All Things Immaculate Grid-related (MLB, NBA, NFL)

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Back to my post about nicknames, there's an MLB player listed on the Grid as: "The Only Nolan".

The Only Nolan - Wikipedia

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Nolan was expelled by Indianapolis on August 14 when he told the team he was going to a funeral but instead went drinking.

My kind of player.

 

[Ope3]

Back to my post about nicknames, there's an MLB player listed on the Grid as: "The Only Nolan".

The Only Nolan - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Nolan was expelled by Indianapolis on August 14 when he told the team he was going to a funeral but instead went drinking.

My kind of player.

Looks like he will work on a Pirates/Phillies combo.

 

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A day late on the Twins Grid Alert.

New Player added was Derek Parks, who I was reminded of recently scanning former Twins 1st Round Draft picks.

 

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All Twins today, for a solid low teens Rarity. Brian Harper added as a New Player.

 

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Dead heat at 196 in my Waite Hoyt vs Ken Brett dual.

Brett has made up some solid ground as a #1 Draft Pick.



Big Ed Delahanty is on the bubble, I am not sure who is next on the list. Probably Doc Gooden.

 

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Dead heat at 196 in my Waite Hoyt vs Ken Brett dual.

Brett has made up some solid ground as a #1 Draft Pick.

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Big Ed Delahanty is on the bubble, I am not sure who is next on the list. Probably Doc Gooden.

I don't have such a race at the top, as Kirby outpaces Circle Me Bert at a 142 to 81 rate. My fight is trying to make the top line all former Twins-it's really hard to quit Gaylord Perry, but Rod Carew is just one spot from tying him. We share Mauer, Parker, Winfield on our big board. And I am a bit proud to have mid to late '70s Rangers rotation members Blyleven, Perry, Fergie Jenkins, and Doyle Alexander all on the big board. Them were some well traveled Hall of Famer's (and Hall of pretty good).

 

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I don't have such a race at the top, as Kirby outpaces Circle Me Bert at a 142 to 81 rate. My fight is trying to make the top line all former Twins-it's really hard to quit Gaylord Perry, but Rod Carew is just one spot from tying him. We share Mauer, Parker, Winfield on our big board. And I am a bit proud to have mid to late '70s Rangers rotation members Blyleven, Perry, Fergie Jenkins, and Doyle Alexander all on the big board. Them were some well traveled Hall of Famer's (and Hall of pretty good).

Doyle Alexander (used him today for Braves/Jays) I would guess is not much further behind Gooden for me. Molitor has to also be within striking distance.

The bonus payoff with Hoyt/K Brett is they are always fantastic for Rarity, hardly ever beyond 1% and usually .3% or better.

 

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Doyle Alexander (used him today for Braves/Jays) I would guess is not much further behind Gooden for me. Molitor has to also be within striking distance.

The bonus payoff with Hoyt/K Brett is they are always fantastic for Rarity, hardly ever beyond 1% and usually .3% or better.

Because of the trick you shared regarding Kirby (played 2B, 3B, and SS, in addition to all the outfield positions), he always brings in a small score when I put him to use.

I'm guessing Tony O's close to making your big board too--he's #6 on my list (a good distance from Carew though) and he hits so many categories: HOF, .300 season and career, 200 hits, 100 RBI's, 30 HR's, Gold Glove, All-Star, ROY, one team, born overseas. You just have to be careful with the 2000 hits trap (he ended with 1917), which I've fallen into more than once, I believe. He also brings a tidy rarity score almost whenever I use him.

 

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Because of the trick you shared regarding Kirby (played 2B, 3B, and SS, in addition to all the outfield positions), he always brings in a small score when I put him to use.

I'm guessing Tony O's close to making your big board too--he's #6 on my list (a good distance from Carew though) and he hits so many categories: HOF, .300 season and career, 200 hits, 100 RBI's, 30 HR's, Gold Glove, All-Star, ROY, one team, born overseas. You just have to be careful with the 2000 hits trap (he ended with 1917), which I've fallen into more than once, I believe. He also brings a tidy rarity score almost whenever I use him.

