Saturday Afternoon Trivia

by Jeff Sackmann on Jan 17, 2009 1:31 PM CST

Last week it was Friday Night Trivia, but last night, I forgot.

Let's start by talking about Brett Lawrie. Catcher, Brewer, Canadian. I can't imagine a more pleasing combination. (Actually, I can--throw a catcher's glove on Danielle Lawrie and give that girl a contract!) He's a perfect fit for an organization led by Canadians Doug Melvin and Gord Ash.

More specifically, he's from British Columbia. By my count, 27 players born in BC have appeared in the big leagues. Some pretty big stars (Larry Walker, for one), and the typical handful of no-names.

Let's try multiple levels of trivia excitement:

Beginner: Eight BCers played in the major leagues last year. Name three.
Medium: What British Columbia native will be competing for a job at Brewers big league spring training? (No peeking at the sidebar!)
Advanced (okay, super-advanced): Who was the last BC-born player to catch a game in the big leagues?

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I downloaded the Baseball Canada Olympics media guide not too long ago...

And honestly I’m doing this from memory.
Beginner: Jason Bay, Rich Harden, Justin Morneau
Medium: R.J. Swindle
There’s a lot of good stuff on Baseball Canada’s website

by John Brew on Jan 17, 2009 2:52 PM CST reply actions

well done

best part—there are still four more ’08 BCers for people to guess, are two (maybe three) are recognizable names.

Also, cheese.

by Jeff Sackmann on Jan 17, 2009 2:59 PM CST up reply actions

Cy Young Award Top 6 finisher Ryan Dempster is one

Obscure baseball records and more at my blog, Recondite Baseball.

by TheJay on Jan 17, 2009 3:07 PM CST up reply actions

The man of fibreglass would be another:

Rich Harden.

by Braun Holio on Jan 17, 2009 3:34 PM CST reply actions

Did the advanced answer once play in the Brewers system?

And is someone a former senator would be interested in?

by jeffro53081 on Jan 17, 2009 3:36 PM CST reply actions

ding ding ding

nicely done. I didn’t even remember that he played in the Brewers system.

Also, cheese.

by Jeff Sackmann on Jan 17, 2009 4:17 PM CST up reply actions

Alright

Our answers:

Easy: Bay, Harden, Morneau, Dempster, Swindle (all given above), Jeff Francis, Adam Loewen, and Scott Richmond (Blue Jays pitcher).

Medium: Swindle. (Scott Thorman, fwiw, is from Ontario.)

Advanced: Cody McKay, who played for the Cardinals in 04, the Indianapolis Indians (then the Brewers AAA team) in 03, and was named in the Mitchell Report.

Also, cheese.

by Jeff Sackmann on Jan 17, 2009 6:56 PM CST reply actions

Cody McKay

hung a perfect inning on us, I believe.

by Braunstalker on Jan 18, 2009 3:15 AM CST up reply actions

I think it was the third or fourth game of the year, too

Obscure baseball records and more at my blog, Recondite Baseball.

by TheJay on Jan 18, 2009 8:51 AM CST up reply actions

Here is one of those new year conglomeration articles about baseball and Canada. The Brewers manage to get mentioned a few times of course. I didn’t know Gord Ash was part owner of the Admirals. Supposedly there are nine Canadians in the Brewers system right now as well.

by ol Pete on Jan 17, 2009 9:54 PM CST reply actions

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