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Post by Demreb on Aug 20, 2004 16:32:12 GMT -5
In digging through the briefcase (see The Ninth Man on the "Other Baseball" thread) I found some other goodies. Here's a Trivia Question for you.
What do Andre Thornton, Mike Vail and Bret Barberie all have in common?
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Post by Nick's Picts (archived) on Aug 23, 2004 10:38:59 GMT -5
Their last names are all places in Colorado?  |
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Post by Demreb on Aug 23, 2004 17:56:49 GMT -5
Not exactly, although I understand the Barberie Coast is beautiful this time of year.
Here's a hint. We're in the CFCL. Think continuing problem until recently.
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Post by Nick's Picts (archived) on Aug 24, 2004 4:25:27 GMT -5
We're in the CFCL. Think continuing problem until recently. What? The Picts were actually making an impact in the standings?  [I've got nothing here] |
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Post by Demreb on Aug 25, 2004 5:29:24 GMT -5
Nick (and anyone else following this thread) -
Don't get too hot if you couldn't corner the answer. It may take you three or four attempts before you come up with it.
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Post by Copperfields on Aug 25, 2004 18:08:46 GMT -5
Based on the hints, I'd imagine that the answer is that each of the three played different positions for the Cubs (Thornton=1B, Vail=OF, Barberie=2B) but ended up playing a couple of games at 3B during their tenure on the North Side.
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Post by Demreb on Aug 26, 2004 4:28:19 GMT -5
David's right. Barberie, Vail and Thornton each played 3 or 4 games at thirdbase for the Cubs.
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Post by Demreb on Aug 26, 2004 15:49:34 GMT -5
My bust, actually here are the exact numbers -
Andre Thornton - 3
Mike Vail - 3
Bret Barberie - 2
Did you know that Gary Scott and Chico Walker played the same number of games at 3B - 61?
Here's a couple of other questions for you.
#1 Who played the most games at 3B for the Cubs since Santo retired?
#2 Of Keith Moreland, Vance Law and Steve Buechele, who played the most games at 3B for the Cubs?
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Post by MGrage on Sept 4, 2004 8:33:22 GMT -5
> Did you know that Gary Scott and Chico Walker played >the same number of games at 3B - 61?
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>Here's a couple of other questions for you.
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>#1 Who played the most games at 3B for the Cubs since >Santo retired?
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Chico Walker
>#2 Of Keith Moreland, Vance Law and Steve Buechele, >who played the most games at 3B for the Cubs?
Chico Walker
I just like saying Chico Walker ...... Chico Walker
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Post by Copperfields on Sept 4, 2004 10:14:37 GMT -5
Chico Walker I just like saying Chico Walker ...... Chico Walker Too bad Kelly's not around. Kelly ... lurking out there? |
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Post by Demreb on Sept 5, 2004 9:48:50 GMT -5
Well, before Kelly jumps in to go down memory lane of the "Chico Walker Incident", here are the answers.
#1 Most games at 3B since Santo retired - Ron Cey 518. Although Aramis should pass that up in a couple of years.
#2 Steve Buechele 323
Vance Law 269
Keith Moreland 195
Another interesting note -
Carmen Fanzone (trivia answer for every AFLAC quiz according to Steve Stone) played more games at third (35) than Howard (Ho-Ho, according to Harry) Johnson (34).
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Post by Copperfields on Sept 5, 2004 11:13:24 GMT -5
Carmen Fanzone (trivia answer for every AFLAC quiz according to Steve Stone) played more games at third (35) than Howard (Ho-Ho, according to Harry) Johnson (34). Carmen Fanzone - he's still active as a jazz trumpeter in California. Besides being a fine musician in his own right, he's married to outstanding but underrated singer Sue Raney. A message board I belong to had been discussing one of Sue's albums and Carmen posted a response. I wrote him an e-mail asking if he was the same Fanzone who had played for the Cubs, and he sent a very nice reply saying that he was and thanks for remembering him. My brush with fame. David |
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