TD 346 - Baseball (Final results)

[BobF]

Dah, if I'd answered local when I had the chance (Harper on 3 and Virginia on 5), I'd be doing so much better.

My Mets fandom has worked out pretty well for me (Hernandez, Mets and Tides (even if they are the Orioles now)).

Ditto. One point (and 3 places!) behind you. For some reason, I just decided to go with the Omaha/KC Royals connection. Probably because it's a relatively low population state.

[Stanislaus Jacob]

I'm so bad at this game, everything I first thought of and I thought would be a "sheep" response is a singleton or not chosen - Mays or Clemente, Trout, North Carolina. ugh.

The problem is that everyone else is thinking the same way, and sometimes the easy answers go unpicked and the hard ones are the most picked. It can be hard to hit the sweet spot (no pun intended).

[Category 13]

I thought sure that Hank Aaron and Willy McCovey's home town would have an AAA team.
(throws down hat, kicks the dirt)

[clt013]

I thought sure that Hank Aaron and Willy McCovey's home town would have an AAA team.
(throws down hat, kicks the dirt)

Mobile has a AA team, but not AAA.

5. "A" to the Third: Name a state that is currently the home of a AAA team, but no MLB franchise. [13 possible answers]
Hint: All correct answers are states that begin with letters between "I" and "V".

[clt013]

6. Stopped Short: Both 500 home runs and 300 wins are considered big statistical milestones. Name any player who hit 450 HR or won 270 games, but failed to reach the round numbers mentioned in the previous sentence. [20 possible answers]
Hint: Random information on some (not all) players: Hitters--"Crime Dog"; "The Man"; "Pops"; "Larry Wayne"; Sea gull killer; 'Headed' ball over fence; Pitchers--Famous for a surgery; "Be Home" Berman-ism; Same name as Good Morning America anchor; "Kitty"; "Moose"

Fred "Crime Dog" McGriff (493 HR) [SHEEP] - 6
artshep
Prizes
RETAF CMS
SJM215
mennoknight
mcsheffrey

Dave "Sea gull killer" Winfield (465 HR) - 4
MarkBarrett
casketromance
floridagator
Bob F

Jose Canseco ['Headed' ball over fence] (462 HR) - 4
clprez
Rackme32
Vintsanity
tjconn728

Tommy John [Famous for a surgery] (288 W) - 4
ElendilPickle
1stlvlthinker
This is Aoba
Kirbstar

Mike "Moose" Mussina (270 W) - 4
xxaaaxx
classicroadster
Blue Lion
hscer

Lou Gehrig (493 HR) - 3
bev nar
9021amyers
macrae1234

Bert "Be Home" Blyleven (287 W) - 3
spell4yr
Ish
BigDaddyMatty

Stan "The Man" Musial (475 HR) - 2
Peachbox
Linear Gnome

Jim "Kitty" Kaat (283 W) - 2
merica
econgator

SINGLETONS - 1

Willie "Pops" Stargell (475 HR)
Woof

Carlos Delgado (473 HR)
RandyG

Adam Dunn (462 HR)
Cat Hammarskjold

Carl Yastrzemski (452 HR)
Stanislaus Jacob

Robin Roberts [Same name as Good Morning America anchor] (286 W)
badgerfellow

Fergie Jenkins (284 W)
Category 13

FORGOTTEN OR PERHAPS NEVER EVEN REMEMBERED...
Larry Wayne "Chipper" Jones (468 HR)
Bobby Mathews (297 W)
Tony Mullane (284 W)
Red Ruffing (273 W)
Burleigh Grimes (270 W)

DROP - 0
gamawire
travis

DROP #3 - 11
Tybalteon

SHEEP - 6
MattKnowles

7. Left Behind: Many franchises have relocated during their history. Name any city that a franchise has left since 1902. [12 possible answers]
Hint: Most cities that are correct answers currently have another team.

