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
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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. Jarrod HypnerotomachiaPoliphili(Teddy F. Ballgame) posted on February 01, 2012 at 11:06 AM # hit 0 | hit 0He is also writing book 3, about his time with the Jays.
I am a big fan. :)
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