The one-off quiz.

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Identify this player. He won at least one major baseball award -- (defined as an MVP or Cy Young award). His high school did not have a baseball team at the time of his enrollment but then created one immediately in order to capitalize on this player's obviously recognizable immense athletic talents.

Who is he?

[ashie62]

Roger Maris?

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Ashie62 wrote: Roger Maris?

No. Thank you for playing. See Carol Meriill for your consolation prizes.

[smg58]

Dwight Gooden?

[batmagadanleadoff]

smg58 wrote: Dwight Gooden?

No, but I'm gonna give you a big hint which is, admittedly more subjective than objective. I think that Dwight Gooden's MLB career was most similar to the player that is the answer to this quiz.

[Edgy MD]

Ron Guidry.

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Edgy MD wrote: Ron Guidry.

No. But our mystery answer also threw left-handed.

[Guest 86-Dreamer]

Vida Blue?

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86-Dreamer wrote: Vida Blue?

Yes.

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[Frayed Knot]

There's an old adage that the answer to most baseball trivia questions is Vida Blue, so when in doubt ...

[Lefty Specialist]

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That is one powerfully ugly uniform.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

But the others are just as gorgeous.

[Edgy MD]

I'm Ok with that uni.

I know colored pants are colored pants, but I like

• The courage to be the only team rocking green-and-yalla,
  
• the numbers on the front,
  
• the balance that the numbers on the front bring,
  
• the apostrophe-s on the cap,
  
• the embrace of the reality that they were more identifiable by their nickname's initial than by their entire nickname (I didn't know A stood for "Athletics" or anything after several years of collecting cards, and just assumed it meant that they were tops—the league's alphas)
  
• the sleevelessness,
  
• the contrasting color on the undersleeves,
  
• white shoes and stirrups—what's not to like there?

[batmagadanleadoff]

As things turned out, that might be the most forward looking ahead of its time uni in baseball history.

[Frayed Knot]

I always found the lack of green in MLB uniforms as perplexing. Are they afraid they'll blend in with the grass?
All this while the other primary colors dominate like they got an anti-trust exemption. Besides the A's, only Balt, SF, and Pitt don't have some shade of blue or red as their main color, while teams like the Rangers, Indians, and Nationals couldn't decide and instead vacillate between featuring between blue AND red.

There doesn't seem to be as many anti-green-ites at lower levels of sports; plenty of colleges use it and, hey, it was good enough for the Harborfields Tornadoes.
But the NFL has (I think) just the Jets & Eagles; the NHL had the old North Stars but even their move to Dallas shoved green to their secondary color behind black; I have no idea about the NBA; and I don't seem to be seeing any in the EPL either so apparently it's not strictly an American prejudice.

[batmagadanleadoff]

You forgot the Packers.

[Lefty Specialist]

[Frayed Knot]

Yeah, I figured I missed a few here and there (and certainly pretty stupid missing the Celtics).
But still, what's the ratio of R+B to G in pro sports? Gotta be at least 20-to-1

Maybe the future Portland Pine Trees will adopt a nice forest green for their unis.

Edited December 29, 2016 by Guest

[nymr83]

Frayed Knot wrote: I always found the lack of green in MLB uniforms as perplexing. Are they afraid they'll blend in with the grass? All this while the other primary colors dominate like they got an anti-trust exemption. Besides the A's, only Balt, SF, and Pitt don't have some shade of blue or red as their main color, while teams like the Rangers, Indians, and Nationals couldn't decide and instead vacillate between featuring between blue AND red. There doesn't seem to be as many anti-green-ites at lower levels of sports; plenty of colleges use it and, hey, it was good enough for the Harborfields Tornadoes. But the NFL has (I think) just the Jets & Eagles; the NHL had the old North Stars but even their move to Dallas shoved green to their secondary color behind black; I have no idea about the NBA; and I don't seem to be seeing any in the EPL either so apparently it's not strictly an American prejudice.

In the NFL, Green Bay is primarily Green, there is more non-blue/red that isn't green - vikings, ravens, Saints, and the Black & White Raiders,

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Frayed Knot wrote: I always found the lack of green in MLB uniforms as perplexing. Are they afraid they'll blend in with the grass? All this while the other primary colors dominate like they got an anti-trust exemption. Besides the A's, only Balt, SF, and Pitt don't have some shade of blue or red as their main color, while teams like the Rangers, Indians, and Nationals couldn't decide and instead vacillate between featuring between blue AND red. There doesn't seem to be as many anti-green-ites at lower levels of sports; plenty of colleges use it and, hey, it was good enough for the Harborfields Tornadoes. But the NFL has (I think) just the Jets & Eagles; the NHL had the old North Stars but even their move to Dallas shoved green to their secondary color behind black; I have no idea about the NBA; and I don't seem to be seeing any in the EPL either so apparently it's not strictly an American prejudice.

Harborfields has officially adopted black as a color. Can you believe that shit?

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Lefty Specialist wrote:

Whoa. That's gotta be the greenest uni in sports, right? Loved the Bird. One of my favorite athletes ever among those I saw play in real time.

[Frayed Knot]

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: Harborfields has officially adopted black as a color. Can you believe that shit? [fimg=200]http://www.harborfieldscsd.net/slideshow/images/IMG_6079.JPG[/fimg]

Looks like the coach (Joe Mayer III ?) is one of Under Armour's bitches.