# It appears I'm a not very good pro baseball player (googling your real name) **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [March 27, 2005, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-appears-im-a-not-very-good-pro-baseball-player-googling-your-real-name/296475 "2005-03-27T18:29:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![matt\_mcl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ab992/32.png) [@matt\_mcl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/matt_mcl)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2005, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-appears-im-a-not-very-good-pro-baseball-player-googling-your-real-name/296475/21 "2005-03-28T01:06:55Z")
Mostly I only find myself, but I understand there is an FBI spokesman with my name; I seem to recall his getting a lot of play around the time of the beltway shootings. ---
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2005, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-appears-im-a-not-very-good-pro-baseball-player-googling-your-real-name/296475/22 "2005-03-28T01:14:19Z")
I’m a soccer coach, AND a fairly successful baseball coach. There have been two baseball players with my name, neither of them the guy who coaches now. I also have a piano dealership. I’m also a recurring character in DC comics, five or six IMDB-listed actors (none really famous) a drywall dealer, an author on RPGs, and a lawyer. ---
**Author:** ![Casey1505](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/dc4da7/32.png) [@Casey1505](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Casey1505)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2005, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-appears-im-a-not-very-good-pro-baseball-player-googling-your-real-name/296475/23 "2005-03-28T01:15:40Z")
Professional European golfer. And not a half bad one, at that. ---
**Author:** ![rorty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b2d939/32.png) [@rorty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rorty)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2005, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-appears-im-a-not-very-good-pro-baseball-player-googling-your-real-name/296475/24 "2005-03-28T01:20:25Z")
I’m a world famous American Civil War historian. ---
**Author:** ![drewbert](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drewbert/32/15890_2.png) [@drewbert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewbert)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2005, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-appears-im-a-not-very-good-pro-baseball-player-googling-your-real-name/296475/25 "2005-03-28T01:26:13Z")
I’m a high school football coach in Minnesota, a sculptor, and yes, yet another minor league baseball player. I was also immigrated to New York from London in May of 1855, so you young whippershappers better not give me any lip. ---
**Author:** ![Rhiannon8404](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rhiannon8404/32/17929_2.png) [@Rhiannon8404](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhiannon8404)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2005, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-appears-im-a-not-very-good-pro-baseball-player-googling-your-real-name/296475/26 "2005-03-28T01:29:57Z")
I’m a servant who sailed aboard the Utopia from Liverpool to Portland, Austrailia in 1853-1854 (landing in Aus on Jan 25 my own birthday). I’m an acupuncturist in Santa Fe. I am myself, having run numerous 5K and 10K races with posted results. ---
**Author:** ![Gut](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/8dc957/32.png) [@Gut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gut)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2005, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-appears-im-a-not-very-good-pro-baseball-player-googling-your-real-name/296475/27 "2005-03-28T01:49:08Z")
Apparently I really dig rare coloured homing pigeons. ---
**Author:** ![Tenar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/35a633/32.png) [@Tenar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tenar)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2005, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-appears-im-a-not-very-good-pro-baseball-player-googling-your-real-name/296475/28 "2005-03-28T01:57:07Z")
Apparently, I am very involved in some kind of cheesy community theater. As MYSELF, I don’t exist at all, which I guess means I should lay off the smarmy comments about my thespian alter ego. At least she got a mention. (As far as I can tell, the only way to find my OWN name online is to google my phone number.) ---
**Author:** ![Brainiac4](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/brainiac4/32/3534_2.png) [@Brainiac4](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Brainiac4)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2005, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-appears-im-a-not-very-good-pro-baseball-player-googling-your-real-name/296475/29 "2005-03-28T02:00:07Z")
Apparently I’m quite the weather enthusiast, an educator and a philanthopic giving coordinator. And I cut up 65,000 pounds of grouper last year at my restaurant. (!) I’m pleased to find that there is some evidence of the real me – I even have an entry at Mobygames. Woot. ---
