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  • Baseball Edition, with the American League All-Stars...

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  • ... taking on the National League All-Stars.

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  • >> Hi, everybody.

  • Welcome to first ever High School Quiz Show

  • Baseball Edition.

  • I'm Billy Costa, your host.

  • And today's show features two all-star teams made up

  • of students nominated by schools or coaches for their knowledge

  • about America's favorite pastime.

  • All questions in this show are about baseball.

  • And each team will be led by a very distinguished manager.

  • And before we meet the teams and their managers, it's time

  • for you folks at home to grab your mobile phone

  • or tablet so you can play along with us live, right now.

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  • playlive.

  • Now, for today's matchup we have the American League All-Stars

  • taking on the National League All-Stars.

  • Let's get right to it and meet the teams.

  • Representing the American League we have Anagh

  • from Ipswich High School,

  • Gabriel from New Mission High School, in Hyde Park,

  • Brian from Holbrook Junior/Senior High School

  • and Paige from Boston Latin School.

  • And their manager, the voice of the Boston Red Sox

  • on NESN, Don Orsillo!

  • >> Hey, guys.

  • Let's go, guys, do it!

  • >> Wow!

  • >> Winning time, winning time.

  • >> American League!

  • >> Representing the National League

  • we have Chris from Swampscott High School,

  • Justin from Boston Latin Academy,

  • Aaron from Natick High School,

  • and Joe from Waltham High School.

  • And their manager, baseball reporter for ESPN Boston,

  • Gordon Edes!

  • >> What's up, fellows?

  • Let's do it.

  • >> Let's hear it, National League!

  • Okay, the competition has four rounds-- a toss-up,

  • a head-to-head, a category round,

  • and a lightning round.

  • We start with the toss-up round.

  • All answers are worth ten points, and there are

  • no point deductions for any wrong answers.

  • You will need to wait for the complete question

  • to be read before you can buzz in.

  • And before we actually start the game,

  • any final words of advice from the coaches?

  • Don, how about you, the American League?

  • >> Yeah, the American League.

  • Let's think about the Boston Red Sox

  • and what they did in 2013.

  • They started off tough in spring training.

  • Nobody expected a lot.

  • And we expect a lot from you.

  • Let's go.

  • Fire up.

  • (cheers and applause)

  • >> Gordon Edes, you're heading up the National League.

  • What do you think?

  • >> National League team, I saw those chest thumps

  • during introductions.

  • I know you guys aren't lacking in any confidence

  • whatsoever.

  • Act like you've been here before.

  • Trust your knowledge.

  • Respect your opponents.

  • And kick some butt.

  • (cheers and applause)

  • >> Oh, man.

  • I have to tell you, Gordon Edes brought his game face today.

  • He was trying to psyche out Don in the green room.

  • We'll see how it all goes.

  • All right, if everybody's ready to play the game,

  • Let's go.

  • What summer resort village in New York is home

  • to the Baseball Hall of Fame?

  • Yes, Joe?

  • >> Cooperstown.

  • >> Correct.

  • The beards on the 2013 Boston Red Sox

  • are already legendary.

  • What first baseman earned the nickname

  • "the ringleader of the beards"?

  • Yes, Justin?

  • >> Jonny Gomes.

  • >> No.

  • American League?

  • Yes, Anagh?

  • >> Mike Napoli.

  • >> Yes.

  • More balls go to what defensive position than any other?

  • Yes, Anagh?

  • >> First base.

  • >> No.

  • National League, yes?

  • >> Aaron?

  • >> Shortstop.

  • >> Yes.

  • In 1920, the Red Sox sold Babe Ruth's contract

  • for $100,000 dollars to what team that had never won

  • a World Championship?

  • Yes, Brian?

  • >> The New York Yankees.

  • >> That is correct.

  • Atomic number 13 refers to what chemical element

  • used to make metal baseball bats?

  • Yes, Joe?

  • >> Carbon.

  • >> No.

  • American League?

  • Brian?

  • >> Composite.

  • >> No, aluminum is the answer.

