Offseason Trivia: Final Round Answers, How'd You Do?

[Nader Raider Tim]

My brain feels sad!

[Mass Haas]

Pre-Game Warmup Question:

 

Prince Fielder hit a home run in each of his very first games with four different Brewer affiliates -- name the teams.

 

Ogden and Beloit (2002), Huntsville (2004), Nashville (2005)

 

Level One: Sacrifice Bunt

 

Which Brewer farmhand is the brother-in-law of the Astros' Lance Berkman? (The player's sister married Lance...)

 

2003 4th round RHP Josh Baker (who missed all of 2006)

 

Second chance on the bunt level:

 

Who was the starting pitcher for the Sounds in the Brewers' first game as a Nashville affiliate in April 2005?

 

Jose Capellan

 

Level Two: Ground Rule Double

 

There are nine native Canadians (born in Canada) in the Brewers organization (major and minor league) as of today. Six have never played above rookie ball, so it'll help if you're familiar with the kids and recent draftees. I'm feeling generous this time around, so I'll tell you seven of the nine are pitchers. Since it's only for a ground-rule double, you're OK if you can name at least seven.

 

3B Corey Koskie

RHP Vince Perkins

RHP Mike Meyers

And the rookie ball kids --

INF Taylor Green

RHP Mike James

RHP Craig Langille

RHP Alexandre Periaird

RHP Brock Kjeldgaard

RHP Chris Toneguzzi

 

Level Three: Bases-Clearing Triple

 

There's now an epidemic of current Brewers (major and minor league) who go primarily by some form of initials as their first name. This is a bases-clearing triple, so you're not correct unless you fill in all the last names below. If you don't get the first one right, you might as well stop right there:

 

J.J. Hardy

J.T. King

E.J. Shanks

D.J. Neyens

D.J. Lidyard

C.J. Medlin

R.J. Seidel

R.A. Dickey

J.D. Closser

J.R. Hopf

 

Realistically, regular Link Report readers should have named Hardy (obviously) and Medlin, then Closser and Dickey, even though they're new to the organization. If you got some of the kids, good for you. Heck, three of them (Lidyard, Seidel, and Shanks -- have yet to throw their first pitch for the organization.)

 

Level Four: Turning an Unassisted Triple Play while Hitting for the Cycle

 

The Brewers have drafted six catchers in the first ten rounds of the June draft since the year 2000. Name them.

 

Jason Belcher (5th round, 2000)

Jeremy Frost (10th round, 2002)

Lou Palmisano (3rd round, 2003)

Bryan Opdyke (5th round, 2003)

Angel Salome (5th round, 2004)

Andy Bouchie (7th round, 2006)

 

Then add on this one:

 

Name the catcher drafted in the 15th round of the 2001 draft who is still in the organization today.

 

When now-promising RHP Tim Dillard was drafted in 2001 and then again in 2002 (34th round), it was as a catcher. He signed as a draft-and-follow, beginning his pro career in 2003 (on the mound, not behind the plate).

 

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We'll try to do this again next January to help pass the winter months. Thanks for playing along!