More trivia

[calsnowskier]

Most Opening Day Starts at Shortstop? (This one is a tie between 2 guys)

Ozzie? Ripken?

 

[calsnowskier]

SS I would guess Luis Aparicio. But there are 3 others I can think of.

Good guess.

 

[obxyankeefan]

Good guess.

Ozzie was 1 of the 3. Ripken switched to 3B late in his career, so he had to be under 20.

 

[Cedrique]

SS I would guess Luis Aparicio. But there are 3 others I can think of.

Correct! Aparicio is one. He tied with another guy

 

[Cedrique]

Ozzie? Ripken?

Not them. Ozzie had to have been close though. I don't remember him ever playing another position.

 

[Cedrique]

Ozzie was 1 of the 3. Ripken switched to 3B late in his career, so he had to be under 20.

Not Ozzie

 

[BigFin]

Jeter?

 

[Cedrique]

Jeter?

Not Jeter

 

[BigFin]

Vizquel?

 

[Cedrique]

Vizquel?

Got it! Vizquel and Aparicio

 

[Cedrique]

Most Opening Day starts in Left Field?

 

[BigFin]

Most Opening Day starts in Left Field?

Barry Bonds?

 

[Cedrique]

Barry Bonds?

correct!

 

[Cedrique]

Most Opening Day starts at First Base? (personally, I've never heard of this guy although he had a good career). Hint: He spent most of his career on a franchise that later changed it's name, then eventually moved to another city where they play today.

 

[obxyankeefan]

Most Opening Day starts at First Base? (personally, I've never heard of this guy although he had a good career). Hint: He spent most of his career on a franchise that later changed it's name, then eventually moved to another city where they play today.

That hint threw me off so bad I had to look that one up. All I could come up with from the hint was the Seattle Pilots becoming the Milwaukee Brewers and Cecil Cooper.

 

[YourFriendGannon]

That hint threw me off so bad I had to look that one up. All I could come up with from the hint was the Seattle Pilots becoming the Milwaukee Brewers and Cecil Cooper.

Gotta be farther back. I think it's Washington Senators/Minnesota Twins.

 

[Cedrique]

That hint threw me off so bad I had to look that one up. All I could come up with from the hint was the Seattle Pilots becoming the Milwaukee Brewers and Cecil Cooper.

yeah it's a tough one. I can't recall ever hearing of the guy.

 

[Cedrique]

Gotta be farther back. I think it's Washington Senators/Minnesota Twins.

You're right he played most of his career with the Franchise that ended up becoming the Twins. So it's possible that a Twins fan might know it, but I'm not sure. For example, I'm a Phillies fan so I know of guys like Chuck Klein that played for the Phillies before I was born. But if you're a fan of a team like the Twins do you learn about the history of that franchise when they were playing in DC? Or if you go see the team currently playing in DC and look at their Wall of Fame, are guys from the Expos like Andre Dawson and Gary Carter up there?

 

[YourFriendGannon]

You're right he played most of his career with the Franchise that ended up becoming the Twins. So it's possible that a Twins fan might know it, but I'm not sure. For example, I'm a Phillies fan so I know of guys like Chuck Klein that played for the Phillies before I was born. But if you're a fan of a team like the Twins do you learn about the history of that franchise when they were playing in DC? Or if you go see the team currently playing in DC and look at their Wall of Fame, are guys from the Expos like Andre Dawson and Gary Carter up there?

I looked him up and I recognize who his grandson is...his name came up quite a bit in the Brett Kavanaugh hearings, lol.

 

[Cedrique]

I looked him up and I recognize who his grandson is...his name came up quite a bit in the Brett Kavanaugh hearings, lol.

Does his grandson have the same last name?