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Sometimes just for fun...
Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2025 4:41 pm
by roger_that
I'll play around with Mets' names. Yesterday for example I noticed how many players these days have first names for last names and vice versa, or at least names that can be easily reversed. "Marty Starling" is the most obvious example, and I can easily imagine a player known as "Alonso Peters" or "Lindy Francisco." "Neil McJeffries." "Gil Metylor."
Today, I'm re-imagining former Mets by switching up one letter from their first names with one letter from their last names. So "Roy Tanlor" and "Dan Cordwell" and "Tag McGruw" from the 1969 squad.
Am I bored or just deprived of MLB for too long?
Re: Sometimes just for fun...
Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2025 4:48 pm
by MFS62
We think someone who does that is in need of a serious baseball fix.
And we're right here with you.
Later
Re: Sometimes just for fun...
Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2025 4:49 pm
by whippoorwill
roger_that wrote: ↑Mon Mar 17, 2025 4:41 pm
I'll play around with Mets' names. Yesterday for example I noticed how many players these days have first names for last names and vice versa, or at least names that can be easily reversed. "Marty Starling" is the most obvious example, and I can easily imagine a player known as "Alonso Peters" or "Lindy Francisco." "Neil McJeffries." "Gil McTylor."
Today, I'm re-imagining former Mets by switching up one letter from their first names with one letter from their last names. So "Roy Tanlor" and "Dan Cordwell" and "Tag McGruw" from the 1969 squad.
Am I bored or just deprived of MLB for too long?
You don't happen to construct Connections for a living do you?
Re: Sometimes just for fun...
Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2025 5:41 pm
by metirish
Jeurys Familiar
Matt Minter
Al Bleiter
Re: Sometimes just for fun...
Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2025 5:47 pm
by roger_that
whippoorwill wrote: ↑Mon Mar 17, 2025 4:49 pm
You don't happen to construct Connections for a living do you?
What is/are Connections? I don't even have any, much less construct them for a living.
Harry Buddelson.
Sam Juanuel.
Will Mookison
Thomas Frank
Jack Alson
Martin Jacey.
Theodore George.
Monte Willanez
Randy Lennle
Craig Rogers
Zach Patry
Lou Ajesus
Rey Joses
John Howardson
Martin Ramonez
Moe Herbford
Ole Johnerud
Otis Amos
Ryan Nolan (goes with Otis Amos--perfect reversal, plus traded off for inferior AL thirdbaseman)
Dick Araey (goes with Martin Jacey)
Peter Davidson (not the SNL comic)
Beau Jimchamp
Rob Hanselles
Rod Richriguez
Re: Sometimes just for fun...
Posted: Tue Mar 18, 2025 6:25 pm
by whippoorwill
Connections is the word game with sometimes odd ways to connect four words!
And sometimes it’s something similar…like changing one letter to get an animal name or something
Re: Sometimes just for fun...
Posted: Tue Mar 18, 2025 6:45 pm
by Edgy MD
Boxcar Resinbag.
Am I doing this right?
Re: Sometimes just for fun...
Posted: Wed Mar 19, 2025 6:34 am
by roger_that
Edgy MD wrote: ↑Tue Mar 18, 2025 6:45 pm
Boxcar Resinbag.
Am I doing this right?
Depends on what you're doing, I guess. If you're attempting to do an impression of an alleycat on an acid trip, you're off to a great start.
Re: Sometimes just for fun...
Posted: Wed Mar 19, 2025 1:39 pm
by Centerfield
Jeff Greggories
Frank Johnco
Val Bobbentine
Payton Jay
Kent Jeff
John Davison
Will Mookson
Gil Bernardkey
Re: Sometimes just for fun...
Posted: Wed Mar 19, 2025 3:41 pm
by roger_that
Now YOU're doing it right!!
I did get Will Mookison above, though.
Ashie Richburn
Ray Mureddie
Leon Dannapo
Re: Sometimes just for fun...
Posted: Wed Mar 19, 2025 4:01 pm
by Edgy MD
Will Paulson, Paul Billsipher, and Izz Jasonringhausen, together, make up Keneration G.
Re: Sometimes just for fun...
Posted: Wed Mar 19, 2025 5:12 pm
by roger_that
And the Edgemeister gets on the board!
Sam Jobito
Scooter Marcoo
Maurice Ronnio
Stuart Dick
Todd Jackson (these last two go on the Otis Amos/Ryan Nolan simple switcheroo list)
Will Carley
Lary Frank
Jeff Greggries
and here's another switcheroo, an eerie one, because of its resemblance to the name of an accused murderer:
Klaus Bobby.