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Maury Wills
Eddie Murphy
Pete Rose
Maury Wills
Outside Topic Sports trivia thread 2023
05-08-2023, 09:44 AM
The local - from Leigh HS, San Jose City College, & San Jose State U - Ken Caminiti.
05-08-2023, 11:56 PM
(05-08-2023, 11:35 PM)lex24 Wrote:(05-08-2023, 09:44 AM)skip75 Wrote: The local - from Leigh HS, San Jose City College, & San Jose State U - Ken Caminiti.
Caminiti is correct. Great player. Tragic life. One left. Hint: He got it. Bonds should have.
Didn’t know the answer. Once I looked it up (along with the stats and relative finishes of the Pirates and the answer’s team), I have to agree Bonds was clearly a better choice.
(05-08-2023, 11:35 PM)lex24 Wrote:(05-08-2023, 09:44 AM)skip75 Wrote: The local - from Leigh HS, San Jose City College, & San Jose State U - Ken Caminiti.
Caminiti is correct. Great player. Tragic life. One left. Hint: He got it. Bonds should have.
Didn’t know the answer. Once I looked it up (along with the stats and relative finishes of the Pirates and the answer’s team), I have to agree Bonds was clearly a better choice.
05-09-2023, 07:30 AM
It's interesting to look at the effect of WAR on MVP balloting. The MVP is sometimes the WAR leader, unless the WAR leader is a pitcher...in 2021, former Giant Zach Wheeler led the league in WAR and finished 19th in the voting. But usually, the MVP's WAR is within shouting distance of the WAR leader that year.
Not so with Willie Stargell, co-MVP in 1979. The WAR leader that year was Dave Winfield with 8.3. Schmidt had a great year, it was the year that Kingman hit 48 HRs. Phil Niekro was third in WAR, though his record was 21-20 as he led the league in both wins and losses. Stargell finished 19th in WAR, with the lowest WAR recorded for an MVP, 2.5.
BTW, Bonds won seven MVPs, but led the league in WAR 11 times.
Not so with Willie Stargell, co-MVP in 1979. The WAR leader that year was Dave Winfield with 8.3. Schmidt had a great year, it was the year that Kingman hit 48 HRs. Phil Niekro was third in WAR, though his record was 21-20 as he led the league in both wins and losses. Stargell finished 19th in WAR, with the lowest WAR recorded for an MVP, 2.5.
BTW, Bonds won seven MVPs, but led the league in WAR 11 times.
Audaces fortuna iuvat
It's interesting to look at the effect of WAR on MVP balloting. The MVP is sometimes the WAR leader, unless the WAR leader is a pitcher...in 2021, former Giant Zach Wheeler led the league in WAR and finished 19th in the voting. But usually, the MVP's WAR is within shouting distance of the WAR leader that year.
Not so with Willie Stargell, co-MVP in 1979. The WAR leader that year was Dave Winfield with 8.3. Schmidt had a great year, it was the year that Kingman hit 48 HRs. Phil Niekro was third in WAR, though his record was 21-20 as he led the league in both wins and losses. Stargell finished 19th in WAR, with the lowest WAR recorded for an MVP, 2.5.
BTW, Bonds won seven MVPs, but led the league in WAR 11 times.
Not so with Willie Stargell, co-MVP in 1979. The WAR leader that year was Dave Winfield with 8.3. Schmidt had a great year, it was the year that Kingman hit 48 HRs. Phil Niekro was third in WAR, though his record was 21-20 as he led the league in both wins and losses. Stargell finished 19th in WAR, with the lowest WAR recorded for an MVP, 2.5.
BTW, Bonds won seven MVPs, but led the league in WAR 11 times.
Audaces fortuna iuvat
I'm guessing Alomar but didn't he spend his entire career at 2nd?
He was certainly one of the all-time great switch-hitters and is a hall of fame 2nd baseman but I'm not sure he ever won the AL MVP. He must have been very close if he didn't.
He was certainly one of the all-time great switch-hitters and is a hall of fame 2nd baseman but I'm not sure he ever won the AL MVP. He must have been very close if he didn't.
In 1938 Neville Chamberlain declared "Peace in our time", Superman first appeared in Action Comics, Seabiscuit beat War Admiral ....... and C.a.l last won the Rose Bowl.
(This post was last modified: 05-09-2023, 01:05 PM by Leftcoast.)
I'm guessing Alomar but didn't he spend his entire career at 2nd?
He was certainly one of the all-time great switch-hitters and is a hall of fame 2nd baseman but I'm not sure he ever won the AL MVP. He must have been very close if he didn't.
He was certainly one of the all-time great switch-hitters and is a hall of fame 2nd baseman but I'm not sure he ever won the AL MVP. He must have been very close if he didn't.
In 1938 Neville Chamberlain declared "Peace in our time", Superman first appeared in Action Comics, Seabiscuit beat War Admiral ....... and C.a.l last won the Rose Bowl.
Looked it up so I'm now disqualified from guessing. I will point out the "bay area icon" hadn't made it to his local team at the time!
I DID answer my own question - Alomar was close in MVP voting several times but never actually won. Despite being a great switch hitter it's not him.
I DID answer my own question - Alomar was close in MVP voting several times but never actually won. Despite being a great switch hitter it's not him.
In 1938 Neville Chamberlain declared "Peace in our time", Superman first appeared in Action Comics, Seabiscuit beat War Admiral ....... and C.a.l last won the Rose Bowl.
(This post was last modified: 05-09-2023, 01:21 PM by Leftcoast.)
Looked it up so I'm now disqualified from guessing. I will point out the "bay area icon" hadn't made it to his local team at the time!
I DID answer my own question - Alomar was close in MVP voting several times but never actually won. Despite being a great switch hitter it's not him.
I DID answer my own question - Alomar was close in MVP voting several times but never actually won. Despite being a great switch hitter it's not him.
In 1938 Neville Chamberlain declared "Peace in our time", Superman first appeared in Action Comics, Seabiscuit beat War Admiral ....... and C.a.l last won the Rose Bowl.
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