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Obscure sports trivia

Discussion in 'Anything goes' started by Chef2, Jan 3, 2019.

  1. Tighthead

    Tighthead Well-Known Member

    Oops sleepy me thought it was World Series MVP.
     
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  2. garrow

    garrow Well-Known Member

    Correct!
     
  3. MTM

    MTM Well-Known Member

    In their 60-season history, the Mets have had just seven players win Cy Young and/or Rookie of the Year awards (13 total). Name them.

    Fixed. I had missed one.
     
    Last edited: Oct 22, 2021
  4. Baron Scicluna

    Baron Scicluna Well-Known Member

    Seaver, Gooden, Strawberry, Jon Matlack, R.A. Dickey and Jacob DeGrom.
     
  5. MTM

    MTM Well-Known Member

    All correct. There’s one more. (I updated the question after I saw I missed one)
     
  6. Baron Scicluna

    Baron Scicluna Well-Known Member

    Pete Alonso
     
  7. MTM

    MTM Well-Known Member

    Yep.
    Seaver ROY and three Cys
    Degrom ROY and two Cys
    Gooden ROY and Cy
    Dickey Cy
    Strawberry ROY
    Matlack ROY
    Alonso ROY
     
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  8. cyclingwriter2

    cyclingwriter2 Well-Known Member

    What was the original name of the Stanley Cup?
     
  9. Batman

    Batman Well-Known Member

    Stanley's Sack Shield.
    They shortened it for brevity.
     
  10. Spartan Squad

    Spartan Squad Well-Known Member

    [​IMG]
     
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  11. Sea Bass

    Sea Bass Well-Known Member

    The Dominion Cup?
     
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  12. cyclingwriter2

    cyclingwriter2 Well-Known Member

    Bingo. The damn media started calling it the Lord Stanley Cup almost immediately and that name stuck.
     
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