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NRaleighLiberal

(60,014 posts)
Wed Apr 17, 2013, 11:11 PM Apr 2013

Love this - in honor of Mike Carp's three hits tonight, the All Fish Team!

courtesy of ESPN - link here. http://espn.go.com/blog/boston/red-sox/post/_/id/26545/carp-sic-diem-sox-6-indians-3

C -- Steve Lake. [Hey, you gotta catch the fish somewhere.]
1B -- Randy Bass.
2B -- Cod Myers. [The Adam Kennedy of the 1880s.]
3B -- Neal Finn. Nicknamed Mickey, he hailed from Brooklyn and played for the Dodgers and Phillies.
SS -- Lip Pike. A star in the National Association, the first professional league, leading the circuit in home runs and RBIs in 1872.
IF -- Bobby Sturgeon. A shortstop and second baseman with the Cubs in the '40s, hit one career home run in 420 games.
OF -- Tim Salmon. Hit 299 career home runs, all with the Angels.
OF -- Kevin Bass. An NL All-Star with the Astros in 1986.
OF -- George Haddock. Played from 1888 to 1894.
OF -- Johnny Gill. Had 3,141 hits in 23 minor league seasons and 79 in the majors.
OF/1B -- Mike Carp.
P -- Catfish Hunter.
P -- Dizzy Trout.
P -- Mudcat Grant.
P -- Steve Trout.
P -- Jay Hook.
P -- Marlin Stuart.
P -- Art Herring. Also known as "Red."
P -- Brandon Puffer. Had 5.09 ERA over four seasons [2002-2005].
P -- Chris Ray.

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