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1. What player last year was most deserving to go to the All-Star game last year but didn't?
Gotta go with DeRo here.
2. Have you made up any good nicknames for any players?
Nicknames? Yes. Good nicknames? Eh.
3. If you were to play in the Major Leagues, what number would you wear on your back?
I wore number 3 when I played softball and I wear it for Quidditch, so why not my hypothetical MLB uniform?
4. Do you root for your home team?
Root root root for the CUBBIES!
5. Anyone else think Brandon Webb is any good?
Sure
6. In your lifetime, what trade have you seen happen that made you the happiest?
Since the Sandberg/Bowa for DeJesus trade happened just before my birth, I'll have to go with the ARam trade. We fleeced the Pirates AND got rid of Jose Hernandez (who I hated like the purplebastard hates Ryan Theriot. Except, Jose Hernandez actually sucked)
7. Do you like the Commissioner of baseball?
lol, does anyone?
8. If you were to have a job in baseball somehow, besides a player, coach, or owner, what job would you want?
Statistician (eat it, purplebastard)
9. Where were the best seats you have ever sat?
Great American Ball Park: Section 14, Row E, Seat 5. I had that seat twice. The first game sucked ass, but the second one was the weird opposite planet where Marquis pitched like a major leaguer and I may have given him a standing ovation and DeRo played third and stretched a lot.
10. Would you rather have tickets to sit on the green monsta or one row behind your team's dugout?
Dugout. No question.
11. Do you ever give someone a thumbs down because they like a certain team?
Nah, every team has asshole fans (except maybe the Pirates, but they need fans first)
12. Is there any players your team traded you wish could come back on your team?
Mark DeRosa
13. What is your favorite thing about the team your team last played?
They remind me of my dad teaching me all about baseball. When I was really little, my dad gave me a plastic Pirates batting helmet (one of the gold ones), one of those ugly pillbox hats (the black hats with the gold piping. Yeah), and plenty of baseball cards (I still have a soft spot for Andy Van Slyke just because I had a crapload of his cards).
14. Do you actually know any baseball players?
I wish.
15. Name one team you love to watch your favorite team play?
The Brewers. The games tend to be exciting, and every now and then I get to bust out the Homer Simpson clip.
16. Which is more exciting? Hitting a home run, or robbing someone from a home run with good defense?
DEFENSE
17. Who is your favorite player that plays on your least favorite team?
Joey Votto. He's kinda cute and Canadian. What can I say? I have a thing for kinda cute Canadian baseball players.
18. Supporter of DH or no? Why or why not?
The DH is for wusses. What's next? Ghost runners?
19. Your take on instant replay?
I like it about as much as I like the DH.
20. Have you ever dated a fan of a rival team?
Nope
21. Which baseball player got you interested in baseball?
It's a tie between Ryne Sandberg and Mark Grace. I love how Ryno played the game and Mark Grace was just so pretty.
22. Have you ever made a sign to take to a baseball game?
Yes!
23. When watching a baseball game, do you prefer to watch it with someone or by yourself?
That depends. I love watching games with my dad (after the third inning or so we start guessing what the batter will do. He'll look at the statistics and I'll look at the situation/behavior. We're geeks) and I had a blast up in Cleveland. But people who go to baseball games and don't watch the game kinda bug the crap out of me and I have some friends like that.
24. Favorite players who don't play for your team?
DeRo, Kerry Wood (he'll always be a Cub), Ken Griffey Jr.
25. Have you gotten your favorite player's autograph?
Not in person
26. Which player from your rivals team, from the past or present do you respect?
DeRo's a classy fella.
27. Do you miss any player on your team who is on the DL?
ARam
28. Have any of your pitchers had Tommy John surgery before?
Yes. Several.
29. Who is your top prospect in your organization?
Josh Vitters. Or Andrew Cashner.
30. What is more fun to watch: the "Subway Series" or the newfound rivalry between the Nationals and Orioles?
Nationals and Orioles, because I hate both the Yankees and the Mets
31. How many stadiums have you been to for major league games?
Wrigley, Great American Ball Park, The Jake, and River Dump
32. What does your team do when you hit a home run at home?
Cheer?
33. Who is the pitching coach for your team?
Larry Rothschild
34. In all of baseball who is the best second baseman?
Easy. Aaron Miles. Oh, wait, best...
35. Who is the biggest base stealing threat on your team?
Probably Lou, because with this team? Base stealing pretty much means taking the bases out of the ground and moving them to a different location.
36. Do you believe baseball stadiums should have domes or retractable roofs?
I'm sorry, baseball is an outside sport.
37. What are your top five stadiums you want to visit?
Is this with or without the aide of a time machine?
38. Who in your division is the least threatening?
Pirates/Astros.
39. Who is the next pitcher to start for your team?
Randy Wells
40. What pitcher took the last win for your team?
Rich Harden
41. Who is your team's setup man for the closer?
Typically Carlos Marmol or Aaron Heilman, but when he gets back, I want more Angel Guzman!
42. Think of the baseball autographs you have, what is the most special one?
Well, I wrote to Ryno and asked him to sign a picture I took during a Peoria/Dayton game. It's signed, but I don't know how authentic it is, though.
43. Who do you root for when the Yankees and Red Sox play?
BoSox.
44. Who do you root for when the Reds and Rockies play?
lol, Rockies.
45. When your bullpen surrenders a home run in a key situation, who is the likely pitcher that gave it up?
Pretty much anyone in the bullpen.
46. Who is your team's best defensive outfielder?
The Ninja.
47. What was the year your team's stadium opened?
1914
48. Have you ever been to an interleague game?
My dad took me to a few games down at River Dump. I, um, cheered for the White Sox once (what? To me they're the lesser of two very evil evils). We also caught a few Indians games (I was totally crushing on Richie Sexton the entire time)
49. Who is the youngest player on your team?
Jose Ascanio is what people have typed, but I cannot check for sure!
50. Who is your favorite utility player?
I'm not sure if Mike Fontenot counts, but he's been kind of forced to be a utility player and holding his own.