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LivnLegend · 01-21-2004, 11:26 AM

This one should not be too tough. Someone better get cracking on it before BleacherBum takes lunch!

1- I started in the AL, but flipped back and forth several times between the two leagues. I played on both coasts and even spent a stint in Japan. Twice I finished in my league’s top 10 voting for the MVP and several times I was in the running for the Cy Young although I never won either award. I once lost 17 games in a year even though I completed 15 of my 29 starts. I was traded twice in my career but a contract I signed as a free agent caused resentment from a former Cy Young winner. I lost the first game of the season with that new club by allowing a home run in the bottom of the 9th to a player I was traded for early in my career. Still, I helped lead that team to a World Series title. My other two trips to the Fall Classic did not go as well as I was on the losing side of both. Who am I?

2 - I played nearly two decades, most of them being with one AL club. My first team went to the World Series twice, losing each time. My second club made the playoffs seven times, finally winning a Series on the last appearance! I had only one official at bat in that Series. Eight times I hit double figures in home runs and once I had a team record for RBI in a season (broken 18 years later). I batted over .300 in six full seasons, and nearly did it a couple other years. Hitting doubles was a specialty of mine; twice I led the league and I finished in the top five 6 other times. Who am I?

3- I had an eleven year career, all but six games in the AL. In my first major league game I set an offensive record! I was crushed when I was traded from my first team after six-plus seasons. It was the season after my one and only All Star appearance. One of the players I was traded for earned a nickname due to playing with so many different teams. I appeared in several World Series and although I never hit more than 15 homers in a season, I always gave my team a fighting chance in the World Series hitting 5 home runs over my career while batting over .300. My playing career was only the beginning of my notoriety. Who am I?

What unique commonality do these three share?

01-21-2004, 11:26 AM	#84
LivnLegend Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: 100% pure adrenaline! Posts: 5,624	This one should not be too tough. Someone better get cracking on it before BleacherBum takes lunch! 1- I started in the AL, but flipped back and forth several times between the two leagues. I played on both coasts and even spent a stint in Japan. Twice I finished in my league’s top 10 voting for the MVP and several times I was in the running for the Cy Young although I never won either award. I once lost 17 games in a year even though I completed 15 of my 29 starts. I was traded twice in my career but a contract I signed as a free agent caused resentment from a former Cy Young winner. I lost the first game of the season with that new club by allowing a home run in the bottom of the 9th to a player I was traded for early in my career. Still, I helped lead that team to a World Series title. My other two trips to the Fall Classic did not go as well as I was on the losing side of both. Who am I? 2 - I played nearly two decades, most of them being with one AL club. My first team went to the World Series twice, losing each time. My second club made the playoffs seven times, finally winning a Series on the last appearance! I had only one official at bat in that Series. Eight times I hit double figures in home runs and once I had a team record for RBI in a season (broken 18 years later). I batted over .300 in six full seasons, and nearly did it a couple other years. Hitting doubles was a specialty of mine; twice I led the league and I finished in the top five 6 other times. Who am I? 3- I had an eleven year career, all but six games in the AL. In my first major league game I set an offensive record! I was crushed when I was traded from my first team after six-plus seasons. It was the season after my one and only All Star appearance. One of the players I was traded for earned a nickname due to playing with so many different teams. I appeared in several World Series and although I never hit more than 15 homers in a season, I always gave my team a fighting chance in the World Series hitting 5 home runs over my career while batting over .300. My playing career was only the beginning of my notoriety. Who am I? What unique commonality do these three share? __________________ Excess ain't rebellion. You're drinking what they're selling.