The Thursday Thinker: Getting Your Offseason Started

by Kyle Lobner on Oct 7, 2010 12:00 PM CDT in Events

As we work our way through the first week of the offseason, it's time to bring back one of last year's most popular features, the Thursday Thinker.

We'll get the Thinker season started with a (relatively) easy one. 43 players appeared in a game for the Brewers this season. How many can you name in eight minutes?

The rules remain the same: 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 handful of relatively challenging folks to remember here, but some of you will likely guess all of them. If you're one of those people, post your time in the comments along with your score.

Have fun, and don't forget to post your score in the comments!

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29

Just not enough time. 3-4 more minutes and I would have had them all.

by nullacct on Oct 7, 2010 12:13 PM CDT reply actions

41

Only got one of the two debuts in May…for some reason I thought I had used the other guy along the way and didn’t try him at the end.

by Infield Fly Rule on Oct 7, 2010 12:14 PM CDT reply actions

34

At work, probably would have got to around 40 if i didn’t get interrupted for a minute or so

by Jeo on Oct 7, 2010 12:31 PM CDT reply actions

To see how many gimme's I put in there, I had Mrs. Snow try it.

She got 13.

Now that's great tasting chicken!

by Kyle Lobner on Oct 7, 2010 12:32 PM CDT reply actions

I am excited to do this, in a while, when my hangover lessens.

by Braunstalker on Oct 7, 2010 12:32 PM CDT reply actions

26

I’m most upset with myself for forgetting Todd Coffey. We’re talking “Oh, yeah, he was a Brewer” forgetting, not “I couldn’t figure out which one he is.”

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by Yar Nivek on Oct 7, 2010 12:41 PM CDT reply actions

I missed Braun

I think I may have just skipped over the question accidentially

by Jeo on Oct 7, 2010 1:37 PM CDT up reply actions

*accidentally

by Jeo on Oct 7, 2010 1:37 PM CDT up reply actions

Hidden until after 6

Please don’t discuss specific answers.

Now that's great tasting chicken!

by Kyle Lobner on Oct 7, 2010 2:01 PM CDT up reply actions

All 43, with 4:43 remaining.

Nerds nerds nerds!

"We’re gonna gather our nuts, and find out what the squirrels… we’ll be right back." - Brian Anderson

by Rendezvous on Oct 7, 2010 12:41 PM CDT reply actions

32

probably missing pitchers and a position player or 2.

by backtocali on Oct 7, 2010 12:48 PM CDT reply actions

37

Using iPhone in an Econ lecture

by KittenMittons on Oct 7, 2010 1:30 PM CDT via mobile reply actions

Missed 3

all 3 were stupid. Facepalmage.

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by Mykenk on Oct 7, 2010 2:06 PM CDT reply actions

41

Should have gotten the other two. The “opening the season on the DL” one threw me off.

by Cheeseandcorn on Oct 7, 2010 2:24 PM CDT reply actions

35

And I felt like an idiot afterwards for some of the ones I didn’t get (Cain, Kottaras, Lucroy, to name a few).

by -JP- on Oct 7, 2010 3:12 PM CDT reply actions

Hidden until 6:00.

by Noah Jarosh on Oct 7, 2010 4:21 PM CDT up reply actions

Sorry, completely forgot about that.

by -JP- on Oct 7, 2010 6:52 PM CDT up reply actions

31

Couldn’t think of the “only position player without a hit” for the life of me, though I could picture his face.

by Greggers on Oct 7, 2010 5:18 PM CDT reply actions

42 of 43

Would’ve have gotten the last, even though it was a guy who has been with the team a while.

I never use a big word when a diminutive word would suffice.

by TheJay on Oct 7, 2010 7:01 PM CDT reply actions

35

Just ran out of time.

My goodness.

by BrewHaHeather on Oct 7, 2010 9:31 PM CDT reply actions

38

I am just kicking myself over the ones that I missed.

by Hangwith'em Rach on Oct 7, 2010 9:54 PM CDT reply actions

39

for the life of me, I couldn’t get major league debuts for 5/23, 9/1, 9/10 and 9/10…Time was tickin’ and my brain froze…

"The Milwaukee Brewers' line score is starting to resemble an international phone number" - Pittsburgh Pirates Radio during 20-0 shutout - 4-22-10

by MadtownTim on Oct 8, 2010 1:49 AM CDT reply actions

20

Too much thought to have to put them with their ‘hint’

by Saberilliterate on Oct 8, 2010 8:09 AM CDT reply actions

26

Not enough time

Pujols is the Barack Obama of baseball.

by sjlee on Oct 8, 2010 3:20 PM CDT reply actions

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