Name that Player

[Nails]

Indeed it is

I know this because I was reading an article about Mike Hampton leading active pitchers with 15 homers. Kerry Wood was 2nd with 7.

Pitchers with double digit homers since the DH rule include Robinson's 13 and 'Nando's 10.

I think it was Jayson Stark's "useless info" article.

Useless Info my ass!

Ha!  I got it from that the same article. 

[JoeDirt]

New RBI trivia question:



Who bats lead off for the NL All Star team on the original NES RBI?

[Nails]

Aaaaahhhh, Ricky Henderson Tim Raines?

[BDawk]

Turd Ferguson!

[ultimate7]

Who bats lead off for the NL All Star team on the non-original NES RBI?

[fightonusc]

I put McReynolds on NY because he joined the team in 1987 and was a key player through 1991. He's the only starting player on the 1987 team that wasn't on the 1986, so I tend to think of him as being an RBI Met.

[BDawk]

I'm going with Alfalfa from Our Gang

[Gantry]

Joe Don Baker?

[fightonusc]

AC Slater?

[BDawk]

The Donger?

[Gantry]

I put McReynolds on NY because he joined the team in 1987 and was a key player through 1991. He's the only starting player on the 1987 team that wasn't on the 1986, so I tend to think of him as being an RBI Met.

Works for me, added the explanation to the Kevin McReynolds page...

[fightonusc]

A list of all players who missed out on becoming RBIers by one year (i.e. were starters/key bench players for 1987 Mets but not 1986 Mets):

Boston:

Mike Greenwell
Ed Romero
Todd Benzinger
Wes Gardner

California:

Mark McLemore
Devon White
Jack Howell
Greg Minton
De Wayne Buice

Detroit:

Lance Parrish
Darnell Coles
Johnny Grubb
Walt Terrell
Bill Campbell

Houston:

Gerald Young
Ken Caminiti
Larry Anderson

Minnesota:

Mark Salas
Mickey Hatcher
Billy Beane
Ron Davis
Keith Atherton

New York:

Kevin McReynolds
Dave Magadan
Sid Fernandez

San Francisco:

Chris Brown
Dan Gladden
Bob Melvin
Randy Kutcher
Vida Blue
Mark Davis

St. Louis:

Mike LaValliere
Andy Van Slyke
Tito Landrum
Clint Hurdle
Bob Forsch
Pat Perry

[Gantry]

That is database worthy, but what should be the page be called? 

[Stock]

Good list Fight-on.
Houston might have been OK adding Ken-Cam to a lineup with Lopes, Davis, Bass, and Garner.

Probably good Greenwell isn't in the game since nobody would pick any team besides Bo then.

[BDawk]

So it's not Long Duck Dong?

[fknmclane]

That is database worthy, but what should be the page be called? 

Players receiving the short end of the stick.

[JoeDirt]

Players receiving the short end of the stick.

Well, in that case, might as well just call it the Mrs. Ryno, then.

[Gantry]

I think "Almost RBIers" is the best name I can think of, which sucks because it's a terrible name....

[Stock]

I think "Almost RBIers" is the best name I can think of, which sucks because it's a terrible name....

...or (to rip off a movie), "Almost Famous".

[fightonusc]

I created a page entitled "Unlucky". Then again, if fknmclane broke the Database, we may never know...