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    • Thursday, January 19, 2012

    SBNation: Bois: The Bob Famine

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    posted on January 19, 2012 at 04:22 AM by Crispix Attacks 2: Swag Airlines to angels, baseball geeks, online  |  85 comment(s)

    In baseball, the name “Bob” has gone from extremely common to a marginal curiosity and nexus of confusion.

    There was one active MLB Bob last year, Bobby Abreu, whose given name is “Bob” but goes by “Bobby”. In 2010 there were two - Abreu, and Bob Howry, whose given name is “Bobby” but goes by “Bob”. In 2009 we also had Bob McCrory.

    In the future, will “Bob” be as unheard-of for baseball players as “Dick”? Can Bob Stumpo restore glory to this appellation? ...Read More...

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    1. Gamingboy posted on November 03, 2011 at 10:20 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    Wow, Taiwanese Puppet-Selig is a badass.
    2. Shredder posted on November 03, 2011 at 10:20 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    Jamie's got a lot of holes in that swing.
    3. Sleepy supports unauthorized rambling posted on November 03, 2011 at 10:57 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    Now that I know what McCourt was really trying to do with Fox, I'm glad Selig stepped in. That's just disgusting.
    4. Tripon posted on November 03, 2011 at 10:59 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    Frank McCourt is a sexual being.
    5. snapper (history's 42nd greatest monster) posted on November 03, 2011 at 11:01 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    OK, that was awesome, but WTF?
    6. Tripon posted on November 03, 2011 at 11:03 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    NMA TV has a lot of videos like this. There was one on Tebow last week where they gave him Angel wings, and ended it with Sports Illustrated and ESPN killing Tebow for being a false prophet.
    7. Shooty is in the Trust Tree  posted on November 03, 2011 at 11:06 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    Bidding starts at 1 cent! Other MLB franchises selling for as low as $21.86!
    8. Slivers of Maranville (SdeB) posted on November 03, 2011 at 11:13 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    I heard MLB teams are selling on SkoreIt for as little as $500.
    9. scareduck posted on November 04, 2011 at 01:24 AM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    They totally missed his beady rat eyes.
    10. Greg Franklin posted on November 04, 2011 at 01:38 AM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    Jamie's got a lot of holes in that swing.

    Are you trying to say she swings like a girl?

    Taiwanese Puppet-Selig should be lumpier than he is.
    11. Ebessan posted on November 04, 2011 at 02:13 AM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    The Milwaukee BUD.
    12. thetailor posted on November 04, 2011 at 03:59 AM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    Was anyone else deeply worried for a moment during the McCourt-Umpire scene on the mound?
    13. baerga1 posted on November 04, 2011 at 09:34 AM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    (raises hand)

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