Question
According to a video from Bailey Freeman’s YouTube channel Foolish Baseball, this player could probably frame you for murder if he wanted to. For 10 points each:
[10h] Name this player whose last name is coined by Bailey to mean a season of at least 200 plate appearances with an OPS+ of 60 or lower. This player accomplished his namesake feat eight times across a 17-year career that began with the LA Angels.
ANSWER: Jeff Mathis [or Jeffrey (Stephen) Mathis]
[10e] Jeff Mathis played this position throughout his career, where he excelled at pitch framing, a fancy way of saying lying to umpires. Players at this position are also tasked with blocking pitches and calling games.
ANSWER: catcher [or backcatcher]
[10m] During his time in Arizona, Mathis became the preferred catcher of this former Dodger, a statistically better hitter than Mathis himself. In 2022, this pitcher returned to Kansas City, where he won his Cy Young Award in 2009.
ANSWER: Zack Greinke (“GRAIN-kee”) [or Donald Zackary Greinke]
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Data
| Team | Opponent | Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Negged Five Tossups Then I Freaked It | To 500 PPG and Beyond | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Waterloo Cloze | Born to fall out of a coconut tree forced to exist in the context | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Exact Match? | Heard | PPB | Easy % | Medium % | Hard % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 HONK! @ Waterloo | 2024-08-03 | Y | 2 | 15.00 | 50% | 50% | 50% |
| 2025 HONK! @ Online | 2025-03-09 | Y | 8 | 21.25 | 100% | 75% | 38% |