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SPOWhat is the most expensive baseball card?: What is the Honus Wagner baseball card worth? (1 Answers)

SPOWhat's the easiest sport for an amateur to break into?: In what sport would it be easiest for an amateur to come in an... (8 Answers)

SPOIs it tougher to be an elite runner or an elite auto racer?: What's more impressive, the physical ability of the track star... (1 Answers)

SPOWhich snubbed player most deserves entrance to the Hall of Fame of his or her sport?: Which player snubbed by the voters mo... (3 Answers)

SPOIf the major sports got rid of their all-star games, would anyone care?: Would it matter if the NFL's Pro Bowl and the MLB,... (0 Answers)

SPOWhat two-sport athlete would you most like to see?: A NASCAR driver who runs track? An Olympic boxer who's also an Olympic ... (1 Answers)

SPOShould Mark McGwire and Barry Bonds' single season home run records be marked with asterisks?: Should the various admission... (1 Answers)

SPOWhat is your favorite "minor" sport (not NBA, MLB, NFL, NASCAR, or any of the European soccer leagues)?: Or are these other... (4 Answers)

SPOWhich active professional athlete has the best nickname?: Forget such laughable efforts as "A-Rod," "K-Rod," "A.I.," and "T... (4 Answers)

SPODo you even care about the Tour de France?: Lance Armstrong is retired. The four runners-up from last year are gone, thanks... (1 Answers)

SPOShould baseball still be considered our national sport?: If so, why? If not, what sport would be a better choice? (5 Answers)

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Entertainment. ESPN was originally named the Entertainment and Sports Programming Network
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Chuck Howley (5 Rating)

Probably William Van Landingham. There have been more than 10 MLB players with surnames of 13 letters, including William Van Landingham, Todd Hollandsworth, and Kirk Dres... (Not Rated)

The New York Yankees best season was 1998, when they finished 114-48 (a .704 winning percentage) and swept the Padres to win the World Series. (Not Rated)

In recent years, salaries for football coaches has gone through the roof. Notre Dame's Charlie Weis is currently the highest-paid college coach in any sport and will... (5 Rating)

According to NBA.com, the average (mean) NBA player from the 2005-06 season stood 6 feet, 7.18 inches tall. The average player also weighs 223.08 pounds, is 26.7 years ol... (Not Rated)

Major League umpire Tim McClelland said he does it to get a better idea of which way the catcher is moving (and therefore where the pitch is going). It's a very ligh... (Not Rated)

Don't hear this one much... Alphonse and Gaston were a couple of cartoon Frenchmen who were so polite that nothing ever got done - "After you, Alphonse!" "No, after you, ... (Not Rated)

Deion Sanders is the only athlete to ever accomplish this. (Not Rated)

Chuck Howley, a linebacker for the Dallas Cowboys, was named the MVP of Super Bowl V although Dallas lost 16-13 to the Baltimore Colts. Howley recovered a fumble and had ... (Not Rated)

108 double stitches, or 216 single stitches. (Not Rated)

A baserunner may run wherever he wants when no play is being attempted on him. At the moment the defense begins to attempt a tag on him, his running baseline is establish... (Not Rated)

Todd France is currently with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. (Not Rated)

At Baseball Almanac, you can get opening-day rosters and complete box scores, though I'm not sure how to get the active roster list for any date. (Not Rated)

Greg Maddux won 176 games during the 1990s, more than anyone else. His teammate Tom Glavine won 164, and Roger Clemens won 152. (Not Rated)

Cy Young, with 316 losses. (Not Rated)

Johnny Mize of the St. Louis Cardinals hit a yellow baseball into the stands, off of the Brooklyn Dodgers' Freddie Fitzsimmons on August 2, 1938. Larry MacPhail, the... (Not Rated)

Well, the original "Flying Dutchman" was a legendary ghost ship, but in the sports world, that nickname was given to Honus Wagner (Johannes Peter Wagner), as &q... (Not Rated)

Chief Wilson, of the Pittsburgh Pirates, hit 36 triples in 1912. (Not Rated)

McCurdy never played on a team that made it to the Final Four. McCurdy played for the University of Richmond from 1973-75. Although McCurdy was a First Team All-American ... (Not Rated)

Hank Aaron wore the number 44 for almost his entire career, and the number has been retired by both the Atlanta Braves and Milwaukee Brewers. (Not Rated)

Fifteen. He was named to 12 straight All-Star Games from 1981 to 1992, and then made the '94, '95, and '96 All-Star Games. (Not Rated)

Jordan played for the AA Birmingham Barons, a Chicago White Sox affiliate, during the 1994 season. In 127 games, he batted .202 with 3 home runs, 51 RBIs, 30 stolen bases... (Not Rated)

Deadspin, Gawker's sports blog, is probably the Albert Pujols of the sports blogosphere. I'm also partial to The Mighty MJD and Sports Law Blog (sports-law.blog... (Not Rated)

The Cleveland Browns attempted no passes in a 13-7 victory over the Philadelphia Eagles on December 3, 1950. (Not Rated)

Chuck Howley was named MVP of Super Bowl V, even though his Cowboys lost the game 16-13. Howley, a linebacker, recovered a fumble and had two interceptions. He was the fi... (Not Rated)

