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August 6

MLB All-Star Game

I can't find this anywhere, perhaps I am not looking in right spot. I've read All-Star game article and the records page: Who has made the MLB all-star team with the most teams? I ran across Moises Alou doing it with five teams and thought that must be close to the record? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.206.71.72 (talk) 03:55, 6 August 2010 (UTC)

I can't imagine anyone making the All-Star game with more teams. Major League Baseball All-Star Game records does not mention this record. The first guy I though of who might beat it would have been Gary Sheffield, who made 9 all-star games with 5 teams (1992 & 1993 Padres, 1996 & 1998 Marlins, 1999 & 2000 Dodgers, 2003 Braves, 2004 & 2005 Yankees), thus only tying Alou. Maybe Baseball Bugs can chime in, but I can't think of any really good player who played for that many teams. --Jayron32 04:24, 6 August 2010 (UTC)

The page "Miscellaneous All-Star Game records" of the Baseball Almanach [1] has this blurb at the end which confirms the answer above: "Did you know that Gary Sheffield of the San Diego Padres (1992 & 1993), Florida Marlins (1993, 1996 & 1998), Los Angeles Dodgers (1998, 1999 & 2000), Atlanta Braves (2003) and New York Yankees (2004 & 2005), AND Moises Alou of the Montreal Expos (1994), Florida Marlins (1997), Houston Astros (1998 & 2001), Chicago Cubs (2004) and San Francisco Giants (2005) has represented the most teams over a career during All-Star Games?" A few players have represented 4 different teams, including Goose Gossage (Chicago White Sox, Pittsburgh Pirates, New York Yankees and San Diego Padres). --Xuxl (talk) 14:13, 6 August 2010 (UTC)

countdown

If I'm on TV show countdown with the lovely Rachel Riley and before the last letters round (i.e. including the final numbers round and the conundrum) I'm winning, can I select all consonants in the final letters round so that my opponent can't score enough points to put them in a position where if they won the numbers and the conundrum they would win? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.132.25.208 (talk) 18:38, 6 August 2010 (UTC)

Nope. Countdown (game show)#Letters round. Vimescarrot (talk) 19:20, 6 August 2010 (UTC)