Pop Quiz

[Frayed Knot]

If this is strike three, who's the HP umpire?



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Bonus Hint: Strike One and Strike Two were also outside the box, even if a bit closer.





Game rules: one guess only; all wrong answers result in CPF banishment

[MFS62]

In fear of banishment, I'll guess Angel Hernandez.

But I'd guess Angel Hernandez even if it weren't Angel Hernandez.



Later

[Frayed Knot]

Pop Quiz #2 (this one a bit harder than the previous lay-up)



Most HRs in Dodger history since their move to La-La-Land



#1 _________

#2 _________

#3 _________

#4 _________

#5 _________

#6 _________

[cal sharpie]

I'll say Eric Karros is in there. Was there for many years.

[Frayed Knot]

#1 Eric Karros - 270

#2 _________

#3 _________

#4 _________

#5 _________

#6 _________

[Edgy MD]

Pedro Guerrero.

[batmagadanleadoff]

Steve "Yecch!" Garvey.

[Edgy MD]

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[Frayed Knot]

#1 Eric Karros - 270

#2 _________

#3 Steve Garvey - 211

#4 _________

#5 _________

#6 Mike Piazza - 177







Buzz - Pedro Guerrero

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

Shawn Green

[stevejrogers]

Frank Howard

[ashie62]

Mike Marshall

[Fman99]

Ron Cey ?

[Chad ochoseis]

Davey Lopes



OE: I somehow read the question as looking for hits, not home runs, and was thinking "WTF? Eric Karros?" But Lopes actually did have some power and might pop up in the top 6 anyway.

[Edgy MD]

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[Benjamin Grimm]

Reggie Smith?

[MFS62]

I don't know who that picture is, but ... Matt Kemp.

Later

[Frayed Knot]

#1 Eric Karros - 270

#2 Ron Cey - 228

#3 Steve Garvey - 211

#4 Matt Kemp - 203

#5 _________

#6 Mike Piazza - 177





Everyone else guessed is Not mystery man #5

[cal sharpie]

Dusty Baker.

[Frayed Knot]

Hint: alliterative initials

[Benjamin Grimm]

Mike Marshall?

[Frayed Knot]

Nope, but you're on the right path.

[Benjamin Grimm]

Manny Mota?

[Frayed Knot]

Not

Think more modern

[cal sharpie]

Max Muncy.

[Frayed Knot]

'tis indeed Max Muncy, not to be confused with baseball writer Max Mercy.





#1 Eric Karros - 270

#2 Ron Cey - 228

#3 Steve Garvey - 211

#4 Matt Kemp - 203

#5 Max Muncy - 179

#6 Mike Piazza - 177





The graphic of that list came up on SNB last night (LAD/SDP) which I had on but was only half-watching and with the sound off.

So I suspect a discussion about Muncy was the reason for the list, only seven years in LA and already up amongst their all-timers.

With typical years for him this season and next he could be above all but Karros.

People tend to think of Piazza more than Karros but EK was there longer, and Cey's name seems to get forgotten as Garvey stays

on peeps' minds as the fact of that franchise/era.

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

Some people forget Shawn Green spent most of his career in Toronto

[Edgy MD]

I would have guessed two dozen guys before Max Muncy. Maybe more.

[Frayed Knot]

Yeah, that's pretty much why I posted it as a quiz.

Several on that list wouldn't have been early guesses by me.