Locked On Mariners - Daily Podcast On the Seattle Mariners - Diamond Quiz (Show #2)

Episode Date: February 5, 2020

Last time, this game show didn't have a name. Now it does. Ladies and gentlemen, Diamond Quiz's second episode features returning champion Taylor Blake Ward from "Locked On Angels" defending his crown against Paul "Sully" Sullivan from "Locked On MLB" and four-time "Jeopardy!" champion Jason Block from 8ThreeStudios. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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L-U-N-D-B-E-R-G. Wow, that didn't work. Anyways, we are once again doing our game show, which finally has a name. Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to Diamond Quiz. Yes, Diamond Quiz, ladies and gentlemen, And three contestants here today to try to see how much they know, see if they know more baseball than the other guy.

First contestant today from 833 Studios.com, four-time Jeopardy Champion, Jason Block. Jason, how goes it? It's great, and thank you for inviting me to be a part of this. We know a couple of people on different locked-on stations, so congratulations on the gig, by the way. Thank you very much. I appreciate it. And thank you for joining us here today.

Thank you. Second contestant from Lockdown MLB and various other enterprises. Paul Sullivan, or, better known as Sully. Sully, thank you for joining us. That's why I'm here. I'm here to talk. To do what is it?

What are we call it? Diamonds are Forever? What is it called now? Diamonds are Forever is good, but it's going to be Diamond Quiz. Diamonds, okay. All right, I can't sing the opening Shirley Massey theme. But yeah, we'll go.

We'll go with Diamond Quiz. We might have to pay for it anyway, so it's probably better that that doesn't happen because we'll have to pay a lot of money. Third, and certainly, not least, defending champion, as it were, who pretty much curb-stomped the competition on the last game from Locked on Angels. Taylor Blake Ward.

I'm back to Ed Norton this thing, man. I'm sorry, I can't do that. We don't want to pay that. I think that's just barely enough where we don't have to do that. For the people listening at home, rules are very simple. I ask a question, they answer it. If they get it right, they get the points. If they don't, they don't get the points.

Categories for round one, players on the small screen, not so famous firsts, promotions, nicknames of the recent past, and end of the line. We drew names again to see who would go first, and Taylor won again. So Taylor, go ahead and choose the first category. Let's go small screen for five.

Players on the small screen, what mustachioed New York Mets first baseman once appeared on Seinfeld? That is Taylor. Keith Hernandez. Is correct for five points. Let's go to 10. Let's go to 10.

Catcher Johnny Roseboro had a small role in a TV movie, which served as the pilot for the revival of what cop show featuring Joe Friday. Jason. That's Dragnet. That is Dragnet for 10. 15, please. 15. You got it. Closing out the category.

Sparky Anderson hosted a fictitious, ill-fated Paul. WKRP in Cincinnati. Yes, for 15. Wow. Very good. Let me finish the question. Sparky Anderson hosted the fictitious, ill-fated sports radio talk show in an episode of what sitcoms Sully gets that right away. Very good.

Because he was the manager of the Reds at the time, right? He had just been fired. That's right, yes. He'd just been fired from pets. And he said he had the joke that every time I come to Cincinnati, I get fired. Sully 15, Jason 10, Taylor 5. Very close game to start. Where do you want to go, Sully?

Um, let's go, um, was it nicknames of the recent past? Let's do it for five points. What Met and Philly center fielder's gritty playing style earned him the nickname Nails. That is Paul. That would be Lenny Dykstra. Lenny Dykstra, yes, for five more points. And where to next, sir? Give me 10, same category.

You got it. Which two Hall of Fame catchers share the nickname Pudge? Sully again. Carlton Fiske and Yvonne Rodriguez. Ten more points. Yep. Uh, there's only one more left this category, right? Yes, sir.

Well, then let's finish it off. You got it. Uh, what was Nicaragua, Dennis Martinez's stately nickname Sully again? El Presideante. For 15 points. You shared the same birthday. You said the same birthday. By the way, can I point out one thing?

Yes, sir. And I was in Los Angeles in 1991. I had a chance to go to a Saturday night game or a Sunday afternoon game. I picked the Saturday night game. Oh, no. The Sunday afternoon game was Dennis Martinez's perfect game. I went to see a boring, nondescript exposed Dodgers game, and I missed Dennis Martinez's perfect game.

