A little bit about his career: he didn't play continuously over the five decades. His (post-Negro-League) career ran from the late 1940s to the mid 1960s. As more of a publicity stunt than anything else, the owner of the team he played the most for signed him on for a few games in the 1970s and again in 1980.
He was passed up for the Hall of Fame, although he led the American League in stolen bases and triples three times, won three Gold Glove awards, and was a seven-time All-Star. He had a .298 career batting average.
In the vein of familiarity George, does the average American know this guy's name or is mostly a random baseball statistic? I like baseball and baseball statistics but random is imo in a whole other league.
It was Minnie Minoso. Got beaned a lot, ran into the outfield wall a lot, but still managed a great career.
He essentially retired in 1964, but when Bill Veeck bought the White Sox in 1976, he brought Minoso back for three games (eight at-bats) and then again in 1980 (two games, two at-bats), making him the only player to play in the 40, 50s, 60, 70s, and 80s.
New trivia (I expect someone to get this quickly):
What is the longest word in the English language, excluding protein names? (Names of antibodies, because each amino acid is included in the name, can easily run over 100,000 letters.)
That's definitely not a good disease to get, but totally preventable as long as volcanologists gave you enough warning like it, put on a mask.
Here's one.
There isn't a club with members in it that I know of, wait there is actually. That would be "The Day the Music Died". Alright so excluding or including these famous music artists name 8 musicians who have died in airplane crashes. Add three to the list if you include names of the members from the classic Don Mclean's song?
Other than Ritchie Valens, the Big Bopper, and Buddy Holly, I can only think of one other (unless you count Sam Kinison, who was a good singer but not renowned for it).
And I can't name anyone in Lynyrd Skynyrd, but a bunch of them. That should count.
Okay I've got to give to you. Ronnie Van Zant and Steve Gaines were Lynyrd Skynyrd members. Another one on the list of 15 I have was Jim Croce. And I suppose I would accept helicopters to answer your question George. I don't know of any off the top of my head so, who did you have George? Raf's up.
I think George was thinking of Stevie Ray Vaughn of Double Trouble. He died in a HELICOPTER crash, not a plane crash. (It's who I thought of, at least.)
Other than Ritchie Valens, the Big Bopper, and Buddy Holly, I can only think of one other (unless you count Sam Kinison, who was a good singer but not renowned for it).
George
Sam Kinison died in a CAR crash. I'd heard it was a T-Bone crash, but apparently it was a head-on collision with a pickup truck driven by a 17-year old who had been drinking and had crossed the center line while trying to pass someone. (So, he drove head-on into oncoming highway traffic and rammed Sam's car.)
BTW, some people might find Sam's last words interesting. He was dying on the scene. He was heard to be having an argument with nobody. ""I don't want to die. I don't want to die." (Pause) ""But why?" (Pause) "Okay, okay, okay."
Opinions on this can vary between "the eyewitness made it up or was imagining it" through "Sam was messing with someone in his final moments" and "Sam was hallucinating in his last moments like in 'rapture of the deep' " and "Sam was communicating with someone who was there but not seen". Arguments can be made for all of them, take your pick.
I think George was thinking of Stevie Ray Vaughn of Double Trouble. He died in a HELICOPTER crash, not a plane crash. (It's who I thought of, at least.)
That's right. I remember that now. Stevie Ray Vaughn died in a helicopter crash.
Name the five original "Funny Face" drinks. (Kool-Aid competitor, if that helps.)
Two of their names were considered too stereotypical and were changed. You can give either the original names or the later versions. (Note: there were eventually a LOT of Funny Face drinks. I'm only looking for the originals.)
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No. (Misread it.) George
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It was his batting stance.
A little bit about his career: he didn't play continuously over the five decades. His (post-Negro-League) career ran from the late 1940s to the mid 1960s. As more of a publicity stunt than anything else, the owner of the team he played the most for signed him on for a few games in the 1970s and again in 1980.
He was passed up for the Hall of Fame, although he led the American League in stolen bases and triples three times, won three Gold Glove awards, and was a seven-time All-Star. He had a .298 career batting average.
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Jackie Robinson?????
