Take Me Out To The Ballgame - Playoffs Round 1

[littlebeast13]

I posted this game the morning the Bored went down, and since it was up for just a short time, I am going to stick with this game rather than throw it out. Melly managed to get her answers in before the Bored's demise, and I did get her game scored, so she does not need to play again (I may repost her answers though, so that their scoring may be seen by all).

Again, a refresher on the playoff matchups:

#1 MACRAE vs. #8 Ritterskoop
#2 Melly vs. #7 luv2jog
#3 TBone vs. #6 Eyegor
#4 Tanstaafl vs. #5 DadofTwins

I believe Skoop is the only one not to check in over here yet, but I am leaving this game open until at least all of the playoff players get a chance to play, so I'm not going to leave anyone out in the cold.

And of course, anyone who is not in the playoffs is welcome to play JFF....




Baseball FF's

Put these baseball themed Fastest Finger style questions in their correct order for 1 run each:

1. Put the following teams in order by the number of regular season wins they got in the 2007 season, starting with the most.

A. Boston Red Sox
B. Minnesota Twins
C. Chicago Cubs
D. Pittsburgh Pirates

2. Put the following ballparks in order by the number of years they have been in use by a Major League team, starting with the fewest years.

A. Coors Field
B. Dodger Stadium
C. Kauffman Stadium
D. Great American Ballpark

3. Put the following pitchers in order by when they threw a perfect game, starting with the earliest.

A. David Cone
B. Randy Johnson
C. Kenny Rogers
D. David Wells

4. Put the following managers in order by the number of different Major League teams they've manged in their career, starting with the most teams.

A. Tony LaRussa
B. Lou Piniella
C. Bobby Cox
D. Jim Leyland

5. Put the following players in order by the uniform number they currently wear, starting with the lowest number.

A. Barry Bonds
B. Ichiro Suzuki
C. David Ortiz
D. Albert Pujols


World Champion Managers

Name the manager who guided the following five teams to a World Series championship for 1 run each:

6. 2004 Boston Red Sox

7. 1996 New York Yankees

8. 1993 Toronto Blue Jays

9. 1991 Minnesota Twins

10. 1984 Detroit Tigers


It Happened In 2007

Been paying attention this season? The following section will test your knowledge of the year that was in Major League Baseball. These questions are worth 2 runs each:

11. On August 5th, this pitcher became the 23rd, and possibly final pitcher to record his 300th win.

12. This player became the first since George Brett in 1979 to rack up 20 doubles, 20 triples, and 20 homers in the same season (One bonus run for naming the other player who accomplished it later in the season).

13. This team had the misfortune of having its home opener postponed by weather, as well as its second home game, and its third home game, and its fourth home game!

14. This pitcher pitched the season's first of three no hitters on April 18th against the Texas Rangers.

15. This manager took the strange opportunity of an 8 game winning streak on July 1st to announce that he was retiring due to a lack of desire for the game.


Hail To The Chief

16. There have been 37 different surnames that have been the last name of a current or former President of the United States. 10 of those surnames have been represented by a player who has played in the Major Leagues during the 2007 season. You may name one 2007 player per Presidential surname (And you must also give the player's first name) for one run each, with a total possible score of 10 runs.


The Grand Slam Question

The following question is worth 4 runs:

17. The Cleveland Indians have played home games in three different ballparks this season. They are the only three ballparks they have played home games in since they moved to Jacobs Field in 1994. In that time span, what is the only Major League team to have played home games in 4 different stadiums?


Extra Inning Tiebreaker

The following question will be used to break any ties in individual games by awarding the win to whoever is the closest to the actual number:

18. How many players were picked overall before the Dodgers took Mike Piazza in the 1988 Major League draft?


Sultan of SWAG Question

The following multiple choice question deals with some personal connection I have to baseball, and is here merely to add a bit of a luck factor to the game. It is worth 5 runs if you can guess it correctly:

Busch Stadium (the old one) officially began measuring homerun distances in 1988. I don't think they really got into it though until Mark McGwire was traded here in 1997. But anyway, one of the things they listed in last year's media guide was the 10 longest homeruns hit a Old Busch by visiting players. I was amazingly present for half of them (And they don't even list a blast I saw Javy Lopez put in the upper deck in a 1996 game that was definitely longer than some of the hoeruns they do list), including the two longest ever! Below are the four players who hit the longest of those homeruns I've seen... which one hit the longest at Busch in thier recorded history?

A. Mo Vaughn
B. Ryan Klesko
C. Pete Incaviglia
D. Wily Mo Pena




































This is like moving into a new stadium.....

