Thursday, June 16, 2005
Seven Great Current Baseball Names
1. Stubby Clapp-3B Edmonton CrackerCats (Northern League)
Probably one of the best baseball names of all time, his skills, however, are not of the all time variety
2. Coco Crisp-LF/CF Cleveland Indians
His name is reminiscent of inaugral Met, Choo Choo Coleman. 'Coco Crisp' just say it aloud
3. Chone Figgins-IF Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
It's short for Dechone. I wish they would shorten the Angels name
4. Nook Logan-CF Detroit Tigers
5. Termel Sledge-RF Washington Nationals
I have two baseball autographs, Bill Lee's and Termel Sledge's
6. Pokey Reese-SS Seattle Mariners
Great field, no hit shortstop. You can't not love someone with the name 'Pokey' (Gumby &..., Pokey Reddick)
7. Lew Ford-LF Minnesota Twins
'Lew Ford' sounds like the name of someone from Glace Bay that you wouldn't fuck around with
One of the best 'name' stories in baseball is the story behind Jose Uribe's name change from Jose Gonzalez. Uribe changed his name to his mother's maiden name before the '85 season started. He complained that there were already too many players named 'Gonzalez' in the league, in fact there was even another Jose Gonzalez, and made the switch. Earlier in '85, before the switch, Uribe was traded from the Cardinals to the Giants. The name change after the trade prompted Giants coach Rocky Bridges to remark that Uribe was really "the player to be named later."
Uribe was a typical good field, no hit infielder. He had one season in which he posted a decent batting average, .291. The reason for the improvement was because he had his brother pitch peanuts to him in the off season.
1. Stubby Clapp-3B Edmonton CrackerCats (Northern League)
Probably one of the best baseball names of all time, his skills, however, are not of the all time variety
2. Coco Crisp-LF/CF Cleveland Indians
His name is reminiscent of inaugral Met, Choo Choo Coleman. 'Coco Crisp' just say it aloud
3. Chone Figgins-IF Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
It's short for Dechone. I wish they would shorten the Angels name
4. Nook Logan-CF Detroit Tigers
5. Termel Sledge-RF Washington Nationals
I have two baseball autographs, Bill Lee's and Termel Sledge's
6. Pokey Reese-SS Seattle Mariners
Great field, no hit shortstop. You can't not love someone with the name 'Pokey' (Gumby &..., Pokey Reddick)
7. Lew Ford-LF Minnesota Twins
'Lew Ford' sounds like the name of someone from Glace Bay that you wouldn't fuck around with
One of the best 'name' stories in baseball is the story behind Jose Uribe's name change from Jose Gonzalez. Uribe changed his name to his mother's maiden name before the '85 season started. He complained that there were already too many players named 'Gonzalez' in the league, in fact there was even another Jose Gonzalez, and made the switch. Earlier in '85, before the switch, Uribe was traded from the Cardinals to the Giants. The name change after the trade prompted Giants coach Rocky Bridges to remark that Uribe was really "the player to be named later."
Uribe was a typical good field, no hit infielder. He had one season in which he posted a decent batting average, .291. The reason for the improvement was because he had his brother pitch peanuts to him in the off season.
# posted by Die Brucke @ 2:40 PM 
