From the 2011 MLB Fancave Phenomenon: Ode To Ryan Wagner – ‘Thickish’ Players from 1986 – 2011

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Ryan Wagner was called 'Thickish' by Baseball Tonight's Mitch Williams and the nickname stuck. Wagner is currently the PA announcer for the Baltimore Orioles,

Ryan Wagner was called ‘Thickish’ by Baseball Tonight’s Mitch Williams and the nickname stuck. Wagner is currently the PA announcer for the Baltimore Orioles.

In 2011, Ryan Wagner and Mike O ‘Hara were part of the 1st season of the MLB Fancave.  As part of their introduction to ESPN, Mitch Williams interviewed Ryan Wagner – and called him ‘Thickish’.

he nickname stuck with the cave dweller for the whole season.  I went as far to help the cause by taking up the cause at Safeco Field.  It was a funny part of the year.

The Social Media frenzy that the MLB Fancave came up with was a fantastic concept.  Through the interaction with Mike and Ryan, I actually met Jonathan Hacohen (Founder of the MLB Reports) – and we started talking baseball.

A year and a half later, I ended up agreeing to purchase the website.

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I put together this list of 100 Random ‘Thickish Ball Players’ from 1986 – 2011.  I had it on my former website – and thought it would be fun to talk a walk down memory lane.

1.      Tom Brunansky

2.      Pablo Sandoval

3.      Kent Hrbek

4.      Cecil Fielder

5.      Prince Fielder

Prince Fielder will turn 29 in May. Throughout my studies of some extremely tall - or heavy player, the time of deterioration in ones ability seems to seep in about 34. In my opinion, the club should move to trade Victor Martinez and shift Fielder over to the DH position ASAP, so they can preserve his body for the next 8 years of his contract. He will be 37 when his big deal ends. Fielder has a Career 3 Slash Line of .287/.393/.931

6.      Steve Balboni

7.      Kevin Mitchell (post 1993)

8.      Benny Agbayani

9.      Darrell Evans

10.Cliff Johnson

11. Bartolo Colon

Bartolo Colon was 10-9 with a 3.43 ERA for the year before being suspended for PED use. Beane has risked 3 Million Dollars on a 1 YR Deal for the 38 year old. How much will he give the A's in 2013? Photo Courtesy of ESPN.com

12. Sidney Ponson

13.Kirby Puckett

14. Gary Gaetti (Post Twins days)

15. Dave Parker

16. Kevin McReynolds

17. John Kruk

18. Ernie Whitt

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19. Frank Thomas

20. Gorman Thomas

21. Matt Nokes

22. Bengie Molina

23. Manny Delcarmen

24. CC Sabathia

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25. Dmitri Young

26. Ron Karkovice

27. Ron Kittle

28. Rob Deer

29. Mike Scioscia

30. Carlton Fisk (only after 40)

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31. Gary Matthews Jr.

32.  Bo Diaz

33.  Carmelo Martinez

34.  Dan Pasqua

35.  Ken Phelps

36.  Carl Everett (Mariner days)

37.  Reggie Jackson (Angels days)

38.  Carlos Zambrano

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39. Ron Hassey

40. Bill Hasselman

41. Jim Clancy

42. Buddy Bell

43. Rick Rhoden

44. Andres Galarraga

45. Dante Bichette

46. Ken Oberkfell

47. Tony Armas

48. Pete Incaviglia

49. Ivan Calderon

50. Terry Pendleton

51.Mike LaValliere

52. Fernando Valenzuela

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53. Sid Fernandez

54. Dave Kingman

55. Rick Sutcliffe

56. Calvin Schiraldi

57. Bill Caudill

58. Rick Reuschel

59. Bill Gullickson

60. Jim Deshaies

61. Mike Flanagan

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62. Jose Rijo

63. Pedro Borbon (Reds Pitcher age 48)

64. John Candelaria

65. Dennis Lamp

66. Jim Leyritz

67. Charlie Hayes

68. Sam Horn

69. Butch Huskey

70. Mo Vaughn

71. Dave Valle

72. Tom Candiotti (Post 1990)

73. Tim Belcher

74. Chris Bosio

75. Steve Bedrosian

76. Eric Plunk

77. Jesse Orosco

78. Jose Mesa

79. David Wells

80. Joe Blanton

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81. Wilson Alvarez

82. Pete Harnisch

83. Bob Wickman

84. Armando Benitez

85. Tony Gwynn(Post 2000’s)

86. Bobby Bonilla (New York Mets days)

87. Matt Stairs

88. Hideki Irabu

89. Tony Eusebio

90. Dave Burba

91. Vicente Padilla

92. Eddie Guardado

93. Rudy Seanez

94. Carlos Silva

95. Daniel Cabrera

96. Carl Pavano

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97. Ken Huckaby

98. Ronny Paulino

99.Brad Eldred

100.                     Heathcliff Slocumb

 

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I played competitive baseball until 18 years old and had offers to play NCAA Division 1 University Baseball at Liberty University. Post-concussion symptoms from previous football and baseball head injuries forced me to retire by age 19. After two nearly made World Record Attempts in 2008, I set a New World Record by visiting all 30 MLB Parks (from 1st to last pitch) in only 24 Calendar Days in the summer 0f 2009. In April of 2012, I established yet another new GWR by visiting all 30 Parks in only 23 Calendar Days! You can see the full schedule at the page of the www.mlbreports.com/gwr-tracker . In 2015, I watched 224 MLB Games, spanning all 30 MLB Parks in 183 Days. Read about that World Record Journey at https://mlbreports.com/183in2015/229sked2015/

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