Wednesday, December 18, 2024

MLB All-Rudolph-the-Red-Nosed-Reindeer Team

1B   Steve Christmas
2B   Cupid Childs
SS   Dancerby Swanson
3B   Minnie “the Cuban Comet” Miñoso

LF   Tim Raines-deer
CF   Rudolph Ash
RF   Foghorn Bradley

C    Ken Rudolph

DH  Donner Baylor

LHP   Lee Dashner, Al Clauss
RHP   Josh Fogg, Joe “Blitzen” Benz, Bill Slayback

MGR   Santa Alomar


Comet illustrated by John HartwellWhen looking for an image to accompany this team, I found that Baseball Reference had created a lineup, stats and player trading cards for all of Santa’s team. Check out their squad from 2014. 

Merry Christmas, you old building and loan!

4 comments:

Pocono Steve said...

??!! https://fansided.com/yankees-might-be-done-with-splashy-additions-after-cody-bellinger-trade

el duque said...

Yanks add Cody BELLinger and thinking of Anthony SANTAnder. Doesn't get more festive than that.

Carl J. Weitz said...

It's not a shabby list, Ike, but I'd insert St. Nick Swisher in RF and J.T. Snow on first because they are former Yankees. Also, if anyone remembers Rico Noel, another very short-lived Yankees outfielder from 2015, he should be at least a bench outfielder. At third, I'd go with Pedro Feliz.
I'd also add a former NY RH pitcher, Mike P"elf" Ry, to the list. He's a current coach, and you could add him and Willie Rudolph to that list.
Finally, I'd put Matt Holliday at DH or Jesus Aguilar and add Corbin Carroll to round out the bench.
Clearly, as Styx once warbled, I have too much time on my hands. Maybe I can find an early Happy Hour somewhere in town.

JM said...

Steve, that would be about par for the course. But you never know...

Alright, we basically know. Hard to hang your hat on an outlier showing up.