Inside Edge All Star Game 2007

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INSIDE EDGE TRIVIA

	Hitters

		1. Who is the best 2-strike hitter? (min. 60 AB)
		a) Derek Jeter
		b) Placido Polanco
		c) Ichiro Suzuki
		d) Manny Ramirez
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		2. Who is the best off-speed hitter?
		a) Ichiro Suzuki
		b) Vladimir Guerrero
		c) Derek Jeter
		d) Brian Roberts
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		3. Who is most likely to swing and miss a pitch?
		a) Ichiro Suzuki
		b) Ivan Rodriguez
		c) Alex Rodriguez
		d) David Ortiz
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		4. Who takes the most pitches in the strike zone?
		a) Derek Jeter
		b) Ivan Rodriguez
		c) Alex Rodriguez
		d) Mike Lowell
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		5. Who chases the most pitches out of the strike zone?
		a) Ivan Rodriguez
		b) Carlos Guillen
		c) Carl Crawford
		d) Alex Rios
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		6. Who has the highest well-hit average? (well-hits can be hits or outs that were hit hard)
		a) Justin Morneau
		b) David Ortiz
		c) Victor Martinez
		d) Magglio Ordonez
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		7. Who handles inside pitches the best?
		a) Jorge Posada
		b) Vlad Guerrero
		c) Magglio Ordonez
		d) Derek Jeter
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	ANSWERS 1 Answer 1: B. Tigers second baseman Placido Polanco is hitting .354 (46-for-130) with two strikes this season. The major league average with two strikes is .201. back to top
	2 Answer 2: D. Baltimore's Brian Roberts leads all MLB players with a .427 batting average (50-for-117) against offspeed pitches (curves, sliders, changeups, and other non-fastballs) this season. The major league average is .245. back to top
	3 Answer 3 : C. Alex Rodriguez has missed on 25 percent of his swings this season. The major league average is 19 percent. back to top
	4 Answer 4 : D. Red Sox third-baseman, Mike Lowell has been the most patient AL All-Star, taking 40 percent of pitches thrown to him in the strike zone this season. The big league average is 33 percent. back to top
	4 Answer 5: A. Detroit's Ivan Rodriguez is the most free-swinging of the American League All-Stars. He has chased 33.4 percent of pitches out of the zone this season, barely edging out fellow all-star, Justin Morneau (33.2 percent). The league average is 20 percent. back to top
	4 Answer 6: C. Indians catcher, Victor Martinez has a well-hit average this season of .379, which leads the American League. The league average is .238. back to top
	4 Answer 7: C. Magglio Ordonez is 33-for-88, a .375 batting average on inside pitches this season. The league average is .260 back to top

	Pitchers

		1. Whose fastball is least likely to be hit?
		a) Jon Papelbon
		b) Dan Haren
		c) J.J. Putz
		d) Josh Beckett
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		2. Whose curve and/or slider are most likely to be swung and missed?
		a) C.C. Sabathia
		b) Francisco Rodriguez
		c) John Lackey
		d) Justin Verlander
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		3. Which starting pitcher throws the most first pitch strikes?
		a) Dan Haren
		b) C. C. Sabathia
		c) Josh Beckett
		d) Johan Santana
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		4. Who is most likely to have a pitch fouled off?
		a) J. J. Putz
		b) Justin Verlander
		c) Dan Haren
		d) Gil Meche
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		5. Who's pitches are most likely to be chased out of the strike zone?
		a) Bobby Jenks
		b) John Lackey
		c) Johan Santana
		d) J.J. Putz
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		6. Who's off-speed pitches are least likely to be hit hard?
		a) Hideki Okajima
		b) Dan Haren
		c) J.J. Putz
		d) Francisco Rodriguez
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		7. Who is least likely to allow a baserunner with two strikes?
		a) C. C. Sabathia
		b) Josh Beckett
		c) J.J. Putz
		d) Hideki Okajima
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	ANSWERS 1 Answer 1: A. Boston Red Sox closer, Jon Papelbon, has allowed just 11 hits in 89 at-bats ending on his fastball. That is an AL All-Star best .124 batting average against. back to top
	2 Answer 2: B. Angels closer, Francisco Rodriguez gets hitters to miss his slider a whopping 48 percent of the time when they swing. The major league average is 29 percent. back to top
	3 Answer 3: B. C.C. Sabathia has thrown 65 percent of his first pitches for strikes this season. The major league average is 58 percent. back to top
	4 Answer 4: A. Seattle's J.J. Putz. 44 percent of swings taken against Putz have been fouled off this season. The major league average is 37 percent. back to top
	4 Answer 5: A. Chicago's Bobby Jenks has the highest percentage of chased pitches in the league, at 36 percent. The league average is 20 percent. back to top
	4 Answer 6: C. Only 1 of the 47 swings taken against J.J. Putz's off-speed pitches have been well-hit this season -- that is just 2.1 percent of swings. back to top
	4 Answer 7: C. J.J. Putz has held oppsoing hitters to a .141 on-base average with two strikes this season. The league average is .261. back to top