This Week's Trivia Answer

On Tuesday I asked, When was the first and only time the Yankees had spring training on the West Coast?



A.)1949
B.)1951
C.)1956
D.)1976



And everyone who voted got the answer right. It was 1951. I guess my hint made it really easy, but it's good to know that nobody thinks Mickey Mantle's rookie season was 1976.



In 1951 the Yankees held spring training in Phoenix, AZ for the first time because co-owner Del Webb was from Phoenix and wanted the team to hold spring training in his hometown. He was able to do this by agreeing with New York Giants owner to switch locations for the 51 preseason.

The Yankees competed in the Cactus League that year, and manager Casey Stengel brought in a lot of minor leaguers into camp becasue the team had been aging. A young shortstop by the name of Mickey Mantle, who was not expected to make the team, caught the eye of Stengel. The 19-year-0ld displayed power from both sides of the plate (which was not common then) and incredible speed. Mantle made 55 errors in the minors the season before, and had trouble with balls right at him. So Stengel moved him to the outfield, and eventually, he would become Joe DiMaggio's successor.

Nonetheless, the only time the Yankees opened spring out west was pretty eventful. For more on the Spring of '51 and the start of Mantle's career, I got my information from: http://www.ultimateyankees.com/springtraining.htm

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Twenty Hours Away (And Trivia Question)

It may be snowing right now at my school in Connecticut (Quinnipiac) but in 20 hours and 22 minutes pitchers and catchers will be reporting for the 2010 New York Yankees. We'll have more on spring training tomorrow, including updates on the players who are already there and what spring training means to baseball fans everywhere.

And since we are on the eve on spring training...let's have a spring training related trivia question.

The Yankees current home to their spring training facility is Tampa Bay, FL. When was the first and only time the Yankees held spring training on the West Coast?

A.) 1949
B.) 1951
C.) 1956
D.) 1976

HINT: It was Mickey Mantle's rookie season.

We'll have more tomorrow. It's time to get excited because in 20 hours, it's officially baseball season.

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Yankees Trivia Question

We're almost there! Just 8 more days until pitchers and catchers report!!!! Plus, there's been relevant Yankees news. Chad Jennings has a list of the Yankees non-roster invitees to spring training. Despite the snowstorm that's about to hit southeastern Connecticut, I can start to feel baseball season.


Now, for our weekly trivia question. Last week I asked who was the Yankees all-time strikeouts leader, and the answer was Whitey Ford.

Now, the question I'm about to ask doesn't have anything to do with Yankee players. Since we named our blog after a Yankee announcer, we should probably incorporate the announcers in a trivia question, and I'll make it a tough one (unless you know your baseball announcers).

In 1956, Don Larsen pitched the only perfect game in World Series history in a 2-0 Yankees win over the Brooklyn Dodgers. Who was the play-by-play announcer(s) during the game?


A.) Mel Allen
B.) Vin Scully
C.) Ernie Harwell
D.) Both A. and B.
E.) Both A. and C.

Vote on the poll to the right. Voting ends midnight Thursday unless there are no votes by tomorrow evening, then I extend it into Friday at noon.

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Trivia Answer

This week I asked who was the Yankees all-time strikeouts leader?

All four choices were in the top four, but Whitey Ford is the person with the most strikeouts in Yankees history.

The Chairman of the Board struck out 1,956 batters in 16 seasons with the Yankees along with 236 wins in a Hall of Fame career.

Ron Guidry is second all-time with 1,778 strikeouts, but Andy Pettitte will most likely pass him this season as he is only 56 strikeouts behind Guidry with 1,722 as a Yankee.

If you're wondering where Roger Clemens is, these are the strikeouts during their time with the Yankees, and most of the Rocket's 4,672 strikeouts came with other teams.

The wait for Spring Training is almost over, and pitchers and catchers report in 12 days! There should be more news during then. Until that time we are doing our best to keep you entertained and we'll be sure to let you know if Johnny Damon finds a job soon.

