HERE'S A BLAST FROM THE PAST. THE REDS HALL OF FAME & MUSEUM IS BRINGING REDS HALL OF FAMER CENTERFIELDER CESAR GERONIMO TO THE TAP HOUSE GRILL IN MONTGOMERY TONIGHT. IT'S A CHANCE FOR FANS TO SEE ONE OF THE GREATS FROM THE “BIG RED MACHINE” DAYS. GERONIMO PLAYED FOR THE REDS FROM 1972 TO 1980. HE HAS THE DISTINCTION OF A RATHER ODD COINCIDENCE.
TODAY'S STUMPER IS:
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS TRUE ABOUT THE REDS CESAR GERONIMO?
1- WAS 3000TH STRIKEOUT VICTIM OF BOB GIBSON AND NOLAN RYAN
2- COMPLETED TWO UNASSISTED TRIPLE PLAYS
3- HIT FOR "CYCLE" FOUR TIMES
THE ANSWER IS 1- WAS 3000TH STRIKEOUT VICTIM OF BOB GIBSON AND NOLAN RYAN
IN ONE ODD COINCIDENCE, CESAR GERONIMO WAS THE 3000TH STRIKEOUT VICTIM OF TWO HALL OF FAMERS, BOB GIBSON AND NOLAN RYAN.
WHEN GERONIMO PLAYED FOR THE REDS DURING THE BIG RED MACHINE DAYS, HE WAS BETTER KNOWN FOR HIS DEFENSE.
THE OUTFIELDER WON FOUR GOLD GLOVES DURING HIS CAREER.
IN GERONIMO’S NINE SEASONS WITH CINCINNATI, "THE BIG RED MACHINE" WON FIVE DIVISION TITLES AND TWO WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS.
