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djtestudo · 03-14-2004, 05:35 PM

Two guys won the court case: Dave McNally and the guy you are referring to, Andy Messersmith.

And yes, he then went and signed a "lifetime" contract with the Braves

pan6467 · 03-15-2004, 11:14 AM

Close.

I was thinking Curt Flood, and the special thing is he was awarded his free agency yet never played a game afterward.

But looking it up he didn't win the case, but was still awarded FA.

so again technically you are right with McNally and Messersmith.

djtestudo · 03-15-2004, 12:58 PM

Curt Flood lost his case. He wasn't really granted FA, I don't think, just that he was blacklisted and no one would take him.

As for my question:

Burleigh Grimes was a very good pitcher in the teens and '20s, and was eventually elected to the Hall of Fame. What was the one thing that made him special when he retired in 1934?

wrongfullyaccuzd · 03-16-2004, 07:36 AM

Was he one of the guys who was exempt from the spitball ban? Not sure what this has to do with his retirement specifically...

djtestudo · 03-16-2004, 08:12 AM

You're close, and yes, it has to do with what he was at his retirement.

wrongfullyaccuzd · 03-16-2004, 02:03 PM

OK...was he one of the last pitchers exempt from the rule? Or the last?

djtestudo · 03-16-2004, 02:12 PM

There you go. Last pitcher legally allowed to throw spitballs and other similar pitches.

wrongfullyaccuzd · 03-16-2004, 10:29 PM

OK this seems like it might be a little difficult to word correctly, so if it's not clear let me know.
Of all the players to ever win a League MVP Award, whose team had the worst winning percentage of them all?

Example:
In 2005, Player X wins the AL MVP and his team finishes with a .606 percentage.
In 2006, Player Y wins the NL MVP and his team finishes with a .540 percentage.
The answer in this example would be Player Y.

Specifying the correct year would be a big bonus. If you can pinpoint the percentage, well, you're cheating or you're God. Good luck.

JoeyB · 03-17-2004, 06:09 AM

Andre Dawson with the Cubs.....

djtestudo · 03-17-2004, 09:49 AM

I'll add that the year was 1987.

forseti-6 · 03-17-2004, 12:51 PM

I wanna say either Ripken in the year he hit 34 hrs or Arod this past year.

djtestudo · 03-17-2004, 01:00 PM

I just looked up the answer, so I won't say it unless no one else gets it (hint...someone on here was right).

JoeyB · 03-17-2004, 01:49 PM

I stand by my Dawson choice......

wrongfullyaccuzd · 03-18-2004, 08:34 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by forseti-6
I wanna say either Ripken in the year he hit 34 hrs or Arod this past year.

Bingo. Good call.

JoeyB · 03-19-2004, 08:53 AM

Should there be another question here??

Um....the answer is Bake McBride.

pan6467 · 03-19-2004, 09:47 PM

OK

who was the founder of sporting goods company that played professional baseball and what team did he play for?

djtestudo · 03-20-2004, 09:34 AM

Al Spalding, Chicago White Stockings.

pan6467 · 03-20-2004, 09:37 AM

Very good. Damn I was hoping this would be hard.

I think Wilson played also but not sure been trying to find info.

You're pitch DJ.

djtestudo · 03-20-2004, 12:24 PM

What was special about the All-Star Games between 1959 and 1962?

jabro · 03-20-2004, 04:24 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by djtestudo
What was special about the All-Star Games between 1959 and 1962?

They were doubleheaders.

forseti-6 · 03-20-2004, 07:24 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by djtestudo
What was special about the All-Star Games between 1959 and 1962?

Sorry about not posting a question after getting my question right - I hadn't logged in since I answered...

My guess is they had multiple games.

djtestudo · 03-20-2004, 09:52 PM

forseti is right - there were two games a year (not doubleheaders...)

Go ahead and ask.

forseti-6 · 03-21-2004, 04:39 AM

Who is the youngest player to win the triple crown?

JoeyB · 03-21-2004, 04:55 PM

Joe Medwick

forseti-6 · 03-21-2004, 11:21 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by JoeyB
Joe Medwick

Nope

djtestudo · 03-22-2004, 09:20 AM

Ted Williams?

forseti-6 · 03-22-2004, 06:03 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by djtestudo
Ted Williams?

Nope

djtestudo · 03-22-2004, 08:04 PM

Mickey Mantle?

djtestudo · 03-22-2004, 08:17 PM

I changed my mind...I think it's Carl Yastremski.

pan6467 · 03-24-2004, 12:17 AM

would it be Frank Robinson?

forseti-6 · 03-24-2004, 06:47 PM

not frank rob or yaz

forseti-6 · 03-24-2004, 06:48 PM

hint, he's dead, in the HOF and not known for homeruns

pan6467 · 03-24-2004, 07:50 PM

Dead, HOF and not known for homers.......hmmmm

good hints and good question.........

