Trivial Trivia-Umpire's Edition

[Tim C]

I asked this question for two reasons:

1) A famous deceased umpire's obit say he worked the plate. He did not, he worked second base that tnight.

2) I wanted to see who would goggle the answer. No one has ever called Mr. Davidson "David" -- he was known as "Satch" from the days of being a little boy.

Regards,

[D-Man]

The box score I found lists him as Satch.

My man, Billy Buckner, was playing first base for the Dodgers.

D

[ozzy6900]

Originally Posted by D-Man

The box score I found lists him as Satch.

My man, Billy Buckner, was playing first base for the Dodgers.

D

Who's Bill Buckner????

Asked by a life long Boston Fan!

[GarthB]

Originally Posted by ozzy6900

Who's Bill Buckner????

Asked by a life long Boston Fan!

Only the greatest clutch player in the history of the Mets.

[TussAgee11]

Only reason I knew it was David Davidson is because as a boy growing up we had a VHS of baseball trivia, bloopers, etc. He was reffered to as David Davidson in the video as a the trivia question. Also had the plate for Fisk's homer in 75 against the Reds. I watched that thing every day when I was little.

Game 1 of the 1970 World Series, Baltimore at Cincinatti.

Who's this umpire?

[GarthB]

Originally Posted by TussAgee11

Only reason I knew it was David Davidson is because as a boy growing up we had a VHS of baseball trivia, bloopers, etc. He was reffered to as David Davidson in the video as a the trivia question. Also had the plate for Fisk's homer in 75 against the Reds. I watched that thing every day when I was little.

Game 1 of the 1970 World Series, Baltimore at Cincinatti.

Who's this umpire?

Ken Burkhart

[SanDiegoSteve]

I don't know, but that's not what I meant by "getting your nose into it." That is just a tad too close to the play.

[Tim C]

The catcher is Elrod Hendicks.

Regards,

[Bassman]

OK next question:

Name the umpiring crew who worked the "Pine Tar" game in 1983.

[bossman72]

Originally Posted by ozzy6900

Who's Bill Buckner????

Asked by a life long Boston Fan!

If you ever played the original nintendo, you'll enjoy this as it relates to Bill Buckner:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JArXRxuVTgY

[Jim Porter]

Originally Posted by bossman72

If you ever played the original nintendo, you'll enjoy this as it relates to Bill Buckner:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JArXRxuVTgY

I understand Buckner was so distraught after that game that he walked out onto Yawkey Way and stepped in front of a moving bus -- and it went right through his legs.

[mattmets]

Who worked the plate for the longest game (in terms of time) in major league history? Bonus points if you can name either of the teams involved.

[Bassman]

Originally Posted by mattmets

Who worked the plate for the longest game (in terms of time) in major league history? Bonus points if you can name either of the teams involved.

James Bremond Evans

[lawump]

Originally Posted by Jim Porter

I understand Buckner was so distraught after that game that he walked out onto Yawkey Way and stepped in front of a moving bus -- and it went right through his legs.

Or (at that time in the 1980's): What do Michael Jackson and Bill Buckner have in common? They both wear gloves only on one hand.

[rpumpire]

Originally Posted by lawump

Or (at that time in the 1980's): What do Michael Jackson and Bill Buckner have in common? They both wear gloves only on one hand.

I think the proper answer is, "They both wear gloves on one hand for no apparent reason."