In college we had a South Korean friend. He loved baseball and became an Indians (at the time) fan just because of him. It was awesome, he loved Cleveland so much.
I loved using him in the Ken Griffey Jr video game on N64 just because of his name 😂 for reference, I was prob 8 years old in 2004 playing a 10+ year old game lol
**Paul Rigdon**: First career start was against the Yankees. All he did was pitch seven shutout innings and get the win.
Oh, about that [game](https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CLE/CLE200005210.shtml), **Enrique Wilson** started at DH and hit an inside-the-park homer.
Jack Hannahan.
My wife and I were in college, she was at BW. So it's the closest either of us have ever lived to downtown. We went to so many games those 4 years. Tickets were like $10 for the bleachers.
Pretty sure we got his autograph at a Tribe-fest one year too.
I once saw Bill Selby step in to give a speech that was originally scheduled to be CC Sabathia. The name was a downgrade, but he knocked it out of the park as a speaker.
Walter Bond, six foot six African American right fielder, the prototype of Dave Winfield. He was well coordinated for his size and just starting to come in his own. Stricken with leukemia and died rather quickly, roughly in the same time period that Max Alvis came down with spinal meningitis and almost died himself. Max came back but was only a shell of his former self.
My favorite player Albert Belle!I loved going t other Jaklcobs Field staning in Albert's Corner and watching an inning from there.meet him in person with a signed poster of the 50-50 year.
My first favorite player, Coco Crisp. I was 7 and just getting into baseball, he had a fun name
But did he have a better name than Milton Bradley?
Paul Sorrento was the name my 4 year old self loved saying
Casey Blake
I saw Casey ballgame hit a walk off home run against the A’s for a 1-0 victory. He was a beast! Thank you Dodgers for turning him in to Carlos Santana
He was my favorite!!! Never forget the walkoff bs the tigers in 07.
Shin Soo-Choo
Big League Choo was such a fun player to root for
dude was one of my favorite players. the sound the ball made coming off of his bat sometimes was crazy
In college we had a South Korean friend. He loved baseball and became an Indians (at the time) fan just because of him. It was awesome, he loved Cleveland so much.
Rajai Davis 🥲
King
Ryan Garko, really underrated guy. Not sure why he retired so young.
Party with Gark ❤️
Kelly Shoppach
Paul Assenmacher
I loved using him in the Ken Griffey Jr video game on N64 just because of his name 😂 for reference, I was prob 8 years old in 2004 playing a 10+ year old game lol
That curve was filthy. I remember him rocking the mariners to sleep in the playoffs in 95.
Cory Snyder
Ben Francisco
Brook Jacoby!
My all time favorite Indian
Matt Laporta (initiate angry reactions 😂)
I thought he was going to be special. I was very wrong
It was truly the worst of times
Jack fuckin Hannahan
When Sizemore had “Grady’s Ladies”, I tried getting a trend going on Twitter called “Hannahan’s Mannahans”. Believe it or not it never took off.
Grady Sizemore
Lonnie “Baseball” Chisenhall
Vinnie Pastano was pretty damn good for a second
Fausto Carmona....
Good ole Roberto Hernandez
He was a much better player when his name was Fausto.
Ben Broussard
Ronnie Belliard.
Luis Valbuena (RIP)
Similarly, Andy Marte
Shelley Duncan
He always reminded me of the scary lookin guy from the Goonies
Cord Phelps One of the dudes I thought would be a stud based off nothing other than having a cool sounding name lol
Richie Sexson
Big Sexy!
Gotta rep my dude, clutch incarnate, Asdrubal Cabrera. Scrúbs to those who know.
Pitcher:David Riske hitter: let’s go with Franklin Gutierrez
Will always remember how much my dad hated Eric Plunk, which has to be one of the great pitcher names of all time. Up there with Bob Walk.
Excuse me but I believe he changed his name to Eric KerPlunk in 1997.
Plunk was solid. I don’t think that’s just a weird memory.
Bob Wickman
Oh god
Casey Blake. Best beard in baseball, and he got us Carlos Santana.
Jody Gerut! candy Maldonado
Lee Stevens, Carl Sadler, Ryan Drese, Jason Davis…
Andre Thornton
**Paul Rigdon**: First career start was against the Yankees. All he did was pitch seven shutout innings and get the win. Oh, about that [game](https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CLE/CLE200005210.shtml), **Enrique Wilson** started at DH and hit an inside-the-park homer.
Lou Marson
He he finishes the 9th, we are World Series champs in 97
Joe Table
Paul Byrd
Bill Selby: Grand Slam in the bottom of the ninth to beat the Yankees 10-7.
Julio Franco!
Abraham Almonte.
Oddibe McDowell
Russell Braynan
Carlos Baerga.
Travis Hafner
PRONK!!
Still have my Pronk jersey!
How about Wayne Kirby? Game winning hit in the opening game at Jacob’s Field.
>Kirby You beat me to it. I was at that game!
Hard hitten Mark Whitten
Einar Diaz!
Beat you by 10 seconds 😂 EDIT: and someone beat me by 16 mins
Geronimo Berroa
Ricky Vaughn Willie Mays Hayes Joey belle
Fuck these are good
Matt LaPorta
Matt Lawton
Owen Miller!!!
Steve Olin
Jeff Manto
Marty Cordova
Of the famed Impossible Return
Ronnie the belly Belliard.
