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Name Chain #2

Posted by Andy on August 8, 2007
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Let's take another short break from the serious stats. See Name Chain #1 for explanation. Although I am calling this #2, some users posted some nice chains in the comments for Name Chain #1.

The Only Nolan Ryan Howard Johnson Fry

The Only Nolan Ryan Howard Johnson Fry
The Only Nolan Ryan Howard Johnson Fry
The Only Nolan Ryan Howard Johnson Fry
The Only Nolan Ryan Howard Johnson Fry
The Only Nolan Ryan Howard Johnson Fry

Nolan Ryan pitched just 5382.1 more innings than Johnson Fry.

And sure, I could have gone with Gary Nolan or Joe Nolan at the start, but you've heard of those guys.

Related posts:

    Name Chain #1
    Name Chain #4
    Name Chain #3
    POLL: Nolan Ryan and the Hall of Fame
    Best and Worst Winning Percentage by a Hall of Famer vs. a single team

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8 Responses to “Name Chain #2”

  1. Davie Says:
    August 8th, 2007 at 9:11 am

    So do you think one can be done for every team?

  2. blackwell Says:
    August 8th, 2007 at 10:31 am

    I had to plagiarize a bit on this one but still could not beat nine:

    Joe Nolan
    Nolan Ryan
    Ryan Howard
    Howard Earl
    Earl Henry
    Henry Jackson
    Jackson Todd
    Todd Walker
    Walker Cooper

  3. Andy Says:
    August 8th, 2007 at 10:50 am

    I have one that's 10. Waiting for a slow news day to rip it out.

  4. Andy Says:
    August 8th, 2007 at 10:52 am

    Davie, it depends on how many names long it needs to be. If just 2 names, I am guessing yes. If 3 or more, I am guessing no.

  5. kjbopp Says:
    August 8th, 2007 at 3:41 pm

    Paying homage to the real HR king: (using Hank's given name "Henry")

    Tommy John Andre David Lee Thomas Howard Earl Scott Earl Henry Aaron (12)

    How many times did Tommy John face Henry Aaron and how did he fare?

    (first time poster)

  6. kjbopp Says:
    August 8th, 2007 at 4:06 pm

    etc...

    Tommy John Andre David Lee Thomas Howard Earl Scott Earl Henry Aaron Boone Logan Easley (15)

    or

    Tommy John Andre David Lee Thomas Howard Earl Scott Earl Henry Aaron Ward Miller Huggins (15)

  7. Andy Says:
    August 8th, 2007 at 7:18 pm

    Yep, that was basically the one I had in store too. Good job.

  8. MITchip Says:
    August 10th, 2007 at 1:48 pm

    I was able to pull 15 without changing display names.

    Mike Chris George Scott Terry Lee Thomas Gorman Thomas Howard Earl Henry Jackson Todd Walker Cooper

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