Battle of the Bands! Rosters Topic

graymatter
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I find these a little questionable, or a little too vague:

Jimmy Foxx-"Right Turn" (right handed batter)

David "cookie monster" Ortiz ------Song/ Monsters - I thought his nickname was "Big Papi"? Not being from Boston I have never heard of him as "Cookie Monster"?

Babe Ruth ----------------- song/ Baby ice dog - Baby is not Babe thing
9/17/2010 3:10 PM
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Posted by graymatter on 9/17/2010 3:10:00 PM (view original):
I find these a little questionable, or a little too vague:

Jimmy Foxx-"Right Turn" (right handed batter)

David "cookie monster" Ortiz ------Song/ Monsters - I thought his nickname was "Big Papi"? Not being from Boston I have never heard of him as "Cookie Monster"?

Babe Ruth ----------------- song/ Baby ice dog - Baby is not Babe thing
There are several others as well......talk about stretches.....
9/17/2010 4:55 PM
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Posted by graymatter on 9/17/2010 3:10:00 PM (view original):
I find these a little questionable, or a little too vague:

Jimmy Foxx-"Right Turn" (right handed batter)

David "cookie monster" Ortiz ------Song/ Monsters - I thought his nickname was "Big Papi"? Not being from Boston I have never heard of him as "Cookie Monster"?

Babe Ruth ----------------- song/ Baby ice dog - Baby is not Babe thing
I have opted to challenge references personally via sitemail and NOT in this public forum... I haven't challenged that many and have even helped some with alternate suggestions. 
9/17/2010 7:23 PM
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Band ---- Pantera          

SP - Roger Clemens  ---  Nickname "Rocket". Song "Ride My Rocket"
SP - Kevin Brown  ---  Bass Player Rex "Brown"
SP - Felix Hernandez  ---  Nickname "King Felix" Song lyric "Hail Kings. The new Kings." From Strength Beyond Strength
SP - Dennis Martinez  ---  Nickname "El Presidente". Song lyric "Finally the President in submission."
SP - Rich Harden  ---Song "Hard Ride"
RP - Danny Darwin  ---  Nickname "Dr. Death". Song Death Trap
RP - Jaret Wright  ---  Song Right on the Edge
RP - Terry Forster  ---  1st Singer Terry Glaze
RP - Terry Leach  ---  Above
RP - John Rocker  ---  Song Rock Out
RP - Rod Beck  ---  Song lyric "Beckon the call. Beckon the call."


C - King Kelly  ---  Song lyric "Hail Kings. The new kings"
C - Jarrod Saltalamacchia  --- Song lyric "Like salt poured into a deep wound." Nickname "Salty"
1B - Andres Galarraga  --- Nickname "Big Cat". Song "Cat Scratch Fever" off Live 101 Proof Album
1B - Johhny Mize  ---  Above
3B - Miguel Cabrera  --- Above
SS - Phil Rizzuto  ---  Singer Phil Anselmo
3B - Phil Nevin  ---  Above
2B - Paul Molitor  ---  Drummer Vinnie Paul
2B - Rex Hudler  ---  Bassist Rex Brown
SS - Kurt Abbott  --- Dimebag Darrell Abbott
OF - Emil Brown  ---  Bassist Rex Brown
OF - Matt Holliday  ---  Song "Pyscho Holiday"
OF - Larry Walker  ---  Song "Walk"
OF - Ricky Henderson  --- Nickname "Man of Steal" Album "Reinventing The Steel."
9/18/2010 11:24 AM
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Posted by Boddicker on 9/17/2010 4:55:00 PM (view original):
Posted by graymatter on 9/17/2010 3:10:00 PM (view original):
I find these a little questionable, or a little too vague:

Jimmy Foxx-"Right Turn" (right handed batter)

David "cookie monster" Ortiz ------Song/ Monsters - I thought his nickname was "Big Papi"? Not being from Boston I have never heard of him as "Cookie Monster"?

Babe Ruth ----------------- song/ Baby ice dog - Baby is not Babe thing
There are several others as well......talk about stretches.....
You don't see the connection between "Right Turn" & a right handed batter?  I was trying to use unique references for all 25 roster spots but when all your songs are about death & drugs, and you've only had 6 band members it's hard to be completely original.
9/18/2010 12:36 PM
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sabres211 please help me.  How do these guys connect with your band?  Im just curious?

