Greatest Full Name in Baseball History?
You were no doubt roused from fat sleep this morning by an urgent thought: “Who, prithee, has the greatest full name in baseball history?”
Because I am a man who knows things but not people, I have an answer — quite possibly the correct one:
The first thing you’ll notice is that Mr. Partenheimer’s head shot is actually an Instagram of Craig Biggio, which is fine. The second thing you’ll notice is his full name: Stanwood Wendell Partenheimer. Rogue scientist? Deep-cover assassin? Outrigger canoeist with a sex addiction? Yes. He is these and all things.
And he is nicknamed “Party” not because of phonetic similarities to his surname; rather, it’s because Stanwood Wendell Partenheimer uses the word “party” as a verb, as do all base-jumping surgeons.
Bris Lord has something to say about that:
http://greatnamesinbaseball.blogspot.com/2011/10/bris-lord-all-your-pork-are-belong-to.html
Dayn, I would like to publish a chapbook of selected NotGraphs posts of yours.
Free Hubba Hubba: Some of Dayn Perry’s Greatest NotGraphs Posts
What do you say?
This is a fine idea. I look forward to my large advance.
I will contribute three American Dollars in support of this effort.
I will contribute 35 RMB, my collection of pennies, and a few Euros. As this is an account of my home savings, I value Dayn Perry and Notgraphs’ *free entertainment almost as highly as my electric fan.
I will contribute 78 RPM.
To the Kickstarter!
I sense a bidding war coming over the rights to that book.
Let’s not forget about Malcolm Clapsaddle.
Ledell “Cannonball” Titcomb gives Mr. Partenheimer a run for his money, methinks.
Calvin Coolidge Julius Caesar Tuskahoma McLish
Case closed.
Razor Shines
Is that real?
don’t forget both dick cox
BTW – Rusty Kuntz is the Royals of Kansas City’s new 1B coach!
Mike Greenwell. True baseball nomenclature
whose name is the best aptronym though?
I always was a fan of Juan Tyrone Eichelberger
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/e/eicheju01.shtml
While not reflected on his BR page, I distincly remember the back of a minor league baseball card of his having his full name as
Juan Tyrone Eichelberger III.
I guess if there are two others of him, the name isn’t unique, but at the same time the “III” is a WASPish suffix to a name that laready sounds pretty multi-ethnic.
I get the impression none of you have heard of the great Cletus Elwood “Boots” Poffenberger.
I was always particularly intimidated by the name Dick Pole.
During my college years Lil Stoner was my Tiger.
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/stoneli01.shtml