Evocative Names (1970s Edition)

[Guest Edgy DC]

Picking up from the other thread, these are some of the more evocatative names to be found on 70s baseball cards. In this category, I have to leave off good Metly names (sorry, Nino Espinosa and Brock Pemberton) and many common Met opponents (Ivan DeJesus, not your day) because familiarity robs them of their exoticism. So my list probably leans heavily toward American Leaguers.

Kurt Bevacqua
John Bocabella
Lyman Bostock
Tom Hilgendorf
Sixto Lezcano
Lynn McGlothen
Roger Metzger
George Mitterwald
John Montefusco
Blue Moon Odom
Nyls Nyman
Biff Pocaroba
Chuck Scrivener
John Wockenfuss

You couldn't help finding these guys in your pack and saying, "Wonder what his deal is."

[seawolf17]

I remember as a young card collector obsessing over odd-named fellows like Joe DeSa and Bryan Clutterbuck (who was nicknamed "Clutterbutt" in my old flipping days) and Jaime Cocanower.

Gary Gray, Ed Ott... there were a bunch in the 80s.

[Chad ochoseis]

Andy Messersmith
Bruce Dal Canton

[Guest Edgy DC]

But the real entertainment value in the football card was hair. That and squinty, uncomfortable, and really unfortunate portraits. You know they never took a second shot with football cards.

[Guest metsguyinmichigan]

Beating Fman to the punch, former Royals player Pete LaCock.

His famous dad wisely adopted a stage name to lead Hollywod Squares.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

John D'Aquisto
Kent Tekulve
Cesar Geronimo

[Benjamin Grimm]

I was always intrigued by Andy Etchebarren.

[MFS62]

Herb Plews
Bud Podbeilan


Later

[G-Fafif]

I had no doubt what Ed Farmer did in the offseason.

[Met Hunter]

Coco Laboy
Ed Halicki
Pepe Frias
Joe Grzenda
Dave Heaverlo
Tito Fuentes
Joe Azcue

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Lenn Sakata
Steve Busby
Ed Armbrister

[metsmarathon]

oddibe mcdowell

[Guest Edgy DC]

Well, the eighties list is a whole 'nother beast.

[G-Fafif]

Luke Walker
Ty Cline
Angel Mangual
Billy Grabarkewitz
Richie Scheinblum
Larvell Blanks
Celerino Sanchez
Ray Oyler
Doug Ault
Paul Popovich

[metsmarathon]

Edgy DC wrote: Well, the eighties list is a whole 'nother beast.

oh. like i read before i post...

[stevejrogers]

I so want to cut and paste the entire lyrics of Van Lingle Mungo.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Rowland Office
Mike Jeffcoat
Jesus Alou
Rogelio Moret
Horacio Pena
Maximino Leon

[Guest Edgy DC]

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: Rogelio Moret

Nice.

[Fman99]

Dick Allen
Bill Dickey
Jay Baller
Chien-Ming Wang

I learned also that if you put certain dirty words into Baseball-reference.com you'll get a funny graphic in response.

[Guest Swan Swan H]

Sammy Parrilla
Joe Lis

[DocTee]

Johnnie LeMaster

[G-Fafif]

Roger Repoz
Skip Jutze
Skip Guinn
Skip Lockwood (before the Mets got him)
Clay Kirby
Leron Lee
Pete Broberg
Tom Timmerman
Craig Kusick (who is no longer with us, but whose 1975 card will never go away)
Tom Tischinski
Joe Grzenda
Casey Cox
Sonny Jackson
Alan Gallagher (Dirty Al, for crissake)
Paul Schaal
Dave Chalk

[Met Hunter]

Lerrin Lagrow
Carmen Fanzone

[HahnSolo]

Boots Day
Diego Segui
(and, apologies, FMan) Dick Dietz

[DocTee]

Bake McBride.

[Theoldmole]

Jim Fairey.
Steve Swisher.

But I'm getting off the track.

Dick Pole.

[Guest Edgy DC]

[Theoldmole]

Wayne Terwilliger
Jim Brideweser
Moose Skowron
Moose Moryn
Frenchy Bordagary

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Met Hunter wrote: Lerrin Lagrow

A classic.

I was always sort of scared of Mike Lum.

[Guest Swan Swan H]

Gene Brabender (another Fman hero)