OOTP X Name of the Week

Malleus Dei · 10-22-2009, 10:59 AM

I made the name files, so it's my own fault, but my new A first baseman is named Chase Dames.

actionjackson · 10-24-2009, 06:46 PM

This one's not even from the names database. It's a real-life example: Johnny Dickshot. Perhaps in the '30's and '40's the connotation that immediately comes to mind didn't exist? If it did, whoa boy, this poor guy must've suffered a lot of teasing throughout his life. Ugh! In the interests of completeness, his nickname was "Ugly". Ouch!

esovia23 · 10-24-2009, 06:59 PM

No lie, my 7th grade English teacher's name was "Richard Wacker". Of course we all just called him Dick Wacker.

Afino · 10-24-2009, 07:03 PM

I just traded for a guy named Artie Beer.

A. Beer. I told the guy I WANT A BEER!

esovia23 · 10-24-2009, 07:06 PM

Look at this guy. His name is Doug White. But he is black. (no racism intended) Player Report for #32 Doug White

esovia23 · 10-24-2009, 07:22 PM

It's amazing how OOTP points out the psychology behind names. Ive found Im less prone to acquire a player with a name I dont like even if he has the same talent as someone with a more interesting name.

I would assume real life GM's dont operate that way but they are only human too.

Phillies_WFC_2008 · 10-24-2009, 08:45 PM

I had a Thomas Patrick, Patrick Thomas, and Patrick Patrick all on the same Rookie team in my past season.

Raidergoo · 10-24-2009, 09:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Phillies_WFC_2008

I had a Thomas Patrick, Patrick Thomas, and Patrick Patrick all on the same Rookie team in my past season.

Where did your Rookie team play, Bikini Bottom?

conception · 10-24-2009, 10:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Phillies_WFC_2008

I had a Thomas Patrick, Patrick Thomas, and Patrick Patrick all on the same Rookie team in my past season.

I once had two players named Pedro Flores on my team. Needless to say, things could get pretty confusing.

BMW · 10-24-2009, 10:28 PM

I'm a big Doctor Who fan. Using my new historical names file, where "Doctor" was seemed to have been documented as a first name by the census. (I found a guy who had a real given name of "Doctor.")

So in my first 700+ players generated:

Doctor Guess

I was so excited, I even showed the name to my wife.

Malleus Dei · 10-24-2009, 11:36 PM

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Originally Posted by esovia23

Look at this guy. His name is Doug White. But he is black. (no racism intended) Player Report for #32 Doug White

"Did you ever notice that players named 'White' are almost always black, and players named 'Black' are usually white?" - Bill James, 1983 Baseball Abstract

esovia23 · 10-24-2009, 11:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Malleus Dei

"Did you ever notice that players named 'White' are almost always black, and players named 'Black' are usually white?" - Bill James, 1983 Baseball Abstract

lol, wow. I cant believe Bill James said that once.

Killing Time · 10-24-2009, 11:43 PM

Real life baseball names, from Wikipedia

* Jeff Bagwell, Retired MLB 1st Baseman
* Grant Balfour, MLB Middle Reliever
* Brian Cashman, general manager of the New York Yankees, who consistently have the highest payroll in MLB.
* Cecil Fielder and son Prince Fielder
* Eric Gagné, French-Canadian major league baseball pitcher, whose last name translates from French to "win"
* Butch Huskey, Major League Baseball player (Huskey had a husky build, weighing 255 pounds)
* Derek Jeter, New York Yankees shortstop (jeter is French for "to throw")
* Josh Outman, Oakland Athletics pitcher
* Charlie Spikes, former Major League Baseball player

Hazza · 10-24-2009, 11:55 PM

Casper Urry. (Curry)

conception · 10-25-2009, 12:00 AM

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Originally Posted by Malleus Dei

"Did you ever notice that players named 'White' are almost always black, and players named 'Black' are usually white?" - Bill James, 1983 Baseball Abstract

It's this kind of asute analysis that makes Bill James one of the games finest students.

