# Bakers Dozen **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [August 4, 2010, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173 "2010-08-04T17:56:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2312
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2016, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/46226 "2016-09-10T20:20:36Z")
Next: Your childhood sports hero. 1. Bobby Orr 2. Darryl Sittler ---
**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:** [September 10, 2016, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/46227 "2016-09-10T21:05:21Z")
Your childhood sports hero. 1. Bobby Orr 2. Darryl Sittler 3. Mark Spitz BTW, # 10 above, “President William McKinney”, I see nobody spotted or corrected the typo? ---
**Author:** ![Ponch8](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ponch8/32/9883_2.png) [@Ponch8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponch8)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2016, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/46228 "2016-09-10T21:28:34Z")
Your childhood sports hero. 1. Bobby Orr 2. Darryl Sittler 3. Mark Spitz 4. Ryne Sandberg ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2016, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/46229 "2016-09-10T21:30:42Z")
Your childhood sports hero. 1. Bobby Orr 2. Darryl Sittler 3. Mark Spitz 4. Ryne Sandberg 5. Mickey Mantle ---
**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:** [September 10, 2016, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/46230 "2016-09-10T21:34:59Z")
Your childhood sports hero. 1. Bobby Orr 2. Darryl Sittler 3. Mark Spitz 4. Ryne Sandberg 5. Mickey Mantle 6. Roger Maris Actually, it was Mickey Mantle, but since he’s already on the list… ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2016, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/46231 "2016-09-10T22:22:17Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > Actually, it was Mickey Mantle, but since he’s already on the list… No one is forcing you to answer if your pick has already been taken. I’m sure you can wait till the next category instead of fabricating an answer for the hell of it. ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2016, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/46232 "2016-09-11T14:08:38Z")
Picking a second hero isn’t the same as fabricating an answer for the hell of it. ---
**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:** [September 11, 2016, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/46233 "2016-09-11T14:11:51Z")
> [@Leaffan](#): > > No one is forcing you to answer if your pick has already been taken. I’m sure you can wait till the next category instead of fabricating an answer for the hell of it. Oh, I really liked Roger too, but I had (and have) an autographed Mantle baseball. I just liked the whole 60’s Yankees. ---
**Author:** ![Dendarii\_Dame](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bbce88/32.png) [@Dendarii\_Dame](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dendarii_Dame)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2016, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/46234 "2016-09-11T20:03:02Z")
Your childhood sports hero. 1. Bobby Orr 2. Darryl Sittler 3. Mark Spitz 4. Ryne Sandberg 5. Mickey Mantle 6. Roger Maris 7. Zan Hagen Who is a fictional character who played football, basketball, baseball, and ran cross country and in a marathon. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2016, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/46235 "2016-09-12T04:03:44Z")
He sounds really busy. Your childhood sports hero. 1. Bobby Orr 2. Darryl Sittler 3. Mark Spitz 4. Ryne Sandberg 5. Mickey Mantle 6. Roger Maris 7. Zan Hagen 8. Phil Garner A spunky Pittsburgh Pirates player; as a kid, I liked that he was so often compared to Yosemite Sam. ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2016, 10:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/46236 "2016-09-12T10:14:56Z")
Your childhood sports hero. 1. Bobby Orr 2. Darryl Sittler 3. Mark Spitz 4. Ryne Sandberg 5. Mickey Mantle 6. Roger Maris 7. Zan Hagen 8. Phil Garner 9. Tom Seaver I’m old ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2016, 10:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/46237 "2016-09-12T10:20:52Z")
> [@anyrose](#): > > 1. Tom Seaver > I’m old Oh really? :dubious: ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2016, 10:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/46238 "2016-09-12T10:24:37Z")
> [@panache45](#): > > Oh really? :dubious: 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2016, 1:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/46239 "2016-09-12T13:12:50Z")
Your childhood sports hero. 1. Bobby Orr 2. Darryl Sittler 3. Mark Spitz 4. Ryne Sandberg 5. Mickey Mantle 6. Roger Maris 7. Zan Hagen 8. Phil Garner 9. Tom Seaver 10. Carl “Yaz” Yastrzemski ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2016, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/46240 "2016-09-12T14:30:29Z")
Your childhood sports hero. 1. Bobby Orr 2. Darryl Sittler 3. Mark Spitz 4. Ryne Sandberg 5. Mickey Mantle 6. Roger Maris 7. Zan Hagen 8. Phil Garner 9. Tom Seaver 10. Carl “Yaz” Yastrzemski 11. Franco Harris A great Steelers fullback with an aw-shucks public style. ---
**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:** [September 12, 2016, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/46241 "2016-09-12T15:23:37Z")
Your childhood sports hero. 1. Bobby Orr 2. Darryl Sittler 3. Mark Spitz 4. Ryne Sandberg 5. Mickey Mantle 6. Roger Maris 7. Zan Hagen 8. Phil Garner 9. Tom Seaver 10. Carl “Yaz” Yastrzemski 11. Franco Harris 12. Walter Payton ---
**Author:** ![Nonsuch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nonsuch/32/2922_2.png) [@Nonsuch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nonsuch)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2016, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/46242 "2016-09-12T16:03:17Z")
Your childhood sports hero. 1. Bobby Orr 2. Darryl Sittler 3. Mark Spitz 4. Ryne Sandberg 5. Mickey Mantle 6. Roger Maris 7. Zan Hagen 8. Phil Garner 9. Tom Seaver 10. Carl “Yaz” Yastrzemski 11. Franco Harris 12. Walter Payton 13. Eric Soderholm New, in honor of the show I’ve been binging lately: People Who Hired the A-Team 1. Watermelon farmers ---
**Author:** ![Dendarii\_Dame](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bbce88/32.png) [@Dendarii\_Dame](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dendarii_Dame)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2016, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/46243 "2016-09-12T16:07:09Z")
People Who Hired the A-Team 1. Watermelon farmers 2. A group of pacifists ---
**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:** [September 12, 2016, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/46244 "2016-09-12T20:54:38Z")
People Who Hired the A-Team 1. Watermelon farmers 2. A group of pacifists 3. Two college girls, to rescue their professor nabbed by the mob for a gambling system he’s created ---
**Author:** ![Nonsuch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nonsuch/32/2922_2.png) [@Nonsuch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nonsuch)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2016, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/46245 "2016-09-12T22:01:51Z")
Not a lot of A-Team fans … I will not object if the category needs to be scrubbed. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=2311) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=2313)