[littlebeast13]

Apparently you can't add extra space to the bottom of posts here....

lb13

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Text from another post:

I believe we have all of our playoff players over here now with the exception of Skoop.

As a reminder, the playoff seedings were:

#1 MACRAE vs. #8 Skoop

#2 ferrante vs. #7 luv2jog

#3 TBone vs. #6 Eyegor

#4 Tanstaafl vs. #5 DadofTwins


I will probably go ahead and repost the first round playoff game tomorrow....

lb13

[littlebeast13]

Melly's answers from the final hours of the TUB....

Baseball FF's
1. Put the following teams in order by the number of regular season wins they got in the 2007 season, starting with the most.

A. Boston Red Sox
C. Chicago Cubs
B. Minnesota Twins
D. Pittsburgh Pirates

2. Put the following ballparks in order by the number of years they have been in use by a Major League team, starting with the fewest years.

D. Great American Ballpark
A. Coors Field
C. Kauffman Stadium
B. Dodger Stadium

3. Put the following pitchers in order by when they threw a perfect game, starting with the earliest.

C. Kenny Rogers
D. David Wells
A. David Cone
B. Randy Johnson


4. Put the following managers in order by the number of different Major League teams they've manged in their career, starting with the most teams.

B. Lou Piniella
A. Tony LaRussa
D. Jim Leyland
C. Bobby Cox

5. Put the following players in order by the uniform number they currently wear, starting with the lowest number.

D. Albert Pujols
A. Barry Bonds
C. David Ortiz
B. Ichiro Suzuki


World Champion Managers

6. 2004 Boston Red Sox / Terry Francona
7. 1996 New York Yankees / Joe Torre
8. 1993 Toronto Blue Jays / Cito Gaston (thanks, lb )
9. 1991 Minnesota Twins / Tom Kelly
10. 1984 Detroit Tigers / Sparky Anderson


It Happened In 2007

11. On August 5th, this pitcher became the 23rd, and possibly final pitcher to record his 300th win.

TOM GLAVINE

12. This player became the first since George Brett in 1979 to rack up 20 doubles, 20 triples, and 20 homers in the same season (One bonus run for naming the other player who accomplished it later in the season).

CURTIS GRANDERSON, JIMMY ROLLINS

13. This team had the misfortune of having its home opener postponed by weather, as well as its second home game, and its third home game, and its fourth home game!

CLEVELAND INDIANS

14. This pitcher pitched the season's first of three no hitters on April 18th against the Texas Rangers.

Was MARK BUERHLE's no-hitter that early?

15. This manager took the strange opportunity of an 8 game winning streak on July 1st to announce that he was retiring due to a lack of desire for the game.

MIKE HARGROVE


Hail To The Chief

16. There have been 37 different surnames that have been the last name of a current or former President of the United States. 10 of those surnames have been represented by a player who has played in the Major Leagues during the 2007 season. You may name one 2007 player per Presidential surname (And you must also give the player's first name) for one run each, with a total possible score of 10 runs.

lb, is this just another way to bring Joe Carter into the puzzle?

Kelly JOHNSON
Trot NIXON
The FORD guy from Minnesota
The WILSON who pitches for SF
I know there's a JACKSON out there but I can remember specifics


The Grand Slam Question

The following question is worth 4 runs:

17. The Cleveland Indians have played home games in three different ballparks this season. They are the only three ballparks they have played home games in since they moved to Jacobs Field in 1994. In that time span, what is the only Major League team to have played home games in 4 different stadiums?

Seattle?


Extra Inning Tiebreaker


18. How many players were picked overall before the Dodgers took Mike Piazza in the 1988 Major League draft?

Piazza's a local kid so we always hear this story. He was the 62nd round but I don't know where in the round, so I'll say 1375.


Sultan of SWAG Question

Busch Stadium (the old one) officially began measuring homerun distances in 1988. I don't think they really got into it though until Mark McGwire was traded here in 1997. But anyway, one of the things they listed in last year's media guide was the 10 longest homeruns hit a Old Busch by visiting players. I was amazingly present for half of them (And they don't even list a blast I saw Javy Lopez put in the upper deck in a 1996 game that was definitely longer than some of the homeruns they do list), including the two longest ever! Below are the four players who hit the longest of those homeruns I've seen... which one hit the longest at Busch in thier recorded history?

C. Pete Incaviglia

[macrae1234]

I believe skoop is coming here for the Panthers Cardinals game this weekend so she may not check in ubtil after that.

