In the MiLB Pioneer League this summer there are some names the announcers love:
Raywilly Gomez
Deivy Batista
Ender Inciarte
just because they are fun to say on the air.
Then there's this one:
Mariekson Gregorius, which I think sounds like a physics professor.
We had a kid play in one of our tournaments with the last name of "Schwakhammer"...I hope the kid can hit, with a name like that!
There is a minor league player name contest every year, MiLB Moniker Madness, but I haven't heard anything about it this year. Has anyone else? The award is called the Wonderful Terriffic Monds, III, Award.
In 2007, a former player from 2B's HS, Flint Wipke, made it to the sweet 16 in his bracket. One from my home town, Will Startup, also did well. Another one, Smelin Perez, spent at least a little time in MLB this year. The 2007 winner was Houston Summers.
There are some great names here: http://www.minorleaguebaseball.../moniker_madness.jsp
Rumor has it that when Will Startup was asked what it would take to sign him to a pro contract after playing at UGA, his answer was, "some bubblegum and a ticket to Six Flags."
Update! Looks like Will Startup won last year, and Dusty Napoleon won this year.
In 2007, a former player from 2B's HS, Flint Wipke, made it to the sweet 16 in his bracket. One from my home town, Will Startup, also did well. Another one, Smelin Perez, spent at least a little time in MLB this year. The 2007 winner was Houston Summers.
There are some great names here: http://www.minorleaguebaseball.../moniker_madness.jsp
Rumor has it that when Will Startup was asked what it would take to sign him to a pro contract after playing at UGA, his answer was, "some bubblegum and a ticket to Six Flags."
Update! Looks like Will Startup won last year, and Dusty Napoleon won this year.
This is too funny.
http://mlb.mlb.com/minors/fan_..._madness/bracket.jsp
In 2009, Dusty Napoleon beat out Beamer Weems and Given Klutz!
http://mlb.mlb.com/minors/fan_..._madness/bracket.jsp
In 2009, Dusty Napoleon beat out Beamer Weems and Given Klutz!
Joey pancake
As Eddie Andelman said at the end of The Sports Huddle ... "Good night Pumpsie Green, wherever you are." In that era there was also Choo Choo Coleman.
I remember when the Dodgers didn't have names on their jersies. They were about to do it until Billy Grabarkewicz made the team. The name didn't fit across the shoulders.
I haven't gone back to read this entire thread, so excuse me if these are repeats:
Originally Posted by BobbleheadDoll:
Interesting bit of trivia about Pete LaCock...his Dad was Peter Marshall, the former emcee of the Hollywood Squares (back in the day). I'm guessing Pete LaCock was actually Pete LaCock, Jr., and the network wasn't interested in having Pete LaCock, Sr. be the emcee of the Hollywood Squares. 
[Actually, I looked it up and Peter Marshall's real name was Ralph Pierre LaCock. Given that he went by Peter, is it fair to assume he may have gone by Pierre LaCock? Any chance he was related to Pepé Le Pew?]
Alright, I should've checked first before throwing out Van Lingle Mungo (HaverDad beat me to that one) but it seems Urban Shocker was a new to this thread. And how could I have forgotten (in the Pete LaCock tradition):
Let's not forget Billy Jo Robidoux
Here's a couple:
Former Seattle Mariner, Wake Forest All-American, and long-time friend: Brick Smith.
Current UNC Freshman: Skye Bolt
Many, many years ago someone gave me a set of MiLB baseball player cards. One of them was for a pitcher named Rich Batchelor.