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Re: 2007 Baseball Challenge - ESPN Salary Cap Game
[Re: klydon1]
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07/20/07 10:20 PM
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To lose 20 games in a season Klydon? Yes, indeed. Here's another with a hint...All of these have something in common, but it is not a common birth place although birth place is relevant. They are Rafael Palmeiro, Luis Aparicio, Larry Walker, Bobby Thomson, Pete Rose, Vinny Castilla, Andruw Jones, Roberto Clemente, Larry Walker, Ichiro Suzuki and Julio Franco. Perhaps after next year Aparicio may no longer have the common trait, but a present SF Giant could join the list then. Another clue...If I were to put them in an order relative to the common trait, Pete Rose would be first, followed by Palmeiro and then Clemente.
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Re: 2007 Baseball Challenge - ESPN Salary Cap Game
[Re: ginaitaliangirl]
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07/20/07 11:48 PM
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That's what I caught on to, but Pete Rose was born in Cincinnati, right? So how can that work? But all the others are from outside the U.S. And for Gold Gloves, that was also the trait I was finding a connection with - but Pete Rose won 2, Palmeiro won 3, and Clemente won 12...so that's not in order. Klydon, I feel like a fool - I've got 10 Wikipedia windows open right now.  You guys are good. You're on the right track about birth place, but it's not about fielding. Omar Vizquel is the guy, who can knock Aparicio off the list after next season, but Vizquel can not knock any other player off the list. Some day Vladimir Guerrerro can knock Julio Franco off the list. other persons, who presently shares the common thing with the group is Heep Seop Choi and Edgar Rentereia.
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Re: 2007 Baseball Challenge - ESPN Salary Cap Game
[Re: Don Sicilia]
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07/21/07 03:11 AM
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Sat 7/21
DB 521 MIL ()
JL 427 DET ()
JG 421 MIL ()
KL 402 DET ()
BL 393 LAD ()
GG 382 DET ()
TM 370 NYY (20)+() (ironically missed the D/H)
TAM: Hammel (1-0, 6.11 ERA) & Howell (1-3, 6.62 ERA) @
NYY: Igawa (2-2, 6.97 ERA) & DeSalvo (1-3, 5.87 ERA)
MIL: Bush (8-7, 4.84 ERA) vs SFO
DET: Verlander (11-3, 3.26 ERA) vs KAN
LAD: Penny (11-1, 2.33 ERA) vs NYM
DB JG JL
C (VMart) (McCann) Posada
1B Pena " "
2B Upton GuyTy Upton
3B A-Rod " "
SS Jeter " "
LF Matsui " Crawford
CF DYoung " "
RF Abreu " "
DH (Sheff) Damon "
PS (MIL) (MIL) (DET)
DB - (V-Mart), BJ, (Sheffield) JG - (McCann), Ty, Matsui, Damon JL - Posada, BJ, Crawford, (DET) KL - Everyone else BL - Everyone else GG - Everyone else TM - Everyone else
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I studied Italian for 2 semesters. Not once was a "C" pronounced as a "G", and never was a trailing "I" ignored! And I'm from Jersey! lol Whaddaya want me to do? Whack a guy? Off a guy? Whack off a guy? --Peter Griffin My DVDs | Facebook | Godfather Filming Locations
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Re: 2007 Baseball Challenge - ESPN Salary Cap Game
[Re: J Geoff]
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07/22/07 01:35 AM
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I don't like this game. Good trivia, KL. What a great question that one was. Sat 7/21 (official)
DB 521 MIL (-3) 79 600
JL 427 DET (09) 81 508
JG 421 MIL (-3) 80 501
KL 402 DET (09) 47 449
^TM 370 NYY (30) 76 446
BL 393 LAD (15) 50 443
GG 382 DET (09) 34 416 Game sucks. May not play next year.
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Re: 2007 Baseball Challenge - ESPN Salary Cap Game
[Re: ginaitaliangirl]
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07/22/07 01:07 PM
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Sun 7/22 (official)
DB 600 SDG (-13) 35 635
JG^ 501 SDG (-13) 43 544
JL 508 SDG (-13) 25 533
TM^ 446 NYY (18) 72 518
BL^ 443 TOR (31) 68 511
KL 449 SDG (-13) 19 468
GG 416 SDG (-13) 14 430
SDG: Peavy (9-4, 2.30 ERA) vs PHI NYY: Pettitte (5-6, 4.10 ERA) vs TAM TOR: Halladay (10-4, 4.46 ERA) vs SEA TM's lineup hasn't changed since Thursday.
Last edited by Don Sicilia; 07/23/07 10:42 AM. Reason: Official Scores
I studied Italian for 2 semesters. Not once was a "C" pronounced as a "G", and never was a trailing "I" ignored! And I'm from Jersey! lol Whaddaya want me to do? Whack a guy? Off a guy? Whack off a guy? --Peter Griffin My DVDs | Facebook | Godfather Filming Locations
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Re: 2007 Baseball Challenge - ESPN Salary Cap Game
[Re: J Geoff]
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07/22/07 03:53 PM
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TM's lineup hasn't changed since Thursday. Same in the Yahoo league. I hope he's okay  EDIT: Since we traded in the Yahoo league he hasn't put a 2B in his lineup or used any of the two pitchers I traded to him. 
Last edited by Blibbleblabble; 07/22/07 04:08 PM.
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Re: 2007 Baseball Challenge - ESPN Salary Cap Game
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07/22/07 05:37 PM
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Okay, thanks. I posted in the other thread how I made his 2B position active. I hope he's okay!
