Comments on: Phillies Nation Trivia

By: B-money

B-money — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 03:25:57 +0000

Tough…but I think I got it…only because a friend and I were digging through Phillies stats from the time we grew up recently. This one stuck out.

By: The Original Chuck P

The Original Chuck P — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 19:51:32 +0000

Tough question…

By: Brian Michael

Brian Michael — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 19:03:40 +0000

Bruce’s interpretation is correct, though I can see the question being unclear.

By: CZ

CZ — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 17:42:02 +0000

I had to look it up and therefore won’t be submitting it but to be honest I consider myself a pretty hardcore Phillies fan and I have NEVER even heard of this guy before.

By: phils_ftw

phils_ftw — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 17:10:41 +0000

Okay, the question could obviously be made more clear by the person asking. There is a lot of ways the question can be confused. The first way, is the way you read the question. The second one, is people may want to know if the question is just speaking runs, or runs batted in. Which are two entirely different things. I know the answer to both (and no, I didn’t cheat) because both came in my lifetime, so I submitted both answers just to make sure I had the one they were asking for.

By: Bruce

Bruce — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 17:07:50 +0000

It’s a matter of interpretation. Perhaps the confusion lies with the question. ;-)

Again I see the question as the “last Phillie” meaning a player who played for the team when he accomplished the feat. OK?

By: phils_ftw

phils_ftw — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 16:53:28 +0000

“Who is the last Phillie to knock in over 100 runs without hitting twenty home runs?”

Where do you see it say that at? I don’t see it say anywhere “as a Phillie” I just see it asking the last Phillie to do it. Meaning when was the last time it was done and by who? Meaning it would be recent. Why are you trying to invent your own question? It’s just going to confuse people.

By: Bruce

Bruce — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 16:45:53 +0000

The question asked .. to name the last player AS a Phillie to accomplish that feat. He is NOT on the current roster.

By: phils_ftw

phils_ftw — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 16:32:16 +0000

I didn’t have to look it up, it’s a insanely easy question. I knew it right away when I read it. I mean think about it, who drives in a ton of runs without HRs? It’s not that difficult. I think ya’ll are confused. It says the LAST Phillie to do it, not the first Phillie to ever do it. Meaning the answer would be one of the current Phillies players. If that’s not a big enough hint I don’t know what is.

By: Bruce

Bruce — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 16:23:43 +0000

I know the answer but I won’t spoil the fun for others with the trivia question. I will give a clue however. Think of the “deadball era”. ;-)

By: Doug

Doug — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 08:04:44 +0000

I took a stab at it and said Rico Brogna

By: joedad

joedad — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 18:51:15 +0000

I was just talking about this person as someone who had a great average with RISP but didn’t have much else going for him.

By: Dave

Dave — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 17:07:56 +0000

Holy crap, I had to look that one up.

Tough question.

By: DeadGMWalking

DeadGMWalking — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 15:56:39 +0000

First inkling was Von Hays, but I went with the legendary Glenn Wilson who burned out way too early.

By: David Raymond

David Raymond — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 15:31:51 +0000

Larry Bowa