The trivia league taking a broken world by storm.
What is AST?
- A head-to-head daily sports trivia division
- 12-day "Fortnights" occurring at least 6 times per year
- Matches Monday through Friday only
- Twenty-four hours to answer five questions
- Defensive strategy to stymie your opponent
- Promotion/relegation from one Fortnight to the next
Sample Questions
Baseball
According to Fangraphs, there have only been nine MLB pitchers since the year 2000 who threw a pitch that is an exaggerated version (by grip) of a split-fingered fastball. The fact that this pitch is associated with injuries has almost erased its popularity over time, but apparently did not deter Brian Sanches, Kenshin Kawakami, Kevin Gausman, Andre Rienzo, David Carpenter, Matt Carasiti, Robert Coello, Junichi Tazawa, or Scott Linebrink from throwing it at least once this century. What’s the pitch?
Forkball
Uncategorized
- Four pitchers have won an MVP award for seasons in which they pitched primarily in relief. Name any two of the four.
Jim Konstanty, Rollie Fingers, Willie Hernandez, Dennis Eckersley
Soccer
Name the manager of the Welsh national soccer team from 1980 to 1988. This former Blackburn defender missed out on all major tournaments in his tenure, but the most agonizing by far was the 1984 UEFA Euro due to an injury time goal in qualifying. Perhaps, considering his name, it was never meant to be.
Mike England