The Thursday Thinker: On Managers
by KLSnow on Oct 29, 2009 12:00 PM CDT
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I mentioned in this morning's Mug that today is the seventh anniversary of the hiring of Ned Yost. Yost was the fifteenth manager of seventeen in Brewer history.
How many of the 17 can you name in five minutes?
Again, here are the rules: Post your score in the comments, but don't comment on any specific answer until after 6 pm Central time, so everyone gets a chance to try it out without having it spoiled for them. And, of course, there's no reason to cheat here, because there's no prizes.
Of the three quizzes I've posted, this is probably the easiest. If you manage to get them all, post your time along with your score in the comments. Of course, if you've only been following the Brewers for a few years, you may only remember 4-5 of them.
Have fun, and don't forget to post your score in the comments!
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The 6 I knew since following the Brewers from the late 90s, and the 1 famous old-timey one. (Though not the manager[s] of the 1982 team.)
"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 29, 2009 12:11 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I got 9.
And: Happy Yosting Day, everyone. I was overjoyed to see that Joe Girardi marked Yosting Eve by putting in a reliever who’s allowed 14 of 27 post-season batters to reach base, simply because that reliever is his eighth inning guy.
Cannot. Think. Must. Trust. CLIPBOARD.
by Rubie Q on Oct 29, 2009 12:22 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
14
thanks to Uek and his stories
"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 29, 2009 12:53 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
nerd
Be cool, and relax. Take a breath, take ten paces back.
The coolest motherfunker on the planet.
by Dikembe Meiztombo on Oct 29, 2009 5:26 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
10
I guess the 70’s were a blur for me. Oh yeah, because I was still crapping my pants.
by MendozaAndMe on Oct 29, 2009 1:24 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
So you're 120?
"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 29, 2009 1:27 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
One "accident" when I was 84
and I’m labeled as a pantscrapper.
by MendozaAndMe on Oct 29, 2009 1:40 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
8
that was right about what I figured I’d get
Be cool, and relax. Take a breath, take ten paces back.
The coolest motherfunker on the planet.
by Dikembe Meiztombo on Oct 29, 2009 2:43 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
sigh...
only 9. disappointed in self.
by PagsBrewCrew on Oct 29, 2009 2:48 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
67-94 and 22-27, I should have had. no way I would have known the spellings though.
Didn’t consider the history of the pilots contributing, but that wouldn’t have helped me anyway.
by PagsBrewCrew on Oct 29, 2009 2:58 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
9 for me as well.
Got most of the recent ones and a few big ones from back in the day.
"Career highlights? I had two. I got an intentional walk from Sandy Koufax and I got out of a rundown against the Mets." - Bob Uecker
by texwestern on Oct 29, 2009 3:24 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
17! Luckily I'm a big Roy M_____ fan
(Actually, I only got 8)
Also, I had no idea that ________ managed in ’75 too.
Ryan Braun: He loves it.
by SRB on Oct 29, 2009 4:51 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
nerd
Be cool, and relax. Take a breath, take ten paces back.
The coolest motherfunker on the planet.
by Dikembe Meiztombo on Oct 29, 2009 5:26 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I thought for sure you'd have the 17.
Guess this one is harder than I thought. :-)
That's all I've got for you today, unless you're interested in some Chris Capuano/Tom Haudricourt Fan Fiction.
by KLSnow on Oct 29, 2009 5:29 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Missed an interim one
And the first two Milwaukee managers.
Sign Corky Miller
by TheJay on Oct 29, 2009 5:35 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
10
Well, I got almost all of them from ‘87-’09 and a few others from the ‘80s. Also didn’t realize the Pilots were included, and I know who that manager was.
by morineko on Oct 29, 2009 9:07 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
16
wow, I guess I win. I got 15 within the first couple minutes, then sat there a long time and realized that Dave Schultz might be on the list. But I never heard of McMillan. If you want to get technical, Don Baylor managed a few games, though credit for them goes to Trebelhorn, who was sitting at home serving a suspension.
by Azor on Oct 30, 2009 12:28 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
yep
i was wondering about the suspension/ejection thing, but only saw one 1-1. Nonetheless I tried some random names to try to get that manager.
by PagsBrewCrew on Oct 30, 2009 11:29 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
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I didn’t remember McMillan — I am happy to say, I got 15 in about a minute or so, and I was left trying to recall Lachemann — glad to see my brain is defending itself against his reign of terror.
Taking shallowness to new depths -- FtJ's blog
by Fatter than Joey on Oct 30, 2009 8:09 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
my brain actually froze
trying to name the current manager. I guess I must be in denial too.
but yeah…I should have had lachemann and lebebre. I found I was entering unsuccessful packers coaches in there (ie Starr) just trying to get lucky.
by PagsBrewCrew on Oct 30, 2009 11:33 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
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