The Thursday Thinker: On the farm
by Kyle Lobner on Jan 28, 2010 12:00 PM CST
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PrintThe Brewer minor league affiliates are experiencing a period of somewhat rare stability: With one exception, each of the current Brewer affiliates have been with the Crew for at least the last five seasons.
It wasn't always that way, though: In fact, eighteen cities have hosted a Brewer minor league affiliate since 1990. How many can you name in three minutes?
Again, here are the rules: Post your score in the comments, but do not 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.
There are a lot of hardcore minor league followers here, and this isn't an exceptionally challenging quiz, so odds are some of you will get them all. When you do, post your time along with your score in the comments.
Have fun, and don't forget to post your score in the comments!
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I got 10....
Minors is not my strength — I bet someone gets at least a 17
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by Fatter than Joey on Jan 28, 2010 12:16 PM CST reply actions
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I was too young to care about the minor leagues growing up.
Cards Announcers On Gamel's First Career HR, "That’s all they need is another home run hitter".
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But I wisely gave up after a minute. Speaking of time, I think sporcle gave us 5 minutes, not 3.
"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!"
got all 18 in about 2 minutes. Actually that’s more somethign I should be embarrassed about than something I should be proud of.
Good Job!
I knew someone here would knock this one out — I started entering places like Newark, which we probably haven’t been in for quite awhile.
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by Fatter than Joey on Jan 28, 2010 12:52 PM CST up reply actions
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DAMN, 2 short.
"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."
Ain't nothin like pimpin, just let it roll
I was drunk. Sue me.
by Dikembe Meiztombo on Jan 28, 2010 4:06 PM CST up reply actions
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There were 6 that I had never heard before, AND I own one of their caps.
I was drunk. Sue me.
by Dikembe Meiztombo on Jan 28, 2010 2:05 PM CST reply actions
11 for me.
Not surprising to me that I biffed on many of the ones from the 90’s.
"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
You actually get five minutes, huh?
Got them all with 3:57 left. One of the most obvious ones was the last one I got.
Also
Technically, Mudville is the same as Stockton, they just changed the name to capitalize on Casey at the Bat.
I'm pretty sure "Mudville" was in anticipation of new stadium
Then the stadium didn’t happen, IIRC, so they went back to being the Ports.
That's all I've got for you today, unless you're interested in some Chris Capuano/Tom Haudricourt Fan Fiction.
And that's the hat I have.
Had no clue they were a Brewers affiliate.
I was drunk. Sue me.
by Dikembe Meiztombo on Jan 28, 2010 9:27 PM CST up reply actions
I'm sure you're right
I just wanted to point out there wasn’t a city or location named Mudville that hosted an affiliate. Rather, it was Stockton all along.
How long have the Brewers been in Stockton
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by Fatter than Joey on Jan 29, 2010 7:34 AM CST up reply actions
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