[macrae1234]

Baseball FF's
1. Put the following teams in order by the number of regular season wins they got in the 2007 season, starting with the most.
A. Boston Red Sox first
B. Minnesota Twins
C. Chicago Cubs
D. Pittsburgh Pirates last
ACBD
2. Put the following ballparks in order by the number of years they have been in use by a Major League team, starting with the fewest years.
A. Coors Field
B. Dodger Stadium
C. Kauffman Stadium
D. Great American Ballpark
DACB
3. Put the following pitchers in order by when they threw a perfect game, starting with the earliest.
A. David Cone 1999
B. Randy Johnson 2004
C. Kenny Rogers 1994
D. David Wells 1998
CDAB
4. Put the following managers in order by the number of different Major League teams they've manged in their career, starting with the most teams.
A. Tony LaRussa Chi Oak StL
B. Lou Piniella NYY Cinc Seat TB Chi
C. Bobby Cox Atl Tor
D. Jim Leyland Pitt Col Fla Det
BDAC
5. Put the following players in order by the uniform number they currently wear, starting with the lowest number.
A. Barry Bonds 25
B. Ichiro Suzuki 51
C. David Ortiz 34
D. Albert Pujols 5
DACB
World Champion Managers
Name the manager who guided the following five teams to a World Series championship for 1 run each:
6. 2004 Boston Red Sox Terry Francona
7. 1996 New York Yankees Joe Torre
8. 1993 Toronto Blue Jays Clarence Gaston
9. 1991 Minnesota Twins Tom Kelly
10. 1984 Detroit Tigers George Anderson
It Happened In 2007
Been paying attention this season? The following section will test your knowledge of the year that was in Major League Baseball. These questions are worth 2 runs each:
11. On August 5th, this pitcher became the 23rd, and possibly final pitcher to record his 300th win. Tom Glavine
12. This player became the first since George Brett in 1979 to rack up 20 doubles, 20 triples, and 20 homers in the same season (One bonus run for naming the other player who accomplished it later in the season). Granderson the Detroit CF and Jimmy Rollins but who was first triples are the hardest and Granderson had more so I will say he was first
13. This team had the misfortune of having its home opener postponed by weather, as well as its second home game, and its third home game, and its fourth home game! They then played in Milwaukee the Indians after the season they had maybe they will do it again next year
14. This pitcher pitched the season's first of three no hitters on April 18th against the Texas Rangers. Mark Buehrle the highlight of the White Sox season
15. This manager took the strange opportunity of an 8 game winning streak on July 1st to announce that he was retiring due to a lack of desire for the game. The human rain delay
Mike Hargrove
Hail To The Chief
16. There have been 37 different surnames that have been the last name of a current or former President of the United States. 10 of those surnames have been represented by a player who has played in the Major Leagues during the 2007 season. You may name one 2007 player per Presidential surname (And you must also give the player's first name) for one run each, with a total possible score of 10 runs.
Chris Nixon aka Trot anyone who just gives Trot should be deducted since you asked for first name
Joe Kennedy Randy Johnson and Conor Jackson all played here in AZ
Jack Wilson is Pittsburgh’s SS
David Bush pitches for Milwaukee
Craig Monroe was Detroit’s LF last year and I think they sent him to the Cubs this year
The Grand Slam Question
The following question is worth 4 runs:
17. The Cleveland Indians have played home games in three different ballparks this season. They are the only three ballparks they have played home games in since they moved to Jacobs Field in 1994. In that time span, what is the only Major League team to have played home games in 4 different stadiums? San Diego The Murph(Qualcomm) Petco, whatever Monterrey is called and Aloha in Hawaii
Extra Inning Tiebreaker
The following question will be used to break any ties in individual games by awarding the win to whoever is the closest to the actual number:
18. How many players were picked overall before the Dodgers took Mike Piazza in the 1988 Major League draft? It was like the 60th round but a lot of teams pass and his dad was a friend of Lasorda’s and he did a favor so I remember something like high 1300’s so 1390
Sultan of SWAG Question
The following multiple choice question deals with some personal connection I have to baseball, and is here merely to add a bit of a luck factor to the game. It is worth 5 runs if you can guess it correctly:
Busch Stadium (the old one) officially began measuring homerun distances in 1988. I don't think they really got into it though until Mark McGwire was traded here in 1997. But anyway, one of the things they listed in last year's media guide was the 10 longest homeruns hit a Old Busch by visiting players. I was amazingly present for half of them (And they don't even list a blast I saw Javy Lopez put in the upper deck in a 1996 game that was definitely longer than some of the hoeruns they do list), including the two longest ever! Below are the four players who hit the longest of those homeruns I've seen... which one hit the longest at Busch in thier recorded history?

C. Pete Incaviglia

[tanstaafl2]

Baseball FF's

Put these baseball themed Fastest Finger style questions in their correct order for 1 run each:

1. Put the following teams in order by the number of regular season wins they got in the 2007 season, starting with the most.

