# The Baseball Feud: Off the Bench Edition by Ace309 \[Closed\] **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [June 16, 2008, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-baseball-feud-off-the-bench-edition-by-ace309-closed/453109 "2008-06-16T15:46:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2008, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-baseball-feud-off-the-bench-edition-by-ace309-closed/453109/1 "2008-06-16T15:46:09Z")
(This list brought to you by **Ace309**!) _ **Read all the Rules!** _ _ **DO NOT READ THIS THREAD BEFORE YOU POST YOUR ANSWERS** _ Try to think of the most popular answer, to get the most people matching you. Scoring - Any answer duplicated by anyone else is worth 100 points divided by the number of entrants. For example: 50 entrant game = 2 pts per answer. If 4 people match that means they each get 8 pts for that answer. No matches = 0 points. _ **READ THIS!!!** _ **Write your answers like this** ; Do not repeat the questions, no periods at the end of answers, no spaces between lines, no comments, no fancy list coding. If you need to comment or clarify your answers, do it AFTER the list of answers. Thanks. JUST LIKE THIS: **1. answer 2. response 3. rejoinder** If this format is ignored, our resident bouncer **Brujaja** will come in and kick your ass! The game will end either when we have 50 entrants, or at 4:30 PM Central on Wednesday, 6/18/08 whichever comes first. Good luck! 1. Name a player-manager. 2. Name something edible (besides water) that a team might keep in the dugout. 3. Name a relief pitcher. 4. Name a player known for being used as a defensive replacement. 5. Name a position (besides pitcher) likely to be replaced late in the game. 6. Name an active utility player. 7. Name a type of wood that a bat might be made from. 8. Name a player known for being used as a pinch runner. 9. Name an item of equipment that a recent minor-league callup might ask to borrow from a veteran. 10. Name a player known as a designated hitter. ---
**Author:** ![Justin\_Bailey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/justin_bailey/32/8792_2.png) [@Justin\_Bailey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Justin_Bailey)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2008, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-baseball-feud-off-the-bench-edition-by-ace309-closed/453109/2 "2008-06-16T16:03:39Z")
1. Pete Rose 2. Sunflower Seeds 3. John Smoltz 4. Eckstein 5. Catcher 6. Eckstein 7. Ash 8. Eckstein 9. Batting Helmet 10. Edgar Martinez ---
**Author:** ![Mollie\_Magill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mollie_magill/32/20882_2.png) [@Mollie\_Magill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mollie_Magill)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2008, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-baseball-feud-off-the-bench-edition-by-ace309-closed/453109/3 "2008-06-16T16:05:38Z")
Yow - I’m gonna have to pass on this one. I love to watch baseball, but not being one to follow players… That and my answer to number one was Charlie Brown, and number three was Sam Malone. ---
**Author:** ![Ace309](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ace309/32/1050_2.png) [@Ace309](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ace309)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2008, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-baseball-feud-off-the-bench-edition-by-ace309-closed/453109/4 "2008-06-16T16:20:45Z")
1. Pete Rose 2. Sunflower seeds 3. Rollie Fingers 4. Doug Mientkiewicz 5. First base 6. BJ Upton 7. Maple 8. Chone Figgins 9. Bat 10. David Ortiz ---
**Author:** ![Wilson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/96bed5/32.png) [@Wilson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wilson)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2008, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-baseball-feud-off-the-bench-edition-by-ace309-closed/453109/5 "2008-06-16T16:29:10Z")
1. Pete Rose 2. Sunflower seeds 3. Mariano Rivera 4. So Taguchi 5. Shortstop 6. Miguel Cairo 7. Maple 8. Herb Washington 9. Bat 10. David Ortiz ---
