A chain between two players

[metirish]

This is very cool from baseball-reference...punch in two players and they will kick out a chain that matches between them..

I just did Rocky Colavito to Mike Pizza and got this...

] Rocky Colavito played with Jack Billingham for the 1968 Los Angeles Dodgers Jack Billingham played with Bob Ojeda for the 1980 Boston Red Sox Bob Ojeda played with Mike Piazza for the 1992 Los Angeles Dodgers

Ted Williams and Piazza

] Ted Williams played with Ted Bowsfield for the 1960 Boston Red Sox Ted Bowsfield played with Jim Fregosi for the 1962 Los Angeles Angels Jim Fregosi played with John Candelaria for the 1977 Pittsburgh Pirates John Candelaria played with Mike Piazza for the 1992 Los Angeles Dodgers

http://www.baseball-reference.com/oracle/

[metirish]

This is crazy..I just punched in Hideo Nomo and Babe Ruth and got this...

] Hideo Nomo played with Luis Polonia for the 2000 Detroit Tigers Luis Polonia played with Tommy John for the 1989 New York Yankees Tommy John played with Dick Donovan for the 1963 Cleveland Indians Dick Donovan played with Ray Mueller for the 1951 Boston Braves Ray Mueller played with Babe Ruth for the 1935 Boston Braves

[nymr83]

i tried linking Julio Franco to babe Ruth, but it told me that they were teammates when Franco was only 40.

[DocTee]

According to Mike's bio, he and the Splendid Splinter had a private batting lesson in his backyard batting cage-- so if you're looking to linkn the two, you don't need Jim Fregosi or the Candy Man!

[metirish]

How about David Wright to Ralph Kiner..

] David Wright played with Tom Glavine for the 2005 New York Mets Tom Glavine played with Gene Garber for the 1987 Atlanta Braves Gene Garber played with Ron Kline for the 1969 Pittsburgh Pirates Ron Kline played with Ralph Kiner for the 1952 Pittsburgh Pirates

[DocTee]

Proof that Charlie Hustle broke the rules:


Oscar Gamble played with Mike Morgan for the 1982 New York Yankees

Mike Morgan played with Pete Rose for the 1997 Cincinnati Reds

[metirish]

Julio Franco and the Babe ..

] Julio Franco played with Pete Rose for the 1982 Philadelphia Phillies Pete Rose played with Joe Nuxhall for the 1965 Cincinnati Reds Joe Nuxhall played with Ray Mueller for the 1944 Cincinnati Reds Ray Mueller played with Babe Ruth for the 1935 Boston Braves

[DocTee]

From Day to Knight:


Bill Day played with Sam Thompson for the 1890 Philadelphia Phillies

Sam Thompson played with Ty Cobb for the 1906 Detroit Tigers

Ty Cobb played with Jimmie Foxx for the 1928 Philadelphia Athletics

Jimmie Foxx played with Granny Hamner for the 1945 Philadelphia Phillies

Granny Hamner played with Fred Norman for the 1962 Kansas City Athletics

Fred Norman played with Ray Knight for the 1979 Cincinnati Reds

[Zvon]

haHA..this is neat.


Casey Stengel played with Johnny Cooney for the 1925 Boston Braves

Johnny Cooney played with Warren Spahn for the 1942 Boston Braves

Warren Spahn played with Sandy Alomar for the 1964 Milwaukee Braves

Sandy Alomar played with Willie Randolph for the 1976 New York Yankees

[DocTee]

Fromthe Cradle to the Graves:


Rickey Cradle played with Joe Oliver for the 1998 Seattle Mariners

Joe Oliver played with Danny Graves for the 1997 Cincinnati Reds

[Guest SI Metman]

Zvon wrote: haHA..this is neat. Casey Stengel played with Johnny Cooney for the 1925 Boston Braves Johnny Cooney played with Warren Spahn for the 1942 Boston Braves Warren Spahn played with Sandy Alomar for the 1964 Milwaukee Braves Sandy Alomar played with Willie Randolph for the 1976 New York Yankees

and you even got one of Willie's coaches in there.

[Zvon]

SI Metman wrote: ="Zvon"]haHA..this is neat. Casey Stengel played with Johnny Cooney for the 1925 Boston Braves Johnny Cooney played with Warren Spahn for the 1942 Boston Braves Warren Spahn played with Sandy Alomar for the 1964 Milwaukee Braves Sandy Alomar played with Willie Randolph for the 1976 New York Yankees and you even got one of Willie's coaches in there.

yea,.......I meant to do that.




heehee

[Guest Edgy DC]

The glitch is that "played with" simply means that they appeared for the team in the same season, not necessarily that they actually dressed on the same day. And considering that a lot of these linkages are of old players in their last season and young players getting their feet wet, they often didn't actually share a clubhouse.