A. Boston Red Sox
C. Chicago Cubs
B. Minnesota Twins
D. Pittsburgh Pirates

2. Put the following ballparks in order by the number of years they have been in use by a Major League team, starting with the fewest years.

D. Great American Ballpark
A. Coors Field
C. Kauffman Stadium
B. Dodger Stadium

3. Put the following pitchers in order by when they threw a perfect game, starting with the earliest.
Yikes! This will be a SWAG…
C. Kenny Rogers
A. David Cone
D. David Wells
B. Randy Johnson

4. Put the following managers in order by the number of different Major League teams they've manged in their career, starting with the most teams.

B. Lou Piniella – Hasn’t he managed nearly every team…
D. Jim Leyland
A. Tony LaRussa
C. Bobby Cox

5. Put the following players in order by the uniform number they currently wear, starting with the lowest number.

D. Albert Pujols
A. Barry Bonds
C. David Ortiz
B. Ichiro Suzuki

World Champion Managers

Name the manager who guided the following five teams to a World Series championship for 1 run each:

6. 2004 Boston Red Sox
Francona
7. 1996 New York Yankees
Torre. They should have lost if the sorryassbraves hadn’t been so inept…
8. 1993 Toronto Blue Jays
Cito Gaston?
9. 1991 Minnesota Twins
Tom Kelly. Another sorryassbraves killer…
10. 1984 Detroit Tigers
I dunno for sure. Sparky Anderson mebbe?

It Happened In 2007

Been paying attention this season? The following section will test your knowledge of the year that was in Major League Baseball. These questions are worth 2 runs each:

11. On August 5th, this pitcher became the 23rd, and possibly final pitcher to record his 300th win.
Little Tommy Glavine

12. This player became the first since George Brett in 1979 to rack up 20 doubles, 20 triples, and 20 homers in the same season (One bonus run for naming the other player who accomplished it later in the season).
Jimmy Rollins was one. Dunno the other.

13. This team had the misfortune of having its home opener postponed by weather, as well as its second home game, and its third home game, and its fourth home game!
Indians

14. This pitcher pitched the season's first of three no hitters on April 18th against the Texas Rangers.
Buehrle

15. This manager took the strange opportunity of an 8 game winning streak on July 1st to announce that he was retiring due to a lack of desire for the game.
Hargrove of the Mariners

Hail To The Chief

16. There have been 37 different surnames that have been the last name of a current or former President of the United States. 10 of those surnames have been represented by a player who has played in the Major Leagues during the 2007 season. You may name one 2007 player per Presidential surname (And you must also give the player's first name) for one run each, with a total possible score of 10 runs.
Trot Nixon
Kelly Johnson (and Dan and Randy and probably more!)
Craig Monroe
Dave Bush
Conor Jackson
Russ Adams
Jack Wilson and others
Drawing a blank on any more

The Grand Slam Question

The following question is worth 4 runs:

17. The Cleveland Indians have played home games in three different ballparks this season. They are the only three ballparks they have played home games in since they moved to Jacobs Field in 1994. In that time span, what is the only Major League team to have played home games in 4 different stadiums?
Marlins?

Extra Inning Tiebreaker

The following question will be used to break any ties in individual games by awarding the win to whoever is the closest to the actual number:

18. How many players were picked overall before the Dodgers took Mike Piazza in the 1988 Major League draft?
A bunch! 1000?


Sultan of SWAG Question

The following multiple choice question deals with some personal connection I have to baseball, and is here merely to add a bit of a luck factor to the game. It is worth 5 runs if you can guess it correctly:

Busch Stadium (the old one) officially began measuring homerun distances in 1988. I don't think they really got into it though until Mark McGwire was traded here in 1997. But anyway, one of the things they listed in last year's media guide was the 10 longest homeruns hit a Old Busch by visiting players. I was amazingly present for half of them (And they don't even list a blast I saw Javy Lopez put in the upper deck in a 1996 game that was definitely longer than some of the hoeruns they do list), including the two longest ever! Below are the four players who hit the longest of those homeruns I've seen... which one hit the longest at Busch in thier recorded history?

A. Mo Vaughn

[T_Bone0806]

Put these baseball themed Fastest Finger style questions in their correct order for 1 run each:

1. Put the following teams in order by the number of regular season wins they got in the 2007 season, starting with the most.

A. Boston Red Sox
B. Minnesota Twins
C. Chicago Cubs
D. Pittsburgh Pirates

A-C-B-D


2. Put the following ballparks in order by the number of years they have been in use by a Major League team, starting with the fewest years.