  • No, you only get one shot over there, okay,

  • National League?

  • Okay.

  • (laughter)

  • Okay, the next question is going to be on

  • your video screens, and it's the guy

  • who came to Boston and brought the Red Sox

  • to a World Series his first year on the job.

  • Hi, I'm John Farrell, manager of the Boston Red Sox.

  • Here's my question.

  • Named after a former major league pitcher,

  • what surgery for injured elbow ligament

  • is common among baseball players?

  • >> Yes, Anagh?

  • >> Tommy John.

  • >> Yes.

  • Red Sox anthems "Tessie" and "I'm Shipping Up to Boston"

  • were recorded by what Celtic punk band from Quincy, Mass.?

  • Yes, Gabriel?

  • >> Dropkick Murphys.

  • >> Yes, that's correct.

  • The All-American Girls Professional Baseball League

  • was formed during what 20th-century conflict?

  • Yes, Joe?

  • >> World War II.

  • >> Yes.

  • In 2013, what Red Sox center fielder signed

  • a seven-year $153 million contract with the Yankees?

  • Chris?

  • >> Jacoby Ellsbury.

  • >> Yes.

  • What Civil War hero who fired the first shot

  • in defense of Fort Sumter was falsely credited

  • as the inventor of baseball in 1907?

  • Chris?

  • >> Abner Doubleday.

  • >> Yes.

  • What team that played at Ebbets Field is notable

  • for signing Jackie Robinson as the first black player

  • in the modern Major Leagues?

  • Yes, Aaron?

  • >> The Dodgers.

  • >> Yes.

  • Baseball bats have a center of percussion

  • where the impact with the ball, as felt by the hands,

  • is minimized.

  • It's commonly known as what spot?

  • Yes, Justin?

  • >> The sweet spot.

  • >> The sweet spot is right.

  • In the 2013 Boston mayoral election,

  • most of the 560 write-in votes were for what Red Sox player?

  • Yes, Joe?

  • >> David Ortiz.

  • >> Yes.

  • In 1989, who became the only person to hit

  • a major league home run and score an NFL touchdown

  • in the same week?

  • Was it A, Deion Sanders, B, Michael Jordan,

  • C, Bo Jackson?

  • Yes, Anagh?

  • >> Bo Jackson.

  • >> No.

  • National League, you want to take a shot?

  • Aaron?

  • >> Deion Sanders.

  • >> Deion Sanders is right.

  • By the way, also the only person to ever play in both

  • the World Series and the Super Bowl.

  • In 2013, more than one quarter of Major League players

  • were born outside the U.S.

  • What country contributes more foreign-born players

  • than any other?

  • >> Yes, Aaron?

  • >> Dominican Republic.

  • >> Yes.

  • When Daisuke Matsuzaka joined the Red Sox in 2007,

  • much was written about what supposedly new pitch

  • thrown with a spiral-like spin and sudden drop?

  • >> Yes, Joe?

  • >> Gyroball.

  • >> Yes.

  • What famous poem by Ernest Thayer ends

  • with the line, "But there is no joy in Mudville--

  • mighty Casey has struck out"?

  • Chris?

  • >> Casey at the Bat.

  • >> Yes.

  • In 2004, what Japanese-born player

  • broke George Sisler's 84-year record for most hits

  • in a single season?

  • Yes, Gabriel?

  • >> Ichiro Suzuki.

  • >> Right.

  • Game seven of the 1986 World Series

  • was one of the most-watched games in history.

  • The Red Sox lost to what team?

  • Yes, Joe?

  • >> Montreal Expos.

  • >> No.

  • American League?

  • >> Brian?

  • >> New York Mets.

  • >> Yes.

  • In what year did Jackie Robinson break the Major League

  • color barrier?

  • Was it A, 1937, B, 1947, C, 1957?

  • And Aaron?

  • >> 1947.

  • >> Correct.

  • Next question is going to be up on the video screen,

  • a very special guest.

  • Pay close attention.

  • >> Hi, I'm Will Middlebrooks, third baseman with

  • the Boston Red Sox.