Leatherfut · 10-25-2009, 12:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Killing Time

Real life baseball names, from Wikipedia

* Jeff Bagwell, Retired MLB 1st Baseman
* Grant Balfour, MLB Middle Reliever
* Brian Cashman, general manager of the New York Yankees, who consistently have the highest payroll in MLB.
* Cecil Fielder and son Prince Fielder
* Eric Gagné, French-Canadian major league baseball pitcher, whose last name translates from French to "win"
* Butch Huskey, Major League Baseball player (Huskey had a husky build, weighing 255 pounds)
* Derek Jeter, New York Yankees shortstop (jeter is French for "to throw")
* Josh Outman, Oakland Athletics pitcher
* Charlie Spikes, former Major League Baseball player

You forgot Paul Hoover, a catcher for Tampa Bay, Florida and Philidelphia

Malleus Dei · 10-25-2009, 02:06 PM

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Originally Posted by conception

It's this kind of asute analysis that makes Bill James one of the games finest students.

Bill James became what he was by asking questions no one else would ask, and then answering them. Essentially he brought the scientific method to baseball, which was riddled with superstition at the time. Now it's only about 50% superstition.

Killing Time · 10-25-2009, 06:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Leatherfut

You forgot Paul Hoover, a catcher for Tampa Bay, Florida and Philidelphia

Wikipedia edit, here I come!

Hazza · 10-25-2009, 08:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Killing Time

Wikipedia edit, here I come!

What a sucker.

Killing Time · 10-25-2009, 09:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Hazza

What a sucker.

What a jerk.

10-24-2009, 10:28 PM	#10 (permalink)
BMW All Star Starter Join Date: May 2003 Location: New Jersey Posts: 1,471 Thanked 491x in 204 posts	I'm a big Doctor Who fan. Using my new historical names file, where "Doctor" was seemed to have been documented as a first name by the census. (I found a guy who had a real given name of "Doctor.") So in my first 700+ players generated: Doctor Guess I was so excited, I even showed the name to my wife. Last edited by BMW; 10-24-2009 at 10:33 PM.

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Hazza Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 236 Blog Entries: 21 Thanked 7x in 6 posts	Casper Urry. (Curry) __________________ "The Mets is a good thing. They give everybody jobs. Just like the WPA" - Billy Loes "I never said half the things I really said." - Yogi Berra

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10-24-2009, 06:46 PM	#2 (permalink)
actionjackson All Star Starter Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Toronto, ON Posts: 1,114 Thanked 230x in 162 posts	This one's not even from the names database. It's a real-life example: Johnny Dickshot. Perhaps in the '30's and '40's the connotation that immediately comes to mind didn't exist? If it did, whoa boy, this poor guy must've suffered a lot of teasing throughout his life. Ugh! In the interests of completeness, his nickname was "Ugly". Ouch!

10-24-2009, 06:59 PM	#3 (permalink)
esovia23 Banned Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 154 Thanked 15x in 9 posts Infractions: 0/1 (4)	No lie, my 7th grade English teacher's name was "Richard Wacker". Of course we all just called him Dick Wacker.

10-24-2009, 07:06 PM	#5 (permalink)
esovia23 Banned Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 154 Thanked 15x in 9 posts Infractions: 0/1 (4)	Look at this guy. His name is Doug White. But he is black. (no racism intended) Player Report for #32 Doug White

10-24-2009, 07:22 PM	#6 (permalink)
esovia23 Banned Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 154 Thanked 15x in 9 posts Infractions: 0/1 (4)	It's amazing how OOTP points out the psychology behind names. Ive found Im less prone to acquire a player with a name I dont like even if he has the same talent as someone with a more interesting name. I would assume real life GM's dont operate that way but they are only human too.

10-24-2009, 08:45 PM	#7 (permalink)
Phillies_WFC_2008 Minors (Double A) Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: The Garden State Posts: 150 Thanked 27x in 16 posts	I had a Thomas Patrick, Patrick Thomas, and Patrick Patrick all on the same Rookie team in my past season.