Once upon a time, before CNN was born, Larry King hosted an all-night radio talk show. The show originated in Washington, D.C., and was syndicated across the USA. As far as over-night radio on the AM dial, Larry was the king of the airwaves.
The Larry King back then was not the kind and gentle, heart-healthy Larry King who we see on television today. The radio version of Larry was a curmudgeonly, sarcastic man who ate lots of pastrami and corned beef at Duke’s Deli (a D.C. legend) daily, while seemingly divorcing wives annually.
Larry did not hesitate to blow off a caller who tried to get cute on the air. For that matter, he would diss callers whose agenda was too slow-paced for his liking. King was also known to take an occasional catnap on the air. This was not the show for lonely people with who loved kittens.
One early morn, I was searching for the light switch while my alarm radio was broadcasting the Larry King show. A caller announced that he had the greatest baseball trivia question of all time. Larry grunted and told the called to let it rip.
One area that Larry did not trifle was his appreciation of America’s pastime. Larry is a true-blue Dodger fan.
I heard the question and not trusting my foggy head, I scrambled to find a pencil so I could record this when the rest of the world was up and about.
NOTE: This question to follow was posed in 1991. Three players have accomplished this feat since this question was broadcast. For the sake of this story, I will acknowledge the three newest members of this story on the next slide. The trivia question is …
Nine baseball players have won consecutive MVP awards in Major League Baseball. Consequently, each of these ballplayers played a different defensive position. Name these players.
(Your hint is that each consecutive MVP’er played one of the nine infield/outfield positions in their award winning seasons.)
1) Pitcher: ____________________
2) Catcher: _____________________
3) 1st base: _____________________
4) 2nd base: ____________________
5) 3rd base: ____________________
6) Shortstop: ______________________
7) OF: ____________________
8) OF: ____________________
9) OF: ____________________