Indeed Tony O is a regular, especially on a Saturday when it's usually Stat/Accomplishment Categories only.

 

[coolhandgopher]

Back to my post about nicknames, there's an MLB player listed on the Grid as: "The Only Nolan".

The Only Nolan - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Nolan was expelled by Indianapolis on August 14 when he told the team he was going to a funeral but instead went drinking.

My kind of player.

Add Preacher Roe to the players identified by nickname on Baseball Reference/IG.

 

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Add Preacher Roe to the players identified by nickname on Baseball Reference/IG.

Just be careful not to mix him up with Schoolboy Rowe, a mistake I have previously made.

Schoolboy Rowe Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More | Baseball-Reference.com

Check out the latest Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More of Schoolboy Rowe. Get info about his position, age, height, weight, draft status, bats, throws, school and more on Baseball-reference.com

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Preacher Roe Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More | Baseball-Reference.com

Check out the latest Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More of Preacher Roe. Get info about his position, age, height, weight, draft status, bats, throws, school and more on Baseball-reference.com

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Add Preacher Roe to the players identified by nickname on Baseball Reference/IG.

Just be careful not to mix him up with Schoolboy Rowe, a mistake I have previously made.

Schoolboy Rowe Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More | Baseball-Reference.com

Check out the latest Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More of Schoolboy Rowe. Get info about his position, age, height, weight, draft status, bats, throws, school and more on Baseball-reference.com

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Preacher Roe Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More | Baseball-Reference.com

Check out the latest Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More of Preacher Roe. Get info about his position, age, height, weight, draft status, bats, throws, school and more on Baseball-reference.com

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Your guy Preacher scored pretty quality Rarity today.

In clicking on Schoolboy's Baseball reference page I noticed a Poppy flower graphic which which was cool, and assumed it was for Veteran's Day. Those that served in the military are being honored today with that "Easter egg".





Also note to self, Schoolboy has a gaudy +40 WAR.

 

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Twins Alert on Grid today. New Players are Brye & Arozarena.



Probably should have thought harder on the LF / 1 team category. I am surprised K Brett got a full 1%. That's rare.

 

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Twins Alert on Grid today. New Players are Brye & Arozarena.

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Probably should have thought harder on the LF / 1 team category. I am surprised K Brett got a full 1%. That's rare.

I was able to run all newbies through the Twins category, and a bonus too:
KC: Drew Butera
Pirates: Michael Restovich (pride of Rochester Mayo)
LF: Darin Mastroianni (not to be confused with Dustan Mohr)
1 Team, LF: JT Bruett

I spent some time looking over U of M alums in MLB a couple weeks ago, hence my knowledge on Bruett (Cole DeVries is also a solo Twin career).

 

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Back to my post about nicknames, there's an MLB player listed on the Grid as: "The Only Nolan".

The Only Nolan - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Nolan was expelled by Indianapolis on August 14 when he told the team he was going to a funeral but instead went drinking.

My kind of player.

Today is a Banner Grid Day for your boy, The Only Nolan. Redemption!

Added as a New Player along with Jose Morales & Moe Drabowsky. Moe is just one of 6 MLB Players to be born in Poland.



For Morales, I admit I just typed in "Jose" and tried to hunt down a Newbie who qualified. Score. Total Rarity = 3.

Seems dubious that the Valenzuela hack was still 0.4% in the Silver Slugger/OF category.

 

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Back to my post about nicknames, there's an MLB player listed on the Grid as: "The Only Nolan".

The Only Nolan - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Nolan was expelled by Indianapolis on August 14 when he told the team he was going to a funeral but instead went drinking.

My kind of player.

Buttercup Dickerson.

Buttercup Dickerson - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Found him from your Nolan link as another of the 10 players to be blacklisted by the National League in 1881. His story reads like a Hollywood script waiting to happen, but not a much different tale than The Princess Bride.

Buttercup Dickerson – Society for American Baseball Research

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Seems he could be useful as a Red for the Grid. Noteworthy, led the League in Triples once with 14 as a 20 year old Outfielder.

Nickname was not from consuming Reese's as I would have guessed.

