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Wednesday, January 29
Updated: January 30, 11:52 AM ET
 
Feedback: All-Pet team

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Manager: Larry Bowa or Charlie Fox
Pitching coach: Art Fowler
Bench coach: Bob (Flea) Lillis

1B: Andres (Big Cat) Galarraga, Johnny (Big Cat) Mize, Moose Skowron, Jimmie Foxx, Rob Deer
2B: Nellie Fox
3B: Robin Ventura
SS: Rick (Rooster) Burleson
OF: Tim Salmon, Hawk Harrelson, Don Mueller, Kevin Bass, Joe (Ducky) Medwick, Greg (The Bull) Luzinski
P: Len Barker, Paul Byrd, Robin Roberts, Brandon Duckworth, Rube Waddell (probably walked like a duck)

Announcer: Jack Buck

Just make sure to keep them away from Enos Slaughter!

Bill Freeman


C: Yogi "Bear"ra?
Crystal Smith

3B: Ron "Penguin" Cey
LF: Greg "The Bull" Luzinski

J. Reckner


Maybe it's stretching it to call a wild horse a pet (though no worse than a cobra!), so we nominate The Wild Horse of the Osage, Pepper Martin (OF/3B). And his teammate from the Gas House gang, "Ducky" Medwick (OF). Then there's Jim "Kitty" Kaat (LHP) and Andres "Big Cat" Galarraga (1B). Also, in the manner of Minute Maid Park being nicknamed "The Juice Box," my sister suggests Petco Field be popularly called "The Litter Box."

Elena Elms with help from Vernona Elms


Steve Lyons
Paul Byrd
Andre "The Hawk" Dawson
Ryne "Rhino" Sandberg
Bob Katz
Jayhawk Owens

Quentin Smith


I think you missed the obvious choice for mascot. With this being a San Diego ballpark, what about "The Chicken," who actually began as a Padres mascot?

Fred Braley


I nominate GM Frank Wren and pitcher Craig Swan.
Tyler Kepner

Orel "Bulldog" Hersheiser

Matt Katz


Chris "Mad Dog" Russo for announcer

Jason Moreland


How could you forget Phil "The Vulture" Regan? Sandy Koufax tagged him with that nickname in 1966 during Regan's 14-1 season for his ability to pick up wins from the carrion of starts abandoned by Dodger pitchers.

Chris Jonny


Steve "Rainbow" Trout, Fred "Chicken" Stanley and Andres "Big Cat" Galarraga?
Tony Lipari

How about Moose Skowron at first base, Nellie Fox at second base, Lance (One Dog) Johnson in center field, Socks Seybold in right field, Orel (Bull Dog) Hershiser the starting pitcher and Sparky Anderson the manager? And, on the off chance somebody has one as a pet, Oyster Burns in right field (which would qualify Tim Salmon, for that matter).

David Hallstrom


No respect for the mid-'80s Cubs?

1B: Bill "Moose" Skowron"
2B: Ryne "Ryno" Sandberg
3B: Ron "The Penguin" Cey
LF: Leon "Goose" Goslin
RF: Turkey Stearns (Negro Leagues, couldn't find any other first name than "Turkey")
SP: "Moose" (Bryan) Haas

Bench
1B: Leon "Bull" Durham, Orlando "Baby Bull" Cepeda and Andres "Big Cat" Galarraga
RF: Tim Salmon, Kevin Bass

And I've never heard it before, but what about:

SS/manager: Larry Bowa "Constrictor"?

Brent Ruswick




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