1. 07-19-18 06:42 PM #1
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    watching the St.Louis Cardinals right now, realized they have a batter named Fowler and a pitcher named Wacha.

    This must be a mistake by team management. No matter how good they might think a player is, you simply cannot succeed in baseball by signing guys with bad baseball names....Brings bad karma and an element of bad luck.

    What examples of this can you think of, either bad names, or those players who have a good name befitting of the sport they play?
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  2. 07-19-18 06:52 PM #2
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  3. 07-19-18 07:06 PM #3
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  4. 07-19-18 07:13 PM #4
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    Great song.


    I will play along.


    I am gonna go with Rusty Kuntz


    Great baseball name
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  5. 07-19-18 07:58 PM #5
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    walk a
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  6. 07-19-18 09:12 PM #6
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    Gaylord Perry

    Great baseball name
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  7. 07-20-18 01:49 PM #7
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    LOL
    you both gave names that are innuendos in general

    How bout a player's name from any sport

    Boomer Esiason for example, a good name for a quarterback
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    saloon
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  9. 07-20-18 01:57 PM #9
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    Saloon is fine, does not offend me

    I woulda started thread there if I thought it was the appropriate place for it

    This was actually an in-game thread from last night, and you might have noticed the Cardinals did not win

    I'm raising a philosophical issue
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  10. 07-20-18 02:00 PM #10
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    That's a good baseball name.
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    Spencer kieboom, catcher, washington nats cant have a much better baseball name...
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    Pitcher Homer Bailey
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    Quote Originally Posted by LT Profits View Post
    Pitcher Homer Bailey
    or Bob Walk
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  15. 07-20-18 06:30 PM #15
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    Yogi Berra
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    Mookie Wilson (was Mookie Betts named after?)
    Johnny Bench
    Willie Stargell
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    Metta Worldpeace - - even though he started and was involved in probably the worst brawl in the history of the NBA.....
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  17. 07-20-18 07:11 PM #17
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    Hops would get points for that contribution, if you were a SBR Pro....but good call seriously

    Snowwy you are all over the place with your list,
    there's really only 2 names that fit, Johnny "Bench" and Dave "Win-Field"

    What's in a name = referring to how the player's name relates to the sport, not just because it's a funny or odd name
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  18. 07-21-18 03:27 AM #18
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    There was a defenseman for the
    Buffalo Sabres awhile back named
    Larry Playfair

    Baseball guys

    Prince Fielder
    Homer Bush
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