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Quiz about From Pillar to Post
Quiz about From Pillar to Post

From Pillar to Post Trivia Quiz


The term "from pillar to post" is a phrase used to describe someone who is moved frequently from place to place. The following players are prime examples of the phrase, having played for many teams. Let's see which players we run into.

A multiple-choice quiz by jddrsi_raven. Estimated time: 5 mins.
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Author
jddrsi_raven
Time
5 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
404,443
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
7 / 10
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258
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Question 1 of 10
1. The starter for our journey from pillar to post is Octavio Dotel, who played in the major leagues for 15 seasons with 13 different teams. Which of these teams did Dotel not pitch for? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. Though he played for 11 teams through his career, this speedy outfielder is best known for covering ground in centerfield for the Cleveland Indians in the mid-1990's. His speed was an asset on the bases as well, helping him swipe 622 stolen bases. Which speed demon was a key piece to the Tribe's success in the mid-1990's? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. This player retired in 2011, and at retirement, he held the record for most pinch hit home runs in Major League history, with 23. Which player is it? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. This big man played for 21 seasons in the big leagues, starting in Cleveland with the Indians. He bounced around the league during his career, playing for 11 teams in those 21 years. Which pitcher, nicknamed "Big Sexy," is it? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. Royce Clayton played in the majors for 16 seasons, and is another player with a total number of different teams in double figures. A career .258 hitter, Clayton wasn't known as a hitter, but was a solid defender. Which position did Clayton play? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. For 22 seasons, Mike Morgan hurled for 12 different teams, ending his career with an ERA of 4.23. How many decades did Morgan pitch in during his career? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. Every baseball fan knows that Mariano Rivera, one of the best closers in the game, only pitched for one team. Conversely, this closer pitched for 11 teams over his time in the MLB. He's famous for his tilted cap, and the "bow and arrow" celebration when recording a save, of which he racked up 327. Who is it? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. When talking about players in baseball that are well-travelled, no list would be complete without Terry Mulholland. This journeyman played for 20 seasons in the majors, with 11 different clubs. With which team did Mulholland have his longest stay? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. Another well travelled journeyman pitcher, Ron Villone pitched for 12 teams in his 15 year career. He pitched for two teams twice, and his longest amount of time with one club was with the team that drafted him in 1992. Which team drafted Ron Villone? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. Our final "from pillar to post" player, Bruce Chen, played in the bigs from 1998 to 2015, with 11 different teams. As with many of the players that move from city to city, Chen never gained notoriety with any particular team. He did however, pitch in the World Baseball Classic, for not one, but two different countries. Which two countries did Chen pitch for in the WBC? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. The starter for our journey from pillar to post is Octavio Dotel, who played in the major leagues for 15 seasons with 13 different teams. Which of these teams did Dotel not pitch for?

Answer: Minnesota Twins

Dotel signed with the Mets in 1993 at the start of his career, and after going from team to team, finished his career in Detroit, where he surpassed 700 appearances. He amassed a total of 1,143 strikeouts and 109 saves in his career.
2. Though he played for 11 teams through his career, this speedy outfielder is best known for covering ground in centerfield for the Cleveland Indians in the mid-1990's. His speed was an asset on the bases as well, helping him swipe 622 stolen bases. Which speed demon was a key piece to the Tribe's success in the mid-1990's?

Answer: Kenny Lofton

Kenny Lofton was a vital piece of the Cleveland Indians run in the mid '90's, both with the bat and speed on the bases, but also with his glove roaming center field at "The Jake." Most notable for his speed, he was typically the leadoff hitter in manager Mike Hargrove's lineup.

Despite their dominance in the AL Central during those years, the Indians couldn't quite capitalize on it come the post season, losing in the World Series in 1995 to the Atlanta Braves, and to the Florida Marlins in 1997.
3. This player retired in 2011, and at retirement, he held the record for most pinch hit home runs in Major League history, with 23. Which player is it?

