Sunday, January 27, 2019

Word Association

There was a really cool post over at San Jose Fuji a few weeks back where he took a list of teams and wrote down the first name that came to mind when he saw the team name.  I liked the idea, so I decided to try the same thing.  I put all the teams that are current Major League teams on a notecard and randomly drew out the cards.  I wrote a name down on the card. 

I decided to add the Expos, plus I split the Brewers, and Astros.  While the Expos are no longer they were around for a long time.  The Brewers and Astros are split between the National League and American League versions of each team.  Feel like the vibe of those two franchises changed when they switched leagues.  

The players are shown off in baseball card form in the uniform of the associated team. 


National League East 

Atlanta Braves - Greg Maddux 
















Flordia/Miami Marlins- Gary Sheffield 






















Montreal Expos- Tim Raines 






















New York Mets- Dwight Gooden 






















Philadelphia Phillies- Mike Schmidt























Washington Nationals- Bryce Harper 
























National League Central 

Chicago Cubs- Ryne Sandberg 






















Cincinnati Reds- Barry Larkin 






















Houston Astros (NL)- Jeff Bagwell 






















Milwaukee Brewers (NL)- Jeromy Burnitz 























Pittsburgh Pirates- Barry Bonds 























St. Louis Cardinals- Albert Pujols



National League West 

Arizona Diamondbacks- Randy Johnson 





















Colorado Rockies- Larry Walker






















Los Angeles Dodgers- Clayton Kershaw 























San Diego Padres- Tony Gwynn 






















San Francisco Giants- Barry Bonds 



















American League East 

Baltimore Orioles- Cal Ripken Jr. 






















Boston Red Sox- Roger Clemens 






















New York Yankees- Derek Jeter
















Tampa Bay Rays/Devil Rays- Evan Longoria 






















Toronto Blue Jays- Joe Carter 


























American League Central 

Chicago White Sox- Frank Thomas 






















Cleveland Indians- Jim Thome 






















Detroit Tigers- Alan Trammell























Kansas City Royals- George Brett 























Milwaukee Brewers (AL)- Robin Yount 























Minnesota Twins- Kirby Puckett 


























American League West

Houston Astros (AL)- Jose Altuve 

















Los Angeles Angels- Mike Trout 























Oakland A's- Rickey Henderson 























Seattle Mariners- Ken Griffey Jr. 























Texas Rangers- Juan Gonzalez 


























This was a fun activity and post to make.  I might have to try this again with Minor League teams, though I am not sure I have cards of the players with the teams.  Maybe next week.  

4 comments:

  1. Jeromy Burnitz sure was an interesting choice, was there any particular reason for his selection?

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    1. It's just who I thought of when I got to the Brewers. If I made a list of Brewers players I liked since they moved to the NL, Burnitz would be on that list. It would be a short list though.

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  2. Love how you split the Astros and Brewers. Wish I would have thought of that.

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    1. Just a different feel for each of those teams when they switched leagues. I had honestly thought about doing a few defunct, or relocated teams. St. Louis Browns, Milwaukee Braves, Kansas City A's, etc. I only went with the Expos since they were the only team in that group from my lifetime.

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