***Sponsored by Papa Murphy’s Pizza & Play it Again Sports
George Romano managed 10 years in the Crystal Lake & Lake in the Hills, Illinois leagues for players 15 to 19 years old. For 25 years he was a wealth of baseball knowledge and a great friend to me and the league. George passed away in February of 2024 and we will continue to honor him here with our weekly trivia contests going forward.
Week Two Trivia Answer: Rick Sofield was the Twin outfielder who never matched up to either Dick Schofield in baseball performance. Maybe it was the missing “ch”.
Guessed correctly first by: Easton Foster of the Highlanders
Week Three: The San Diego Padres
Did You Know? The Padres entered the National league in 1969 as an expansion franchise with the Montreal Expos.
Did You Know? The Padres have played in two World Series, losing in 1984 & 1998.
Did You Know? Bruce Bochy managed the Padres to four division titles before winning the World Series three times as the Giants’ skipper and once with the Rangers.
Did You Know? Hall of Famer, Tony Gwynn won 8 batting titles and 5 gold gloves with the Padres.
Did You Know? Ken Caminiti is the only Padre to ever win the NL MVP, back in 1996.
Week three Trivia Question: This Padre infielder sounded like he should always be the next guy in from the bullpen or off the bench, but mostly he was just an average player who hung around baseball over a decade. Who is this Padre?
Coming Week 4: The St. Louis Browns
*First correct guess each week wins weekly prize package
*email your answer to pinionrod@sbcglobal.net. Emails submitted from the site are date and time stamped.
*a new winner is chosen each week unless only previous winners guess correctly.
*weekly prize package includes a large pizza from Papa Murphy’s, a $10 gift card courtesy of Play it Again Sports, and a baseball cap from existing league stock.
***Participants are limited to summer 2025 players in the Metro league.