Longer ago?Danny MacFayden's 1927 campaign is what in relation to the Devers 2023 campaign?
Equally far apart in time from 1975? (I kid, I don't know the answer).Danny MacFayden's 1927 campaign is what in relation to the Devers 2023 campaign?
You are warm. . .Total bWAR is close, though Devers has him by 0.7, if I gathered that right. So not that, huh?
Also, great thread idea!
How about: "If you guess the riddle, you can post yours next" - and if the winner does not have one, it's first come, first serve?Equally far apart in time from 1975? (I kid, I don't know the answer).
How about this one:
What do Tim Wakefield, Carl Everett, Mike Lowell and Fred Lynn have in common?
Last names = town in Mass. Or none of them believe in dinosaurs.Equally far apart in time from 1975? (I kid, I don't know the answer).
How about this one:
What do Tim Wakefield, Carl Everett, Mike Lowell and Fred Lynn have in common?
Good idea. Sorry to jump the queue...How about: "If you guess the riddle, you can post yours next" - and if the winner does not have one, it's first come, first serve?
(Mostly so we don't get a cluster of unanswered riddles.)
... well, that's one down.Last names = town in Mass. Or none of them believe in dinosaurs.
There wasn't really a jump - we're making this up as we go.Good idea. Sorry to jump the queue...
They are all cities near Daryl Boston.Equally far apart in time from 1975? (I kid, I don't know the answer).
How about this one:
What do Tim Wakefield, Carl Everett, Mike Lowell and Fred Lynn have in common?
They both were third in OPS on the Red Sox?Danny MacFayden's 1927 campaign is what in relation to the Devers 2023 campaign?
MacFayden won a silver slugger in 1927?
The key is bWAR. . .and the significance of each season to each other. . .They both were third in OPS on the Red Sox?
That's so close I'll give it to you. The answer is that Devers' 2023 season was the lowest full season bWAR to lead the team since Danny MacFayden's 1927 campaign. (Displacing Roy Johnson in 1932.)Only players to lead the team (in a non Covid year) with 3.5 bWAR or less?
The single-season leader was Jim Rice, with 15 in 1977 and 1978Of the top 25 seasons for most triples in a year by a Red Sox player, 23 happened from 1901 to 1935. What's unique about the other two?
yepThe single-season leader was Jim Rice, with 15 in 1977 and 1978
Rice hitting 15 triples in back to back seasons is just so odd, particularly so when you realize that no one on the team has matched that number in any season for the past 45 yearsNice! I got nothin'. Let's throw it back to @BuellMiller
It's a good stat! My gut reaction had something to do with Mike Lowell, but maybe because I associate Lowell with 3B (in spite of my handle). The first player I grew up watching on the single-season list wa Nomar (!) in 2003 (!!). I have lots of Nomar memories, but I don't remember him being a triples hitter.Rice hitting 15 triples in back to back seasons is just so odd, particularly so when you realize that no one on the team has matched that number in any season for the past 45 years
Final tidbit on Rice: Over those two seasons, he had 15 triples each home and away -- 8H/7A in 77; 7H/8A in 78It's a good stat! My gut reaction had something to do with Mike Lowell, but maybe because I associate Lowell with 3B (in spite of my handle). The first player I grew up watching on the single-season list wa Nomar (!) in 2003 (!!). I have lots of Nomar memories, but I don't remember him being a triples hitter.
Never mind. I can't add good.What will the 2024 Red Sox have in common with the 2018, 2010, 1971, and the 1957 squads? (Slightly different criteria would also add in the 1973, 1964, and 1963 teams as well)
And as a RHH who was not a speedster, he'd have to hit the ball in juuust the right places to leg out triples at Fenway. My recollection is that he hit long balls off the deepest part of the Monster and they'd ricochet toward RF.Final tidbit on Rice: Over those two seasons, he had 15 triples each home and away -- 8H/7A in 77; 7H/8A in 78
He wasn’t a true pull hitter but most center fielders shaded him that way, exposing the triangle to him. He hit a lot of balls there.Hall of Fame Red Sox pitcher Young
And as a RHH who was not a speedster, he'd have to hit the ball in juuust the right places to leg out triples at Fenway. My recollection is that he hit long balls off the deepest part of the Monster and they'd ricochet toward RF.
