Baseball Trivia

gregkitefan said:

Vida Blue.

You had to have looked that up, no?

Vida Blue won the AL MVP in 1971, going 24-8 with a 1.82 ERA, 8 shutouts, and 301 K's. He was also a switch-hitter and batted .118 with a double and 2 RBI that year . The DH rule was adopted in the AL 2 seasons later.

Degen, Mickey Mantle is the only other switch-hitter to have won the AL MVP, doing so 3 times.

HesCalledDyer said:

gregkitefan said:

Vida Blue.

You had to have looked that up, no?

Vida Blue won the AL MVP in 1971, going 24-8 with a 1.82 ERA, 8 shutouts, and 301 K's. He was also a switch-hitter and batted .118 with a double and 2 RBI that year . The DH rule was adopted in the AL 2 seasons later.

Degen, Mickey Mantle is the only other switch-hitter to have won the AL MVP, doing so 3 times.

I actually have been told that question a couple of times before. I didn't get right the first time if that matters.

Sandy Alomar (Sr), Robbie Alomar, Mark Teixeira are all I can think of at the moment.

I know this makes me seem obsessed with him (I'm not) but Carlos Beltran is switch hitter as well.

F Me In The Brain said:

I didn't recall Tex being a switchie .... interesting

Who has the longest name in MLB history? (Last name)

Mickey Morandini doesn't seem like it would be long enough. But every time I see or hear the name, I think of the Phillies long time broadcaster Harry Kalas saying it.

I have Jared Saltilamachia (I have no idea how to spell it) on one of my fantasy teams. That's a long name

Saltalamacchia, and yes I do believe it is the longest last name.

Name all of the Presidents that currently participate in the Washington Nationals Presidents Race.
Hint: There are 6 of them

Yep, you got the Mount Rushmore Four. Two others.

Truman and fdr