REAL NAME | TEXT GUESS |
David Aardsma | David Absence (too true right now) |
Erik Bedard | Erik Before |
Dan Cortes | Fan Amster |
Doug Fister | Doug Mister |
Jose Flores | Lord Former |
Felix Hernandez | Felix Groaned |
Cesar Jimenez | Areas Kidney |
Aaron Laffey | Baron Ladder |
Brandon League | Random League |
David Pauley | David Ratify |
Michael Pineda | Michael Rhode |
Mauricio Robles | Obtain Snakes |
Chaz Roe | Bicy Sod |
Tom Wilhelmsen | Too Wildly |
Miguel Olivo | Nightfall Olive |
Dustin Ackley | Dustin Called |
Chone Figgins | Biome Digging |
Justin Smoak | Justin Smock |
Matt Tuiasosopo | Matt Microcosm |
Jack Wilson | Lack Wilson |
Franklin Gutierrez | Franklin Gathers |
Greg Halman | Greg Gallant |
Ichiro Suzuki | Schism Sixth |
Jack Cust | Lack Bust |
Denny Bautista | Decoy Activists |
Blake Beavan | Blake Beaten |
Manny Delcarmen | Nanny Declared |
Royce Ring | Soybe Sing |
Chris Seddon | Chris Freedom |
Chris Gimenez | Chris Window |
Luis Rodriguez | Jugs Forgives |
Ryan Langerhans | Swam Lingering |
While there are some tougher names on the roster, this makes me think more about turning off the auto-complete mode on my phone. However, I am also fascinated by the seemingly high rate of alliteration. Does the predictive text algorithm on my phone prefer alliteration? I think it does.
Also, I can't find a definition for "bicy," so I'm not sure it is a word. Even if it is, it's rare, so why does my phone assume it's what I'm trying to say?
Does anyone remember Ken Griffey Jr.'s Winning Run? It's one of the more underrated baseball games of the past decade. If they were to remake the game using modern players, wouldn't auto-complete work great for their psuedonyms? Wouldn't it be fun to guess who Moonlight Olive is in real life?
Lastly, what great names does your phone spit out?
Bicy is the beginning of "Bicycle". It's anticipating.
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