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Benjamin Grimm wrote: I doubt it. Everything isn't about the Cubs. True, but they were the first non MFY 100+ win team that won the World Series since 1986. Just seems a bit more than a coincidence.

duan wrote: And we don't have to feel unlucky, because KC still had better record in 2015. Wrigleyville is probably kicking themselves for missing out on the clincher in Chicago. Hmmmm...I wonder if that was the actual impetus for the change, besides being an overall dumb one.

Edgy MD wrote: I think it's great that the union is standing against an international draft. The union has rarely stood for the rights of amateurs getting screwed when signing their first contract. Keep punching back. Take out the bonus limits. Chip away that the domestic draft. GO-GO-GO! You do realize that the lack of said domestic draft is a massive reason for the MFYs being the MFYs?

http://www.foxsports.com/mlb/story/labor-peace-lockout-collective-bargaining-agreement-owners-players-baseball-112216 Looks like an international draft is the biggest sticking point in this one.

Geez, we may have to start calling you Jeets with that all-time record for the MFYers!

IGT for that game http://archives.thecranepool.net/19300/f14_t19351.shtml

Ah hell, kind of messed up a bit, through the XPoNats out with only 4 (1 Montreal in 1981, 3 Washington 2012, 2014 and now 2016) Just realized since despite being considered the NL "Champions" for 1994 for what I'd hope are reasons beyond Felipe Alou managing the 1995 All-Star Game, I'm not sure if the teams that finished in the division and wild card slots at the time of the strike are officially recognized as such (i.e. the Braves don't acknowledge that they were in the lead of the NL Wild Card as part of their 1992-2005 epic run). So that being said, that's why the White Sox are allowed to be an answer with 1983, 1993, 2000, 2005 and 2008, though they were leading the AL Central at the time of the 1994 strike.

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: White Sox Ding Ding

HahnSolo wrote: Stumped. Are you counting the Expos and Nationals as one franchise? I'll guess the Expos/Nats, with five. They consider themselves the same franchise, so yes.

Frayed Knot wrote: Next guess = SFG I know they won once in the early '70s, then at least one during Will the Thrill's heyday, and then their current three hop-scotching titles. I may be missing a couple somewhere, but I'll say the Giants and exactly five. Right franchise, wrong number. The BoSox are on the verge of tying them with 8 divisional titles. Giants 8 (FK) 1971 1987 1989 1997 2000 2003 2010 2012 Red Sox 7 (FK) 1975 1986 1988 1990 1995 2007 2013 - Mets 6 1969 1973 1986 1988 2006 2016 - Wrong answers Rangers

Frayed Knot wrote: Frayed Knot wrote: SteveJRogers wrote: This weekend officially made sure the Mets remained one of 5 teams with 5 or more divisional titles, but none in back-to-back (and belly-to-belly) fashion. Name the other four, and guess how many division titles the franchise has won. So this is specifically Division Titles and therefore the answers all have to come from post-1968 seasons? Assuming those are the goalposts under which we're operating here (SJR appears to be off-line right now) my first though was the BoSox who, for all their success recently, they never seem to put two together in consecutive years. As for the specific number of AL East titles for the BoSox ... I'll take a shot at 7 Red Sox are indeed one of the four, and they are on the verge of making it 8 AL East titles, but none in consecutive fashion.

Elster88 wrote: SteveJRogers wrote: This weekend officially made sure the Mets remained one of 5 teams with 5 or more divisional titles, but none in back-to-back (and belly-to-belly) fashion. Name the other four, and guess how many division titles the franchise has won. Good trivia question. How about the Rangers? I'm guessing you just copied and pasted this here after posting it on a Yankees forum, and forgot to take the John Sterling reference out. Yuck. Rangers won the AL West twice in a pair of consecutive seasons; 1998-1999 and 2010-2011 And the line is a reference to this

Frayed Knot wrote: SteveJRogers wrote: This weekend officially made sure the Mets remained one of 5 teams with 5 or more divisional titles, but none in back-to-back (and belly-to-belly) fashion. Name the other four, and guess how many division titles the franchise has won. So this is specifically Division Titles and therefore the answers all have to come from post-1968 seasons? Yup

This weekend officially made sure the Mets remained one of 4 teams with 5 or more divisional titles, but none in back-to-back (and belly-to-belly) fashion. Name the other four and guess how many division titles the franchise has won. OE: Forgot one team does have multiple titles to their credit. OE II: Yeah, Mets are one out of five Need to stop doing something on this scale solely on a smart phone!

