OT: Sports trivia part 2.

[dtodd4475]

Rocco Mediate

OFC

Rocco is the guy!! You are up Hart

 

[hart2chesson]

SWITCHING to baseball, former all star and announcer Ralph Kiner once said "Two-thirds of the earth is covered by water, the other third by.........."

Who was this outfield defensive ace of the 70s and 80s??

OFC

 

[dtodd4475]

Paul Blair ???

 

[dtodd4475]

I would have a couple other guesses as well, Blair first to pop into my head, but a couple others seem more fitting.

 

[hart2chesson]

I would have a couple other guesses as well, Blair first to pop into my head.

Blair was an AWESOME defensive OF, but not him....OFC

 

[dtodd4475]

How about Omar Moreno

 

[hart2chesson]

How about Omar Moreno

Not Moreno, but boy could he cover the ground. You are in the right league now, NL.

OFC

 

[dtodd4475]

Bake McBride ?????

 

[hart2chesson]

Bake McBride ?????

Another good one dtodd, but not Bake. OFC

 

[dtodd4475]

One of the Cesar's Cesar Geronimo or Cesar Cedano ?????

 

[hart2chesson]

One of the Cesar's Cesar Geronimo or Cesar Cedano ?????

NOT EITHER.....OFC

 

[hart2chesson]

dtodd as smart as you are, you're going to be angry if you miss this one....OFC

 

[dtodd4475]

Man, there are some good speedy centerfieders from that era. Kiner was the Mets voice, but I can't think of a Met that sticks out as that type.

Maybe Gary Maddux from Philly ???

 

[hart2chesson]

Man, there are some good speedy centerfieders from that era. Liner was the Mets voice, but. I can't think of a Met that sticks out as that type.

Maybe Gary Maddux from Philly ???

GOOD GOING DT! Maddux indeed who played for the Giants and Phillies! You are up sir! OFC

 

[dtodd4475]

He did have those long strides when he "galloped" across center on that astroturf in Veterens Stadium.

 

[dtodd4475]

I will mix baseball and ACC hoops. What starter from an ACC National Champion basketball team went on to pitch in the World Series during his professional career?

 

[hart2chesson]

Tim Stoddard from NC State...

OFC

 

[dtodd4475]

Tim Stoddard from NC State...

OFC

Yes sir, you are up.

Funny tidbit. The only other person to play in a Final Four and the World Series is Kenny Lofton. Both from my small hometown of East Chicago, Indiana.

 

[hart2chesson]

Yes sir, you are up.

Funny tidbit. The only other person to play in a Final Four and the World Series is Kenny Lofton. Both from my small hometown of East Chicago, Indiana.

Now that is IRONY! OFC

 

[hart2chesson]

The '69 miracle Mets had great pitching
with Tom "Terrific" Seaver, who had 25 wins against only 7 losses, and a 2.21 ERA. They had a lefty second starter Jerry Koosman who won 17 games w/a 2.28 ERA. In addition they had a very young pitcher in the bullpen who was a spot stater.This youngster would eventually become the MLB STRIKEOUT KING. NAME HIM? OFC

 

[dtodd4475]

Nolan Ryan

 

[hart2chesson]

Nolan Ryan

You got it dtodd....You are up...OFC

 

[dukedevilz]

Yes sir, you are up.

Funny tidbit. The only other person to play in a Final Four and the World Series is Kenny Lofton. Both from my small hometown of East Chicago, Indiana.

I actually asked this same question a couple years ago.

Name the only two players that have played in both the World Series and the Final Four?

Yep, could have gone with Stoddard by himself - winning an NCAA title with NC State in basketball and a WS ring with the Baltimore Orioles. I thought it was mostly cool how Lofton and Stoddard wen to the same high school, albeit quite a few years apart.

 

[dtodd4475]

Yep, Kenny is a couple of years older then me, and my father coached against Stoddard. Both EC Washington "Harbor" kids.

 

[dtodd4475]

College hoops question. Jerry West is the only NBA Finals MVP to play on a losing team, but numerous Final Four MOP's have came from losing teams.

Who is the last Final Four MOP to not play for the Champions that year?

 

[dukedevilz]

I want to say Jerry Chambers from Utah.

 

[dtodd4475]

Not Chambers

 

[dukedevilz]

Got to take myself out on this one. I checked my answer looking at the year-to-year results (immediately following my post & before dtodd posted), starting with the most recent years, and there was one more player more recent. Chambers did win MOP in 1966. I thought for sure he was the answer. Probably could have gotten this had I thought about it a little more. Oh well.

 

[hart2chesson]

Just a stab....Grant Hill, Duke, '94

OFC

 

[dtodd4475]

Not Hill.

 

[dtodd4475]

He is a well known name though.

 

[hart2chesson]

Patrick Ewing

OFC

 

[dtodd4475]

Not Ewing, but close.

 

[hart2chesson]

Alonzo Mourning

OFC

 

[dtodd4475]

Not Mourning, Ewing was closer.

 

[hart2chesson]

Eric "Sleepy" Floyd

OFC

 

[dtodd4475]

Not a Georgetown guy, but played against Ewing as one of his main rivals.

 

[Dad2ze]

Hakeem?

 

[hart2chesson]

Chris Mullen

OFC

 

[dtodd4475]

Hakeem?

Hakeem " the dream" is correct. Sorry for the delay. Dad2ze you are up.