As we enter into the "playing Spring Training games" portion of the offseason, it's time to continue our review of Opening Day starters for the White Sox. You might recall that I ran a similar series of Sporcles last offseason: weekly, we'll be studying a series of positions to start Opening Day, and then it'll culminate in a big ol' quiz as the page turns from offseason to regular season.
One twist from last year, though, is that I've added ten years: you'll now be tasked with naming the starting first and third basemen going back to 1980. In total, there are 78 names: how many can you get? Good luck!
Quiz Parameters
- I've allotted 15 minutes for completion attempts.
- For hints, I've grouped by year, and provided the position for reference.
Useless information to amaze, annoy, confuse, and/or confound your friends and family:
- Okay, so this may fall under "anger" or "trigger" rather than "annoy" given recent events, but: the 1980s really remind me of the current third base situation. The White Sox started 8 different players at third over that decade.
- Likewise, first base was just as stable as third was fluid: a couple of stalwarts manned that position for much of the '80s.
- This should come as a surprise to no one: 1991-1997 represents the most stable pairing from the range. The same pair manned the corners for those 7 Opening Days.
All data from baseballreference.com
