Tag Archives: alliteration

Fun with the names in the 2013 First-Year Player Draft

Posted on 9 June, 2013 by Diane

Just as we did with the 2012 version of this post, I’ll leave the sophisticated analysis of the recently-concluded 2013 Draft to the real experts. There were 1,216 players drafted. Most popular last names: Miller, Smith and Williams (each 11). … Continue reading →

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Fun with the names in the 2012 First-Year Player Draft

Posted on 6 June, 2012 by Diane

I’ll leave the hard-core analysis of the recently-completed draft to the professionals. Let’s stick to the minutia of the names, shall we? There were 1,238 players drafted. Most popular last names: Smith (13), Johnson (12), Jones (9). Most popular first … Continue reading →

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Lots of Alliterative Last Name Lineup Loading

Posted on 2 June, 2011 by

We’ve done lineups in fielding position order.  We’ve done alphabetical lineups.  Now, how about lineups with last names that all begin with the same letter? Well, there has never been a batting order with all nine guys starting with the … Continue reading →

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I’m “All In” for Alliteration, Alberto Alburquerque!

Posted on 16 April, 2011 by

The Tigers called up reliever Alberto (Al) Alburquerque this week.  Now, I’m not the only blogger with a fondness for great names, but what struck me about this fellow beyond the name’s alliteration was the matched sequence of the first … Continue reading →

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