Funny amateur name...

JDOldSchool · 08-11-2004, 11:58 PM

Had to laugh when I saw Thomas Thomas among the list of amatuer draftees in my fictional league. He's just a 1 star closer, so I doubt he'll make it, but I'm gonna have to keep an eye on him.

Anybody else ever get any double names?

Update: Thomas Thomas went undrafted, but was signed to a minor league contract by the Oklahoma City Twisters two days later.

cgh3rd · 08-12-2004, 12:30 AM

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Originally Posted by JDOldSchool

Had to laugh when I saw Thomas Thomas among the list of amatuer draftees in my fictional league. He's just a 1 star closer, so I doubt he'll make it, but I'm gonna have to keep an eye on him.

Anybody else ever get any double names?

Update: Thomas Thomas went undrafted, but was signed to a minor league contract by the Oklahoma City Twisters two days later.

Nickname him "Doubting"!

Boozie1580 · 08-12-2004, 12:35 AM

This reminds me of one of my favorite threads:

http://www.ootpdevelopments.com/boar...ad.php?t=55856

neohemp · 08-12-2004, 01:46 AM

This wasn't on OOTP, but rather Madden 2005 (unfortunately a test sim for settings) but I had a RB named Mike Hunt, no joke. (If you've never heard it, sound it out carefully)

Malleus Dei · 08-12-2004, 09:20 AM

I have a Mike Hunt in my current league.

What's odd about Thomas Thomas? One of my friends is named James James.

Dan Theman · 08-12-2004, 10:02 AM

I wonder if some names are the results of a) parents bereft of creativity, b) parents who are sadists and enjoy watching their kids be tormented throughout their lives, or c) parents that really ARE creative and just deciding to buck convention.

Regardless, it's a pretty sad state of affairs starting around first grade (I remember one guy who had a slightly effeminate name in my first grade class get the ultimate tease - "Why didn't they just make you a girl! HAHAHA!")

DiMaggio5CF · 08-12-2004, 10:47 AM

All I know is that I had a rookie named Bill Buckner, who was a one-star pitcher who won't amount to anything. However, being the Yankees, I signed him to a minor league deal.

LivnLegend · 08-12-2004, 01:19 PM

yep, Carl Carl popped up for me the other day

Malleus Dei · 08-12-2004, 02:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Dan Theman

I wonder if some names are the results of a) parents bereft of creativity, b) parents who are sadists and enjoy watching their kids be tormented throughout their lives, or c) parents that really ARE creative and just deciding to buck convention.[/i])

Real people:

Justin Case
Rose Pillow
(they got married; her married name was Rose Pillow Case)
Rusty Gates
Rick Shaw
Happy Beaver (he changed it the day he turned 18)
Sandy Bottoms
Brown Trout
Lake Trout
Brook Trout
Rainbow Trout
Bigby Hinds
Phuc Yu Tseng (pronounced just as badly as you can imagine)
Joseph Phuc Lee (ditto)
Cole Black

and the worst of all:

Pez Dispenza

Ford Prefect · 08-12-2004, 03:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Malleus Dei

Real people:

Justin Case
Rose Pillow
(they got married; her married name was Rose Pillow Case)
Rusty Gates
Rick Shaw
Happy Beaver (he changed it the day he turned 18)
Sandy Bottoms
Brown Trout
Lake Trout
Brook Trout
Rainbow Trout
Bigby Hinds
Phuc Yu Tseng (pronounced just as badly as you can imagine)
Joseph Phuc Lee (ditto)
Cole Black

and the worst of all:

Pez Dispenza

Very nice so far can anybody top Phuc? Maybe with some Butts

rdomico · 08-12-2004, 03:17 PM

My wife has an uncle named Harry Bush. His wife is Olive Bush.

Malleus Dei · 08-12-2004, 03:36 PM

The last I heard, Phuc hadn't changed his name, but finally had to unlist his phone number.

Malleus Dei · 08-12-2004, 03:37 PM

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Originally Posted by rdomico

My wife has an uncle named Harry Bush. His wife is Olive Bush.

Ah, that reminds me of one that I forgot. I have a cousin named Harry Schlitz.

