OT words from player's names, eg "Ruthian"

[tedzan]

Frank

Regarding your ? .......

"Seems like something should have come from Uecker or Marv Throneberry, but nothing is immediately coming to mind. "

When stadium spectators are sitting in "sky high" seats (as opposed to "sky boxes"), way up in the "rafters" of a ballpark,
they usually refer to their seats as "Bob Uecker seats".

We recently were asked where our seats were at Arthur Ashe Stadium (US Tennis Open). I made the point of saying......
"We were waving to Bob Uecker, who was sitting down below us few rows".


"Marvelous Marv" Throneberry....now there is quite a BB character.


TED Z

[iggyman]

Do team names count??? Okay, what about the Naps.

Lovely Day...

[Peter_Spaeth]

Cy Young award.

[dstraate]

I don't know that it's made it's way into vernacular, but every time I see a guy make an over the shoulder catch, it seems the announcer calls it a "Mays catch" Just happened on the Royals XM feed a week ago or so. Even though none of these catches are ever half as brilliant.

[chaddurbin]

the earl weaver special--3-run HR

my own: get dusty'd...young promising pitchers who get overused and break down under dusty baker

[Jacklitsch]

How about "Tommy John" surgery.

[bbcarddan]

How about Bucknered. I think I have heard that phrase before not sure if it caught on.He Bucknered the ball!

[tbob]

Dick Stuart was the original "Dr. Strangeglove" but I have heard the term used to describe fielders who could hit but had iron gloves and were error prone.