Category Archives: anagrams

Ballplayer Name Anagram Quiz – ANSWERS

Posted on 16 August, 2012 by Diane

Last time out, we gave you phrases which, when rearranged, gave you ballplayer’s names.  Now here are the answers: I’m a bug clearer. – Miguel Cabrera Better spurn shags. – Stephen Strasburg Chew cunt. Mend car. – Andrew McCutchen An … Continue reading →

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Ballplayer Name Anagram Quiz

Posted on 15 August, 2012 by Diane

[video youtube="Jyb-dlVrrz4"] The 2012 National Scrabble Championships have now concluded.  But here at the VORG, we’ll give you some more anagramming practice. Each of the following phrases anagrams to a ballplayer’s name.  The only hint you’ll get is that each … Continue reading →

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Scrabble and Baseball

Posted on 10 August, 2012 by Diane

Tomorrow morning, roughly 300 wordy people from at least 41 states and several countries will begin play in the 2012 National Scrabble Championship down in Orlando, Florida.  It will take 31 games over five days to determine the winner of … Continue reading →

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Analyzing Tonight’s Big Trade via Anagrams

Posted on 13 January, 2012 by Diane

OK . . . the Yankees finally made a splash in the off-season pool, as they traded their top prospect, catcher Jesus Montero to the Mariners for their top young pitcher, Michael Pineda. What do the anagrams say about the … Continue reading →

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The Anagrammatical Beauty of Leading HOF Ballot Candidates

Posted on 6 January, 2012 by Diane

Monday afternoon will bring us the latest player(s) voted into the Baseball Hall of Fame.  The merits of many of the eligible candidates for enshrinement have been bandied about by writers and fans.  But what do the anagrams say?  Yes, … Continue reading →

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The Anagrammatical Beauty of the top AL MVP Finishers

Posted on 21 November, 2011 by

Now that the AL MVP award has been bestowed, let’s consider the anagrams that could be made from the names of the top vote-getters: The third place finisher’s offensive production was truly detailed in his anagram, as Jose Bautista anagrams … Continue reading →

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MONEYBALL anagrams to . . . other movies!

Posted on 23 September, 2011 by

Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the past year (and with the way the world’s news is trending these days, that might be preferable), you know that the movie adaptation of Moneyball is coming out today. With that … Continue reading →

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