Marlin pitcher Jose Fernandez dies in a boating accident https://mobile.twitter.com/i/web/status/780033846188380160

seawolf17 wrote: d'Kong76 wrote: Why would Kooz's signature end up on a photo unless it was a fake sig? I mean, he obviously wouldn't sign a pic that wasn't of him right? Has to be. That's so bizarre. Well, we have instances of Jim Gosger signing Dave Marshall photos. Could just be a case of signing things quickly to keep a line moving without thinking about what is being signed.

Well, at least this proves Murphy's views on the LGBT community was not a factor in him no longer being a Met! It is worth noting that Tebow, Cespedes and some other Mets share the same agent.

Bob Apodaca?

Al Jackson

1) One person has been honored, in one way or another, by 4 separate franchises, and another has been honored by three separate franchises Name them, and the franchises. ANSWERS 4 Frank Robinson; Orioles, Reds, Nationals, Indians 3 Nolan Ryan Rangers, Astros and Angels (HahnSolo) 2) Oddly enough, 14 Retired Numbers, or variations of such an honor such as Broadcaster Mics, names, etc (not including Jackie Robinson's #42) represent players or personnel that for whatever reasons are not enshrined in their respective team's Halls. To be fair and some hints, 8 are due to a franchise's Wall of Honor not representing a team's relocation or non-playing personnel, 1 is a number symbolizing an event as opposed to a specific person, 1 is a number that was officially retired for a brief period (oddly enough the number has since been retired again, but no recognition has been made for its previous honoree) and 2 are broadcast honorees whom have yet to be selected, in one form or another, to their franchise's hall. Giants (Wall of Honor for SF Players Only) 11 Carl Hubbell 1944 P 1928-1943 Giants (Wall of Honor for SF Players Only) 4 Mel Ott 7/17/1948 OF/Mgr 1926-1947/1942-1948 Giants (Wall of Honor for SF Players Only) 3 Bill Terry 1984 1B/Mgr 1923-1936/1932-1941 Giants (Wall of Honor for SF Players Only) NY Christy Mathewson 1988 P/Coach 1900-1916/1919-1921 Giants (Wall of Honor for SF Players Only) NY John McGraw 1988 INF/Mgr 1902-1907/1902-1932 Giants (Wall of Honor for SF Players Only) Radio Mic Lon Simmons Broadcaster 1958-1973, 1976-1978, 1996-2002 Giants (Wall of Honor for SF Players Only) Radio Mic Russ Hodges Broadcaster 1949-1970 Giants (Wall of Honor for SF Players Only) Radio Mic Jon Miller Broadcaster 1997- Giants (Wall of Honor for SF Players Only) 20 Monte Irvin 6/26/2010 OF 1949-1955 Padres 6 Steve Garvey 4/16/1988 1B 1983-1987 (HahnSolo) Reds Radio Mic Marty Brennaman 2007 Broadcaster 1974- Reds Radio Mic Waite Hoyt 2007 Broadcaster 1944-1965, 1972 Reds 5 Willard Hershberger 1940-1942 C 1938-1940 After being unretired, it would be re-retired due to being the number worn by Johnny Bench Indians 455 Fans 5/29/2001 Jacobs Field Sellout Streak 7/12/1995-4/4/2001 (Chad Ochoseis) 3) Finally, an interesting oddity, in my going through the names, I've found two instances where an honoree has the same names, but different persons entirely. One set is a 1940s position player, and a 1960s pitcher. And the other set is a long time infielder, and a long time coach and skipper.

