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I know "Tom Tango" is a pseudonym. He seems to voraciously protect his real name. Anyone know the story? 
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Strikeouts are boring! Besides that, they're fascist. Throw some ground balls - it's more democratic.-Crash Davis -
Don't know the story. I remember him posting often in the SABR section of a forum called Fanhome way back in 2000 or 2001. He posted under the alias tangotiger at the time. I barely comprehend the most remedial SABR stuff now, so it was way beyond me back then."Chuckie doesn't take on 2-0. Chuckie's hackin'." - Chuck Carr two days prior to being released by the Milwaukee Brewers -
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I believe that was his name when he has posted here. If that was indeed him.Originally posted by Ben Grimm View PostDave Bill Tom George Mark Bob Ernie Soupy Dick Alex Sparky
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Doesn't he work in the Mariners front office?Comment
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I converse with him via his websites frequently, but I dare not ask his real name.1885 1886 1926 1931 1934 1942 1944 1946 1964 1967 1982 2006 2011
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It just seems so bizarre.Originally posted by Matthew C. View PostStrikeouts are boring! Besides that, they're fascist. Throw some ground balls - it's more democratic.-Crash DavisComment
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No reason to think Tom is his real first name either. IIRC, the name Tom Tango was used to legitimize his book he wrote 5 or so years ago as an online alias may seem a bit seedy. His real name could be Charles Martin for all we know, but if he prefers privacy, I have no problem with what he's doing. Hell, it even keeps him relevant while not posting statistics in threads like this one."Chuckie doesn't take on 2-0. Chuckie's hackin'." - Chuck Carr two days prior to being released by the Milwaukee BrewersComment
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Mariners hired Tom Tango 4 years ago.
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Four years and the team still can't hit.Originally posted by Phantom Dreamer View Post
"Chuckie doesn't take on 2-0. Chuckie's hackin'." - Chuck Carr two days prior to being released by the Milwaukee BrewersComment
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I seem to recall reading somewhere that the reason he uses a pseudonym is because he was the victim of identity theft once, or something along those lines.Comment
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I can't tell if he's still with Seattle, I just came across an article from 2 years ago that said he was hired by Toronto. Who knows?Originally posted by Ben Grimm View PostFour years and the team still can't hit.
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He has posted on this site and I have communicated with him through e-mail. I believe his interest in baseball began during his tenure as a college professor. The only person I know who knows his real name is Bill Burgess, who did not disclose the real name in Tango's "Meet the Sportswriters" bio.
At this point, I've come to sort of think of that as his real name because I don't know him beyond that entity. Sort of how my BBF pseudonym has become Tyrus, though that isn't so much out of privacy as it is nickname. This goes for the rest of us. I don't know anyone's name outside their username and avatar, which I picture instead of a human face whenever I think of a user:atthepc
If Ian is correct, I doubt Tango will ever be revealed until he passes away (God forbid; excuse the morbidity, just speaking out of logic)
If he ever stumbles upon this thread, he'll probably get a kick out of it.Last edited by Tyrus4189Cobb; 01-15-2013, 05:39 PM."Allen Sutton Sothoron pitched his initials off today."--1920s articleComment
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Tango left the Mariners' front office several months ago and now provides his services exclusively to the Chicago Cubs.
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