I once had a season in the 90’s that saw me get 500+ plate appearances and strike out more than twice the amount of times that I had a hit. I am the only player do ever do that.
Feel free to ask YES / NO questions
Q: Since 1900, seven players have had a season in which at least 35% of their hits have resulted in home runs. Can you name them?
Note: One player did it four times.
Here’s a little trivia question for you on this fun Friday as we wait for the Lizzie awards to come out. Here’s hoping you won an award this week.
Q: Since 1990, five pitchers have amassed a season that included at least 250 K’s and no more than 50 BB’s. It’s the combination of great stuff and pinpoint control. Can you name them?
We played this the other day and it worked great. Just in case you missed it, here was the last game in which the answer was Adam Greenberg.
Here are the rules:
No prize today, just bragging rights. Game on!!!
I decided to modify the Who Am I game a little and turn it into a more interactive, 20 questionsesque type game. Here are the rules:
Today, because we’re in the Christmas spirit still, we’ll play for a prize. The winner of this first edition of the game will have their choice of one of the following prizes:
Because we’re playing for a prize, this one won’t be easy.
This seemed to be fun the other day, so let’s keep it going with round two. This one is not necessarily Cub focused.
Clue # 1 – I am the only player to ever hit for the cycle within the first 15 games of my career. (I did it in game # 14 against the Brewers)
Clue # 2 – In 1981, I finished 9th in the AL Rookie of the year balloting
Clue # 3 – I was a career AL player
Clue # 4 – I finished my career with 130 HR
Clue # 5 – I am the father of a current MLB player, who has also hit for the cycle
Clue # 6 – I was a two time all-star
Clue # 7 – I am currently the hitting instructor for the Charlotte Knights of the International League
Who am I?
If you have a “Who Am I” post you’d like us to run, send it to joe@viewfromthebleachers.com
Gonna start something that I think might be fun. As always, highlight with the mouse over each clue to see it revealed. Post what hint you got the answer on in the comment section.
Hint # 1 – I ended my career in a Cubs uniform
Hint # 2 – I am a former 1st round pick from the 1974 draft.
Hint # 3 – I am a multiple time silver slugger award winner
Hint # 4 - I once finished 4th in AL MVP voting
Hint # 5 – I led the AL in triples on five different occasions
Hint # 6 – I won the 1982 AL batting title
Hint # 7 - I spent the majority of my career as a CF
Hint # 8 – I am in the 2000 hit club, but didn’t even reach the 50 HR plateau.
Who Am I?
Got a “Who Am I” you’d like to submit? Send it to joe@viewfromthebleachers.com and we’d love to run it.
Happy black Friday. Did you know that 2009 saw Alfonso Soriano qualify for the batting title and yet have more strikeouts than he had hits. This was only the 9th time a Cub has achieved this feat since 1900. The interesting this is that all of them occur after 1960 and all but one occur after 1990. Here is the breakdown of this elite club of suck.
| Player | Year | SO | H | PA | R | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alfonso Soriano | 2009 | 118 | 115 | 522 | 64 | 25 | 1 | 20 | 55 | 40 | .241 | .303 | .423 | .726 |
| Sammy Sosa | 2004 | 133 | 121 | 539 | 69 | 21 | 0 | 35 | 80 | 56 | .253 | .332 | .517 | .849 |
| Alex Gonzalez | 2003 | 123 | 122 | 601 | 71 | 37 | 0 | 20 | 59 | 47 | .228 | .295 | .409 | .704 |
| Mark Bellhorn | 2002 | 144 | 115 | 529 | 86 | 24 | 4 | 27 | 56 | 76 | .258 | .374 | .512 | .886 |
| Alex Gonzalez | 2002 | 136 | 127 | 568 | 58 | 27 | 5 | 18 | 61 | 46 | .248 | .312 | .425 | .737 |
| Jose Hernandez | 1998 | 140 | 124 | 533 | 76 | 23 | 7 | 23 | 75 | 40 | .254 | .311 | .471 | .782 |
| Sammy Sosa | 1997 | 174 | 161 | 694 | 90 | 31 | 4 | 36 | 119 | 45 | .251 | .300 | .480 | .779 |
| Rick Wilkins | 1994 | 86 | 71 | 358 | 44 | 25 | 2 | 7 | 39 | 40 | .227 | .317 | .387 | .703 |
| Billy Cowan | 1964 | 128 | 120 | 520 | 52 | 16 | 4 | 19 | 50 | 18 | .241 | .268 | .404 | .673 |
Got a few questions for you to work on today all stats dealing exclusively with the first decade of the new millennium (2000-2009)
1. Name the 9 pitchers with at least 200 saves
2. Name the 12 pitchers with at least 130 wins
3. Name the 9 pitchers with at least 100 losses
Have fun with this one. Remember to let me know which question your guesses are for when you comment. I’ll keep it up to date on the answers throughout the day.
1. Mariano Rivera – 395
2. Trevor Hoffman – 361
3. Jason Isringhausen – 284
4. Billy Wagner – 284
5. Francisco Cordero – 249
6. Joe Nathan – 243
7. Francisco Rodriguez – 241
8. Armando Benitez – 230
9. Troy Percival – 219
Wins
1. Andy Pettitte – 147
2. Randy – Johnson – 143
3. Jamie Moyer – 140
4. Roy Halladay – 137
5. Tim Hudson – 137
6. Roy Oswalt – 137
7. C.C. Sabathia – 135
8. Mark Buehrle – 134
9. Greg Maddux – 134
10. Mike Mussina – 134
11. Barry Zito – 133
12. Derek Lowe – 130
Losses
1. Livan Hernandez – 124
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5. Barry Zito – 105
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8. Greg Maddux – 101
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Ryan Braun and Prince Fielder are on a pace to become the first pair of Brewers teammates in history to hit at least 30 home runs apiece in three straight seasons. Can you name the two other sets of active playes who have had three consecutive 30-homer seasons as teammates.
Mouse over for hints
Hint # 1: Neither pair is still playing together
Hint # 2: Each pair contains a common player
Answer is in the comment section, so if you don’t want to know, don’t go there.
Today we look at the career leaders among active players to see who holds the lead for various hitting categories. There are links to the leaders to each question. Make a guess and then take a look at the link to see if you’re right. Be honest, and share your score in the comment section.
1. Hit Leaders – (Answer)
2 Run Scored Leaders – (Answer)
3. RBI Leaders – (Answer)
4. Base on Balls Leaders – (Answer)
5. Strikeout Leaders – (Answer)
6.Stolen Base Leaders – (Answer)
7. Batting Average Leaders – (Answer)
8. On Base % Leaders – (Answer)
9. Grounded Into DP Leaders – (Answer)
10. Homerun Leaders – (Answer)
How did you do? Be honest!!!
Ok, my last trivia question lasted all of about an hour. Here’s a tougher one for you.
Q: Since 1990, ten Cubs who qualified for the batting title have had 50 or less strikeouts in a season. Name them.
Since 2000 (including 2009), the Cubs have seen a player that qualifies for the batting title hit at least .300 on 10 occasions. Can you name the players?
Hint: It’s been done by a total of five players.
Answer will be revealed as they’re guessed in the comment section.
Got my new edition of Baseball America the other day and I thought I’d share the trivia question with you. Please don’t cheat and google search. Just answer it with a guess.
Q: Name the five active players who have hit at least 25 leadoff homeruns.
Answer will come as they’re guessed in the comment section.
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