Baseball Trivia Thread

[GatorHog]

CURRENT RULES

(1) 1 point per correct answer. 

(2) Some questions have multiple parts.  First person to answer correctly gets a point for each part answered correctly, unless otherwise stated.  If you only know the answer to one part, buzz in!

(3) Multiple guesses are allowed, but try to keep to a minimum (three strikes you're out)

(4) Arguing about rules and general management of the baseball trivia thread is welcomed.

(5) Googlers may be subject to taunting



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PonderinHog: 1


Question 1:  In a 2-4-3 double-play, what position players are involved?

[ucahogfan]

Question 1:  In a 2-4-3 double-play, what position players are involved?

C, 2B, 1B in that order.

[GatorHog]

C, 2B, 1B in that order.

This is the credited response

[GatorHog]

I'm going to wait until someone else posts, I feel like UCA is ready to pounce

[Wisco Pig]

I'll play.

[razCzar]

I'm going to wait until someone else posts, I feel like UCA is ready to pounce

Thinking the same thing, as I was around 30sec late.  lol.

[GatorHog]

Question 2: Which minor league team does former Hog Colby Suggs currently play for?

[Wisco Pig]

Greensboro Grasshoppers

[Big Nasty 34]

Dang. My conscience won't let me google it lol

[GatorHog]

Dang. My conscience won't let me google it lol

LOL, GG is the credited response

[GatorHog]

Question 3: A pitcher for which SEC team holds the record for lowest college career ERA (minimum 2 years played, 100 innings pitched)?
 
+1 for naming the player

[Wisco Pig]

No idea.  Guessing David Price.

[razCzar]

Vandy

Oh, you said which player

nm

[ucahogfan]

Question 3: A pitcher for which SEC team holds the record for lowest college career ERA (minimum 2 years played, 100 innings pitched)?
 
+1 for naming the player

Keith Weber at Missouri.

[bulldog04]

Question 3: A pitcher for which SEC team holds the record for lowest college career ERA (minimum 2 years played, 100 innings pitched)?
 
+1 for naming the player

I'm going to say LSU with it being Nola

[ucahogfan]

I'm going to ask a question for Gator to put on the answer board.

Which player holds the consecutive scoreless inning streak in D-1 NCAA history?  He is a very well known player.

[GatorHog]

Keith Weber at Missouri.

Correct!  Keith Weber's career ERA at Missouri was .56 through the 1963-64 seasons.  (Probably didn't face the Hogs back then)

[Wisco Pig]

Nice job, UCA.

[GatorHog]

I'm going to say LSU with it being Nola

Posting this for fun:

[GatorHog]

I'm going to ask a question for Gator to put on the answer board.

Which player holds the consecutive scoreless inning streak in D-1 NCAA history?  He is a very well known player.

Bobby Thigpen - saw his mug on a 30-for-30 so guessing

[Wisco Pig]

I'm going to ask a question for Gator to put on the answer board.

Which player holds the consecutive scoreless inning streak in D-1 NCAA history?  He is a very well known player.

Cheated to find the answer.   He's very well known, yes.

[Big Nasty 34]

Cheated to find the answer.   He's very well known, yes.

Roger Clemens?

[ucahogfan]

Bobby Thigpen - saw his mug on a 30-for-30 so guessing

Nope.

Clue 1 - He played in the MLB. Just not necessarily as a pitcher.

[GatorHog]

Cheated to find the answer.   He's very well known, yes.

Googling is totally allowable strictly forbidden

[ucahogfan]

Roger Clemens?

Nope.

Clue 2 - He was a 2 sport star at a power conference school.

[Wisco Pig]

Googling is totally allowable strictly forbidden

Heh heh.  I am ashamed of myself.

[GatorHog]

Nope.

Clue 1 - He played in the MLB. Just not necessarily as a pitcher.

I want to guess Gary Gaetti now, only because I saw him pitch in a marathon Cubs game once.  I think he blew it, but I don't remember, I was just a kid. 

New Rule:  you only get to post one guess.  Yes, I broke the rule, but i am the commissioner and the rule was not yet in place

[ucahogfan]

I want to guess Gary Gaetti now, only because I saw him pitch in a marathon Cubs game once.  I think he blew it, but I don't remember, I was just a kid. 

New Rule:  you only get to post one guess.  Yes, I broke the rule, but i am the commissioner and the rule was not yet in place

Nope.

Clue 3 - He was succeeded at his position in the other sport he played by maybe the greatest of all time at that position.

[bulldog04]

Helton

[A_R_K_A_N_S_A_S]

I'm going to ask a question for Gator to put on the answer board.

Which player holds the consecutive scoreless inning streak in D-1 NCAA history?  He is a very well known player.

60 -George Plender, Vermont, 1954-55

[ucahogfan]

Helton

Correct.  It was 47 innings in a row.

[A_R_K_A_N_S_A_S]

George Plender, Vermont, 1954-55

I thought you meant career and I cheated anyway.

[ucahogfan]

I think it would be good to give like three clues per question to help and prevent cheating.

[ucahogfan]

I thought you meant career and I cheated anyway.

Should have clarified single season.

[GatorHog]

Helton

Well done!

Question 4: What major league team moved to Washington, D.C. to become the Nationals in 2005?

[Wisco Pig]

Les Expos

[A_R_K_A_N_S_A_S]

Should have clarified single season.

Yep, Plender had 60 innings over 2 seasons

[razCzar]

Expos

[GatorHog]

Les Expos

le credited response monsieur!

[ucahogfan]

Follow up question - Which current National was drafted by the Expos?

[Wisco Pig]

Yikes.   Zimmerman?

[GatorHog]

Follow up question - Which current National was drafted by the Expos?

Scherzer?

[ucahogfan]

Yikes.   Zimmerman?

Nope, Zimmerman was the first draft pick of the Washington Nationals though in 2005 out of Virginia.  That is assuming Ryan and not Jordan.

[bulldog04]

Desmond if not Zimmerman

[ucahogfan]

Scherzer?

Nope, Scherzer was the 11th overall selection of the Arizona Diamondbacks in 2006 out of Missouri.  Current hitting coach/recruiting coordinator Tony Vitello was his pitching coach in college.

[ucahogfan]

Desmond if not Zimmerman

Correct, Desmond was selected in the 3rd round in 2004.

[ucahogfan]

Another Expos question and a 2 parter:

-  First, who is the only active pitcher to have thrown for the Expos?

-  Second, which three players did the Expos trade to get him?  (Each player worth one point)

[Wisco Pig]

Bartolo Colon is the answer to part 1, I believe.

[thebignasty]

Another Expos question and a 2 parter:

-  First, who is the only active pitcher to have thrown for the Expos?

-  Second, which three players did the Expos trade to get him?  (Each player worth one point)

The pitcher is Bartolo Colon.  No idea who the Expos moved to get him.

[NEA_HogFan]

Bartolo Colon. And no didn't cheat lol. That's the only pitcher I can remember from the expos