A. Coors Field
B. Dodger Stadium
C. Kauffman Stadium
D. Great American Ballpark

D-A-C-B


3. Put the following pitchers in order by when they threw a perfect game, starting with the earliest.

A. David Cone
B. Randy Johnson
C. Kenny Rogers
D. David Wells

C-D-A-B


4. Put the following managers in order by the number of different Major League teams they've manged in their career, starting with the most teams.

A. Tony LaRussa
B. Lou Piniella
C. Bobby Cox
D. Jim Leyland

B-D-A-C


5. Put the following players in order by the uniform number they currently wear, starting with the lowest number.

A. Barry Bonds
B. Ichiro Suzuki
C. David Ortiz
D. Albert Pujols

D-A-C-B


World Champion Managers

Name the manager who guided the following five teams to a World Series championship for 1 run each:

6. 2004 Boston Red Sox
Terry Francona

7. 1996 New York Yankees
Joe Torre

8. 1993 Toronto Blue Jays
Cito Gaston

9. 1991 Minnesota Twins
Tom Kelly

10. 1984 Detroit Tigers
Sparky Anderson



It Happened In 2007

Been paying attention this season? The following section will test your knowledge of the year that was in Major League Baseball. These questions are worth 2 runs each:

11. On August 5th, this pitcher became the 23rd, and possibly final pitcher to record his 300th win.
Tom Glavine


12. This player became the first since George Brett in 1979 to rack up 20 doubles, 20 triples, and 20 homers in the same season (One bonus run for naming the other player who accomplished it later in the season).
Ouch (Bonus Ouch)

13. This team had the misfortune of having its home opener postponed by weather, as well as its second home game, and its third home game, and its fourth home game!

Cleveland Indians

14. This pitcher pitched the season's first of three no hitters on April 18th against the Texas Rangers.

Mark Buehrle

15. This manager took the strange opportunity of an 8 game winning streak on July 1st to announce that he was retiring due to a lack of desire for the game.

Mike Hargrove


Hail To The Chief

16. There have been 37 different surnames that have been the last name of a current or former President of the United States. 10 of those surnames have been represented by a player who has played in the Major Leagues during the 2007 season. You may name one 2007 player per Presidential surname (And you must also give the player's first name) for one run each, with a total possible score of 10 runs.

Trot Nixon
Randy Johnson
Ian Kennedy
Jack Wilson
Craig Monroe
Conor Jackson
Willie Mays Hayes (hey, he was IN Major League--the movie played PLENTY of times on cable in 2007)

The Grand Slam Question

The following question is worth 4 runs:

17. The Cleveland Indians have played home games in three different ballparks this season. They are the only three ballparks they have played home games in since they moved to Jacobs Field in 1994. In that time span, what is the only Major League team to have played home games in 4 different stadiums?

San Diego Padres


Extra Inning Tiebreaker

The following question will be used to break any ties in individual games by awarding the win to whoever is the closest to the actual number:

18. How many players were picked overall before the Dodgers took Mike Piazza in the 1988 Major League draft?

77


Sultan of SWAG Question

The following multiple choice question deals with some personal connection I have to baseball, and is here merely to add a bit of a luck factor to the game. It is worth 5 runs if you can guess it correctly:

Busch Stadium (the old one) officially began measuring homerun distances in 1988. I don't think they really got into it though until Mark McGwire was traded here in 1997. But anyway, one of the things they listed in last year's media guide was the 10 longest homeruns hit a Old Busch by visiting players. I was amazingly present for half of them (And they don't even list a blast I saw Javy Lopez put in the upper deck in a 1996 game that was definitely longer than some of the hoeruns they do list), including the two longest ever! Below are the four players who hit the longest of those homeruns I've seen... which one hit the longest at Busch in thier recorded history?

A. Mo Vaughn
B. Ryan Klesko
C. Pete Incaviglia
D. Wily Mo Pena

What the heck, let's go with Incaviglia.

[littlebeast13]

Bumpity Bump....

lb13

[takinover]

And of course, anyone who is not in the playoffs is welcome to play JFF....

Baseball FF's

Put these baseball themed Fastest Finger style questions in their correct order for 1 run each:

1. Put the following teams in order by the number of regular season wins they got in the 2007 season, starting with the most.

A. Boston Red Sox
B. Minnesota Twins
C. Chicago Cubs
D. Pittsburgh Pirates

ACBD

2. Put the following ballparks in order by the number of years they have been in use by a Major League team, starting with the fewest years.

