When the New York Mets entered the National League in 1962 team officials considered 10 possible names including Continentals, Meadowlarks, Skyscrapers, Avengers. Mets was top choice. With the team still nameless sportswriters called them the Mets, a shortened version of the team's corporate name, the Metropolitan Baseball Club Inc, creating an ongoing misconception about the team's name. Although Mets could technically be a nickname for Metropolitan it's the full name of the Queens NY ball club.
QUESTION 1. Batted baseballs go ____ MPH
a. 90
b. 110
c. 120
d. 180
QUESTION 2. Home plate's current shape, easier for
a. Runners to reach home plate safely
b. Umpires to call balls and strikes
c. Pitchers to aim at
d. Look showier to fans
QUESTION 3. A line drive is a baseball hit
a. into the stands
b. halfway toward the pitcher
c. along the 1st or 3rd base line
d. hard and fast in a straight line
QUESTION 4. The best place to park at baseball games is
a. near the exit
b. behind the scoreboard
c. near the entrance
d. near the farthest fence
QUESTION 5. Manager visits pitcher at the mound twice same inning
a. he must change pitchers
b. best time to steal a base
c. time out is called
d. only allowed in the 7th inning
QUESTION 5. Average baseball lasts ___ pitches in a Major League game
a. 5
b. 7
c. 9
d. 12
QUESTION 6. Subway Series 2000 - New York hosted the most
World Series games, 151. What city came in second?
a. Chicago
b. Philadelphia
c. St Louis
d. Los Angeles
QUESTION 7. Batters never take their eyes off the ball - they want to see
a. where it goes
b. if the catcher catches it
c. where the pitcher places it
d. where the manager wants it placed
QUESTION 8. Official baseballs weigh
a. 1/4 pound
b. 1/2 pound
c. 2 ounces
d. 5 ounces
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