[RealityChuck]

1962 --> 2006

] Chris Cannizzaro played with Dave Roberts for the 1970 San Diego Padres Dave Roberts played with Jesse Orosco for the 1981 New York Mets Jesse Orosco played with Paul Lo Duca for the 2002 Los Angeles Dodgers

] Marv Throneberry played with Boog Powell for the 1961 Baltimore Orioles Boog Powell played with Alfredo Griffin for the 1976 Cleveland Indians Alfredo Griffin played with Carlos Delgado for the 1993 Toronto Blue Jays

] Charlie Neal played with Pete Rose for the 1963 Cincinnati Reds Pete Rose played with John Franco for the 1986 Cincinnati Reds John Franco played with Kazuo Matsui for the 2004 New York Mets

] Felix Mantilla played with Warren Spahn for the 1958 Milwaukee Braves Warren Spahn played with Phil Niekro for the 1964 Milwaukee Braves Phil Niekro played with Jay Bell for the 1987 Cleveland Indians Jay Bell played with Jose Reyes for the 2003 New York Mets

] Elio Chacon played with Bill Henry for the 1961 Cincinnati Reds Bill Henry played with Tony Perez for the 1964 Cincinnati Reds Tony Perez played with John Franco for the 1986 Cincinnati Reds John Franco played with David Wright for the 2004 New York Mets

] Frank Thomas played with Grant Jackson for the 1965 Philadelphia Phillies Grant Jackson played with Dennis Martinez for the 1976 Baltimore Orioles Dennis Martinez played with Cliff Floyd for the 1993 Montreal Expos

] Jim Hickman played with Don Sutton for the 1967 Los Angeles Dodgers Don Sutton played with Tim Belcher for the 1988 Los Angeles Dodgers Tim Belcher played with Carlos Beltran for the 1998 Kansas City Royals

] Richie Ashburn played with Stu Miller for the 1956 Philadelphia Phillies Stu Miller played with Phil Niekro for the 1968 Atlanta Braves Phil Niekro played with Tom Glavine for the 1987 Atlanta Braves Tom Glavine played with Victor Diaz for the 2005 New York Mets

(or)

]Richie Ashburn played with Ed Kranepool for the 1962 New York Mets Ed Kranepool played with Jesse Orosco for the 1979 New York Mets Jesse Orosco played with Xavier Nady for the 2003 San Diego Padres

] Jay Hook played with Frank Robinson for the 1958 Cincinnati Redlegs Frank Robinson played with Dennis Eckersley for the 1976 Cleveland Indians Dennis Eckersley played with Pedro Martinez for the 1998 Boston Red Sox

] Roger Craig played with Stan Williams for the 1958 Los Angeles Dodgers Stan Williams played with Ted Simmons for the 1971 St. Louis Cardinals Ted Simmons played with Tom Glavine for the 1988 Atlanta Braves

]Craig Anderson played with Felix Mantilla for the 1962 New York Mets Felix Mantilla played with Bob Watson for the 1966 Houston Astros Bob Watson played with Craig McMurtry for the 1983 Atlanta Braves Craig McMurtry played with Billy Wagner for the 1995 Houston Astros

[Guest Yancy Street Gang]

Keeping it in the family:

Ed Kranepool played with Alex Trevino for the 1979 Mets.
Alex Trevino played with John Franco for the 1990 New York Mets
John Franco played with David Wright for the 2004 New York Mets

[RealityChuck]

Yancy Street Gang wrote: Keeping it in the family: Ed Kranepool played with Alex Trevino for the 1979 Mets. Alex Trevino played with John Franco for the 1990 New York Mets John Franco played with David Wright for the 2004 New York Mets

Thanks. That links every player from 1962 to every player on the current roster (except for those who did not play for the Mets last year), all without leaving the Mets.

[Guest Edgy DC]

Well, Alex left the Mets and came back. It'll take one more player to link with continuous Metly employment. Kranepool-Orosco-Gooden-Franco-Wright, or something.

Even that sort of whitewashes Orosco's two-plus-season exile at Tidewater, though. John Stearns takes you from 1979 to 1984, though he was injured virtually all of his last two seasons.

[Guest Edgy DC]

Duh. Ron Hodges gets you from 1979 to 1984 without fudging.

[Willets Point]

Ron Hodges?

[Guest Edgy DC]

Professor Hodges. My man.

[Willets Point]

He looks relatively more relaxed in this photo than in the one JD had for his avatar.

[seawolf17]

Not to mention he got a haircut.

[Guest Johnny Dickshot]

He's got a whole new webpage, and looks like, a whole new job. He was formerly at Nottingham College.

He may have gotten a makeover from British Queer Eye for the Straight Accounting Professor.

[Guest Yancy Street Gang]

Boy, he's really hunked himself up.

[Guest Johnny Dickshot]

Before


After

[Guest Yancy Street Gang]

It looks like he got a haircut and smaller glasses.

Also, he either had dental work or he's learned to position his lip in such a way that not so much of his teeth are exposed.

[metirish]

What's the story behind this guy?, I'm finding it hard to accept the 'new' Ron.