Ty Cobb?

SAM821 · 03-24-2004, 07:54 PM

Lou Gehrig

djtestudo · 03-24-2004, 09:15 PM

Ty Cobb?

JoeyB · 03-25-2004, 08:35 AM

Honus Wagner

forseti-6 · 03-25-2004, 06:30 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by pan6467
Dead, HOF and not known for homers.......hmmmm

good hints and good question.........

Ty Cobb?

Correct. It's Cobb

djtestudo · 03-25-2004, 07:41 PM

Good job. I didn't even see he said it before me. Congrats.

pan6467 · 03-25-2004, 07:59 PM

Woohoo...... Damn good question.

Ok here's a Cleveland Indians question......

Who was Cleveland's 1st FA and what is special about him and the team ?

djtestudo · 03-25-2004, 10:19 PM

I can think of two possible answers here. I'll give the first.

Napoleon Lajoie was stolen from the NL Phillies by the AL Athletics during the time when the two were competing directly and players were jumping leagues. The Phillies got a state court to force him to play for the Phillies, but this only applied to Pennsylvania. So, the AL allowed him to go to Cleveland, where the only restriction was he couldn't play games in Philadelphia. The team named themselves the Cleveland Naps in his honor, then became the Indians after his retirement.

03-14-2004, 05:35 PM	#81 (permalink)
djtestudo Baltimoron Location: Beeeeeautiful Bel Air, MD	Two guys won the court case: Dave McNally and the guy you are referring to, Andy Messersmith. And yes, he then went and signed a "lifetime" contract with the Braves __________________ "Final thought: I just rented Michael Moore's Bowling for Columbine. Frankly, it was the worst sports movie I've ever seen." --Peter Schmuck, The (Baltimore) Sun

03-15-2004, 11:14 AM	#82 (permalink)
pan6467 Lennonite Priest Location: Mansfield, Ohio USA	Close. I was thinking Curt Flood, and the special thing is he was awarded his free agency yet never played a game afterward. But looking it up he didn't win the case, but was still awarded FA. so again technically you are right with McNally and Messersmith. __________________ I just love people who use the excuse "I use/do this because I LOVE the feeling/joy/happiness it brings me" and expect you to be ok with that as you watch them destroy their life blindly following. My response is, "I like to put forks in an eletrical socket, just LOVE that feeling, can't ever get enough of it, so will you let me put this copper fork in that electric socket?"

03-15-2004, 12:58 PM	#83 (permalink)
djtestudo Baltimoron Location: Beeeeeautiful Bel Air, MD	Curt Flood lost his case. He wasn't really granted FA, I don't think, just that he was blacklisted and no one would take him. As for my question: Burleigh Grimes was a very good pitcher in the teens and '20s, and was eventually elected to the Hall of Fame. What was the one thing that made him special when he retired in 1934? __________________ "Final thought: I just rented Michael Moore's Bowling for Columbine. Frankly, it was the worst sports movie I've ever seen." --Peter Schmuck, The (Baltimore) Sun

03-16-2004, 08:12 AM	#85 (permalink)
djtestudo Baltimoron Location: Beeeeeautiful Bel Air, MD	You're close, and yes, it has to do with what he was at his retirement. __________________ "Final thought: I just rented Michael Moore's Bowling for Columbine. Frankly, it was the worst sports movie I've ever seen." --Peter Schmuck, The (Baltimore) Sun

03-16-2004, 02:12 PM	#87 (permalink)
djtestudo Baltimoron Location: Beeeeeautiful Bel Air, MD	There you go. Last pitcher legally allowed to throw spitballs and other similar pitches. __________________ "Final thought: I just rented Michael Moore's Bowling for Columbine. Frankly, it was the worst sports movie I've ever seen." --Peter Schmuck, The (Baltimore) Sun

03-16-2004, 07:36 AM	#84 (permalink)
wrongfullyaccuzd Addict Location: NoVA	Was he one of the guys who was exempt from the spitball ban? Not sure what this has to do with his retirement specifically...

03-16-2004, 02:03 PM	#86 (permalink)
wrongfullyaccuzd Addict Location: NoVA	OK...was he one of the last pitchers exempt from the rule? Or the last?

03-16-2004, 10:29 PM	#88 (permalink)
wrongfullyaccuzd Addict Location: NoVA	OK this seems like it might be a little difficult to word correctly, so if it's not clear let me know. Of all the players to ever win a League MVP Award, whose team had the worst winning percentage of them all? Example: In 2005, Player X wins the AL MVP and his team finishes with a .606 percentage. In 2006, Player Y wins the NL MVP and his team finishes with a .540 percentage. The answer in this example would be Player Y. Specifying the correct year would be a big bonus. If you can pinpoint the percentage, well, you're cheating or you're God. Good luck.

