The Thursday Thinker: Brewer catchers since 1996

by Kyle Lobner on Oct 15, 2009 12:00 PM CDT in Events Comment 37 comments

Ok, here's a new offseason feature: The Thursday Thinker.

If you've been clicking links in the Mug lately, you've most likely come across a Sporcle quiz. For as long as I can come up with new ideas, I intend to post a new one every Thursday.

The link to the quiz is below, but before I post it, here are some simple groundrules:

Please don't spoil the quiz for others. In the comment section below, feel free to post your score to compare with others. But, until 6 pm tonight, please do not use that space to discuss which answers you did/didn't get. After 6 pm tonight, when everyone's had six hours to play, then it's fair game, discuss it as much as you'd like.
There's no reason to cheat here. All the information used to make these quizzes is relatively easily available online. You could look it up and get a perfect score on the quiz, but what's the point? There are no prizes here, just a fun contest. If you're going to cheat that way, just post a fake score in the comments and save yourself the time.

Now, this week's question:

Since the beginning of the 1996 season (Jason Kendall's rookie year), 27 players have played in at least one game at catcher for the Brewers. How many can you name in eight minutes?

Here's the link to the quiz. Have fun, and don't forget to post your score in the comments!

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I got six.

And I didn’t get the top one. Oh well. I only started paying attention to baseball around 5 years ago, so I wouldn’t have remember a lot of them.

by NoahJ on Oct 15, 2009 12:08 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

A lot of them were pretty forgettable, even if you were watching.

I wrote the quiz, and when I took it to test it, I still missed about ten of them.

That's all I've got for you today, unless you're interested in some Chris Capuano/Tom Haudricourt Fan Fiction.

by Kyle Lobner on Oct 15, 2009 12:10 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Nine.

And I had to dig deep to get to that number. Oof.

by Rubie Q on Oct 15, 2009 12:15 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

13

I missed one fairly obvious one. A lot of names I don’t remember on that list. Thanks for a trip in the “way back” machine!

by abdgrfan on Oct 15, 2009 12:19 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

I missed the second one?!?!

8. I also have an autographed ball from another I missed. My brain just would not function.

by Junked on Oct 15, 2009 2:30 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

13 as well.

by oconnobe on Oct 15, 2009 4:48 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

19

You know me Al.

by TheJay on Oct 15, 2009 12:30 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

I was wondering how long it would take for you to stop by and blow away the competition. :-)

That's all I've got for you today, unless you're interested in some Chris Capuano/Tom Haudricourt Fan Fiction.

by Kyle Lobner on Oct 15, 2009 12:30 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

I got 8

considering I’ve only been following the team since the 07 season I think it’s reasonable

"Cubs fans boo again – 99% of these people can’t see the plate." -Ueck

by dux2bux on Oct 15, 2009 12:31 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

16.

Well 14, but I’m chalking 2 of them up due to lack of spelling ability.

by Mykenk on Oct 15, 2009 12:37 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

I cheated and interneted one for spelling

but 16 as well. I can’t believe the ones I remembered and the ones I didn’t.

by Braunstalker on Oct 15, 2009 12:51 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

13

I’m guessing mykenk and i had the same ones.

I had to internet 2 of them for spelling. I was surprised how many of those names that I didn’t get were familiar.

Cards Announcers On Gamel's First Career HR, "That’s all they need is another home run hitter".

by tcyoung on Oct 15, 2009 1:21 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Trouble spelling GRIT?

Typing that in should get you half the names on this list.

by Infield Fly Rule on Oct 15, 2009 1:32 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

I was thinking another word. Rhymes with grit though.

by Mykenk on Oct 15, 2009 1:35 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

17

But I’m mad at myself with the guy who caught 76 games. I could picture him, remember the other teams he’s been with, and think of his first name, but no dice.

by Infield Fly Rule on Oct 15, 2009 12:49 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

17

But I swore Julio Mosquera caught a game. Guess not.

by richardhkirkando on Oct 15, 2009 12:55 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

B-Ref has him listed as playing one game, but doesn't have any fielding record for him.

Box score has him pinch hitting in the ninth, but not staying in to catch.

That's all I've got for you today, unless you're interested in some Chris Capuano/Tom Haudricourt Fan Fiction.

by Kyle Lobner on Oct 15, 2009 12:57 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

He was on the roster for some reason for about a week during interleague play, I think

I always gave Yost a little credit for letting him pinch hit, given that it was Mosquera’s first ML time in seven years. He would be an interesting trivia answer: “Who did the Brewers boot off the 40-man roster to make room for Prince Fielder?”

