A more democratic sports trivia thread [rules page one]

[cena-rules]

yeah

[FiveThreeEight]

I'll take it, since I was first to post

*Voice inside my head: "You greedy bastard!"*

Ok, damn near impossible here. Who led the Seattle Mariners in home runs in their inaugural season of 1977 with 27 long flies?

[rebelman]

I'll take it, since I was first to post

*Voice inside my head: "You greedy bastard!"*

Ok, damn near impossible here. Who led the Seattle Mariners in home runs in their inaugural season of 1977 with 27 long flies?

Diego Segui

[FiveThreeEight]

Nope.

[Gold Knight]

I looked it up because I had no idea, but to clear this up...

No one will get this question without looking it up...

[Incandenza]

I looked it up because I had no idea, but to clear this up...

No one will get this question without looking it up...

I'll second that.

[cena-rules]

I looked it up because I had no idea, but to clear this up...

No one will get this question without looking it up...

QFT

[FiveThreeEight]

You want me to ask an easier one? A true Mariners fan would know. Not that he's famous, but you should know your team's history.

[Incandenza]

You want me to ask an easier one? A true Mariners fan would know. Not that he's famous, but you should know your team's history.

I appreciate your enthusiasm for your team, but since the thread isn't titled "A more democratic sports trivia thread for rabid mouth-breathing Mariners fans who would gladly pay five hundred dollars to watch their girlfriends get spit-roasted by Ichiro and the zombified remains of Jay Buhner", you might want to ask a more broadly accessible question.

[spurgistan]

Gorman Thomas? Know there's no shot, but he's the only Mariner I know who played before Griffey.

[FiveThreeEight]

It was Leroy Stanton.

How about this:

Name the last five teams to win the Stanley Cup.

[Incandenza]

Ducks, 'Canes, [no season], Lightning, Devils..... and let's go with Avalanche.

[FiveThreeEight]

As Meatloaf would say:

"4 out of 5 ain't bad!"

Ok. Maybe I misquoted. You, Incandenza, are ALMOST correct.

[FiveThreeEight]

Nobody?

[Incandenza]

Red Wings instead of the avalanche

[Serbia]

Hey, NHL questions are MINE!

And yeah, the Wings in 2002 are correct. That was a good summer.

[Incandenza]

It was either the wings or the avs...

New question:
Name five stadiums/arenas in the four major sports that do NOT have corporate naming rights.

[Cheesemore]

Metrodome, Superdome, Lambeau Field, Yankee Stadium, and Shea stadium?

[Incandenza]

Correct! There aren't too many of those left unfortunately...

[Serbia]

For the record I'll add Joe Louis Arena (home of the Red Wings) and The Palace of Auburn Hills (home of the Pistons). Gotta represent Detroit!

[Nephilim]

and i'll add Turner Field, named after the Ted himself and not one of his companies (which were also named after him anyways....)

[Cheesemore]

Sweet, most of them are in the Midwest, go Midwest!
Anyway:
Ryan Braun of the Milwaukee Brewers became the second fastest person in MLB history (since the Modern era) to hit his first 15 carrer home runs (51 games) Who is the only person to do it faster, and how many games did it take him to do it?

[Nephilim]

Sweet, most of them are in the Midwest, go Midwest!
Anyway:
Ryan Braun of the Milwaukee Brewers became the second fastest person in MLB history (since the Modern era) to hit his first 15 carrer home runs (51 games) Who is the only person to do it faster, and how many games did it take him to do it?

ok, i will guess eddie matthews, b/c he was a brave (therefore i love him), and also incredibly good in his first few years, and b/c he was in milwaukee when it happened. i'll guess and say, uhhhh, 45 games.....

and i'll also predict, for all posterity to see, that ryan braun will NOT be a successful or even remarkable MLB player....i watched him when the braves played the brewers earlier this year, sort of reminded me of pat burrell....not a good thing......throw him the slider and he's gone......

[Cheesemore]

nope, he isn't even the third fastest to do it (Bill Schroder-Brewers-82 games) this is a good question apparently

and Ryan has a nice swing and batting stance, if we can get him to be a good fielder we'll have it made

[Incandenza]

Perhaps Big Mac in 48 games?

He did hit 49 homers his rookie year... but then again, there's a wee little voice in my head saying that the previous year he had some at-bats as a fill-in/september callup...