Kansas City [Athletics to Oakland 1968] (SHEEP) - 7
MarkBarrett
floridagator
classicroadster
Peachbox
Linear Gnome
Woof
Vintsanity

Philadelphia [Athletics to Kansas City 1955] - 6
bev nar
travis
9021amyers
Rackme32
SJM215
mcsheffrey

Milwaukee [Brewers to St. Louis (Browns) 1902, Braves to Atlanta 1966] - 5
badgerfellow
RETAF CMS
Blue Lion
tjconn728
hscer

Seattle [Pilots to Milwaukee (Brewers) 1970] - 5
merica
Ish
econgator
Stanislaus Jacob
BigDaddyMatty

Baltimore [Orioles to New York (Highlanders, then eventually Yankees) 1903] - 4
xxaaaxx
Prizes
macrae1234
Kirbstar

Boston [Braves to Milwaukee 1953] - 4
clprez
mennoknight
Category 13
Cat Hammarskjold

New York [Giants to San Francisco 1958] - 3
MattKnowles
ElendilPickle
This is Aoba

Brooklyn [Dodgers to Los Angeles 1958] - 2
Brooklyn
Tybalteon

Los Angeles [Angels to Anaheim 1966] - 2
artshep
RandyG

Montreal [Expos to Washington (Nationals) 2005] - 2
1stlvlthinker
spell4yr

St. Louis [Browns to Baltimore (Orioles) 1954] - 2
casketromance
Bob F

TWO-TIME FRANCHISE LOSER, FORTY-TWO TIME ANSWER "LOSER"…
Washington [Senators to Minnesota (Twins) 1961, Senators to Texas (Rangers) 1972]

8. Center Stage: Ten different players have won the Home Run Derby at the All-Star Game since 2006. Choose one and name the team they represented in the listed year(s). (Give answer as letter followed by team name.)
Hint: Correct answers include 6 current AL teams and 4 current NL teams.

A. Ryan Howard (2006)
B. Vladimir Guerrero (2007)
C. Justin Morneau (2008)
D. Prince Fielder (2009)
E. David Ortiz (2010)
F. Robinson Cano (2011)
G. Prince Fielder (2012) [*--Different team than 2009]
H. Yoenis Cespedes (2013-14)
I. Todd Frazier (2015)
J. Giancarlo Stanton (2016)

C. Minnesota Twins (SHEEP) - 11
gamawire
casketromance
spell4yr
9021amyers
classicroadster
merica
econgator
Blue Lion
RandyG
tjconn728
hscer

B. Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim - 8
Rackme32
Ish
macrae1234
Kirbstar
Peachbox
Woof
Vintsanity
Stanislaus Jacob

E. Boston Red Sox - 6
MarkBarrett
ElendilPickle
1stlvlthinker
floridagator
Tybalteon
mcsheffrey

I. Cincinnati Reds - 4
bev nar
travis
Linear Gnome
Cat Hammarskjold

A. Philadelphia Phillies - 3
artshep
RETAF CMS
SJM215

D. Milwaukee Brewers - 2
badgerfellow
xxaaaxx

G. Detroit Tigers - 2
Prizes
Category 13

J. Miami Marlins - 2
This is Aoba
BigDaddyMatty

UNUSED
F. New York Yankees
H. Oakland Athletics

DROP - 0
MattKnowles

WRONG ANSWERS - 14
clprez (D - Tigers)
mennoknight (D - Tigers)
Bob F (H - Tigers)

STANDINGS AFTER Q8
1. This is Aoba - 19
2. badgerfellow - 22
3. artshep - 25
4. Category 13 - 28
5. Linear Gnome - 30
5. travis - 30
5. MattKnowles - 30
8. xxaaaxx - 33
9. Rackme32 - 34
9. gamawire - 34
9. BigDaddyMatty - 34
12. Peachbox - 35
12. casketromance - 35
12. macrae1234 - 35
12. Cat Hammarskjold - 35
16. econgator - 36
16. SJM215 - 36
16. ElendilPickle - 36
19. bev nar - 37
20. MarkBarrett - 38
20. Prizes - 38
22. Bob F - 39
22. floridagator - 39
22. RandyG - 39
25. tjconn728 - 40
25. hscer - 40
25. spell4yr - 40
25. Ish - 40
25. 1stlvlthinker - 40
30. 9021amyers - 41
30. Vintsanity - 41
30. merica - 41
30. Kirbstar - 41
30. Stanislaus Jacob - 41
35. Woof - 43
36. clprez - 45
36. mcsheffrey - 45
38. Blue Lion - 46
39. Tybalteon - 47
40. mennoknight - 49
40. classicroadster - 49
40. RETAF CMS - 49

[Linear Gnome]

I filled out a Missouri-centric entry, which is doing well so far aside from the sheep on question 7. Judging by the Cardinals' performance lately, I'm going to drop precipitously in the last couple of questions.

