Wheaties is holding a Most Valuable Tweeter contest during the Super Bowl tomorrow.

Tony’s Pizza recently sent me coupons to try their new crispy crust frozen pizza and asked me to review the pie on my blog. We found both the cheese and pepperoni varieties in our local store. The first thing I noticed was how easily they were to cut. Most frozen pizzas I’ve tried remain doughy, and I have to run the pizza wheel through a few times to get a good cut. With Tony’s, the crust snapped for a single clean cut.

I tried the pepperoni, and it provided a good balance of spice and flavor. The cheese, sauce and meat combined for a good amount of heat without burning your mouth. My daughter liked the cheese version, as she’s a plain pizza person. The sauce was tasty, and the cheese browned up nicely without overwhelming the pie. At ten ounces, it’s the perfect size for a lunch.

I have five more coupons for a free pizza, so if you would like one, here’s a trivia contest. Yesterday, my Strat-o-Matic league had this question go around. Name the Hall of Famers who started and ended their careers in the same city, but with a different team in a different league. We counted seven. Brooklyn and New York are considered the same city (since Brooklyn is a borough of NYC), but Los Angeles and Anaheim are not.

In the comments, supply just one name of these seven players. The first five unique answers win a coupon. Supply a good email address so I can contact you about mailing the prize.

Good luck! Remember, just write one of the seven. If you write more than one name in the comments, your entry will be disqualified.

Update: The contest is closed. The five correct answers submitted were Babe Ruth, Yogi Berra, Hank Aaron, Dizzy Dean and Tony Lazzeri. Unfortunately, I forgot to say “elected by the writers” in the form, so I’m accepting Lazzeri even though he didn’t fit the question we had yesterday. Nap Lajoie would have been the correct fifth guess, and I’m trying to get a coupon to that person as well. People are free to keep guessing the other two elected players, and I’ll try to get you coupons if you’re the first to get one right.

Update: Foxx and Hornsby were the last two.

The Cooperstown Cookie Company is giving away a weekend in Cooperstown, including membership to the Baseball Hall of Fame. Just visit their web site and complete a survey to enter. I’ve tried their cookies and they are delicious. The chocolate baseball caps are great, too.

The Cooperstown Cookie Company is offering a great prize in their sweepstakes.

This sounds pretty cool. You can win a chance to tell David Ortiz where to hit a home run during the State Farm Home Run Derby before the All-Star Game. In addition, the first prize winner gets four tickets to the All-Star Game, tickets to a Broadway show, and $1000 on a gift card. Standing on the field with David Ortiz would probably be enough for most baseball fans!

One of my freelance jobs is writing for AT&T Blue Room. They are holding three separate contests to throw out the first pitch at various ballparks. You can enter to throw out the first pitch for the Astros, Cubs or Braves. Good luck!

It’s the final day of the Seven Days of Underdog. I’m asking one trivia question each day to celebrate the release of
Underdog cartoons on DVD. The first person to answer the question correctly in the comments and include a valid E-Mail address wins volume one of the Ultimate Underdog Collection. Today’s question:

Name the Cy Young award winner with the highest career ERA.

Update: Rocksfan gets the right answer with Pat Hentgen, with a 4.32 ERA. Thanks to everyone who played!

It’s day six of the Seven Days of Underdog. I’m asking one trivia question each day to celebrate the release of
Underdog cartoons on DVD. The first person to answer the question correctly in the comments and include a valid E-Mail address wins volume one of the Ultimate Underdog Collection. Today’s question:

When Bucky Dent game up to face Mike Torrez in the seventh inning of the 1978 one game playoff, what was Bucky’s career batting average against Mike (including the previous two at bats in the game)?

Update: Dave answers the question correctly. Dent was 4 for 20 against Torrez, a .200 batting average. Bucky also drew three walks for a .304 OBA. Only one of his hits was for extra bases, a triple, meaning his .300 slugging percentage was lower than his OBA. Look for the final question tomorrow.

