[jdw]

> 3 more Allens have announced their
> intention to follow in family footsteps
> and join major league baseball,

and

> It is beleived they were born in February
> of 1935.

Great. They're all 18, so they'll hit the draft next year as 19 year olds.

There is overkill:

01/01/1926 - Allen, Cognac (1944 #2-24)
07/04/1926 - Allen Jr., Bourbon (1944 #1-6)
01/01/1930 - Allen, J.D. "Whiskey III" (1948 #1-9)
05/19/1931 - Allen, Scotch (1949 #1-6)
02/12/1932 - Allen, Gin (1950 #1-12)
02/14/1932 - Allen, Champagne (1950 #1-14)
07/04/1934 - Allen, Vodka (1952 #1-5)
07/04/1935 - Allen, Rye (1953 #1-11)

Those are all currently in the game.

Add in three more born in 1935 and it's *eight* born between 1931-35, 11 in a decade, and lord knows how many more are already in the hopper that he's forgotten about that are popping up in the next few years.

The humor value is declining of it. And the "storyline" of the family is less interesting as more get tossed in. The contrast of Bourbon and Whiskey was always a great storyline, and now the highs of Bourbon Jr. and the tough development of Whiskey Jr. is a nice follow up on their fathers.

But the rest are getting to be a cluster****. I mean what is to draw us into caring about the progress of Cognac? They're just getting to be names tossed out, drafted, and then moved onto the next guy.

Maybe make a test of these triplets - make them all 4th round pick "quality" and see if even one of them can develop into a big leauger.