Comments on: All “Mickey” Team

By: Dan Hirsch

Dan Hirsch — Thu, 07 Nov 2013 17:53:00 +0000

Thanks David, I’ll email you

By: David W. Pugh

David W. Pugh — Thu, 07 Nov 2013 16:50:39 +0000

I’d use the Jorges. But Bill James wasn’t putting together a 25-man roster. Even with Red Munger, Rube Waddell, and Babe Ruth as pitchers, there’s not enough pitching for the Georges. (George Thomas Seaver doesn’t count.)

I’d use Diegos and Jaimes with the all-Jim team, too. But there aren’t any All-Stars among them, and the all-Jim team is just fine as it is.

How do I send you something that isn’t a blog reply?

By: Dan Hirsch

Dan Hirsch — Thu, 07 Nov 2013 03:09:01 +0000

David,

When you put together your All-Name Teams, do you allow for variations of a name? Ie would Jorge Posada be on the George team?

That’s an interesting concept about 1 player per country outside the US. I’ve never thought about that, and I’d like to see what you’ve come up with

Dan

By: David W. Pugh

David W. Pugh — Wed, 06 Nov 2013 00:01:48 +0000

I enjoyed this article and like the concept. I’ve put together several All-Name teams myself. I tend to agree with Bill James (New Historical Abstract, p. 858) that an All-Jim team “would beat any other first name team.” And I don’t agree with his addendum “that the Georges would hold their own if they got to use the Bambino.”

I think there has just become the possibility, with Xander Bogaerts and a good season by Yan Gomes, of a new such team. That is, a team comprised entirely of players born outside the 50 states, WITH NO MORE THAN ONE PER “COUNTRY.” That is, one from the Dominican Republic, one from Canada, one from Panama, etc. There are now 25 (at least, barely) which can supply players to make up a quality 25-man roster. And, if you take the best year from each player, a very, very good team.

Your site was very helpful in putting the roster together. If you’d like to learn more, send me a message.