Big Blue Huddle

Hi Bill,
Believe it or not - the answer came to me right away., The pitcher was Satchell - the batter someone named Bill.

As usual, Brian gets it right. Between you and Steve in the 'Cuse and Big Red in Batavia (not sure of that hometown) upstate and western NY rule baseball trivia.
Plus, I get a few morsels right and I'm Ithaca Dale. What happened to weeze?

Friday evening easy trivia question:
Name the two pitchers who won and saved at least 150 games each

In its "The End of the Century" series, ESPN rated Mayo Smith's decision to move Stanley to shortstop for the 1968 World Series as one of the 10 greatest coaching decisions of the century. - from Wikipedia.
My allusion was for Ray Oyler, the Tigers shortstop all year,who was benched for Stanley to move from CF to SS in the Series. The soon to be born Seattle Pilots who lasted one season only to perish from lack of Northwest support picked Oyler with the third pick in the expansion draft.

That was one great World Series.
I won't give the answer but there would soon be a Seattle Pilot connection.

The answer to the City trivia question is Los Angeles. In 1962, it was Don Drysdale of the Dodgers, 1964 was Dean Chance of the Angels, and 1963, '65, and '66, it was the Dodger's Sandy Koufax.

Is the Porsche's middle name Dennis?

New question-
For 5 consecutive seasons, the Cy Young award was won by a pitcher from one city. What was the city, and who were the pitchers?

Steve, as usual, you nailed the three drafted in 2002 in the first round that I was looking for - Blanton, Swisher, Teahen. Interesting that Beane traded all three away.
I need to look up Guthrie to see the year he was drafted and the round.
Chris nailed your Mariners question- Don Michcher.
Now, we have two pending- the player with glaucoma and the Yankee-Dodgers player. You are amazing in that you knew all the years, but not the player. Think small, amigo.

Timely Trivia Question
Moneyball and Brad Pitt scheduled for release September 23 I believe. The book is about Billy Beane introducing sabermetrics to baseball with the Oakland A's and overruling his traditional scouts in conducting the 2002 draft.
The question- Of the seven first round selections the A's had in 2002- only three have had decent major league careers and are still on a roster. Name these three sabermetric selected survivors.

I guessed Tommy Davis, since he was the only Pilot I could remember. Looked it up and laughed about the clue that went right over my head! Good one to say the least.
Regarding the player with glaucoma, don't have a clue. And me, I have glaucoma in both eyes so I am interested in the answer.
My turn for a question hombre:
The Brooklyn Dodgers and New York Yankees competed in 44 World Series games. Name the only player who played in every one of them.

Now I am worried. I can cut and paste the emails just fine and they look just fine after I post them. What the hell happens? Must be that  Weeze screwing with me.

Steve,
That was super. Not sure I got it, but I checked the man out - 21 seasons in the bigs- 215 HR's- never 20 in a season.
Ron Fairly
So I'll just say fairly-well

Congrats Bill on naming the greybeards.
Retro, I'm taking a  sweet wild ass guess (SWAG) at your most recent question. Ty Cobb played for like 25 years and I don't think he ever hit more than 15 a year. Based on longevity Ty is my guess.

Steve,
You were correct when you said Kennedy needed a change of scenery and that the Yankees were ruining him.
If memory is correct - you said Ian would prove out to be better than the other acclaimed Yank youngsters of the time- Hughes and Joba.
So far, spot on.

OK- since no one else has tried, I'll admit looking it up, and I never would have gotten it otherwise- Oddibe McDowell .
I heard this one on today's game- there are currently six pitchers over the age of 40. Name them, And that doesn't include Jamie Moyer who is recovering from Tommy John and is going to try to pitch next year at the age of 48.
I can only come up with two- Mariano and Wakefield.