A. Coors Field
B. Dodger Stadium
C. Kauffman Stadium
D. Great American Ballpark

DACB

3. Put the following pitchers in order by when they threw a perfect game, starting with the earliest.

A. David Cone
B. Randy Johnson
C. Kenny Rogers
D. David Wells

CADB

4. Put the following managers in order by the number of different Major League teams they've manged in their career, starting with the most teams.

A. Tony LaRussa
B. Lou Piniella
C. Bobby Cox
D. Jim Leyland

BDAC

5. Put the following players in order by the uniform number they currently wear, starting with the lowest number.

A. Barry Bonds
B. Ichiro Suzuki
C. David Ortiz
D. Albert Pujols

ADCB

World Champion Managers

Name the manager who guided the following five teams to a World Series championship for 1 run each:

6. 2004 Boston Red Sox - Terry Francona

7. 1996 New York Yankees - Joe Torre

8. 1993 Toronto Blue Jays - Cito Gaston

9. 1991 Minnesota Twins - Jim Kelly

10. 1984 Detroit Tigers - Sparky Anderson


It Happened In 2007

Been paying attention this season? The following section will test your knowledge of the year that was in Major League Baseball. These questions are worth 2 runs each:

11. On August 5th, this pitcher became the 23rd, and possibly final pitcher to record his 300th win. Tom Glavine. Randy Johnson has 284 and if he can hang on for a year or two may do it.

12. This player became the first since George Brett in 1979 to rack up 20 doubles, 20 triples, and 20 homers in the same season (One bonus run for naming the other player who accomplished it later in the season). Curtis Granderson was 1st then Jimmy Rollins.

13. This team had the misfortune of having its home opener postponed by weather, as well as its second home game, and its third home game, and its fourth home game! The Indians/Mariners series was snowed out.

14. This pitcher pitched the season's first of three no hitters on April 18th against the Texas Rangers. Mark Buerhle

15. This manager took the strange opportunity of an 8 game winning streak on July 1st to announce that he was retiring due to a lack of desire for the game. Mariners Mike Hargrove.


Hail To The Chief

16. There have been 37 different surnames that have been the last name of a current or former President of the United States. 10 of those surnames have been represented by a player who has played in the Major Leagues during the 2007 season. You may name one 2007 player per Presidential surname (And you must also give the player's first name) for one run each, with a total possible score of 10 runs.


Lew Ford
Trot Nixon
Edwin Jackson
Jack Wilson
Randy Johnson
Reggie Jefferson
Craig Monroe
Lance Carter
Mike Adams
Ron Washington - I know, a manager and not a player.


The Grand Slam Question

The following question is worth 4 runs:

17. The Cleveland Indians have played home games in three different ballparks this season. They are the only three ballparks they have played home games in since they moved to Jacobs Field in 1994. In that time span, what is the only Major League team to have played home games in 4 different stadiums? It could be a Florida team due to Hurricanes or it could be a team like the Mariners that opened a new stadium during the season, or it could be a team that had a local tragedy which I can't think of, but I will go with the good old standby of the Expos.


Extra Inning Tiebreaker

The following question will be used to break any ties in individual games by awarding the win to whoever is the closest to the actual number:

18. How many players were picked overall before the Dodgers took Mike Piazza in the 1988 Major League draft? 66th round I think *26 teams back then - 15 just because of factors such as record and teams skipping picks, I will go with 1701.


Sultan of SWAG Question

The following multiple choice question deals with some personal connection I have to baseball, and is here merely to add a bit of a luck factor to the game. It is worth 5 runs if you can guess it correctly:

Busch Stadium (the old one) officially began measuring homerun distances in 1988. I don't think they really got into it though until Mark McGwire was traded here in 1997. But anyway, one of the things they listed in last year's media guide was the 10 longest homeruns hit a Old Busch by visiting players. I was amazingly present for half of them (And they don't even list a blast I saw Javy Lopez put in the upper deck in a 1996 game that was definitely longer than some of the hoeruns they do list), including the two longest ever! Below are the four players who hit the longest of those homeruns I've seen... which one hit the longest at Busch in thier recorded history?


B. Ryan Klesko

[Ritterskoop]

1. ACBD
2. DACB
3. CDAB
4. BDAC
5. ABCD
6. 2004 Boston Red Sox - Francona
7. 1996 New York Yankees - Torre
8. 1993 Toronto Blue Jays - Gaston
9. 1991 Minnesota Twins - no idea
10. 1984 Detroit Tigers - Anderson?
11. Glavine
12. Granderson and Rollins, though I don't know which came first. I'll say Rollins was first.
13. Cleveland
14. Buchholz, whose extra H dint always make it into the headline
15. Hargrove
16. Ian Kennedy, Randy Johnson, Nick Johnson
17. Montreal/Washington
18. 840
SWAG Ryan Klesko

[eyégor]

Sorry for the delay.

