MLB trivia

Raven · 06-15-2005, 10:49 PM

16 current MLB players have played their whole careers for only one team, and have been with that one team for 10+ seasons. How many can you name?

This could be looked up easily, hopefully noone cheats.

mckerney · 06-15-2005, 10:57 PM

I wanna say Brad Radke for this, he has to be close to 10 years if he isn't there yet. I also think Bernie Williams would be one.

mckerney · 06-15-2005, 10:59 PM

Dola:

Does anyone know if Jeter has 10 years exp?

RPI-Fan · 06-15-2005, 11:00 PM

Jeter is close...

I don't know if Bagwell actually played for the Red Sox...

Biggio has gotta' be...

Raven · 06-15-2005, 11:02 PM

Derek Jeter
Bernie Williams
Brad Radke
Craig Biggio
Jeff Bagwell

all are on the list, 11 more to go.

TazFTW · 06-15-2005, 11:02 PM

Chipper Jones
Andruw Jones

RPI-Fan · 06-15-2005, 11:03 PM

Smoltz

ShaefIllini · 06-15-2005, 11:04 PM

Garrett Anderson
Frank Thomas

TazFTW · 06-15-2005, 11:04 PM

Smoltz was a Tiger, no?

RPI-Fan · 06-15-2005, 11:04 PM

Is Trevor Hoffman still in SD?

ShaefIllini · 06-15-2005, 11:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RPI-Fan

Is Trevor Hoffman still in SD?

Yes

TazFTW · 06-15-2005, 11:07 PM

Mariano Rivera

ShaefIllini · 06-15-2005, 11:07 PM

Mariano Rivera

Raven · 06-15-2005, 11:09 PM

Smoltz is on the list
Chipper Jones is there too

9 to go

Andruw Jones falls 1 year short (this season doesn't count, sorry, didn't realize they were not including it)

Raven · 06-15-2005, 11:10 PM

Garret Anderson, Trevor Hoffman, Frank Thomas and Mariano Rivera are all there.

5 to go

digamma · 06-15-2005, 11:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TazFTW

Chipper Jones
Andruw Jones

I think this is Andruw's 10th season, so I'm not sure he qualifies.

ShaefIllini · 06-15-2005, 11:12 PM

Mike Sweeney

Raven · 06-15-2005, 11:13 PM

Sweeney is there

4 left

sterlingice · 06-15-2005, 11:14 PM

I think Sweeney's on his 10th or 11th season here in KC.

Speaking of Yankees, has Posada played 10+ seasons?

SI

TazFTW · 06-15-2005, 11:14 PM

Todd Helton, [edit]no not enough years.

ShaefIllini · 06-15-2005, 11:15 PM

Of course, Dan Wilson, a Barrington boy

Who played with Cincy...disregard

Raven · 06-15-2005, 11:15 PM

Jorge Posada is there

Helton is not

3 left

sterlingice · 06-15-2005, 11:17 PM

Are Todd Helton or Torii Hunter at 10 yet?

SI

digamma · 06-15-2005, 11:18 PM

Frank Thomas?

Nevermind. Didn't see him up there.

sterlingice · 06-15-2005, 11:19 PM

Abreu?

SI

Raven · 06-15-2005, 11:19 PM

Helton, no
Torii, no
Frank Thomas, yes

2 left

sterlingice · 06-15-2005, 11:20 PM

Has Kirk Reuter played anywhere but the Giants? I'm pretty sure he's been around long enough.

SI

TazFTW · 06-15-2005, 11:20 PM

Frank Thomas was already counted.

Bobby Higginson

Raven · 06-15-2005, 11:20 PM

Abreu, no
Reuter, no

Sorry, I made a mistake in my counting somewhere, actually 3 guys are left

Raven · 06-15-2005, 11:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TazFTW

Frank Thomas was already counted.

Bobby Higginson

aha, thats where I counted wrong.

Higginson is also there. just 2 guys left then

TazFTW · 06-15-2005, 11:23 PM

Was Mike Lieberthal always a Phil?

ShaefIllini · 06-15-2005, 11:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sterlingice

Has Kirk Reuter played anywhere but the Giants? I'm pretty sure he's been around long enough.