It’s day five of the Seven Days of Underdog. I’m asking one trivia question each day to celebrate the release of
Underdog cartoons on DVD. The first person to answer the question correctly in the comments and include a valid E-Mail address wins volume one of the Ultimate Underdog Collection. Today’s question:

The 2004 Boston Red Sox was the first major league baseball team to come back from three games down to win a seven game playoff series. Name the first club (team and year) to come back from two games down to win a five game playoff series.

Update: Andrew wins on his second guess. It was the 1981 Dodgers during the 1981 NLDS. In that strike year, they split the season and the winner of the first half in each division played the winner of the second half. The Dodgers defeated the Astros. In 1982, the Brewers were the first team to accomplish the feat in the ALCS, and then in 1984 the Padres came back against the Cubs, the first time it happened in the NLCS.

It’s day four of the Seven Days of Underdog. I’m asking one trivia question each day to celebrate the release of
Underdog cartoons on DVD. The first person to answer the question correctly in the comments and include a valid E-Mail address wins volume one of the Ultimate Underdog Collection. Today’s question:

Everyone knows Willie Mays was on deck when Bobby Thompson hit a walk off home run to win the 1951 pennant for the Giants. But who was on deck when Ozzie Smith hit a walk off home run in the 1985 NLCS, and what unusual feat did that player accomplish in the regular season?

Update: Ryan submits the correct answer. Tom Herr was on deck. During the 1985 season he became the first player in thirty five years to drive in 100 runs while hitting less than ten homers. Congratulations to Ryan, and look for another question on Saturday.

It’s day three of the Seven Days of Underdog. I’m asking one trivia question each day to celebrate the release of
Underdog cartoons on DVD. The first person to answer the question correctly in the comments and include a valid E-Mail address wins volume one of the Ultimate Underdog Collection. Today’s question:

It’s said that pitching wins championships, and only four World Series champions had their regular season team ERA come in above league average. Of those four, which had the biggest difference from the league ERA? (Just to be clear, use AL or NL ERA, not MLB ERA.)

Update: R.J. won the DVD with his answer, the 1913 Philadelphia Athletics. Interestingly, while their ERA was above league average, their total runs allowed per game was below league average. Back then lots of runs were allowed on errors, so Philadelphia might have been a very sure handed team, or their official scorer gave away a lot of hits.

It’s day two of the Seven Days of Underdog. I’m asking one trivia question each day to celebrate the release of
Underdog cartoons on DVD. The first person to answer the question correctly in the comments and include a valid E-Mail address wins volume one of the Ultimate Underdog Collection. Today’s question:

On Sept. 10, 1969, the Mets swept a double header from the Montreal Expos. With a Cubs loss to the Phillies, the Mets took a one game lead in the NL East and never looked back. Which Hall of Famer scored the go-ahead run that put the Mets alone in first place?

Update: Dan wins with the correct answer, Nolan Ryan. The Mets won game one of the double header 3-2 in extra innings. The tying run scored on a balk. In game two, the Expos got out to a 1-0 lead, but the Mets scored six in the third inning. Ryan reached on a fielder’s choice and came around to score on a Wayne Garrett single for the second run. The Mets won the game 7-1 as Ryan pitched a complete game, striking out eleven.
Look for another trivia question tomorrow!

Underdog was one of my favorite cartoons growing up. To celebrate the release of the Underdog cartoons on DVD, Baseball Musings is holding a trivia contest, Seven Days of Underdog. Starting now, each day I’ll post a baseball trivia question concerned with baseball underdogs. The first person to answer correctly in the comments wins volume one of the Ultimate Underdog Collection. You must leave a valid e-mail address in the comment so I can contact you to arrange shipment. Also, only one winner per household.
Here’s the first question:

Only one team since the inception of the modern World Series in 1903 won the world championship despite being outscored during the regular season. Name the team and the year.

Update: Jason was the first person to get it right. Jason, congratulations, you win the Underdog DVD! The answer is the 1987 Minnesota Twins, who were outscored by 20 runs during the 1987 regular season but won the World Series 4 games to 3 over the St. Louis Cardinals. They did outscore the Cardinals 38-26.