My good friend Dan Wechsler wrote:
Was listening to Nats-Tigers game this afternoon and Tigs have a player whose last name is Pankake.The broadcast guys were having a field day with “Pankake comes to the plate” or “Pankake is the batter”. Pretty hilarious.
Maybe you can come up with an all breakfast team with players whose names sounds like eggs, omelet, waffle, cereal, juice etc…
It’s tougher than it sounds, but here are some of the players I found:
- Zack Wheat
- Wally Post
- Dave Eggler
- Ham Allen
- Nate Kellogg
- Johnny Oates
- Cy Fried
- Herb Hash
- Virgil Cheeves
- Doughnut Bill Carrick
If you can think of any others, let me know.
Update: More on Pankake here.
Update: From the comments, how could I forget Coco Crisp! In addition, Chris “Fruit Loops” Hoiles, Todd Coffey and Eddie Bacon.
Does Chris “Fruit Loops” Hoiles count? I’ll try to come up with some more after I’ve had mymorning cup of (Todd) Coffey.
According to baseball-reference, Eddie Bacon had a cup of coffee with the A’s in 1917, a couple of years before the Black Sox Oscar Gambled the World Series away.
Coo Crisp sounds like a wonderfully sugary cereal.
Joseph Finn » How could I forget Crisp!
I wonder who called Lou Gehrig Biscuit Pants?
I can’t believe I missed Coco.
Mickey Tettleton was the Froot Loops eater, not Chris Hoiles.
http://articles.baltimoresun.com/2009-08-12/sports/0908120002_1_froot-loops-cereal-orioles
You also have Gary Mielke and Melky Cabrera.
And don’t forget Rusty Staub, LeGrand Orange.
Frank Tanana Nut Bread is always delicious.
James Crabtree » That’s a funny one.