SI

He was in Montreal I think..

Raven · 06-15-2005, 11:24 PM

Lieberthal is there.

1 remaining

hoopsguy · 06-15-2005, 11:25 PM

Higginson in Detroit? I think he started with them ...
NM, already listed ... posts coming fast in this thread.

Wonder if Graves would have been on that list up until a couple of weeks ago.

hoopsguy · 06-15-2005, 11:27 PM

Darren Erstad?

Raven · 06-15-2005, 11:28 PM

Erstad, no

TazFTW · 06-15-2005, 11:30 PM

Trot Nixon?

ShaefIllini · 06-15-2005, 11:31 PM

Is Tim Salmon officially retired yet? If he's still just DLed, I'll guess him.

Raven · 06-15-2005, 11:34 PM

Salmon is correct, and is the last on the list

The final list is
Biggio 17
Smoltz 16
Big Hurt 15
Bernie 14
Bagwell 14
Salmon 13
Trevor Hoffman 12
Chipper 11
Lieberthal 11
Garret A 11
Radke 10
Rivera 10
Posada 10
Sweeney 10
Higginson 10
Jeter 10

ShaefIllini · 06-15-2005, 11:39 PM

Well, this was fun

ThunderingHERD · 06-15-2005, 11:45 PM

Darren Dreifort
Luis Castillo

ISiddiqui · 06-15-2005, 11:51 PM

Hoffman shouldn't be on the list. He played in 28 games for the Marlins in his first year, 1993, before being dealt in the Sheffield deal.

http://www.baseballreference.com/h/hoffmtr01.shtml

ThunderingHERD · 06-16-2005, 12:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ISiddiqui

Hoffman shouldn't be on the list. He played in 28 games for the Marlins in his first year, 1993, before being dealt in the Sheffield deal.

http://www.baseballreference.com/h/hoffmtr01.shtml

I vote we replace him with Darren Dreifort.

Raven · 06-16-2005, 12:11 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ISiddiqui

Hoffman shouldn't be on the list. He played in 28 games for the Marlins in his first year, 1993, before being dealt in the Sheffield deal.

Good catch. I was simply going with
this list provided by ESPN.com

Raven · 06-16-2005, 12:17 AM

I guess Dreifort isn't on the list because he didn't appear in any games in '95, or '02. So despite being with LA for 11 seaons, he has only played 9.

Speaking of Dreifort though, the guy has made roughly $43 million over the past 4 seaons, and won just 9 games, only pitching about 205 innings.

Pumpy Tudors · 06-16-2005, 12:23 AM

Maybe ESPN considers a "lifer" as a guy who's spent at least 10 years with one team, even if it's not his only team, although I doubt it. I don't really trust ESPN.com's accuracy with these types of things anymore.

lighthousekeeper · 06-16-2005, 12:35 AM

It's amazing to see the Yankees, with all of their free agent signings and frequent trade deadline dealings, to have 25% of the lifers.

ISiddiqui · 06-16-2005, 12:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Raven

Good catch. I was simply going with
this list provided by ESPN.com

Fooking ESPN

!

Though the only reason I thought about it is because either last week or earlier this week I was watching a either a Padres game (I believe... it was on INHD channel, IIRC) and they were discussing how Hoffman was included in the Sheffield deal.

Though with ESPN, you never have a clue what you are going to get.

Of course the funny part is in ESPN's stat listing of Hoffman, they do have his time as a Marlin. It would be cheap if they considered him with only the Padres, since he was traded as a rookie.

sterlingice · 06-16-2005, 12:47 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lighthousekeeper

It's amazing to see the Yankees, with all of their free agent signings and frequent trade deadline dealings, to have 25% of the lifers.

But every single one of them is overpaid so it's kindof an unfair characterization. It's like the "homegrown" Yankees myth from the late 90s. No other team is insane enough to pay Jeter $17M or Williams $12M. Their idea of a "hometown" contract is Rivera at $10M and Posada at $10M, only somewhat above market value. I bet if the A's were clinically insane and had a near limitless bankroll, they could have offered $110M to Giambi too and had yet another "lifer".

