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RE: Baseball Trivia - 6/5/2013 10:56:04 AM

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What batter eligible for the HOF, but not in the HOF, has the highest career WAR?

Larry Anderson

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RE: Baseball Trivia - 6/5/2013 11:00:25 AM

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What batter eligible for the HOF, but not in the HOF, has the highest career WAR?

Larry Anderson

Terrible guess. Or did you mean Larry Andersen?

Both terrible guesses.

They were both pitchers. I asked for batters.

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RE: Baseball Trivia - 6/5/2013 11:02:39 AM

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What batter eligible for the HOF, but not in the HOF, has the highest career WAR?

Larry Anderson

Terrible guess. Or did you mean Larry Andersen?

Both terrible guesses.

They were both pitchers. I asked for batters.

the guy trade for Bagwell

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RE: Baseball Trivia - 6/5/2013 11:03:12 AM

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The correct answer is NOT Jeff Bagwell. It's Barry Bonds (thanks Trekkie).

Here's the list:

Barry Bonds 162.5
Jeff Bagwell 79.5
Bill Dahlen 75.3
Lou Whitaker 74.8
Larry Walker 72.6
Rafael Palmeiro 71.8
Bobby Grich 71.0
Alan Trammell 70.4

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RE: Baseball Trivia - 6/5/2013 11:05:29 AM

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The correct answer is Jeff Bagwell.

Here's the list:

Jeff Bagwell 79.5
Bill Dahlen 75.3
Lou Whitaker 74.8
Larry Walker 72.6
Rafael Palmeiro 71.8
Bobby Grich 71.0
Alan Trammell 70.4

When is Bonds eligible?

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RE: Baseball Trivia - 6/5/2013 11:06:14 AM

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The correct answer is Jeff Bagwell.

Here's the list:

Jeff Bagwell 79.5
Bill Dahlen 75.3
Lou Whitaker 74.8
Larry Walker 72.6
Rafael Palmeiro 71.8
Bobby Grich 71.0
Alan Trammell 70.4

When is Bonds eligible?

Damn.....you're right. I blew the trivia question!

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RE: Baseball Trivia - 6/5/2013 11:07:43 AM

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Pitchers:

Clemens 139.4
Mussina 82.7
Schilling 80.7
McCormick 75.5

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RE: Baseball Trivia - 6/6/2013 11:04:43 PM

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What does this list represent?

1. Randy Johnson
2. Kerry Wood
3. Pedro Martinez
4. Tim Lincecum
5. Nolan Ryan
6. Trevor Hoffman
7. Sandy Koufax
8. Clayton Kershaw
9. Oliver Perez
10. Sam McDowell
11. Johan Santana
12. Scott Kazmir
13. Jake Peavy
14. Dan Plesac
15. Hideo Nomo
16. Lee Smith
17. Arthur Rhodes
18. Erik Bedard
19. Curt Schilling
20. Roger Clemens
21. Cole Hamels
22. Justin Verlander
23. Eric Plunk
24. Sid Fernandez
25. J.R. Richard
26. Josh Beckett
27. Felix Hernandez
28. David Cone
29. A.J. Burnett
30. Mariano Rivera
31. Tom Gordon
32. Jesse Orosco
33. Jon Lester
34. Ubaldo Jimenez
35. Javier Vazquez
36. Zack Greinke
37. John Smoltz
38. Bob Veale
39. Chad Billingsley
40. Roberto Hernandez

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RE: Baseball Trivia - 6/6/2013 11:09:35 PM

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What does this list represent?

1. Randy Johnson
2. Kerry Wood
3. Pedro Martinez
4. Tim Lincecum
5. Nolan Ryan
6. Trevor Hoffman
7. Sandy Koufax
8. Clayton Kershaw
9. Oliver Perez
10. Sam McDowell
11. Johan Santana
12. Scott Kazmir
13. Jake Peavy
14. Dan Plesac
15. Hideo Nomo
16. Lee Smith
17. Arthur Rhodes
18. Erik Bedard
19. Curt Schilling
20. Roger Clemens
21. Cole Hamels
22. Justin Verlander
23. Eric Plunk
24. Sid Fernandez
25. J.R. Richard
26. Josh Beckett
27. Felix Hernandez
28. David Cone
29. A.J. Burnett
30. Mariano Rivera
31. Tom Gordon
32. Jesse Orosco
33. Jon Lester
34. Ubaldo Jimenez
35. Javier Vazquez
36. Zack Greinke
37. John Smoltz
38. Bob Veale
39. Chad Billingsley
40. Roberto Hernandez

K/9

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RE: Baseball Trivia - 6/6/2013 11:14:34 PM

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Correct.