**Author:** ![neutron\_star](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/51bf81/32.png) [@neutron\_star](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/neutron_star)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2005, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-appears-im-a-not-very-good-pro-baseball-player-googling-your-real-name/296475/30 "2005-03-28T02:05:16Z")
I’m an Attorney General and two-time Gubernatorial candidate, an NHL hockey player, an NCAA baseball player, a retired Grand Prix racer, a former member of an industrial rock band, CEO of a growing retail chain, various actors and movie crewmembers (nine of me listed on IMDB), professors of Physics, Computer Science, Mathematics, Medicine, History, Mechanical Engineering, Microbiology, Environmental Science, and Anthrolopology, various doctors, attorneys, and other professionals, plus about a metric ton of less notable careers. I have a pretty common name. ---
**Author:** ![raz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/9f8e36/32.png) [@raz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/raz)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2005, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-appears-im-a-not-very-good-pro-baseball-player-googling-your-real-name/296475/31 "2005-03-28T02:39:08Z")
Wow, I didn’t know I was so talented. I have a PhD from Cambridge. I’m a historian of 17th and 18th century Britain focusing on gendered economic, social and legal structures. I’m also a TV anchor/reporter in Maine. I designed some delightful doll outfits that can be seen [here.](http://www.jeannordquistdolls.com/mold492.html) Ick. Anyway, I kicked ass at the 1600 meter run at my Wisconsi high school. And to top it all off, I have extensive experience in conflict resolution at the grassroots level. Also, I found my actual self on my high school’s honor roll page. I didn’t know that they put that on the internet. And it’s been a year since I’ve graduated and they need to update that. ---
**Author:** ![Menocchio](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9de053/32.png) [@Menocchio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Menocchio)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2005, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-appears-im-a-not-very-good-pro-baseball-player-googling-your-real-name/296475/32 "2005-03-28T03:32:36Z")
It’s tricky because my last name is a common English noun (guess which one!), but I apparently died in 1909, have a phD in microbiology (actually, that’s not far off…) and I’m an actor. ---
**Author:** ![Tentacle\_Monster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ba9def/32.png) [@Tentacle\_Monster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tentacle_Monster)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2005, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-appears-im-a-not-very-good-pro-baseball-player-googling-your-real-name/296475/33 "2005-03-28T03:37:58Z")
I’m a visual designer and a musician (and a pretty darn good one, judging by the mp3s on my site). ---
**Author:** ![jackelope](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a6a055/32.png) [@jackelope](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jackelope)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2005, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-appears-im-a-not-very-good-pro-baseball-player-googling-your-real-name/296475/34 "2005-03-28T03:56:31Z")
I’d Googled my name in the past, out of curiosity, and come to the conclusion that I’m the only one of me; my first name is somewhat uncommon, and my last name is extremely rare. So just now I Googled myself again, and found at least two more of me! One published an article about the special effects in _Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow_, and one is apparently in charge of some kind of advertising industry magazine. Well, I suppose they could be the same guy; the _Sky Captain_ article does sound like it was written by someone accustomed to churning out ad copy. ---
**Author:** ![phouka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c5a1d2/32.png) [@phouka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phouka)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2005, 6:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-appears-im-a-not-very-good-pro-baseball-player-googling-your-real-name/296475/35 "2005-03-28T06:14:17Z")
This is pretty fun… I’ve done time for drunk driving in Colorado. I was a whistleblower in Alaska. I’m a roadie for the band, Sarcasm. I run a church daycare in Pennsylvania. I’m a foreman for a tree company in Pennsylvania. I’m a librarian in a small Catholic school. I’m related to the Seibel family. My husband, William, and I donated between $25 and $99 to a tsunami relief fund. I graduated from Carlsbad High School in 1985, and no one can find me for the reunion. I had something to do with a British Columbia mortgage company. I’m a fishing guide somewhere on the Olympic peninsula. And then there’s just me, showing up with a couple of contributions I’ve made to my favorite author’s official website, the teeming millions site, and a listing from my own church. Hmmm, I get around a lot. ---