SI

JeeberD · 06-16-2005, 08:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sterlingice

Abreu?

SI

Abreu was an Astro, silly. They left him unprotected in the expansion draft so that they could protect a young Richard Hidalgo...

06-15-2005, 11:00 PM	#4
RPI-Fan Pro Starter Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Troy, NY	Jeter is close... I don't know if Bagwell actually played for the Red Sox... Biggio has gotta' be... __________________ Quis custodiets ipsos custodes?

06-15-2005, 11:02 PM	#5
Raven College Prospect Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Baltimore, MD	Derek Jeter Bernie Williams Brad Radke Craig Biggio Jeff Bagwell all are on the list, 11 more to go. Last edited by Raven : 06-15-2005 at 11:02 PM.

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RPI-Fan Pro Starter Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Troy, NY	Smoltz __________________ Quis custodiets ipsos custodes?

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RPI-Fan Pro Starter Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Troy, NY	Is Trevor Hoffman still in SD? __________________ Quis custodiets ipsos custodes?

06-15-2005, 11:14 PM	#19
sterlingice Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Back in Houston!	I think Sweeney's on his 10th or 11th season here in KC. Speaking of Yankees, has Posada played 10+ seasons? SI __________________ Houston Hippopotami, III.3: 20th Anniversary Thread - All former HT players are encouraged to check it out! Janos: "Only America could produce an imbecile of your caliber!" Freakazoid: "That's because we make lots of things better than other people!"

06-15-2005, 10:57 PM	#2
mckerney Coordinator Join Date: Oct 2000	I wanna say Brad Radke for this, he has to be close to 10 years if he isn't there yet. I also think Bernie Williams would be one.

06-15-2005, 10:59 PM	#3
mckerney Coordinator Join Date: Oct 2000	Dola: Does anyone know if Jeter has 10 years exp?

06-15-2005, 11:02 PM	#6
TazFTW Pro Rookie Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Honolulu, HI	Chipper Jones Andruw Jones

06-15-2005, 11:04 PM	#8
ShaefIllini Mascot Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Chicago, IL	Garrett Anderson Frank Thomas

06-15-2005, 11:07 PM	#12
TazFTW Pro Rookie Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Honolulu, HI	Mariano Rivera

06-15-2005, 11:09 PM	#14
Raven College Prospect Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Baltimore, MD	Smoltz is on the list Chipper Jones is there too 9 to go Andruw Jones falls 1 year short (this season doesn't count, sorry, didn't realize they were not including it)

06-15-2005, 11:10 PM	#15
Raven College Prospect Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Baltimore, MD	Garret Anderson, Trevor Hoffman, Frank Thomas and Mariano Rivera are all there. 5 to go

06-15-2005, 11:12 PM	#17
ShaefIllini Mascot Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Chicago, IL	Mike Sweeney

06-15-2005, 11:13 PM	#18
Raven College Prospect Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Baltimore, MD	Sweeney is there 4 left

06-15-2005, 11:14 PM	#20
TazFTW Pro Rookie Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Honolulu, HI	Todd Helton, [edit]no not enough years. Last edited by TazFTW : 06-15-2005 at 11:14 PM.

06-15-2005, 11:15 PM	#21
ShaefIllini Mascot Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Chicago, IL	Of course, Dan Wilson, a Barrington boy Who played with Cincy...disregard Last edited by ShaefIllini : 06-15-2005 at 11:15 PM.

06-15-2005, 11:17 PM	#23
sterlingice Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Back in Houston!	Are Todd Helton or Torii Hunter at 10 yet? SI __________________ Houston Hippopotami, III.3: 20th Anniversary Thread - All former HT players are encouraged to check it out! Janos: "Only America could produce an imbecile of your caliber!" Freakazoid: "That's because we make lots of things better than other people!"

06-15-2005, 11:18 PM	#24
digamma Torchbearer Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: On Lake Harriet	Frank Thomas? Nevermind. Didn't see him up there. Last edited by digamma : 06-15-2005 at 11:19 PM.