**Author:** ![OtakuLoki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ac8455/32.png) [@OtakuLoki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OtakuLoki)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2008, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-baseball-feud-off-the-bench-edition-by-ace309-closed/453109/6 "2008-06-16T16:46:20Z")
1. Pete Rose 2. Energy bars 3. Carl Yastrzemski 4. Carl Yaztrzemski 5. Shortstop 6. Derek Jeter 7. Ash 8. Carl Yaztrzemski 9. Uniform jock strap 10. Carl Yaztrzemski Hey, every feud needs an anchorman! (IOW, I actively avoid baseball, and have almost no clue.) 11. I think he worked at different times as both a player and a manager. This is actually one of the answers I think I might get matches for. 12. 1. 1. and 10. Yaz did everything! (Okay, he’s a player I can name. This is a more limiting factor than many people in the feud might believe.) 13. Conch 14. It’s a lucky charm, see. 😛 ETA: I remember, now, one reason why being a phonetic speller in the 80s in MA was such a trial. Our junior Senator was Paul Tsongas, Yaz was in the news all the time, and people kept expecting us to be able to spell their names. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![mshar253](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/6de8d8/32.png) [@mshar253](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mshar253)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2008, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-baseball-feud-off-the-bench-edition-by-ace309-closed/453109/7 "2008-06-16T16:50:35Z")
1. Frank Robinson 2. Sunflower Seeds 3. Mariano Rivera 4. Abraham Nunez 5. Left field 6. Chone Figgins 7. Maple 8. Dave Roberts 9. First base mitt 10. David Ortiz ---
**Author:** ![mshar253](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/6de8d8/32.png) [@mshar253](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mshar253)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2008, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-baseball-feud-off-the-bench-edition-by-ace309-closed/453109/8 "2008-06-16T16:54:05Z")
[QUOTE=Wilson] 1. Pete Rose 2. Sunflower seeds 3. Mariano Rivera 4. So Taguchi 5. Shortstop 6. Miguel Cairo 7. Maple 8. Herb Washington 9. Bat 10. David Ortiz [/QUOTE] I can’t freaking believe you went with Taguchi. I wanted to–it was the only one that immediately came to mind, and he gets in frequently for the Phils–but I thought that no one else would go for it. (Don’t ask me why I thought that Abraham Nunez was a better pick–I guess because I figured there’d be more Mets fans that might bite.) ---
**Author:** ![Boozahol\_Squid\_P.I](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/d9b06d/32.png) [@Boozahol\_Squid\_P.I](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boozahol_Squid_P.I)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2008, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-baseball-feud-off-the-bench-edition-by-ace309-closed/453109/9 "2008-06-16T17:01:16Z")
1. Pete Rose 2. Sunflower seeds 3. Mariano Rivera 4. Doug Mientkiewicz 5. First base 6. BJ Upton 7. Maple 8. Herb Washington 9. Batting helmet 10. David Ortiz ---
**Author:** ![Yorikke](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yorikke/32/4335_2.png) [@Yorikke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yorikke)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2008, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-baseball-feud-off-the-bench-edition-by-ace309-closed/453109/10 "2008-06-16T17:20:34Z")
1. Pete Rose 2. Sunflower seeds 3. Dennis Eckersley 4. Ozzie Guillen 5. Catcher 6. Dunno. 7. Ash 8. Rickey Henderson 9. Glove 10. Frank Thomas Joe ---
**Author:** ![tarragon918](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d26b3c/32.png) [@tarragon918](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tarragon918)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2008, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-baseball-feud-off-the-bench-edition-by-ace309-closed/453109/11 "2008-06-16T17:36:14Z")
I’d better sit this one out–I know so little that I’d have to “cheat” to be able to play. Heh. Thanks for doing em though, to all involved, esp. **Delores Reborn**. ---
**Author:** ![Asimovian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asimovian/32/172_2.png) [@Asimovian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asimovian)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2008, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-baseball-feud-off-the-bench-edition-by-ace309-closed/453109/12 "2008-06-16T17:43:07Z")
1. Pete Rose 2. Sunflower seeds 3. Mariano Rivera 4. Coco Crisp 5. Catcher 6. Chone Figgins 7. Maple 8. Ricky Henderson 9. Bat 10. David Ortiz ---
