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Old 04-20-2007, 10:48 AM
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Posted By: Bill Stone

The HOF thread got me to wondering who you thought today would still be the most recognized names in baseball -ie: if asked to name 3 famous baseball players who would the average person know? I have to believe Babe Ruth and Mickey Mantle would be first and second? Others?

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Jackie Robinson.

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Old 04-20-2007, 10:54 AM
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Posted By: Mike

A few possibilies. Cy Young maybe because of the award named after him. Joe D. because of the Monroe connection. Ot Ty Cobb. Just because he is Cobb...

Pre war players now. No post War. Who knows who they'd name in that instance. Griffey or Bonds maybe.

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Pete Rose and Sammy Sosa due to their noteriety

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Barry Bonds would probably be first these days.

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Chico Escuela

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Jim Slaton.

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Old 04-20-2007, 12:08 PM
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Posted By: Andrew

Don't forget about Honus. When people find out I collect old baseball cards, I usually face two questions: 1) "What are my 1987 Topps etc worth," and 2) "What do you know about that famous Honus Wagner card."

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Old 04-20-2007, 04:34 PM
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Posted By: Patrick McMenemy

Let's add my dad's favorite ball player to the list: Ted Williams. One of the greatest hitters that ever lived, not to mention, war hero, and one hell of a fisherman. Ted also quietly did a lot for the Jimmy Fund. Ted deserved better in the end. RIP!

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Patrick- On a side note, my Dad went to Junior High School with Ted Williams and played ball with him as a kid. For Sure Ted would be top 3 here in San Diego....

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Not one mention of Ruth?

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Old 04-20-2007, 06:02 PM
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Yes Jay, Ruth was the first name mentioned. Ya gotta start at the top.

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Doh! Managed to skim right past it.

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Joe Charboneau

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Old 04-20-2007, 06:57 PM
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Ruth..Thats it. Totally universal..Still leading the league in recognition.

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Posted By: Steve f

Just asked the wife, who is mostly clueless on this topic. Joe DiMaggio

I have to agree on Ruth.

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Cuno Barragan?

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Old 04-20-2007, 07:28 PM
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Posted By: joe

Sure would depend on the age group, we collectors sometimes forget, everyone does not collect baseball cards. But there are a lot of baseball fans. Younger fans that are not into collecting probably would not mention Cobb, Wagner, Ruth or Gehrig. Those are the players I would pick.

Joe

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Old 04-20-2007, 07:30 PM
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Posted By: John Kalafarski

Dizzy Dean. The last of his breed: ". . . a hick--but he felt great about himself. . . a happy rube. . . Dizzy was beloved because he represented something which no longer could be seen first-hand on a Sunday drive. People of his ilk dominated television in the 1960s--the Beverly Hillbillies, Green Acres, Gomer Pyle, Petticoat Junction, and Andy Griffith's village of gentle rubes. We watched them because they had been a part of who we were for 150 years, and we missed them." Nice. Now, gang, where is this passage from?

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Posted By: Lance

MICKEY MANTLE.

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Old 04-20-2007, 08:00 PM
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Posted By: Ted Zanidakis

I grew up in the 1950's listening to Dizzy Dean announcing the NY Yankees games along with Mel Allen.
What a duo....and Allen would get Dizzy all "wound-up", and Diz would start singing his favorite song....
the "Wabash Cannonball". So, I really appreciate what you are saying.

Boy, that was a great time to be growing up in the greater NY area.

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Smith?

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Old 04-20-2007, 08:51 PM
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Posted By: John Kalafarski

You can get the collection of Dizzy's radio show on tape from MLB. Did you, by any chance, get to listen to Red Barber (baseball's greatest announcer) when you were a kid?

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Stubby Clapp

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Posted By: Eric B

My wife said she doesn't know anyone. I said think! Finally she said Ruth, Cobb, Cal Ripken.

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Posted By: Jerry Hrechka

Cy Acosta

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Ed Ott, cognitively speaking.

Fewest letters for the brain to recognize.

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Old 04-21-2007, 07:19 AM
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Posted By: Max Weder

Ryan

Oh?

