Oh! I Always Get Those Two Mixed Up! (baseball edition)

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The story of the tragic Cubs 2003 NLCS implosion vs the Marlins cannot be told without some confusion

omar little, Tuesday, 3 September 2024 17:25 (one month ago) link

I know gygax! and gyac aren't the same person because one started the Bill James thread and the other is blocked by Bill James on Twitter (and sometimes sends me baseball cards). Otherwise, who knows, I might get them mixed up.


I like him and vice versa iirc

Romy Gonzalez’s utility infusion (gyac), Tuesday, 3 September 2024 17:29 (one month ago) link

Is he still around under a different name? (I know you don't mean Bill James...)

clemenza, Tuesday, 3 September 2024 18:00 (one month ago) link

I've mixed up Álex González and Alex Gonzalez at least twice on the Grid. One time I typed in the one I didn't mean and got it right by accident.

AG #1: 1994-2006, shortstop, .243/.302/.391, 11.2 WAR, played for the Jays
AG #2: 1998-2014, shortstop, .243/.288/.388, 9.4 WAR, played for the Jays

Only AG #2 played in the WS for the 2003 Marlins. They're each on the other's Similarity Score list (906.0).

clemenza, Tuesday, 3 September 2024 18:09 (one month ago) link

two weeks pass...

Another Alex Gonzalez situation: the two Brian Hunters (which I noticed when I checked grid answers for the Mariners/Phillies today; both would have worked. I only remember one of them, and barely at that).

Brian Hunter #1: 1991-2000, 1B, six teams, .234/.298/.430, 67 HR, OPS+ 89, 0.2 bWAR
Brian Hunter #2: 1994-2003, OF, six teams, .264/.313/.346, 25 HR, OPS+ 72, 7.4 bWAR

Both played for the Reds, Phillies, and Mariners; #1 played in three WS with the Braves (why I remember him--one was against the Jays), #2 never had a postseason AB.

clemenza, Sunday, 22 September 2024 20:13 (two weeks ago) link

Adam Duvall/Adam Dunn--not always, but today, when Duvall was mentioned in another thread (me: "Adam Dunn is still playing?").

clemenza, Wednesday, 2 October 2024 17:51 (six days ago) link

i never knew there were two Brian Hunters, i'm sure i knew about both of them but thought they were the same guy. some kind of mythical player for the Braves, probably, who could hit for some power but also steal 70+ bases, imagine that.

omar little, Wednesday, 2 October 2024 18:45 (six days ago) link


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