Monday Morning Quiz: Name the 1990 Reds
There were 40 players that played in at least 1 game during the regular season for the 1990 World Champion Cincinnati Reds. How many of those players can you name?
Today's quiz is probably the hardest one yet. To give you an idea, I made the quiz and then 2 minutes later, I only got 35 of the 40 players. There are some obscure names on this list.
As always, avoid the comments section before taking the quiz as there tends to be spoilers. If you want to keep the game fair for all, please don't put spoilers in the thread, and if you do, please label them in the subject so that people can skip you comment until after they take the quiz.
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Slyde
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SPOILER ... i got a magical 8 out of 40 ...
and that’s because it gave me some dude named brown when i was trying to type in browning .. on the flip side, i knew o’neill played but i kept spelling it “o’neil”
the ones i got right were the obvious ones … sabo, larkin, hatcher, davis, browning, rijo, dibble, brown ….
in my defense, it was a long time ago and i was a dodger fan
"Some times you get lucky; some times you get Willy Taveras." - Teh Fay
by joshuar9476 on Nov 2, 2009 9:28 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
I'll put in the alternate spelling for your boy
sorry I didn’t think of it sooner.
Definitely a good argument.
by Slyde on Nov 2, 2009 9:35 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
apparently it won't let me
oh well.
Definitely a good argument.
by Slyde on Nov 2, 2009 9:36 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
that's ok, i'll trade the gift i got from brown for o'neill
"Some times you get lucky; some times you get Willy Taveras." - Teh Fay
by joshuar9476 on Nov 2, 2009 10:12 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I got 15...
People Don't Kill People. Burning Couches Kill People.
by crolfer on Nov 2, 2009 9:48 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
15 here.
That’s rough.
"We, as for me all seasons you are affected peculiarly in the edge of my seat and are happy concerning the fact that the Adam Dunn fan has been mixed up exactly." - Reynard-san
by BK on Nov 2, 2009 10:02 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
definitely
As of right now, it’s been taken 18 times, and nobody has gotten more than 24 right. 12 players have not been guessed correctly once yet. I knew it would be hard, but this might be too hard.
Definitely a good argument.
by Slyde on Nov 2, 2009 10:04 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Redsfest
They’ve posted the list of players who will be there.
Looks good so far…
All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?
by BubbaFan on Nov 2, 2009 10:04 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
I like Redsfest, I really do
but if you are going to see the players, prepare to stand in line – at least for any of the top names. Of course, if you want Zack Cozart or Logan Ondrusek’s autograph, you’ll probably be able to walk right up.
Definitely a good argument.
by Slyde on Nov 2, 2009 10:09 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
what takes place at redsfest ... i'm really on the fence about going this year
would friday or saturday be the best day?
"Some times you get lucky; some times you get Willy Taveras." - Teh Fay
by joshuar9476 on Nov 2, 2009 10:14 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Well, it looks like if you want to see Chris Sabo
you have to go Friday.
Let me write out a formal proof for you.
by Gray on Nov 2, 2009 10:15 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I've only been on Saturday
and given that you have a little bit of a drive, I’d say Saturday is probably the best bet for you as well.
It’s hard to describe Redsfest, but it is basically a bunch of booths and a couple of stages. There are several autograph tables where they rotate players in and out. This is where you have to typically stand in line. They have a wiffle ball field, though you can’t just go on and play. They have batting cages and speed pitch open to first come first serve. There is a shop where you can buy memorabilia like game used jerseys and bats among other things. On one of the stages they have a steady stream of front office types and players taking questions plus occasional music acts and Bronson Arroyo. On the other stage they had a trivia contest that started new every hour or something and they picked contestants from the crowd. The HOF also puts up a display of some stuff.
Oh yeah, and there is a bar.
You basically walk around for a couple of hours and take it all in. If you are an autograph hound, definitely go. If you are just looking for some positive Reds energy, it’s worth it. I don’t remember how your oldest is, but it’s a pretty good time for kids even.
Definitely a good argument.
by Slyde on Nov 2, 2009 10:23 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
thanks slyde ...
he’s 18 months right now … perhaps i’ll wait a few more years when he and the 6 month old are more into it. i’d like to get my herrera jersey autographed, but without knowing exactly which day i’ll just hold off.
