Odd questions thread

[Edge]

Derek Jeter - Some consider the most overrated (based on pure stats) and yet I think some underrate him thinking he didn't 40+ home runs a year so he wasn't great but watching him everyday as I did...as clutch a player as I've ever seen in baseball consistently.
What's the one streak in sports you are most impressed by?

 

[milagros317]

Almost nobody talks about it, except Dodger fans.

84 consecutive saves without any blown saves by Eric Gagne, from August 2002 to June 2004. This included a perfect year, 2003, with 55 saves and zero blown saves. He earned his nickname: "Game Over" Gagne. Not even Mariano Rivera, the King of Saves, had 84 in a row.

Who is the worst baseball manager ever in your lifetime as a fan?

 

[Edge]

Alan Trammell...statistically also he was one of the worst. Had one of the worst seasons. However, I think out of the 4 major sports the one where the manager/coach is least responsible for their team winning is baseball.
Who's your all-time favorite MLB Player (Non-Dodgers)?

 

[milagros317]

...
Who's your all-time favorite MLB Player (Non-Dodgers)?

Hank Greenberg HOF, twice AL MVP, two WS rings
Served in the US Army Air Corp 1942 to 1944.

What one of the new baseball rules would you eliminate?

 

[Edge]

Hank Greenberg HOF, twice AL MVP, two WS rings
Served in the US Army Air Corp 1942 to 1944.

What one of the new baseball rules would you eliminate?

I actually like most of the new rules but I would eliminate the extra innings ghost runner on 2nd.
What's the longest game you ever watched?

 

[milagros317]

18 innings. It was game three of the 2018 World Series. I was lined up at Dodger Stadium when the gates opened, two hours before game time. The game lasted 7 hours and 20 minutes, so I was there for over 9 hours. It ended with a walk-off home run by Max Muncie in the bottom of the 18th inning.

What is the longest rain delay that you sat through?

 

[Edge]

2 hours...I didn't want to stay time is valuable to me I feel like it's wasted time.
What's more important to you sports or music?

 

[milagros317]

My relationship with Goddess Shelly.

How many nieces and nephews do you have?

 

[Edge]

I have 2 nephews and 1 niece.
What family member are you closest to currently?

 

[milagros317]

My brother.

Do you have any relatives that you wish would move to Australia and stay there?

 

[Edge]

Yes but some of them live within 20 minutes of me and I don't see them more than once a year for a reason.
What's one thing you did as a kid that you miss doing?

 

[milagros317]

Slept well without thinking about it.

What's one thing you did as a kid that you are happy to be done with?

 

[Edge]

School (although I miss those days sometimes I tried going back in my 30s for a Masters and I just didn't want to do it anymore).
If you could visit one place that you haven't where would it be?

 

[milagros317]

Jerusalem

Who was your favorite teacher?

 

[Edge]

Professor Baccari (college)...I think I reminded him of himself when he was my age back then...he picked on me in a good way.
What's one class you took you don't remember anything from?

 

[milagros317]

A sociology course entitled, "Social Disorder and Deviant Behavior." It didn't cover any of my favorite forms of deviant behavior. 😛

When was the last time that you pizza that was disappointing?

 

[Edge]

Elio's frozen pizza.
When's the last time the SSF disappointed you?

 

[milagros317]

A few months ago the TMF was down for a day so I suffered from SSF withdrawal symptoms. 😛

Do you recommend any brand of frozen pizza?

 

[Edge]

Yes - Dijornos.
What's your favorite song currently to listen to?

 

[milagros317]

I only listen to oldies stations. I am happy when Lesley Gore's You Don't Own Me comes on.

Who is your favorite singer, living or dead?

 

[Edge]

Disturbed (group).
What's one life lesson you'd give to someone younger than you?

 

[milagros317]

Outside of work, don't waste time in the company of people that you don't respect.

Who taught you the most important life lesson that you live by?

 

[Edge]

My old boss used to tell me when I was in my 20s that the one thing they don't teach you in school is how to deal with other people. Ironically, at my job I deal with more people than anyone else does and have gotten a reputation of being very easy to deal with.
What's your favorite color?

 

[milagros317]

My favorite color is Dodger Blue. That is actually a real color, defined by color hexadecimal code 1E90FF.
THIS IS DODGER BLUE


What is your favorite dessert?

 

[Edge]

ice cream (hence why I love the ice cream thread).
What's one thing you don't like about summer?