More trivia

[Cedrique]

Was one of the Alou brothers with the ‘Stros?

Yep. I think Jesus was, but not the answer

 

[fightinfunbags]

Cedano?

 

[Cedrique]

Cedano?

Bingo!

 

[fightinfunbags]

Bingo!

Very good question

 

[calsnowskier]

I didn’t become a big baseball fan until ‘86 or ‘87, so all my knowledge of the ‘70s is anecdotal and textbook. I can hang with casual fans on that era, but I can’t dig too deep there.

 

[Cedrique]

Man those late 70's early 80's Astros teams had some talent. Too bad they didn't have that trashcan gimmick back then.

 

[Pure Steel]

nope. He just missed on the stolen bases

He actually had 2 and was caught 6x

 

[calsnowskier]

He actually had 2 and was caught 6x

You mean there were 8 occasions where he though he actually had a chance to steal?

 

[Cedrique]

He actually had 2 and was caught 6x

 

[Pure Steel]

You mean there were 8 occasions where he though he actually had a chance to steal?

Probably 8 wild pitches

 

[msgkings322]

Man those late 70's early 80's Astros teams had some talent. Too bad they didn't have that trashcan gimmick back then.

I literally moved to Houston suburbs from Chicago in 1979, saw all those guys, Nolan Ryan, JR Richard, Jose Cruz and his weird batting stance, Bruce Bochy catching, etc

 

[fightinfunbags]

I found a good one this morning.

What 7 men in uniform for the 1993 World Series were, during their career, named World Series MVP? (Hint: remember that in baseball coaches wear uniforms)

 

[YourFriendGannon]

Jack Morris
Lenny Dykstra

 

[fightinfunbags]

Jack Morris
Lenny Dykstra

Jack Morris is one - 1991 MVP for Twins

Nails was not an MVP

 

[calsnowskier]

Fregosi?

 

[fightinfunbags]

Fregosi?

Nope.

 

[calsnowskier]

Carter

 

[fightinfunbags]

Carter

No! I thought he was MVP in 1993 because of the home run but he was not MVP that year.

 

[calsnowskier]

schilling?

 

[calsnowskier]

Was Stewie with Tor at this time?