1B - Johhny Mize  ---  Above
3B - Miguel Cabrera  --- Above

9/18/2010 3:04 PM (edited)
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Posted by Got_Worms on 9/18/2010 12:36:00 PM (view original):
Posted by Boddicker on 9/17/2010 4:55:00 PM (view original):
Posted by graymatter on 9/17/2010 3:10:00 PM (view original):
I find these a little questionable, or a little too vague:

Jimmy Foxx-"Right Turn" (right handed batter)

David "cookie monster" Ortiz ------Song/ Monsters - I thought his nickname was "Big Papi"? Not being from Boston I have never heard of him as "Cookie Monster"?

Babe Ruth ----------------- song/ Baby ice dog - Baby is not Babe thing
There are several others as well......talk about stretches.....
You don't see the connection between "Right Turn" & a right handed batter?  I was trying to use unique references for all 25 roster spots but when all your songs are about death & drugs, and you've only had 6 band members it's hard to be completely original.
connection between "Right Turn" & a right handed batter?  So following your logic...  If my band ever had the word "Player" or "He" in any of their songs, I could have connected that to ANY player who ever played the game, Too Vague!  Im Cool with your NEW reference to Foxx, he was a Beast!

when all your songs are about death & drugs...  you should have selected ANY of the other bands out there, maybe with better connections?

We cant have just ANY players out there, ie. the purpose of a Theme League?  I wanted Babe Ruth & Ty Cobb, but I couldnt connected them to my band, so I didnt select them!  Its not like we only have 50 players to chose from total, there are 10's of thousands to select from.  You cant tell me that not being able to have ONE player, is going to RUIN your team?!
9/18/2010 3:08 PM (edited)
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Only 6 members?  I took a 2-man band and made a roster.

9/18/2010 4:53 PM
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Well I did take some druggies to fit with the spirit of the theme (Gooden, Porter, Howe, & Show).  Too bad there weren't more players named Jerry!
9/18/2010 7:00 PM
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Lineup for Led Zeppelin

Mickey "Black Mike" Cochrane - Black Dog; song from Led Zeppelin IV
Jason Giambi - Jason Bonham; John Bonham's son - played drums for several Zep reunions in the 1990's
Jimmy Williams - Jimmy Page; lead guitar
Chipper Jones - John Paul Jones; bass and keyboards
Hughie Jennings - Jennings Farm Blues; song/bootleg album - Toronto 1971
Tim "Rock" Raines - Rock and Roll; song from Led Zeppelin IV
Enos "Country" Slaughter - Black Country Woman; song from Physical Graffiti
Hammerin' Henry Aaron - "The Hammer of the Gods will drive our ships to new lands"; lyric from the Immigrant Song from Led Zeppelin III
Willie Keeler - Willie Dixon,  bluesman; Led Zeppelin covered several of his songs including "You Shook Me" and "I Can't Quit You" from Led Zeppelin I
Denny Hocking - Sandy Denny, lead singer of Fairport Convention; sang backing vocals on "Battle of Evermore" from Led Zeppelin IV. She's the only non-band member to ever sing backing vocals for Led Zeppelin
Marc Hill - Over the Hills and Far Away; song from Houses of the Holy
Walter French - Walter's Walk; song from Coda
Rondell White - White Summer; song from the Led Zeppelin boxed set
Jim Lemon - The Lemon Song; song from Led Zeppelin II

Lady Baldwin - "There's a lady who sure all that glitters is gold"; opening line from Stairway to Heaven from Led Zeppelin IV
                         - also John Baldwin (aka John Paul Jones)
Sandy Koufax - Sandy Denny; see above
Bob Gibson - Gibson double neck guitar used by Jimmy Page to perform "Stairway to Heaven" and "Over the Hills and Far Away" live
Babe Adams - Babe, I'm Gonna Leave You; song from Led Zeppelin I
Tiny Bonham - John Henry Bonham; drums
Bill Henry - John Henry Bonham
Marshall Bridges - "Where's that confounded bridge?" - closing line to The Crunge from Houses of the Holy
John Smoltz - John Paul Jones
Stu Miller - Boogie with Stu; song from Physical Graffiti
Roy Face - Hats Off to (Roy) Harper; song from Led Zeppelin III
Dick Selma - Moby Dick; song from Led Zeppelin II
9/25/2010 11:44 PM (edited)
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What's up with a lot of team entries not following the rules  "first or last names of Band members, Album/CD titles, Song names & Song lyrics" are ok
Producers, managers, engineers, collaborators and other hangers on are not eligible to use as references.
9/19/2010 9:21 AM
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The Replacements:

