Bronx Banter » Washington Senators http://www.bronxbanterblog.com Development site for Bronx Banter Blog's upcoming look and feel Thu, 20 Jun 2013 01:58:58 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Drop a Gem on ‘Em http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/2013/04/04/drop-a-gem-on-em-5/ http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/2013/04/04/drop-a-gem-on-em-5/#comments Thu, 04 Apr 2013 19:14:22 +0000 Alex Belth http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/?p=100613

Listen.

]]> http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/2013/04/04/drop-a-gem-on-em-5/feed/ 2 Baseball Player Name of the Week http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/2010/11/30/baseball-player-name-of-the-week-5/ http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/2010/11/30/baseball-player-name-of-the-week-5/#comments Tue, 30 Nov 2010 17:07:05 +0000 Emma Span http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/?p=45009 It was going to be Firpo Marberry. Not a lost Marx brother, but an old Senators pitcher, with a catchy nickname he earned by scowling like intimidating boxer Luis Angel Firpo. But then I scoped out his teammates… and I am compelled to award this week’s Player Name of the Week to an entire team:

The 1923 Washington Senators.

Featuring, in addition to Firpo, and to impressive but less excellently named players like Walter Johnson:

  • Muddy Ruel
  • Joe Judge
  • Ossie Bluege
  • Goose Goslin
  • Nemo Liebold
  • Rip Wade
  • Patsy Gharrity
  • Pinky Hargrave
  • Showboat Fisher
  • Doc Prothro
  • Skipper Friday
  • Clay Roe
  • Squire Potter

They just don’t build ‘em like this anymore. It must’ve been like playing Walter Johnson and the Seven Dwarves. Doc! Pinky! Muddy!

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