Baseball Sheep - Results and Contest Winners!

The Sheep have come home to roost!

I want to thank everyone for entering the contest -- I was hoping for 25-30 entries...and we got 34!  This is one where having more people makes the results better and the game more fun, so all of your entries (even up to the very last-minute!) are much appreciated.

On some of the questions, there was substantial agreement.  On others, you guys were all over the board.  Without further ado, here are the results:

1) The most famous baseball card is ___________.

T206 Honus Wagner	26
1952 Topps Mickey Mantle	7
Ty Cobb	1

This question was the one with the most agreement of any question -- 26 of 34 said the T206 Honus Wagner.  I was surprised that nobody chose the 1989 Upper Deck Ken Griffey, Jr.

2) A current or former MLB player named "Bill" or "Billy" is __________.

Billy Ripken	13
Bill Buckner	5
Billy Martin	5
Billy Williams	4
Billy Hamilton	3
Billy Butler	2
Bill Madlock	1
Billy Wagner	1

I expected these results to be all Buckner and Williams when I posted it - Ripken never crossed my mind.  But ol' "Rick Face" himself came out on top with over 2x the votes of his nearest competitor.

3) A current MLB catcher is __________.

Buster Posey	16
Yadier Molina	12
Joe Mauer	3
Brian McCann	2
Russell Martin	1

Apparently only the NL catchers matter to you guys.

4) The "junk wax era" ended in this year: __________.

1993	10
1994	7
1995	5
1992	2
1996	2
1999	2
2000	2
2001	1
2002	1
2004	1
2014	1

The exact year is up for debate, but the window of 1992-1996 is fairly well-agreed-upon.  Except for the one who thinks it ended last week.

5) If I could own an MLB team, I would choose this one: __________.

Dodgers	13
Yankees	12
Red Sox	4
Rangers	2
Angels	1
Mets	1
Dustin Pedroia	1

Looks like a little East Coast vs. West Coast battle going on here.  The Dodgers take it by one vote.  However, there was one vote for this team:

(Not a Baseball Team)

6) Name a member of the Boone family that played in the big leagues: __________.

Bob Boone 15 Bret Boone 11 Aaron Boone 6 Ray Boone 2

Look at that family!  You only had four choices on this one, and most of you went with Bob and Bret.

7) A current or former Pittsburgh Pirate player is __________.

 

Roberto Clemente	16
Andrew McCutchen	14
Willie Stargell	4

You had a lot more possible choices here, but stuck with only 3 different guys.  This was "Sheep" at its finest!  :-)

8) This number is the most iconic record in baseball: __________.

56	15
42	4
61	4
714	2
715	2
755	2
762	2
62	1
300	1
744	1

Dimaggio's 56-game hitting streak took the top spot here, with Jackie's # and the Home-Run records following behind.

9) The ideal baseball card set should have this many cards in it: __________.

792	11
660	6
300	4
750	2
200	1
220	1
250	1
330	1
400	1
600	1
661	1
752	1
762	1
881	1
900	1

The fans of the Topps overproduction sets came out in force here.

10) When going to a baseball game, I buy this many beers: __________.

2	16
0	7
3	6
1	3
5	1
6	1

The good news...only 2 of my blog readers are those drunk guys screaming in the 4th inning.  For everyone who answered 2 beers, that'll only cost you 28 dollars.

11) The greatest third-baseman of all time is: __________.

Mike Schmidt	17
Brooks Robinson	10
George Brett	3
Archi Cianfrocco	1
Cal Ripken	1
Chipper Jones	1
Wade Boggs	1

"The Human Vacuum Cleaner" made it close, but Schmidt took this one. 

12) A team in the American League West is __________.

Angels	12
A's	9
Rangers	8
Mariners	4
Astros	0
Yankees	1

 One of these things is not like the other....

13) The best "role model" in baseball right now is: __________.

