I obviously like talking about sports. I like to talk strategy, I like to talk trades. I’m fascinated by the political and financial sides of the game. I also enjoy the quirky, humorous parts of the sports world.
A while back, my boy B-Wiz and me were trippin on how many baseball players have double initials.. Like Barry Bonds and Bobby Bonds or Brett Boone and Bob Boone. The Wolf, who claims to have struck out something like 14 batters in a Division VII college baseball game, dropped a couple too, so I gotta give him a pound. There are examples of D.I.’d athletes in other sports (Mark Martin, Lisa Leslie, Fred Funk), but by our calculations, MLB easily has the most. Here’s a portion of our list:
- Mark McGwire
- Sammy Sosa
- Barry Bonds
- Bobby Bonds
- Mike Morgan
- Doug DeCinces
- Mike Maddux
- Dave Dravecky
- Greg Gagne
- Rafael Ramirez
- Gary Gaetti
- Mickey Mantle
- J.D. Drew
- Bruce Bochey
- Mickey Morandini
- Alan Ashby
- Andy Ashby
- Jorge Julio
- Jacque Jones
- Darren Daulton
- Antonio Alfonseca
- Bud Black
- Billy Beane
- Darren Driefort
- Bobby Bonilla
There’s a lot more, so feel free to add your own in the comments section… Pascaul Perez, just in case you thought you were gonna slip that one in. You can also add your non-MLB names like:
- Brent Barry
- Greg Graham
- Zinedine Zidane
- Joe Jurevicius
- Hulk Hogan
Tags: MLB, Sports, Initials, Baseball, Barry Bonds, Mark McGwire, Sammy Sosa
October 5th, 2007 at 9:54 am
MLB’
Chad Curtis
Woody Williams
NON-MLB
Jarret Jack
Kasey Kahne
Sheryl Swoopes
FORMER NCAA
Kliff Kingsbury (you know you wish you thought of that one first)
October 5th, 2007 at 11:03 am
I’ll see your Chad Curtis and raise you a Brett Butler.
Early 1900s
Jack Johnson
Woodrow Wilson
Porn Star
Jenna Jameson
Serial Killer
Wayne Williams
October 5th, 2007 at 11:06 am
Danny Darwin
Rick Reuschel
Rich Rhoden
Steve Sax
Dick Drago
Frankie Frisch
Bill Buckner
more to come…
October 5th, 2007 at 11:10 am
Wilber Wood
Joe Jackson
Carl Crawford
Jay Johnstone
Willie Wilson
more to come…
October 5th, 2007 at 11:12 am
Where do you guys stand on Goose Gossage?
October 5th, 2007 at 11:14 am
I’ll allow it.
October 5th, 2007 at 11:27 am
Marty Marion
Milt May
Phil Plantier
Steve Stone
Tim Teufel
Matt Morris
Bob Boone
more to come…
October 5th, 2007 at 11:29 am
WOW.
I don’t know if we can do much better than Phil Plantier…
October 5th, 2007 at 11:40 am
Steve Sparks
Harry Hooper
Scott Sanderson
Bill Bray
ok … I think I am spent now.
October 5th, 2007 at 11:47 am
The Dallas Cowboys love D.I.’s…
Jerry Jones
Jimmy Johnson
Leon Lett
Ebinezer Ekuban
And on a side note…
Reggie Roby
October 5th, 2007 at 12:10 pm
Big Ten Edition:
Bret Bielema
Mario Manningham
Dominique Douglas (oh wait…)
October 5th, 2007 at 12:23 pm
I useta have a crush on Dominique Dawes
October 5th, 2007 at 12:48 pm
It was Division 4 and it was 20 K’s and it was also a no-no. Thanks for the props!
October 5th, 2007 at 4:12 pm
Ok I got you guys beat.
Ravishing Rick Rude
Hulk Hogan
Mr. Marcus
……… I can go on forever but I quit
October 7th, 2007 at 11:34 am
you fuxxie.. Hulk Hogan’s already been named..
ugueth urbina
kim kardashian