Finally, The Evil Empire's Monument Park 1932 Miller Huggins Mgr 1918-1929 Monument 1940 Jacob Ruppert Owner 1915-1939 1941 Lou Gehrig INF 1923-1939 Monument 1949 Babe Ruth OF 1920-1934 Monument 1954 Ed Barrow Executive 1921-1946 1965 Pope Paul VI Papal Visit 10/4/1969 1969 Joe DiMaggio OF 1936-1951 1969 Mickey Mantle OF 1951-1968 1976 Joe McCarthy Mgr 1931-1946 1976 Casey Stengel Mgr 1949-1960 1979 Pope John Paul II Papal Visit 10/2/1979 1980 Thurman Munson C 1969-1970 1984 Elston Howard C/Coach 1955-1967/1968-1979 1984 Roger Maris OF 1960-1966 1985 Phil Rizzuto INF/Broadcaster 1941-1956/1957-1996 1986 Billy Martin INF/Mgr 1950-1957/1975-1978, 1979, 1983, 1985, 1988 1987 Lefty Gomez P 1930-1942 1987 Whitey Ford P 1950-1967 1988 Bill Dickey C 1928-1946 1988 Yogi Berra C/Coach/Mgr 1946-1963/1975-1983/1964, 1984-1985 1989 Allie Reynolds P 1947-1954 1996 Mickey Mantle Memorial OF 1936-1951 Monument 1997 Don Mattingly INF 1982-1995 1998 Mel Allen Broadcaster 1939-1964, 1976-1989 1999 Joe DiMaggio Memorial OF 1951-1968 Monument 2000 Bob Sheppard PA Announcer 1951-2007 2002 Reggie Jackson OF 1977-1981 2002 September 11 2001 Memorial Memorial to 9/11/01 Monument 2003 Ron Guidry P 1975-1988 2004 Red Ruffing P 1930-1946 2007 Jackie Robinson #42 Retired by MLB 2008 Pope Benedict XVI Papal Visit 4/20/2008 2010 George M. Steinbrenner III Owner 1973-2010 Monument 2014 Nelson Mandela Dignitary Visit 1990 2014 Joe Torre Mgr 1996-2007 2014 Rich Gossage P 1978-1983, 1989 2014 Tino Martinez 1B 1996-2001, 2005 2014 Paul O'Neill OF 1993-2001 2015 Andy Pettitte P 1995-2003, 2007-2010, 2012-2013 2015 Jorge Posada C 1995-2011 2015 Willie Randolph 2B/Coach 1975-1988, 1994-2004 2015 Mel Stottlemyre P/Coach 1964-1974/1996-2005 2015 Bernie Williams OF 1991-2006 2016 Mariano Rivera P 1995-2013

Twins Hall of Fame 2000 Rod Carew INF 1967-1978 2000 Calvin Griffith Owner 1961-1983 2000 Kent Hrbek INF 1981-1994 2000 Harmon Killebrew INF 1961-1974 2000 Tony Oliva OF 1962-1976 2000 Kirby Puckett OF 1984-1995 2001 Herb Carneal Broadcaster 1962-2006 2001 Jim Kaat P 1961-1973 2002 Bert Blyleven P 1970-1976, 1985-1988 2002 Tom Kelly Mgr 1986-2001 2003 Bob Allison OF 1961-1970 2003 Bob Casey PA Announcer 1961-2004 2004 Earl Battey C 1961-1967 2005 Carl Pohlad Owner 1984-2009 2005 Frank Viola P 1982-1989 2006 Zoilo Versalles INF 1961-1967 2007 Gary Gaetti INF 1981-1990 2007 Jim Rantz Executive 1961-2012 2008 Rick Aguilera P 1990-1999 2009 Brad Radke P 1995-2006 2009 George Brophy Executive 1961-1985 2010 Greg Gagne INF 1985-1992 2011 Jim Perry P 1963-1972 2012 Camilo Pascual P 1961-1966 2013 Eddie Guardado P 1993-2003, 2008 2013 Tom Mee Executive 1960-1991 2016 John Gordon Broadcaster 1987-2011 2016 Torii Hunter OF 1997-2007, 2015

