PLAYERS WHO HAVE PLAYED BEFORE: PART 1

We’re going to try and start a new series here for the off-season at BYB.  It’s going to be fun and exciting and let’s face it… there is absolutely nothing going on in Yankeeland. So every once in a while, we will bring you a series called PLAYERS WHO HAVE PLAYED BEFORE.

Now, I read Baseball-Reference.com all the time, most of you do.  Sean Forman is the best at his craft and although he’s a Red Sox fan… but, much respect, I still like the guy.  He tapped into something that many of us didn’t have over a decade ago, but now almost everyone in the world goes to Baseball-Reference.com daily for stats, news and hey, if you play your cards right, you’ll see Bleeding Yankee Blue with a spot on there everyday too!  He’s good people and if you want to read more about Sean and Baseball-Reference.com, read EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: BASEBALL-REFERENCE.COM.

But this post isn’t about Baseball-Reference.com at all. What I found fascinating is that when I’m doing my research for stories… I stumbled across a ton of ball players with the same names as our stars today.

In this first series, I’m going to bring you 5.  Here it goes... enjoy this, I did...

Eduardo Nunez: How about this guy? OK. We all know about the Eduardo Nunez that plays for the New York Yankees, right? But did you know about the Eduardo Nunez that played for the Burlington Bees back in 2006? I didn’t think there was another one in baseball, but there was.   

(In Photo: The other Eduardo Nunez)
This guy played from 2003 to 2006 on a few minor league clubs, but ended his career, or at least it appears he did in 2006 with the Bees.

Mike Stanton: We all know the New York Yankee Mike Stanton right? Well, I remember a guy that played for the Seattle Mariners also named Mike Stanton.  He was also a pitcher.

I have about 14 of these cards...

Of course, we all know Giancarlo Stanton... formally Mike Stanton.

Ron Davis: Many of you remember Ron Davis of the Yankees.  He eventually went to the Twins, but for a short time, I really appreciated Ron Davis...  He was a good one.  But before the Yankees' Ron Davis, there was another Ron Davis, an outfielder who played for the Houston Astros.

Davis played for 4 teams, 1 of them was the Houston Colt .45's before they were the Astros. I thought that was pretty interesting.

Jose Molina: Jose Molina is a dinosaur in Major League Baseball right now.  He just finished another this, this year it was with the Tampa Bay Rays. But did you know that right now in the minor league system, on a team called the Bowling Green Hot Rods, there is a kid pitcher named Jose Molina?

(In Photo: The other Jose Molina)

Jim Nelson: He may not be a big name for you, but Jim Nelson pitches for the Milwaukee Brewers.

(In Photo: Jimmy Nelson)

He's a young decent pitcher, with a big career ahead of him.  But did you know that another Jim Nelson also played in the major leagues?

In 1970 and 1971, Jim Nelson was a pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates.  He only last 2 years, but I'm sure those 2 years were magical.

OK, the next installment will have more names... many familar ones... I hope you enjoy this series!

Let me know how you feel about this.   Depending on your feedback, maybe we can put more together.

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