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How Well Do You Know Your Nuts?

The Great Lansing Lugnuts' Name Quiz!
By Jesse Goldberg-Strassler
September 26, 2019

Approaching the Lansing Lugnuts' 25th season, the Lugnuts have tangled with some of the best that the Midwest League has had to offer, from Mike Trout to Clayton Kershaw, and from Fernando Tatis Jr. to Wander Franco. They've also had to deal with some of the best names that the

Approaching the Lansing Lugnuts' 25th season, the Lugnuts have tangled with some of the best that the Midwest League has had to offer, from Mike Trout to Clayton Kershaw, and from Fernando Tatis Jr. to Wander Franco. They've also had to deal with some of the best names that the Midwest League has had to offer, from Henry Henry to Jose Jose, and from Sicnarf Loopstock to Makesiondon Kelkboom.
How well, though, do you know your Lansing Lugnuts names?
Try your hand at the following quiz and try not to Go Nuts in the process:

 
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Question 1.

The Lugnuts have had some thunderous nicknames over the years, including several repeat monikers. Which of the following Nuts was not nicknamed "Boomer"?

  Thomas Collins III, 2015
  Jared Potts, 2012
  Rhame Cannon, 2005

 


Question 2.

The biggest crowds in the Midwest League come to Cooley Law School Stadium every 4th of July... and one player over the years had a patriotic name to match. Which of the following was the real name of a Nut?
  Francis Scott Key
  Abraham Lincoln
  Alexander Hamilton

 


Question 3.

Y? Because! Which of the following Y quartets isn't made up of real Lansing Lugnuts first names?
  Yorkin, Yban, Yeyfry, Yonardo
  Yorman, Yennsy, Yeltsin, Yuber
  Yule, Yannigan, Yeronimo, Yethro

 


Question 4.

Jake Thomas drew 40 walks in 37 games in 2017 before he was promoted to Dunedin. Back home in New York, however, everyone called him by his middle name rather than Jake, his first name. Why wasn't he called by his middle name in Lansing?
  Because 'Gunnar' was taken by teammate Gunnar Heidt
  Because 'Bo' was taken by teammate Bo Bichette
  Because 'Vladimir' was taken by teammate Vladimir Guerrero, Jr.

 


Question 5.

2019 Post-Season All-Star closer Cre Finfrock's given first name, pronounced "cree," is shortened from Finfrock's namesake, a relative on his father's side. What was his namesake's full first name?
  Credenza
  Crescendo
  Creedence

 


Question 6.

First baseman Rowdy Tellez, a Lugnuts All-Star in 2015, is now in the Major Leagues with the Blue Jays. Rowdy's given first name, though, is Ryan. Why was he nicknamed Rowdy?
  He idolized Rowdy Roddy Piper
  He was a rowdy pregnancy for his mother
  He was the best seven-year-old boxer in his neighborhood

 


Question 7.

Which of the following Minor League Baseball cities was also the name of a Lugnuts player?

  Modesto
  Sacramento
  Tacoma

 


Question 8.

Food time! Which of the following choices is not the name of a Lugnuts player?
  Gary Coffee
  Rocky Cherry
  Dalton Casserole

 


Question 9.

The Lugnuts have featured some tough names to pronounce over the years. Which one of the following pronunciations is completely and totally wrong?
  Jeremy Gabryszwski: gab-er-RIS-kee
  Jason Leblebijian: leb-le-BEE-jee-in
  Marc Rzepczynski: rizz-zip-CHIN-ski

 


Question 10.

Only one Lugnut has ever shared his name with a hit show. Who was it?
  Joey Metropoulos - The Joe Metropolis Power Hour in Seattle
  Nash Knight - Nash Nights Live in Nashville
  Chase Mallard - The Chasing Mallards Duck Hunting Show in Tallahassee

 


Question 11.

Two of the following lists include all Lugnuts first names. Can spot the one that includes only last names? 
  Abel, Lex, Pierre, Timm
  Adaric, Ferenc, Reidier, Uriak
  Jandin, Kramer, Mattingly, Welinton

 


Question 12.

When you have over 800 players, chances are you'll have a few variations in last names. Which of the trio of names below were real Lugnuts surnames?
  Nolan, Nolen, Nolin
  Rodrigue, Rodrigues, Rodriguez
  Simpson, Simson, Simmson

 


Question 13.

The 2011 Lansing Lugnuts had some terrific nicknames. Which one of the following was not one of them? 
  Dayton 'Red Planet' Marze, since his last name was pronounced 'Mars'
  Lance 'Baby Bull' Durham, a nickname passed down through his father, Leon, the original 'Bull'
  Drew 'Cheese' Permison, since his last name was pronounced like 'parmesan' and he threw hard

 


Question 14.

Why did 2013 Lugnuts standout closer Andrew Sikula go by his middle name of Arik rather than his first name? 
  All four of his brothers also were named Andrew, named after their father
  The 2013 Lugnuts featured five other Andrews on the team
  The Blue Jays have a strict "No Andrew" policy

 


Question 15.

Let's finish with initials. Which of the following pairs has something wrong with it? 
  LJ Talley and LB Dantzler: 'Lil Jason' Talley and 'Lil Brad' Dantzler
  JD Davis and DJ Neal: 'Jonathan Davis' Davis and 'Dexter Junior' Neal
  KC Hobson and TP Waligora: King Christopher Hobson and Thomas Peter Waligora

 


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