**Author:** ![Parthol](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/dec6dc/32.png) [@Parthol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Parthol)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2008, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-baseball-feud-off-the-bench-edition-by-ace309-closed/453109/13 "2008-06-16T17:43:31Z")
1. Pete Rose 2. Sunflower Seeds 3. Mariano Rivera 4. Doug Mientkiewicz 5. Left Field 6. Alex Cora 7. Ash 8. Joey Gathright 9. Bat 10. Edgar Martinez ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2008, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-baseball-feud-off-the-bench-edition-by-ace309-closed/453109/14 "2008-06-16T17:52:19Z")
1. Pete Rose 2. Sunflower seeds 3. Mariano Rivera 4. Dave Stapleton 5. Shortstop 6. Mark DeRosa 7. Ash 8. Herb Washington 9. Bat 10. David Ortiz 11. Being from Cleveland, I wanted to say Lou Boudreau, but Pete is more recent and well-known. 12. Although he’s most remembered for _not_ being inserted in Bill Buckner’s place during that World Series game in 1986… 13. One of several questions that will probably not have a “conch” answer – I watch a lot of Cubs games, so Mark’s the most prominent in my mind at this point. 14. Played 105 MLB games without ever batting or taking a defensive position. ---
**Author:** ![OtakuLoki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ac8455/32.png) [@OtakuLoki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OtakuLoki)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2008, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-baseball-feud-off-the-bench-edition-by-ace309-closed/453109/15 "2008-06-16T17:53:45Z")
[QUOTE=tarragon918] I’d better sit this one out–I know so little that I’d have to “cheat” to be able to play. Heh. [/QUOTE] Aww… come on! I need _some_ competition for the anchorman(woman?) slot! ---
**Author:** ![Mullinator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c2a13f/32.png) [@Mullinator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mullinator)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2008, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-baseball-feud-off-the-bench-edition-by-ace309-closed/453109/16 "2008-06-16T18:03:23Z")
1. Pete Rose 2. Sunflower Seeds 3. Mariano Rivera 4. Doug Mientkewicz 5. Catcher 6. Chone Figgins 7. Ash 8. Herb Washington 9. Batting Helmet 10. Edgar Martinez Good grief, the scoring on this one will not be fun. ---
**Author:** ![El\_Kabong](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/el_kabong/32/496_2.png) [@El\_Kabong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Kabong)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2008, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-baseball-feud-off-the-bench-edition-by-ace309-closed/453109/17 "2008-06-16T18:07:31Z")
1. Pete Rose 2. Pumpkin seeds 3. Mariano Rivera 4. Jose Vizcaino 5. Outfield 6. Eric Bruntlett 7. Hickory 8. Dave Roberts 9. Bat 10. David Ortiz ---
**Author:** ![cmkeller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmkeller/32/118_2.png) [@cmkeller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmkeller)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2008, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-baseball-feud-off-the-bench-edition-by-ace309-closed/453109/18 "2008-06-16T18:07:35Z")
1. Pete Rose 2. Gatorade 3. Mariano Rivera 4. Doug Mientkewicz 5. First baseman 6. Esteban German 7. Ash 8. Herb Washington 9. Bat 10. Frank Thomas ---
**Author:** ![El\_Kabong](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/el_kabong/32/496_2.png) [@El\_Kabong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Kabong)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2008, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-baseball-feud-off-the-bench-edition-by-ace309-closed/453109/19 "2008-06-16T18:11:04Z")
Agggh…sunflower seeds, dammit. ---
**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:** [June 16, 2008, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-baseball-feud-off-the-bench-edition-by-ace309-closed/453109/20 "2008-06-16T18:13:36Z")
1. Pete Rose 2. Sunflower seeds 3. Mariano Rivera 4. Doug Mientkewicz 5. Catcher 6. Alex Cora 7. Ash 8. Herb Washington 9. Glove 10. Edgar Martinez [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-baseball-feud-off-the-bench-edition-by-ace309-closed/453109.md?page=2)