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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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They Are Who We Thought They Were (with a slightly different name)

Posted on 20 February, 2013 by Diane

Sometimes you’ll be having a conversation with friends about ballplayers, and you’ll mistakenly mention someone with a very similar name to the one you are actually describing. For example,  perhaps you meant to talk about the white, 46-year-old former reliever … Continue reading →

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Most Popular First Names in Baseball History – by Birth Decade

Posted on 7 July, 2012 by Diane

I went to Target Field last week as part of the SABR annual convention, and got to see a fellow named Liam Hendriks pitch for the Twins.  Liam, while a relatively popular name in the UK, is an uncommon name … 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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VORG Trivia: Initial Impressions

Posted on 23 May, 2012 by Diane

Its time for a new feature here at the VORG.  A tough trivia quiz. The title of this quiz is:  Initial Impressions.  Every answer is the name of a person whose first name is/was initials, like R.A. Dickey, CC Sabathia, … Continue reading →

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And the 2012 March Moniker Madness Winner Is . . .

Posted on 3 April, 2012 by Diane

512 names, 514 polls, 21,092 votes cast . . . and in the end, it was the 5 foot 7, 154-pound catcher pictured above, with a career line of .223/.268/.283 in 654 plate appearances that walked away with the 2012 … Continue reading →

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March Moniker Madness – FINALS

Posted on 1 April, 2012 by Diane

One semifinal was a runaway and the other was a nail-biter.  In the end, Pickles Dillhoefer and Astyanax Douglass emerged victorious, and will now meet in the 2012 March Moniker Madness finals. *PDF of 64-name bracket to date* Here are … Continue reading →

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