Want to learn some humility?

indyfrisco · Post by **indyfrisco** » Mon Jul 10, 2006 5:57 pm

Take this test.

http://sports.espn.go.com/chat/sportsna ... nt_id=2191

Damn...and I thought I knew my baseball. I got 14 out of 50.

x infinity

Laxplayer · Post by **Laxplayer** » Mon Jul 10, 2006 6:38 pm

Bizzarofelice · Post by **Bizzarofelice** » Mon Jul 10, 2006 6:40 pm

I got 503 service unavailable.

I have little idea on that old stuff beyond three finger brown.

27

No, they're still on 26 despite JCT and Dins praying to baby Jesus.

Dinsdale · Post by **Dinsdale** » Mon Jul 10, 2006 6:41 pm

24, due to some lucky educated guesses.

Cicero · Post by **Cicero** » Mon Jul 10, 2006 6:56 pm

indyfrisco · Post by **indyfrisco** » Mon Jul 10, 2006 7:01 pm

Ok, took it again and now I got a 27. Now I know how Vince Young feels.

Terry in Crapchester · Mon Jul 10, 2006 7:02 pm

34. But then again, I'm the ultimate Rainman-esque nerd when it comes to sports trivia.

indyfrisco · Post by **indyfrisco** » Mon Jul 10, 2006 7:12 pm

Terry in Crapchester wrote:34. But then again, I'm the ultimate Rainman-esque nerd when it comes to sports trivia.

Exactly. You claim to be Rainman-esque and you still got only 68% correct. Those are some tough questions, especailly for the semi-younger crowd.

Terry in Crapchester · Mon Jul 10, 2006 7:16 pm

IndyFrisco wrote:
Terry in Crapchester wrote:34. But then again, I'm the ultimate Rainman-esque nerd when it comes to sports trivia.
Exactly. You claim to be Rainman-esque and you still got only 68% correct. Those are some tough questions, especailly for the semi-younger crowd.

By the standards of that quiz, anyone younger than Wolfman would qualify for being part of the semi-younger crowd. :wink:

Laxplayer · Post by **Laxplayer** » Mon Jul 10, 2006 7:26 pm

I want to be in the younger crowd.............

PrimeX · Post by **PrimeX** » Mon Jul 10, 2006 7:36 pm

35.

I pwn the PBS Doc. by Ken Burns on Baseball and I've watched the multiple DVDs tens of times. Probably the coolest doc ever allowed by Baby Jesus. This is the only way I knew half the questions.

I even felt my brain grow a lil' bit.

Shoalzie · Post by **Shoalzie** » Mon Jul 10, 2006 7:36 pm

24

I don't much about the really old history of the game...most of the ones I got right were the stats and record questions. I got 13 of the final 17 questions. I bombed the first half of the quiz.

Dumbass · Post by **Dumbass** » Mon Jul 10, 2006 7:54 pm

IndyFrisco wrote:Damn...and I thought I knew my baseball.

Must have been the only one.

War Wagon · Post by **War Wagon** » Mon Jul 10, 2006 10:32 pm

18 correct, and I feel lucky to have done that well.

IndyFrisco wrote:Ok, took it again and now I got a 27. Now I know how Vince Young feels.

You took it again and scored a 27?

Why the fuck did you take it again, and didn't you peruse the ones you missed the first time?

Jack · Post by **Jack** » Tue Jul 11, 2006 3:46 am

You answered 36 questions correctly out of a possible 50 questions.

Half guessing and half I knew.

That's "old time baseball" trivia!!

Watching Ken Burns baseball helped. ..

JCT · Post by **JCT** » Tue Jul 11, 2006 3:58 am

You answered 38 questions correctly out of a possible 50 questions

BBMarley · Post by **BBMarley** » Tue Jul 11, 2006 6:02 am

You answered 28 questions correctly out of a possible 50 questions.

Ehhh....

helmet · Post by **helmet** » Tue Jul 11, 2006 4:16 pm

PSUFAN · Post by **PSUFAN** » Tue Jul 11, 2006 4:28 pm

Humility? Ponderous...

sin,
youknowwho

Terry in Crapchester · Tue Jul 11, 2006 4:35 pm

PSUFAN wrote:Humility? Ponderous...

sin,
youknowwho

Humility? Go fuck yourself.

Sin,

Theotheryouknowwho

BSmack · Post by **BSmack** » Tue Jul 11, 2006 4:50 pm

41 out of 50.

The ones I missed...

Which Hall of Fame pitcher is credited with inventing the curve ball?

10) Who invented the box score and is often called the father of baseball?

19) Who holds the AL record for highest batting average (.426) in a season? (Can't belive I wiffed on that one)

25) What Hall of Fame manager was known as the 'Old Perfesser'? (Another one I should have nailed)

26) Who holds the record for most home runs (38) by a pitcher?