  • Here's my question.

  • When a pitcher releases the ball,

  • what large three-headed muscle on the back of the upper arm

  • provides power?

  • Yes, Joe?

  • >> The tricep.

  • >> Yes.

  • What Puerto Rican player who died in a plane crash

  • in 1972 was the first Latino player to be inducted

  • into the Hall of Fame?

  • Brian?

  • >> Roberto Clemente.

  • >> That is correct.

  • In 1985, who surpassed Ty Cobb's record for most career hits?

  • Joe?

  • >> Pete Rose.

  • >> Yes.

  • In 1948, what great pitcher from the Negro Leagues

  • made his rookie appearance with the Cleveland Indians at age 42?

  • Yes, Chris?

  • >> Satchel Paige.

  • >> Yes.

  • In 1989 the Texas Rangers was sold to an investment group

  • that included what future

  • U.S. President?

  • Yes, Anagh?

  • >> George W. Bush.

  • >> Correct.

  • All right, take a look at your video screens.

  • That's where you'll find your next question.

  • In fact, for this question, we went out to

  • the Red Sox bullpen.

  • Hi.

  • I'm Craig Breslow, pitcher for the Boston Red Sox.

  • Here's my question.

  • What Hall of Fame catcher, nicknamed "Campy,"

  • had his career cut short in 1958 when he was paralyzed

  • in an automobile accident?

  • >> Chris?

  • >> Roy Campanella.

  • >> Yes.

  • In 1995, what player nicknamed the Iron Man

  • broke Lou Gehrig's record for most consecutive games

  • played?

  • Chris?

  • >> Cal Ripkin, Jr.

  • >> Yes.

  • (timer sounding)

  • Oh, man, I was having so much fun.

  • But that is the end of the first round.

  • Looking at the score, American League right now,

  • 80 points.

  • The National League, 180 points.

  • Let's hear it for both teams, everybody.

  • Okay, the head-to-head round is up next.

  • But first, we're going to take a little break in the action

  • and just chill out a little bit.

  • And the way we do that, gang, is I've got a question

  • in my hand.

  • I will ask the question.

  • Each of you will get to answer, okay?

  • We'll start with you, Anagh.

  • Who's your favorite baseball player, and why?

  • >> Derek Jeter, because he's a classic leader

  • and a class act at playing baseball.

  • >> Now, I was reading your bio, and you say

  • your command of baseball facts is encyclopedic.

  • >> Yeah.

  • >> All right, good for you.

  • Gabriel, same question for you.

  • >> Jose Iglesias, because he has the best hands

  • in MLB, and, like, he's the guy that I want

  • to be like when I grow up.

  • >> And you're a ballplayer, right?

  • >> Yeah.

  • >> Who are you playing for right now?

  • >> I play for New Mission High School

  • and Boston Nationals.

  • >> And how are you doing?

  • How's the team doing?

  • >> Doing good.

  • >> Okay, good.

  • >> Brian, same question.

  • >> Dustin Pedroia's my favorite baseball player.

  • Just the way he plays the game, very aggressive at the plate

  • and everything, and a good leader.

  • So I like all those qualities.

  • >> Okay.

  • And you're a bit of a broadcaster yourself now?

  • >> Yeah, I have a local cable show

  • on the Holbrook channel, which is the town I live in.

  • We talk all sports, so it's pretty fun.

  • >> Okay, same question for you, Paige.

  • >> Jon Lester, because he remained loyal to the team.

  • When another team offered him more money he said

  • they'd have to rip the shirt off his back

  • before he left the Red Sox.

  • >> Yeah, I like that!

  • Now, Paige, you played baseball, and then at one point

  • you switched to softball.

  • >> Yeah.

  • >> And you're currently playing now?

  • >> Yep.

  • >> For whom?

  • >> The Raiders out of Concord, and Boston Latin.

  • >> And what position do you play?

  • >> Shortstop.

  • >> All right, good for you.

  • All right, now we move over to the National League.

  • And Chris, same question.

  • >> I'm going to go with an old one--

  • Nomar Garciaparra.

