Ok, I'm a sucker for these, which is why I'm responsible for a disproportionate number of them on sporcle. But I think they're completely fascinating looks at how baseball teams change over time and require actual depth of knowledge (which, again, I'm a sucker for).
Arizona Diamondbacks
Atlanta Braves (1991-2010)
Atlanta Braves (1971-1990)
Baltimore Orioles (1991-2010)
Baltimore Orioles (1971-1990)
Boston Red Sox (1991-2010)
Boston Red Sox (1971-1990)
Chicago Cubs (1991-2010)
Chicago Cubs (1971-1990)
Chicago White Sox (1991-2010)
Chicago White Sox (1971-1990)
Cincinnati Reds (1991-2010)
Cincinnati Reds (1971-1990)
Cleveland Indians (1991-2010)
Cleveland Indians (1971-1990)
Colorado Rockies
Detroit Tigers (1991-2010)
Detroit Tigers (1971-1990)
Florida Marlins
Houston Astros (1991-2010)
Houston Astros (1971-1990)
Kansas City Royals (1991-2010)
Kansas City Royals (1971-1990)
California/Anaheim/Los Angeles Angels (1991-2010)
California Angels (1971-1990)
Los Angeles Dodgers (1991-2010)
Los Angeles Dodgers (1971-1990)
Milwaukee Brewers (1991-2010)
Milwaukee Brewers (1971-1990)
Minnesota Twins (1991-2010)
Minnesota Twins (1971-1990)
Montreal Expos/Washington Nationals (1991-2010)
Montreal Expos (1983-2004)
Montreal Expos (1969-1990) (by Jaysee)
New York Mets (1991-2010)
New York Mets (1971-1990)
New York Yankees (1991-2010)
New York Yankees (1971-1990)
Oakland Athletics (1991-2010)
Oakland Athletics (1971-1990)
Philadelphia Phillies (1991-2010)
Philadelphia Phillies (1971-1990)
Pittsburgh Pirates
San Diego Padres (1991-2010)
San Diego Padres (1971-1990)
San Francisco Giants (1991-2010)
San Francisco Giants (1971-1990)
Seattle Mariners (1991-2010) (by swellwrench)
Seattle Mariners (1977-1989) (by swellwrench)
St. Louis Cardinals (1991-2010)
St. Louis Cardinals (1969-1990) (by Jaysee)
Tampa Bay Rays
Texas Rangers (1991-2010)
Texas Rangers (1971-1990)
Toronto Blue Jays (1991-2010)
Toronto Blue Jays (1971-1990)
Montreal Expos/Washington Nationals (1991-2010)
Washington Nationals (2005-2010)
Thursday, March 25, 2010
Wednesday, March 24, 2010
Band Antonyms #2
http://www.sporcle.com/games/DerKomissar/bandtonyms/results
21 of 24 -- I missed Yankee Dudes, Stonez, and Yes Belief, none of which bother me in the least.
No one else is getting, but I am: Cocky Cat took a while, since it's not what you usually think of as an antonym to a cat. But it works.
My favorite here is minilife, even if it's not really suitable, it should be minilyfe or something to indicate misspelling.
21 of 24 -- I missed Yankee Dudes, Stonez, and Yes Belief, none of which bother me in the least.
No one else is getting, but I am: Cocky Cat took a while, since it's not what you usually think of as an antonym to a cat. But it works.
My favorite here is minilife, even if it's not really suitable, it should be minilyfe or something to indicate misspelling.
Tuesday, March 23, 2010
Can you name the Smallest Division I Basketball Schools?
http://www.sporcle.com/games/YoThisIsBay/smallNCAA/results
I managed 7 or 30, which is pretty woeful for most quizzes, but here still put me in the 75th percentile. Had I thought to simply name figures in the Catholic Church, I'd have fared better. I still love the quiz, because unless you're cheating with conference standings in front of you, this quiz requires genuine depth of knowledge -- I live within a few hundred miles of a lot of these schools and have lived in areas following the Horizon conference and the Missouri Valley and still mustered 7.
I managed 7 or 30, which is pretty woeful for most quizzes, but here still put me in the 75th percentile. Had I thought to simply name figures in the Catholic Church, I'd have fared better. I still love the quiz, because unless you're cheating with conference standings in front of you, this quiz requires genuine depth of knowledge -- I live within a few hundred miles of a lot of these schools and have lived in areas following the Horizon conference and the Missouri Valley and still mustered 7.
Thursday, March 11, 2010
Team HR Leaders ('79-09)
Not to toot my own horn (I intend to save that for less worthy efforts I've posted later), but sporcle agrees with me on this one, since both of these quizzes have taken residence in the top rated user created quizzes, it's a fair statement.
Can you name every player who led his respective team in the American League in home runs in the seasons from 1979 to 2009?
Same quiz for the National League.
I've received a lot of comments, mostly inexplicable. Several people have commented that the names shouldn't be in alphabetical order, which I would be inclined to agree with if there were another way to organize them coherently. I'd originally written it with the intention of having them listed by teams, but that pushed the NL list to something like 210 for 1980-2009, since players who led multiple NL teams had to be listed separately. So I compromised and did it this way, which also makes the quiz substantially easier -- but that's not to say it's easy. The chances of someone remembering Eric Anthony or Richie Zisk aren't good. They at least get better when you can get players around them and then rely on your memory instead of solely mentally rifling through the 1991 Bowman set for Astros outfielders.
The reason for the dates is arbitrary, I had set it up as 80-09 when I was getting the NL quiz ready, but that was too long for the setup I had in mind (sorted by team), so I switched to this and found I had room to work with and added another year. I would speculate I could probably cram in '78 also (it's unlikely there are 11 unique figures in that season), but at least 79-09 looks like a round number -- even if it's actually 31 seasons.
I'm working on a similar quiz for win leaders, but I suspect the timeframe will have to be compressed and am starting to wonder if it's even worthwhile. Pitching is far more volatile than hitting, and the arbitrariness of the win only exacerbates it. Still, Bill Gullickson is woefully underrepresented on sporcle, so I ought to do my part.
Can you name every player who led his respective team in the American League in home runs in the seasons from 1979 to 2009?
Same quiz for the National League.
I've received a lot of comments, mostly inexplicable. Several people have commented that the names shouldn't be in alphabetical order, which I would be inclined to agree with if there were another way to organize them coherently. I'd originally written it with the intention of having them listed by teams, but that pushed the NL list to something like 210 for 1980-2009, since players who led multiple NL teams had to be listed separately. So I compromised and did it this way, which also makes the quiz substantially easier -- but that's not to say it's easy. The chances of someone remembering Eric Anthony or Richie Zisk aren't good. They at least get better when you can get players around them and then rely on your memory instead of solely mentally rifling through the 1991 Bowman set for Astros outfielders.
The reason for the dates is arbitrary, I had set it up as 80-09 when I was getting the NL quiz ready, but that was too long for the setup I had in mind (sorted by team), so I switched to this and found I had room to work with and added another year. I would speculate I could probably cram in '78 also (it's unlikely there are 11 unique figures in that season), but at least 79-09 looks like a round number -- even if it's actually 31 seasons.
I'm working on a similar quiz for win leaders, but I suspect the timeframe will have to be compressed and am starting to wonder if it's even worthwhile. Pitching is far more volatile than hitting, and the arbitrariness of the win only exacerbates it. Still, Bill Gullickson is woefully underrepresented on sporcle, so I ought to do my part.
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