Gunpowder's Gold Star Trivia

DaveInSeattle · Post by **DaveInSeattle** » Sat Feb 08, 2025 7:54 pm

brian wrote: Sat Feb 08, 2025 5:15 pm Louisiana and Illinois are the other two.

I remember being at an Ultimate tourney in Champaign-Urbana and my friend saying "It's so flat here I can see the back of my own head"...

Jerloma · Post by **Jerloma** » Thu Mar 27, 2025 10:03 am

Who has had the longest opening day consecutive start streak at each position all-time?

C - 20
1B - 19
2B - 20
3B - 20
SS - 18
LF - 17 (2 Tied)
CF - 20
RF - 15
SP - 14

Steve of phpBB · Post by **Steve of phpBB** » Thu Mar 27, 2025 10:09 am

Jerloma wrote: Thu Mar 27, 2025 10:03 am Who has had the longest opening day consecutive start streak at each position?

C - 20
1B - 19
2B - 20
3B - 20
SS - 18
LF - 17 (2 Tied)
CF - 20
RF - 15
SP - 14

Okay, I love this.

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Thu Mar 27, 2025 12:01 pm

Barry Bonds for LF.

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Thu Mar 27, 2025 12:09 pm

I was going to guess Rickey out there.

Rex · Post by **Rex** » Thu Mar 27, 2025 12:10 pm

Gehrig 1B

The Sybian · Post by **The Sybian** » Thu Mar 27, 2025 12:12 pm

Cal Ripken Jr. for ss.

Rex · Post by **Rex** » Thu Mar 27, 2025 12:13 pm

Hank Aaron for RF

Jerloma · Post by **Jerloma** » Thu Mar 27, 2025 12:17 pm

C - 20
1B - 19
2B - 20
3B - 20
SS - 18
LF - 17 (2 Tied) Bonds/
CF - 20
RF - 15
SP - 14

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Thu Mar 27, 2025 12:52 pm

Give me Ozzie at short, Brooks at 3B.

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Thu Mar 27, 2025 12:54 pm

20 years at catcher is blowing my mind. Going Pudge just because I know he came up really early and with hype.

Rex · Post by **Rex** » Thu Mar 27, 2025 12:59 pm

I'll just keep naming famous people until I get one right.

Yaz Yasztremski at LF

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Thu Mar 27, 2025 1:02 pm

That's a great call there.

Jerloma · Post by **Jerloma** » Thu Mar 27, 2025 1:10 pm

C - 20 Pudge
1B - 19
2B - 20
3B - 20 Brooks Robinson
SS - 18
LF - 17 (2 Tied) Bonds/
CF - 20
RF - 15
SP - 14

phxgators · Post by **phxgators** » Thu Mar 27, 2025 1:13 pm

Greg Maddux SP

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Thu Mar 27, 2025 1:20 pm

Pitcher has to be someone in the Seaver/Palmer/Carlton era where there was enough expansion that there was never anyone even approaching a 1A with them. SS I don't think can be Jeter because of the gross playoff ankle break.

Jerloma · Post by **Jerloma** » Thu Mar 27, 2025 1:26 pm

mister d wrote: Thu Mar 27, 2025 1:20 pm Pitcher has to be someone in the Seaver/Palmer/Carlton era where there was enough expansion that there was never anyone even approaching a 1A with them. SS I don't think can be Jeter because of the gross playoff ankle break.

Overlapping but he probably came up a good decade after those guys.

Correct...not Jeter.

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Thu Mar 27, 2025 1:33 pm

If its fucking Jack Morris ...

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Thu Mar 27, 2025 1:35 pm

I assume this guy has to cross over the entire 80s and the 80s just seem like such a miserable time for great SPs.

Jerloma · Post by **Jerloma** » Thu Mar 27, 2025 1:42 pm

C - 20 Pudge
1B - 19
2B - 20
3B - 20 Brooks Robinson
SS - 18
LF - 17 (2 Tied) Bonds/
CF - 20
RF - 15
SP - 14 Jack Morris

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Thu Mar 27, 2025 1:53 pm

Ozzie smith at short. Joe Morgan at 2b?

