# Set up your own Major Crimes Baseball team **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [November 11, 2012, 7:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/set-up-your-own-major-crimes-baseball-team/640666 "2012-11-11T07:21:37Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![denquixote](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b9bd4f/32.png) [@denquixote](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/denquixote)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2012, 7:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/set-up-your-own-major-crimes-baseball-team/640666/1 "2012-11-11T07:21:37Z")
Inspired by Skald the Rhymer when I inadvertently opened his thread because i did not understand the theme. Pitcher: Denny McLain Relief Pitcher: Bobby Jenks Designated Hitter: Gates Brown Outfielder: Ron LeFlore Outfielder: Lenny Dykstra Outfielder: Cesar Cedeno First Base: Joe Pepitone Second Base: Pete Rose Third Base: Hank Thompson Manager: Pinky Higgins ---
**Author:** ![denquixote](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b9bd4f/32.png) [@denquixote](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/denquixote)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2012, 7:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/set-up-your-own-major-crimes-baseball-team/640666/2 "2012-11-11T07:31:24Z")
Forgot shortstop, so in the interest of completeness and of having a 1919 Black Sox player on the team: Shortstop: Swede Risberg ---
**Author:** ![Intelligently\_Designed](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/intelligently_designed/32/20957_2.png) [@Intelligently\_Designed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intelligently_Designed)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2012, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/set-up-your-own-major-crimes-baseball-team/640666/3 "2012-11-11T23:30:16Z")
Outfielder: [Mel Hall](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mel_Hall) Pitcher: [Ugueth Urbina](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ugueth_Urbina) ---
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2012, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/set-up-your-own-major-crimes-baseball-team/640666/4 "2012-11-11T23:48:34Z")
Utility: [Julio Valdez](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julio_Valdez#Legal_Troubles) ---
**Author:** ![denquixote](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b9bd4f/32.png) [@denquixote](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/denquixote)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2012, 5:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/set-up-your-own-major-crimes-baseball-team/640666/5 "2012-11-12T05:04:10Z")
I’m not sure it counts as a major crime if you are not convicted. ---
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2012, 12:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/set-up-your-own-major-crimes-baseball-team/640666/6 "2012-11-12T12:18:48Z")
Maybe, but getting arrested _in the dugout during a game_ counts for some artistic-impression points, doesn’t it? ---
**Author:** ![pseudotriton\_ruber\_ruber](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/a9a28c/32.png) [@pseudotriton\_ruber\_ruber](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pseudotriton_ruber_ruber)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2012, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/set-up-your-own-major-crimes-baseball-team/640666/7 "2012-11-12T13:17:05Z")
Ed Bouchee is always the captain of my team. Also Gerry Priddy, co-captain. ---
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2012, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/set-up-your-own-major-crimes-baseball-team/640666/8 "2012-11-12T13:38:16Z")
[Wilfredo Cordero](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilfredo_Cordero) belongs on the list somewhere, too. ---
**Author:** ![42fish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/4/b487fb/32.png) [@42fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/42fish)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2012, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/set-up-your-own-major-crimes-baseball-team/640666/9 "2012-11-12T18:21:49Z")
Mascot: The Pirate Parrot (original Parrot Kevin Koch testified at the Pittsburgh drug trials about serving as a middleman between several players and drug dealers) ---
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2012, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/set-up-your-own-major-crimes-baseball-team/640666/10 "2012-11-12T21:15:12Z")
Spring training clubhouse attendant: [Donald Fitzpatrick](http://www.boston.com/sports/baseball/redsox/2012/10/01/toll-accusers-red-sox-abuse-case-grows/2dtNoyErINxyduUFslLXoN/story.html)