Monday, July 9, 2012

Mamma Mia, It's Villa - Weekly Trivia!

We have another winner this week! David Villa is the all-time highest scoring player for Spain's national team. I thought this was a tricky one - Raul was "the guy" for Spain for so many years growing up that I assumed he had accrued the most, but Villa has scored at a solid 0.62 goal/game clip for la Roja.

He's got the best soul patch in soccer. Not that that's a good thing.
Congrats to this week's winner, whoever you are. Withhold your modesty and tout your winning ways in the comments.

This week, folks, you know it's got to be about the MLB All-Star break. We've got some major story-lines going into this year's game: guys getting injured and dropping out, other guys pretending to be injured and dropping out, and of course home field advantage will be decided by this exhibition no matter who's there. It will be a magical time.

My question is the following:

Which of the following players did NOT make the MLB All-Star Game as a teenager?

  • Bryce Harper
  • Dwight Gooden
  • Bob Feller
  • Jimmie Foxx
Good luck, and have a splendtasterrific week.

Tuesday, July 3, 2012

Tricky: The Story of R.A. Dickey

When Tim Wakefield retired, I lamented the end of an era: another knuckleballer calling it quits after a long, slightly above average career. No sooner had he retired this off-season than a new pitcher picked up the torch as the most baffling slow-tosser in the game: R.A. Dickey. A mere 37 year old king in Queens, may his reign last for decades more.

How does he do it?! I'm thinking it's the crazy eyes.
But what's the key to his success? We're not talking about your momma's knuckleballer, or even your grandmomma's or great-grandmomma's. What Dickey is doing now flies in the face of about 100 years of knuckleball tradition. For starters, he's winning on a consistent basis, and in dominating fashion.

In a special investigative segment, TDZ chases down Dickey's fluttering butterfly pitches to find out how they are so elusive. The answer just might shock you.