And he had decent speed early in his career.He wasn’t a true pull hitter but most center fielders shaded him that way, exposing the triangle to him. He hit a lot of balls there.
Valentin and Biggio? (Do they share a middle name?)Two college roommates drafted in the same year, made rookie of the year teams in their first year as pros, and share a name. One was a Red Sox. Who?
This is a good one.Two college roommates drafted in the same year, made rookie of the year teams in their first year as pros, and share a name. One was a Red Sox. Who?
No, one of them was rookie of the year and one was not the rookie of the year but was on the rookie team.This is a good one.
Question - does "rookie of the year teams" mean they won the award "rookie of the year"?
It’s not a middle nameValentin and Biggio? (Do they share a middle name?)
A classic. I go with: "If I were to ask your brother if *you* are LAB, will he say "Yes?"Suppose Luis Alejandro Basabe always tells the truth and Luis Alexander always lies. What one yes-no question could you ask either one of the brothers to figure out which one he is?
I was very confused by what the rookie team was until I realized the non-Red Sox player is not a baseball player.No, one of them was rookie of the year and one was not the rookie of the year but was on the rookie team.
Edit - The person who gave me this originally said they were both rookie of the year, but I had to fact check before I went to SOSH
And you’re up!I was very confused by what the rookie team was until I realized the non-Red Sox player is not a baseball player.
Fred Lynn and Lynn Swann.
Just a bump that this one still lingers.What will the 2024 Red Sox have in common with the 2018, 2010, 1971, and the 1957 squads? (Slightly different criteria would also add in the 1973, 1964, and 1963 teams as well)
Breslow could trade everyone on the roster between now and Opening Day, so it can't have anything to do with the players on the teams. Maybe something schedule-related? Next year's team opens on a long road trip, but there's nothing special I could figure out about 2018 or 2010.Just a bump that this one still lingers.
2024 is a forward looking question - so that's interesting. Something about the club compositions? Or that they followed something that's common to the 2023/2017/2009/1970/1956 teams?
Excellent question! I'm going to try to win a bet with it next time in a bar. Thank you.It’s not a middle name
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If anyone wants a clue.
The Rookie of the Year was also the MVP that year but only the other made the Hall of Fame.
Actual spoiler if anyone just curious.
The fourth name down is the non Red Sox half...
Ha nice just paying it forward - wasn’t mine to begin with! Oh, and you will definitely win that bar bet based upon my personal experience. Unless you run into Tommy in an NYC bar…which is possible for SOSH now that I think about it. He wouldn’t take your money though, he’s like that.Excellent question! I'm going to try to win a bet with it next time in a bar. Thank you.
You’re on the right track. A hint is that I got the inspiration from the bref main Red Sox franchise page that I had up to solve your Macfayden-Devers one.Just a bump that this one still lingers.
2024 is a forward looking question - so that's interesting. Something about the club compositions? Or that they followed something that's common to the 2023/2017/2009/1970/1956 teams?
The 2024 team will be following 2 previous years of the same winning %.What will the 2024 Red Sox have in common with the 2018, 2010, 1971, and the 1957 squads? (Slightly different criteria would also add in the 1973, 1964, and 1963 teams as well)
I only know that it's amazing that John Farrell is one of them.Can you name the 6 Boston Red Sox managers to win the World Series? (without looking)
Jim Rice and Carlton Fisk. Both led the ALOf the top 25 seasons for most triples in a year by a Red Sox player, 23 happened from 1901 to 1935. What's distinctive about the other two seasons?
Both led the American LeagueJim Rice and Carlton Fisk. Neither had a triple the following season
I was able to list 6 - which surprised me that I got the old timers. But according to B-ref, there are 7 WS winning managers.Can you name the 6 Boston Red Sox managers to win the World Series? (without looking)
You sure they were all Red Sox?I was able to list 6 - which surprised me that I got the old timers. But according to B-ref, there are 7 WS winning managers.