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  • #1

    All Time Team...

    ...of players that used initials for their name. Starting lineup isn't too bad and the top of the rotation and closer positions are pretty solid. Very weak bench however.

    Can you come up with other "theme" teams? (Like colors, occupatations, body parts, etc)

    Catcher: A.J. Pierzynski
    Firstbase: J.T. Snow
    Secondbase: B.J. Upton
    Shortstop: J.J. Hardy
    Thirdbase: B.J. Surhoff
    Outfield: J.D. Drew
    Outfield: R.J. Reynolds
    Outfield: F.P. Santangelo

    Starter: C.C. Sabathia
    Starter: J.R. Richard
    Starter: A.J. Burnett
    Starter: R.A. Dickey
    Starter: C.J. Nitkowski
    Long Relief: D.J. Carrasco
    Long Relief: T.J. Mathews
    Setup: J.C. Romero
    Closer: B.J. Ryan
    Closer: J.J. Putz

    Bench: J.C. Martin
    Bench: A.J. Hinch
    Bench: J.R. Phillips
    Bench: R.C. Stevens
    Bench: J.C. Hartman
    Bench: D.J. Dozier
    Bench: J.J. Davis
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  • #2
    Originally posted by Utter Chaos View Post
    ...of players that used initials for their name. Starting lineup isn't too bad and the top of the rotation and closer positions are pretty solid. Very weak bench however.

    Can you come up with other "theme" teams? (Like colors, occupatations, body parts, etc)

    Catcher: A.J. Pierzynski
    Firstbase: J.T. Snow
    Secondbase: B.J. Upton
    Shortstop: J.J. Hardy
    Thirdbase: B.J. Surhoff
    Outfield: J.D. Drew
    Outfield: R.J. Reynolds
    Outfield: F.P. Santangelo

    Starter: C.C. Sabathia
    Starter: J.R. Richard
    Starter: A.J. Burnett
    Starter: R.A. Dickey
    Starter: C.J. Nitkowski
    Long Relief: D.J. Carrasco
    Long Relief: T.J. Mathews
    Setup: J.C. Romero
    Closer: B.J. Ryan
    Closer: J.J. Putz

    Bench: J.C. Martin
    Bench: A.J. Hinch
    Bench: J.R. Phillips
    Bench: R.C. Stevens
    Bench: J.C. Hartman
    Bench: D.J. Dozier
    Bench: J.J. Davis

    You gotta find a place somewhere for U.L. Washington.........
    Author of Big League Trivia - Facts, Figures, Oddities and Coincidences from our National Pastime.
    www.big-league-trivia.blogspot.com

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    • #3
      Originally posted by Trivia Guy View Post
      You gotta find a place somewhere for U.L. Washington.........
      His name is U L so they're not really initials (kind of like S is Harry S Truman's milddle name), but we'll overlook that in this case since he'd make a good backup infielder for this team. We'll send J.J. Davis to the minors and add U L Washington to our bench.

      Good catch!

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      • #4
        Originally posted by Utter Chaos View Post
        His name is U L so they're not really initials (
        Interesting. I did not know that...........
        Author of Big League Trivia - Facts, Figures, Oddities and Coincidences from our National Pastime.
        www.big-league-trivia.blogspot.com

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        • #5
          Originally posted by Trivia Guy View Post
          Interesting. I did not know that...........
          Yeah it is. Never caught that in his career.

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          • #6
            We'll have to get C.B. Bucknor to umpire the game, which I'm not too happy with, but I'd be glad to see B.B. King sing the national anthem.

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            • #7
              Originally posted by Utter Chaos View Post
              Can you come up with other "theme" teams? (Like occupatations
              Thought you'd never ask

              P-Jack Taylor,Spud Chandler,Catfish Hunter
              C-Darrell Porter
              1B-Cecil Cooper, Joe Judge
              2B-Bobby Lowe
              3B-Frank Baker, LArry Gardner
              SS-Eddie Miller
              OF-Tris Speaker,Duke Snider,Brett Butler,Orator Shaffer
              UT-Professor Stengel,Earl Weaver,Chuck Tanner

              <body parts> stretching it a bit

              P-Jim Palmer,Bartolo Colon,RFingers
              C-Gabby Hartnett
              1B-Jim Bottomley
              2B-Johnny Temple,Jim Bloodworth
              3B-Wally Backman
              SS-Dave Brain
              OF-Heinie Manush, Pinky Higgins,
              and the all-time body part guy with FOUR in his name . . .
              . . . Tony Armas

              We won't do the Richards/Willies/Peters
              Last edited by RuthMayBond; 02-27-2008, 02:02 PM.
              Mythical SF Chronicle scouting report: "That Jeff runs like a deer. Unfortunately, he also hits AND throws like one." I am Venus DeMilo - NO ARM! I can play like a big leaguer, I can field like Luzinski, run like Lombardi. The secret to managing is keeping the ones who hate you away from the undecided ones. I am a triumph of quantity over quality. I'm almost useful, every village needs an idiot.
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              • #8
                Somebody named A.M. Thompson managed the St. Paul team in the Union Association in 1884. The team went 2-6... and folded. Are there any other managers with initials?

