Strangest fictional names

ill16ca · 08-09-2002, 09:02 AM

What's the strangest fictional name you've ever seen in OOPT4? Mine would have to be Lemuel Gooch......can't get much stranger than that.

badfish · 08-09-2002, 11:47 AM

I have been simming one league for 31 years and the number one pick in the last draft was 19 year old SP - Harry Guy.

I think he is the grand-son of former Raiders punter Ray Guy.

fluharty · 08-09-2002, 11:54 AM

Ran across a fictional player nammed Benjamin Grimm! For you younger folks that the name of "The Thing" from the fantastic four.
But the best has to be "Richard Weed", who was a number on pick. He was VERY good, and just couldn't allow than name to enter the record books, so I changed it to Brad.

CMH · 08-09-2002, 12:25 PM

unless the name Brian was spelled incorrectly in the name file...there was a player in my league who's first name was BRAIN.

SSG Troyer · 08-09-2002, 01:17 PM

Harry Potter was a middle-of-the-pack MR in the 20s....

Don King was was .290 career hitting RF...

I have William Williams and Donald Donaldson currently active...

Malleus Dei · 08-09-2002, 01:40 PM

In my historical league, among the current starters are Harry Bush, Peter Ready, and Dick Dicks. Plus I can only blame myself for them, I'm using the Historical Name Generator file set I made.

JAttractive · 08-09-2002, 07:39 PM

While not exactly along the same lines as the above mentioned ones my personal favourite names I have seen created:

Forest Barefoot
Tom Toms
Benedict McSherry
Johnny Weedman

Something about those names just makes me smile when I see them.

Nhill · 08-09-2002, 07:48 PM

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Originally posted by Malleus Dei
Dick Dicks.

Heh. That's the name of my friend's dad.

The_Offspring187 · 08-09-2002, 10:00 PM

I've had a William Williams as well.

John Lennon was a great relief pitcher for the A's in my Smokies league.

I haven't really gone out of my way to look for absolutely humorous names, but I recently generated 25 years worth of my 1901 fictional league into Baseball Reference pages, so I'll look around more in a bit.

I think Richard Weed and Harry Guy are hilarious names.

Dwolfson20 · 08-10-2002, 12:00 AM

I just saw a guy retire whose name was Carlos Carlos.

crackpott · 08-10-2002, 12:13 AM

We had a right fielder named Samuel Soza... what a ripoff.

However the best name came from the OOTP3 era... "Buttons Prettyman"

SSG Troyer · 08-10-2002, 01:11 AM

I just found Todd Todd on my top 100 propects list...

EagleEye_0 · 08-10-2002, 01:45 AM

Richard Head

Modern Relic · 08-11-2002, 04:10 PM

There's a pitcher in the AFBL named Weasle Crooked.

Dwolfson20 · 08-12-2002, 12:28 AM

This year's strange rookie: Sung Dingus

Can somebody tell me why either of those names are in the name file?

RobertKak · 08-12-2002, 01:33 AM

Sung Dingus.....
ladies and gentleman...unless anyone can top this one, I think we have a winner

although Richard Head comes in a very close second

Dxgarnett · 08-12-2002, 12:04 PM

Only one I can think of is Freddy Frederickson. I know I know..Nothing special.

Chris

LedgerSko · 08-12-2002, 01:21 PM

This guy was a crappy MR for the NBSL's Baltimore Orioles but his name was Dick Swallow

Mike Tyson was a power hitting LF for my solo league Washington Senators. I was always checking the news to see if he bit someone's ear off.

rallymonkey1982 · 08-12-2002, 10:22 PM

It wasn't in OOTP, but in the HHSL, a high heat sim league taht I'm in, there's a catching prospect for the Brewers by the name of Harry Cox. A motion to change his name was not accepted

LivnLegend · 08-12-2002, 11:06 PM

Chester Fields
Forest Ranger

I had a guy named William Knott so I changed his first name to Yogi so on the roster screen it looks like "Y. Knott"

08-09-2002, 09:02 AM	#1
ill16ca All Star Reserve Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Montreal Posts: 690	Strangest fictional names What's the strangest fictional name you've ever seen in OOPT4? Mine would have to be Lemuel Gooch......can't get much stranger than that.

08-09-2002, 01:17 PM	#5
SSG Troyer All Star Starter Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Somewhere to the left of 2nd base Posts: 1,598	Harry Potter was a middle-of-the-pack MR in the 20s.... Don King was was .290 career hitting RF... I have William Williams and Donald Donaldson currently active... __________________ MWT Did Tennesee Delaware Mississppi's New Jersey? Idaho ... Alaska!

08-10-2002, 12:00 AM	#10
Dwolfson20 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Not St. Louis Posts: 2,872	I just saw a guy retire whose name was Carlos Carlos. __________________

08-10-2002, 12:13 AM	#11
crackpott Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Toronto Posts: 2,961	We had a right fielder named Samuel Soza... what a ripoff. However the best name came from the OOTP3 era... "Buttons Prettyman" __________________ Abandoned Planet - Check it out. The photos don't suck anymore.