Scott Baker would be 85th all-time, but he needs 42 more innings to qualify (minimum of 1,000 innings).

Matt Garza ranks 55th all-time. But he wasn't good enough for the Twins.

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RE: Baseball Trivia - 6/6/2013 11:16:07 PM

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How many would have guessed that Bruce Chen has a better K/9 than Bert Blyleven?

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RE: Baseball Trivia - 6/7/2013 9:23:52 AM

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How many would have guessed that Bruce Chen has a better K/9 than Bert Blyleven?

Sign o' the times.

The one that struck me was Hoffman.

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RE: Baseball Trivia - 6/7/2013 9:24:45 AM

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How many would have guessed that Bruce Chen has a better K/9 than Bert Blyleven?

Bert logged a pile of innings. Chen barely gets 7 in. Huge difference.

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RE: Baseball Trivia - 6/7/2013 9:25:59 AM

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How many would have guessed that Bruce Chen has a better K/9 than Bert Blyleven?

Bert logged a pile of innings. Chen barely gets 7 in. Huge difference.

Also, batters tend to be free swingers much more now than in the 70s/80s.

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RE: Baseball Trivia - 6/7/2013 10:19:12 AM

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How many would have guessed that Bruce Chen has a better K/9 than Bert Blyleven?

Bert logged a pile of innings. Chen barely gets 7 in. Huge difference.

Also, batters tend to be free swingers much more now than in the 70s/80s.

You don't remember the 70s!

Neither do Miles or SMF, but that's a different matter entirely.

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RE: Baseball Trivia - 6/7/2013 10:44:25 AM

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Which MLB player had the best OBP over the years 1985-1989?

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RE: Baseball Trivia - 6/7/2013 10:48:40 AM

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True or False?

The home team, which is using the third base dugout, is batting. The batter hits a high fly ball that will come down near the third base dugout. The third baseman goes over and it appears he will easily catch the ball. However, he trips over two fielding gloves that were illegally left lying on live ball territory by the home team, and he fails to catch the ball. The batter is out due to interference by the home team players.

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RE: Baseball Trivia - 6/7/2013 10:51:24 AM

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How many would have guessed that Bruce Chen has a better K/9 than Bert Blyleven?

Bert logged a pile of innings. Chen barely gets 7 in. Huge difference.

Also, batters tend to be free swingers much more now than in the 70s/80s.

You don't remember the 70s!

Neither do Miles or SMF, but that's a different matter entirely.

Dude, I was on so many drugs in the 70s...oh wait, that's SMF/Miles...

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RE: Baseball Trivia - 6/7/2013 10:51:38 AM

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Which MLB player had the best OBP over the years 1985-1989?

Will Clark.

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RE: Baseball Trivia - 6/7/2013 10:52:10 AM

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True or False?

The home team, which is using the third base dugout, is batting. The batter hits a high fly ball that will come down near the third base dugout. The third baseman goes over and it appears he will easily catch the ball. However, he trips over two fielding gloves that were illegally left lying on live ball territory by the home team, and he fails to catch the ball. The batter is out due to interference by the home team players.

False.

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RE: Baseball Trivia - 6/7/2013 10:52:41 AM

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Which MLB player had the best OBP over the years 1985-1989?

Rickey Henderson?

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RE: Baseball Trivia - 6/7/2013 11:11:04 AM

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True or False?

The home team, which is using the third base dugout, is batting. The batter hits a high fly ball that will come down near the third base dugout. The third baseman goes over and it appears he will easily catch the ball. However, he trips over two fielding gloves that were illegally left lying on live ball territory by the home team, and he fails to catch the ball. The batter is out due to interference by the home team players.

False.

You are correct. Explain.

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RE: Baseball Trivia - 6/7/2013 11:11:18 AM

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Which MLB player had the best OBP over the years 1985-1989?

Will Clark.

Nope

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RE: Baseball Trivia - 6/7/2013 11:11:33 AM

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Which MLB player had the best OBP over the years 1985-1989?

Rickey Henderson?

Nope

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RE: Baseball Trivia - 6/7/2013 11:12:46 AM

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Hint: Not only did he have the best OBP over that time, he was the league leader in every individual year during that time as well.

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