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Posted By: Ryan Christoff

Max,

Sadaharu Oh is 10 letters, twice that of Ed Ott, shortest name in MLB history.

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1.Barry Bonds.
2.Derek Jeter.
3.Joe D.


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Posted By: Tyler

My fiance just responded with:

1. Babe Ruth
2. Mark Giambi
3. Ty Cobb

She is from England, but lives in the states now. She must have seen (Jason)Giambi in a HR contest a couple of years ago, or remembers his name from a steroid deal...weird that she would throw that one in there with 2 legends!?

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Posted By: Rob

i asked my wife to name 3 baseball players. she responded with:

1) david ortiz
2) manny ramirez
3) curt schilling

she's a red sox fan, but only watches games cuz i'm watching them (rooting against them!!!!)

so i asked for 2 names of players no longer playing. she responded:

1) babe ruth
2) shoeless joe jackson

she said the movie "field of dreams" was what made the jackson stick in her head.

Rob

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Posted By: MVSNYC

ruth
gehrig
mantle

honorable mention:

shoeless joe
joe d.
ty cobb

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Old 04-21-2007, 09:27 AM
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Posted By: Ted Zanidakis

As you know, Red Barber was the voice of the Dodgers for many years and if a Yankee game wasn't on,
then I'd listen to Red on the Dodger's station (or on WOR TV Channel 9). Then, he joined Mel Allen on the
Yankees' station. I never understood why the Dodgers "dumped" Red, it was their loss and the Yankees gain.

In 1957 "The Scooter" Rizzuto joined this broadcasting team and the "play-by-play" entertainment got even
better. But, I never forget the Dizzy Dean days in the early '50s.....he was quite the character to listen to,
and watch on TV in the broadcast booth.

Thanks for asking and thanks for suggesting the tapes.

TED Z

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Posted By: Joe

1- Calvin Coolidge Julius Caesar Tuskahoma McLish

2- George Washington (White Sox, 1930s)

3- John Kennedy (maybe more than one...I remember a Red Sox util infielder)

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Marv Thornberry

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From the 19th century
Al Spalding (everyone knows the last name) and Billy Sunday (for non baseball reasons)

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Posted By: davidcycleback

As an Anglophile, the two most recognizable names in England would be Babe Ruth and Barry Bonds.

In the US it clearly would be Babe Ruth. Most non-baseball fans would have also heard of Bonds, Jackie Robinson and DiMaggio. If they're Jewish add Sandy Koufax.

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David

An anglophile is a person who has fondness for England and English culture. Babe Ruth and Bonds are likely to be well down below the Queen's corgis for an anglophile.

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Posted By: davidcycleback

I meant baseball names. Scary Spice and Mr. Bean would be more recognized names, though I don't believe they played baseball.

I've seen every episode of Black Addar, Are You Being Served?, Red Dwarf and Monty Python, and neither Babe Ruth nor Mickey Mantle was mentioned once. Not even Willie Mays. The only connection to baseball is that, in Red Dwarf, they sometimes hit things with baseball bats.

Interestingly, the English writer P.G. Wodehouse, who wrote stories that could not be more British, was a big baseball fan and the NY Giants were his favorite team.

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Posted By: Max Weder

Ah. I get it: you're the anglophile.

I'm a little slow today.

Max

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I bought Robbie Williams' greatest hits. I don't get it.

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Where have you gone Joe Dimaggio

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I think it would depend on the ages of the people who you asked. Although every age groupd should know who Babe Ruth is anyways...

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BABE RUTH.

It's really not even a contest.

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Today, i'd asked a pessimistic coworker. He replied, Bill Buckner

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Posted By: Larry

I just polled my three daughters and their three friends here that are staying over, all ages 9-14....

Three Names almost all said:
1. Babe Ruth
2. Mickey Mantle
3. Hank Aaron

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Babe Ruth
Hank Aaron
Lou Gehrig
Joe DiMaggio

Okay, okay .... Barry Bonds.


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Kelly Leak

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1. Babe Ruth
2. Lou Gehrig
3. Bucky *&$#! Dent

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