A collecting theory: the wife test

[boysblue]

First five in order:

1. Hank Aaron
2. Jackie Robinson
3. Mickey Mantle
4. Babe Ruth
5. "Something" Williams

But she turned the table son me and asked me to name all the fashion designers that I know. Got two!

[cjedmonton]

Fun quiz. My wife named these 4 in order and then drew a blank.

1. Yogi Berra (same birthday)
2. Alex Rodriguez (J-Lo)
3. Mickey Mantle
4. Joe DiMaggio (Mr. Monroe)

80s hockey on the other hand? Would have reeled off an easy 25-30.

Huge Oilers fan during their heyday and knew many others around the league at the time.

[pete zouras]

mickey rooney, snicker, mantle
babe ruth
lou garret, did I say that right?
that guy on sharktank
sammy sosa

[mechanicalman]

My wife’s list, and she’s hot, too.

Babe Ruth
Walter Johnson
Ty Cobb
Lou Gehrig
Hank Aaron

(It helps that we named our puppy Walter Johnson.)

[bnorth]

Originally Posted by mechanicalman

My wife’s list, and she’s hot, too.

Babe Ruth
Walter Johnson
Ty Cobb
Lou Gehrig
Hank Aaron

(It helps that we named our puppy Walter Johnson.)

Cool, our dog is Bubba Chuck(Allen Iverson).

My wife got these 5
Wade Boggs No way she wouldn't get Wade as I have around 40 of his bats displayed in our living room.
Roger Clemens I have a lot of Clemens items and we have traveled to games just to watch him pitch.
Derek Jeter She has been to several Yankees games.
Kirby Puckett He was at some event my wife was on the board of and he signed stuff for all of them.
Bill Ripken I have heard this countless times. "Another one of the exact same cards" then a big sigh. LOL

[brianclat11]

I was very impressed with my wife naming several players until she got to Nolan Ryan…….”you know, the bloody sock guy”

[Peter_Spaeth]

It's astonishing how many are not naming Jackie Robinson.

[Nugen]

Babe Ruth
Mickey Mantle
Pete Rose
Derek Jeter
Jackie Robinson

[rats60]

Here is my wife's list
Roberto Clemente *
Honus Wagner *
Ty Cobb
Cy Young
Joe Jackson
Babe Ruth *
Pie Traynor *
Paul & Lloyd Waner *
Dizzy Dean *
Joe DiMaggio *
Ted Williams *
Bob Feller
Stan Musial *
Yogi Berra
Jackie Robinson *
Satchel Paige *
Duke Snider
Mickey Mantle *
Willie Mays
Hank Aaron
Ernie Banks
Sandy Koufax *
Bill Mazeroski
Bob Gibson
Lou Brock
Pete Rose
Nolan Ryan
Rollie Fingers
George Brett
Dale Murphy
Ozzie Smith
Cal Ripken Jr
Darryl Stawberry
Dwight Gooden
Roger Clemens
Kirby Puckett
Mark McGwire
Jose Canseco
Bo Jackson
Barry Bonds
Ken Griffey Sr & Jr
Frank Thomas
Sammy Sosa
Derek Jeter
Alex Rodriguez
Ron Jackson (worked with his sister)
Tom Brunansky (her sister liked him)
Deion Sanders
Michael Jordan

* These are all players who I had autographs of in a hallway in our house for years and she remember them all.

My wife use to get autographs for me at card shows and met many on this list. She has a really good memory.

[h2oya311]

In order. Disappointed a little. She was blanking, but to her credit, it’s almost 10pm.

A-Rod (ugh) (as others mentioned, almost certainly due to the J-Lo connection)
Mickey Mantle (I didn’t expect that)
Dustin Pedroia (he lives near us and one of his kids was in my son’s class and see below)
Big Papi (we lived in Boston for 15 years)
Jose Canseco (why???) (she has no idea why she said this name)
Rickey Henderson (my favorite player)

When I reminded her of Babe Ruth, that was the name she couldn’t pull for some reason.

Lots of PED and greenie-heavy players here. Not many pitchers named in any of these responses. I guess chicks really do dig the long ball.

[Kidnapped18]

When asked my Wife responded as follows:
Justice (David Justice)
Big Papi (David Ortiz)
Robinson (Jackie Robinson)
Judge (Aaron Judge)
Sosa (Sammy Sosa)
Babe Ruth (George Herman Ruth Jr)

[steve B]

My wife is a baseball fan. (football and a bit of other sports too)

So this wouldn't work for me.

When we started getting serious, we discussed teams we like. And found a great compromise!
Now I get to root for
Red Sox
Patriots
Bruins
Celtics

AND when they're not playing the above..
Orioles
Redskins/W/Commanders...
I forget what hockey team, neither of us have watched much in years.
And the Bullets/Wizards.

So I got like 3 1/2 new "favorite teams"

[todeen]

Originally Posted by mechanicalman

My wife’s list, and she’s hot, too.



Babe Ruth

Walter Johnson

Ty Cobb

Lou Gehrig

Hank Aaron



(It helps that we named our puppy Walter Johnson.)

