Just reg'lr trivia?

[JohnU]

Yes, that is the ballpark where the RC's play. It was built in 2002. Nice place to see a game if you don't like the long ball. The wind off the lake keeps the ball in the yard. Gary actually has ONE home run this season in 14 games -- and that was in Kansas City. Don't expect to see many at all this year from them, though other teams pop a few out. The park is about 40 minutes from where I live.

 

[JohnU]

Others ... trying to think ... Gary Nolan could be one.
Barry Larkin would be an easy guess.
I'd have drafted Eric Davis ahead of Babe Ruth.

 

[Hit-n-Run]

Barry and Gary are correct. The last one would be a surprise to most people just due to the fact that he probably isn't thought of as a guy that would have been a #1 pick.

This last pitcher was traded with Armstrong and Joe Torek to Cleveland for Greg Swindell.
Started a total of 41 games for the Reds between 1989-91.

 

[JohnU]

I could look it up but won't.
So that means somebody else will have to guess it.

 

[Kate Upton]

Barry and Gary are correct. The last one would be a surprise to most people just due to the fact that he probably isn't thought of as a guy that would have been a #1 pick.

This last pitcher was traded with Armstrong and Joe Torek to Cleveland for Greg Swindell.
Started a total of 41 games for the Reds between 1989-91.

Ron Robinson?

 

[JohnU]

Robinson! Shows up on the Milwaukee roster, but not the Indians.

 

[Kate Upton]

Robinson! Shows up on the Milwaukee roster, but not the Indians.

Damn!

I thought for sure he ended up in Cleveland.

It was just a wild guess based on that. I don't remember for sure if he was even part of the 90 squad.

 

[JohnU]

However ... THIS man ...

 

[Kate Upton]

However ... THIS man ...

That's it...

Should've known that.

 

[JohnU]

You got the right trade on Scudder but the Robinson entry waggled you. Robby was a first-rounder but wasn't with the Reds for the 1990 W.S. (Was traded in June that year to the Boohoos.)

 

[Kate Upton]

You got the right trade on Scudder but the Robinson entry waggled you. Robby was a first-rounder but wasn't with the Reds for the 1990 W.S. (Was traded in June that year to the Boohoos.)

Yeah, and that's why I went with RonRob.

I knew he was a 1st rounder, and thought for sure he spent some time with the Tribe.

I had completely forgotten about Scudder.

Can't blame me though really...He was very forgettable.

 

[JohnU]

The Reds have an entire roster of guys since the turn of the century (this latest one, and not the Wil White decade) who I can't recall and didn't notice at the time. From Rich Aurilia to Brandon Claussen ... there were some major turkeys.

Esty Yan? I saw this guy give up a granny that was rising when it hit the upper deck.

 

[JohnU]

However, I still like this uniform better than anything in the last 20 years.

 

[Kate Upton]

Agreed on that uni. That thing was great.

I have no problem with their current uni either, but those early 2000's ones are fantastic.

 

[Hit-n-Run]

My biggest memory of Robinson was coming within one strike of throwing a perfect game against the Expos the same year Browning threw his. Pinch hitter Wallace Johnson singled and Tim Raines followed with a Home run with two outs in the ninth.

 

[JohnU]

Speaking of no-no's and trivia, I think it was weird that Ewell Blackwell came within 2 outs of duplicating Vandy's double-dipper.

June 18, 1947 Boston Braves at Cincinnati Reds Box Score and Play by Play - Baseball-Reference.com

June 22, 1947 Brooklyn Dodgers at Cincinnati Reds Box Score and Play by Play - Baseball-Reference.com

 

[JohnU]

Some general trivia about 1947 ... and I confess to having looked this up, so don't accuse me of being all that smart.

Who gave up Jackie Robinson's first big-league hit? Pitched for the Boston Braves.

 

[Hit-n-Run]

The only pitcher I can think of from that era would be Warren Spahn. Unlikely it was him, but that would be a good one to get your first hit off of.

I don't think I've ever heard that question asked before. It's a good one that you'd think we should know the answer with the significance it holds.

 

[JohnU]

I just happened to wonder about it. It wasn't in his first game. Wasn't really even important to the outcome of the game.

 

[chico ruiz]

here's an incredible story if you guys haven't already read it. thought it was appropriate for this thread.

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