So close and yet so far away, yeah? That's right. 45 points Sully has already stretching out his lead early here in round one. Where do you want to go next? Oh, I'm going end of the line for five. End of the line, this is about ends of famous streaks and whatnot. Cal Ripkin Jr. set out the September 20th, 1998 game against the New York Yankees ending his record consecutive game streak.

Who started in Cal's Stead that day? Sully. Mike Bordick? Incorrect. Somebody else. Taylor's in there. I'm probably way off. Brian Roberts. It's not Brian Roberts. Jason, do you have a guess?

No. I just had to plus. No. That's all right. Ryan Miner started the third base that day. Even Ryan Minor forgot that. Okay. And Sully had the last correct reply.

Where do you want to go next? You can stay there and go to another category. Is it not so famous first? All right, you got it. Game five of the 1920 World Series between the Cleveland Indians and Brooklyn Robbins featured three World Series firsts, which one of these was not among them.

First World Series unassisted triple play. First World Series Grand Slam. First player ejected from a World Series game. Jason. The ejection. That is correct, yes, for five. points. Let's go to promotions for five. The ill-fated disco demolition night was the brainchild Jason again.

That would be VEC. It is VEC, yeah. Yes, uh, 10. All right. In 1996, many Major League Baseball teams held promotions to try to break the world record for most people simultaneously doing which dance crazy Jason again. The wave. Is incorrect. Taylor. Oh, wow. Oh! Okay. Sully's in there. The Macarena.

That's correct for 10 points. Damn, I... Oh, man. That's okay. 55 for Sully. Jason is 20... Never feel bad about not knowing a question whose answer is the Macarena.

Okay, fine. Let's go same category 15. All right, closing it out. On July 21st, 2015, the Milwaukee Brewers hosted Major League Night while the Cleveland Indians were in town celebrating the classic 1989 movie. Paul.

Uh, major league. Uh, let me, not correct. Let me finish the question. Okay, I should let you finish the goddamn question. That's all right. Talking Bob Euker, bobbleheads were given away to fans that said just a bit outside. What was Euker's character name in that movie? Oh, do you should have let you finish some questions. I have, oh, man, I don't know. Three more seconds, gentlemen, no?

No. No. All right, got to call it. That is Harry Doyle. Harry Doyle. Okay, can I, I don't know if this characterized me as a bad baseball fan, but I mean, while I have seen Bull Durham, I have not seen Major League in its completion. I have seen clips. That's all right. I just, I do a Bull Durham podcast where we're breaking down the movie, and I just did an episode about why I think Major League is overrated. Ooh, okay. Okay, so let's see. We have not so famous first and end of the line left. End of the line for 10.

Yep, for 10 points. Oral Hersheyer's consecutive scoreless inning streak ended in the first inning of his first start in 19 Taylor. 55. Incorrect. Which of the following was true about the run that ended the streak? It was an inside-the-park home run. It was the result of a basis-loaded walk.

It scored on a bulk or it was an unearned run. Jason. It was unearned. It was unearned, yes, for 10 points. That is the end of the round. call time on that. So we have Sully in the lead with 55. We have Jason with 5 points. Pardon me,

Jason with 30 points. Taylor with 5 points. Diamond Quiz will return right after these very, very imperative commercial words. Ladies and gentlemen, we are back here on Diamond Quiz. To recap the score, Sully in the lead, 55. Jason Block with 30. Taylor

Blake Word, 5 points. Still a very, very close game. Point values will be doubled here in round 2. And round 2 will involve these categories. Intrastate World Series, famous fans, Major League Olympians,

the Coors Effect, and Tossing the Bird. Jason Block had the last correct apply. Oh, famous fans. Famous fans. Cab driver Wild Bill Hagee laid the roar from 34 in the 70s and early 80s at what stadium?

Sully. Memorial Stadium, Baltimore. You got it. 10 points. Uh, let's go interstate world series for for 10. All right, intrastate world series. The 1944 series not only took place within one state, it was the same city. Sully. St. Louis, the Browns and the Cardinals.

That is correct, yes. I'm glad you said the teams, because that was the question. Uh, the intrastate for 20. Staying in Missouri, 1985 series, Cardinals and Royals. Game six, bottom nine. Jorge Orta reaches first base on a controversial base. hit what umpire mistakenly called him safe sully again don dankinger is correct uh let's go intrastate for 30 closing out the category in which season did the world series take place within the state of california for

the first time sully 1974 between the uh as and dodgers yes my goodness wow nicely done uh let's go to tossing the bird for 20 okay these are questions about mark fidrich by the way The Bird, Fidrich, appeared on the June 6, 1977 cover of Sports Illustrated, alongside which of Jim Henson's creation, Sully? Big Bird. Big Bird is correct. Starting to stretch out your lead. 135, 30, and 5?

