New sports trivia

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Blocked punt returned for touchdown.

That's what I thought, but it turns out in the 2003 Super Bowl(XXXVII) the Oakland Raiders blocked a Tampa Bay punt and returned it for a TD.

 

[onomatopoeia]

Of all the ways to score a touchdown, what is the only one that has not occurred in a Super Bowl game?

I'm not 100% certain on this, but I think something like this happened in an NCAA game.

The offensive was on their own 1 yard line on 4th down, and elected to punt. Into a fierce headwind, the punter kicked the ball from the back of the end zone very high, but not very far. The ball was still above the end zone when a defender called for a fair catch. One of the offensive players hit him before he touched the ball, and the play was ruled a touchdown.

 

[K Douglas]

How many schools are currently members of the NCAA's Big Ten Conference?

I'm going to say 12 they expanded to include Rutgers and Maryland and I don't believe they lost any of the traditional schools.

 

[K Douglas]

Who am I?

The Toronto Blue Jays selected me in both the 2006 and 2007 June amateur drafts.

In two separate stints with the Jays, including parts of four Major League seasons, I had a 2-3 record for Toronto with a 10.08 ERA in 52 2/3 innings pitched.

I have the same name as a former Montreal Expo:

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who was also the Manager of a Major League team for two full seasons, and part of a third. He is currently the bench coach of a Major League team. In 2017, he managed the American League in the All Star Game, but he was not a Major League Manager at that time.

My namesake got off to a fast start in his MLB career, with a .524 batting average after his first six games in June, 1980.

Man our drafting was putrid before the AA era. Expos guy looks mighty familiar, I probably have that baseball card. But no idea who he is or this Jays pitcher. Thank God.

 

[K Douglas]

Jeff Mathis, (.194).

I can't believe this turd had 3,000 PA's.

 

[onomatopoeia]

How many schools are currently members of the NCAA's Big Ten Conference?

I'm going to say 12 they expanded to include Rutgers and Maryland and I don't believe they lost any of the traditional schools.

Nope.

The last time that the Big 10 conference had only 10 teams was in 1989.

 

[K Douglas]

How many schools are currently members of the NCAA's Big Ten Conference?



Nope.

The last time that the Big 10 conference had only 10 teams was in 1989.

Interesting. Naming off the top of my head you have Michigan, Michigan State, Indiana, Illinois, Minnesota, Ohio State, Northwestern, Penn State, Purdue and Wisconsin which have all been members for decade. Then I added Rutgers and Maryland who joined a few years ago. I guess the only thing I can think of is that with the major divisional realignment recently the Big 10 added some teams. I'm just not sure who or how many. I'll guess +4 = 16 total.

 

[knees]

How many schools are currently members of the NCAA's Big Ten Conference?

18,
they came to 11 after adding Penn State, then 14 after TV grab of UMD Rutgers and Nebraska.

Then they broke up Pac -12 and poached 2 LA schools and UO UW.

 

[onomatopoeia]

How many schools are currently members of the NCAA's Big Ten Conference?

18,
they came to 11 after adding Penn State, then 14 after TV grab of UMD Rutgers and Nebraska.

Then they broke up Pac -12 and poached 2 LA schools and UO UW.

Correct!

 

[K Douglas]

18,
they came to 11 after adding Penn State, then 14 after TV grab of UMD Rutgers and Nebraska.

Then they broke up Pac -12 and poached 2 LA schools and UO UW.

I forgot about Nebraska and another original school, Iowa. Ugh.

 

[onomatopoeia]

Who was the most recent Running Back to be selected first overall in the NFL Draft?

 

[onomatopoeia]

Who am I?

I had a twenty year career in Major League Baseball, with slightly less than 51% of my regular season games played for American League teams.

I won Rookie of the Year, one World Series Championship, and four Gold Gloves.

I was a switch hitter, and a nine time All Star.

I am not a member of the Baseball Hall of Fame.

Among Major League Baseball players with 300 or more career stolen bases, I have the highest lifetime success percentage.

I played in all 162 games in one of my seasons, and in 150 or more games seven times, including my rookie season.

In seven post seasons, playing for five different teams, I had a .609 Slugging Percentage and a 1.021 OPS in 256 plate appearances.

Carlos Beltrán.

Carlos Beltrán career stats.

 

[onomatopoeia]

Two pitchers hit home runs while playing for the Toronto Blue Jays.

Name both.

Mark Hendrickson, (June 21, 2003 @ Montreal Expos) and Marcus Stroman, (April 25, 2017 @ St. Louis Cardinals).

 

[onomatopoeia]

Who was the first Toronto Blue Jays pitcher to have a base hit in a regular season game?

Woody Williams, (June 13, 1997 @ Philadelphia Phillies).

 

[K Douglas]

Who was the most recent Running Back to be selected first overall in the NFL Draft?

Saquon Barkley I think

 

[K Douglas]

Carlos Beltrán.

Carlos Beltrán career stats.

This dude should be in the HOF already. Great all around player.

 

[onomatopoeia]

Who was the most recent Running Back to be selected first overall in the NFL Draft?

Saquon Barkley I think

Nope.

Barkley was selected by the New York Giants with the second pick of the 2018 NFL Draft, after the Cleveland Browns selected QB Baker Mayfield, who had won the Heisman Trophy in 2017.