(Aside from the games they haven't been in at all, such as the one in which Scooter Gennett [who had never hit 4 HR's in a month before] hit 4 HR's in one game, they've also had quite a few infuriating come-from-ahead losses, related to their off-the-charts negative run differential in the seventh inning and later.)

[floridagator]

Oowie, I have a feeling there will be no five-peat.

[clt013]

9. Mighty Righties: Name a strictly righthanded hitter (no switch-hitters) who finished his career with at least 3,000 hits. [15 possible answers]
Hint: Primary positions/teams/years for some (not all) players. OF--Braves/Brewers (1954-1976), SS--Yankees (1995-2014), SS--Pirates (1897-1917), SS/3B--Orioles (1981-2001), SS/OF--Brewers (1974-1993), 2B/OF--Astros (1988-2007)

Cal Ripken, Jr. {SS/3B--Orioles 1981-2001} (3,184) [SHEEP] - 6
ElendilPickle
badgerfellow
SJM215
mcsheffrey
Linear Gnome
Bob F

Robin Yount {SS/OF--Brewers 1974-1993} (3,142) - 4
spell4yr
classicroadster
macrae1234
Blue Lion

Hank Aaron {OF--Braves/Brewers 1954-1976} (3,771) - 3
gamawire
1stlvlthinker
BigDaddyMatty

Honus Wagner {SS--Pirates 1897-1917} (3,430) - 3
artshep
RETAF CMS
Stanislaus Jacob

Paul Molitor (3,319) - 3
xxaaaxx
9021amyers
Cat Hammarskjold

Willie Mays (3,283) - 3
bev nar
Rackme32
Woof

Nap Lajoie (3,252) - 3
casketromance
Prizes
econgator

Roberto Clemente (3,000) - 3
Peachbox
Vintsanity
RandyG

Derek Jeter {SS--Yankees 1995-2014} (3,465) - 2
clprez
Tybalteon

Dave Winfield (3,110) - 2
floridagator
Category 13

Craig Biggio {2B/OF--Astros 1988-2007} (3,060) - 2
travis
tjconn728

SINGLETONS - 1

Cap Anson (3,011)
Ish

Al Kaline (3,007)
MarkBarrett

WHAT ABOUT US?...
Alex Rodriguez (3,115)
Rickey Henderson (3,055)

DROP - 0
This is Aoba
Kirbstar

WRONG ANSWERS - 9
MattKnowles (Joe DiMaggio - 2214 hits)
merica (Lou Brock - left-handed hitter)
mennoknight (Jeff Bagwell - 2314 hits)
hscer (Carl Yastrzemski - left-handed hitter)

10. Durable Homes (DH): The Atlanta Braves moved to a new stadium this season after spending just 20 years at Turner Field. Name any current stadium that has been in use by a MLB team for more than 20 years. [12 possible answers]
Hint: Stadiums by division - NL Central 1, NL West 2, AL East 3, AL Central 3, AL West 3

Kauffman Stadium (Royals - 1973) [SHEEP] - 6
travis
Prizes
classicroadster
Peachbox
Linear Gnome
Vintsanity

Rogers Centre [Some still call it Skydome] (Blue Jays - 1989) - 5
casketromance
xxaaaxx
mennoknight
macrae1234
mcsheffrey

Oriole Park at Camden Yards (Orioles - 1992) - 5
badgerfellow
artshep
merica
Blue Lion
Bob F

Guaranteed Rate Field (White Sox - 1991) - 4
clprez
spell4yr
floridagator
This is Aoba

Progressive [Some still say Jacobs] Field (Indians - 1994) - 4
Category 13
Woof
Cat Hammarskjold
Stanislaus Jacob

Coors Field (Rockies - 1995)- 4
MarkBarrett
RETAF CMS
Ish
tjconn728

Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum (Athletics - 1966) - 3
Rackme32
SJM215
BigDaddyMatty

Wrigley Field (Cubs - 1914)
bev nar
Kirbstar

Dodger Stadium (Dodgers - 1962)
ElendilPickle
1stlvlthinker

Angel Stadium of Anaheim (Angels - 1966)
9021amyers
RandyG

SINGLETONS - 1

Fenway Park (Red Sox - 1912)
Tybalteon

Globe Life Park in Arlington (Rangers - 1994)
gamawire

DROP - 0
econgator

WRONG ANSWERS - 9
MattKnowles (Candlestick Park - Giants left in 2000)
hscer (Tropicana Field - Rays began play in 1998, so not quite 20 years)

