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What music superstar tried his hand at playing MLB?
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John Cougar Mellencamp
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What music superstar tried his hand at playing MLB?
Garth Brooks
What music superstar tried his hand at playing MLB?
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Garth Brooks
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What music superstar tried his hand at playing MLB?
Charlie Pride did also
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In 1952, he pitched for the Memphis Red Sox of the Negro American League. In 1953, he signed a contract with the Boise Yankees, the Class C farm team of the New York Yankees. During that season, an injury caused him to lose the "mustard" on his fastball, and he was sent to the Yankees' Class D team in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. Later that season, while in the Negro Leagues with the Louisville Clippers, two players – Pride and Jesse Mitchell – were traded to the Birmingham Black Barons for a team bus. "Jesse and I may have the distinction of being the only players in history to be traded for a used motor vehicle," Pride mused in his 1994 autobiography.[9]
Pride pitched for several other minor league teams, his hopes of making it to the big leagues still alive, but the Army derailed this. He served for two years from 1956 to 1958, when he was discharged and rejoined the Memphis Red Sox.[10] He tried to return to baseball,[9] though hindered by an injury to his throwing arm.
Pride played three games for the Missoula Timberjacks of the Pioneer League[11] (a farm club of the Cincinnati Reds) in 1960,[12] and had tryouts with the California Angels (1961) and the New York Mets (1962) organizations, but was not picked up by either team.[12][13]
Who , while protesting an official's call against him, swung his equipment at the official as if to hit him , but pulled back at the last moment?
J.P. Parise.
Who were the first father and son goalies in the NHL?
Sam and Pete Lopresti
Who were the first father and son goalies in the NHL?
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Sam and Pete Lopresti
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Who , while protesting an official's call against him, swung his equipment at the official as if to hit him , but pulled back at the last moment?
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J.P. Parise.
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What former NHLer had a brother that was an NHL lineman?
ANSWER: Dale McCourt
Who was the first Blue Jay pitcher to be named to an all star team?
ANSWER: Dave Lemanszyk
What hockey player holds record for fastest 20 goals (15 games)?
ANSWER: Dino Ciccarelli
What Leaf scored the overtime winner against the Kings in the preliminary rounds of the 75 playoffs?