The Baseball Quiz for Outsiders

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Answer

How many players does each team have?

The "points" that are scored ("_, Forrest, _!")

He is the guy who throws the ball to the guy mentioned below. (fielder? lander? areaer? ...)

He is the guy with the bat who hits the ball (Let's see... Is he Batman?)

When the guy just mentioned hits the ball, one of his team mates starts to run. What is it called when he manages to cross all four bases? (In case you've seen Hook: "Go Back Where You Belong, Jack!")

The final that determines the Major League Baseball champion. Given that it is neither international nor has anything to do with TV, the name for it is quite strange.

There are two major baseball clubs from New York. First clue: Think of the Metropolitan Opera.

Second clue: Nickname for New Englanders, especially used by people from the South (or foreigners who generally refer to Americans).

From 1914-1934, he played for the Boston Red Sox and the second club mentioned above. His nicknames are "The Bambino" and "The Sultan of Swat". (First Name: cute child/woman. Last Name: Woman's name, found in the Bible)

Yet another player for NY club #2. He is mentioned several times in "The Old Man and the Sea", as well as in Simon and Garfunkel's "Mrs. Robinson" and Madonna's "Vogue". (Nickname: "Joltin' Joe").

Also played for the second New York club (1951-1968). Nicknamed "The Commerce Comet". (Disney-Mouse Jacket).

He was a great sportsman as well, but rather at basketball. His father had always wanted him to be a baseball player, and after he died, the son would fulfill that wish. Ran home to basketball after less than two years.

From 1992 to 2008, baseball was part of the Summer Olympics. In 1992, 1996 and 2004, a little country won the gold medal. Being right on their doorstep, they frequently annoy Americans.¹

The Japanese also love this sport. In 2003, they made a violent "so bad it's good movie", on which Wikipedia dryly comments: "Though the film is ostensibly about high school baseball rivalries, the amount of actual baseball in the film is fairly light. There are many scenes involving bats and balls, however."