Let's play Palla Base (Baseball)

15 Points Per Correct Answer - No time limit  

1. One of the oldest franchises in MBL in Italian would be called "Cuccioli". In which town do they play? Pittsburgh San Francisco New York Chicago

2. An American League team in Italian would be called, quite oddly, the "Rigogoli". Pick the city where this team plays. Baltimore Atlanta Houston Washington

3. And can you guess the team whose name, translated in Italian, would be the "Gemelli", and consequently guess where they play? Atlanta Minnesota Cleveland Oakland

4. This team hasn't an English name in the original version. In Italian, that would be the "Frati". Their city? Arizona Seattle San Diego Florida

5. Which team would be translated into "Calze Rosse"? Chicago Milwaukee Cincinnati Boston

6. Now, some baseball term in Italian. In which position does the "Lanciatore" plays? Answer: (One Word. The Yankees have one of these guys with an Italian name)

7. And in which position does the Ricevitore plays? Designated Hitter Catcher Outfielder Shortstop

8. And when we say "The Interbase made a nice catch!" which player do we mean? Infielder Catcher Outfielder Shortstop

9. What famous player with an Italian name was nicknamed, if we translate literally, "Sobbalzante Giuseppe"? Answer: (Name and surname. His wife was quite famous too.)

10. "Great slug. This is a Fuoricampo!" What this "Fuoricampo" means? Strike Flyout Grounder Home Run