Dom Delillo Presents: THE NAMES (of Minor Leaguers)

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Leee, Friday, 16 March 2007 16:34 (sixteen years ago) link

What?! No Stubby Clapp!!??

The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall, Friday, 16 March 2007 17:14 (sixteen years ago) link

jorge poo tang isn't enough for you?

j.q higgins, Friday, 16 March 2007 17:52 (sixteen years ago) link

can never get enough poo tang.

The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall, Friday, 16 March 2007 17:58 (sixteen years ago) link

No Osiris Matos, either. But as jq mentions...!

Other delights:

Jean Luc Blaquiere
Arquimedes Euclides Caminero
Ludovicus Van Mil
Henry Henry
Gil Gil
Humbert Humbert
Rowdy Hardy
Callix Crabbe
Melquisedec Mesa
Phillippe-Alexandre Valquette
Kleininger Teran

Leee, Friday, 16 March 2007 18:02 (sixteen years ago) link

Forgot!

JETSY EXTRANO

Leee, Friday, 16 March 2007 18:03 (sixteen years ago) link

i think that's the best. i still can't decide if callix crabbe is a constellation, a crustacean & cheese dip or a disease one's contracted in the tropics.

j.q higgins, Friday, 16 March 2007 21:07 (sixteen years ago) link

three years pass...

Boof Bonser!!!!

Tracer Hand, Thursday, 15 April 2010 14:18 (twelve years ago) link

three years pass...

not a perfect fit, but White Sox hotel pseudonyms:

http://deadspin.com/white-sox-hotel-list-reveals-some-great-fake-names-1500530664

Dr. Sphincter Rumpczek!

eclectic husbandry (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 14 January 2014 01:52 (nine years ago) link

eight months pass...

happy 124th to Urban Shocker

mookieproof, Monday, 22 September 2014 15:54 (eight years ago) link

also let's hear it for the legendary prez of the PCL, Pants Rowland. Pants!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pants_Rowland

son of a lewd monk (Dr Morbius), Monday, 22 September 2014 15:59 (eight years ago) link

one year passes...

among the pitchers to throw a no-hitter in the pacific coast league are:

Sea Lion Hall (twice)
Red Toner
Bill Malarkey
Skeeter Fanning (twice)
Suds Sutherland
Death Valley Jim Scott
Tiny Bonham
Cotton Pippen
Kewpie Dick Barrett
Red Munger
Bubba Church
Luis 'Foreign Object' Tiant

mookieproof, Thursday, 14 January 2016 02:51 (seven years ago) link

I am dismayed to see that I illegally snuck Humbert Humbert into my list of notables upthread.

Sofialo Ren (Leee), Thursday, 14 January 2016 06:51 (seven years ago) link

three years pass...

the oakland a's have called up outfielder SKYE BOLT

mookieproof, Thursday, 2 May 2019 16:13 (three years ago) link

Pitcher Cre Finfrock was transferred to Lansing from Extended Spring Training.

The 22-year-old Finfrock, whose first name is pronounced “Cree,” was drafted by Toronto in the 29th round in 2018 from the University of Central Florida.

mookieproof, Monday, 6 May 2019 22:11 (three years ago) link

Rays Place Mike Zunino On IL, Select Anthony Bemboom

johnny crunch, Friday, 10 May 2019 15:17 (three years ago) link

three weeks pass...

Did you guys know that there are more Japanese baseball video game names pic.twitter.com/hitGqUWDFL

— college graduate sword girl (@ldrinkh20) May 31, 2019

mookieproof, Friday, 31 May 2019 18:46 (three years ago) link

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A2Lb1ZsMx9A

Andy K, Friday, 31 May 2019 18:56 (three years ago) link

three weeks pass...

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D91prKBWwAAEqVl.jpg:small

mookieproof, Monday, 24 June 2019 16:00 (three years ago) link

wow

d'ILM for Murder (Hadrian VIII), Monday, 24 June 2019 16:22 (three years ago) link

one month passes...

Guys, I have done what I can to assure that The Jesus Lizard is played while Jesus Luzardo pitches at Cheney Stadium on Sunday. It's out of my hands now.

— Mike Curto (@CurtoWorld) August 21, 2019

mookieproof, Wednesday, 21 August 2019 19:17 (three years ago) link

one month passes...

some good names

brusdal graterol
domingo leyba
sheldon neuse
magneuris sierra
jimmie sherfy

johnny crunch, Saturday, 21 September 2019 21:13 (three years ago) link

eight months pass...

lol

k3vin k., Thursday, 11 June 2020 21:47 (two years ago) link

one year passes...

Why Bobson, and why Dugnutt? A deep dive into why and how Fighting Baseball's names are what they are - and a joke that's been hidden for over 25 years

mookieproof, Saturday, 26 February 2022 19:11 (one year ago) link

folks, I just learned that hall of fame manager Connie Mack's birth name was Cornelius McGillicuddy. I don't really follow any baseball threads on ilx but given that that's pretty much the best name ever I had to search out the appropriate place to share my glee

Lavator Shemmelpennick, Tuesday, 1 March 2022 04:27 (one year ago) link

one year passes...

This might just be my favorite name of Spring Training so far. pic.twitter.com/4tkCFcKwGz

— Adrian Garro (@adriangarro) March 7, 2023

mookieproof, Tuesday, 7 March 2023 05:59 (three weeks ago) link

not a reliever? missed his vocational calling.

j.q higgins, Tuesday, 7 March 2023 15:34 (three weeks ago) link

he did at least end up in the hot corner

Lavator Shemmelpennick, Tuesday, 7 March 2023 16:41 (three weeks ago) link


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