Tossing the Bird for 20. Okay. Which legendary jazz saxophonist who died in 1955 does Fidrich share that Jason? Charlie Bird Parker. Charlie Parker, correct. Yes, they share the nickname the Bird. Um, famous fans, 20. The happy heckler could be heard at Tropicana Field for several years,

and his commentary seriously was one of the only interesting things taking place at Tropicana Field at that time. Which Seattle's second baseman once snapped at the happy heckler after striking out? Nobody's ringing in on this. We have Jason in there first. Knoblock? Nope, not Knoblock. Somebody else? Red Boone.

Sully? Brett Boone is correct for 20. Wow, okay. Total guess, total guess. Can't take any credit for that. That's all right. I was aiming for that one, too. Let me aim for,

let me get for the final tossing the bird. Okay. It's often said that spelling doesn't count, but this time it does. Spell F-F-D-R-Y-C-H. Sully. Is absolutely correct. Sully out to a big lead.

Okay, well, then let's go to Famous Fans for 30. Yep. One more in that category. What was the real full name of the infamous kissing bandit? Oh, damn it. Morgana the kissing bandit. That's half of it.

I got to call you wrong. Full name. One of the other gentlemen, it's okay. Taylor. Morgana Smith. Incorrect. Jason, do you have a guess? Morgana, giganticus, boobicus.

I don't know. I think Jason actually got it right. He's close. Morgana Roberts, actually. Well, okay. And let's see. She's still around, by the way, very quickly. She's still alive, but she, quote, unquote, retired in the mid-90s, whatever that means.

Okay, move on. We have Major League Olympians and the Corps effect left, Sully. Let's go Major League Olympians for 10. Okay. The 1984 and 88 U.S. Olympic baseball teams were a virtual who's who of future stars and big league contributors. The only Hall of Famer of this bunch played for the 84 team and was later the 1995 NL MBP. Name this great shortstop, Sully.

It would be Barry Larkin. It would be Barry Larkin, yes. 1.95 now. Jason 50 and Taylor at 5. Let's go, the Coors Effect for 10. Coors Effect. The 1998 All-Star Game took place in Coors Field. Which pitcher who started for the American League said that, while warming up, my sinker did not move at all.

Taylor. Is it Randy Johnson? Not Randy Johnson, so somebody else. Okay, Jason's in there. Clemens? Not Clemens. Sully, do you have a guess? I'll just say David Wells.

That's right, actually. Oh, good God. I was trying to think of who was good that year. That's a total guess. That's right. We got it. About a minute left in the round. Let's take another category.

Let's go Olympians for 20. What 1992 World Series MVP was later a member of the gold medal winning 2000 U.S. Olympic team. Sully again. Pat borders. That borders. Yes, sir. Now up to 225. Let's finish up Olympians.

Okay, still active in Nippon Pro Baseball at age 42. Which outfield played for the 1996 silver medal winning Japanese team and later played three and a half. Jason? I was going to say itchero. It's not Ichero. I'm sorry. Taylor's in there next. You got a guess?

Uh, so to Gootie. No, sir. I will finish the question for Sully. He was on the silver medal winning 1996 Japanese team and later played three and a half seasons for the Cubs. Sully, do you have a guess? Uh, Kosuke Fukadomi? Yes. Oh, my God. The man who's...

If only we could hear Harry Carey pronounce his name. Oh, that'd have been fun. Let's... What do we have left? We have Chor's effect? Coors effect left. Which member of the Blake Street Bombers of the 90s had a 358. average in cores, but only hit 279 elsewhere.

Sully again. Dante Bichette? Yes. Wow. Time is up in round two, gentlemen. Sully, walking away with this, 275, which is an enormous score. Jason Block 50 and Taylor 5. Sully, congratulations. Did I win?

Did you win? What a jerk. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm in A-Hol. That's all right. Remember to follow the show on Twitter at L.O. underscore Mariners. Me on Twitter at D.C. underscore Lundberg. Subscribe, rate, and download Locked-on Mariners on Google Podcast, Stitcher Radio, Apple Podcast, Spotify,

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ladies and gentlemen.