"Some times you get lucky; some times you get Willy Taveras." - Teh Fay
by joshuar9476 on Nov 2, 2009 10:30 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Rec'd for "plus occasional music acts and Bronson Arroyo...."
"What the hell are spanks????"
by jch24 on Nov 2, 2009 11:02 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
what about Adam Rosales?
Is he gonna run to Cincinnati?
Bubba wasn’t terrible busy the year he was there.
All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?
by BubbaFan on Nov 2, 2009 10:18 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Also
Is that Danny Ray Herrera on the front row?
Let me write out a formal proof for you.
by Gray on Nov 2, 2009 10:27 AM EST up reply actions 6 recs
That's Darren Baker - 2009 Schottzie Award Winner
Definitely a good argument.
by Slyde on Nov 2, 2009 10:28 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
THAT'S RACIST
COMPARING BLACK CHILDREN TO PETS!!!
i mean sometimes Walt is like a prison shower, you know it is gonna happen, but it isn’t a good thing.
by justin007000 on Nov 2, 2009 2:05 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
We're lucky that Dusty only eats white children!
People Don't Kill People. Burning Couches Kill People.
by crolfer on Nov 2, 2009 2:46 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
yup
Wear something sexy to my funeral.
by Pops Daniels on Nov 2, 2009 4:38 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
you sir, earn a rec'd and probably a green fairly soon
"Some times you get lucky; some times you get Willy Taveras." - Teh Fay
by joshuar9476 on Nov 2, 2009 10:28 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
17!
But that’s only because I was looking at the team a couple of days ago after the power/speed post. Derf.
by beckryac on Nov 2, 2009 10:55 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
25
but that’s harder than a muhfucker.
Wear something sexy to my funeral.
by Pops Daniels on Nov 2, 2009 11:54 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
30
but I watched Wire To Wire a couple weeks ago, so it’s kind of like cheating
by coocooforcocoapuffs on Nov 2, 2009 12:40 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
That's how I got 25
trying to remember players from Wire to Wire.
I once defended the managerial styles of Jerry Narron after a Reds loss in a bar after a long night of drinking. I wish I could say that I don't remember doing that.
by chazerize on Nov 2, 2009 4:52 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I know, right?
Who can forget Billy Bates racing the cheetah?
by coocooforcocoapuffs on Nov 2, 2009 6:49 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Yeah, and SPOILER
Quinonez (sp), only for his big pinch hit he had for O’neill in the playoffs.
I once defended the managerial styles of Jerry Narron after a Reds loss in a bar after a long night of drinking. I wish I could say that I don't remember doing that.
by chazerize on Nov 3, 2009 9:02 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Spoiler
Jose Rijo is on that list!!!
i mean sometimes Walt is like a prison shower, you know it is gonna happen, but it isn’t a good thing.
by justin007000 on Nov 2, 2009 2:06 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
31
Al Gore didn't invent the internet. But he did more for the internet than probably anyone you'll ever meet.
by PeteyHendrix on Nov 2, 2009 3:20 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
SPOLIER!!!!!!!!!!!
HERE’S WHOM I MISSED:
Herm, Oester, Roomes, Noce, Danny Jackson, The True Creature, Gino, Kip, and Rosario.
Al Gore didn't invent the internet. But he did more for the internet than probably anyone you'll ever meet.
by PeteyHendrix on Nov 2, 2009 3:23 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
It was easier for me because I'm old and was playing fantasy baseball way back then.
Y’know – before that internet fad.
Al Gore didn't invent the internet. But he did more for the internet than probably anyone you'll ever meet.
by PeteyHendrix on Nov 2, 2009 6:48 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
i got 13
and i only got Keith Brown because he’s almost Tom Browning.
by Charlie Scrabbles on Nov 2, 2009 4:51 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
25...
mostly thanks to the RBI baseball nintendo game I have
missed all the catchers but Oliver
Nobody listens to Andrew
by nlt-andrew68 on Nov 2, 2009 5:25 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
20
I forgot Glenn Braggs was plural, but I got the gift of Brown.
…sounds so dirty.
by Brendanukkah on Nov 3, 2009 12:50 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
I stumbled on Brown...but not Keith Brown.
