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Another “repeat nerd,” Mr. Garrelts has become eligible for the lifetime achievement award. You can check out his first appearance here.
Mr. Garrelts had several good-to-great seasons for the Giants, including 1989, in which he led the National League in ERA.
I like how the glare on his glasses makes his eyes look as if he’s “powering-up” Teen Wolf style.
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Mr. Brown seems to be in competition with Scott Garrelts and Tom Hume for the title of “largest glasses in baseball history.”
Mr. Brown appears to have played part time for 5 seasons (never more than 358 AB’s in a season). Considering he put up average to above-average OPS+ numbers in part time work, I don’t know why he didn’t have a longer career as a 4th outfielder.
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Mr. Tunnell was arrested in October of 2009 for allegedly soliciting an internet prostitute.
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Another deceptively young nerd…Mr. Robinson was only 29 when this picture was taken. Mr. Robinson’s nickname was, for some reason, “The Caveman,” and not “Mr. Kotter.” Mr. Robinson actually pitched for 14 seasons, and was considered one of the best hitting pitchers in the game. He had 13 career home runs, including a pinch-hit-home-run in 1990.
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Not to be confused with Joe Don Baker, Mary Elizabeth Mastrontonio or other three name celebrities, journeyman pitcher Gleaton has an impressive Nerd Baseball pedigree. In 1980, he was involved in trade that included fellow nerds Rick Auerbach and Mario Mendoza. He was drafted in the first round by the Texas Rangers in 1979.
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What is happening in this photo? It looks like Nolan is trying to navigate some sort of catwalk.
In addition to being an Albert Brooks look-a-like, Nolan was also a pretty decent part-time catcher. In 11 seasons, he never had more than 264 at-bats and posted a 95 OPS+, which is actually not bad for a part-time catcher. Even though this is a 1986 card, Nolan did not play in 1986 at all. In fact, his final game in the majors was June 25, 1985.
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An untapped resource for nerds–nerd managers. Why is he wearing a mesh cap? He’ll be killed on talk radio for that decision…
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This is Mr. Knicely’s 1986 Topps card. Anyone want to guess which television drama about cops in South Beach was a top-ten-hit that year?
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Here we have another high-achieving nerd. Mr. Thornton had seven seasons in which his OPS+ was 123 or greater, made two all-star games, won the Roberto Clemente Award in 1979, and won a silver slugger award in 1984. And he wore those amazing glasses.
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And don’t forget to vote for the 2009 Nerd All-Star Team.
Not to be confused with Bruce Bochy, the manager of the San Francisco Giants. In researching the nerds that I post, I rarely find a player whose career takes more than a few minutes to digest. However, in the case of Mr. Bochte, there is a LOT going on. He made the all-star team in 1979. His career OPS+ is 113, over the course of almost 6000 plate appearances. However, Mr. Bochte off the field seems to be a fascinating character.
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