08-10-2002, 01:11 AM	#12
SSG Troyer All Star Starter Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Somewhere to the left of 2nd base Posts: 1,598	I just found Todd Todd on my top 100 propects list... __________________ MWT Did Tennesee Delaware Mississppi's New Jersey? Idaho ... Alaska!

08-09-2002, 11:47 AM	#2
badfish Bat Boy Join Date: May 2002 Location: Chicago Posts: 14	I have been simming one league for 31 years and the number one pick in the last draft was 19 year old SP - Harry Guy. I think he is the grand-son of former Raiders punter Ray Guy.

08-09-2002, 11:54 AM	#3
fluharty All Star Starter Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Morgantown, WV Posts: 1,023	Ran across a fictional player nammed Benjamin Grimm! For you younger folks that the name of "The Thing" from the fantastic four. But the best has to be "Richard Weed", who was a number on pick. He was VERY good, and just couldn't allow than name to enter the record books, so I changed it to Brad.

08-09-2002, 12:25 PM	#4
CMH Hall Of Famer Join Date: Feb 2002 Posts: 5,057	unless the name Brian was spelled incorrectly in the name file...there was a player in my league who's first name was BRAIN.

08-09-2002, 07:39 PM	#7
JAttractive All Star Starter Join Date: May 2002 Location: St. Catharines, Ontario Posts: 1,135	While not exactly along the same lines as the above mentioned ones my personal favourite names I have seen created: Forest Barefoot Tom Toms Benedict McSherry Johnny Weedman Something about those names just makes me smile when I see them.

08-09-2002, 10:00 PM	#9
The_Offspring187 Major Leagues Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Tennessee Posts: 484	I've had a William Williams as well. John Lennon was a great relief pitcher for the A's in my Smokies league. I haven't really gone out of my way to look for absolutely humorous names, but I recently generated 25 years worth of my 1901 fictional league into Baseball Reference pages, so I'll look around more in a bit. I think Richard Weed and Harry Guy are hilarious names.

08-10-2002, 01:45 AM	#13
EagleEye_0 All Star Starter Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 1,426	Richard Head

08-11-2002, 04:10 PM	#14
Modern Relic All Star Starter Join Date: Dec 2001 Posts: 1,266	There's a pitcher in the AFBL named Weasle Crooked. __________________ American Folklore Baseball League (closed): Commissioner/GM - Mudville Nine (ruled!) Former member of Boys of Summer: GM - St. Louis Browns (doormats!) Former member of the OTBL: GM - Gashouse Gorillas (also ruled!) "People ask me what I do in winter when there's no baseball. I'll tell you what I do. I stare out the window and wait for spring." Rogers Hornsby

08-12-2002, 12:28 AM	#15
Dwolfson20 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Not St. Louis Posts: 2,872	This year's strange rookie: Sung Dingus Can somebody tell me why either of those names are in the name file? __________________

08-12-2002, 01:33 AM	#16
RobertKak Minors (Double A) Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 108	Sung Dingus..... ladies and gentleman...unless anyone can top this one, I think we have a winner although Richard Head comes in a very close second __________________ NMWL ______________________________ "The one constant through all the years has been baseball. America has rolled by like an army of steamrollers. It's been erased like a blackboard, rebuilt, and erased again. But baseball has marked the time. This field, this game, is a part of our past. It reminds us of all that once was good, and what could be again." -Terrance Mann (James Earl Jones) Field of Dreams 1989

08-12-2002, 12:04 PM	#17
Dxgarnett All Star Reserve Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Houston Posts: 614	Only one I can think of is Freddy Frederickson. I know I know..Nothing special. Chris __________________ Buckcheeks was here.

08-12-2002, 01:21 PM	#18
LedgerSko All Star Starter Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 1,085	This guy was a crappy MR for the NBSL's Baltimore Orioles but his name was Dick Swallow Mike Tyson was a power hitting LF for my solo league Washington Senators. I was always checking the news to see if he bit someone's ear off.

08-12-2002, 10:22 PM	#19
rallymonkey1982 Major Leagues Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Orange County Posts: 436	It wasn't in OOTP, but in the HHSL, a high heat sim league taht I'm in, there's a catching prospect for the Brewers by the name of Harry Cox. A motion to change his name was not accepted __________________ "This is sort of like living the American dream. You get to come the ballpark and get a free beer." - Arte Moreno My Life

08-12-2002, 11:06 PM	#20
LivnLegend Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: 100% pure adrenaline! Posts: 5,624	Chester Fields Forest Ranger I had a guy named William Knott so I changed his first name to Yogi so on the roster screen it looks like "Y. Knott" __________________ Excess ain't rebellion. You're drinking what they're selling.