Derek Jeter	14
Mike Trout	6
Clayton Kershaw	4
David Wright	2
Matt Kemp	2
Andrew McCutchen	1
Jim Thome	1
Ken Griffey Jr.	1
Miguel Cabrera	1
R.A. Dickey	1
Torii Hunter	1

I'll teach my kids to be like Derek - always make sure you give your conquests some autographed memorabilia.

14) The most I would spend on one World Series ticket for my favorite team is __________.

$200	8
$100	7
$500	6
$250	3
$300	2
$350	2
$15	1
$25	1
$125	1
$150	1
$400	1
$1,000	1

Only $15 for the World Series?  I've spent more than that for Spring Training.  :-)

15) The age at which girls become more important than baseball cards for a card-collecting boy is __________.

13	12
15	8
14	6
16	5
12	1
17	1
25	1

16) A pitcher in the 2013 All-Star game was __________.

Clayton Kershaw	14
Mariano Rivera	10
Justin Verlander	3
Max Scherzer	3
Yu Darvish	3
Matt Harvey	1

Even Rivera's final All-Star game appearance wasn't enough to top Clayton.

17) The most-poorly-run franchise in baseball is: __________.

Marlins	14
Astros	7
Cubs	4
Mets	4
Royals	3
Dodgers	1
Mariners	1

18) The scariest current or former pitcher for a batter to face: __________.

Randy Johnson	18
Bob Gibson	4
Nolan Ryan	3
Aroldis Chapman	1
Justin Verlander	1
R.A. Dickey	1
Rick Ankiel	1
Roger Clemens	1
Roy Halladay	1
Ryne Duren	1
Sandy Koufax	1
Satchel Paige	1

Randy Johnson vs. John Kruk:

I just learned who Ryne Duren was, too.

19) A baseball team that has blue as one of its team colors is __________.

Dodgers	20
Blue Jays	8
Cubs	4
Mets	1
Yankees	1

Even though they have BLUE in their name, the Jays could only swing 8 votes.

20) I feel cheated if I spend more than this amount for a pack of cards: __________.

$5.00	13
$3.00	11
$2.99	4
$4.99	2
$1.00	1
$4.00	1
$10.00	1
$15.00	1

If all the 99-cent people had rounded up, $3 and $5 would have been tied!  One person only buys Opening Day and Triple Play, I see.

Scoring and Winners:
As I mentioned originally, for each question you get the number of points equal to the number of people who gave the answer you did -- highest score wins.

Without further ado, our winners are:  TTG and The Lost Collector!!!  The local Dodger-bloggers (Stealing Home and Greg Z) were close in 3rd and 4th. 

Here's what we have for the standings:

TTG (Joe) - fromanunlikelysource	254
The Lost Collector	245
Stealing Home/All Trade Bait All The Time	244
Greg Z/Plaschke, Thy Sweater Is Argyle	240
Daniel/It's like having my own Card Shop	231
Steve D.	230
Josh D / Royals and Randoms	226
Nachos Grande	225
Scott O	221
The Diamond King	219
Dhoff / Coot Veal and the Vealtones	218
Thoughts And Sox	213
RAZ @ The Raz Card Blog	210
Great Sports Name Hall of Fame	210
TorontoBlueJaysCollection	208
Alex M/Chavez Ravining	207
Jeff - One Man's Junk (Wax)	207
Stubby--stubbyschristmas	207
Nick P./Dime Boxes	206
Matt / Tenets of Wilson	203
rnisly	202
hockeykazi	197
Zach from Autographed Cards	193
Tribecards	192
Kerry B / Cards on Cards	185
Marcus	184
Gavin at Baseball Card Breakdown	177
Play at the Plate	169
Bleedin' Brown and Gold	166
captkirk42	164
Robin	153
The Junior Junkie	139
Dawgbones/Schmidt Happened!	127
John H	98

  
I also said I would give one prize to a random participant.  Thank you to those who promoted the contest on your blog....I have double-entered you here.  The traditional 3 spins of the randomizer yields....The Junior Junkie!  Congrats!

I would love to run this game again in the future.  Thanks to everyone who entered.  If you have any comments about how this ran, or if you have any good ideas for future questions, please post them in the comments below.