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Robinson is in the Hall of Fame.
This player is known mostly for his career with the White Sox.
(The fact that he got beaned a lot was mentioned in the book "The Last Catholic in America." Robert Klein also had a bit about him.)
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In the vein of familiarity George, does the average American know this guy's name or is mostly a random baseball statistic? I like baseball and baseball statistics but random is imo in a whole other league.
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He doesn't have the familiarity of a Babe Ruth or a Nolan Ryan, more like a Tim McCarver. He would probably be unknown to anyone under 50.
His name is similar to the title of a song from The Blues Brothers.
No one gets it today, I'll post another.
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Okay.
It was Minnie Minoso. Got beaned a lot, ran into the outfield wall a lot, but still managed a great career.
He essentially retired in 1964, but when Bill Veeck bought the White Sox in 1976, he brought Minoso back for three games (eight at-bats) and then again in 1980 (two games, two at-bats), making him the only player to play in the 40, 50s, 60, 70s, and 80s.
New trivia (I expect someone to get this quickly):
What is the longest word in the English language, excluding protein names? (Names of antibodies, because each amino acid is included in the name, can easily run over 100,000 letters.)
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If I recollect it has something like 40 some ought letters doesn't it, but for right now I've only got a 29 letter word?
floccinaucinihilipilification or another word with 34 letters supercalifragilisticexpialidocious
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It's longer than super...
It is the name of a disease.
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Maybe not.
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pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis
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George (learned this one when I was a kid)
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That's definitely not a good disease to get, but totally preventable as long as volcanologists gave you enough warning like it, put on a mask.
Here's one.
There isn't a club with members in it that I know of, wait there is actually. That would be "The Day the Music Died". Alright so excluding or including these famous music artists name 8 musicians who have died in airplane crashes. Add three to the list if you include names of the members from the classic Don Mclean's song?
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So you want 8 people OTHER than the Father, Son and Holy Ghost?
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I thought it was Yoda, Ben, and Vader's ghost...
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Other than Ritchie Valens, the Big Bopper, and Buddy Holly, I can only think of one other (unless you count Sam Kinison, who was a good singer but not renowned for it).
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Do helicopter crashes count? If so, I can name another one.
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Glenn Miller
Patsy Cline
Otis Redding
Aaliyah
John Denver
Stevie Ray Vaughn
Ricky Nelson...
And I can't name anyone in Lynyrd Skynyrd, but a bunch of them. That should count.
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Okay I've got to give to you. Ronnie Van Zant and Steve Gaines were Lynyrd Skynyrd members. Another one on the list of 15 I have was Jim Croce. And I suppose I would accept helicopters to answer your question George. I don't know of any off the top of my head so, who did you have George? Raf's up.
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They weren't victims of the plane crash. Afterwards, they caught the last coastal train.
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I think George was thinking of Stevie Ray Vaughn of Double Trouble. He died in a HELICOPTER crash, not a plane crash. (It's who I thought of, at least.)
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Sam Kinison died in a CAR crash. I'd heard it was a T-Bone crash, but apparently it was a head-on collision with a pickup truck driven by a 17-year old who had been drinking and had crossed the center line while trying to pass someone. (So, he drove head-on into oncoming highway traffic and rammed Sam's car.)
BTW, some people might find Sam's last words interesting. He was dying on the scene. He was heard to be having an argument with nobody. ""I don't want to die. I don't want to die." (Pause) ""But why?" (Pause) "Okay, okay, okay."
Opinions on this can vary between "the eyewitness made it up or was imagining it" through "Sam was messing with someone in his final moments" and "Sam was hallucinating in his last moments like in 'rapture of the deep' " and "Sam was communicating with someone who was there but not seen". Arguments can be made for all of them, take your pick.
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That's right. I remember that now. Stevie Ray Vaughn died in a helicopter crash.
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Raf, I think you're up here.
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Jumping in.
Name the five original "Funny Face" drinks. (Kool-Aid competitor, if that helps.)
Two of their names were considered too stereotypical and were changed. You can give either the original names or the later versions. (Note: there were eventually a LOT of Funny Face drinks. I'm only looking for the originals.)
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thank you George
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