One-Named Baseballers

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Chad ochoseis wrote: =whippoorwill post_id=152478 time=1713471704 user_id=79] Coincidentally this afternoon my hubby and I went shopping at a little town nearby where there's a bunch of Amish stores and we stopped for lunch at the ‘Twilite Diner'

Is that the one just off I-80, exit 185? I stop there sometimes when I'm driving between Cleveland and the NYC area.



Now, back to the regularly scheduled thread.

[Edgy MD]

Vladdie.

[batmagadanleadoff]

Someone should come up with a Bill James power/speed like ranking for these names. A player would score highly for the uniqueness of his name and also, for his baseball career output. Aaron and Mays and Cobb would score very highly on their career output. Gaylord and Yogi and Boog would score highly for their names, which, in their cases are one-of-a-kinds. Mantle would be very recognizable as the Mickey of baseball, but on the other hand, his first name is not so unique.



Off the top of my head, without giving this too much thought, I'd guess that the Babe would score the highest on this metric.

[whippoorwill]

Chad ochoseis wrote: =whippoorwill post_id=152478 time=1713471704 user_id=79] Coincidentally this afternoon my hubby and I went shopping at a little town nearby where there's a bunch of Amish stores and we stopped for lunch at the ‘Twilite Diner' Is that the one just off I-80, exit 185? I stop there sometimes when I'm driving between Cleveland and the NYC area. Now, back to the regularly scheduled thread.

Loganton. Good burgers.

[batmagadanleadoff]

Chad ochoseis wrote: Is that the one just off I-80, exit 185? I stop there sometimes when I'm driving between Cleveland and the NYC area. Now, back to the regularly scheduled thread. Loganton. Good burgers. You've been there too? We passed on burgers because we're having them for dinner!

I practically live in Loganton. It's like my second home.

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Loganton. Good burgers.

[Edgy MD]

Zoilo.

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

Oyster

[Edgy MD]

Stubby.

[Chad ochoseis]

Harmon

[Benjamin Grimm]

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[whippoorwill]

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You've been there too?

We passed on burgers because we're having them for dinner!

[Edgy MD]

Yasiel.

[MFS62]

(Garra)brant

(formal name and how he was known)



Later

[Benjamin Grimm]

Branch

[Edgy MD]

Branch Rickey also counts as an MLB baseball player who had an unrelated MLB baseball player named after him.



I'll also submit ... Urban.

[Frayed Knot]

Edgy MD wrote: Branch Rickey also counts as an MLB baseball player who had an unrelated MLB baseball player named after him. I'll also submit ... Urban.

That's a shocker.

[Benjamin Grimm]

Luisangel?

[Edgy MD]

Aroldis.

[Benjamin Grimm]

Yennsy!

[Edgy MD]

Boof!

[Benjamin Grimm]

Jay-or-Reese!

[MFS62]

Benjamin Grimm wrote: Jay-or-Reese!

Witherspoon?

Later

[Edgy MD]

Dice-K.

[Benjamin Grimm]

Mordecai. (Also, "Three-Finger")

[batmagadanleadoff]

On second thought, nicknames should be banned. It's kinda like cheating.



Barry.

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

Yeah it originally was conceived as guys with normal names who made them singular vs. guys with unusual first names and that's what made them stand out

[Benjamin Grimm]

Well, by the time a high-concept thread like this one gets to its fifth page, thing are just about guaranteed to have gone at least a bit astray.

[Edgy MD]

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On second thought, nicknames should be banned. It's kinda like cheating.



Barry.

[Benjamin Grimm]

His baseball cards do seem to say "Wilmer", but I see many cases where he signed autographs as "Vinegar Bend". And one where he signed it as "David"



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