The Orioles Baseball Game

[NewOwnerNeeded]

We used to play this game on our high school baseball trips. It's a good way to pass the time on a bus or car ride, but it should also be good to play here in the forum.

One person will start off with the name of a current or retired baseball player - Cal Ripken.

The next person will have to find someone whose first name starts with the first letter of the last name just mentioned - Randy Johnson.

Then the next person continues by naming a player whose first name starts with first letter of the previous last name - John Smoltz.

And so on.

The way you are out is if you can't come up with a name, or you repeat a name that has already been said. Obviously, we won't be enforcing the can't come up with a name rule. If you don't have a name now, come back later and find a letter that you can remember. But let's try not to repeat the players as best as possible.

When playing on a bus or on a car ride, it's all done from memory. Here on a message board, obviously the resources of the internet make it easier to come up with players. But with the number of people on this board, we could get a pretty good list going just from memory.

So let's get it started the first name that should always be mentioned.

Cal Ripken

[Crazy O]

We used to play this game on our high school baseball trips. It's a good way to pass the time on a bus or car ride, but it should also be good to play here in the forum.

One person will start off with the name of a current or retired baseball player - Cal Ripken.

The next person will have to find someone whose first name starts with the first letter of the last name just mentioned - Randy Johnson.

Then the next person continues by naming a player whose first name starts with first letter of the previous last name - John Smoltz.

And so on.

The way you are out is if you can't come up with a name, or you repeat a name that has already been said. Obviously, we won't be enforcing the can't come up with a name rule. If you don't have a name now, come back later and find a letter that you can remember. But let's try not to repeat the players as best as possible.

When playing on a bus or on a car ride, it's all done from memory. Here on a message board, obviously the resources of the internet make it easier to come up with players. But with the number of people on this board, we could get a pretty good list going just from memory.

So let's get it started the first name that should always be mentioned.

Cal Ripken

Roger Clemens

[Bosibus]

Conor Jackson

[Dipper9]

Conor Jackson

Jim Palmer!

[Icterus galbula]

Paul Blair.

[NewOwnerNeeded]

Bill Ripken

[bobmc]

Roy McMillan

[Goop]

Roy McMillan

Mark McLemore

[RShack]

Mark McLemore

Mark Quinn

;-)

[Flip217]

Mark Quinn

;-)

Quenton McCracken.

Always loved that name...

[RShack]

Quenton McCracken.

Always loved that name...

Damn. Good one...

[Icterus galbula]

Quenton McCracken.

Always loved that name...

Mike Fetters

[Bosibus]

Felix Hernandez

[Dipper9]

Felix Hernandez

Hank Aaron

[PaulFolk]

Hank Aaron

Aaron Rowand.

(Do I get bonus points for using the same name, not just the same first letter? )