Monday, December 25, 2023

The MLB All-Heavenly Host Team

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9 comments:

Doug K. said...
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Doug K. said...

Heavenly bona fides in parenthesis.

1B Yuli G"urriel” - Archangel, one of the seraphim.
2B “Daniel” Murphy
3B “Michael” Schmidt
SS “Michael” Young
LF Stan “Muriel”
CF Jesus Alou
RF “Rafael” Palmiero
C "Yogi" Berra
DH Harmony Kilebrew

SP “Satchiel” Page (Christian and Jewish angel of Wealth and Charity)
SP Chirsty Mathewson
SP Noah “Thor” Syndergaard

And of course...

SP Gay "Lord" Perry

RP – Troy "Percival" - Searcher for the Holy Grail and All Time Save Leader for “The Angels”

Manager: "Gabriel" Kapler

Doug K. said...

Really like "Felipe Alou-luia" BTW

Carl J. Weitz said...

Homer "Burning Bush"

"Adam" Warren

Too bad he played in the NHL for the Devils and Islanders instead of MLB- Miroslav Satan ( pronounced " shit on ")- I don't know which pronunciation is worse.

Publius said...

(Ivan De)Jesus wept.

HoraceClarke66 said...

Pretty great, Alibi Ike!

HoraceClarke66 said...

What about Billy Sunday? (Actual evangelist!)

HoraceClarke66 said...

Of course, the guy who would cover this team is Roger Angell.


13bit said...

They play in the Elysian Fields, across the river from what's now Hell's Kitchen...