I studied Italian for 2 semesters. Not once was a "C" pronounced as a "G", and never was a trailing "I" ignored! And I'm from Jersey! lol Whaddaya want me to do? Whack a guy? Off a guy? Whack off a guy? --Peter Griffin My DVDs | Facebook | Godfather Filming Locations
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Re: 2007 Baseball Challenge - ESPN Salary Cap Game
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07/23/07 02:18 AM
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Not necessarily dead... just not used to people disappearing w/o warning, that's all... Glad you're alive and well.  Too bad I didn't notice yesterday, cuz you'd've gotten a HR from your benched 2B
I studied Italian for 2 semesters. Not once was a "C" pronounced as a "G", and never was a trailing "I" ignored! And I'm from Jersey! lol Whaddaya want me to do? Whack a guy? Off a guy? Whack off a guy? --Peter Griffin My DVDs | Facebook | Godfather Filming Locations
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Re: 2007 Baseball Challenge - ESPN Salary Cap Game
[Re: J Geoff]
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07/23/07 03:07 AM
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Mon 7/23 (official)
DB 635 MIN (04) 50 685
JG 544 MIN (04) 34 578
BL^ 511 ATL (25) 67 578 It's a Blibble-Battle now!
JL 533 MIN (04) 41 574
TM 518 MIN (04) 40 558
KL 468 SDG (-3) 14 482
GG 430 MIN (04) 35 465
MIN: Santana (11-7, 2.65 ERA) @ TOR (Curse of Pork™) < YUP! ATL: Smoltz (9-5, 2.88 ERA) vs SFO SDG: Maddux (7-7, 4.17 ERA) @ COL (DNP apparently)
Last edited by Don Sicilia; 07/24/07 10:36 AM. Reason: Official Scores
I studied Italian for 2 semesters. Not once was a "C" pronounced as a "G", and never was a trailing "I" ignored! And I'm from Jersey! lol Whaddaya want me to do? Whack a guy? Off a guy? Whack off a guy? --Peter Griffin My DVDs | Facebook | Godfather Filming Locations
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Re: 2007 Baseball Challenge - ESPN Salary Cap Game
[Re: J Geoff]
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07/23/07 10:27 PM
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TRIVIA: When Frank Thomas recetly homered to become the latest member of the 500 Homerun club, he became the largest member in this fraternity at 6'5'' and 257 lbs. The smallest meber of the 500 HR Club is the shortest at 5'9" as well as the lightest at 170 lbs. Who is he? BONUS: What do these present and former MLB players have in common? They are Rod Carew, Gorman Thomas, Dave Kingman and Kevin Youkilis. There are some others too. Kingman and Thomas led their respective leagues in homers in the same season, but that has nothing to do with the common trait although it marked the only year in baseball history that BOTH leagues were led by players with this thing in common. A prior Hall of Fame player with this thing in common had led the AL in homers. Thomas and Kingman had this common thing all their lives while Carew acquired it, I believe, as an adult. It really has nothing to do with performance on the field, but it has caused a major leaguer with the common trait to miss a ball game late in the season. This guy is now a Met and will likely miss another game this season. This characteristic has nothing, or perhaps very little, to do with birth place. You didn't really think I'd give you the answer to this one so soon.
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Re: 2007 Baseball Challenge - ESPN Salary Cap Game
[Re: J Geoff]
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07/24/07 10:43 AM
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Tues 7/24 (official)
DB 685 NYM (20) 65 750 Thome (18) his homey
JG 578 SDG (21) 60 638
BL 578 LAA (03) 44 622 Thome & Uggla (13)
JL 574 DET (03)+(-9) 36 610 DET not adding up, will see tomorrow
TM 558 DET (03)+(-9) 28 586
GG 465 SEA (15)+(01) 71 536 SEA not adding up, either. Fuzzy math? ;)
KL 482 CHC (20) 50 535
DET/CHW and TEX/SEA Doubleheaders today... NYM: Maine (10-5, 3.07 ERA) vs. PIT SDG: Young (9-3, 1.85 ERA) @ COL LAA: Escobar (11-3, 2.85 ERA) vs. OAK DET: Bonderman (10-1, 3.53 ERA) and Vasquez (0-1, 20.25 ERA) @ CHW CHC: Zambrano (12-7, 3.69 ERA) @ STL SEA: Feierabend (1-3, 9.31 ERA) and Washburn (8-7, 4.02 ERA) @ TEX
Last edited by Don Sicilia; 07/25/07 09:29 AM. Reason: Official Scores
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Re: 2007 Baseball Challenge - ESPN Salary Cap Game
[Re: klydon1]
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07/24/07 11:17 AM
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BONUS: What do these present and former MLB players have in common? They are Rod Carew, Gorman Thomas, Dave Kingman and Kevin Youkilis. I think I finally got one!  Were each of these players Jewish?? I am almost embarrassed to say how I knew this: from Adam Sandler's "Hannukah Song."  Here's the line:
O.J. Simpson - not a Jew.
But guess who is? Hall of famer Rod Carew -- he converted
We got Ann Landers and her sister Dear Abby.
Harrison Ford's a quarter Jewish -- not too shabby
Your clue about the current Met gave me another hint - the media always mentions Shawn Green and his missing of games due to Jewish holidays.
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Re: 2007 Baseball Challenge - ESPN Salary Cap Game
[Re: Don Sicilia]
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07/24/07 03:43 PM
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Congratulations!  Hint: Pick the cheaper one. Will you have to move?
I studied Italian for 2 semesters. Not once was a "C" pronounced as a "G", and never was a trailing "I" ignored! And I'm from Jersey! lol Whaddaya want me to do? Whack a guy? Off a guy? Whack off a guy? --Peter Griffin My DVDs | Facebook | Godfather Filming Locations
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