No Question About the Fall of Troy

A week ago, the Angels left us with a laundry list of losses, opponents’ box scores that looked like a month of their own statistics, and the drivel of Troy Percival,

To test your competency regarding the most maligned reliever on the worst team in baseball, complete the following quiz:

“It looked like the seventh game of the World Series the way people were jumping around, pumping their fists.”

Is Percival confused because:

a) He has never been to the seventh game of a World Series?

b) He has never been to the World Series?

c) He has never been to the playoffs?

d) He’d just put the finishing touches on the most embarrassing Angel loss of the ‘90s?

“I wasn’t going to be anyone’s whipping boy. I wasn’t getting a lot of respect out there, so I’m gonna throw inside.”

Is the lack of respect for Percival a result of:

a) His 0-6 record against the Indians?

b) His 8.85 earned-run average against the Indians?

c) His four earned runs on 14 pitches in one game?

d) Picking a fight with an all-star on a team that cleans its cleats with the Angels?

“I have no problem with him coming to the mound, but to bring your helmet with you? That’s Little League.”

Which of the following are “Little League”?

a) All stats in the previous question’s answers.

b) A 54-84 record.

c) Losing your composure on the mound.

d) Troy Percival as soon as he finishes his stint in the Pee-Wee League.

Note: If this quiz seemed difficult, it’s because all the answers are correct.

OLIVER LANG, Hollywood