40) Who is the only player from a losing team to win a World Series MVP?

43) Who is the only player to win the All-Star MVP and World Series MVP in the same season?

44) How many perfect games have been thrown?

45) Who was the first pitcher to record 300 career saves? (Should have gone with the obvious answer)

That's a solid baseball trivia quiz. When I was a younger baseball geek, I would have easily gotten 45 or so right. Now it appears that Casey Stengel and Rollie Fingers have had their places in my brain replaced by less important things like my wife's birthday and my wedding aniversary. ;)

indyfrisco · Post by **indyfrisco** » Tue Jul 11, 2006 6:26 pm

War Wagon wrote:18 correct, and I feel lucky to have done that well.

IndyFrisco wrote:Ok, took it again and now I got a 27. Now I know how Vince Young feels.
You took it again and scored a 27?

Why the fuck did you take it again, and didn't you peruse the ones you missed the first time?

No, I didn't. I was just joking. I was more making fun of Football Jesus and his Wonderlic musings.

WolverineSteve · Post by **WolverineSteve** » Tue Jul 11, 2006 7:00 pm

28, Damn tough questions on there.

Terry in Crapchester · Tue Jul 11, 2006 10:22 pm

BSmack wrote:41 out of 50.

The ones I missed...

Which Hall of Fame pitcher is credited with inventing the curve ball?

10) Who invented the box score and is often called the father of baseball?

19) Who holds the AL record for highest batting average (.426) in a season? (Can't belive I wiffed on that one)

25) What Hall of Fame manager was known as the 'Old Perfesser'? (Another one I should have nailed)

26) Who holds the record for most home runs (38) by a pitcher?

40) Who is the only player from a losing team to win a World Series MVP?

43) Who is the only player to win the All-Star MVP and World Series MVP in the same season?

44) How many perfect games have been thrown?

45) Who was the first pitcher to record 300 career saves? (Should have gone with the obvious answer)

Of those, I got 10, 26 and 43 right. Agree with you on 45, I was kicking myself over that one.

When I was a younger baseball geek, I would have easily gotten 45 or so right. Now it appears that Casey Stengel and Rollie Fingers have had their places in my brain replaced by less important things like my wife's birthday and my wedding aniversary. ;)

Word. Throw in my kids' birthdays as well.

WolverineSteve · Post by **WolverineSteve** » Sat Jul 22, 2006 12:38 am

Mace wrote:47

Missed the newspaper question, the founder of the box score, and Cy Young's real name.

Mace

With all due respect...............

Bullshit. You would have to have authored the encyclopedia of baseball to get 47. But if in fact you did score that high....Rack You.

Terry in Crapchester · Sat Jul 22, 2006 5:27 am

Mace wrote:47

Missed the newspaper question, the founder of the box score, and Cy Young's real name.

Mace

Actually, I got all of those right. The newspaper question was an educated guess, the others I knew.

Rack you if you're telling the truth.

War Wagon · Post by **War Wagon** » Sun Jul 23, 2006 3:17 am

i still think you're lying, Mace.

Except that we don't call it lying around these parts. We call it fibbing, as in, Mace fibbed about all those big ole fish he once caught on that Ioway farm pond

You would have to be like 150 years old..., or maybe just an exceptionally good guesser.

Terry in Crapchester · Mon Jul 24, 2006 3:03 am

Mace wrote:
War Wagon wrote:FYI, my 16 year old son also took the test and scored 34.

Mace

Now I really feel humiliated. Your 16-year-old son tied my score.

Oh well, at least my score was better than most others on here. So far, you and BSmack are the only ones to beat me.

JCT · Post by **JCT** » Mon Jul 24, 2006 3:19 am

Mace, how did you miss the Cy Young question? I though you umped some of his little league games.

indyfrisco · Post by **indyfrisco** » Mon Jul 24, 2006 6:35 pm

Well, I'm apparently no "student" of the game. Just a fan.

MgoBlue-LightSpecial · Mon Jul 24, 2006 6:53 pm

Jesus. You guys are some pompous tools.

MuchoBulls · Post by **MuchoBulls** » Mon Jul 24, 2006 7:06 pm

See You Next Wednesday · Mon Jul 24, 2006 11:04 pm

28 and I hate baseball.

JCT · Post by **JCT** » Tue Jul 25, 2006 6:01 am

Mace wrote:
JCT wrote:Mace, how did you miss the Cy Young question? I though you umped some of his little league games.
It's hard to remember the names of all of those little leaguers, JCT, but I do remember ol' Cy being a Yankee fan back in the day and, because of that, all of the other kids just called him Douchebag. I missed the question because Douchebag wasn't an option on the multiple choice quiz. My bad. :)

Mace

No wonder you're missed it Mr. 99%. Back then the Yankees didn't exist as they were the original Baltimore O's. Get some glasses ump.

T1B

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