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.
>
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> *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
>>
>>
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