And now for a different kind of contest. In case you didn't know, BJ Killeen is also an automotive journalist, and today she made her worlds collide:
Okay, I’ll admit it; I got the spring training media passes under false pretenses. Yes, I’m doing double duty as a baseball blogger and an automotive journalist. Hey, a girl’s gotta make a living, right? Well, I was going to keep my automotive research separate from SOSG, but then I thought, what kind of team member would I be if I did that? Don’t get me wrong; I’m still gonna use the information somewhere else, but I felt it was only right to pass along here what I learned speaking to the Dodgers boys. Now, not to take anything away from the master of tough quizzes, but I have a fun game that doesn’t require anyone to search their memory banks for some obscure detail and then turn it into an algebraic formula.
I asked 15 Dodgers (players and coaches) what the first car was they owned. Your job is to match the Dodger to the car. I have no prizes to give away; however, if anyone gets all 15 right, I’ll give you a ride and treat you to dinner in the next cool exotic car I test drive. (Sorry, the Bentley goes back Tuesday, but looming is the new Corvette, Maserati Ghibli, and others.) Good Luck!
| Dodger | vehicle |
| Carl Crawford A.J. Ellis Andre Ethier Adrian Gonzalez Dee Gordon Orel Hershiser Jaime JarrÃn Kenley Jensen Matt Kemp Davey Lopes Matt Magill Don Mattingly Mark McGwire Scott Van Slyke Juan Uribe | 1956 Chevy Bel Air 1965 Ford Mustang 1976 Monte Carlo 1984 Toyota Supra 1989 Acura 1994 Jeep Cherokee Audi A4 Chevy Nova Ford Edge Ford EXP Ford Mustang Honda Accord Lincoln Navigator Morris Minor Nissan Altima |
The deadline for entering is noon PST this Monday, March 3. Get your automotive brains revving!
9 comments:
What is a Morris Minor?
It's a small British car, like a Mini Cooper
Great job BJ. The rain was TOUGH to drive through but looks like we are going to make it home. Hope the rain doesn't wash out the rest of the week!
I want desperately for Uribe to have owned the Morris Minor.
Glad you made it safe, Alex!
You'd think there'd be maybe one Dodger who owned a Dodge, just to be able to call himself a Dodger before making the big team...
Is Dee Gordon old enough to drive yet?
@DB I think he's finally old enough but he still has to sit on some phone books to see over the dash
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