25 April, 2008

Transactions: J&B Activates Stix and Lazers from the DL

Written by Lazers
edited by Hilts

J&B represented by: Chemical Man, Stix, Peppys, Hilts, Gf and Lazers

The competition: Bar, Arrogance, Kirby Cats, McNasty, Ireland, and Morning Wood

Trivia being played under the “2 questions max” rule (although J&B once was limited to only 1 question correct in a row).

First Half: TV/White Sox/”People” Most Intriguing People from 2000

In 1996 and 1997, ER was the #1 TV show- what comedy finished #2 both of those years?
Only Sox player ever to register single-season slugging percentage above .700?
Sox player who hit 44 homers in 2006?
Led Sox with 16 wins in 2001?
Led Sox with 2.90 ERA in 2003?
Sox player with club record 28 game hitting streak in 2004?
Sox player who had 135 RBI in 2002?
Led Sox with 154 strikeouts in 2005 (pitcher)?
Sox player led American League with 186 hits in 1995?
Last time Sox were no-hit was by whom (1991)?

Scores at the half: J&B 1150 Kirby Cats 760 Arrogance 700 McNasty 430 Bar 370 Wood 330 Ireland 310. J&B is clicking on all cylinders.

Second Half: Entertainment/USA Today Sports today/Southside Catholic Parishes

Hitting .321, he has done most of the catching for the Reds in 2008?
1989 TV show “Living Dolls” was about 4 teenage models living in New York and featured two actresses who would go onto bigger fame in their field- initials H.B. and L.R.?
This Royals’ player was recently held out of the lineup due to having 22 strikeouts in only 79 at bats?

Additional trivia question learned while researching the answers: “Living Dolls” is a spin-off of what others 80s era sitcom? Clue for J&Bers in attendance last night- one of the stars of that sitcom was the focus of another trivia question asked in the game last night.

Scores into Final: J&B 2250 McNasty 1200 Arrogance 1150 Kirby Cats 990 Wood 990 Bar 820 Ireland 630

Choice of Final Category: 90s Music/White Sox History/70s Music

2 of 3 wins wager. All 3 wins 3000 bonus points.

J&B selects 70s Music and wagers the classic (151).

70s Music:
· Sang “Didn’t I Blow Your Mind This Time”?
· Sang “Disco Lady”?
· The BeeGees discovered her, wrote for her, and sang harmony for her?

90s Music:
Lead singer of the Wallflowers is the son of what famous musician?
Member of Metallica used his own blood and semen as abstract art for the cover of the 1994 album “Load”?
Born Eithne Ni Bhraonain, her 90s albums included “Shepherd Moons”, “The Memory of Trees”, and “Paint the Sky with Stars”?

White Sox:
Scored the winning run in Game 4 of the 2005 World Series?
Yankee pitched a no-hitter against the Sox in 1990, despite losing the game 4-0?
Sox manager in 2000 season?

Gentlemen?

Part II

J&B guesses Stylistics, Johnnie Taylor, and Samantha Sang. The confidence level is high.

First Half answers:
Seinfeld
Frank Thomas
Jermaine Dye
Mark Buerhle
Esteban Loiza
Carlos Lee
Magglio Ordonez
Jose Contreras
Lance Johnson
Bret Saberhagen

Second Half answers:
Paul Bako
Halle Berry and Leah Remini
Jose Guillen
Who’s the Boss?

Final Question:

Ireland- 630- 70s Music- guesses Blondie (no), Donna Summer (no), Pat Benetar (no)- none correct- wagered it all- thanks for playing and have a safe trip back to Ireland.

Bar- 820- 90s Music- guesses Bob Dylan (correct), Lars Ulrich (correct), Enya (correct)- all three correct- wagered it all plus bonus- up to 4640. Benkowski: “Applause for the Bar is not as enthusiastic as in the pre-whining era.”

Kirby Cats- 990- White Sox- guess Joe Crede (no), Andy Pettitte (no), Ron Schueler (no) - wagered 800- down to 190.

Morning Wood- 990- 90s Music- guesses Bob Dylan (correct), Lars Ulrich (correct), Enya (correct)- all three correct- wagered 989 plus bonus- up to 4979 and the lead.

Arrogance- 1150- 70s Music- guesses Frank Zappa (no), Rick James (no), Olivia Newton-John (no)- none correct- wagered it all- thanks for playing and try to be humble next time.

McNasty- 1200- White Sox- guesses Pablo Ozuna (no), Bret Saberhagen (no), Jerry Manuel (correct) - only one correct- wagered it all- thanks for playing.

J&B- 2250- 70s Music- guesses Stylistics (no), Johnnie Taylor (correct), Samantha Sang (correct)- two correct- wagered 151- up to 2401.

Benkowski of course read the J&B answers in reverse order to maximize the drama. That should have been a clue. Morning Wood emerges victorious.

Missing answers: Willie Harris, Andy Hawkins, and the Delfonics.

Next trivia night: Thursday, May 8th (Celebration of Harry Truman Day). I expect to be “in”.

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