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Hour 8: Balls, Balls, Balls! Part 1 ­ Male Genital Anatomy: We all knew it was coming! Label the following diagram of the male reproductive system. Part 2 ­ Baseball: Balls factor into every facet of life. America’s pastime is no different. Answer the following questions regarding BASEBALL. 13. Major League Baseball has seen its fair share of strange trades over the years. Players have been traded for bats, dinner, and even themselves. But perhaps the strangest trade occurred in spring training 1973 involving New York Yankees pitchers Fritz Peterson and Mike Kekich. What made this trade so unusual? 14. On his thirtieth birthday, this MLB pitcher had only 31 wins to his name, despite a 2.56 career ERA. When all was said and done, he ended his career with over 300 wins, demonstrating a remarkable durability. Who was this Hall­of­Fame pitcher? 15. In Major League Baseball, each player and coach wears a uniform number. A majority of teams have retired numbers ­ that is, taken them out of circulation ­ for particular players important to their organizations. For example, MLB retired number 42 for Jackie Robinson. The New York Yankees have retired more numbers than any other team, but they have not retired this number, the most­oft retired number that is not 42. What is this number? 16. The last World Series game scheduled for the afternoon was Game 6 of the 1987 World Series in Minnesota. At that time, the Twins played in the Metrodome, so the game was indoors. What was the last World Series to feature an afternoon game played in natural sunlight? 17. The 1994 film Angels in the Outfield is actually a remake of a movie from 1951. That version features a last­place MLB baseball team that receives some heavenly assistance, though sadly without Danny Glover and Tony Danza. What team was featured in the original? 18. Speaking of Baseball films, the movie “Field of Dreams,” a great movie if we say so ourselves, is actually based on a book. What is the name of that book? 19. The Brooklyn Dodgers tried to make history on June 15, 1938, by playing the first ever night game at Ebbets Field. However, the visiting Cincinnati Reds had to outdo them. What important feat occurred in this game? 20. Of the charter members (eight each) of the National League (1876) and the American League (1901), which teams still exist in their original city with their original name? 21. There is a remarkable amount of parity in baseball today ­ 29 of the 30 teams have been featured in the playoffs in the last 20 years. More recently, in the last ten years (2005 ­ 2014), which teams have NOT made it to the playoffs? 22. Baseball is often a tradition, handed down from generation to generation. In 1989, Ken Griffey, Sr., and Ken Griffey, Jr., became the first father­son duo to play on the same team together. Who were the second? Part 3 ­ SPORTZ BALLZ: Now that we have our facts straight, let’s play ball! Except… Er, sorry, we don’t do this much, we’re just the Marching Band… And, well… we don’t actually know what size ball to use for which sport. (Except for a football. We know what that one looks like!) For each size and weight below, give the sport for which this is the regulation ball dimension (for men’s play; sorry the patriarchy sucks). Diameter Weight 23. 4.2 in. 32 oz. 24. 3.625 in. 16 oz. 25. 2.25 in. 5.5–6 oz. 26. 8.65 in. 14–16oz. 27. 2.875–3 in. 5–5.25 oz 28. 2.57–2.70 in. 1.975–2.095 oz. 29. 2.25 in. 1.4 oz. 30. 9.43­9.51 in. 22 oz. 31. 1.68 in. or greater up to 1.620 oz. 32. 1.575 in. 0.095 oz. 33. 8.5 in. 9.17–9.88 oz. Part 4 ­ Dance Balls: Now that we’re all tired out from hours of sportz, let’s dance! For each of the dance clips in this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8_­LBJje2QU identify the movie or TV show each clip is from (34 ­ 40) Part 5 ­ Ball Puns: Thoroughly exhausted from our dancing (and the preceding 7 hours of trivia), we’ve gotten to the point where these puns seemed like a good idea! Answer each question below with an appropriate ball pun. Example: Q. This ball­itician claimed that he “did not have sexual relations with that beach ball:” A. Ball Clinton 41. This children’s book focuses on the search for those red­and­white­striped bouncy balls you buy in gumball machines for 25 cents and inevitably lose about two days later. 42. This sports team’s relocation is well­known because of their owner’s decision to roll out in the cover of darkness. 43. This family of balls can roll faster, stretch further, and hide better than any other balls. 44. This spherical object goes by many names, but you can call him “Ball.” 45. If you’re trying to catch ‘em ball, this is the ball you should start with. 46. This financial hub is where many business­minded balls are rolling in the dough. 47. Over the past 50 years, a young orb from Arkansas developed this business into the nation’s leading supplier of anything a ball could need to live better. 48. What old people suffer from when they might not recognize their spheres. 49. He will blame you if he’s “popped through the heart.” 50. They will carry your ball’s remains after its untimely demise. 51. This golf ball is probably most famous for being half iced­tea and half lemonade. 52. A cruciferous vegetaball. 53. Standard operating procedure for most spheres. 54. This friendly mechanized ball is the last functional one left on earth. 55. When you insist that your ball is the GREATEST BALL IN THE ENTIRE UNIVERSE!!!!! .

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