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Turns out Varland is the Newbie. Per post #887, I used Kriske on 9/16/25.Twins Alert on the Grid. 2 New Players on their line but I don't know if it was Varland or Kriske.
As for Bill Burns, while not one of the Black Sox he played a pivotable go between role with the team. His character was portrayed by Christopher Lloyd in Eight Men Out.
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Found a little quirk today. On the football grid, I tried to use Ed "Too Tall" Jones as a Cowboy with a 10+ sack season (not really a deep pull, I know). Anyway, I started with just Ed Jones. Only name that came up was a guy that only played in 1975. Obviously not the right guy. So I try typing in Ed Too Tall Jones. Nope. Third try I discover that he's listed only as Too Tall Jones. So now that I've opened that can of worms, I'm wondering how many players in the database are listed primarily by their nicknames.
I'll see your Ripper, and raise you with Baby Doll Jacobson (he works for a slew of AL squads: Orioles, Athletics, Guardians, Tigers, and Red Sox):Here's a good one, and note he's a 3X All Star:
Ripper Collins
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Ripper Collins (baseball) - Wikipedia
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The nickname "Ripper" developed during an on-field incident that occurred when Jimmy was a young player. A ball rocketed off his bat and struck a nail protruding from the outfield fence; it caused the cover to partially tear. When asked who hit the ball, the retrieving outfielder saw the ball hanging and said, "It was the ripper."
Damn sad news. Only 62, RIP.Sorry to hear Mike Greenwell passed away. It's notable for Grid purposes that he was a career .303 hitter who only played for the Red Sox.
It always humors me when we have the same players on the Grid together-I used Gaetti and Punto in the same slots as you. I was able to add Newbies in Alan Roden and Edouard Julien in the Twins column, along with a 1988 Topps podcast featured guy in Wallace Johnson (surprise, suprise, it was a really low score).Late Night Twins Alert. The 2 Buddys are actually part of the franchise's Top 24 in All Time WAR. Only Lewis registered as a New Player for me, while Myer I had used as an All Star.
Robby Thompson also an added Newbie, to my surprise.
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It’s a big reason I never can remember that Ken Brett was with the Twins—no Topps card cause he ended the season somewhere else.
Sorry to hear Mike Greenwell passed away. It's notable for Grid purposes that he was a career .303 hitter who only played for the Red Sox.
Damn sad news. Only 62, RIP.
For the GRID he's sneaky as he played C for 1 game, in addition to all 3 OF spots. Also had a 100 RBI season, has a Silver Slugger, a 7.5 WAR year and was an All Star. Pretty stellar.

Awe. Dammit. Missed out. Stupid Rich Gedman.

Ode to Ken Brett, though neither Minnesota nor Bloomington got a mention in this classic.
Maybe he was here...
I used Davillio some time ago, due to my deep dive on anonymous All Stars from the 60s and 70s. I recall reading in his SABR profile that the Dodgers employed him and Manny Mota as pinch hitting specialists in the mid 70s and that was pretty much all they did. The era of 9 and 10 man rotations.Twins Alert on the Grid. No Newbies on that line, I thought Hughes would be a qualifier, but not so.
Vic Davilillo was added to the list though. I was watching something on the '77 & '78 Dodgers-Yanks WS and somehow he popped up.
Also was on the AL Roster for the 1965 All Star Game at the Met, for Cleveland.
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