 

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Dead heat at 196 in my Waite Hoyt vs Ken Brett dual.

Brett has made up some solid ground as a #1 Draft Pick.

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Big Ed Delahanty is on the bubble, I am not sure who is next on the list. Probably Doc Gooden.

Ken Brett is my first Player to hit the 200 threshold for me being used in the Phillies/Angels box.

Waite Hoyt is at 199.

 

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Finally got to use Pete Rose Jr.
.

 

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Behind the curtain...

 

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Twins on the grid today. . .
Went with:
Larry Milbourne (.3%)
Lamonte Wade Jr. (2%)
Noah Davis (.01%)

Wade Jr. and Davis were newbies for me today, and by using Davis I'm awfully close to finishing off the 2025 Twins roster.

 

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Twins on the grid today. . .
Went with:
Larry Milbourne (.3%)
Lamonte Wade Jr. (2%)
Noah Davis (.01%)

Wade Jr. and Davis were newbies for me today, and by using Davis I'm awfully close to finishing off the 2025 Twins roster.

Sam Deduno and Joe Judge are my 2 New Players today in the Twins line.

Deduno I have had top of mind for a bit, just trying to deferentiate him from Sam Dyson.

Judge (as a Senator) is on the Twins Top 24 All Time WAR players. I think I only have 1 left but I can't remember if it's Buddy Myer or Buddy Lewis, both also from the Washington era. TBD.



Several other familiar cast members for a Total Rarity of 9.

 

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Sam Deduno and Joe Judge are my 2 New Players today in the Twins line.

Deduno I have had top of mind for a bit, just trying to deferentiate him from Sam Dyson.

Judge (as a Senator) is on the Twins Top 24 All Time WAR players. I think I only have 1 left but I can't remember if it's Buddy Myer or Buddy Lewis, both also from the Washington era. TBD.

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Several other familiar cast members for a Total Rarity of 9.

It appears that Brett is stretching his lead over Hoyt?

 

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It appears that Brett is stretching his lead over Hoyt?

Yeah K Brett is now up 3, which is a pretty commanding lead in this battle. Hoyt has been stuck on 199 for about a week now, which is a major slump for these gamers.

 

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Banner day on the Grid, Total Rarity of 1 and added 3 New Players all in the American column.

John Paciorek (brother of Tom) has the unique destination of most Plate Appearances, while having an OBP of 1.000. He went 3 for 3 and added 2 Walks in his only MLB game.

Allan Anderson I was surprised had not been used.

Randy Johnson (1982 Twin) 1 stumbled into being reminded of when using the Big Unit as an OF hack.

 

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Banner day on the Grid, Total Rarity of 1 and added 3 New Players all in the American column.

John Paciorek (brother of Tom) has the unique destination of most Plate Appearances, while having an OBP of 1.000. He went 3 for 3 and added 2 Walks in his only MLB game.

Allan Anderson I was surprised had not been used.

Randy Johnson (1982 Twin) 1 stumbled into being reminded of when using the Big Unit as an OF hack.

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A great day for myself also-I mined the old-timers (with a tip of the hat to you Ope for Johnny Frederick and Buddy Myers) to clean up on unique players and low scores. The wonderfully named Orval Overall was unique player #1850.

A couple recent tips found inadvertently:
* when typing in King Kelly, I mistakenly hit L on the last name and discovered there was a player by the name of King Lear from the olden days.
* when taking a look at Preacher Roe’s profile, I found out there are too other Preachers, both of whom played in the Negro Leagues, without much distinction, but Preacher Henry came in handy this week for the Negro Leagues category and Preacher Davis lies in wait.

 

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The wonderfully named Orval Overall was unique player #1850.

Looking up Overall's gaudy but short-lived 1900s stats on Baseball Reference, I figured there had to be more to his story. Turns out Orvie retired due to a "sore arm" after 1910. Tried a quick comeback in 1913.

That's not to say though Overall was not an interesting cat.

The Cal 100: No. 17 -- Orval Overall

The Bears' first major leaguer, Overall was the winning pitcher in the clinching game of the 1908 World Series -- the Chicago Cubs' final championship for 108 seasons.

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