Baseball quiz of a different stripe.... and I don't mean pinstripes
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Baseball quiz of a different stripe.... and I don't mean pinstripes
In the words of Ernie Banks, "Let's play two!" As a follow-up to BobF's challenging baseball history TD, here's another baseball quiz to chew on during a June weekend and beyond.
According to Baseball-Reference.com, entering the 2014 season 18,174 players have been on a major league baseball team. That's a lot of names. Your task is to identify as many players as you can whose names (first, last or nickname) are:
A. Parts of a human or animal body, e.g. Rollie Fingers, -or-
B. Related to water, e.g. Mickey Rivers, -or-
C. Related to food, e.g. Cookie Lavagetto
Phonetic matches qualify. Managers, coaches, owners, etc. are fair game here too.
I don't see any need to "spoiler" them.
According to Baseball-Reference.com, entering the 2014 season 18,174 players have been on a major league baseball team. That's a lot of names. Your task is to identify as many players as you can whose names (first, last or nickname) are:
A. Parts of a human or animal body, e.g. Rollie Fingers, -or-
B. Related to water, e.g. Mickey Rivers, -or-
C. Related to food, e.g. Cookie Lavagetto
Phonetic matches qualify. Managers, coaches, owners, etc. are fair game here too.
I don't see any need to "spoiler" them.
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Cookie Rojas
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I was only able to think of three:
A
Mordecai "3 Fingers" Brown
C
Candy Maldonado
Jim Rice
A
Mordecai "3 Fingers" Brown
C
Candy Maldonado
Jim Rice
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Tim Raines
Mike Salmon
Storm Davis is a stretch
Curt Flood
Mike Salmon
Storm Davis is a stretch
Curt Flood
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For food, I think Daryl Strawberry is an obvious one.
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Turkey Stearnes
Dusty Baker ( a baker makes food, right?)
Shin Soo Choo
Cookie Rojas
Coco Crisp
Jim Poole
Babe Ruth (the candy bar)
Rick Ankiel (a bit of a stretch!)
David Wells
Doug Creek
Dusty Baker ( a baker makes food, right?)
Shin Soo Choo
Cookie Rojas
Coco Crisp
Jim Poole
Babe Ruth (the candy bar)
Rick Ankiel (a bit of a stretch!)
David Wells
Doug Creek
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Good one!This Is Kirk! wrote:Shin Soo Choo
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Chet Lemon
For the R-rated category:
Bobby Cox
Rusty Kuntz
For the R-rated category:
Bobby Cox
Rusty Kuntz
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Can't forget J. T. Snow
Also, Benji Gil
Also, Benji Gil
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You forgot Walter Johnson!This Is Kirk! wrote: For the R-rated category:
Bobby Cox
Rusty Kuntz
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Brooks Robinson, of course
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Yeah, but it was Randy Johnson that was the Big Unit.StevenH wrote:You forgot Walter Johnson!This Is Kirk! wrote: For the R-rated category:
Bobby Cox
Rusty Kuntz
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I once made up a list of bands with either food or color names.
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OrangeSAM wrote: Mike Salmon
You probably mean either Mike Trout, or Tim Salmon (both good answers).
And on that theme:
Steve Trout
Randy Bass
Jim "Catfish" Hunter
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Felix Pie
Zach Wheat
Phil Coke
Marlon Byrd (Marlin Bird? - ok, sort of lame)
Barry Foote
Don Gullett
Zach Wheat
Phil Coke
Marlon Byrd (Marlin Bird? - ok, sort of lame)
Barry Foote
Don Gullett
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Also:
Bake McBride
Aaron Cook
Jason Grilli, maybe.
Does Tim Hudson fit for water?
How about George Springer?
Bake McBride
Aaron Cook
Jason Grilli, maybe.
Does Tim Hudson fit for water?
How about George Springer?
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In the food category, I offer a complete meal: Bob Veale, Spud Chandler, and Billy Beane. Afterward, Bobby Wine.
In the body parts category, Kirk! beat me to Hart (I had Jim Ray Hart in mind), but I do have Johnny Temple and Bill Hands.
Came up dry (sorry, couldn't resist) in the water category.
In the body parts category, Kirk! beat me to Hart (I had Jim Ray Hart in mind), but I do have Johnny Temple and Bill Hands.
Came up dry (sorry, couldn't resist) in the water category.