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                • #9
                  To combine the initials list with the body parts list, if you use Yiddish, J.J. Putz makes both teams.

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                  • #10
                    Originally posted by Utter Chaos View Post
                    Can you come up with other "theme" teams? (Like colors, occupatations, body parts, etc)
                    You know the most killer team to figure out? The all Periodical Table team, you can spell players names with the element abbreviations. It surprisingly makes a VERY good team
                    Mythical SF Chronicle scouting report: "That Jeff runs like a deer. Unfortunately, he also hits AND throws like one." I am Venus DeMilo - NO ARM! I can play like a big leaguer, I can field like Luzinski, run like Lombardi. The secret to managing is keeping the ones who hate you away from the undecided ones. I am a triumph of quantity over quality. I'm almost useful, every village needs an idiot.
                    Good traders: MadHatter(2), BoofBonser26, StormSurge

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                    • #11
                      Originally posted by Gee Walker View Post
                      To combine the initials list with the body parts list, if you use Yiddish, J.J. Putz makes both teams.
                      I don't even wanna know
                      Mythical SF Chronicle scouting report: "That Jeff runs like a deer. Unfortunately, he also hits AND throws like one." I am Venus DeMilo - NO ARM! I can play like a big leaguer, I can field like Luzinski, run like Lombardi. The secret to managing is keeping the ones who hate you away from the undecided ones. I am a triumph of quantity over quality. I'm almost useful, every village needs an idiot.
                      Good traders: MadHatter(2), BoofBonser26, StormSurge

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                      • #12
                        Originally posted by RuthMayBond View Post
                        You know the most killer team to figure out? The all Periodical Table team, you can spell players names with the element abbreviations. It surprisingly makes a VERY good team
                        Can you use a symbol more than once? I know my shortstop is going to be HONUS WAgNEr, but only if I can use nitrogen twice. WArReN SPaHN is also there.

                        Keeping in the chemistry vein, how could I keep Al KAlINe off this team?

                        And can your symbols jump from first to last name? The only name that I can think of that would use it is BUD bLaCK, but you never know, I might need a crafty left-handed pitcher who becomes a pitching coach.

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                        • #13
                          Originally posted by Gee Walker View Post
                          Can you use a symbol more than once? I know my shortstop is going to be HONUS WAgNEr, but only if I can use nitrogen twice. WArReN SPaHN is also there.

                          Keeping in the chemistry vein, how could I keep Al KAlINe off this team?
                          Yep, I use em more than once

                          <And can your symbols jump from first to last name? The only name that I can think of that would use it is BUD bLaCK, but you never know, I might need a crafty left-handed pitcher who becomes a pitching coach.>

                          Questionable, and you can find better pitchers anyway
                          Mythical SF Chronicle scouting report: "That Jeff runs like a deer. Unfortunately, he also hits AND throws like one." I am Venus DeMilo - NO ARM! I can play like a big leaguer, I can field like Luzinski, run like Lombardi. The secret to managing is keeping the ones who hate you away from the undecided ones. I am a triumph of quantity over quality. I'm almost useful, every village needs an idiot.
                          Good traders: MadHatter(2), BoofBonser26, StormSurge

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                          • #14
                            Mordecai Brown
                            Whitey Ford
                            Red Faber
                            Don "Black and Decker" Sutton
                            Silver King
                            Vida Blue
                            Black Mike Cochrane
                            Hank Greenberg
                            Red Schoendienst
                            Pete Rose
                            Barry? Larkin
                            Rusty "Grand Orange" Staub
                            Tris "Grey Eagle" Speaker
                            Duke "Silver Fox" Snider
                            Last edited by RuthMayBond; 02-27-2008, 02:21 PM.
                            Mythical SF Chronicle scouting report: "That Jeff runs like a deer. Unfortunately, he also hits AND throws like one." I am Venus DeMilo - NO ARM! I can play like a big leaguer, I can field like Luzinski, run like Lombardi. The secret to managing is keeping the ones who hate you away from the undecided ones. I am a triumph of quantity over quality. I'm almost useful, every village needs an idiot.
                            Good traders: MadHatter(2), BoofBonser26, StormSurge

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                            • #15
                              The President team - using each Presidents name once. (since there were two presidents named Johnson we get two Johnsons for this team)

                              C: Gary Carter
                              1B: Hack Wilson
                              2B: Tony Taylor
                              3B: Charlie Hayes
                              SS: U L Washington
                              OF: Joe Jackson, Trot Nixon, Indian Bob Johnson
                              P: Walter Johnson, Whitey Ford, Billy Pierce, Mudcat Grant, Guy Bush, Reggie Cleveland

                              Honorable Mention:
                              Grover Cleveland Alexander
                              Jack Roosevelt Robinson
                              Calvin Coolidge Julius Caesar Tuskahoma McLish

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