Day: March 31, 2011

  • My All-Star Baseball Team

    Tomorrow marks the beginning of another professional baseball season so I thought I'd share some of my favorite baseball players.

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    Dick Pole whose catcher while playing with the Mariners was Bud Cheeks
    "The Big Unit" Randy Johnson
    Rollie Fingers
    Antonio Bastardo
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    Kosuke Fukdome
    Butts Wagner
    Chief Bender
    Woody Held
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    Stubby Clapp
    Johnny Dickshot
    Pete LaCock
    Coco Crisp
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    Dick Littlefield
    Pussy Tebeau
    Razor Shines
    Charles Gassaway

    AND MY TEAM MVP IS....
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    Rusty Kuntz


    Honorable Mention:
    Gaylord Perry
    Richie Sexson
    John Jaha(whenever he came to bat..JOHN JA-HAhahahahaha)
    Angel Pagan
    Tim Spooneybarger
    Jung Bong
    John Boozer
    J.J. Putz
    Doe Boyland(Michael Jackson's favorite player)
    Dick Burns
    Dick Flower
    Chien Ming Wang
    Boof Bosner
    Pickles Dillhoefer
    Doug Gwosdz(pronounced Goosh!)
    Heinie Manush
    Coot Veal
    Bob "Death to the Flying Things" Ferguson (back when he played, fielders rarely wore gloves and his nickname meant he was good at catching pop-ups)
    Lou "Biscuit Pants" Gerhig (before he was the "Iron Horse" he had that nickname)
    Mordecai "Three Fingers" Brown (He only had three fingers on his throwing hand and Mr. Burns still wanted him for the nuclear plant's softball team)
    Hugh "Losing Pitcher" Mulcahy (how many players today would want that nickname?  he was only on a full-time roster for four years because he was the "Losing Pitcher" and because there was a war.  Those four season he lost  18, 20, 22, and 16 games)
    Frank "The Piano Mover" Smith
    Joe "The Gay Reliever" Page
    George "Twinkletoes" Selkirk

    So who is your favorite player?