Off Season Baseball Trivia

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Mon Nov 25, 2019 10:51 am

If we can do hockey, we can do baseball.

In the Interest of Speed, you can submit two names with each response. 1 Point per answer. One state has a tie, both will count for one point.

Name the Home Run leader for every state (player was born in said state):

Alabama - Aaron (Rex)
Alaska
Arizona- Kinsler (Ryan)
Arkansas
California - Bonds (Mr D)
Colorado
Connecticut - Vaughn (Mr. D)
Delaware - Goldschmidt (Mr. D)
Florida - Sheffield (Mister D)
Georgia - Thomas (rex)
Hawaii - Suzuki (Brian)
Idaho - Killebrew (Carwash)
Illinois - Thome (Ryan)
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland - Ruth (Mister D.)
Massachusetts - Bagwel (Enoch)
Michigan - Gibson (Brian)
Minnesota - Winfield (Rex)
Mississippi
Missouri - Howard (Mister D)
Montana
Nebraska - Gordon (Goodkarma)
Nevada - Harper (Brian)
New Hampshire - Plantier (Ryan)
New Jersey - Trout (Mister D)
New Mexico - Kiner (Goodkarma)
New York - A Rod (Rex)
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio - Schmidt (Enoch)
Oklahoma - Mantle (Mister D.)
Oregon
Pennsylvania - Junior (Enoch)
Rhode Island - Konerko (Ryan)
South Carolina - Rice (Enoch)
South Dakota
Tennessee - Helton (Rex)
Texas - Robinson (Ryan)
Utah
Vermont Fisk (Ryan)
Virginia
Washington - Santo (Enoch)
West Virginia - Brett (Carwash)
Wisconsin
Wyoming

rass · Post by **rass** » Mon Nov 25, 2019 10:54 am

(DE)lino DeShields?

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Mon Nov 25, 2019 10:54 am

CA: Bonds
DE: Goldschmidt
MD: Ruth

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Mon Nov 25, 2019 10:55 am

AL: Aaron
OK: Mantle

Post by **brian** » Mon Nov 25, 2019 10:59 am

NV: Bryce Harper

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Mon Nov 25, 2019 11:05 am

I'm less confident now ...

FL: Sheffield
NJ: Trout (I can't think of anyone else born here besides Jeter ... Berra I think was born somewhere else and made this home)
NY: Yaz

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Mon Nov 25, 2019 11:06 am

mister d wrote: ↑
Mon Nov 25, 2019 10:54 am
CA: Bonds
DE: Goldschmidt
MD: Ruth

GFD, mister d! I'm counting them but you're on suspension for twenty minutes!

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Mon Nov 25, 2019 11:08 am

No one reads the rules.

Ryan · Post by **Ryan** » Mon Nov 25, 2019 11:08 am

NH - Phil Plantier
VT - Carlton Fisk

Giff · Post by **Giff** » Mon Nov 25, 2019 11:10 am

NM - Alex Bregman

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Mon Nov 25, 2019 11:11 am

mister d wrote: ↑
Mon Nov 25, 2019 11:05 am
I'm less confident now ...

FL: Sheffield
NJ: Trout (I can't think of anyone else born here besides Jeter ... Berra I think was born somewhere else and made this home)
NY: Yaz

Yaz is incorrect

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Mon Nov 25, 2019 11:11 am

Giff wrote: ↑
Mon Nov 25, 2019 11:10 am
NM - Alex Bregman

No on Bregman

Ryan · Post by **Ryan** » Mon Nov 25, 2019 11:14 am

RI - Paul Konerko
ME - Mike Bordick

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Mon Nov 25, 2019 11:15 am

Konerko yes, Bordick no.

Rex · Post by **Rex** » Mon Nov 25, 2019 11:16 am

Is Alabama not Hank Aaron?

Is New York Lou Gehrig?

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Mon Nov 25, 2019 11:17 am

Alabama is Aaron, but he was on suspension so I;m giving you the point! No on Gehrig

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Mon Nov 25, 2019 11:17 am

Was Saduharu Oh born in Alabama?

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Mon Nov 25, 2019 11:18 am

mister d wrote: ↑
Mon Nov 25, 2019 11:17 am
Was Saduharu Oh born in Alabama?

The commish has spoken.

Ryan · Post by **Ryan** » Mon Nov 25, 2019 11:18 am

OK - Mickey Mantle
ND - Roger Maris

Rex · Post by **Rex** » Mon Nov 25, 2019 11:19 am

New York must be True Yankee Alex Rodriguez

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Mon Nov 25, 2019 11:20 am

His suspension was up so I gave Mister D Mantle, and no on Maris.

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Mon Nov 25, 2019 11:20 am

Rex wrote: ↑
Mon Nov 25, 2019 11:19 am
New York must be True Yankee Alex Rodriguez

Yes

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Mon Nov 25, 2019 11:21 am

I will never remember that Lex was born in NY.

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Mon Nov 25, 2019 11:23 am

There are only 5-6 guys who I have never heard of, so I think the true baseball heads may know some of the names, even if not where they were born.

ETA: Only three states leader has less than 100 home runs, and one of them (Plantier) has been guessed.

Rex · Post by **Rex** » Mon Nov 25, 2019 11:24 am

I'll go with Darin Erstad for North Dakota

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Mon Nov 25, 2019 11:25 am

Dammit. I was trying to think of who the ND player was and completely blanked.

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Mon Nov 25, 2019 11:26 am

No on Erstad, but I bet I could post pictures of Erstad and the actual leader and no one could tell the difference.

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Mon Nov 25, 2019 11:27 am

CT: Bagwell
CT: Vaughn

Rex · Post by **Rex** » Mon Nov 25, 2019 11:28 am

Frank Thomas for Georgia?

Post by **brian** » Mon Nov 25, 2019 11:29 am

Kirk Gibson for Michigan?

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Mon Nov 25, 2019 11:29 am

Vaughn is correct, and that's a weird strategy.

Frank Thomas and Gibson Correct.

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Mon Nov 25, 2019 11:30 am

Also, Michigan is the state with a tie, so there is still a Michigan point available.

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Mon Nov 25, 2019 11:34 am

A_B wrote: ↑
Mon Nov 25, 2019 11:29 am
Vaughn is correct, and that's a weird strategy.

I knew it was one of the two and if I guess the wrong one, someone else could have jumped in.

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Mon Nov 25, 2019 11:36 am

Pretty sure I'm out unless Schilling is the only piece of shit from Alaska and he homered at some point.

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Mon Nov 25, 2019 11:37 am

No on schilling, but that's one that I only have the vaguest memory of and may indeed be not the person I am thinking of at all. There's still a few more big names out there so I will give it some time until after lunch then maybe provide some clues.

ETA: At least five not guessed were active at least as recently as 2018.

Post by **brian** » Mon Nov 25, 2019 11:41 am

Hawaii - Shane Victorino?

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Mon Nov 25, 2019 11:41 am

brian wrote: ↑
Mon Nov 25, 2019 11:41 am
Hawaii - Shane Victorino?

No, surprisingly.

Rex · Post by **Rex** » Mon Nov 25, 2019 11:42 am

Would Minnesota be Dave Winfield?

Ryan · Post by **Ryan** » Mon Nov 25, 2019 11:42 am

Jim Thome is frommmmm....Kentucky?
and Harmon Killebrew is frommmmm....South Dakota?

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Mon Nov 25, 2019 11:42 am

Rex wrote: ↑
Mon Nov 25, 2019 11:42 am
Would Minnesota be Dave Winfield?

It would!