Whose initials are displayed in Morse code on the hand-operated scoreboard at Boston's Fenway Park? Which baseball personality inspired the name of Gillian Anderson's character in The X-Files? The weird, the wonderful, the well-known, and the who-ever-knew-thats: from fun facts out of baseball movies to real-life oddities from the diamond, these multiple-choice trivia questions will truly test your smarts on the sport. Think about it for a second: Which fielding position was not mentioned by Abbott and Costello in their classic "Who's on First?" routine? Pitcher? Right Field? Shortstop? And, in what country does former Milwaukee Brewers catcher Dave Nilsson own a minor baseball league? Hint: It's his native land. Have fun!

Answers:

1. Former Red Sox owners Tom A. Yawkey and Jean R Yawkey
2. Vin Scully, the play-by-play voice of the Los Angeles Dodgers
3. Right field
4. Australia

Award-winning North Vancouver journalist Bob Mackin's Olympic journey began in the fall of 1998 when he attended the news conference at BC Place Stadium announcing Vancouver's bid to become Canada's candidate for the 2010 Winter Olympics. Almost twelve years later, he was among the last people to leave the stadium after the Games closed. He even donned a pair of red mittens to carry the Olympic torch in Edmonton. Bob spent ten years as a sports columnist with the Vancouver Courier and reported for six years for 24 Hours Vancouver and the Sun Media chain. He is the author of three books on baseball trivia and one on soccer.

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