Baseball Toaster: The Griddle : The Name's the Same, again

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1	Chicago Cubs	97	64	.602	C1
2	Philadelphia	92	70	.568	E1
3	Los Angeles Dodgers	84	78	.519	W1
4	Milwaukee	90	72	.556	C2
5	New York Mets	89	73	.549	E2
6	Houston	86	75	.534	C3
7	St. Louis	86	76	.531	C4
8	Florida	84	77	.522	E3
9	Arizona	82	80	.506	W2
10T	Colorado	74	88	.457	W3
10T	Cincinnati	74	88	.457	C5
12T	Atlanta	72	90	.444	E4
12T	San Francisco	72	90	.444	W4
14	Pittsburgh	67	95	.414	C6
15	San Diego	63	99	.389	W5
16	Washington	59	102	.366	E5

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Rank	Team	W	L	PCT	Division
1	Los Angeles Angels	100	62	.617	W1
2	Tampa Bay	97	65	.599	E1
3	Chicago White Sox	89	74	.546	C1
4	Boston	95	67	.586	E2
5	New York Yankees	89	73	.549	E3
6	Minnesota	88	75	.540	C2
7	Toronto	86	76	.531	E4
8	Cleveland	81	81	.500	C3
9	Texas	79	83	.488	W2
10	Oakland	75	86	.466	W3
11	Kansas City	75	87	.463	C4
12	Detroit	74	88	.457	C5
13	Baltimore	68	93	.422	E5
14	Seattle	61	101	.377	W4

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The Name's the Same, again

2007-05-26 16:36

by Bob Timmermann

The Kansas City Royals placed closer Joakim Soria on the 15-day disabled list and brought up pitcher Ryan Braun from Omaha to replace him on the roster.

Ryan Braun?

The name seems familiar ...

The Royals pitcher is Ryan Zachary Braun and he's a 26-year old. He's originally from Canada, but went to high school in Fresno and college at Wake Forest.

The Brewers third baseman is Ryan Joseph Braun and he's 23 and from Granada Hills and went to college at Miami.

The Ryan Brauns join the Tony Peñas (a Royals shortstop and a Diamondbacks pitcher) in their ability to confuse people. (And as Eric Enders points out I forgot the two Chris Youngs.)

And they might be the most unlikely pair of players with identical names (or at least people who go by the same name) since there were two Jeff D'Amicos in 2000. And that was also a Kansas City-Milwaukee pair.

Coincidence?

I think so.

Also, I don't believe any player named above is related to Steve Braun.

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Comments

2007-05-26 17:55:34

1. Cliff Corcoran

Granada Hills? Is that an emerging Carribean nation?

2007-05-26 17:56:43

2. fordprefect

my head hurts again. why are you doing this to me?

2007-05-26 18:04:28

3. Eric Enders

So how many identically-named pairs are in the majors altogether? Off the top of my head, there's Chris Young, Luis Gonzalez, and Javy Lopez as well. (Did the catching Lopez retire after the Rockies released him?)

2007-05-26 18:35:05

4. Bob Timmermann

1
Granada Hills is where I grew up. It doesn't need any further identification. It's like Springfield.

3
The catching Lopez retired after the Rockies released him.

2007-05-26 19:02:39

5. DXMachina

I saw Pat Dobson playing first base for the Giants AA team last night, but I'm confident he's not the Dobson who pitched in the 70's, since he died last year. Well, unless the Giants are giving minor league contracts to the undead. I suppose that could be the logical next step in their pursuit of veterans.

2007-05-26 20:26:55

6. Cliff Corcoran

Is the infielder Luis Gonzalez still in the majors?

2007-05-26 20:35:37

7. Bob Timmermann

The other Luis Gonzalez plays in Japan for the Yomiuri Giants.

2007-05-27 00:19:36

8. das411

Whither either Bobby Jones?

2007-05-27 00:55:15

9. Greg Brock

I always liked the Alex Gonzalezes. Still don't know which was which.

2007-05-27 01:30:06

10. Bob Timmermann

The Alex Gonzalezes are easy to remember.

The bad hitting one is still playing...

2007-05-27 12:47:44

11. grandcosmo

Don't forget the two players who went by the name Steve Ontiveros. That had to be the most unlikely match.

2007-05-27 14:28:58

12. Bob Timmermann

But the Steve Ontiveroses did not play at the same time.

2007-05-27 17:10:27

13. grandcosmo

12 Well if you count Little League they did.

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