I'll post my entry on Monday

[littlebeast13]

Sorry for the delay.

I'll post my entry on Monday

No problem since I don't even have the next round's game started yet. It'll probably be at least midweek before I'm ready to start the LCS...

lb13

[luv2jog]

1. A-C-B-D
2. D-A-C-B
3. C-D-A-B
4. B-D-A-C
5. B-D-A-C
6. Terry Francona
7. Joe Torre
8. Cito Gaston
9. Tom Kelly
10. Sparky Anderson
11. Tom Glavine
12. Jose Reyes, Troy Tulowitski
13. Cleveland Indians
14. Justin Verlander
15. Mike Hargrove

16.
- Dave Bush
- Trot Nixon
- Randy Johnson
- Craig Monroe
- Brian Wilson
- Lew Ford
- Brian Buchanan


17. Florida Marlins


18. 1200


Sultan of SWAG Question

C. Pete Incaviglia

[littlebeast13]

Another bump....

lb13

[eyégor]

1 acbd
2 dacb
3 cdab
4 bdac
5 dacb
6 Francona
7 Torre
8 Gaston
9 Kelly
10 Anderson
11 Glavine
12 Granderson & Rollins
13 Cleveland
14 Buehrle
15 Hargrove
16 Craig Monroe
Brian Buchanan
Jack Wilson
Trot Nixon
Adam Kennedy
Dave Bush
Randy Johnson
Conor Jackson
Lew Ford
someotherguy Polk
17 San Diego
18 a bunch, say 1475
SoS D there had to be some reason he always seems to be on the Men

[DadofTwins]

Giving this one last try . . .

Baseball FF's

1. A-C-B-D

2. D-A-C-B

3. A-D-C-B

4. B-D-A-C

5. D-A-C-B

World Champion Managers

6. Terry Francona

7. Joe Torre

8. Cito Gaston

9. Tom Kelly

10. Sparky Anderson, beating Dick Williams' Padres.

It Happened In 2007

11. Tom Glavine. And if there's any justice, they'll hang his HOF plaque four inches outside the door.

12. Rollins

13. Detroit Tigers?

14. Nope.

15. Mike Hargrove

Hail To The Chief

16. Randy Johnson, Adam Kennedy

The Grand Slam Question

The following question is worth 4 runs:

17. Washginton Nationals/Montreal Expos

Extra Inning Tiebreaker

18. 1,875 (73rd round, I think)

Sultan of SWAG Question

A. Mo Vaughn





































This is like moving into a new stadium.....[/quote]

[littlebeast13]

Baseball FF's

Put these baseball themed Fastest Finger style questions in their correct order for 1 run each:

1. Put the following teams in order by the number of regular season wins they got in the 2007 season, starting with the most.

A. Boston Red Sox (96)
B. Minnesota Twins (79)
C. Chicago Cubs (85)
D. Pittsburgh Pirates (68 )

A-C-B-D

2. Put the following ballparks in order by the number of years they have been in use by a Major League team, starting with the fewest years.

A. Coors Field (Since 1995)
B. Dodger Stadium (1962)
C. Kauffman Stadium (1973)
D. Great American Ballpark (2003)

D-A-C-B

3. Put the following pitchers in order by when they threw a perfect game, starting with the earliest.

A. David Cone (7/18/99)
B. Randy Johnson (5/18/04)
C. Kenny Rogers (7/28/94)
D. David Wells (5/17/98 )

C-D-A-B

4. Put the following managers in order by the number of different Major League teams they've manged in their career, starting with the most teams.

A. Tony LaRussa (CHW, OAK, STL)
B. Lou Piniella (NYY, CIN, SEA, TB, CHC)
C. Bobby Cox (TOR, ATL)
D. Jim Leyland (PIT, FLA, COL, DET)

B-D-A-C

5. Put the following players in order by the uniform number they currently wear, starting with the lowest number.

A. Barry Bonds (25)
B. Ichiro Suzuki (51)
C. David Ortiz (34)
D. Albert Pujols (5)

D-A-C-B


World Champion Managers

Name the manager who guided the following five teams to a World Series championship for 1 run each:

6. 2004 Boston Red Sox - Terry Francona

7. 1996 New York Yankees - Joe Torre

8. 1993 Toronto Blue Jays - Cito Gaston

9. 1991 Minnesota Twins - Tom Kelly

10. 1984 Detroit Tigers - Sparky Anderson


It Happened In 2007

Been paying attention this season? The following section will test your knowledge of the year that was in Major League Baseball. These questions are worth 2 runs each:

11. On August 5th, this pitcher became the 23rd, and possibly final pitcher to record his 300th win. - Tom Glavine

12. This player became the first since George Brett in 1979 to rack up 20 doubles, 20 triples, and 20 homers in the same season (One bonus run for naming the other player who accomplished it later in the season). - Curtis Granderson, and the second player was Jimmy Rollins. As for scoring on this one, if someone listed Rollins then Granderson, I gave 2 runs. If only Rollins was named, I gave 1 run.

