I Can't Stop Conflating

[Edgy MD]

If I hired John Lackey to entertain at a children's birthday party, and Jon Lester showed up instead, I would be none the wiser.

If I visited a bar, and spent the evening drinking with Aaron Nola, I'd totally be logging on and telling you folks about my night with Ivan Nova.

I conflate.

[seawolf17]

Edgy MD wrote: If I visited a bar, and spent the evening drinking with Aaron Nola, I'd totally be logging on and telling you folks about my night with Ivan Nova.

Nope. One's definitely a Phillie and one's definitely an MFY.

But turn-of-the-millennium-outfielder-first-base-pinch-hitter-Royal-Mariner-types Mike Sweeney and Mark Sweeney? Might as well be the same dude.

[Guest d'Kong76]

Remember that Seinfeld episode where they bet who could go the
longest without conflating. Mtaster of their domains or something.
I agreed it was unfair to let Elaine play, but she conflated. Who can
go the longest here without conflation? Not me, certainly not Edgy!

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

My increasingly creaky cranium gets my Ryans-- Goins, Raburn, John Ryan Murphy, Brandon Ryan-- mixed up like they were meds spilled from my pill organizer. It's not so much one Ryan for the other as it is a murky, murky Ryan soup.

All those midseason Card outfielder callups-turned-temp-stars, too. Your Piscottis, Grichuks, Allen Craigs and such. Hell, I can only picture Jon Jay's actual face SINCE he left St. Loo.

[seawolf17]

When we called up Jack Egbert a few seasons ago (2013? 14?) I was 100% confident he was the guy I remembered from my 1989 Donruss set who never actually pitched for the Mets and was fascinated that he was still pitching 25 years later.

[Edgy MD]

That's a spokesman for Skoal, right there.