Hall of Name Madness
I’ve decided to run a “March Madness” type tourney based on the names in my book. There are 4 groups, in line with the groups in my book We’ll run the tourney for the next couple of weeks and crown a champion in early April.
March Moniker Madness
March Moniker Madness 2013 – Winner
In outpolling Gorkys Hernandez, Yasiel Puig has become the 2013 March Moniker Madness champion. Thanks to all who took the time to vote in the tourney!
March Moniker Madness 2013 – Finals
And then there were two . . . Gorkys Hernandez staged a late rally to upset Xander Bogaerts, and Yasiel Puig outdistanced L.J. Hoes to set up our Finals in March Moniker Madness 2013. This poll will be open until Tuesday morning!
March Moniker Madness 2013 – Final Four
We started with 32 names . . . and now we are down to 4. Now its time for the Semifinals. These polls will be active through Thursday evening.
March Moniker Madness 2013 – Elite Eight
There were many close matchups during the second round of March Moniker Madness 2013. You can find the results back at the original post. Now its time for the Elite 8. These polls will be active through Sunday evening. WEST SOUTH NORTH EAST
March Moniker Madness 2013 – Sweet Sixteen
We had a good turnout for the first round of March Moniker Madness 2013. You can find the results back at the original post. Now its time for the Round of 16. These polls will be active through Thursday afternoon. WEST SOUTH NORTH EAST
March Moniker Madness 2013
Hello there hoops-loving baseball fans and welcome back to another go-around of March Moniker Madness, where we seek to identify the player with the best name in the Majors. Last year we filtered through 512 names to get down to the eventual winner. This year, due to blogmistress time constraints, we are starting with 32. … Read more
And the 2012 March Moniker Madness Winner Is . . .
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 March Moniker Madness title. Congrats to William Martin Dillhoefer, better known as Pickles Dillhoefer! Thanks … Read more