Royals Hall of Fame 1986 Steve Busby P 1972-1980 1986 Amos Otis OF 1970-1983 1987 Dick Howser Mgr 1981-1987 1987 Cookie Rojas INF 1970-1977 1987 Paul Splittorff P 1970-1984 1989 Dennis Leonard P 1974-1986 1989 Hal McRae OF 1973-1987 1992 Joe Burke GM/President 1973-1992 1992 Larry Gura P 1976-1985 1992 Freddie Patek INF 1971-1979 1993 Ewing Kauffman Owner 1968-1993 1994 George Brett INF 1973-1993 1995 Frank White INF 1973-1990 1996 Muriel Kauffman Owner 1968-1995 1996 John Mayberry INF 1972-1977 1998 Dan Quisenberry P 1979-1988 2000 Whitey Herzog Mgr 1975-1979 2000 Willie Wilson OF 1976-1990 2003 Jeff Montgomery P 1989-1999 2004 Denny Matthews Broadcaster 1969- 2005 Bret Saberhagen P 1984-1991 2006 Mark Gubicza P 1984-1996 2008 Art Stewart Scout 1969- 2011 Kevin Appier P 1989-1999, 2003-2004 2012 George Toma Groundskeeper 1969-1995 2015 Mike Sweeney 1B 1995-2007

Red Sox 1995 Tony Conigliaro OF 1964-1967, 1969-1970 1995 Joe Cronin SS/Mgr/GM 1935-1945/1935-1947/1948-1958 1995 Dom DiMaggio OF 1940-1942, 1946-1953 1995 Bobby Doerr INF/Coach 1937-1944, 1946-1951/1967-1969 1995 Rick Ferrell C 1933-1937 1995 Frank Malzone INF 1955-1965 1995 Johnny Pesky INF/Mgr/Coach/Broadcaster 1942, 1946-1952/1963-1964, 1980/1975-1984/1969-1974 1995 Herb Pennock P/Coach 1917, 1919-1922, 1934/1936-1939 1995 Jim Rice OF/Coach/Broadcaster 1974-1989/1995-2000/2002- 1995 Red Ruffing P 1924-1930 1995 Babe Ruth P 1914-1919 1995 Ted Williams OF 1939-1960 1995 Smokey Joe Wood P 1908-1915 1995 Carl Yastrzemski OF 1961-1983 1995 Tom Yawkey Executive 1933-1976 1995 Jean Yawkey Executive 1976-1992 1995 Roger Clemens 20K Game vs Mariners 4/29/1986 Moment 1997 Carlton Fisk C 1969, 1971-1980 1997 Jimmie Foxx INF 1936-1942 1997 Harry Hooper OF 1909-1920 1997 Dick O'Connell Executive/GM 1961-1965/1965-1977 1997 Mel Parnell P 1947-1956 1997 Rico Petrocelli INF 1963, 1965-1976 1997 Dick Radatz P 1962-1966 1997 Luis Tiant P 1971-1978 1997 Cy Young P 1901-1909 1997 Carlton Fisk Game Winning HR Game 6 1975 vs Reds WS 10/21/1975 Moment 2000 Ken Coleman Broadcaster 1966-1974, 1979-1989 2000 Dwight Evans OF 1972-1990 2000 Larry Gardner INF 1908-1917 2000 Curt Gowdy Broadcaster 1951-1965 2000 Jackie Jensen OF 1954-1959, 1961 2000 Ned Martin Broadcaster 1961-1983, 1984-1992 2000 Bill Monbouquette P 1958-1965 2000 Reggie Smith INF 1966-1973 2000 Tris Speaker OF 1907-1915 2000 Bob Stanley P 1977-1989 2000 Dave Henderson Game Winning HR Game 5 1986 ALCS vs Angels 10/12/1986 Moment 2002 Rick Burleson INF/Coach 1974-1979/1992-1993 2002 Boo Ferriss P 1945-1950 2002 Lou Gorman GM/Executive 1984-1990/1990-1996 2002 Lefty Grove P 1934-1941 2002 John Harrington Executive 1970-2012 2002 Tex Hughson P 1941-1944, 1946-1949 2002 Duffy Lewis OF 1910-1917 2002 Jim Lonborg P 1965-1971 2002 Fred Lynn OF 1974-1980 2002 Earl Wilson No Hitter 1962 vs Angels 6/26/1962 Moment 2004 Wade Boggs INF 1982-1992 2004 Bill Carrigan Mgr 1913-1916, 1927-1929 2004 Jimmy Collins INF/Mgr 1901-1907/1901-1906 2004 Dennis Eckersley P/Broadcaster 1978-1984, 1998/2002- 2004 Billy Goodman INF 1947-1957 2004 Bruce Hurst P 1980-1989 2004 Ben Mondor Executive 1977-2011 2004 Pete Runnels INF/Coach 1958-1962/1965-1966 2004 Haywood Sullivan Executive/GM 1967-1974. 1984-1993/1978-1983 2004 Bernie Carbo Pinch Hit HR Game 6 1975 WS vs Reds 10/21/1975 Moment 2006 Dick Bresciani Executive 1972-2014 2006 Eddie Collins GM 1933-1947 2006 Ellis Kinder P 1948-1955 2006 Joe Morgan Coach/Mgr 1985-1988/1988-1991 2006 Jerry Remy INF/Broadcaster 1978-1984/1988- 2006 George Scott INF 1966-1971, 1977-1979 2006 Vern Stephens INF 1948-1952 2006 Dick Williams Mgr 1967-1969 2006 Dave Roberts Stolen Base Game 4 2004 ALCS vs Yankees 10/17/2004 Moment 2008 George Digby Scout 1944-2004 2008 Wes Ferrell P 1934-1937 2008 Mike Greenwell OF 1985-1996 2008 Edward Kenney Sr. Executive 1948-1991 2008 Bill Lee P 1969-1978 2008 Everettt Scott INF 1914-1921 2008 Frank Sullivan P 1953-1960 2008 Mo Vaughn INF 1991-1998 2008 Ted Williams Final At-Bat 1960 vs Orioles 9/28/1960 Moment 2008 Curt Schilling 2004 ALCS Game 6 Win vs Yankees 10/19/2004 Moment 2010 Tommy Harper OF/Coach 1972-1974/1980-1984, 2000-2002 2010 Eddie Kasko Mgr/Executive 1970-1973/1974-1994 2010 Jimmy Piersall CF 1950, 1952-1958 2010 John Valentin SS/3B 1993-2001 2010 Don Zimmer Coach/Mgr 1974-1976, 1992/1976-1980 2010 Tom Brunansky 1990 Catch To Clinch AL East vs White Sox 10/3/1990 Moment 2012 Marty Barrett INF 1982-1990 2012 Ellis Burks RF 1987-1992, 2004 2012 Joe Dobson P 1941-1943, 1946-1950, 1954 2012 Dutch Leonard P 1913-1918 2012 Joe Mooney Groundskeeper 1971-2000 2012 Curt Schilling P 2004-2007 2012 John I. Taylor Executive 1904-1911 2012 Red Sox win final game of 1967 season vs Twins 10/1/1967 Moment 2014 Joe Castiglione Broadcaster 1983- 2014 Roger Clemens P 1984-1996 2014 Nomar Garciaparra INF 1996-2004 2014 Pedro Martinez P 1998-2004 2014 Pedro Martinez 1 hit , 17 K game vs Yankees 9/10/1999 Moment 2016 Ira Flagstead OF 1923-1929 2016 Larry Lucchino CEO 2002-2015 2016 Jason Varitek C 1997-2011 2016 Tim Wakefield P 1995-2011 2016 David Ortiz Grand Slam Game 2 2013 ALCS vs Tigers 10/13/2013 Moment

