Central Illinois Gazette
An irrelevant but fun little piece
Posted by: Tom Kacich
Monday, February 23, 2009 1:12 PM
What names are missing from this NYT piece?
"We are in the bottom of the ninth with Best Names leading Other Best Names, 6-3. Blue Moon Odom has walked the bases loaded with two out. Sparky Anderson has Oil Can Boyd and Heathcliff Slocumb warming up in the bullpen. Sparky, also known as Captain Hook, has already used seven pitchers. Catfish Hunter started the game.
"He was followed by Bobo Newsom, Boof Bonser, Tug McGraw, Goose Gossage and Dizzy Dean.
"There is great speed on the bases. Coco Crisp is on first, Mookie Wilson on second and Pokey Reese on third.
"Boog Powell is playing behind the runner on first, Bip Roberts is even with the bag at second, Bump Wills is playing toward the hole at short, and Homer Bush hugs the line at third."
How about former Illini ballplayer Bubba Smith? Or former White Sox "Jungle Jim" Rivera?
http://bats.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/02/22/as-far-as-baseball-names-go-these-are-all-stars/
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