Super
Bowl Edition
February
3, A’s (Matta)-Yankees (Toro). OK, the Super Bowl is right around the corner. I
will write up today’s game between these two fine softball teams, by referring
to football terms and I will throw in some Super Bowl trivia. See if you can get
the answers to the trivia questions, the answers will be posted at the end of
this article.
In
football terms the A’s scored a safety (2), an extra point (1) and a safety (2),
in the first three innings of the game. While in football jargon, the Yankees
had to punt in each of the first three innings.
After
3 innings the score was A’s 5-Yankees 0.
What
was the lowest scoring Super Bowl? (multiple choice).
Cowboys
vs. Bills, Dolphins vs. Redskins, Steelers vs. Vikings, or, Jets vs.
Colts.
The
Yankees came alive in the 4th inning, or just before half time, they
kicked a FG in that inning, scoring 3 runs. Constantine, Rivera, Doerbaum and
the power running back from Green Bay, Held, all had big hits. Held smacked a
triple. Still, the A’s held the lead 9-3, after 4 innings of play.
Which
RB has the longest run for a TD in the Super Bowl? (multiple
choice).
Willie
Parker, Marcus Allen, Franco Harris, Don Held, or, Tony Dorsett.
The
A’s continued to win almost every inning in this game, winning 7, of the 9
innings played. But we all know winning innings is not the same as winning a
game. You can throw one long TD pass and it can put you right in the thick of
things. Being down 2TD’s to a FG, 14-3, the Yankees were hurting.. In the
6th inning they threw a long pass for a TD and made a 2 point
conversion, to make the game close. They scored eight runs with big hits from
just about everyone in their lineup, Wells got the ball rolling with a single,
Constantine tripled, Rivera, Ojeda, Doerbaum and Held all singled. Bobby Z was
like Super Bowl QB, Terry Bradshaw. Bobby threw the long pass that kept the
rally going strong, when he hit a HR. Toro then hit a double and so did Jiminez,
Pinnick added a single. When you looked at the scoreboard at the end of the 6th
inning, it was A’s 14- Yankees 11.
Who
are the 2 QB’s, who won a Heisman Trophy in college and also won a Super Bowl in
their careers?
The
A’s knew they were in a tough game and answered back, with a five run
7th. Carpenter, Goose, Stier, Shirer, Quinones and Essenmacher all
had hits that contributed to the inning. The Yankees added three in the bottom
of the 7th. They shut the A’s out in the 8th and added
another three runs in the bottom of the 8th. The score was A’s 19-
Yankees 17, after 8 innings of play. This set up a dramatic 4th
quarter, or in this case 9th inning.
Trick
question, which Super Bowl winning QB has beaten every team in the NFL at least
once, in his NFL career? (multiple choice). Tom Brady, Payton Manning, or Brett
Farve.
The
A’s needed to score to keep the Yankees from taking the game. They also needed a
goal line stand in the bottom of the 9th to win. They got both things
they needed. Matta, Goose, Stier, Shirer, Quinones and Book all had hits in the
9th, the A’s added 4 runs to their total. The Yankees came back with
a FG (3), but what they really needed was a TD (6). The final score was A’s
23-Yankees 20.
Notes:
Goose had six hits in the game and scored 5 times. Shirer had 5 hits in the game
and scored 5 times, Matta had 3 hits in the game and scored 3 times. Carpenter
and 4 hits in the game and scored 3 times. Doerbaum had 5 hits in the game and
scored 4 times. Held had two triples and knocked in many runs, but did not score
after either triple. Good defensive plays by Goose, Whitmer, Crowell and
Zelazny.
Leading
Hitters For The A’s:
Goose:
6/6.
Stier:
4/6, double and HR.
Shirer:
5/5, Sac, double, triple.
Quinones:
4/6, double.
Essenmacher:
3/6.
Book:
5/6, triple.
Carpenter:
4/5.
Matta:
3/ 4, Sac, double.
Leading
Hitters For The Yankees:
Rivera:
3/5.
Ojeda:
4/5, 2 doubles.
Doerbaum:
5/5.
Held:
3/5, 2 triples.
Vanderhyde:
3/5.
Toro:
3/5.
Trivia
Answers:
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1.
Miami Dolphins 14- Redskins 7, was the lowest scoring game.
2.
Roger Staubach (1963) and Jim Plunkett (1970) won two Super Bowls apiece after
winning the Heisman Trophy in college (Heisman years are list
above).
3.
Willie Parker of the Pittsburgh Steelers had a 75-yard TD in Super Bowl XL
playing the Seattle Seahawks. This run broke the previous record of 74 yards by
Marcus Allen of the Oakland Raiders in Super Bowl XVIII playing the Washington
Redskins.
4.
All
three QB’s is the correct answer. Brady has beaten every team except, obviously,
the Patriots. Brett Favre and Peyton Manning are the only two quarterbacks to
have beaten all 32 teams.
Write up by Nick Matta
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