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Is There a Way to Check This?

MFS62 Aug 31 2006 09:53 AM

Oliver Perez and Darren Oliver may be the only teammates with the name (first or last) Oliver in the history of the major leagues. I tried baseballreference.com but didn't notice any others. But in my research, I noticed that Darren Oliver is the son of ex-major leaguer Bob Oliver.(who I thought might have been a Pirate teammate of Al Oliver, but wasn't) Later

Edgy DC Aug 31 2006 09:59 AM Re: Is There a Way to Check This?

MFS62 wrote: Oliver Perez and Darren Oliver may be the only teammates with the name (first or last) Oliver in the history of the major leagues. With guys like Ed Charles and Gene Michael running around, I'm rather certain this isn't true.

soupcan Aug 31 2006 10:00 AM

Don't forget Monkey Strange.

Frayed Knot Aug 31 2006 10:01 AM

]Is There a Way to Check This? Is there a reason to?

sharpie Aug 31 2006 10:04 AM

Tommy John and John Pacella both played on the '82 Yankees.

cooby Aug 31 2006 10:06 AM

I think he is just looking for Olivers

soupcan Aug 31 2006 10:07 AM

Dwight Gooden and Choo-Choo Charlie The Engineer played together in A ball. Does that count?

metirish Aug 31 2006 10:13 AM

Remember a few years ago we had that name linkage thread,that was pretty cool...Craig Anderson Hernandez...etc.

Edgy DC Aug 31 2006 10:16 AM

I think you win. I wasn't able to find an Oliverian precedent.

cooby Aug 31 2006 10:18 AM

Just got that

soupcan Aug 31 2006 10:25 AM

Good N' Plenty Gooden Guilty

cleonjones11 Aug 31 2006 10:26 AM

You've cornered the Oliver market per baseball-reference.com How about this Two college roomates won the Rookie of the year in different sports. One's first name is the others last and one last name is the others first Fred Lynn and Lynn Swann USC

cooby Aug 31 2006 10:29 AM

And now Lynn Swann is running for governor

cooby Aug 31 2006 10:30 AM

I can't believe Doc wears a size 5X prison jacket

Hillbilly Aug 31 2006 10:31 AM

I think that means it's the 5th time he's worn it.

soupcan Aug 31 2006 10:35 AM

It's actually kind of cool. Think I can buy one somewhere or do I have to commit a crime?

cooby Aug 31 2006 10:37 AM

In Florida. Yours would say 1X since you'd be a first timer. I assume.

soupcan Aug 31 2006 10:38 AM

Don't assume anything.

MFS62 Aug 31 2006 10:41 AM

soupcan wrote: It's actually kind of cool. Think I can buy one somewhere or do I have to commit a crime? No, you can probably find a da-glo orange jacket (and matching pants) in stores that sell work clothes. That color seems to be popular for people who work outside in bad weather (such as school crossing guards, telephone and electrical linepersons) who want to be visible to motorists on a rainy day. Wearing it is only a crime to the fashion police. Later

cooby Aug 31 2006 10:43 AM

soupcan, I have some orange scrub pants you can have. Then at least you'd be halfway dressed

MFS62 Aug 31 2006 10:44 AM

Frayed Knot wrote: ]Is There a Way to Check This? Is there a reason to? To satisfy my curiosity. And thank you Edgy, for doing that. This was baseball related, so I didn't post it in the "Stuff You Maybe Didn't Know" (or whatever it was called) thread on the non-baseball forum. Later

cleonjones11 Aug 31 2006 04:32 PM

soupcan wrote: Don't assume anything. Felix Unger's Famous Chalkboard Talk...I miss that show Willie Tallman The Jockey Lets save 2 dollars for socks!

soupcan Aug 31 2006 04:52 PM

cleonjones11 wrote: ="soupcan"]Don't assume anything. Felix Unger's Famous Chalkboard Talk...I miss that show Willie Tallman The Jockey Lets save 2 dollars for socks! The Odd Couple reference I get. What's the other one from?

Willets Point Aug 31 2006 05:01 PM

It's joelmonesque.

HahnSolo Aug 31 2006 05:12 PM

]Two college roomates won the Rookie of the year in different sports. One's first name is the others last and one last name is the others first Fred Lynn and Lynn Swann USC Nice one. However, part of it is not true. Lynn Swann was never a rookie of the year. As a rookie in 1974, Lynn Swann only had 11 receptions, and did not start in Super Bowl IX. The winner of the 1974 Rookie of the Year was Don Woods, a running back from the Chargers.