Moments in Time – July 13, 2022

#Middlebury On July 31, 1715, a hurricane strikes the East Coast of Florida, sinking 10 Spanish treasure ships carrying tons of gold and silver coins and killing nearly 1,000 people. ... Continue Reading →

Sports Quiz – Feb. 7, 2020

#Middlebury #Sports Questions When was the last time the Pittsburgh Pirates won 100 or more games in a season? The 1933 New York Yankees had nine future Hall of Famers on their roster. ... Continue Reading →

Sports Quiz – July 12, 2019

#Middlebury #Sports Questions Name the last major-league pitcher to lose at least 20 games in a season. In which league did Frank Robinson hit more of his 586 career home runs – ... Continue Reading →

Sports Quiz – Aug. 31, 2018

#Middlebury Questions In 2017, the University of Florida became the fourth Division I school since 1954 to win championships in men’s basketball, football and baseball. Name ... Continue Reading →

Sports Quiz – Feb. 23, 2018

#Middlebury #SportsQuiz Questions Who was the last St. Louis Cardinals player before Jedd Gyorko in 2016 to hit 30-plus home runs in a season? New York Yankees catcher Yogi Berra caught ... Continue Reading →

It’s not war, it’s the Olympics

#Middlebury #ASportingView #Olympics You can learn a lot – and argue a lot, too – watching the Olympic Games. Really, the Olympic Games are the greatest things that the world does ... Continue Reading →

Sports Quiz – Sept. 30, 2017

#Middlebury #SportsQuiz By Chris Richcreek Questions Who was the last National League starting pitcher before the Nationals’ Stephen Strasburg in 2016 to start a season 11-0? Who ... Continue Reading →

Sports Quiz – Aug. 26, 2017

#Middlebury #Sports #SportsQuiz By Chris Richcreek Name the last major-league team to win at least 20 consecutive games in a season. Which Baltimore Orioles pitcher in the 1960s tossed ... Continue Reading →

Sports Quiz – July 22, 2017

#Middlebury #SportsQuiz By Chris Richcreek Questions How many consecutive years, following the 2009 season, did the Kansas City Royals increase their win total? Name the Cleveland ... Continue Reading →

Sports Quiz – April 8, 2017

#MIDDLEBURY By Chris Richcreek Who was the first back-to-back MVP winner in National League history? Entering 2017, who had the best career regular-season winning percentage (minimum ... Continue Reading →