Awesome Names
Unique names can be timeless. Without looking it up, what's Yogi Berra's real name? What about Babe Ruth? Good chance you don't know (unless you're a Yankee fan)
And that's just nicknames. Other players were given crazy names at birth. The following are some uncommon names throughout baseballs long history.
Billy McCool will steal yo girl. He'll also come out of the pen in the 8th inning and lock the game down. Average control, but almost half his chart won't put the ball in play, and you need a 20 just to get a hit.
Boof. Just the kind of innings eater when the games a blowout.
Dude has both an awesome first name AND last name. 100pt still seems high for a slow catcher who needs an 8 just to reach base.
You can put it on the boaaaaaaard, yyyyyyyyyes!
Favorite out of town play-by-play guy. Also love it when I have an excuse to make a classic team card. Decent off the bench card to play.
Favorite out of town play-by-play guy. Also love it when I have an excuse to make a classic team card. Decent off the bench card to play.
King Kong Kingman has the pop to match his larger than lift moniker. I'll DH that bat any day. 16+ homers AND he hits triples? A quarter of his rolls are strikeouts, but that's a tradeoff I'd make when another quarter of his rolls leave the park.
Check out the schnozz on that MVP!
Good on-base, tolerable hit minimum, tempting +8 arm. Can see why he won his award.
Some woman said he looks like a rabbit, and the name stuck. That +4 defense is the only reason to stash him on the bench. Triple potential is a good rationalization too.
Yes, there is someone in the Hall of Fame named "Ducky"
Guy has pop and doesn't strike out. on-base is a nice 12 and his extra base hits can make opponents pay. Another worthy MVP card.
Guy has pop and doesn't strike out. on-base is a nice 12 and his extra base hits can make opponents pay. Another worthy MVP card.
"Blue Moon" wasn't Odom's first nickname, but was his best one. We have Charlie Finley to thank for that. Usually, a 5 control comes with a tradeoff on the chart that is less than ideal. Blue Moon doesn't have such tradeoffs. No extra base hits allowed for a 5 control is something I'll take any day. I'd like more strikeouts, but it's still tolerable.
Slaughter sounds intimidating on the lineup card.
Yes, that is the year he won the World Series with the Mad Dash in game 7.
With 2 outs, Slaughter's 12 speed becomes a 17. Red Sox defense in the outfield was a pretty standard +3 (Wally Moses +1, Leon Culberson +1, Ted Williams +1) so the Red Sox NEEDED a roll of 15 to beat him. Culbertson pinch ran for Dom DiMaggio (+2) so who knows what that extra point to defense could have accomplished.
Yes, that is the year he won the World Series with the Mad Dash in game 7.
With 2 outs, Slaughter's 12 speed becomes a 17. Red Sox defense in the outfield was a pretty standard +3 (Wally Moses +1, Leon Culberson +1, Ted Williams +1) so the Red Sox NEEDED a roll of 15 to beat him. Culbertson pinch ran for Dom DiMaggio (+2) so who knows what that extra point to defense could have accomplished.
Put Birdie on the bench too. Great arm and a nice on-base. Ugly 1-7 outs though.
