Welcome to an Untypical Baseball Fan Site!

Over time, I will be writing about 500 baseball players who might have been limited in Major League Baseball ability, but contributed to the game through hustle and a general love of the game. Please note that even mediocre Major League baseball players are amongst the best baseball players in the world -- very few high school and college players even make it to the minors! Please feel free to comment on the players mentioned, or send in some of your favorite players who fit into this category! It's a different way to recognize the greatness of our National Pastime! The thoughts expressed on this blog are purely opinion and are meant as a loving, good-natured tribute to our favorite game. Thank-you to the players mentioned on this site who gave us some good baseball memories.

Thursday, October 30, 2008

Now Batting: Andy Etchebarren of the Baltimore Orioles!

Mediocre Major League Baseball Players -- Andy Etchebarren
Perhaps best known for his unibrow, Andy Etchebarren, primarily playing for the 1960s and 1970s Baltimore Orioles, was your classic good-field-no-hit catcher. He only hit 235 for his career -- making him an overall mediocre ball player -- but had a tremendous presence behind the plate. He caught great pitchers like Jim Palmer, Dave McNally, Mike Cuellar and Pat Dobson, with his stellar defense earning a trip to the 1966 and 1967 all-star games (he played in neither game). Although that unibrow is often a center of conversation, I choose to take the high road and remember Andy Etchebarren as the type of defensive catcher you'd want on your team.
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