STANDINGS AFTER Q10
1. This is Aoba - 23
2. badgerfellow - 33
2. artshep - 33
4. Category 13 - 34
5. travis - 38
5. gamawire - 38
7. econgator - 39
8. Rackme32 - 40
8. BigDaddyMatty - 40
10. xxaaaxx - 41
11. Linear Gnome - 42
11. Cat Hammarskjold - 42
11. bev nar - 42
14. casketromance - 43
14. MarkBarrett - 43
14. Kirbstar - 43
17. Peachbox - 44
17. macrae1234 - 44
17. ElendilPickle - 44
17. RandyG - 44
21. SJM215 - 45
21. floridagator - 45
21. Ish - 45
21. 1stlvlthinker - 45
25. tjconn728 - 46
25. 9021amyers - 46
27. Prizes - 47
28. MattKnowles - 48
28. spell4yr - 48
28. Stanislaus Jacob - 48
31. Bob F - 50
31. Vintsanity - 50
31. Woof - 50
31. Tybalteon - 50
35. clprez - 51
36. merica - 55
36. Blue Lion - 55
38. mcsheffrey - 56
38. RETAF CMS - 56
40. hscer - 58
41. classicroadster - 59
42. mennoknight - 63

[BobF]

WRONG ANSWERS - 9
hscer (Tropicana Field - Rays began play in 1998, so not quite 20 years)

I forget how the question was worded, but Tropicana field was built several years before the Rays started play because they were trying to lure another team there.

EDIT: Okay, never mind. "Been in use by an MLB team for 20 years". Your ruling is correct.

[clt013]

WRONG ANSWERS - 9
hscer (Tropicana Field - Rays began play in 1998, so not quite 20 years)

I forget how the question was worded, but Tropicana field was built several years before the Rays started play because they were trying to lure another team there.

EDIT: Okay, never mind. "Been in use by an MLB team for 20 years". Your ruling is correct.

I knew the stadium was there longer - hence the "been in use by MLB team" qualifier in the question.

[hscer]

Oops. Oops.

Been a while since I've been here but I felt compelled to participate in a baseball TD. But I found out like an hour before the deadline, hence...

[CasketRomance]

WRONG ANSWERS - 9
hscer (Tropicana Field - Rays began play in 1998, so not quite 20 years)

I forget how the question was worded, but Tropicana field was built several years before the Rays started play because they were trying to lure another team there.

EDIT: Okay, never mind. "Been in use by an MLB team for 20 years". Your ruling is correct.

was called the thunderdome initially and the tampa bay lightning played there in their early years

[Cat Hammarskjold]

I was expecting someone to put Doug Molitor instead of Paul Molitor on Q9.

[clt013]

BONUS Round (Correct answer = -1, incorrect answer = +1)

11. Extra Excitement: Name up to five teams to have won a World Series game in extra innings since 1990. [12 possible answers]

There was about a 90% success rate here as 121 of 135 answers were correct and received the (-1) bonus. From most used to least...

Yankees (1996, 1999, 2000, 2001)
gamawire
clprez
MarkBarrett
MattKnowles
badgerfellow
artshep
xxaaaxx
travis
spell4yr
floridagator
Rackme32
merica
This is Aoba
Ish
SJM215
mennoknight
macrae1234
Kirbstar
Peachbox
Woof
Vintsanity
Cat Hammarskjold
RandyG
tjconn728
hscer

Cubs (2016)
clprez
MarkBarrett
MattKnowles
badgerfellow
xxaaaxx
travis
spell4yr
floridagator
classicroadster
merica
This is Aoba
Ish
SJM215
Kirbstar
econgator
Peachbox
Category 13
Vintsanity
Blue Lion
Cat Hammarskjold
hscer

Cardinals (2011)
MarkBarrett
bev nar
badgerfellow
casketromance
artshep
floridagator
merica
mennoknight
Peachbox
Linear Gnome
Woof
Vintsanity
Cat Hammarskjold
Stanislaus Jacob
hscer

Twins (1991)
MarkBarrett
bev nar
xxaaaxx
Prizes
floridagator
9021amyers
Rackme32
RETAF CMS
Ish
Category 13
Vintsanity
Stanislaus Jacob
tjconn728
hscer

Braves (1991)
gamawire
clprez
MarkBarrett
xxaaaxx
spell4yr
Ish
Blue Lion
Cat Hammarskjold