  • >> Whoa.

  • >> It's my saddest...

  • >> Nomaah!

  • >> ...day of my life... that's right.

  • Saddest day of my life was when he got traded.

  • I was at a birthday party, did not stop crying.

  • Had to go home.

  • >> Now, you're a broadcaster yourself too, right?

  • >> That's right.

  • I have... I broadcast almost every sport

  • in Swampscott.

  • They call me the Voice of the Big Blue.

  • My teacher is actually here, Mr. Reed.

  • >> There you go.

  • >> So I love what I do.

  • >> Justin, same question.

  • I would have to say Mike Trout or Robinson Cano.

  • >> And why is that?

  • >> They're both great players, they both work hard,

  • they... like, Mike Trout came into the league,

  • he came in working hard, one of the best centerfielders,

  • Robinson Cano, one of the best second basement.

  • >> And you're a ballplayer.

  • >> Yes.

  • >> What position?

  • >> Second base, right field.

  • >> Who are you playing for?

  • >> Boston Latin Academy, or the Boston Nationals.

  • >> Good for you.

  • Aaron?

  • We've got some ballplayers here, gang.

  • Aaron, how about you?

  • Same question.

  • >> I've kind of got to say, I've got two favorite players.

  • I've got Miguel Cabrera and Mike Trout.

  • But, I mean, not just because they're amazing players,

  • and they're, you know, having amazing seasons

  • and careers, but they helped me win my fantasy baseball league

  • this past year.

  • (laughter)

  • And so you can't argue with that.

  • >> All right, Joe, now it's down to you.

  • >> Pulling out a classic-- Ken Griffey, Jr.

  • >> Ooh.

  • >> You know, just like the way he played the game,

  • always giving his all, didn't always swing for the fences,

  • but he knew when he had to hit a home run--

  • he would do it.

  • >> And do you play ball now?

  • >> I do.

  • >> You playing for Waltham?

  • >> Yep.

  • >> Position?

  • >> Pitcher, outfield, and first base.

  • >> Kind of doing it all, huh?

  • >> Lefty.

  • >> All right, good for you.

  • Okay, it's time to go head to head.

  • And for today's show we're going to bring out

  • our esteemed managers onto the field

  • and into the gameplay.

  • Representing the American League, Don Orillo!

  • And for the National League, it's the incomparable

  • Gordon Edes, ESPN Boston!

  • All right, I am so excited.

  • This is a first for High School Quiz Show.

  • We're going head to head.

  • I've got Don Orsillo right here, Gordon Edes right here.

  • Let's relax just for a couple of seconds,

  • all right?

  • First of all, Don, what are you most

  • looking forward to for the new Red Sox season?

  • >> I'm looking forward to seeing if they can do

  • what they did last year.

  • I mean, last year was such an incredible, improbable

  • season.

  • A lot of the same guys are coming back.

  • It'll be interesting to see early if this team can

  • continue the winning that brought them

  • a championship last year.

  • >> Gordon, any surprises in the off season

  • that has you keyed up?

  • >> No, I think the thing that I'm most

  • looking forward to, Billy, is the emergence

  • of the two kids-- Jackie Bradley, Jr.

  • looking to start in center field for the Red Sox,

  • and Xander Bogaerts, who showed the poise of a ten-year

  • veteran during the postseason last year.

  • That should be an interesting development

  • to watch.

  • >> Gordon brought his game face here today.

  • I thought for sure you were just going to say,

  • "I'm just looking forward to crushing Don Orsillo

  • right now in the head-to-head round."

  • I hope you don't mind, Gordon.

  • Don and I talked.

  • We're going to do this whole round in Italian.

  • (laughter)

  • All right, here we go.

  • >> But Billy, before we start...

  • >> Okay.

  • >> ...I wonder if you should have Don wipe his hands off.

  • You know, I would hate for it to slide off the buzzer

  • because he's sweating so much.

  • >> Okay, let's go head to head.

  • The head-to-head round is 90 seconds.

  • And I need to explain, you get ten points

  • for correct answers, and incorrect answers

  • will cost you ten points, okay?

  • So your teams are counting on you.

  • You can buzz in as soon as you know the answer.

  • And if you guys are ready, we've got the clock set.

  • And here we go.

  • What award honors the best pitcher

  • in the National and American leagues?

  • Yes?

  • >> The Cy Young Award.

  • >> Yes.

  • What Boston sports arena is named for an outstanding

  • football and baseball player for BU and the Red Sox?

  • Yes?

  • >> Harry Agganis.

  • >> Yes.

  • In 2009 what shortstop broke the Yankees' hit record

  • held by Lou Gehrig for more than seven... yes?

  • >> Derek Jeter.

  • >> Okay.

  • The term "sabermetrics" was popularized by what

  • 2003 book by Michael Lewis?

  • Yes, Don?

  • >> Moneyball.

  • >> Moneyball.

  • What U.S. President gave his final campaign speech

  • at Fenway Park November 4, 1944?

  • Yes, Gordon?

  • >> Franklin Delano Roosevelt.

  • >> Yes.

  • In the 1970s and '80s, what manager was hired and fired

  • five times...

  • >> Billy Martin.

  • >> Billy Martin.

  • Billyball.

  • Fictional pitcher Sam "Mayday" Malone

  • appears in all 11 seasons... yes?

  • >> Cheers.

  • >> Yes.

  • Oh, man.

  • What longtime announcer for the Chicago Cubs

  • was known...

  • >> Harry Carey.

  • >> "Holy cow!"

  • What first baseman for the Tigers was named

  • the American League MVP... yes?

  • >> Miguel Cabrera.

  • >> Yes.

  • What actor plays fictional baseball prodigy

  • Roy Hobbs in the 1984... yes?

  • >> Robert Redford.

  • >> Yes.

  • >> Eight members of the Chicago White Sox took part... yes?

  • >> The 1919 Black Sox scandal.

  • >> No, no, you jumped too early, Gordon.

  • Cincinnati Reds would have been the answer there.

  • But I'm going to move on.

  • In 1959 what African-American player

  • broke the Red Sox color line?

  • Yes?

  • >> Pumpsie Green.

  • >> Yes.

  • In 1951...

  • (timer sounding)

  • Oh, man!

  • I was having fun.

  • That's the end of the head-to-head round.

  • The score right now, American League,

  • managed by Don Orsillo, 120 points.

  • The National League, headed up by Gordon Edes,

  • 240 points.

  • Let's hear it for both teams and their managers!

  • >> Good job.

  • >> Good job.

  • >> Okay, next up for the contestants

  • here in studio and for everybody

  • playing along at home, it's the category round.

  • And we've got six categories.

  • And they are:

  • Each category has five questions with increasing

  • point values.

  • There is a lot at stake in this round.

  • You can confer with your teammates,

  • and you'll need to wait for the complete question

  • to be read before you buzz in.

  • Now, the American League Team, headed up by Don Orsillo,

  • is slightly behind, so you get to choose

  • the first category.

  • What's it going to be, team?

  • >> Stats & Bats.

  • >> Stats & Bats.

  • Let's go right there.

  • These are questions about baseball statistics.

  • And for ten points, when a pitcher throws

  • a live ball to a fielder to tag out a baserunner,

  • the attempt is known as a PK, which stands for what?

  • Yes, Aaron?

  • >> Pickoff.

  • >> Correct.

  • National League, you've got control of the board.

  • Category?

  • >> Let's go with Nicknames for ten.

  • >> Questions about, well, baseball players' nicknames.

  • For ten points, what baseball legend

  • with a remarkable 56-game hitting streak was called

  • "The Yankee Clipper"?

  • Yes, Gabriel?

  • >> Joe DiMaggio.

  • >> Yes.

  • And now American League, you've got the board back.

  • Category?

  • >> Stats & Bats for 15.

  • >> Stats & Bats for 15.

  • What infraction is charged against a pitcher

  • when his pitch is too high, too low, or too wide

  • of home plate?

  • Chris?

  • >> It's a ball.

  • >> No.

  • American League, you want to try it?

  • Yes, Anagh?

  • >> Wild pitch.

  • >> Wild pitch is right.

  • You've still got the board, American League.

  • >> Stats & Bats.

  • >> 20 points.

  • Which of the following does not affect

  • a player's batting average-- A, fielder's choice,

  • B, sacrifice fly, C, walk-off home run.

  • Yes, Joe?

  • >> A sacrifice fly.

  • >> That is correct.

  • And now National League, you've got the board.

  • What's it going to be?

  • >> Let's go Stats & Bats for 25.

  • >> 25 points.

  • If a team plays 25 games and earns 125 runs,

  • what is the team's average number of runs

  • per game?

  • Yes, Joe?

  • >> Five runs per game.

  • >> Correct.

  • Category?

  • >> Stats & Bats for 30.

  • 30 points, Stats & Bats.

  • Calculate a player's batting average if he gets

  • 15 hits out of 60 official at-bats.

  • Yes, Chris?

  • >> It's .250.

  • >> .250 is right.

  • And National League, you've still got the board.

  • You'll need a new category now, though.

  • >> Nicknames for 15.

  • >> Nicknames for 15.

  • What Red Sox outfielder nicknamed

  • "The Splendid Splinter" hit .406 in 1941?

  • Yes, Aaron?

  • >> Ted Williams.

  • >> Yes.

  • And you've still got it.

  • You want to stay here or move?

  • >> Nicknames for 20.

  • >> 20.

  • For his clutch hitting in the postseason

  • for the Oakland A's and the New York Yankees,

  • who was nicknamed "Mr. October"?

  • Brian?

  • >> Reggie Jackson.

  • >> Correct.

  • Category?

  • >> We'll do Pop Fly for ten.

  • >> Pop Fly, questions about baseball in popular culture.

  • And for ten points, what 1908 song by Jack Norworth

  • and Albert Von Tilzer has become baseball's unofficial anthem?

  • Yes, Aaron?

  • >> "Take Me Out to the Ball Game."

  • >> Yes.

  • And now National League, you're back in control.

  • Category?

  • >> Nicknames for 25.

  • Nicknames, 25.

  • What player who began in the Negro Leagues

  • and played in 24 All-Star Games was nicknamed "the Say Hey Kid"?

  • Yes, Chris?

  • >> Willie Mays.

  • >> Correct.

  • Category?

  • >> Nicknames for 30.

  • >> 30.

  • Regarded by many of his contemporaries

  • as the greatest player of all time, what shortstop

  • was known as "the Flying Dutchman"

  • for his superb speed?

  • Yes, Aaron?

  • >> Honus Wagner.

  • >> Yes.

  • You'll need a new category, National League.

  • >> How about Pop Fly for 15?

  • >> Pop Fly, 15.

  • "There's no crying in baseball!"

  • Tom Hanks delivers this memorable line

  • in what 1992 film about a women's baseball league?

  • Yes, Joe?

  • >> A League of Their Own.

  • >> Correct.

  • Category?

  • >> Pop Fly for 20.

  • >> 20.

  • According to Abbott and Costello,

  • Who's on first and What's on second.

  • Name the player on third.

  • Yes, Chris?

  • >> I Don't Know.

  • >> I Don't Know is right.

  • You've still got the board.

  • >> Fever Pitch for ten.

  • >> Fever Pitch.

  • Questions about pitchers for ten points.

  • What pitcher known for his knuckleball

  • retired in 2012 after 17 years with the Red Sox?

  • Chris?

  • >> Tim Wakefield.

  • >> Yes.

  • Category?

  • >> Fever Pitch for 15.

  • What Red Sox pitcher for the 2004 World Series

  • is an eight-time All-Star and three-time Cy Young winner?

  • Yes, Joe?

  • >> Curt Schilling.

  • >> No.

  • American League?

  • Brian?

  • >> Pedro Martinez.

  • >> Yes, indeed.

  • You've got the board, American League.

  • >> Fever Pitch for 20.

  • >> 20.

  • The New York Mets won the 1969 World Series

  • with help from what great pitcher

  • named "Tom Terrific"?

  • Yes, Aaron?

  • >> Tom Seaver.

  • >> Yes, and you've got it back, National League.

  • Category?

  • >> 25.

  • >> Fever Pitch, 25.

  • What Red Sox legend was one of the best pitchers

  • of the 1970s and won more games than any other

  • Cuban-born player?

  • Chris?

  • >> Luis Tiant.

  • >> El Tiante, yes.

  • And you've still got the board.

  • >> Fever Pitch for 30.

  • In Game 2 of the 1916 World Series, who pitched

  • a 14-inning complete game to beat the Dodgers 2-1?

  • (buzzer sounding)

  • Babe Ruth.

  • Babe Ruth.

  • National League, you've got control.

  • Category?

  • >> Quotes for ten.

  • >> Familiar Quotations, questions about baseball quotes.

  • And for ten, what catcher is known for amusing sayings

  • such as "Baseball is 90% mental, the other half is physical"?

  • Joe?

  • >> Yogi Berra.

  • >> You got it.

  • You going to stay here?

  • (timer sounding)

  • Oh, and there's the bell ending the category round.

  • The score right now, American League 180 points,

  • National League, 475 points.

  • Let's hear it for both teams!

  • Okay, we're heading into the final 90 seconds

  • of gameplay, the lighting round.

  • Now, you get 20 points for correct answers.

  • Incorrect answers will cost you 20 points.

  • And as a reminder, you can buzz in

  • as soon as you know the answer.

  • The clock is set, and gang, good luck.

  • Here we go.

  • What is the oldest major league baseball park

  • still in use?

  • Yes, Anagh?

  • >> Fenway Park.

  • >> Yes.

  • Major league spring training is held in Florida

  • and what other state?

  • Anagh?

  • >> Arizona.

  • >> Yes.

  • On a baseball position chart, what position is listed

  • as number one?

  • Yes, Chris?

  • >> Pitcher.

  • >> Yes.

  • Bruce Springsteen's album Born in the USA includes

  • what song about high school... yes?

  • >> "Glory Days."

  • >> Yes.

  • What Detroit Tigers pitcher was named American League

  • Rookie of the Year in 2006?

  • Yes, Anagh?

  • >> Justin Verlander.

  • >> Yes.

  • Name the only major league team whose home stadium

  • is outside the United States.

  • Yes, Aaron?

  • >> The Toronto Blue Jays.

  • >> Yes.

  • In 1914 the Red Sox purchased Babe Ruth

  • from what minor league team?

  • Yes, Anagh?

  • >> The Pawtucket Red Sox.

  • >> No, Baltimore Orioles.

  • In 2012, what Seattle Mariners pitcher threw the 23rd...

  • yes, Brian?

  • >> Felix Hernandez.

  • >> Yes, King Felix.

  • Fenway Park is on what street named for a former... yes?

  • >> Yawkey Way.

  • >> Yes.

  • What Canadian team moved to Washington, D.C.

  • to become the Washington... yes?

  • >> The Montreal Expos.

  • >> Yes.

  • In January 2014, what 37-year-old slugger

  • for the Texas Rangers announced his retirement?

  • Yes?

  • >> Michael Young.

  • >> No, Lance Berkman.

  • >> What diehard Red Sox fan is the author of horror novels

  • like Misery... yes?

  • >> Stephen King.

  • >> Yes.

  • What World War II veteran and great hitter

  • for the Cardinals... yes?

  • >> Stan Musial.

  • >> Yes.

  • The College World Series is an annual tournament

  • held in what U.S. city?

  • Brian?

  • >> Omaha.

  • >> Omaha is corre...

  • (timer sounding)

  • Oh!

  • There's the bell ending the game.

  • And the winner, the National League, 555 points.

  • (cheers and applause)

  • American League, 300 points.

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  • It's all about baseball!

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  • and of course, Don Orsillo and Gordon Edes,

  • for a great game.

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