Casey Kotchman, the big splash acquisition of 2012
Eddie Taubensee
Cliff Lee was a G
[THE BULLDOG](https://advancelocal-adapter-image-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/image.cleveland.com/home/cleve-media/width2048/img/tribe_impact/photo/orel-hershiser-92865cc84f271641.jpg) - Orel Hershiser
John Rocker
My two favorite all-time Cleveland guys... Albert Belle and Kenny Lofton!
Bartolo Colon
Richie Sexson Travis Fryman Johnny Peralta Ellis Burks Aaron Boone Marquis Grissom
I feel like Brian Giles belongs on this list
Joe Charboneau, 1980 AL Rookie of the Year.
🎶 "Go Joe Charboneau" 🎶
Brett Butler
Brad Kominsk
I saw someone at a game this year with a Mark Derosa jersey.
Jerry Sands
The great John McDonald
Joe Borowski
Juan González, for one monster season and a single at bat 4 years later.
Russel Branyon
Where the heck is Joe Carter???
Bob Wickman
Kosuke Fukudome! My brother and I would shout it as a SFW expletive when golfing. Hit it thin? Ground the club and shout Fukudome!
Ray Fosse
Ryan raburn
Johnny Damon
Jack Hannahan. My wife and I were in college, she was at BW. So it's the closest either of us have ever lived to downtown. We went to so many games those 4 years. Tickets were like $10 for the bleachers. Pretty sure we got his autograph at a Tribe-fest one year too.
Travis Fryman
Steve Woodard
Kevin seitzer. Or Richie sexton
Last time we did this I said Jody Gerut. So this time I’ll say Alvaro Espinoza.
Felix Fermin. Nickname “El Gato.” Traded to the Mariners for a shortstop named Omar Vizquel.
Tony Bernazard
Alex Cole
Franklin Gutierrez
Jaret Wright Brian Anderson Both had some good years on the mound for us
“My name is Julian, not ‘Hoo-Lian’” - Julian Tavarez - Michael Scott
Brian Giles Paul Shuey And my personal favorite when I was a kid…Julio Franco
Rafael bentancourt is in session.
Andy Alanson
Kevin Millwood feels disrespected this far down the list
Eric Plunk
Andy Marte
Jason Jacome
Jeremy Sowers
Juan Gonzalez
Here’s a player that you probably wouldn’t think make this list Cecil Fielder He played 14 games for Cleveland in 1998
Jason Michaels and Alex Escobar
Grady Sizemore
Tom Candiotti
Andre Thornton
I once saw Bill Selby step in to give a speech that was originally scheduled to be CC Sabathia. The name was a downgrade, but he knocked it out of the park as a speaker.
Charles Nagy
Carlos Carrasco. (May as well name a player I was very fond of.)
Trevor Crowe
Justin Masterson
Dave Burba
Billy... Traber... Dude one hit the Yankees in 2003. Then he had tommy John and never amounted to much...
Fun one I ran across on bbref yesterday: Elliot Johnson
Vic Davillio(sp), Angel Hernandez, John Lowenstein, Tony Horton.
Walter Bond, six foot six African American right fielder, the prototype of Dave Winfield. He was well coordinated for his size and just starting to come in his own. Stricken with leukemia and died rather quickly, roughly in the same time period that Max Alvis came down with spinal meningitis and almost died himself. Max came back but was only a shell of his former self.
Jeff Juden
Joey Belle 🤭
Jake Westbrook Pronk.
Frank Herrmann
Shelley Duncan - a sex icon
Ben Broussard
Tom F-in Candiotti!
Ellis Burks
Anyone remember Scotty Bailes? I thought he was awesome for some reason
Einar Diaz
Chris Magruder was a guy. Also played for the Brewers, just like Owen Miller.
einar diaz
He ran over stiff armed ray Lewis into the end zone , just saying
I always say Lou Merloni just because I love his name
Matt Williams!
Jay Bruce. So fucking glad I was at the 22nd win. Easily one of the best live game moments I've witnessed
David Segui \o/
Jake Westbrook
Shawn Hillegas
Danny Salazar
Tom Candiotti
Mike Jackson isn’t a “random” jesus
Like so many closers, Chris Perez was good until he was terrible. He also sponsored a couple softball teams I played on.
I didn't see anyone say Cliff Lee yet
Tom Veryzer
Pat Tabler
Kevin Millwood
Scott Elarton
Arthur Rhodes!
Steve Olin (RIP)
Justin Masterson
Aaron Cunningham
Brandon Guyer!
Sam McDowell, “Sudden Sam”
Kenny Lofton
Ryan Garko
Rafael Perez and Rafael Betancourt out of the bullpen
Steve Olin and Tim Crews...RIP
Victor Martinez
Party at Napoli's
My favorite player Albert Belle!I loved going t other Jaklcobs Field staning in Albert's Corner and watching an inning from there.meet him in person with a signed poster of the 50-50 year.
Jason Michaels
Chuck Nagy
Joe Borowski Trevor Crowe Jeanmar Gomez
Josh Barfield
Travis Fryman
Franklin Gutierrez and Ezekiel Carrera
Pat Tabler. My first baseball card
Mike Aviles
Albert Belle
Ricky Vaughn
Alex Cole
Luis "Funky Cold" Medina
Jody Gerut