baseball trivia

[giantfandave]

on july 25, 1998 san diego reliever trevor hoffman earned his record tying 41st consecutive save in a 6-5 triumph over houston.

can you name the other pitcher whose record hoffman tied?

 

[JT]

Wild guess, Bobby Thigpen????

 

[giantfandave]

jt,

nice guess. but not the correct answer

 

[JT]

One more try, the Eck man? Can't spell
his last name. Oakland closer.

 

[giantfandave]

jt,

dennis eckersley?

sorry, but wrong again.


hint: he is still pitching in the majors.

 

[JT]

Ok, 0-2 count. Choking up on the bat...

I GIVE UP!!!!!!!

If it's Jose Mesa i'll eat a MadJack's
shirt. JOSE MESA????

 

[TORONTO-VIGILANTE]

ANSWER:

San Francisco's Rod Beck from 1993-95.


GOT MY COMPUTER BACK UP AND RUNNING!!!

 

[giantfandave]

jt,


i don't know which one of madjacks shirts you say you will eat, but i hope it's the one you got in the mail and not the one on jacks back, lol


sorry but that is also incorrect,

i know someone out there knows this, so help out poor jt before jack goes toppless.

 

[giantfandave]

good job tv,

you answered while i was responding to jt. well jt, there you have it; rod beck when he was with the giants. i hope you still have some of your shirt left over.

new question coming soon.

 

[JT]

Nah, didn't start chewing yet. Good
ol' Mullet Head. That was a hard one.