Don't I Know Your Face?

21C · 01-10-2005, 10:49 PM

I follow most pro sports pretty closely ( even though I'm in Australia ) but there are always guys that I know about but I would still have trouble recognizing unless they were wearing a name tag.

I'm not talking about the leading money earner on the Bowling Tour or the 3rd string QB on the Lions but players you have heard about a thousand times but draw a blank when in comes to recognizing them.

The main one for me is Trot Nixon. You would think I'd have some idea about a guy that played on a World Series winning team, has hit 100 HR and played regularly since 1999. But every time I hear his name, I have absolutely no idea what he looks like.

There are others as well, like most of the NHL and a lot of rookie NBA players, but I'm talking about guys that have been around for a while.

Which player does it for you?

Anthony · 01-10-2005, 10:51 PM

Endy Chavez

Draft Dodger · 01-10-2005, 10:51 PM

oddly, for baseball, I don't really have this problem

Joe · 01-10-2005, 10:52 PM

anna kournikova

gottimd · 01-10-2005, 10:55 PM

Rollie Fingers

Anthony · 01-10-2005, 11:11 PM

Quiksand

RPI-Fan · 01-10-2005, 11:16 PM

Mark Brunell, Marvin Harrison, Curtis Martin

21C · 01-10-2005, 11:27 PM

Actually I was thinking that football had the disadvantage of players wearing helmets. The NFL even went to the extent of outlawing the removal of helmets on the field to stop players from "marketing" themselves after a big play.

Drew Brees is a recent example of a guy that I'd think "Oh, that's what he looks like."

DaddyTorgo · 01-10-2005, 11:36 PM

http://boston.redsox.mlb.com/NASApp/...ayer_id=119811

-- Trot Nixon (and no, normally the moustache does not look as HORRIBLE as it does in that picture). That's our dirt-dawg!

21C · 01-10-2005, 11:41 PM

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Originally Posted by DaddyTorgo

http://boston.redsox.mlb.com/NASApp/...ayer_id=119811

-- Trot Nixon (and no, normally the moustache does not look as HORRIBLE as it does in that picture). That's our dirt-dawg!

Yeah, it's not so much that I've never seen him but that I'll never actually remember his mug when his name comes up again.

DaddyTorgo · 01-10-2005, 11:43 PM

i know. i figured that's what you meant, as it's easy enough to GIS for someone's pic these days.

Marcus Giles...who is this guy, and has anyone ever seen him and Marquis Grissom in the same place at the same time?? I get the two of them so mixed up it's not even funny. And I don't have a picture of what either of them look like.

Pumpy Tudors · 01-11-2005, 12:04 AM

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Originally Posted by DaddyTorgo

i know. i figured that's what you meant, as it's easy enough to GIS for someone's pic these days.

Marcus Giles...who is this guy, and has anyone ever seen him and Marquis Grissom in the same place at the same time?? I get the two of them so mixed up it's not even funny. And I don't have a picture of what either of them look like.

Well, considering that Marcus Giles is white and Marquis Grissom is black, you just made a funny.

timmynausea · 01-11-2005, 12:15 AM

Marcus Giles is like a smaller, less tan Brian Giles. Is it just me or in ever picture does it look like Brian Giles smothers himself in fake tanning stuff?

DaddyTorgo · 01-11-2005, 12:18 AM

marcus giles is white??!?!?!!? WTF!!!!!

LloydLungs · 01-11-2005, 01:30 AM

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Originally Posted by DaddyTorgo

marcus giles is white??!?!?!!? WTF!!!!!

It's okay, everybody has that reaction when they discover Marcus Giles is white. For instance, he's on Bill Simmons' "All Reggie Cleveland Team" for athletes who sound like they should be a different race than they are.

korme · 01-11-2005, 02:19 AM

trot nixon is bald as fuck and pimpin, he's easy to remember:

korme · 01-11-2005, 02:28 AM

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Originally Posted by DaddyTorgo

marcus giles is white??!?!?!!? WTF!!!!!

hahahahahahaah that has to be a joke

Also-Brunell, Martin, Harrison? That's gotta be a joke, too, right?

Well, I can't say much because I play pro video games with all their faces. For instance, I could give a perfect description of what SF little used Ronald Dupree (of the Pistons) looks like, for example.

TLK · 01-11-2005, 02:43 AM

I thought Bobby Humphey (of Bronco fame) was white for the longest time, because he was portrayed that way in NES Play Action Football....