My wife got mad at me that I didn't tell everyone she is hot. You got me in trouble.

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[orator1]

My wife:
Aaron Judge
Derek Jeter
Mickey Mantle
Pete Rose
Bob Boone
Ricky Henderson
Carl Yastrzemski
Reggie Jackson
Roger Maris
Jim O'Rourke
Mike Piazza
Daryl Strawberry
Dwight Gooden
Mike Schmidt
Barry Bonds
Don Mattingly

My daughter:
Babe Ruth
Jim O'Rourke (a family favorite )
Aaron Judge
"Mickey Robinson" (ha!)
"The one with the elbow".......Tommy John

[Collectorsince62]

I met my wife while we were both teenage ushers at Busch Stadium almost 50 years ago (gulp). Been enjoying baseball together ever since. It's strange for me to see so many short lists here because if I asked my wife to start naming ballplayers, she would go on for hours. She also has this ability to remember uniform numbers from the Cardinals teams of the 70's. As much as she enjoys baseball, she has zero interest and could not care less for my cards or memorabilia.

[Bigdaddy]

Originally Posted by boysblue

But she turned the table son me and asked me to name all the fashion designers that I know. Got two!

Did you at least get Levi Strauss?

[knoxcat1983]

Ruth Gehrig arod mays Koufax

[philliesfan]

If I asked my wife, her reply would be.....shut the hell up. Baseball is boring. All I hear is baseball talk from March to November so no baseball talk during the off season.

Bob

[Eggoman]

My wife EASILY came up with:

Ruth,
Mantle,
Clemente - she was born in Pittsburg and grew-up during the GREAT Pirates & Steelers years,
Ted Williams, and
Mays (Always one of my Favorites)

She enjoys "The Hobby" and appreciates how close it keeps me and my 3 collecting brothers.

She is ASTOUNDED at the knowledge on this Site - "How does ANYONE know all that S---?"

And SHE told me to "Bid One More Time" for my T205 Hoblitzell - No Stats after I told her I was out...

She's a GREAT GAL!

[jethrod3]

Accidentally woke my wife up in the middle of the night so some answers could be attributed to being groggy...

Babe Ruth
Mickey Mantle
That guy that had his head frozen
Honus Wagner
Derek Jeter
Ortega or something like Ortega (turned out to be David Ortiz)
Bob Feller
Carl Erskine
Ohtani
Alex Rodriguez
Jose Canseco

Not bad, really, and she woulda guessed more at a more reasonable hour.

[perezfan]

Rose
Morgan
Bench
Perez
Foster
Griffey Sr.
Griffey Jr.
A-Rod
Ichiro
Felix
Buhner
Olerud
Dan Wilson
Edgar
Randy Johnson
Piniella
Mays
McCovey
Mantle
Babe
Lou
DiMaggio
Ted W.
Cobb
Honus
Jackie
Gwynn
George Brett
Sosa
McGwire
Bonds
Realmuto (friend of a friend)

Comparatively, she did pretty well!

[Trublubrucru]

I said as quick as you can name baseball players....

(1) Mark McGwire
(2) Sammy Sosa (these first two she didn't know why it popped to her)
(3) Cecil Cooper (she knew my favorite)
(4) Paul Molitor
(5) Robin Yount
(6) Rollie Fingers( we're Brewers heavy)

Then I said how bout some Classic Guys....

(1) Babe Ruth
(2) Hank Aaron
(3) Willie Mays
(4) Reggie Jackson
(5) Big Pappi (her words)
(6) Judge (She started to struggle)
(7) Jason Kendall ( Then I said O.K., That'll do)

[brianp-beme]

Babe Ruth
Johnson (Walter?)
Ty Cobb
Mickey (Mantle - she likes the name Mickey)
Williams (Ted)
Willie (Mays?)
Robinson (Jackie)

and then onto the Padres connection:

Macchiato (her nickname for Manny Machado)

Soda (Juan Soto - she knew someone with that nickname when younger)

Kid that doesn't play now (eventually came up with Tatis)

Guy that has statue at San Diego ballpark and has son that is broadcaster (eventually came up with Tony Gwynn's name)

Hernandez or guy with name that starts with an 'H' that made it to HOF (she was thinking Trevor Hoffman)


Pretty good for someone who mostly enjoys going to the the ballpark to watch the crowd and the nice sunsets during night games, and once used her foot to kick a foul ball coming our way (she grew up with soccer, not baseball)

Brian

[D. Bergin]

Originally Posted by boysblue

First five in order:

1. Hank Aaron
2. Jackie Robinson
3. Mickey Mantle
4. Babe Ruth
5. "Something" Williams

But she turned the tables on me and asked me to name all the fashion designers that I know. Got two!

Similar here, she got:

Babe Ruth
Jeter "obviously"
A-Rod
Paul O'Neill (she had a crush on him back in the day)

Then she blanked, went on her phone and came up with a list of players she recognized on sight, but couldn't name when put under pressure to come up with names.

Then she asked me to name all the bones in the human body. I gave up after "Tibia".

[Peter_Spaeth]

Remember the scene in Diner?