Category Archives: theme teams

The VORG “Fat Tuesday” team

Posted on 12 February, 2013 by Diane

In honor of today being Fat Tuesday, the VORG presents a team whose players have a Body Mass Index of at least 30, and were born on a Tuesday (in the format: Name, BMI, birthdate) Pitchers: Jumbo Brown 35.9 4/30/1907 Rich Garces … Continue reading →

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The “One Ballot” All-Stars?

Posted on 18 January, 2013 by Diane

On the heels of the yearly update to the stat category leaders for those who went voteless on their only appearance on a Hall of Fame ballot, I wondered what the leaderboard would look like if we extended it to … Continue reading →

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Ten Years, No HOF Votes . . . Where is the love? – 2013 Update

Posted on 14 January, 2013 by Diane

After the 2012 Hall of Fame ballot results were announced, I thought it would be cool to take a historical look at those players who were on the standard BBWAA ballot at least once, and didn’t receive even one vote.  It … Continue reading →

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The VORG “All-Punctuation Mark” Team

Posted on 18 December, 2012 by Diane

Late last week, while the Twitterverse waited for the finalization of the “R.A. Dickey to the Blue Jays” trade, Gar Ryness, better known to the world as “Batting Stance Guy“, tweeted the following: If R.A. Dickey is traded for Travis … Continue reading →

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The VORG’s “All-Thanksgiving” Team

Posted on 20 November, 2012 by Diane

With Thanksgiving coming up, the VORG wishes you a very happy holiday, with hopes that you can spend time with friends and family.  In the meantime, here’s our “All-Thanksgiving” Team: C: Yam Yaryan, Harry Sage, Robbie Wine 1B: Ham Patterson, … Continue reading →

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The VORG’s “Electile Dysfunction” Team

Posted on 6 November, 2012 by Diane

Election Day is finally here.  If you had trouble voting, be it from long lines, voter suppression efforts, ballot tampering or something similar, the VORG feels your pain.  To commemorate the difficulty in this civil process, the VORG presents its … Continue reading →

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Out of Baseball and into Politics

Posted on 4 November, 2012 by Diane

Come Tuesday, the long, arduous and sometimes bitter battle for the White House will come to an end, as voting for the next President of the United States will wind down. There have been quite a few former Major League … Continue reading →

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