Describe a player and guess who it is thread

[northeastphillyguy]

MVP and All star MVP?

Not that, but you just need to arrange things in the right order.

 

[Cedrique]

Back to back all star mvps?

 

[Cedrique]

Home run in all star game and world series?

 

[northeastphillyguy]

Back to back all star mvps?

What do you mean by back to back?

 

[Cedrique]

2 years in a row?

 

[Cedrique]

I guess that is only possible if they had two all star games for two years in a row

 

[northeastphillyguy]

2 years in a row?

Not that. But you could not be any closer.

 

[Cedrique]

League MVP and all star MVP in the same year?

 

[northeastphillyguy]

League MVP and all star MVP in the same year?

Close enough! The year was 1954. They each won the MVP award for their prospective leagues in the same season. Tough question, but you worked it like a trooper!

 

[jvett77]

Sitting in their car watching the radar clock.

 

[northeastphillyguy]

Sitting in their car watching the radar clock.

Hitting the bottle already?

 

[Omar 382]

• ALCS MVP in 1981
• AL home run leader in 1976
• 2 time World Series champion
• Holds the major league record for assists in his respective position (if I gave the position, it would give it away)
• Referenced in a famous Bruce Springsteen song

 

[northeastphillyguy]

Graig Nettles took him deep in "Glory Days'.

 

[Omar 382]

• Pitched in a very pitcher-friendly era
• Lead his league in IP in 1964 and 1967
• His 1964 season saw him put up the 38th best ERA+ for a single season of all time (200 ERA+)
• He would fully turn his back to hitter during his windup

 

[northeastphillyguy]

Name the 4 players that stole bases in 4 different decades. A few are easy to figure out. But the other two will
require thought. No cheating!

 

[Omar 382]

Omar Vizquel?

 

[Omar 382]

Ty Cobb?

 

[northeastphillyguy]

Omar Vizquel?

Yes. Three to go!

Ty Cobb?

Not Cobb.

 

[northeastphillyguy]

• Pitched in a very pitcher-friendly era
• Lead his league in IP in 1964 and 1967
• His 1964 season saw him put up the 38th best ERA+ for a single season of all time (200 ERA+)
• He would fully turn his back to hitter during his windup

Jim Bunning?

 

[Omar 382]

Tim McCarver?