Rangers Hall of Fame 2003 Charlie Hough P 1980-1990 2003 Johnny Oates Mgr 1995-2001 2003 Nolan Ryan P 1989-1993 2003 Jim Sundberg C/Broadcaster 1974-1983, 1988-1989/1990-1995 2004 Buddy Bell 3B 1979-1985, 1989 2004 Ferguson Jenkins P 1974-1975, 1978-1981 2004 Tom Vandergriff Broadcaster/Executive 1975-1977 2005 Mark Holtz Broadcaster 1980-1997 2005 John Wetteland P/Coach 1997-2000/2002-2005 2007 Rusty Greer OF 1994-2002 2009 Toby Harrah INF/Coach 1969-1978, 1985-1986/1989-1992 2009 Ruben Sierra OF 1986-1992, 2000-2001, 2003 2010 Tom Grieve OF/Executive/Broadcaster 1970, 1972-1977/1984-1994/1995- 2011 Kenny Rogers P 1989-1995, 2000-2001, 2004-2005 2012 Eric Nadel Broadcaster 1979- 2013 Ivan Rodriguez C 1991-2002, 2009 2014 Tom Schieffer Executive 1989-1999 2015 Juan Gonzalez OF 1989-1999, 2002-2003 2015 Jeff Russell P 1985-1992, 1995-1996 2016 Michael Young P 2000-2012