JeeberD · 01-11-2005, 02:53 AM

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Originally Posted by TheLionKing

I thought Bobby Humphey (of Bronco fame) was white for the longest time, because he was portrayed that way in NES Play Action Football....

I loved that game!!!

Mo Carthon was the MFing man, yo. Of course, it was hard to beat the Rams when Everett and Anderson were in synch (and don't forget about Cleveland Gary!!!).....

Suicane75 · 01-11-2005, 03:09 AM

I honestly always though Trot Nixon was a black dude, up until about a year ago.

Ramzavail · 01-11-2005, 11:08 AM

I was a huge Cleveland Gary fan...anyways.

I have a weird ability to put names to faces in all 4 major sports...friends and my girlfriend find it amazing, (even though my gf most of the time has no idea who the person is)..

my notables are Steve Stone - SP, Dave Gallagher - OF, Steve Rain - RP, Brian Evans - SF, Paul Bako - C - saw him at a restaurant after a Met game last year.

RPI-Fan · 01-11-2005, 02:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Shorty3281

hahahahahahaah that has to be a joke

Also-Brunell, Martin, Harrison? That's gotta be a joke, too, right?

Well, I can't say much because I play pro video games with all their faces. For instance, I could give a perfect description of what SF little used Ronald Dupree (of the Pistons) looks like, for example.

Huh? I have no idea what those three guys look like, other than their race.

korme · 01-11-2005, 02:27 PM

then this is for you (i'm really surprised as these are very easy for me):

korme · 01-11-2005, 02:37 PM

We should play guess the superstar

Suicane75 · 01-11-2005, 02:40 PM

Brunell is the white guy, this much i know for sure.

korme · 01-11-2005, 02:41 PM

dude thats terrible

sovereignstar · 01-11-2005, 02:45 PM

I always thought that Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf was white.

Suicane75 · 01-11-2005, 02:46 PM

Ok, Harrison must be the guy on the far right cause hes the skinnier black dude, but that was more deduction than knowing what he looked like.

Ragone · 01-11-2005, 02:49 PM

Lets see.. Any Kc royal

And for his sake Nate Kaeding

and i think the middle guy is curtis martin

RPI-Fan · 01-11-2005, 03:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Shorty3281

then this is for you (i'm really surprised as these are very easy for me):

Woh, has anyone ever seen Pumpy Tudors and Marvin Harrison in the same room!??!!?

azjoe_02 · 01-11-2005, 03:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Suicane75

I honestly always though Trot Nixon was a black dude, up until about a year ago.

Up until about a minute ago for me!

rkmsuf · 01-11-2005, 03:39 PM

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Originally Posted by azjoe_02

Up until about a minute ago for me!

How is that possible? He's potentially the whitest guy in MLB.

korme · 01-11-2005, 03:43 PM

maybe they got him confused with ex and black teammate OF Troy O'Leary?

korme · 01-11-2005, 03:44 PM

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Originally Posted by RPI-Fan

Woh, has anyone ever seen Pumpy Tudors and Marvin Harrison in the same room!??!!?

has anyone ever seen Pumpy and David Alan Grier in the same room? I think not.

JeeberD · 01-11-2005, 03:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Shorty3281

maybe they got him confused with ex and black teammate OF Troy O'Leary?

I used to watch Troy O'Leary play for the El Paso Diablos way back in '92/'93. He led the Texas League in batting and was my hero (until Jeff Cirillo came around and stole my heart). When he broke out with the Sox I was so excited...I remember some sport radio guy going on about who in the hell was this Troy O'Leary dude that was in the top ten in batting...

Tom E · 01-11-2005, 05:48 PM

If I hear any Hockey players name besides Wayne Grezky, I have no fucking clue what anybody looks like

Z²+ · 01-11-2005, 06:38 PM

Pumpy Tudors · 01-11-2005, 07:45 PM

I'm in a room with Marvin Harrison and David Alan Grier right now. Come find us.

As for the faces, I know the faces of a lot of superstar players pretty well, at least as far as the NFL, NHL, and (to some extent) MLB are concerned. I don't watch enough NBA to know many of the newer faces (I probably couldn't tell Dwyane Wade from Rashard Lewis, for example, and I have no idea what Nene looks like), but I can get a few.

