Creating a team of united nations

[metirish]

While reading this tonight I wondered if we could make a 25 man roster of players with a countries last name...here is the inspiration..

http://football.guardian.co.uk/theknowledge/story/0,,1693750,00.html

I'll start.

Tim Ireland...Debut September 20, 1981 for the Royals.

Mul Holland ....Debut May 25, 1926 for the Reds

Ossie France made his debut July 14, 1890 for the Chicago Colts



http://www.baseball-reference.com/i/irelati01.shtml

http://www.baseball-reference.com/h/hollamu01.shtml

http://www.baseball-reference.com/f/francos01.shtml

[Frayed Knot]

Al Holland

Mark Portugal

Edwin Correa
(OK, I'm stretching a bit here)

[Guest Edgy DC]

Rich Chiles

[metirish]

Met killer Brian Jordan

Hugh Poland played for the NY Giants and Boston Braves

[metirish]

Frank Brazill played for the A's when they were in Philly.

[Vic Sage]

Fernando Venezuela!

[MFS62]

Israel Sanchez

Later

[Centerfield]

Chad Bradford

[MFS62]

Centerfield wrote: Chad Bradford

Nice

Later

[MFS62]

Tim Ireland
Germany Schafer

Later

[MFS62]

Since I couldn't find the "Retire Clemente;s Number"or a prediction thread, I'll post this here:

I predict that in a few years, as MLB tries to become International and establish teams overseas, someone will try to get Masanori Murikami's number retired. And to promote good will for the new teams, MLB will do it.

Jackie broke the color line. But Murikami was the first player to break through the Pacific Rim when he played for San Francisco.

Just a thought.

Later

[Frayed Knot]

Future International MLB Teams:

The Tokyo Roses

The Seoul Searchers

The Manila Folders (they always fade down the stretch)

The London Bridges

The Stockholm Syndromes

The Berlin Walls

The Warsaw Packs

The Dublin Ups

The New Dehli Sandwhiches

The Khartoum Strips

The Vienna Sausages

The Brussells Sprouts