Your Community Voice for 50 Years PONTE VEDRA July 30, 2020 Volume 51, No. 39 75 cents RNot yourecor average newspaper, not yourd averageer reader PonteVedraRecorder.com BY GEORGE DICKIE BY GEORGE DICKIE Verdugo has big shoes Questions: 1) In 1976, Major League Baseball owners locked out players over what issue? to fi ll in Boston 2) What is the only instance of a major sports league (MLB, NFL, NBA, NHL) cancelling an entire season because of a labor dispute in U.S. history? The Boston Red Sox may have been on the wrong end of the blockbuster trade of this past offseason, but that doesn’t mean they 3) What was NFL owners’ response to a players strike in 1987? didn’t get value. 4) What league took a major hit in TV ratings and ticket sales following No, when they shipped All-Star rightfielder Mookie Betts and a lockout in 1998-99? former Cy Young-winning lefty David Price to the Los Angeles 5) In 1994, an MLB players strike forced the cancellation of the World Dodgers as a payroll-cutting measure, the BoSox got back a Series, but it wasn’t the first time. In what previous year was the Fall Classic also not played? respectable but not overwhelming package of young talent headed by 6) An NFL players strike shortened the 1982 season to nine games and Alex Verdugo. forced a revamping of that year’s playoffs. How many teams made the In their new 24-year-old rightfielder, the Sox get a player who postseason that year? was ranked as a top-10 prospect a year ago by MLB.com, with their 7) What was at issue in a 104-day NHL lockout to start the 1994-95 season? scouting report calling him “one of the best pure hitting prospects in 8) In training camp of 1968, the NFL’s first work stoppage took place baseball,” with a quick left-handed stroke that produces line drives against the backdrop of what historic development? but has the potential for power. He also has a plus-plus arm, excellent 9) In 1981, a 50-day MLB players strike at midseason forced a change instincts in the outfield and enough speed to play a corner position. in the playoffs that year. What was it? He was starting to blossom last year in Los Angeles before a core 10) Salary arbitration was among the issues contributing to MLB work injury in May took its toll. In 343 at-bats, he hit .294 with 12 home stoppages in consecutive years. What years? runs, 44 RBIs, a .342 on-base percentage and an OPS of .817 before being shut down in early August. Answers: He came to spring training with a stress fracture in his back, which hampered his preseason. But now, 10) 1972 and 1973 and 1972 10) after four-plus months of recovery during the shutdown, the Red Sox are ready to see what the new guy can Series do in a formidable lineup that also includes Rafael Devers, J.D. Martinez and Xander Bogaerts. round, the winners of which advanced to the League Championship League the to advanced which of winners the round, Verdugo and the Red Sox can be seen in action Sunday, Aug. 2, when they close out a three-game road Western) of the first and second halves met in a best-of-five divisional best-of-five a in met halves second and first the of Western) series against the New York Yankees in a game being televised on ESPN. 9) An extra round of playoffs. The division winners (Eastern and (Eastern winners division The playoffs. of round extra An 9) 8) The AFL-NFL merger AFL-NFL The 8) FULL NAME: Alexander Brady POSITION: Right field Downs and catcher Connor Wong 7) The implementation of a salary cap salary a of implementation The 7) Verdugo BATS/THROWS: Left/left to the Red Sox for outfielder )16 6) Mookie Betts and starting pitcher BIRTH DATE: May 15, 1996 NO.: 99 refused to play the American League champs, the Boston Americans Boston the champs, League American the play to refused David Price on Feb. 10, 2020 BIRTHPLACE: Tucson, Ariz. 5) 1904, because the National League champion New York Giants York New champion League National the because 1904, 5) PATH TO MAJORS: Selected in HONORS AND )NBA 4) HEIGHT/WEIGHT: 6 feet/212 the second round of the 2014 MLB ACHIEVEMENTS: Dodgers’ pounds 3) They hired replacement players. replacement hired They 3) Draft by the Dodgers; rose steadily Minor League Player of the Year 2) The NHL lockout of 2004-05 of lockout NHL The 2) TEAMS: Los Angeles Dodgers through their system before (2015); played for the Mexican making his MLB debut on Sept. 1, 1) Free agency Free 1) (2017-19); Boston Red Sox national team in the 2017 World (2020-present) 2017; dealt with shortstop Jeter Baseball Classic SUNDAY 10:25 a.m. FS1 MLS Soccer Third Quarterfinal: Crossword Solution Sudoku Solution Bingo Solution Teams TBA. 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