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Evocative Names (1970s Edition)

Edgy DC May 06 2010 01:29 PM

Picking up from the other thread, these are some of the more evocatative names to be found on 70s baseball cards. In this category, I have to leave off good Metly names (sorry, Nino Espinosa and Brock Pemberton) and many common Met opponents (Ivan DeJesus, not your day) because familiarity robs them of their exoticism. So my list probably leans heavily toward American Leaguers. Kurt Bevacqua John Bocabella Lyman Bostock Tom Hilgendorf Sixto Lezcano Lynn McGlothen Roger Metzger George Mitterwald John Montefusco Blue Moon Odom Nyls Nyman Biff Pocaroba Chuck Scrivener John Wockenfuss You couldn't help finding these guys in your pack and saying, "Wonder what his deal is."

seawolf17 May 06 2010 01:44 PM Re: Evocative Names

I remember as a young card collector obsessing over odd-named fellows like Joe DeSa and Bryan Clutterbuck (who was nicknamed "Clutterbutt" in my old flipping days) and Jaime Cocanower. Gary Gray, Ed Ott... there were a bunch in the 80s.

Chad Ochoseis May 06 2010 01:49 PM Re: Evocative Names

Andy Messersmith Bruce Dal Canton

Edgy DC May 06 2010 01:51 PM Re: Evocative Names

But the real entertainment value in the football card was hair. That and squinty, uncomfortable, and really unfortunate portraits. You know they never took a second shot with football cards.

metsguyinmichigan May 06 2010 01:55 PM Re: Evocative Names

Beating Fman to the punch, former Royals player Pete LaCock. His famous dad wisely adopted a stage name to lead Hollywod Squares.

John Cougar Lunchbucket May 06 2010 02:00 PM Re: Evocative Names

John D'Aquisto Kent Tekulve Cesar Geronimo

Benjamin Grimm May 06 2010 02:04 PM Re: Evocative Names

I was always intrigued by Andy Etchebarren.

MFS62 May 06 2010 02:08 PM Re: Evocative Names

Herb Plews Bud Podbeilan Later

G-Fafif May 06 2010 02:11 PM Re: Evocative Names

I had no doubt what Ed Farmer did in the offseason.

Met Hunter May 06 2010 02:30 PM Re: Evocative Names

Coco Laboy Ed Halicki Pepe Frias Joe Grzenda Dave Heaverlo Tito Fuentes Joe Azcue

John Cougar Lunchbucket May 06 2010 02:37 PM Re: Evocative Names

Lenn Sakata Steve Busby Ed Armbrister

metsmarathon May 06 2010 02:49 PM Re: Evocative Names

oddibe mcdowell

Edgy DC May 06 2010 02:54 PM Re: Evocative Names

Well, the eighties list is a whole 'nother beast.

G-Fafif May 06 2010 03:02 PM Re: Evocative Names

Luke Walker Ty Cline Angel Mangual Billy Grabarkewitz Richie Scheinblum Larvell Blanks Celerino Sanchez Ray Oyler Doug Ault Paul Popovich

metsmarathon May 06 2010 03:49 PM Re: Evocative Names

Edgy DC wrote: Well, the eighties list is a whole 'nother beast. oh. like i read before i post...

SteveJRogers May 06 2010 04:33 PM Re: Evocative Names

I so want to cut and paste the entire lyrics of Van Lingle Mungo.

John Cougar Lunchbucket May 06 2010 06:20 PM Re: Evocative Names

Rowland Office Mike Jeffcoat Jesus Alou Rogelio Moret Horacio Pena Maximino Leon

Edgy DC May 06 2010 07:46 PM Re: Evocative Names

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: Rogelio Moret Nice.

Fman99 May 06 2010 07:56 PM Re: Evocative Names

Dick Allen Bill Dickey Jay Baller Chien-Ming Wang I learned also that if you put certain dirty words into Baseball-reference.com you'll get a funny graphic in response.

Swan Swan H May 06 2010 09:29 PM Re: Evocative Names

Sammy Parrilla Joe Lis

DocTee May 06 2010 10:09 PM Re: Evocative Names

Johnnie LeMaster

G-Fafif May 06 2010 10:59 PM Re: Evocative Names

Roger Repoz Skip Jutze Skip Guinn Skip Lockwood (before the Mets got him) Clay Kirby Leron Lee Pete Broberg Tom Timmerman Craig Kusick (who is no longer with us, but whose 1975 card will never go away) Tom Tischinski Joe Grzenda Casey Cox Sonny Jackson Alan Gallagher (Dirty Al, for crissake) Paul Schaal Dave Chalk

Met Hunter May 07 2010 03:00 AM Re: Evocative Names

Lerrin Lagrow Carmen Fanzone

HahnSolo May 07 2010 06:45 AM Re: Evocative Names

Boots Day Diego Segui (and, apologies, FMan) Dick Dietz

DocTee May 07 2010 05:55 PM Re: Evocative Names

Bake McBride.

TheOldMole May 07 2010 06:03 PM Re: Evocative Names

Jim Fairey. Steve Swisher. But I'm getting off the track. Dick Pole.

Edgy DC May 07 2010 07:12 PM Re: Evocative Names

TheOldMole May 07 2010 08:31 PM Re: Evocative Names

Wayne Terwilliger Jim Brideweser Moose Skowron Moose Moryn Frenchy Bordagary

John Cougar Lunchbucket May 07 2010 08:42 PM Re: Evocative Names

Met Hunter wrote: Lerrin Lagrow A classic. I was always sort of scared of Mike Lum.

Swan Swan H May 07 2010 09:42 PM Re: Evocative Names

Gene Brabender (another Fman hero)

Edgy DC Jul 09 2010 11:16 AM Re: Evocative Names

Biff has his day.

Fman99 Jul 09 2010 02:48 PM Re: Evocative Names

Swan Swan H wrote: Gene Brabender (another Fman hero) I'd like to imagine he was bending them using only the power of his mind.

Frayed Knot Jul 09 2010 03:30 PM Re: Evocative Names

I remember Gene Brabender because he was in the cast of characters from 'Ball Four' -- aka, a Seattle Pilot

G-Fafif Jul 09 2010 03:52 PM Re: Evocative Names

If only Ryota Igarashi had played in the 1970s and showed up in every other pack.

Willets Point Jul 10 2010 10:35 PM Re: Evocative Names

I found his name humorous. Not in a double-entendre way, just the first and last name sound whimsical together.

TheOldMole Jul 11 2010 03:58 PM Re: Evocative Names

Ed Head.

Edgy DC Dec 02 2010 09:01 PM Re: Evocative Names (1970s Edition)

The Meaning of Pocaroba.