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Each of this week’s Brain Games will involve the sport of Major League Baseball. We’ll do our best to keep it on the “casual fan” level so that most of you can participate; good luck!
The following aren’t Hawaiian words. Rather, they’re the full names of five Major League Baseball franchises (location + team) with all the consonants removed. Can you identify all five?
1. EA AE
2. OO E O
3. EEA IIA
4. AIO AIOA
5. IU IAE
Here are the ANSWERS.
Very good one, took me a while to run through all the teams.
posted by Jon on 4-22-2009 at 8:40 am
This whole baseball thing is getting a bit stale.
posted by Yani on 4-22-2009 at 9:36 am
Thanks for your input, Yani. Much appreciated. We do themes of varying descriptions every once in a while; none last longer than a week.
posted by Sandy Wood on 4-22-2009 at 9:58 am
I am thoroughly enjoying the ‘whole baseball thing’. Keep up the good work!
posted by Daniel on 4-22-2009 at 10:41 am
7 for 5!!
Woo-Hoo!!!
(For those scoring at home, that is a perfect score on steroids!)
*wink*
posted by Goliath The Pickle on 4-22-2009 at 12:26 pm
I’m digging the baseball theme, too.
posted by hifidigitalboy on 4-22-2009 at 5:23 pm
Thanks as always for the quizzes. I certainly hope that when the season for a real sport (like football) hits, it gets the same loving treatment.
posted by Frank on 4-22-2009 at 9:35 pm
Add me to the list of people who are really enjoying the baseball theme!
posted by Kessie on 4-23-2009 at 3:50 pm