The Miami Dolphins. They lost Super Bowl VI in 1972, then won Super Bowls VII and VIII. (Not Rated)

Rod Carew won the 1972 American League batting title (.318) without hitting a home run all season. (Not Rated)

Norman Kwong, the current Lieutenant Governor of Alberta, won four Grey Cup championships during the 1940s and '50s as a halfback and fullback with the Calgary Stamp... (Not Rated)

$800,000. (Not Rated)

This one's a trick question - the only "player" to do this is the organ player, John Kiley. (Not Rated)

The New York Yankees have lost the World Series 13 times, which is hardly a disappointment for them as they have won it 26 times. The San Francisco Giants and Los Angeles... (Not Rated)

Steve Carlton leads all lefties with 709 games started, good for the fifth-most starts of any pitcher. The Hall-of-Famer has his best years with the St. Louis Cardinals a... (Not Rated)

Ron Meridith spent four seasons in Major League Baseball as a little-used relief pitcher. In 1984 and 1985, he played for the Chicago Cubs; in 1986 and '87 he played... (Not Rated)

Hank Aaron (2,297 career RBIs)
Babe Ruth (2,213)
Lou Gehrig (1,995) (Not Rated)

The most famous is probably Ryne Sandberg, who is the only 23-wearing baseball player enshrined in the Hall of Fame. (Not Rated)

Pete Rose played twenty-four seasons-- mostly with the Cincinnati Reds, but also with the Philadelphia Phillies and Montreal Expos-- before retiring in 1986 with the foll... (Not Rated)

Bacteria could certainly be a factor. Gatorade is basically a sugar solution (with electrolytes and whatnot) and would make a good environment for bacteria to grow in. Ga... (Not Rated)

Boston's best win streak came in 1946, when the Red Sox won 15 games in a row. (3 Rating)

Ruth still holds many records, mostly American League records (Barry Bonds and Henry Aaron both played primarily in the NL). Ruth still holds the following records:
... (Not Rated)

The bottom of the bag shouldn't be much lower than your chin or much higher than your nose. (Not Rated)

Oliver Stone's "Any Given Sunday" is a good one. The sports scenes in "Sunday" are well-edited and look realistic, and there are a lot of them, w... (Not Rated)

While it's not true that there are NO televised sporting events during those days, in the U.S. the day before and the day after Major League Baseball's All-Star... (Not Rated)

Eldrick Woods. (Not Rated)

On October 3, 1951, when Thomson hit the home run that gave the New York Giants the pennant, the bases were as follows:

Clint Hartung was on third, pinch-run... (Not Rated)

There are differences not only between men's and women's basketball, but also between leagues (that is, there are differences between women's college ball ... (Not Rated)

Steve Carlton holds this record, striking out 4,000 batters during his NL career. The NL record for most strikeouts in a single season is held by "Old Ross" Rad... (Not Rated)

The NCAA did not use overtime in Division I football until the 1995 postseason, and the 1996 regular season. (Lower divisions, which use a postseason tournament to determ... (Not Rated)

Joey Jay, who played Little League in Middletown, Connecticut, broke into MLB in 1953 with the Milwaukee Braves as a pitcher. He would post two 21-win seasons with the Ci... (Not Rated)

Ozzie Guillen was named the 2005 AL Manager of the the Year and the 1985 AL Rookie of the Year (he was with the Chicago White Sox both times).
Lou Piniella was name... (Not Rated)

High school nets are not set any lower than nets for college or international competition. Men's nets are set at 7 feet, 11 5/8 inches (2.43 meters). Women's ne... (Not Rated)

I believe that was Phillies pitcher Robin Roberts. On May 13, 1954, Roberts gave up a leadoff home run to Bobby Adams of the Cincinnati Reds, then retired the next 27 bat... (Not Rated)

Bobby Richardson was named MVP and is the only World Series MVP to come from the losing team (Richardson was a New York Yankee; the Pittsburgh Pirates won the Series 4-3)... (Not Rated)

According to Baseball Almanac, Lou Gehrig leads this category with 23. The National League record is 18, held by Willie McCovey. (Not Rated)

Greg Harris is the only 20th-century pitcher to throw in-game with both arms, which he did in 1995 as a member of the Montreal Expos. He played six seasons for the Red So... (Not Rated)

MLB began recording saves only in 1969, and the first official save was recorded by Bill Singer of the Los Angeles Dodgers on April 7, 1969. (Not Rated)

Mike Hargrove, who spent most of his 12-year career with the Texas Rangers and Cleveland Indians, was known as the "Human Rain Delay" because of his lengthy preparation i... (Not Rated)

Ed Ott, who played seven seasons for the Pittsburgh Pirates (including their 1979 championship year) and one season with the California Angels. (Not Rated)

According to Baseball Almanac, nineteen players hit home runs in the first major-league at-bat and never hit another long ball in the majors. The first fourteen are (with... (Not Rated)

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Location	New York, New York, USA
Profile	Curious sports knowledge.
Website/Blog	www.knowballs.com
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Questions Asked	11
Questions Answered	59
Rating	0.2 (on 3 ratings)
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Last Visited	Wed, 25 Oct 2006
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Entertainment. ESPN was originally named the Entertainment and Sports Programming Network (Not Rated)