Excuse me while I steal your afternoon from you
by roguejim on Sep 15, 2009 3:19 PM CDT
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Printwith a Brewers trivia question.
What do the Brewers have in common with the Astros, Mariners, Rangers, and Royals? (And only these four teams.)
I'll be back later to mop up what's left of your blown mind and to post the answer. :)
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I know!
I thought it would pique more interest. Ahh, what do I know.
"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!"
That's the beauty of it
Short of “a list of 5 teams picked at random,” it’s hard to come up with what these 5 only had in common. If I had something of value, I’d offer it as a prize.
Seeing that we’re only talking minimal interest, I guess I can give a clue. It has nothing to do with current/former players or performance.
"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!"
Too bad he was the Reds' GM, not the Royals'
Otherwise they all would have employed Dan O’Brien at some point.
You know me Al.
thats the direction I was looking
but I couldn’t find a common GM or manager. I didn’t go into coaches, but it could be something like that
"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."
Not personnel-related
though a good guess.
"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!"
They've all been owned by old white guys
Er…I guess the other 26 teams have been, too.
You know me Al.
named after types of people?
rather than animals?
in which case, you missed the pirates (and possibly others).
no nats or pirates
but one could argue that they have no fans
by PagsBrewCrew on Sep 16, 2009 3:30 PM CDT up reply actions
I thought i was on to something
when i looked at minor league affiliates. The Brewers, Royals and Mariners all had Appleton as an affiliate and the Rangers had Wisconsin Rapids, but alas I could find no evidence of an Astro/Wisconsin team.
It is what it is.
Interesting idea!
But right, that’s not it.
I’ll post the answer tomorrow.
"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!"
The Twins had a minor league team in Wisconsin Rapids when I was a kid.
by Ted Simmons Speed Camp on Sep 16, 2009 7:00 AM CDT up reply actions
The Mariners were in Wausau as well
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by Fatter than Joey on Sep 16, 2009 8:42 AM CDT up reply actions
The answer
lies in the team name. These five team names are the only in baseball based on each team’s local industry. To see the really cool Venn diagram, click here.
"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!"
Kansas City makes kings?
You know me Al.
by TheJay on Sep 16, 2009 8:42 AM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
From wikipedia
The “Royals” name originates from the American Royal, a livestock show, horse show, and rodeo held annually in Kansas City since 1899
"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."
If that counts, then the Blue Jays should be on the list too; the only reason that seemingly random animal was chosen was because Labatt were the owners and wanted the team’s name to have “blue” in it as a tie-in to Labatt Blue. (Supposedly)
Ryan Braun: He loves it.
Yeah.
And don’t forget about Pittsburgh’s long history of Piracy.
by Ted Simmons Speed Camp on Sep 16, 2009 5:48 PM CDT up reply actions
BTW
Jim, normally my vitriol towards you is saved for your punning. But this exercise has brought it out. Congrats. Jerk.
"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."
damn
forgot the /wink at the end so…
/wink
"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."
No.. Livestock show
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by Fatter than Joey on Sep 16, 2009 8:43 AM CDT reply actions
OOOPS -- Replay Fail
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by Fatter than Joey on Sep 16, 2009 8:44 AM CDT up reply actions
Ooops -- Spelling Fail -- (Reply)
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by Fatter than Joey on Sep 16, 2009 8:44 AM CDT up reply actions
you are just a mess of fail
"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."
Self-confidence falling, falling, falling
Self-Loathing rising, rising, rising
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by Fatter than Joey on Sep 16, 2009 8:49 AM CDT up reply actions
I will attempt to waste your time in a funner manner...
Without using the interwebs….
What MLB feat has been accomplished only by Ted Williams and Rickey Henderson.
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by Fatter than Joey on Sep 16, 2009 8:48 AM CDT reply actions
At least my conjugating fail was deliberate.
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by Fatter than Joey on Sep 16, 2009 11:13 AM CDT up reply actions
Easy
The first and last on-field conquests of Morganna.
"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!"
FAIL
Pete Rose was the first. I am not sure who was the last.
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by Fatter than Joey on Sep 16, 2009 4:00 PM CDT up reply actions
Off-the-field conquests, then?
"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 Sep 16, 2009 4:50 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Nope, I was her first off the field conquest
Taking Shallowness to New Depths...
by Fatter than Joey on Sep 16, 2009 6:04 PM CDT up reply actions
refer to themselves in the 3rd person more than 4 times in a single sentence?
"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."
The weird part about it
Is that they’re all expansion teams…if you had asked me about teams named after their city’s industry, I would’ve guessed mainly older ones.
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