The Thursday Thinker: Know Your 2011 Brewers

by Kyle Lobner on Nov 10, 2011 9:00 AM CST in Milwaukee Brewers Sporcle

This week's theme is probably as simple as any we've ever done: 48 players appeared in at least one game as a Brewer this season. Given one clue per player, how many of them can you name in ten 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 aren't any prizes.

I did my best to use the clues not to make this quiz too difficult, but there are a fair number of pretty forgettable 2011 Brewers. If you manage to get all the answers, 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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35

in about 2 minutes

by backtocali on Nov 10, 2011 9:09 AM CST reply actions

While juggling...

… and applying for 17 scouting jobs, and texting Morgan Fairchild that he’s busy next Friday, so stop asking.

"fortunate, but also lucky"

by Ted Simmons Speed Camp on Nov 12, 2011 3:55 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs

45

Good hints on some of those!

by Infield Fly Rule on Nov 10, 2011 9:12 AM CST reply actions

Thanks!

Writing this quiz is always fun until I get to the last 12-15 clues, and spend half an hour trying to find something interesting about a guy who played in ten games.

Now that's great tasting chicken!

by Kyle Lobner on Nov 10, 2011 9:37 AM CST up reply actions

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Good clues. Given enough time I probably could have got them all, but the timer makes it a pressure job and I get flustered and can’t remember names :(

by nullacct on Nov 10, 2011 9:27 AM CST reply actions

Agreed

I got only 30.

Pujols is the Barack Obama of baseball.

by sjlee on Nov 10, 2011 2:22 PM CST up reply actions

43

Agree with above, fun clues

Get a ife broseph

by Supertramp on Nov 10, 2011 9:29 AM CST reply actions

21

That was tougher than I thought

"...just throw that pill over the plate and I'll make it happen." - Tony Plush

by thefreewheelin76 on Nov 10, 2011 9:32 AM CST reply actions

39

Thought I’d do better than that – kept trying to fit a few of the guys I knew were on the team into slots, but didn’t get them in the right ones in time.

by JLHanke on Nov 10, 2011 9:33 AM CST reply actions

36, needed more time.

I had most of the names left in my head, I just needed to match the clue with the name.

by KittenMittons on Nov 10, 2011 10:05 AM CST reply actions

Same score, same thought

Normally with Sporcles, I have plenty of time but just cant think of anything more and hit the “give up” button. This time, though ten minutes is a good amount of time, I ran out of time and felt like I might get some more of them with more time. But I think ten minutes is good—pushes us.

by kotsaythebuzzkill on Nov 10, 2011 10:13 AM CST up reply actions 1 recs

30

Took some time away having to scroll up and down for each clue though. Should have done better. Great quiz though!

"People ask me what I do in the winter when there's no baseball. I'll tell you what I do. I stare out the window and wait for spring."- Rogers Hornsby

by icecreamman on Nov 10, 2011 10:17 AM CST reply actions

The questions were shown right above the answer box, no scrolling needed

Took me a few seconds to figure that out

Get a ife broseph

by Supertramp on Nov 10, 2011 10:52 AM CST up reply actions

Ah, shoot.

That would have helped.

by nullacct on Nov 10, 2011 1:27 PM CST up reply actions

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Also needed more time. I had forgotten half the guys I had missed because I had thought they had spent the season with Nashville. (too much time with the minor league notes)

by morineko on Nov 10, 2011 10:22 AM CST reply actions

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by Azor on Nov 10, 2011 11:47 AM CST reply actions

31

I’m a little embarrassed.

People I forgot existed: Farris, Carroll, Green, Kintzler, Reed, and Braddock.
People I forgot were Brewers: Fiers and Rivera
People I misspelled: Nieves
People I remembered, but ran out of time to match up: DiFelice, Gamel, de la Cruz, Hart, Gomez, and Boggs

The clues made it interesting.

by flyingtoasters on Nov 10, 2011 11:59 AM CST reply actions

Per the rules above:

do not comment on any specific answer until after 6 pm Central time

Now that's great tasting chicken!

by Kyle Lobner on Nov 10, 2011 12:12 PM CST up reply actions

32

That was tricky.

My goodness.

by BrewHaHeather on Nov 10, 2011 3:41 PM CST reply actions

42

Didn’t feel bad about any of the ones I missed, either.

by clemdog44 on Nov 10, 2011 6:09 PM CST reply actions

32

I hate myself.

Contributor on Brew Crew Ball, Commissioner of Prognostikeggers, Owner of a broken sarcasm detector

by -JP- on Nov 11, 2011 12:20 AM CST reply actions

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