Now, if you showed me pictures of a bunch of current NASCAR drivers, I could definitely pick out Jeff Gordon and Dale Earnhardt, Jr., but I can't recognize Sterling Marlin, and I wouldn't know Tony Stewart if he punched me in the face (see what I did there?).

Sun Tzu · 01-11-2005, 07:55 PM

Pumpy Tudors · 01-11-2005, 07:55 PM

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"I'll be upstairs masturbating."

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21C College Prospect Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Newcastle, Australia	Actually I was thinking that football had the disadvantage of players wearing helmets. The NFL even went to the extent of outlawing the removal of helmets on the field to stop players from "marketing" themselves after a big play. Drew Brees is a recent example of a guy that I'd think "Oh, that's what he looks like."

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DaddyTorgo Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Massachusetts	http://boston.redsox.mlb.com/NASApp/...ayer_id=119811 -- Trot Nixon (and no, normally the moustache does not look as HORRIBLE as it does in that picture). That's our dirt-dawg!

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DaddyTorgo Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Massachusetts	i know. i figured that's what you meant, as it's easy enough to GIS for someone's pic these days. Marcus Giles...who is this guy, and has anyone ever seen him and Marquis Grissom in the same place at the same time?? I get the two of them so mixed up it's not even funny. And I don't have a picture of what either of them look like.

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timmynausea College Starter Join Date: Dec 2002	Marcus Giles is like a smaller, less tan Brian Giles. Is it just me or in ever picture does it look like Brian Giles smothers himself in fake tanning stuff?

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DaddyTorgo Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Massachusetts	marcus giles is white??!?!?!!? WTF!!!!!

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korme Go Reds Join Date: May 2001 Location: Bloodbuzz Ohio	trot nixon is bald as fuck and pimpin, he's easy to remember:

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TLK Pro Starter Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Allen Park, MI	I thought Bobby Humphey (of Bronco fame) was white for the longest time, because he was portrayed that way in NES Play Action Football....

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Suicane75 Coordinator Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: NJ	I honestly always though Trot Nixon was a black dude, up until about a year ago.

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Ramzavail College Starter Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Strong Island, NY	I was a huge Cleveland Gary fan...anyways. I have a weird ability to put names to faces in all 4 major sports...friends and my girlfriend find it amazing, (even though my gf most of the time has no idea who the person is).. my notables are Steve Stone - SP, Dave Gallagher - OF, Steve Rain - RP, Brian Evans - SF, Paul Bako - C - saw him at a restaurant after a Met game last year.

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korme Go Reds Join Date: May 2001 Location: Bloodbuzz Ohio	then this is for you (i'm really surprised as these are very easy for me):

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korme Go Reds Join Date: May 2001 Location: Bloodbuzz Ohio	We should play guess the superstar

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Suicane75 Coordinator Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: NJ	Brunell is the white guy, this much i know for sure.

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korme Go Reds Join Date: May 2001 Location: Bloodbuzz Ohio	dude thats terrible

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sovereignstar Pro Starter Join Date: Feb 2004	I always thought that Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf was white.

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Suicane75 Coordinator Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: NJ	Ok, Harrison must be the guy on the far right cause hes the skinnier black dude, but that was more deduction than knowing what he looked like.

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Ragone Pro Rookie Join Date: May 2002 Location: Kansas City, Mo	Lets see.. Any Kc royal And for his sake Nate Kaeding and i think the middle guy is curtis martin

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korme Go Reds Join Date: May 2001 Location: Bloodbuzz Ohio	maybe they got him confused with ex and black teammate OF Troy O'Leary?

01-11-2005, 07:45 PM	#38
Pumpy Tudors Bounty Hunter Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Pittsburgh, PA	I'm in a room with Marvin Harrison and David Alan Grier right now. Come find us. As for the faces, I know the faces of a lot of superstar players pretty well, at least as far as the NFL, NHL, and (to some extent) MLB are concerned. I don't watch enough NBA to know many of the newer faces (I probably couldn't tell Dwyane Wade from Rashard Lewis, for example, and I have no idea what Nene looks like), but I can get a few. Now, if you showed me pictures of a bunch of current NASCAR drivers, I could definitely pick out Jeff Gordon and Dale Earnhardt, Jr., but I can't recognize Sterling Marlin, and I wouldn't know Tony Stewart if he punched me in the face (see what I did there?). __________________ No, I am not Batman, and I will not repair your food processor.

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