Tuesday, December 12, 2006
My Quizzes Are Better On Every Level
I noticed there's a trivia section on the Yankees' website, so I checked it out. Look at this question (and answer--that part doesn't really matter here) and see if you can tell me what's wrong--no, tell me if there's anything right about it:
Question:
Since the Baltimore Orioles won the first American League East Division Champion in 1969, the New York Yankees have lead the league more times than any other team in it's division. How many American League East Division Series Championships have the New York Yankees won since 1969 (excluding 2006)?
Answer: c. 11 - The Yankees were American League East Diviison Champions in the folowing years: 1976, 1977, 1978, 1980, 1981, 1994, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005.
Could one (1) person have maybe glanced at this before they tossed it out to the public? Let's analyze this one from the beginning:
the Baltimore Orioles won the first American League East Division Champion
You don't "win a champion."
the New York Yankees have lead the league more times than any other team in it's division
Who shot who in the what now? Lead the league? Okay, so by "lead" they mean "won," and by "league" they meant "division," I guess. And the wording after that implies we're talking about all the teams in baseball, each of which plays in a division. If that's the case, they're way off, since the Braves have won more division "Champions." And check out the apostrophe in "it's"! Now we know where all these Yanks fans are getting their grammar lessons!
How many American League East Division Series Championships have the New York Yankees won since 1969 (excluding 2006)?
What in the hell is going on here?? I kid you not, this actually is on their site. I don't even know what to say about this one. Let's assume the word "Series" was put in there by mistake. Even in that case, though, why exclude 2006?
Answer: c. 11 - The Yankees were American League East Diviison Champions in the folowing years: 1976, 1977, 1978, 1980, 1981, 1994, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005.
You've got an extra "i" in "division," Billy the intern. Also, there are two "l"s in "following." I love how the answer is "c." There weren't any choices! And those '81 and '84 "Champions" could be debated.
Needless to say, I stopped taking their quiz after that question.
Question:
Since the Baltimore Orioles won the first American League East Division Champion in 1969, the New York Yankees have lead the league more times than any other team in it's division. How many American League East Division Series Championships have the New York Yankees won since 1969 (excluding 2006)?
Answer: c. 11 - The Yankees were American League East Diviison Champions in the folowing years: 1976, 1977, 1978, 1980, 1981, 1994, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005.
Could one (1) person have maybe glanced at this before they tossed it out to the public? Let's analyze this one from the beginning:
the Baltimore Orioles won the first American League East Division Champion
You don't "win a champion."
the New York Yankees have lead the league more times than any other team in it's division
Who shot who in the what now? Lead the league? Okay, so by "lead" they mean "won," and by "league" they meant "division," I guess. And the wording after that implies we're talking about all the teams in baseball, each of which plays in a division. If that's the case, they're way off, since the Braves have won more division "Champions." And check out the apostrophe in "it's"! Now we know where all these Yanks fans are getting their grammar lessons!
How many American League East Division Series Championships have the New York Yankees won since 1969 (excluding 2006)?
What in the hell is going on here?? I kid you not, this actually is on their site. I don't even know what to say about this one. Let's assume the word "Series" was put in there by mistake. Even in that case, though, why exclude 2006?
Answer: c. 11 - The Yankees were American League East Diviison Champions in the folowing years: 1976, 1977, 1978, 1980, 1981, 1994, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005.
You've got an extra "i" in "division," Billy the intern. Also, there are two "l"s in "following." I love how the answer is "c." There weren't any choices! And those '81 and '84 "Champions" could be debated.
Needless to say, I stopped taking their quiz after that question.
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"it's"
arrrgggggggggggggggg
Aren't there misspellings galore in the retired numbers section in LF at the Toilet? It was front page news in the Post many years ago. I wonder if they ever fixed them.
arrrgggggggggggggggg
Aren't there misspellings galore in the retired numbers section in LF at the Toilet? It was front page news in the Post many years ago. I wonder if they ever fixed them.
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