03-17-2004, 06:09 AM	#89 (permalink)
JoeyB feeling tingly	Andre Dawson with the Cubs..... __________________ My mom is a Diamondbacks fan. She really likes the Big Unit

03-17-2004, 09:49 AM	#90 (permalink)
djtestudo Baltimoron Location: Beeeeeautiful Bel Air, MD	I'll add that the year was 1987. __________________ "Final thought: I just rented Michael Moore's Bowling for Columbine. Frankly, it was the worst sports movie I've ever seen." --Peter Schmuck, The (Baltimore) Sun

03-17-2004, 12:51 PM	#91 (permalink)
forseti-6 Existentialist Location: New York City	I wanna say either Ripken in the year he hit 34 hrs or Arod this past year. __________________ "Don't cry because it's over. Smile because it happened." - Dr. Seuss

03-17-2004, 01:00 PM	#92 (permalink)
djtestudo Baltimoron Location: Beeeeeautiful Bel Air, MD	I just looked up the answer, so I won't say it unless no one else gets it (hint...someone on here was right). __________________ "Final thought: I just rented Michael Moore's Bowling for Columbine. Frankly, it was the worst sports movie I've ever seen." --Peter Schmuck, The (Baltimore) Sun

03-17-2004, 01:49 PM	#93 (permalink)
JoeyB feeling tingly	I stand by my Dawson choice...... __________________ My mom is a Diamondbacks fan. She really likes the Big Unit

03-19-2004, 08:53 AM	#95 (permalink)
JoeyB feeling tingly	Should there be another question here?? Um....the answer is Bake McBride. __________________ My mom is a Diamondbacks fan. She really likes the Big Unit

03-19-2004, 09:47 PM	#96 (permalink)
pan6467 Lennonite Priest Location: Mansfield, Ohio USA	OK who was the founder of sporting goods company that played professional baseball and what team did he play for? __________________ I just love people who use the excuse "I use/do this because I LOVE the feeling/joy/happiness it brings me" and expect you to be ok with that as you watch them destroy their life blindly following. My response is, "I like to put forks in an eletrical socket, just LOVE that feeling, can't ever get enough of it, so will you let me put this copper fork in that electric socket?"

03-20-2004, 09:34 AM	#97 (permalink)
djtestudo Baltimoron Location: Beeeeeautiful Bel Air, MD	Al Spalding, Chicago White Stockings. __________________ "Final thought: I just rented Michael Moore's Bowling for Columbine. Frankly, it was the worst sports movie I've ever seen." --Peter Schmuck, The (Baltimore) Sun

03-20-2004, 09:37 AM	#98 (permalink)
pan6467 Lennonite Priest Location: Mansfield, Ohio USA	Very good. Damn I was hoping this would be hard. I think Wilson played also but not sure been trying to find info. You're pitch DJ. __________________ I just love people who use the excuse "I use/do this because I LOVE the feeling/joy/happiness it brings me" and expect you to be ok with that as you watch them destroy their life blindly following. My response is, "I like to put forks in an eletrical socket, just LOVE that feeling, can't ever get enough of it, so will you let me put this copper fork in that electric socket?"

03-20-2004, 12:24 PM	#99 (permalink)
djtestudo Baltimoron Location: Beeeeeautiful Bel Air, MD	What was special about the All-Star Games between 1959 and 1962? __________________ "Final thought: I just rented Michael Moore's Bowling for Columbine. Frankly, it was the worst sports movie I've ever seen." --Peter Schmuck, The (Baltimore) Sun

03-20-2004, 09:52 PM	#102 (permalink)
djtestudo Baltimoron Location: Beeeeeautiful Bel Air, MD	forseti is right - there were two games a year (not doubleheaders...) Go ahead and ask. __________________ "Final thought: I just rented Michael Moore's Bowling for Columbine. Frankly, it was the worst sports movie I've ever seen." --Peter Schmuck, The (Baltimore) Sun

03-21-2004, 04:39 AM	#103 (permalink)
forseti-6 Existentialist Location: New York City	Who is the youngest player to win the triple crown? __________________ "Don't cry because it's over. Smile because it happened." - Dr. Seuss

03-21-2004, 04:55 PM	#104 (permalink)
JoeyB feeling tingly	Joe Medwick __________________ My mom is a Diamondbacks fan. She really likes the Big Unit

03-22-2004, 09:20 AM	#106 (permalink)
djtestudo Baltimoron Location: Beeeeeautiful Bel Air, MD	Ted Williams? __________________ "Final thought: I just rented Michael Moore's Bowling for Columbine. Frankly, it was the worst sports movie I've ever seen." --Peter Schmuck, The (Baltimore) Sun