Enjoy your Super Bowl Weekend...Who Dat!

See Ya!

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Weekly Yankees Trivia

We are 16 days away from the date pitchers and catchers are set to report for the Yankees. The Hot Stove is cold, Johnny Damon doesn't have a job, and the Super Bowl is Sunday. In the meantime we will keep the Yankees on your mind by asking some trivia questions.

Last week we asked who is the only Yankee to hit two grand slams in one game? The answer was Tony Lazerri. This week I'll move away from the home runs and see how well you know your Yankee pitchers.

Who is the Yankees all-time leading strikeouts leader?

A.) Whitey Ford
B.) Red Ruffing
C.) Andy Pettitte
D.) Ron Guidry

Remember vote on the poll to the side. Voting closes Thursday at midnight so make sure you get in your vote!

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Yankees Trivia Answer

On Tuesday I asked the question: Who is the only Yankee to hit two grand slams in a game?

The correct answer is......Tony Lazzeri.

The Hall of Fame second baseman hit 2 grand slams on May 24, 1936 against the Philadelphia A's. He also had 11 RBIs that game, the most RBIs in a single game by any Yankee too.

Lou Gehrig holds the MLB record for most career grand slams (23), but he never hit more than one in a game.

Don Mattingly hit all 6 career grand slams in 1987, the single-season record, but never two in one game.

We got 6 votes this time, 3 for Lazerri. So this segment is improving and I think we will continue it next week. Maybe we can double our total votes again to 12.

Quick note, I won't be near my computer until Saturday night, and Jim's computer is broken and I'm not sure if it's fixed yet. So if there is any major news in the next 24-30 hours we may not have it up on the blog.

Oh, and here is a quick link on the work I've been doing for the Quinnipiac Chronicle:

http://www.quchronicle.com/2010/01/bobcats-continue-winning-ways-defeat-wagner/

See Ya!

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Yankee Trivia Part II

Okay, let's try this again. I checked google analytics and people are visiting the blog. So I know there should be more than 3 votes for the trivia. I came up with the idea because if you saw the previous post from Jim, ABSOLUTELY NOTHING is going on in the Hot Stove. Ben Sheets signed a 1-year deal with the A's, but that is about it.



So to pass the time until pitchers and catchers (23 days!) we will see if the Yankees fans are the most knowledgeable fans in the world. If this feature gets positive feedback, meaning the readers vote, we will try and keep it going throughout spring training and possibly the season.



So last time I asked who hit the most home runs in a regular season game. And the answer was Lou Gehrig. That was pretty easy in my opinion. Here's a little bit tougher one:



Who is the only Yankee to hit two grand slams in one game?



A.)Bill Dickey

B.)Lou Gehrig

C.)Don Mattingly

D.)Tony Lazerri



Submit your answers on the poll or discuss in the comments section. Polls close midnight Thursday.

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Yankees Trivia Question (Update With Answer)

So I got an idea today, being that it is a slow part of the year I decided to make some things interesting on the blog. We're going to post a Yankees trivia question at least once a week to at least the start of spring training to keep everyone in the baseball spirit. I also kind of got the idea from what happened on the Jay Leno Show last week when Denzel Washington stumped CC Sabathia in Yankees trivia.

I will post the questions and give 24 hours for the polls to close. I may extend it longer if we don't receive many votes, so if you read this VOTE! You can vote on the top right hand corner of the page. Even if you don't know it, vote, it will be fun. You can feel free to comment as well on who you think it is.

So today's question:

What Yankee has hit the most home runs in a single-regular season game?

A.) Babe Ruth
B.) Mickey Mantle
C.) Lou Gehrig
D.) Reggie Jackson

UPDATE 1/22: So, it looks like my idea didn't work out the way I wanted, only getting 3 votes. However, those 3 votes are the correct answer. Lou Gehrig hit 4 home runs on June 3, 1932 against the Philadelphia A's.

We;ll try this again next week, hopefully we have some more success.

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