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Thu Mar 27, 2025 2:16 pm

Can we get an overall "debuted before/after Jackie" level hint on the remaining?

Jerloma · Post by **Jerloma** » Thu Mar 27, 2025 2:23 pm

C - 20 Pudge
1B - 19
2B - 20 Joe Morgan
3B - 20 Brooks Robinson
SS - 18
LF - 17 (2 Tied) Bonds/
CF - 20
RF - 15
SP - 14 Jack Morris

Rex · Post by **Rex** » Thu Mar 27, 2025 2:26 pm

Willie Mays CF

Jerloma · Post by **Jerloma** » Thu Mar 27, 2025 2:33 pm

mister d wrote: Thu Mar 27, 2025 2:16 pm Can we get an overall "debuted before/after Jackie" level hint on the remaining?

1B - This is the only really old-timey guy on the list and I doubt anyone knows him. Played for Senators, Initials are JJ.
SS - Post-Jackie. Latin. No Hof, but # retired by White Sox. Also in Orioles HoF.
LF - Practically adjacent to the guy he's tied with.
CF - You don't get a hint for this one.
RF - Post-Jackie but not much. HoF'er

Jerloma · Post by **Jerloma** » Thu Mar 27, 2025 2:34 pm

C - 20 Pudge
1B - 19
2B - 20 Joe Morgan
3B - 20 Brooks Robinson
SS - 18
LF - 17 (2 Tied) Bonds/
CF - Willie Mays
RF - 15
SP - 14 Jack Morris

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Thu Mar 27, 2025 2:52 pm

Fred Lynn in right?

Although he split time I think so that's almost certainly wrong.

Jerloma · Post by **Jerloma** » Thu Mar 27, 2025 2:56 pm

Nope. For RF, his streak didn't end due to incompetence, injury, or retirement.

Nonlinear FC · Post by **Nonlinear FC** » Thu Mar 27, 2025 2:58 pm

Hank Aaron?

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Thu Mar 27, 2025 2:59 pm

Jerloma wrote: Thu Mar 27, 2025 2:56 pm Nope. For RF, his streak didn't end due to incompetence, injury, or retirement.

Clemente.

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Thu Mar 27, 2025 3:00 pm

I can't figure out LF ... Williams had service, Raines played some CF, Musial I think played 1B too, Rickey and Yaz were guessed ...

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Thu Mar 27, 2025 3:01 pm

SS has to be Aparicio

Jerloma · Post by **Jerloma** » Thu Mar 27, 2025 3:04 pm

C - 20 Pudge
1B - 19
2B - 20 Joe Morgan
3B - 20 Brooks Robinson
SS - 18 Luis Aparicio
LF - 17 (2 Tied) Bonds/
CF - Willie Mays
RF - 15 Roberto Clemente
SP - 14 Jack Morris

Jerloma · Post by **Jerloma** » Thu Mar 27, 2025 3:06 pm

mister d wrote: Thu Mar 27, 2025 3:00 pm I can't figure out LF ... Williams had service, Raines played some CF, Musial I think played 1B too, Rickey and Yaz were guessed ...

I meant adjacent by time.

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Thu Mar 27, 2025 3:12 pm

I've never heard of that guy at 1B.

Rex · Post by **Rex** » Thu Mar 27, 2025 3:13 pm

Willie Stargell?

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Thu Mar 27, 2025 3:14 pm

Jillie Jargell.

Nonlinear FC · Post by **Nonlinear FC** » Thu Mar 27, 2025 3:16 pm

I mean, sticking close to home, I think Eddie Murray stuck at 1B pretty much exclusively and he played a looong time.

The Crime Dog springs to mind, but I feel like he was DH a lot? Maybe?

Nonlinear FC · Post by **Nonlinear FC** » Thu Mar 27, 2025 3:16 pm

Rex wrote: Thu Mar 27, 2025 3:13 pmWillie Stargell?

Ah... Maybe this

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Thu Mar 27, 2025 3:19 pm

Y'all motherfuckers need to read.