03-22-2004, 08:04 PM	#108 (permalink)
djtestudo Baltimoron Location: Beeeeeautiful Bel Air, MD	Mickey Mantle? __________________ "Final thought: I just rented Michael Moore's Bowling for Columbine. Frankly, it was the worst sports movie I've ever seen." --Peter Schmuck, The (Baltimore) Sun

03-22-2004, 08:17 PM	#109 (permalink)
djtestudo Baltimoron Location: Beeeeeautiful Bel Air, MD	I changed my mind...I think it's Carl Yastremski. __________________ "Final thought: I just rented Michael Moore's Bowling for Columbine. Frankly, it was the worst sports movie I've ever seen." --Peter Schmuck, The (Baltimore) Sun

03-24-2004, 12:17 AM	#110 (permalink)
pan6467 Lennonite Priest Location: Mansfield, Ohio USA	would it be Frank Robinson? __________________ I just love people who use the excuse "I use/do this because I LOVE the feeling/joy/happiness it brings me" and expect you to be ok with that as you watch them destroy their life blindly following. My response is, "I like to put forks in an eletrical socket, just LOVE that feeling, can't ever get enough of it, so will you let me put this copper fork in that electric socket?"

03-24-2004, 06:47 PM	#111 (permalink)
forseti-6 Existentialist Location: New York City	not frank rob or yaz __________________ "Don't cry because it's over. Smile because it happened." - Dr. Seuss

03-24-2004, 06:48 PM	#112 (permalink)
forseti-6 Existentialist Location: New York City	hint, he's dead, in the HOF and not known for homeruns __________________ "Don't cry because it's over. Smile because it happened." - Dr. Seuss

03-24-2004, 07:50 PM	#113 (permalink)
pan6467 Lennonite Priest Location: Mansfield, Ohio USA	Dead, HOF and not known for homers.......hmmmm good hints and good question......... Ty Cobb? __________________ I just love people who use the excuse "I use/do this because I LOVE the feeling/joy/happiness it brings me" and expect you to be ok with that as you watch them destroy their life blindly following. My response is, "I like to put forks in an eletrical socket, just LOVE that feeling, can't ever get enough of it, so will you let me put this copper fork in that electric socket?"

03-24-2004, 07:54 PM	#114 (permalink)
SAM821 Surviving Hurricanes Location: Miami, Florida	Lou Gehrig

03-24-2004, 09:15 PM	#115 (permalink)
djtestudo Baltimoron Location: Beeeeeautiful Bel Air, MD	Ty Cobb? __________________ "Final thought: I just rented Michael Moore's Bowling for Columbine. Frankly, it was the worst sports movie I've ever seen." --Peter Schmuck, The (Baltimore) Sun

03-25-2004, 08:35 AM	#116 (permalink)
JoeyB feeling tingly	Honus Wagner __________________ My mom is a Diamondbacks fan. She really likes the Big Unit

03-25-2004, 07:41 PM	#118 (permalink)
djtestudo Baltimoron Location: Beeeeeautiful Bel Air, MD	Good job. I didn't even see he said it before me. Congrats. __________________ "Final thought: I just rented Michael Moore's Bowling for Columbine. Frankly, it was the worst sports movie I've ever seen." --Peter Schmuck, The (Baltimore) Sun

03-25-2004, 07:59 PM	#119 (permalink)
pan6467 Lennonite Priest Location: Mansfield, Ohio USA	Woohoo...... Damn good question. Ok here's a Cleveland Indians question...... Who was Cleveland's 1st FA and what is special about him and the team ? __________________ I just love people who use the excuse "I use/do this because I LOVE the feeling/joy/happiness it brings me" and expect you to be ok with that as you watch them destroy their life blindly following. My response is, "I like to put forks in an eletrical socket, just LOVE that feeling, can't ever get enough of it, so will you let me put this copper fork in that electric socket?"

03-25-2004, 10:19 PM	#120 (permalink)
djtestudo Baltimoron Location: Beeeeeautiful Bel Air, MD	I can think of two possible answers here. I'll give the first. Napoleon Lajoie was stolen from the NL Phillies by the AL Athletics during the time when the two were competing directly and players were jumping leagues. The Phillies got a state court to force him to play for the Phillies, but this only applied to Pennsylvania. So, the AL allowed him to go to Cleveland, where the only restriction was he couldn't play games in Philadelphia. The team named themselves the Cleveland Naps in his honor, then became the Indians after his retirement. __________________ "Final thought: I just rented Michael Moore's Bowling for Columbine. Frankly, it was the worst sports movie I've ever seen." --Peter Schmuck, The (Baltimore) Sun Last edited by djtestudo; 03-25-2004 at 10:25 PM..