**Author:** ![E.Thorp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/898d66/32.png) [@E.Thorp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/E.Thorp)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2005, 6:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-appears-im-a-not-very-good-pro-baseball-player-googling-your-real-name/296475/36 "2005-03-28T06:30:59Z")
I am… [ul]a 14 year old who owns a moped [li]an environmental planner[/li][li]a rally driver[/li][li]guitarist and lead singer of a rock band in Maine[/li][li]a homebuyer in Pollock Pines, California[/li][li]coauthor of a book on contracts law[/li][/ul] ---
**Author:** ![Sarah\_Woodruff](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/df788c/32.png) [@Sarah\_Woodruff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sarah_Woodruff)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2005, 6:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-appears-im-a-not-very-good-pro-baseball-player-googling-your-real-name/296475/37 "2005-03-28T06:37:12Z")
I’m a breeder of rottweilers in Wales. And those rotties have won quite a few prizes, it seems. Someone with my surname (which isn’t a very common one) is a committed Satanist and has his own website to prove it. The real me isn’t on the internet. ---
**Author:** ![Peter\_Morris](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peter_morris/32/359_2.png) [@Peter\_Morris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peter_Morris)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2005, 11:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-appears-im-a-not-very-good-pro-baseball-player-googling-your-real-name/296475/38 "2005-03-28T11:27:12Z")
[http://www.googlism.com/index.htm?ism=peter+morris&type=1](http://www.googlism.com/index.htm?ism=peter+morris&type=1) Apparently I am \*\* an acknowledged industry \*\* and how many people can say that? People say such nice things about me, I am [ul] [li] acknowledged as one of the finest [/li][li] such a hot guy[/li][li] known for my cool and calm driving style[/li][li] correct[/li][li] proverbial big fish in a small pond[/li][/ul] But I do have my critics who claim that I am both \*\* a weak little man\*\* and \*\* turning out to be everything that is wrong in america\*\* They also seem surprised that I am **it.** Career-wise, I’m : [ul] [li] executive director of indeco[/li][li] a familiar face in oxford’s hairdressing scene[/li][li] president of the royal college of surgeons of england[/li][li] a recognised leader in the construction industry and project management field[/li][li] the former federal transport minister[/li][li] director of policy and research at the british trade union[/li][li] a certified practising accountant qualified in australia and a fellow of the taxation institute of australia[/li][li] communication officer for ice camp sirius[/li][li] resident professional music director[/li][li] a developer[/li][li] director of soccer[/li][li] completing a study of the evolution of canada’s film and television industry[/li][/ul] Geez, I get around. Sometimes I amaze even myself. ---
**Author:** ![owlstretchingtime](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/958977/32.png) [@owlstretchingtime](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/owlstretchingtime)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2005, 12:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-appears-im-a-not-very-good-pro-baseball-player-googling-your-real-name/296475/39 "2005-03-28T12:32:19Z")
I’ve done it again using a dimunutive of my first name and it transpires that I have a small park named after me that doesn’t allow “adult games” (what’s that? Dogging?). I also repair antique clocks. When I’m not selling houses in Idaho (are they really that cheap?). Not to mention that i am a “maverick” croquet player (how does that work?). And finally i am in a porno film called “lacta mania”. Which I am sure I would have remembered making if it really were me. ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2005, 12:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-appears-im-a-not-very-good-pro-baseball-player-googling-your-real-name/296475/40 "2005-03-28T12:43:01Z")
I am a defensive lineman for the Dallas Cowboys. I am an actor who has done more voice work for video games, including some of the LotR stuff, than live action. But I also had a small role in _Pirates of the Carribbean_. I am a doctor with a diet book out toting my “Ulimate Diet Secrets”. I am a disco musician. No wonder I’m so tired all of the time. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-appears-im-a-not-very-good-pro-baseball-player-googling-your-real-name/296475.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-appears-im-a-not-very-good-pro-baseball-player-googling-your-real-name/296475.md?page=3)