# MLB: Create your best team based on first name **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [November 13, 2011, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-create-your-best-team-based-on-first-name/602828 "2011-11-13T19:50:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![Dread\_Pirate\_Jimbo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dread_pirate_jimbo/32/3897_2.png) [@Dread\_Pirate\_Jimbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dread_Pirate_Jimbo)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2011, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-create-your-best-team-based-on-first-name/602828/81 "2011-11-15T22:37:44Z")
> [@Asimovian](#): > > Carpenter, you say? Interesting. Is that guy any good? > > :smack: He’s okay, I guess, if you go for that sort of thing. 😃 If you’re desperate for a 4th or 5th outfielder, Chris Gwynn can fill that role for you. ---
**Author:** ![Wilson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/96bed5/32.png) [@Wilson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wilson)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2011, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-create-your-best-team-based-on-first-name/602828/82 "2011-11-15T22:57:29Z")
The Mikes would be made better with Mike Mussina in the rotation and Mike Piazza behind the plate. ---
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2011, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-create-your-best-team-based-on-first-name/602828/83 "2011-11-15T23:05:28Z")
> [@Dread\_Pirate\_Jimbo](#): > > I was working on a “Jim” team as well. I also had Jim Sundberg and Jamie Quirk behind the dish, Jim Thome as a DH, and Jim Piersall in the outfield. I totally forgot those guys. Also you’ve got Jim Morris, Jim Busby, Jim Clancy, Jim Rice. Jim Eisenreich, and Jim Bunning. I think the Jims might win the pennant in the Name Team League. ---
**Author:** ![Tom\_Scud](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f08c70/32.png) [@Tom\_Scud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tom_Scud)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2011, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-create-your-best-team-based-on-first-name/602828/84 "2011-11-15T23:50:13Z")
The Toms have a great starting pitching staff, maybe the best available: Tom Seaver Tom Glavine Tommy John Tom Candiotti Tom Browning with Tom Gordon and Tom Henke closing But who plays in the field? There’s Tom Brunansky and Tom Herr and… ---
**Author:** ![Dread\_Pirate\_Jimbo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dread_pirate_jimbo/32/3897_2.png) [@Dread\_Pirate\_Jimbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dread_Pirate_Jimbo)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2011, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-create-your-best-team-based-on-first-name/602828/85 "2011-11-16T14:13:29Z")
> [@Tom\_Scud](#): > > The Toms have a great starting pitching staff, maybe the best available: > > Tom Seaver > Tom Glavine > Tommy John > Tom Candiotti > Tom Browning > > with Tom Gordon and Tom Henke closing > > But who plays in the field? There’s Tom Brunansky and Tom Herr and… You can mix Tom Niedenfuer into that bullpen as well. ---
**Author:** ![WreckingCrew](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wreckingcrew/32/4080_2.png) [@WreckingCrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WreckingCrew)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2011, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-create-your-best-team-based-on-first-name/602828/86 "2011-11-16T15:16:15Z")
The Toms would also have perfect fundamentals after hiring Tom Emanski as coach. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-create-your-best-team-based-on-first-name/602828.md?page=4)