You know me Al.

by TheJay on Oct 15, 2009 3:35 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

11

including 5 out of the top 6 and both with only 1 game

It is what it is.

by coolig on Oct 15, 2009 1:06 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

I got 11

And couldn’t believe the ones I forgot

battlekow: Bill is having an oppo-gasm

by Michael M on Oct 15, 2009 1:36 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

I got 9

I got the top one. There was one I could picture, but couldn’t come up with his name.

Give him an offspeed pitch down and in. He will swing and miss.

by cooper82 on Oct 15, 2009 2:25 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

7

But I’ve only been following the team since 2006. I got frustrated and gave up early, only to discover that I missed some very easy ones.

"A D+ Grade? That must have been a Wittardo grade"- @73_MC

by BrewHaHeather on Oct 15, 2009 2:36 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

I never would have guessed

that Ryan Braun caught one game behind the plate.

I only got seven. Then again, I suck at these things.

"I will agree that the attitude [at BCB] is ridiculous and they have done so much to instigate animosity and then block us from responding. Real mature!"

by roguejim on Oct 15, 2009 3:09 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

23

Really? 23? How can I remember damn piece of crap catchers that the Brewers have put behind the plate but nothing relevant to anything important, say, midterms?

How far will this one fly?

by Rendezvous on Oct 15, 2009 3:10 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

You're en excellent, excellent driver. Excellent driver.

"I will agree that the attitude [at BCB] is ridiculous and they have done so much to instigate animosity and then block us from responding. Real mature!"

by roguejim on Oct 15, 2009 3:32 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

I got to 6 and gave up

Be cool, and relax. Take a breath, take ten paces back.

The coolest motherfunker on the planet.

by Dikembe Meiztombo on Oct 15, 2009 4:18 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

21

I’m ok being 2nd. I’m just proud I got the entire left side

"That's not a weird stat. Rickie is a run-scorer," Yost said. "It doesn't matter. It doesn't matter," Yost told reporters. "See, you guys have no concept. He's a run-scorer. So there's nothing weird about it. That's what he does."

by Hyatt on Oct 15, 2009 4:35 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Ok, I'm sure everyone can tell time, but just to confirm

Since it’s now after 6 pm, feel free to discuss the specifics of your answers.

That's all I've got for you today, unless you're interested in some Chris Capuano/Tom Haudricourt Fan Fiction.

by Kyle Lobner on Oct 15, 2009 7:05 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

I remembered Marcus Jensen but forgot luminaries like Tyler Houston and Kelly Stinnett

Oh, and it’s still five o’clock somewhere.

You know me Al.

by TheJay on Oct 15, 2009 7:14 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

The therapy apparently worked.

After many years and many sessions, I’ve completely blocked out the Gary Bennett era.

by Rubie Q on Oct 15, 2009 7:45 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions 0 recs

I remembered Jason Kendall

I wish I didn’t.

"I will agree that the attitude [at BCB] is ridiculous and they have done so much to instigate animosity and then block us from responding. Real mature!"

by roguejim on Oct 15, 2009 7:16 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Dave Nilsson

I could remember he was half of the Australian battery(first in MLB history I believe) and could remember Graeme Lloyd, but not NIlsson.

Give him an offspeed pitch down and in. He will swing and miss.

by cooper82 on Oct 15, 2009 7:19 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

stinnett, osik & levis

were the 3 I felt I should have gotten but didn’t.

by oconnobe on Oct 15, 2009 7:24 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

7

couldn’t spell Nilsson’s name (never would have guessed that there were 2 s).

It was because of him and Eldred that I stopped getting autographed stuff from players. The year after I got a bat from Nilly and a hat from Cal at an auction in support of the Beloit Brewers (wow that was a long time ago), they both fell apart.

by Oakland Brewer Fan on Oct 15, 2009 10:05 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

God I blocked so many of those out

by SgtClueLs on Oct 16, 2009 8:11 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs

I got 13...

But missed Estrada, good to see my brain still has my back.

Taking shallowness to new depths -- FtJ's blog

by Fatter than Joey on Oct 16, 2009 8:39 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

I remembered Kendall

I couldn’t remember the top one. I checked the answers and now I still can’t remember the top one. I could probably take the quiz again right now and not get three right.

by nullacct on Oct 16, 2009 9:47 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs