Wednesday Quickie Quiz & Vintage Digits - Mike Schmidt, Chip Kelly, Danny Briere, Eric Lindros, Tony Gwynn, Giannis Antetokounmpou
QUICKIE QUIZ
>>> Which future Phillies pitcher faced Mike Schmidt in his final official MLB at-bat (not his final plate appearance)?
(Answer Below)
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VINTAGE DIGITS
>>> PRO BASKETBALL
In the last eight completed NBA seasons, eight different teams have been the No. 1 seed in the Eastern Conference heading into the postseason:
> 2012 . . . Chicago Bulls
> 2013 . . . Miami Heat
> 2014 . . . Indiana Pacers
> 2015 . . . Atlanta Hawks
> 2016 . . . Cleveland Cavaliers
> 2017 . . . Boston Celtics
> 2018 . . . Toronto Raptors
> 2019 . . . Milwaukee Bucks
The Bucks and reigning Most Valuable Player Giannis Antetokounmpo were well on their way to repeating as the East's No. 1 this season when play was suspended.
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>>> NFL
Chip Kelly’s NFL coaching record (including postseason):
18-10 . . . First game vs. an opponent
10-26 . . . All other games
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>>> FLYERS
Danny Briere had 72 points in 68 career postseason games with the Flyers.
Eric Lindros (57/50) and Ken Linseman (53/41) are the only other Flyers with over a point/game average with at least 10 playoff games.
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>>> BASEBALL
When Tony Gwynn collected his 3,000th major league hit in Montreal on Aug. 6, 1999, the first base umpre was Kerwin Danley, Gwynn’s former teammate at San Diego State.
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>>> NCAA TOURNAMENT
The Big Ten is 0-7 in Championship Games since 2001.
Six different teams have suffered those losses. Only Michigan has dropped two of them.
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>>> BASEBALL/FOOTBALL
Cal Hubbard is the only person in both the Baseball (as an umpire) and Pro Football (as a player) Halls of Fame.
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QUICKIE QUIZ ANSWER
>>> Which future Phillies pitcher faced Mike Schmidt in his final official MLB at-bat (not his final plate appearance)?
Answer:
Terry Mulholland (Schmidt reached on an error).
Schmidt walked in his last plate appearance against Mike LaCoss.