I believe he had the shortest name in major league history. Steve O
On Mon, Jul 5, 2010 at 6:37 PM, Matt & Olga McSorley <[email protected]>wrote: > Slowest man ever to play in the majors, and for some dumb reason I remember > that the letters that spelled his name on the back of his uniform were > massive, seeing that there were only three of them. Those Pirates teams were > good -- Bill Madlock at third, Omar The Outmaker Moreno in center field, > Phil Garner at second. > > ------------------------------ > *From:* Tom Salemi <[email protected]> > *To:* [email protected] > *Sent:* Mon, July 5, 2010 3:27:04 PM > *Subject:* Re: Ed Ott > > I remember the name well. Be sure to suggest he's an Eddie Ott. I'm sure he > loves that one. > > On Mon, Jul 5, 2010 at 2:59 PM, Ray Salemi <[email protected]> wrote: > >> I'm thinking of going to a Brockton Rox game tonight. They are >> playing the Sussex Skyhawks whose manager is Ed Ott. >> >> The name rung a bell, so I looked him up. It turns out he was on the >> Pirates in the 70's. The reason I remember his name is that he was on >> the very first Strato-o-matic baseball team I owned. The one that >> came with the box and included Willy Stargell, Dave Parker, and Kent >> Tekulve. >> >> I remembered that I played them against the 1978 Red Sox in a faux >> World Series. The Sox lost in 7. >> >> Ray >> >> >> -- >> Author of "FPGA Simulation: A Complete Step-by-Step Guide" >> www.fpgasimulation.com >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Red Sox Citizens" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]<redsoxcitizens%[email protected]> >> . >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/redsoxcitizens?hl=en. >> >> > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Red Sox Citizens" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<redsoxcitizens%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/redsoxcitizens?hl=en. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Red Sox Citizens" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<redsoxcitizens%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/redsoxcitizens?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Red Sox Citizens" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/redsoxcitizens?hl=en.