Giants (2012)
MattKnowles
bev nar
badgerfellow
travis
spell4yr
merica
Peachbox
Woof

Blue Jays (1992)
bev nar
floridagator
This is Aoba
macrae1234
Kirbstar
Blue Lion

Marlins (1997, 2003)
badgerfellow
xxaaaxx
spell4yr
Prizes
macrae1234
Cat Hammarskjold

Royals (2015)
travis
merica
This is Aoba
Kirbstar
Bob F
tjconn728

White Sox (2005)
gamawire
clprez
artshep
Prizes
Rackme32
macrae1234

Indians (1995)
gamawire
Prizes
Ish
macrae1234

Reds (1990)
Prizes
Rackme32

WRONG ANSWERS = +1

Red Sox (No WS extra inning wins since 1990)
MattKnowles
artshep
mennoknight
Stanislaus Jacob

Diamondbacks (No WS extra inning wins)
bev nar
RETAF CMS
tjconn728

Dodgers (No WS appearances since 1990)
MattKnowles
mennoknight

Pirates (No WS appearances since 1990)
This is Aoba
hscer

Mariners (No WS appearances in franchise history)
artshep

Phillies (No WS extra inning wins since 1990)
SJM215

Tigers (No WS extra inning wins since 1990)
clprez

EXTRA BONUS = -5 (All 10 answers correct without using a "drop" or "sheep")
MarkBarrett
ElendilPickle
bev nar
badgerfellow
casketromance
xxaaaxx
spell4yr
Prizes
floridagator
9021amyers
classicroadster
Rackme32
Ish
SJM215
macrae1234
mcsheffrey
Peachbox
Linear Gnome
Woof
Vintsanity
Cat Hammarskjold
Stanislaus Jacob
RandyG
tjconn728
BigDaddyMatty

FINAL STANDINGS

Class A Level
42. mennoknight - 63
41. RETAF CMS - 56
40. hscer - 55
39. classicroadster - 53
38. Blue Lion - 52
37. mcsheffrey - 51
35. Tybalteon - 50
35. merica - 50
34. Bob F - 49
33. clprez - 48
32. MattKnowles - 47
31. 1stlvlthinker - 45

Class AA Level
29. Stanislaus Jacob - 42
29. Woof - 42
28. Vintsanity - 41
27. 9021amyers - 40
23. Kirbstar - 39
23. ElendilPickle - 39
23. SJM215 - 39
23. tjconn728 - 39
20. econgator - 38
20. RandyG - 38
20. spell4yr - 38

Class AAA Level
18. casketromance - 37
18. Prizes - 37
17. Linear Gnome - 36
13. BigDaddyMatty - 35
13. Peachbox - 35
13. floridagator - 35
13. Ish - 35
9. travis - 34
9. gamawire - 34
9. bev nar - 34
9. macrae1234 - 34

Major League Level
8. MarkBarrett - 33
5. artshep - 32
5. Category 13 - 32
5. Cat Hammarskjold - 32

Playoff (Podium) Level
T3. Rackme32 - 31
T3. xxaaaxx - 31
2. badgerfellow - 23

And the champion…
1. This is Aoba - 20

Thank you to everyone for playing!

[xxaaaxx]

After starting off sheep, sheep, near-sheep, sheep, that ended quite well Thanks for a great TD and congrats to the podium.

Of course, a baseball TD wouldn't be complete without the Yankees going unused at least once I swear I have more luck with Mets answers; after the earlier reveals I thought more would pick the home of the 51s.

[AFRET CMS]

After starting off sheep, sheep, near-sheep, sheep, that ended quite well Thanks for a great TD and congrats to the podium.

I echo the thanks for a fun TD, but had the opposite experience -- started off with a singleton and was in last place by question three. But I moved up to finish in next-to-last.

I think clt013 is being generous in the league assignments -- after the way I played, Single A is a reach. Rookie league would probably be more appropriate.

At least the rules said those who finished in the bottom three get their entry fee back. Isn't that what the rules said? Or did I misread that, too?

[clt013]

At least the rules said those who finished in the bottom three get their entry fee back. Isn't that what the rules said? Or did I misread that, too?

Your check is in the mail.

[ElendilPickle]

Thanks for an enjoyable TD!

[badgerfellow]

Oh so close!

Thanks for the great TD!

[BobF]

Thanks for the game clt and congratulations to Aoba! Damn that Yoenis Cespedes for jumping around to so many teams earlier this decade. He cost me a lot of points.