No, I'm not kidding.

jackson41 · 08-12-2004, 03:42 PM

My favorite real name I've seen (other than Phuc Yu) was Harry Wang. One of my co-workers had to contact him and didn't have his phone #. Can you imagine calling 411 and asking for Harry Wang.

jnshmoo · 08-12-2004, 04:01 PM

I've mentioned this in other threads, I know a guy named Mike Hock. He's a salesman for a dealer that my company supplies. His name comes up quite frequently in our sales meetings for comic relief. We have another one tomorrow, and I'm sure someone will want to run something by Mike Hock before the day is out.

danwaechter · 08-12-2004, 04:17 PM

In my school there's a kid named Mike Hock, as well as another named Mike Hunt.

disposableheros · 08-12-2004, 04:54 PM

how about the politician Ima Pigg (i think from Ohio) he named 1 of his kids Youra

crackpott · 08-12-2004, 08:26 PM

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Originally Posted by DiMaggio5CF

All I know is that I had a rookie named Bill Buckner, who was a one-star pitcher who won't amount to anything. However, being the Yankees, I guaranteed him 5M.

I think you must have been a little confused, so... well, i took the liberty of fixing your error.

Hammer · 08-12-2004, 08:31 PM

I've had a player in my name with double names, his name isWarren Warren, which isn't all that bad

Twelvefield · 08-13-2004, 04:06 PM

In real life, I remember a hulking Eastern-European college basketball player named Anton ****a. You pronounce his last name very carefully = "Fooch-ka". His nickname was "Big Mother". Too bad he never made it to the NBA.

My favorite OOTPB name has to be Harry Arreola (the areola is the pink flesh disc around the nipple), whom I quickly nicknamed "Snapper". My other favorite, I ended up mentioning the other day, a very qualified reliever named Solomon Dingler.

EDIT: The automatic censor won't let me spell Anton "Big Mother" ****a's last name. His last name is spelled PUCKA, except instead of a P, he has an F.

08-11-2004, 11:58 PM	#1
JDOldSchool Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 4,023	Funny amateur name... Had to laugh when I saw Thomas Thomas among the list of amatuer draftees in my fictional league. He's just a 1 star closer, so I doubt he'll make it, but I'm gonna have to keep an eye on him. Anybody else ever get any double names? Update: Thomas Thomas went undrafted, but was signed to a minor league contract by the Oklahoma City Twisters two days later. Last edited by JDOldSchool; 08-12-2004 at 12:20 AM.

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jnshmoo All Star Starter Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Not Here Posts: 1,226	I've mentioned this in other threads, I know a guy named Mike Hock. He's a salesman for a dealer that my company supplies. His name comes up quite frequently in our sales meetings for comic relief. We have another one tomorrow, and I'm sure someone will want to run something by Mike Hock before the day is out. __________________ Beer Snob and Baseball Sim Geek

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08-13-2004, 04:06 PM	#20
Twelvefield All Star Starter Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 1,188	In real life, I remember a hulking Eastern-European college basketball player named Anton **a. You pronounce his last name very carefully = "Fooch-ka". His nickname was "Big Mother". Too bad he never made it to the NBA. My favorite OOTPB name has to be Harry Arreola (the areola is the pink flesh disc around the nipple), whom I quickly nicknamed "Snapper". My other favorite, I ended up mentioning the other day, a very qualified reliever named Solomon Dingler. EDIT: The automatic censor won't let me spell Anton "Big Mother" *a's last name. His last name is spelled PUCKA, except instead of a P, he has an F. Last edited by Twelvefield; 08-13-2004 at 04:08 PM. Reason: @#$! automatic censor*

08-12-2004, 12:35 AM	#3
Boozie1580 All Star Starter Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: MD Posts: 1,255	This reminds me of one of my favorite threads: http://www.ootpdevelopments.com/boar...ad.php?t=55856

08-12-2004, 01:46 AM	#4
neohemp All Star Reserve Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Peoria, IL Posts: 551	This wasn't on OOTP, but rather Madden 2005 (unfortunately a test sim for settings) but I had a RB named Mike Hunt, no joke. (If you've never heard it, sound it out carefully)

08-12-2004, 10:47 AM	#7
DiMaggio5CF All Star Reserve Join Date: Dec 2001 Posts: 921	All I know is that I had a rookie named Bill Buckner, who was a one-star pitcher who won't amount to anything. However, being the Yankees, I signed him to a minor league deal.

08-12-2004, 03:17 PM	#11
rdomico All Star Reserve Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Monaca, PA Posts: 828	My wife has an uncle named Harry Bush. His wife is Olive Bush.

08-12-2004, 03:42 PM	#14
jackson41 Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 41	My favorite real name I've seen (other than Phuc Yu) was Harry Wang. One of my co-workers had to contact him and didn't have his phone #. Can you imagine calling 411 and asking for Harry Wang.

08-12-2004, 04:17 PM	#16
danwaechter Minors (Single A) Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 67	In my school there's a kid named Mike Hock, as well as another named Mike Hunt.

08-12-2004, 08:31 PM	#19
Hammer Major Leagues Join Date: May 2002 Location: Horicon, Wi Posts: 330	I've had a player in my name with double names, his name isWarren Warren, which isn't all that bad