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The VORG’s 2012 “Most Voweluable Player” Awards

Posted on 15 November, 2012 by Diane

The last of the 2012 season awards will be handed out Thursday afternoon, as the AL and NL MVPs are announced.  Here at the VORG, MVP stands for “Most Voweluable Player”, that being the player in each league with the … Continue reading →

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They have an SP1 through 5, but no A,E,I,O,Us.

Posted on 31 March, 2012 by Diane

It started out, as it so often does, as a simple, innocent tweet.  Carrie Muskat, MLB.COM Cubs beat writer, tweeted the following Thursday afternoon: Carrie Muskat ‏ @CarrieMuskat Rotation order will be Demp, Garza, Samardzija, Volstad and Maholm. #Cubs I … Continue reading →

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5-Vowel Players: A Historical Look

Posted on 10 December, 2011 by

Last time out we took a look at the players active in 2011 who had all five vowels in their names.  Now its time to expand our search, for all such names in baseball history. There have been three players … Continue reading →

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The 2011 “5-Vowel” Players

Posted on 5 December, 2011 by

It all started innocently enough last Friday night.  Dan Wade of Rotographs tweeted: Hmm… Dustin Pedroia has all of the vowels in his name. I wonder how many other active major leaguers can claim that? #NotInThePlayIndex This was read by, … Continue reading →

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The Most Voweluable Player Award goes to …

Posted on 4 May, 2011 by

A few days ago, I wrote about the longest player names in major league history.  But of course, there is more gold to be mined when it comes to player names. With that, I present the all-time “Most Voweluable Player” … Continue reading →

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