# Baker’s Dozen III **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [August 22, 2022, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093 "2022-08-22T15:39:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 407
**Author:** ![Bicycle\_Bill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bicycle_bill/32/6208_2.png) [@Bicycle\_Bill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bicycle_Bill)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2025, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/8121 "2025-07-22T22:44:07Z")
**Underdog champions in sports** 1. Leicester City, Premier League football, 2016 2. Villanova Wildcats, NCAA men’s basketball tourney, 1985 3. Washington Nationals, Major League Baseball, 2019 4. US Ice Hockey Team, Winter Olympics, 1980 5. New York Giants, National Football League, 2007 6. Buster Douglas, 1990 7. New York Mets, World Series, 1969 8. Denmark, Euro 1992 9. Greg Lemond, 1989 Tour de France champion After winning the 1986 running of _Le Tour_, he was shot in a hunting accident and missed both the 1987 and 1988 editions of the race. Returning to competition in 1989, he was almost a full minute behind the overall leader _(Laurent Fignon)_ going into the final day’s race, a short (25.4 km/15.2 mile) time trial from Versailles to the Champs de Elysee. No one thought he could make up the difference but he did, finishing the stage 58 seconds faster than Fignon and winning the overall event by a scant eight seconds – a mark that still stands as the closest victory margin in Tour de France history. _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
**Author:** ![Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/intergalactic_gladiator/32/112_2.png) [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2025, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/8122 "2025-07-23T00:52:31Z")
**Underdog champions in sports** 1. Leicester City, Premier League football, 2016 2. Villanova Wildcats, NCAA men’s basketball tourney, 1985 3. Washington Nationals, Major League Baseball, 2019 4. US Ice Hockey Team, Winter Olympics, 1980 5. New York Giants, National Football League, 2007 6. Buster Douglas, 1990 7. New York Mets, World Series, 1969 8. Denmark, Euro 1992 9. Greg Lemond, 1989 Tour de France champion 10. Chicago Cubs, World Series, 2016 Sure, they were favored to win the championship, were best odds at the start of the season, and finished the season with a league-leading 103-58 record, but come on, they were the _Cubs_. They’ve been the underdog since 1908. ---
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2025, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/8123 "2025-07-23T01:36:12Z")
**Underdog champions in sports** 1. Leicester City, Premier League football, 2016 2. Villanova Wildcats, NCAA men’s basketball tourney, 1985 3. Washington Nationals, Major League Baseball, 2019 4. US Ice Hockey Team, Winter Olympics, 1980 5. New York Giants, National Football League, 2007 6. Buster Douglas, 1990 7. New York Mets, World Series, 1969 8. Portland Trail Blazers, NBA Finals, 1977 9. Denmark, Euro 1992 10. Greg Lemond, 1989 Tour de France champion 11. Chicago Cubs, World Series, 2016 12. Houston Rockets, NBA Finals, 1995 They were the defending champions but were on the verge of missing the playoffs before trading Otis Thorpe for Clyde Drexler. They entered as the sixth seed and defeated two 60-win teams on their way to sweeping Shaq and the Magic in the Finals. ---
**Author:** ![gkster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gkster/32/14107_2.png) [@gkster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gkster)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2025, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/8124 "2025-07-23T04:19:14Z")
**Underdog champions in sports** 1. Leicester City, Premier League football, 2016 2. Villanova Wildcats, NCAA men’s basketball tourney, 1985 3. Washington Nationals, Major League Baseball, 2019 4. US Ice Hockey Team, Winter Olympics, 1980 5. New York Giants, National Football League, 2007 6. Buster Douglas, 1990 7. New York Mets, World Series, 1969 8. Portland Trail Blazers, NBA Finals, 1977 9. Denmark, Euro 1992 10. Greg Lemond, 1989 Tour de France champion 11. Chicago Cubs, World Series, 2016 12. Houston Rockets, NBA Finals, 1995 13. Emma Raducanu, US Open, 2021 She was ranked 150 in the world when she won the tournament, and had to go through qualifying in order to make it into the front draw of the U.S Open. Raducanu became the first qualifier, male or female, to win a major. Next **Authors, Artists, musicians with any kind of connection to sports** 1. Edgar Allan Poe: the Baltimore Ravens are named for his poem “The Raven” ---
**Author:** ![dirtball](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dirtball/32/18772_2.png) [@dirtball](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dirtball)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2025, 9:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/8125 "2025-07-23T09:25:48Z")
**Authors, Artists, musicians with any kind of connection to sports** 1. Edgar Allan Poe: the Baltimore Ravens are named for his poem “The Raven” 2. George Plimpton: His book _Paper Lion_ told the story of trying out for the Detroit Lions as an average non-athlete. ---
**Author:** ![Railer13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/railer13/32/9742_2.png) [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2025, 10:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/8126 "2025-07-23T10:06:33Z")
**Authors, Artists, musicians with any kind of connection to sports** 1. Edgar Allan Poe: the Baltimore Ravens are named for his poem “The Raven” 2. George Plimpton: His book _Paper Lion_ told the story of trying out for the Detroit Lions as an average non-athlete. 3. Al Hirt: Famed trumpeter performed at halftime of the first Super Bowl in January of 1967 The game, of course, wasn’t yet called the ‘Super Bowl’…it was billed as the ‘AFL-NFL World Championship Game’ ---
**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2025, 10:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/8127 "2025-07-23T10:58:49Z")
**Authors, Artists, musicians with any kind of connection to sports** 1. Edgar Allan Poe: the Baltimore Ravens are named for his poem “The Raven” 2. George Plimpton: His book _Paper Lion_ told the story of trying out for the Detroit Lions as an average non-athlete. 3. Al Hirt: Famed trumpeter performed at halftime of the first Super Bowl in January of 1967 4. John Fogerty: His song _Centerfield_ is homage to baseball ---
**Author:** ![Skunkdog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@Skunkdog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skunkdog)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2025, 11:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/8128 "2025-07-23T11:00:55Z")
**Authors, Artists, musicians with any kind of connection to sports** 1. Edgar Allan Poe: the Baltimore Ravens are named for his poem “The Raven” 2. George Plimpton: His book _Paper Lion_ told the story of trying out for the Detroit Lions as an average non-athlete. 3. Al Hirt: Famed trumpeter performed at halftime of the first Super Bowl in January of 1967 4. John Fogerty: His song _Centerfield_ is homage to baseball 5. Ernest Hemingway: Was a competent boxer and had a boxing ring in his home ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2025, 11:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/8129 "2025-07-23T11:20:42Z")
**Authors, Artists, musicians with any kind of connection to sports** 1. Edgar Allan Poe: the Baltimore Ravens are named for his poem “The Raven” 2. George Plimpton: His book _Paper Lion_ told the story of trying out for the Detroit Lions as an average non-athlete. 3. Al Hirt: Famed trumpeter performed at halftime of the first Super Bowl in January of 1967 4. John Fogerty: His song _Centerfield_ is homage to baseball 5. Ernest Hemingway: Was a competent boxer and had a boxing ring in his home 6. Ken Dryden: Stanley Cup winning goaltender for the Montreal Canadiens, and author of nine books, not all of which are about hockey. He was also a politician, serving in Canada’s Parliament; a lawyer, and had a brief stint as a university instructor. ---
**Author:** ![Bayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bayaker/32/3454_2.png) [@Bayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bayaker)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2025, 12:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/8130 "2025-07-23T12:41:11Z")
**Authors, Artists, musicians with any kind of connection to sports** 1. Edgar Allan Poe: the Baltimore Ravens are named for his poem “The Raven” 2. George Plimpton: His book _Paper Lion_ told the story of trying out for the Detroit Lions as an average non-athlete. 3. Al Hirt: Famed trumpeter performed at halftime of the first Super Bowl in January of 1967 4. John Fogerty: His song _Centerfield_ is homage to baseball 5. Ernest Hemingway: Was a competent boxer and had a boxing ring in his home 6. Ken Dryden: Stanley Cup winning goaltender for the Montreal Canadiens, and author of nine books, not all of which are about hockey. 7. Charlie Pride: Pitcher in the Negro leagues and MLB minors until his singing career took off. ---
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2025, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/8131 "2025-07-23T13:45:51Z")