Answer: Matt Stairs

Matt Stairs played in the MLB for 19 seasons, and went from city to city, playing for a dozen teams over his playing career. Drafted by the Montreal Expos in 1989, Stairs accumulated 265 home runs in his career, with an astonishing 23 of them in a pinch hitter's role. Stairs retired in 2011 after a stint with the Washington Nationals, the team that drafted him before they moved from Montreal and became the Nationals.
4. This big man played for 21 seasons in the big leagues, starting in Cleveland with the Indians. He bounced around the league during his career, playing for 11 teams in those 21 years. Which pitcher, nicknamed "Big Sexy," is it?

Answer: Bartolo Colon

Bartolo Colon is most known for his size, despite being a pitcher, hence the nickname, "Big Sexy." He amassed over 2,500 strikeouts in his time in the majors with 11 different teams. He's also known for having been in the league longer than Turner Field in Atlanta, where the Braves played from 1997 to 2016. Both Colon and Turner Field made their major league debuts in 1997, but Colon outlasted the stadium by two seasons!
5. Royce Clayton played in the majors for 16 seasons, and is another player with a total number of different teams in double figures. A career .258 hitter, Clayton wasn't known as a hitter, but was a solid defender. Which position did Clayton play?

Answer: Shortstop

Clayton is another player who went "from pillar to post," playing for 11 teams during his playing days from 1991 to 2007. Clayton's post career work includes working with Brad Pitt in the 2011 baseball film "Moneyball." In the film, Clayton portrayed shortstop Miguel Tejada, a member of the Oakland Athletics low-payroll team that won 20 straight games on their way to winning the AL West.
6. For 22 seasons, Mike Morgan hurled for 12 different teams, ending his career with an ERA of 4.23. How many decades did Morgan pitch in during his career?

Answer: 4

Mike Morgan was drafted by Oakland in 1978, and retired in 2002 as a member of the Arizona Diamondbacks. Despite the lack of hall of fame numbers, a career that spans four decades is impressive, even if it is spent with a dozen different teams.
7. Every baseball fan knows that Mariano Rivera, one of the best closers in the game, only pitched for one team. Conversely, this closer pitched for 11 teams over his time in the MLB. He's famous for his tilted cap, and the "bow and arrow" celebration when recording a save, of which he racked up 327. Who is it?

Answer: Fernando Rodney

Rodney played the majors from 2002 to 2019, and became the oldest active player in the league at the time of Ichiro Suzuki's retirement in 2019. That same season, Rodney won his only World Series ring with the Washington Nationals.
8. When talking about players in baseball that are well-travelled, no list would be complete without Terry Mulholland. This journeyman played for 20 seasons in the majors, with 11 different clubs. With which team did Mulholland have his longest stay?

Answer: Philadelphia Phillies

Mulholland pitched for Philadelphia from 1989-1993, which was his longest single stint with any club in his career, which spanned three different decades. Mulholland did pitch for four seasons with San Francisco, however, those four years were split into two separate stints with the Giants. Mulholland threw a no-hitter against his former team, the Giants, in 1990, and was named the All-Star Game starter in 1993, both while with Philadelphia.
9. Another well travelled journeyman pitcher, Ron Villone pitched for 12 teams in his 15 year career. He pitched for two teams twice, and his longest amount of time with one club was with the team that drafted him in 1992. Which team drafted Ron Villone?

Answer: Seattle Mariners

Villone spent his longest amount of time with Seattle, though even the majority of that time was spent in the minor leagues. Villone never gained the command of his pitches that he needed to be truly successful, which is why he was constantly traded from team to team.
10. Our final "from pillar to post" player, Bruce Chen, played in the bigs from 1998 to 2015, with 11 different teams. As with many of the players that move from city to city, Chen never gained notoriety with any particular team. He did however, pitch in the World Baseball Classic, for not one, but two different countries. Which two countries did Chen pitch for in the WBC?

Answer: China and Panama

Chen was eligible to pitch for both China and Panama in the WBC, because he was born in Panama, and is of Chinese parentage. He pitched for Panama in 2006 and 2009, and pitched for China in the 2017 WBC. He pitched in the major leagues for the final time in 2015 with Cleveland.
Source: Author jddrsi_raven

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