Johnny Estrada -    “Johnny’s Gonna Die”, Sorry Ma, Forgot to Take Out the Trash

Paul Konerko - Singer Paul Westerberg

Red Schoendist - “Red Red Wine”, Pleased to Meet Me

Chipper Jones    - ‘See the chip on your shoulder’ from “They’re Blind”, Don’t Tell a Soul

Alex Rodriguez - “Alex Chilton”, Pleased to Meet Me

Joe Jackson – ‘I dreamt I was Surfer Joe’ from “I’ll be You”, Don’t Tell a Soul

Mickey Mantle    -‘Mickey Mouse and the Tarot cards’ from “Alex Chilton”, Pleased to Meet Me

Ty Cobb “Georgia Peach” – ‘Sweet Georgia breezes, safe, cool and warm’ from “Left of the Dial”, Tim

Bob Stinson – guitarist Bob Stinson (do I get bonus points for this?)

Bob Oliver –Bob Stinson

Pablo Ozuna – Paul Westerberg

Gary Gaetti – “Gary’s Got a Boner”, Let it Be

Mickey Haslin - “Mickey Mouse”

Joe Schultz – “Surfer Joe”

Joe Wallis – “Surfer Joe”

Sandy Koufax “Left Hand of God” – “Left of the Dial”

Doc White – ‘Doctor's here, nothing to be afraid of’ from “Tommy Gets His Tonsils Out, Let it Be

“Doc” Gooden - ‘Doctor's here, nothing to be afraid of’ from “Tommy Gets His Tonsils Out, Let it Be

Tommy John – Bassist Tommy Stinson

Dick Hughes – ‘Here come Dick, he's wearing a skirt‘ from “Androgynous”, Let it Be

Jonathon Papelbon – “Johnny’s Gonna Die”

Joakim Soria “The Mexicutioner"  – ‘At a Mexican Bar Mitzvah’ from “Askin’ Me Lies”, Don’t Tell a Soul

Dick Hall – “Androgynous”

Willie Hernandez – “Willpower”, Hootenanny

Francisco Rodriguez – ‘Headed out to San Francisco’ from “Left of the Dial”







9/20/2010 8:55 AM (edited)
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Posted by spikeboots on 9/19/2010 9:21:00 AM (view original):
What's up with a lot of team entries not following the rules  "first or last names of Band members, Album/CD titles, Song names & Song lyrics" are ok
Producers, managers, engineers, collaborators and other hangers on are not eligible to use as references.
second that
9/20/2010 11:46 AM
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I have a few hundred thousand left over so I might make some small changes. I will let everyone know if I do

Mike Piazza – Band member Michael “Mick” Taylor
Babe Ruth – Lyric from Brown Sugar -Brown sugar how come you taste so good, babe?
Jack Doyle – Song Jumpin’ Jack Flash
Dick Allen – Band Member Richard “Dick” Taylor
Jack Glasscock – Song Jumpin’ Jack Flash
Mickey Mantle – Band Member Michael “Mick” Jagger
Ted Williams – Band Member William “Billy” Wyman
Chuck Klein – Band Member Charlie Watts
Brian Doyle – Band Member Brian Jones
Mike Marshall – Band Michael “Mick” Taylor
Charlie Hargreaves – Band Member Charlie Watts
Charlie Neal – Band Member Charlie Watts
Ralph Michaels – Band Member Michael “Mick” Taylor
Bill Bernhard – Band Member William “Billy” Wyman
Jack Pfiester – Song Jumpin Jack Flash
Mordecai Brown – Song Brown Sugar
Jack McDowell – Song Jumpin Jack Flash
Jake Northrop – Song Girl from the North County
Ron Guidry – Band Member Ronnie Wood
Vida Blue – Album Black and Blue
Jonathan Papelbon – Song John Wesley Harding (not released) or Bye Bye Johnny
Rick Helling – Band Member Richard “Dick” Taylor
Jack Savage – Song Jumpin’ Jack Flash
Billy Milligan – Band Member William “Billy” Wyman
9/21/2010 4:03 PM
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Cool - we can use cover songs??

Hell.... Metallica has a buncha those!!
9/23/2010 10:18 PM (edited)
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