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Up the River

Hal leaves his home on the river and paddles his canoe at a steady constant pace upstream. He reaches a spot that he knows is one mile from his home. At this moment, a gust of wind blows his hat off his head into the water. He doesn’t stop to pick it up, and continues [...]

Bonus Unsolved Riddle

Batter Up

Originally published on December 14, 2009

This riddle involves an historic baseball game which took place in June of 1997. It was notable not for what happened that day, but for what didn’t happen and it had nothing to do with the actual playing of the game, so to speak. I mean it wasn’t like [...]

Old Cars

What’s interesting about the following car names:

AMC Eagle
Ford Falcon
Dodge Charger
Ford Bronco
Plymouth Colt

Third out at Third

“I walked in to the tavern, and I noticed there was a ballgame on the TV that’s hanging on the back wall. I took a stool at the bar, and ordered a beer. I glanced up. I’m not really that interested in baseball, but there was an attractive lady sitting there, and she seemed interested [...]

The Big Race

Mick and John were in a 100 meter race. When Mick crossed the finish line, John was only at the 90 meter mark. Mick suggested they run another race. This time, Mick would start ten meters behind the starting line. All other things being equal, will John win, lose, or will it be a tie [...]

Boys of Summer

There are eight ways a baseball player can legally reach first base without getting a hit. Name them.

Laker Quiz

Where are the lakes that are referred to in the “Los Angeles Lakers?”

Sports Stuff

Name the only sport traditionally played in America which the ball is always in possession of the team on defense, and the offensive team can score without touching the ball.

What’s the Score?

There’s one sport in which neither the spectators nor the participants know the score or the leader until the contest ends. What is it?

Batter Up

During a regulation professional baseball game, how many outs are there in an inning?