I finally remembered Marty Brown, the Reds’ 12th round of the 1985 amateur draft who played a combined 26 games for the Reds. I was sooo proud of myself…but he was only with the Reds in ’88 & ’89, not the WS year.
Al Gore didn't invent the internet. But he did more for the internet than probably anyone you'll ever meet.
by PeteyHendrix on Nov 3, 2009 1:16 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
What can Brown do for you?
Al Gore didn't invent the internet. But he did more for the internet than probably anyone you'll ever meet.
by PeteyHendrix on Nov 3, 2009 1:19 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Smoke crack and crash into an insurance building during a chase?
Wear something sexy to my funeral.
by Pops Daniels on Nov 3, 2009 8:30 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I'm HIGH ON LIFE!!!!
Eighty-five percent of the f*ckin' world is working. The other fifteen percent come out here. A f*ckin' playground for the cocks*ckers.
-Lee Elia on Cubs fans
by Farneyismycopilot on Nov 3, 2009 2:11 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Isn't there a YoungLife lock-in you should be preparing for?
"We, as for me all seasons you are affected peculiarly in the edge of my seat and are happy concerning the fact that the Adam Dunn fan has been mixed up exactly." - Reynard-san
by BK on Nov 3, 2009 3:03 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I had to look up what YoungLife was.
Now that I know: Thank God for my Catholic upbringing.
BTW: I’m HIGH ON LIFE!!! is what James Brown screamed several times in the interview after the whole smoke-crack-crash-car-into-insurance-building situation.
Eighty-five percent of the f*ckin' world is working. The other fifteen percent come out here. A f*ckin' playground for the cocks*ckers.
-Lee Elia on Cubs fans
by Farneyismycopilot on Nov 3, 2009 7:33 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
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Considering I was 6 when this all went down, I’m pretty pleased.
Ones that I’m pissed I forgot:
Ron Oester
Luis Quinones (Could not remember how to spell name)
Bill Doran (Kept putting in two Rs)
Herm Winningham (Kept typing Willingham)
Glenn Braggs
Eighty-five percent of the f*ckin' world is working. The other fifteen percent come out here. A f*ckin' playground for the cocks*ckers.
-Lee Elia on Cubs fans
by Farneyismycopilot on Nov 3, 2009 11:58 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
Bunch of little kids
Probably don’t even remember the World Series that year ’cuase you was all in diapers!!!!
anyway, I got 25. For the life of me I couldn’t remember any catchers besides Jeff “you know” Reed (worst interview ever) and Joe Oliver.
I was happy to remember can’t miss prospects like Scott Scudder and Chris Hammond, because it reminds of all the bs I’ll be reading shortly about how a passel of kids is gonna take me to the promised land again.
by timb116 on Nov 3, 2009 1:30 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
IIRC, Jeff Reed was a poor interview because he had a MAJOR stuttering problem that was a lifelong struggle.
Al Gore didn't invent the internet. But he did more for the internet than probably anyone you'll ever meet.
by PeteyHendrix on Nov 3, 2009 5:46 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Don't you mean a-a-a-awkward?
"What'd I say?"
by jch24 on Nov 3, 2009 6:23 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
wow
you are one unscrupulous son of a bitch.
by Charlie Scrabbles on Nov 3, 2009 6:55 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
And rec'd.
Because, that was a dick move but it still made me laugh.
Eighty-five percent of the f*ckin' world is working. The other fifteen percent come out here. A f*ckin' playground for the cocks*ckers.
-Lee Elia on Cubs fans
by Farneyismycopilot on Nov 3, 2009 7:34 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Oh, God
For the longest time his constant “you knows” were something of a joke between my friends who lived and breathed those early 90’s teams and I never knew that.
It was mighty brave of him to publicly speak at all and I feel like a bigger jerk than usual.
PS Did Eddie Taubensee have a stuttering problem too or is he fair game?
by timb116 on Nov 4, 2009 5:32 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Eddie had a thing for changing little old ladies' tire in the rain.
You can look it up. :)
Al Gore didn't invent the internet. But he did more for the internet than probably anyone you'll ever meet.
by PeteyHendrix on Nov 6, 2009 6:28 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
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