13. This team had the misfortune of having its home opener postponed by weather, as well as its second home game, and its third home game, and its fourth home game! - Cleveland Indians

14. This pitcher pitched the season's first of three no hitters on April 18th against the Texas Rangers. - Mark Buehrle

15. This manager took the strange opportunity of an 8 game winning streak on July 1st to announce that he was retiring due to a lack of desire for the game. - Mike Hargrove


Hail To The Chief

16. There have been 37 different surnames that have been the last name of a current or former President of the United States. 10 of those surnames have been represented by a player who has played in the Major Leagues during the 2007 season. You may name one 2007 player per Presidential surname (And you must also give the player's first name) for one run each, with a total possible score of 10 runs.

Russ Adams
Craig Monroe
Conor/Edwin Jackson
Ben/Dan/Jim/Kelly/Nick/Randy/Reed/Rob/Tyler Johnson
Brian/C.J./Craig/Jack/Josh/Kris/Preston Wilson
Paul Hoover
Adam/Ian/Joe Kennedy
Trot Nixon
Lew Ford
Dave Bush


The Grand Slam Question

The following question is worth 4 runs:

17. The Cleveland Indians have played home games in three different ballparks this season. They are the only three ballparks they have played home games in since they moved to Jacobs Field in 1994. In that time span, what is the only Major League team to have played home games in 4 different stadiums? - San Diego Padres (Jack Murphy/Qualcomm Stadium, Monterrey Stadium in Mexico, Aloha Stadium in Honolulu, and PETCO Park... all since 1997!)


Extra Inning Tiebreaker

The following question will be used to break any ties in individual games by awarding the win to whoever is the closest to the actual number:

18. How many players were picked overall before the Dodgers took Mike Piazza in the 1988 Major League draft? - 1389 (Picked in the 62nd Round)


Sultan of SWAG Question

The following multiple choice question deals with some personal connection I have to baseball, and is here merely to add a bit of a luck factor to the game. It is worth 5 runs if you can guess it correctly:

Busch Stadium (the old one) officially began measuring homerun distances in 1988. I don't think they really got into it though until Mark McGwire was traded here in 1997. But anyway, one of the things they listed in last year's media guide was the 10 longest homeruns hit a Old Busch by visiting players. I was amazingly present for half of them (And they don't even list a blast I saw Javy Lopez put in the upper deck in a 1996 game that was definitely longer than some of the hoeruns they do list), including the two longest ever! Below are the four players who hit the longest of those homeruns I've seen... which one hit the longest at Busch in thier recorded history?

A. Mo Vaughn
B. Ryan Klesko
C. Pete Incaviglia
D. Wily Mo Pena

Pena hit a 492 ft. bomb to dead center off Matt Morris on June 29, 2005... one of the few good things Pena did while he was active on my BBBL team in 2005. The longest before that was another homer I saw, a shot by Klesko (472 ft.) on 8/29/01. The Incaviglia shot I saw on 5/25/94 (468 ft.) was the longest before that, and finished ranked tied for 4th. Coming in at #6, Mo Vaughn's final Major League hit on 4/30/03 which went 466 ft. into the upper deck. And not listed, a 455 footer from Russell Branyan on 7/21/05 that I was also there for that comes in at 8th longest.

By contrast, I've only seen 3 of the 10 longest homers by a Cardinal... all by McGwire.

[littlebeast13]

#1 MACRAE 31
#8 Skoop 19

#2 ferrante 22
#7 luv2jog 21

#3 TBone 28
#6 Eyegor 37

#4 Tan 24
#5 DadofTwins 16


Just one first round upset, though l2j nearly unseated #2 ferrante. That will set up the following Second Round matchups:


#1 MACRAE
#4 Tanstaafl

#2 ferrante
#6 Eyegor


Round 2, the LCS, will be posted shortly....

[T_Bone0806]

Just one first round upset, though l2j nearly unseated #2 ferrante.

Not really an upset, though. I knew I was in trouble when I saw the seedings. Eyegor would've been ranked much much higher if he had played more often. His "winning percentage" was much higher than mine.

The better player most definitely came out on top in this instance.