12 August 2019 21:54 (four years ago) link
https://www.latimes.com/sports/story/2019-09-16/baseball-trivia-contest-sabr-convention-san-diego
― mookieproof, Tuesday, 17 September 2019 16:15 (four years ago) link
Billy Beane & Barry Bonds share the same middle name: Lamar
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Wednesday, 18 September 2019 17:49 (four years ago) link
Looking at players been on three World Series winners, I don't think it occurred to me until I saw it that John Lackey is the only player to win with three different clubs (Angels, Red Sox & Cubs).
― earlnash, Thursday, 19 September 2019 22:27 (four years ago) link
that can't be correct...
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Thursday, 19 September 2019 22:57 (four years ago) link
ah sorry, your criteria was 3 and only 3 (ie, not >3) world series winners.
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Thursday, 19 September 2019 22:59 (four years ago) link
...but even so... still not correct!
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Thursday, 19 September 2019 23:00 (four years ago) link
5 others (3 if you don't count BRO/LAD):
Dave Stewart (LAD,OAK,TOR)Lonnie Smith (PHI,STL,KCR)Bullet Joe Bush (PHA,BOS,NYY)Clem Labine (BRO,LAD,PIT)*Roger Craig (BRO,LAD,STL)*
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Thursday, 19 September 2019 23:03 (four years ago) link
Smith played for a 4th team (ATL) in the WS but they lost.
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Thursday, 19 September 2019 23:09 (four years ago) link
...twice! 1991 & 1992.
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Thursday, 19 September 2019 23:10 (four years ago) link
only got 28/48 here (missed some very obvious contemporary mgrs)
https://www.sporcle.com/games/minnmich/played-and-managed-in-a-world-series?t=baseball
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 8 October 2019 16:38 (four years ago) link
ALDS was the first time this season that Arron Boone used the same lineup for more than two consecutive games.
― The Ravishing of ROFL Stein (Hadrian VIII), Tuesday, 8 October 2019 21:07 (four years ago) link
Willie Mays hit the most career homers in extra innings, with 20. Jack Clark is second, with 18. Hope you're having a good day. https://t.co/r9Sop7VVCe— Grant Brisbee (@GrantBrisbee) December 13, 2019
― mookieproof, Friday, 13 December 2019 20:19 (four years ago) link
very nice. btw, i forgot to provide the answer to my 'who are the 4 cardinals who were catchers who are in the hall of fame?' trick question from the other trivia thread
the answers are:
ted simmonsroger bresnahanjoe torrebranch rickey
― Peaceful Warrior I Poser (Karl Malone), Friday, 13 December 2019 20:24 (four years ago) link
https://www.sporcle.com/games/gbrisbee/baseball-spoonerisms
i got four, probably should have gotten a fifth, might have taken a week and not gotten any others
― mookieproof, Friday, 13 December 2019 21:31 (four years ago) link
That was idiotic, but Chatt Mapman made me laugh.
― FRAUDULENT STEAKS (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Sunday, 15 December 2019 19:20 (four years ago) link
somehow puzzled out six before giving up with 3:30 left on the clock.
was disappointed that Schurt Killing didn't make it, but I also have no idea how'd you'd write a clue for that one
― I'm a board man. Board man gets paid (Will M.), Thursday, 19 December 2019 01:46 (four years ago) link