Relive the 1911 World Series in Real Time (plus 100 years)

Working on a very cool project over at phillysportshistory.com. I am currently recreating the 1911 World Series exactly as it unfolded, 100 years to the day, as if I were a writer at the time. I am featuring the pitchers of each game, plus  using a cool online tool that allows you to “watch” each game live, exactly 100 years to the hour after it happened. Tons of cool info and some really incredible old photos I have dug up. If you are a baseball fan, or even just a history buff, I think you are really going to get a kick out of this.

Toots and the Martells Win Twin Peaks Quizzo

A great night at the POPE on Sunday night, as Toots and the Martells proved that they knew move about Twin Peaks and David Lynch than anyone else in Philly, though not by a whole lot. We had a lot of fun with this one, and I’ll post some of the questions in the coming days. But Toots only missed 4 questions the whole night, and answered all of the bonus questions correctly, to finish with a 117 and edge Garbanzo, who finished with a 112. Best team name prize went to Leo Johnson’s Ponytail.

Some Overrated/Underrated Questions From Last Week

Here’s some of the Overrated/Underrated questions from last week. I’ll be posting a bunch more in the coming days.

1. This teen sitcom that Ryan thinks is underrated aired from 1990-1993 and starred Corin Nemec.

2. Jenn doesn’t understand the hype over this show, which stars Jayma Mays and Jessalyn Gilsig.

3. He was the most outstanding player of the 1982 Final Four, then was a star on 3 championship Lakers teams. Rob says he’s underrated. Who is he?

4. Carl thinks that this show, which features characters named Turtle, Drama, and E, is total garbage.

5. Chip thinks the capital of Wisconsin is underrated. What is it?

6. Brian says that Lindsey Buckingham is the most underrated guitarist ever. What popular late 70s group was the lead guitarist for?

7. This receiver won 4 Super Bowls, and later ran for Governor of Pennsylvania. Jim thinks he is overrated. Who is he?

8. Jon is a big fan of Canda’s capital city. What is it?

9. This 1985 film starred Chevy Chase and Dan Akroyd and took place in Russia. Rodman thinks it is underrated. What is it?

10. The three boys on this show that Chris thought was overrated were played by Zachery Ty Bryan, Jonathon Taylor Thomas, and Taran Noah Smith.

Answers after the jump.

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Twin Peaks Quizzo This Sunday at POPE!

It was one of the most brilliant shows in television history. (Well, for a season at least. Then it kind of flew off the handle.) But that first season was so brilliant, so strange, and so much fun that we’re dedicating a whole quiz to it. (Well, almost. We’ll also do a round on David Lynch himself, some questions on Fire Walk WIth Me, and some of his other work.) This quiz is going to be a lot of fun. It’s going down this Sunday at 8 p.m. at POPE and is sponsored by Evil Twin Brewing Company. I don’t know where this quiz will lead us. But I have a definite feeling it will be somewhere  both wonderful and strange.

JGT Power Rankings Extended to Top 12

A weird week last week, as the Phillies games had us scrambling to reschedule and move around quizzes. Nonetheless, we continue to have a lot of parity, with teams rarely winning on back to back weeks. It really has made for a lot of movement on the Power Rankings.

1. Steak Em Up (Bards). A loss at O’Neals with a small team, but an easy win at a crowded Bards pulls them into the top spot. But it wasn’t all good for the Steak. Nate “Facepaint” DiGiorgio had to watch the Eagles blow it again, then had his fantasy football team crushed by mine. Last week: #3

2. What’s Good for the Puma (Black Sheep). Two wins in a row for the Puma at Black Sheep has really put this fairly new squad on the JGT radar in a hurry. Last week: #6

3. Team Popesack (North Star). Only two teams showed at North Star thanks to Phillie fatigure, so we just went ahead and had a friendly. It actually turned out to be a hell of a lot of fun, and we even got live music at the end of it. Popesack won, though it doesn’t count in the Invite. Hopefully, they’ll test their mettle against some tougher competition this week. Last week: #2

4. The Jams (Locust Rendezvous). A 3rd place finish at the Vous, but that was rather deceiving. The change in days left them with only two players. I fully expect them to bounce back this week. Last week: #1

5. Million Dollar Robot Baby (City Tap House). Cruise to an easy win at  CTH, and coupled with another loss by Duane’s World, they make the move into the Top 5. Matt’s daughter also played in her first soccer game this week. And judging from the facebook pictures, I have extremely good news to report: the little girl looks like her mother. Last week: #10.

6. Mysterious Mr. Mapother (O’Neals). A huge win over Steak Em Up, plus John gave me some quizzo pens for free. Any team that donates pens to the cause gets a bump in the rankings guaranteed. Also, money will work. Last week: NR

7. L. Ron Hubbard’s Diabetics (Ugly American). Survive in OT at the Ugly American. And rumors of a “Hopalong” Cliver sighting at tonight’s quiz. I hope his 8 year rehab from that knee injury is almost over.  Last week: NR

8. Why Can’t Us (Ugly American). Heartbreaking loss in OT @ UA.  OMG. LOL. Last week: #7

9. Duane’s World (Black Sheep). Another 2nd place finish at the Sheep coupled with several new winners last week has this former #1 slipping down the rankings, though the housework JohniE and Mike did for us this past week keeps them in the Top 10. Last week: #5

10. Magnus ver Magnusson (Locust Rendezvous). About damn time. Last week: NR

11. Inglorious Barristers (Locust Rendezvous). Adam couldn’t make it on Thursday because he had band practice. Seriously. I’m guessing it’s a Backstreet Boys tribute band, but I could be wrong. Last week: #4

12. Madame Butterface (Locust Rendezvous). A 2nd place finish at the toughest bar on the circuit earns the Butterface a top 12 finish. Last week: NR

Also receiving votes: Taking it to the Max, Specific Jawns, Ruby Tuesday, Philliez Nutz, Jews for Tom Cruise, You Don’t Know Jack