Consistency is usually the mark of a championship team and such was the case with the 2009 Yankees who used their most common lineup 15 times during the season. But back in 1996, when the Jetererian Era started, the Yankees changed the lineup around quite often. So much, in fact, that they only had one lineup they used more than three times. Amazingly, they only used this lineup 4 times all season. Can you name that lineup from 1-9? This one should be really tough since they used 131 different lineups that season!
Bonus: the 1998 Yankees had one lineup they used 8 times--can you name that lineup 1-9 as well?
Bonus II: if those two are too hard for you or too long ago for you then answer this--which lineup did the 2010 Yankees use 10 times (which was the most often-used lineup)?
No cheating! Put your best guess in the comments below and I'll let you know if you are correct (or, like Mastermind, I will let you know how many of your 9 are correct). Good luck!
Tuesday, May 10, 2011
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Boggs
ReplyDeleteGirardi
O'neill
Williams
Martinez
Fielder
Strawberry
Duncan
Jeter
Knoblauch
Jetted
O'neill
Williams
Martinez
Strawberry
Posada
Curtis
Brosius
jetted
Damon
Teixeira
Rodriguez
Marshy
Posada
Cano
Swisher
Cabrera
I don't know who this "Jetted" is but I assume you mean Jeter ;)(and who is Marshy?)
ReplyDeleteFor 1996 you got 4 in the correct spot, in 1998 you got 5 correct, and 2010 you have a few players who weren't even on the 2010 team so you may want to try again there (you only got 3 correct)
iPhone autocorrect...sorry. Marshy is Matsui.
ReplyDelete1996 Take 2:
Raines
Boggs
O'Neill
Williams
Martinez
Fielder
Duncan
Girardi
Jeter
1998:
Knoblauch
Jeter
O'Neill
Williams
Martinez
Davis
Raines
Brosius
Girardi
Also, for whatever reason I confused 2009 with 2010. Here's my second attempt at bonus II:
Jeter
Swisher
Teixeira
Rodriguez
Cano
Posada
Berkman
Granderson
Gardner
1996
ReplyDeleteBoggs
Jeter
Bernie
Tino
O'neill
Straw
Girardi
Raines
Fox
1998
Knoblauch
Jeter
Bernie
Tino
O/neill
Straw
Posada
Brosius
Curtis
2010
Jeter
Nick Johnson
Tex
A'rod
Cano
Posada
Swisher
Granderson
Gardner
Ben in his second try got 3 in the right order for 1996, 3 for 1998 and 7 for 2010.
ReplyDeleteAlex O got 0 for 1996 (oops!), 4 for 1998, and 6 for 2010.
Try again boys!
OK, so I realized that this is going to be a hard one so here is where Ben W or Alex O got correct answers so that you can fill in the blanks:
ReplyDelete1996:
1.
2. Boggs
3. O'Neill
4.
5. Tino
6.
7. Straw
8. Duncan
9.
1998
1. Knoblauch
2. Jeter
3. O'Neill
4. Tino
5.
6. Straw
7.
8.
9. Brosius
2010
1. Jetes
2. Swish
3. Tex
4. A-Rod
5. Cano
6. Posada
7.
8.
9. Gardner
Good luck with the rest!
1996:
ReplyDelete1. Jeter
2. Boggs
3. O'Neill
4. Fielder
5. Tino
6. Williams
7. Straw
8. Duncan
9. Girardi
1998
1. Knoblauch
2. Jeter
3. O'Neill
4. Tino
5. Curtis
6. Straw
7. Raines
8. Posada
9. Brosius
2010
1. Jetes
2. Swish
3. Tex
4. A-Rod
5. Cano
6. Posada
7. Thames
8. Granderson
9. Gardner
1996:
ReplyDelete1. Jeter
2. Boggs
3. O'Neill
4. Fielder
5. Tino
6. Bernie
7. Straw
8. Duncan
9. Girardi
1998
1. Knoblauch
2. Jeter
3. O'Neill
4. Tino
5.
6. Straw
7.
8. Posada
9. Brosius
2010
1. Jetes
2. Swish
3. Tex
4. A-Rod
5. Cano
6. Posada
7.
8.
9. Gardner
Keep going!
1998
ReplyDelete1. Knoblauch
2. Jeter
3. O'Neill
4. Tino
5. Davis
6. Straw
7. Curtis
8. Posada
9. Brosius
2010
1. Jetes
2. Swish
3. Tex
4. A-Rod
5. Cano
6. Posada
7. Granderson
8. Thames
9. Gardner
1998
ReplyDelete1. Knoblauch
2. Jeter
3. O'Neill
4. Tino
5.
6. Straw
7. Curtis
8. Posada
9. Brosius
2010
1. Jetes
2. Swish
3. Tex
4. A-Rod
5. Cano
6. Posada
7. Granderson
8.
9. Gardner
Almost there!
How about Berkman. a.k.a. Big Puma?
ReplyDelete1998
ReplyDelete1. Knoblauch
2. Jeter
3. O'Neill
4. Tino
5. Williams (Not sure how I missed this one)
6. Straw
7. Curtis
8. Posada
9. Brosius
2010
1. Jetes
2. Swish
3. Tex
4. A-Rod
5. Cano
6. Posada
7. Granderson
8. Berkman
9. Gardner
1998 is now done, but Fat Elvis is not correct for 2010. Still need the #8 hitter for 2010. Here's a hint: one of the players in the lineup is not at the position you think he was at. Hopefully that helps. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteOK...one more hint hopefully to put it over the top: the guy who hit 8th in that lineup for the 2010 Yankees is also on the 2011 Yankees. Can anyone get the last answer?
ReplyDeleteAhhh...Mr. Cervelli!
ReplyDeleteBen got it. It was Frankie! Nice work everyone. That was a tough Trivia Tuesday. Next week I'll try to pick something a bit easier!
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