06-15-2005, 11:19 PM	#25
sterlingice Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Back in Houston!	Abreu? SI __________________ Houston Hippopotami, III.3: 20th Anniversary Thread - All former HT players are encouraged to check it out! Janos: "Only America could produce an imbecile of your caliber!" Freakazoid: "That's because we make lots of things better than other people!"

06-15-2005, 11:20 PM	#27
sterlingice Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Back in Houston!	Has Kirk Reuter played anywhere but the Giants? I'm pretty sure he's been around long enough. SI __________________ Houston Hippopotami, III.3: 20th Anniversary Thread - All former HT players are encouraged to check it out! Janos: "Only America could produce an imbecile of your caliber!" Freakazoid: "That's because we make lots of things better than other people!"

06-15-2005, 11:23 PM	#31
TazFTW Pro Rookie Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Honolulu, HI	Was Mike Lieberthal always a Phil?

06-15-2005, 11:24 PM	#33
Raven College Prospect Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Baltimore, MD	Lieberthal is there. 1 remaining

06-15-2005, 11:25 PM	#34
hoopsguy General Manager Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Chicago	Higginson in Detroit? I think he started with them ... NM, already listed ... posts coming fast in this thread. Wonder if Graves would have been on that list up until a couple of weeks ago. Last edited by hoopsguy : 06-15-2005 at 11:26 PM.

06-15-2005, 11:27 PM	#35
hoopsguy General Manager Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Chicago	Darren Erstad?

06-15-2005, 11:28 PM	#36
Raven College Prospect Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Baltimore, MD	Erstad, no

06-15-2005, 11:30 PM	#37
TazFTW Pro Rookie Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Honolulu, HI	Trot Nixon?

06-15-2005, 11:31 PM	#38
ShaefIllini Mascot Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Chicago, IL	Is Tim Salmon officially retired yet? If he's still just DLed, I'll guess him.

06-15-2005, 11:34 PM	#39
Raven College Prospect Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Baltimore, MD	Salmon is correct, and is the last on the list The final list is Biggio 17 Smoltz 16 Big Hurt 15 Bernie 14 Bagwell 14 Salmon 13 Trevor Hoffman 12 Chipper 11 Lieberthal 11 Garret A 11 Radke 10 Rivera 10 Posada 10 Sweeney 10 Higginson 10 Jeter 10

06-15-2005, 11:39 PM	#40
ShaefIllini Mascot Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Chicago, IL	Well, this was fun

06-15-2005, 11:45 PM	#41
ThunderingHERD College Benchwarmer Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: North Carolina	Darren Dreifort Luis Castillo __________________ "I'm losing my edge--to better looking people... with better ideas... and more talent. And who are actually really, really nice." "Everyone's a voyeurist--they're watching me watch them watch me right now." Last edited by ThunderingHERD : 06-15-2005 at 11:46 PM. Reason: whoops

06-15-2005, 11:51 PM	#42
ISiddiqui Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Decatur, GA	Hoffman shouldn't be on the list. He played in 28 games for the Marlins in his first year, 1993, before being dealt in the Sheffield deal. http://www.baseballreference.com/h/hoffmtr01.shtml __________________ "A prayer for the wild at heart, kept in cages" -Tennessee Williams

06-16-2005, 12:17 AM	#45
Raven College Prospect Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Baltimore, MD	I guess Dreifort isn't on the list because he didn't appear in any games in '95, or '02. So despite being with LA for 11 seaons, he has only played 9. Speaking of Dreifort though, the guy has made roughly $43 million over the past 4 seaons, and won just 9 games, only pitching about 205 innings.

06-16-2005, 12:23 AM	#46
Pumpy Tudors Bounty Hunter Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Pittsburgh, PA	Maybe ESPN considers a "lifer" as a guy who's spent at least 10 years with one team, even if it's not his only team, although I doubt it. I don't really trust ESPN.com's accuracy with these types of things anymore. __________________ No, I am not Batman, and I will not repair your food processor.

06-16-2005, 12:35 AM	#47
lighthousekeeper College Starter Join Date: Oct 2000	It's amazing to see the Yankees, with all of their free agent signings and frequent trade deadline dealings, to have 25% of the lifers.

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