Off-Day Trivia

[Gwreck]

Stolen from the MFY-Stadium scoreboard at the game there this past Friday so if there are any errors, it's their fault.

[crossout:1qsv740g]One guess per person[/crossout:1qsv740g]. Guess away. No cheating. Correct answers coming when I get home tonight, or maybe hints if they aren't all guessed.

Who are the seven active players who have hit a home run against all 30 teams?

Edited June 22, 2015 by Guest

[DocTee]

Pujols.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Cabrera

[Lefty Specialist]

A-Roid.

[Edgy MD]

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

[HahnSolo]

Teixeira

[Fman99]

[Gwreck]

Beltre and Beltran are correct.
The rest are not. Feel free to make a second guess, this may be harder than anticipated.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

Big Papi

[HahnSolo]

Big Prince

[Frayed Knot]

No Pujols is a huge surprise based on spending significant time in both leagues but (looking it up) he logically never HR'd agains the Cardinals in just 12 ABs
I'd bet against Papi based on him sitting out so many games in Boston's trips to NL parks and that he didn't hit many prior to going to Boston, ergo no HRs against Boston.


I'll try Josh Hamilton

Edited June 23, 2015 by Guest

[Gwreck]

All of the guesses above are incorrect.
FK has an apt observation re: Pujols. Similar situation as to Miguel Cabrera (no homers agains the Marlins). Alex Rodriguez is missing only the Cubs.

Hints:
None of the remaining answers ever played for the Mets
Two remaining players have less than 130 career homers
One has between 150 and 200
Two have more than 250

[Frayed Knot]

Gwreck wrote: Two remaining players have less than 130 career homers

OK that's freaky.

[Guest sharpie]

Matt Reynolds

[Ceetar]

Francoeur

[Edgy MD]

Josh Hamilton only has 90 games as a National Leaguer. While he's prolific enough that he can certainly check off a few teams he didn't get as a Red during his teams' irregular visits with National League teams, I imagine the Reds at least still remain on his teams-to-get list.

I'll go with Cuddyer.

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by Joelmon

He turned down Cuddyer/Johnosn
just as I thought he would
Horrible idea.
Cedeno will be cheaper next year and
can still help us if we get Giambi next season AND
we'd have Robin's replacement for 2003 and
Reed's replacement AND
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be a BETTER team for years
Instead, lawton might = $ Reed in arbitrat

[MFS62]

Granderson.

Later

[Frayed Knot]

Reynolds - I'm assuming Sharpie means Mark, not Matt

Granderson - I'm not sure he has any at CitiField yet (Ba-Dump-CHING)

[Gwreck]

Still no correct answers other than Beltran and Beltre.

Granderson has 29 teams - only missing the Pirates.
Francoeur is only missing Toronto.
Cuddyer has never played a game against the Minnesota Twins.

[Edgy MD]

OK, I'll go with Juan Uribe.

[Ceetar]

McCann?

[Benjamin Grimm]

None of the remaining answers ever played for the Mets

I would say that this hint rules out Granderson, Cuddyer, and Francoeur.

[Gwreck]

McCann has homered against every team he's played against; but has never played a game against the Braves.
Uribe also has 29; missing only the White Sox.

[Edgy MD]

Wow. Uribe sure felt like a crazy guess when I put it up there.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Benjamin Grimm wrote: None of the remaining answers ever played for the Mets I would say that this hint rules out Granderson, Cuddyer, and Francoeur.

Not to mention the fact Grandy was already guessed above. Does anyone read the Cranepool anymore?

[MFS62]

A J Pierzynski.
OE: probably not, too few NL games
Later

Edited June 23, 2015 by Guest

[Gwreck]

Yabbbut, guessed in photo-format only, so I don't know if it's actually "reading"...

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Second hint:

[crossout:3qvqxh8z]Player 1: played for 2 NL and 1 AL team[/crossout:3qvqxh8z] Adrian Gonzalez (HahnSolo)
Player 2: 1 NL, 4 AL
[crossout:3qvqxh8z]Player 3: 2 NL, 2 AL[/crossout:3qvqxh8z] Russell Martin (JCL)
Player 4: 3 NL, 3 AL
[crossout:3qvqxh8z]Player 5: 1 NL, 3 AL[/crossout:3qvqxh8z] Stephen Drew (metsmarathon)

Already correct:
Adrian Beltre (Edgy)
Carlos Beltran (FMan)

Edited June 23, 2015 by Guest

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Obsessed with finding the low HR total ones. How about Reed Johnson?

[Gwreck]

Pierzynski is missing the Braves and Giants (only 2 NL teams he played for)