Independently Speaking II Trivia Quiz

Answer: Frontier

After being undrafted from Austin Peay University, Sherrill signed with the Frontier League's Evansville Otters in 1999. He later played for Sioux Falls and Winnipeg of the Northern League. The Seattle Mariners purchased Sherrill's contract in 2003. He was traded to Baltimore as part of the Erik Bedard deal in 2008. Sherrill represented Baltimore at the 2008 All-Star Game.

Answer: True

Coste was a journeyman catcher. He played for Concordia College, a Division III school in Minnesota. In 1995, he signed with a North Central League team out of Brainerd, Minnesota, but the league folded soon after. He spent the rest of the year with the Prarie League's Brandon Grey Owls. In 1996-1999, he was a member of the Fargo-Moorhead Redhawks of the Northern League. After that, he spent time with the Cleveland, Boston, Milwaukee, and Philadelphia organizations.

In 2007, at the age of 33, Coste finally got called up to The Show and would become a member of the 2008 World Series champion team. Coste has written two books: "Hey...I'm Just the Catcher," a 1997 book about his experience in the independent leagues, and 2008's "The 33-Year-Old Rookie."

Answer: Bridgeport Bluefish

Beech was involved in a 2007 incident between Atlantic League rivals Bridgeport and Long Island. Long Island's Jose Offerman attacked Beech after being hit by a pitch. Beech played for Philadelphia from 1996-1998, going 8-22 in 53 appearances.

Answer: Yohanny Valera

Valera played seven games with the Montreal Expos in 2000 as a catcher. During his professional career, he has spent time with minor league affiliates of the Mets, Tigers, and Devil Rays. In 2008, Valera was with league rival Sussex Skyhawks. Guerrero, Pena, and Colabello were still in Worcester.

Another member, Steve Palazzolo, had his contract purchased by San Francisco and split his time between Double-A Connecticut and Triple-A Fresno.

Answer: Lincoln Saltdogs

The Saltdogs are a member of the American Association. Pellow played for the Royals in 2002 and the Rockies 2003-2004. He also spent time in Mexico, Korea, and China before joining Lincoln.

Answer: New Jersey Jackals

The Yale graduate went 3-1 in 19 games with New Jersey after being released by the Brewers organization. After his time in the independent leagues, Breslow spent time with the Padres in 2005, and then the Red Sox, Indians, and Twins.

Answer: Schaumberg Flyers

Ziegler played four games with the Flyers in 2004. He made his major league debut with Oakland in 2008.

Answer: Fort Worth Cats

The Cats were a member of the Central Baseball League before moving to the American Association in 2006. Van Buren was drafted by the Rockies, and played in the majors with the Cubs (2005) and Red Sox (2006). He later spent time with the National and Athletics organizations.

In 2008, he was a member of the LA New Bears of the Chinese Professional Baseball League. Two former members of the Cats played in the majors in 2008: Kansas City's Luke Hochevar and Arizona's Max Scherzer.

Answer: False

He played for two: Byrdak was a member of Northern League clubs Joliet Jackhammers and Gary SouthShore Railcats. Byrdak pitched for Kansas City Royals 1998-99-00, Baltimore Orioles 2005-06, and Detroit Tigers 2007, before joining Houston in 2008.

Answer: Edmonton Cracker Cats

Richmond was undrafted out of Oklahoma State. He then played for Edmonton (formerly of the Northern League before relocating to the Golden Baseball League) for three years, from 2005-07.