**Authors, Artists, musicians with any kind of connection to sports** 1. Edgar Allan Poe: the Baltimore Ravens are named for his poem “The Raven” 2. George Plimpton: His book _Paper Lion_ told the story of trying out for the Detroit Lions as an average non-athlete. 3. Al Hirt: Famed trumpeter performed at halftime of the first Super Bowl in January of 1967 4. John Fogerty: His song _Centerfield_ is homage to baseball 5. Ernest Hemingway: Was a competent boxer and had a boxing ring in his home 6. Ken Dryden: Stanley Cup winning goaltender for the Montreal Canadiens, and author of nine books, not all of which are about hockey. 7. Charlie Pride: Pitcher in the Negro leagues and MLB minors until his singing career took off. 8. Bernie Williams: A former Yankees outfielder who became an author and a Grammy-nominated guitar player. ---
**Author:** ![gkster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gkster/32/14107_2.png) [@gkster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gkster)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2025, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/8132 "2025-07-24T13:57:34Z")
**Authors, Artists, musicians with any kind of connection to sports** 1. Edgar Allan Poe: the Baltimore Ravens are named for his poem “The Raven” 2. George Plimpton: His book _Paper Lion_ told the story of trying out for the Detroit Lions as an average non-athlete. 3. Al Hirt: Famed trumpeter performed at halftime of the first Super Bowl in January of 1967 4. John Fogerty: His song _Centerfield_ is homage to baseball 5. Ernest Hemingway: Was a competent boxer and had a boxing ring in his home 6. Ken Dryden: Stanley Cup winning goaltender for the Montreal Canadiens, and author of nine books, not all of which are about hockey. 7. Charlie Pride: Pitcher in the Negro leagues and MLB minors until his singing career took off. 8. Bernie Williams: A former Yankees outfielder who became an author and a Grammy-nominated guitar player. 9. Edgar Degas had several paintings of sports, including jockeys at the racetrack and Young Spartans Exercising, also known as Young Spartan Girls Challenging Boys ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2025, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/8133 "2025-07-24T14:04:58Z")
**Authors, Artists, musicians with any kind of connection to sports** 1. Edgar Allan Poe: the Baltimore Ravens are named for his poem “The Raven” 2. George Plimpton: His book _Paper Lion_ told the story of trying out for the Detroit Lions as an average non-athlete. 3. Al Hirt: Famed trumpeter performed at halftime of the first Super Bowl in January of 1967 4. John Fogerty: His song _Centerfield_ is homage to baseball 5. Ernest Hemingway: Was a competent boxer and had a boxing ring in his home 6. Ken Dryden: Stanley Cup winning goaltender for the Montreal Canadiens, and author of nine books, not all of which are about hockey. 7. Charlie Pride: Pitcher in the Negro leagues and MLB minors until his singing career took off. 8. Bernie Williams: A former Yankees outfielder who became an author and a Grammy-nominated guitar player. 9. Edgar Degas had several paintings of sports, including jockeys at the racetrack and Young Spartans Exercising, also known as Young Spartan Girls Challenging Boys 10. Billy Joel was an amateur Golden Gloves boxer before embarking on his musical career. ---
**Author:** ![Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/intergalactic_gladiator/32/112_2.png) [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2025, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/8134 "2025-07-24T14:29:45Z")
**Authors, Artists, musicians with any kind of connection to sports** 1. Edgar Allan Poe: the Baltimore Ravens are named for his poem “The Raven” 2. George Plimpton: His book _Paper Lion_ told the story of trying out for the Detroit Lions as an average non-athlete. 3. Al Hirt: Famed trumpeter performed at halftime of the first Super Bowl in January of 1967 4. John Fogerty: His song _Centerfield_ is homage to baseball 5. Ernest Hemingway: Was a competent boxer and had a boxing ring in his home 6. Ken Dryden: Stanley Cup winning goaltender for the Montreal Canadiens, and author of nine books, not all of which are about hockey. 7. Charlie Pride: Pitcher in the Negro leagues and MLB minors until his singing career took off. 8. Bernie Williams: A former Yankees outfielder who became an author and a Grammy-nominated guitar player. 9. Edgar Degas had several paintings of sports, including jockeys at the racetrack and Young Spartans Exercising, also known as Young Spartan Girls Challenging Boys 10. Billy Joel was an amateur Golden Gloves boxer before embarking on his musical career. 