Stiles' Even MORE Nearly Impossible Trivia (Sept 2, 2007)
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by Manny Stiles
Since it's apparently Trivia Week on the Armchair Channel, and you guys all think you're hot stuff for slapping a couple words together on google and hitting the GO! button, I'm gonna make this a little tougher...
The first round of questions were too hard I thought at first, but then I was proven wrong so I have to step it up a bit...
All of the statistics listed are as of Sunday morning.
Stiles' Even MORE Nearly Impossible Trivia
#1 - For Starters
Which MLB team has the most innings pitched by their starters so far this season?
- Hint - Innings pitched in relief by a starter does not count towards this statistic.
Answer: Cleveland Indians (Answered by Kwitt11
#2 - No World Series for You!
The Baseball gods are funny sometimes... The player who played the most games all-time without appearing in a World Series is Rafael Palmeiro.
Who are the 2 active leaders?
- Hint - It's not Barry Bonds (active leader in games played without WINNING a World Series)
Answer: Sammy Sosa and Ken Griffey Jr. (Answered by: User:Romiezzo and Kwitt11
#3 - Allergic to the DL
Since 1997, I have played more games than any other MLBer. Who am I?
- Hint - It's not Rocco Baldelli.
Answer: Andruw Jones (Answered by:Kwitt11
#4 - Get it Straight
Grady Sizemore has the longest active streak of games played at 330, but has not started all of those games. Who has the longest streak of games started, going for his 301st game started today?
- Hint - it's not Cal Ripken Jr.
Answer: Jeff Francoeur (Answered by Romiezzo)
#5 - Sir Wins-a-Lot
Since the begining of the 2002 season, which two MLB pitchers are tied for second in wins?
- Hint - Neither of them are Roy Oswalt. He's first with 98!
Answer: Roy Halladay and Derek Lowe (Answered by Brendan.Canney
#6 - The Rookie is GOOD
If you don't know how much I love Delmon Young (A LOT), now you do. If DY gets a hit today he will extend his 9 game hitting streak to double digits, his FIFTH hitting streak of 10+ games this season!
WHO is the only other rookie in the last 50 years to have FIVE 10+ game hitting streaks in a season?
- Hint - Unlike Delmon, he was not a #1 overall draft choice.
Answer: Ichiro Suzuki (Answered by Romiezzo
#7 - More Rays Triviality
Carlos Pena hit 2 HR on Friday in back-to-back innings against the Yankees, he was the second visitor to do that feat in Yankee Stadium this decade. Who was the last visiting player to hit HR in consecutive innings at Yankee stadium?
Answers: Jose Cruz Jr. OR Jose Hernandez (Answers by: Romiezzo and Tmil42
- Hint - The player was a one-time Ray player, but did not perform the feat as a member of the Rays.
#8 - Extra Extra Bases
This one surpirsed me, because you'd think it would happen more often. 13 players in MLB history have hit 4 XBH in a game TWICE in one season. Only ONE player had two 4 XBH games in the same month of the same season. Who is he?
- Hint - It's not Neifi Perez.
Answer: Aaron Rowand (Answered by Kwitt11
#9 - See You In September
At .341 which active MLB player has the highest career September batting average? (min 300 PA)
- Hint- Albert Pujols is second at .336 and Juan Pierre???? is third at .335. So it's neither of those two.
Answer: Todd Helton (Answered by: Kwitt11
#10 - Different Name, Sounds the Same
What year was the only time a MLB All-Star game had two homonymally named players (spelled differently but sounds exactly the same).
Name the year and players.
- Hint - obviously they weren't spelled the same, so spelling counts.
Answer: (1990) Greg and Gregg Olson (Answered by Romiezzo)
Extra Credit - Break-ing Out
Who has the NL's highest batting average since the all-star break at .425?
- Hint - He has ZERO HR since the All-Star break.
Answer: Norris Hopper (Answered by: Kwitt11
There you, go!
Some are easy (if you work for Elias Sports Bureau or hang out with Jayson Stark every day (If I used any of his useless trivia, it was completely coincidental) and others will be very tough to find using a search engine...
If these aren't hard enough, it will be tougher... WAAAAAY tougher!
Good luck, and happy answer hunting!