11. Terry Crews played three seasons in the NFL, including one year in WLAF, but was often cut from rosters. He supplemented his income by receiving portrait commissions from teammates as well as making NFL-licensed lithographs, and work as a courtroom sketch artist. Crews also plays the flute, founded a design company, and has acted in movies and television shows. ---
**Author:** ![Skunkdog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@Skunkdog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skunkdog)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2025, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/8135 "2025-07-24T21:12:28Z")
**Authors, Artists, musicians with any kind of connection to sports** 1. Edgar Allan Poe: the Baltimore Ravens are named for his poem “The Raven” 2. George Plimpton: His book _Paper Lion_ told the story of trying out for the Detroit Lions as an average non-athlete. 3. Al Hirt: Famed trumpeter performed at halftime of the first Super Bowl in January of 1967 4. John Fogerty: His song _Centerfield_ is homage to baseball 5. Ernest Hemingway: Was a competent boxer and had a boxing ring in his home 6. Ken Dryden: Stanley Cup winning goaltender for the Montreal Canadiens, and author of nine books, not all of which are about hockey. 7. Charlie Pride: Pitcher in the Negro leagues and MLB minors until his singing career took off. 8. Bernie Williams: A former Yankees outfielder who became an author and a Grammy-nominated guitar player. 9. Edgar Degas had several paintings of sports, including jockeys at the racetrack and Young Spartans Exercising, also known as Young Spartan Girls Challenging Boys 10. Billy Joel was an amateur Golden Gloves boxer before embarking on his musical career. 11. Terry Crews played three seasons in the NFL, including one year in WLAF, but was often cut from rosters. He supplemented his income by receiving portrait commissions from teammates as well as making NFL-licensed lithographs, and work as a courtroom sketch artist. Crews also plays the flute, founded a design company, and has acted in movies and television shows. 12. LeRoy Neiman was an American artist known for colorful Expressionist paintings of athletes, musicians and sporting events. ---
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2025, 7:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/8136 "2025-07-26T07:14:10Z")
**Authors, Artists, musicians with any kind of connection to sports** 1. Edgar Allan Poe: the Baltimore Ravens are named for his poem “The Raven” 2. George Plimpton: His book _Paper Lion_ told the story of trying out for the Detroit Lions as an average non-athlete. 3. Al Hirt: Famed trumpeter performed at halftime of the first Super Bowl in January of 1967 4. John Fogerty: His song _Centerfield_ is homage to baseball 5. Ernest Hemingway: Was a competent boxer and had a boxing ring in his home 6. Ken Dryden: Stanley Cup winning goaltender for the Montreal Canadiens, and author of nine books, not all of which are about hockey. 7. Charlie Pride: Pitcher in the Negro leagues and MLB minors until his singing career took off. 8. Bernie Williams: A former Yankees outfielder who became an author and a Grammy-nominated guitar player. 9. Edgar Degas had several paintings of sports, including jockeys at the racetrack and Young Spartans Exercising, also known as Young Spartan Girls Challenging Boys 10. Billy Joel was an amateur Golden Gloves boxer before embarking on his musical career. 11. Terry Crews played three seasons in the NFL, including one year in WLAF, but was often cut from rosters. He supplemented his income by receiving portrait commissions from teammates as well as making NFL-licensed lithographs, and work as a courtroom sketch artist. Crews also plays the flute, founded a design company, and has acted in movies and television shows. 12. LeRoy Neiman was an American artist known for colorful Expressionist paintings of athletes, musicians and sporting events. 13. Mick Foley’s autobiographical books about pro wrestling were New York Times best-sellers. New category: **World Capitals** 1. Lima, Peru ---
**Author:** ![NDP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ndp/32/55_2.png) [@NDP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NDP)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2025, 7:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/8137 "2025-07-26T07:35:01Z")
**World Capitals** 1. Lima, Peru 2. Paris, France ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2025, 1:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/8138 "2025-07-26T13:32:09Z")
**World Capitals** 1. Lima, Peru 2. Paris, France 3. Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso ---
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**World Capitals** 1. Lima, Peru 2. Paris, France 3. Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso 4. Bridgetown, Barbados ---
**Author:** ![gkster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gkster/32/14107_2.png) [@gkster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gkster)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2025, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baker-s-dozen-iii/970093/8140 "2025-07-26T18:12:51Z")
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