Baseball players that are Greek?
 

I'm just curious to know who in the MLB, or even college baseball, is Greek! (The MLB players that you list can be past OR present http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/smile.gif.)

I only know of Orel Herschiser (sp?) - and even him, i forgot which GLO he belongs to!

Thank you http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/smile.gif!


[This message has been edited by newbie (edited July 03, 2001).]

Orel Hershiser is a SigEp from Bowling Green State University (Ohio Kappa). So is Sean Cassey of the Cincinnati Red, University of Richmond (Virginia Alpha)

Forgot about Kevin Jarvis (Wake Forest University, North Carolina Zeta)of the San Diego Padre

Billy Williams, Illinois State U., played for the Cubs and is in the baseball hall of fame. Ferguson Jenkins, also ISU, and baseball hall of fame. There's a pic of Williams, but not Jenkins at the website. I think both are pictured in the paedagogus (AM Manual), but I don't have that with me. It's at school.
http://www.lambdachi.org/alumni/members/sports.asp

------------------
Steve Corbin
Lambda Chi Alpha
Theta Kappa Chapter
Rose-Hulman Inst. of Tech.

I'm know I'll get flamed because of this, but I'm going to say it anyway. I'm SO tired of hearing about John Rocker being a racist. The comments he made in that article were so blown out of proportion it was unreal. I know him, I went to school with him, and he is NOT a racist. I understand how people who don't know him could get the wrong impression by that article, but I just wish people would remember to take everything in the media with a grain of salt. Greeks especially should know how the media is!

*** dzrose getting off her soapbox ***

DzRose -- so you went to FPD? That's cool...I know a few people from there. What college did/are you attend(ing)?

Actually, that *IS* a name of an actual sorority: http://www.trikappa.org/

"Tri Kappa is a unique philanthropic organization because it exists only within the boundaries of the state of Indiana, and thus, all of its contributions benefit the residents of Indiana. From these humble beginnings, Tri Kappa has thrived to 148 active chapters and 132 associate chapters with almost 11,000 members.

Each Tri Kappa chapter has special projects in its community for charity, culture, and education. Local chapters also support statewide projects."

----------------------

However, I certainly wouldn't want to run around with 3 K's sprawled across my chest as of course, everyone would assume that meant Ku Klux Klan.



[This message has been edited by CutiePie2000 (edited July 05, 2001).]

From Diamonds00 other posts, it can pretty much be assumed that he was making a reference to the KKK or Ku Klux Klan, not an actual Greek organization. Although there are Kappa Kappa Kappa orgs in existence, John isn't a member of them.

[This message has been edited by dzrose93 (edited July 05, 2001).]

Yes, I went to FPD! Who do you know from there? I graduated from Georgia College in Milledgeville.

I agree, you do have to take everything with a grain of salt. I never saw that article and I don't even know what it said, but when I went to a Mets-Braves game in New York last summer it was amazing how much hostility there was against John Rocker. He threw a ball to someone in the stands, and they hurled it back at him! I don't agree with everything the guy says, in fact I think he is one of the many people that needs to learn when it's appropriate to keep his mouth shut, but to say he's a racist may be a bit extreme. Correct me if I'm wrong, but didn't he live with Andruw Jones (or maybe it was another African American) at one time?

I'd never heard of Tri Kappa before, but I just have to say I'd hate to wear those letters... Imagine what people would assume!

SSS, you are LUCKY that you didn't see that article. If you did/or heard about it - boy oh boy would you be pissed off - and rightfully so!!! He said stuff about the subway in NY (THAT'S why there was such hostility when ATL came to play NY), and about homosexuals and tons of other $hit - stuff that wants to make you puke.

I don't know, I agree you have to take things with a grain of salt, but John Rocker, IMO, messed up TOO many times to get any sympathy from me.

I think John Rocker=Sicko. Period. Sorry DZrose!

You all prolly know that John Rocker is now a Cleveland Indian. He has caused so much trouble, that a Cleveland player (forgot who, maybe KSig RC can enlighten me) who, prior to Rocker coming to CLE, had wanted to sign a long-term deal with Cleveland. Once Rocker arrived, though, his teammate told his agent to call the deal with Cleveland off, b/c he couldn't stand Rocker at all.

He also got a lot of "attention" when ATL came to play SF. SF= very tolerant city, where there are not a shortage of homosexuals. I'm pretty sure that a couple of Giant fans threw stuff at him, too. There was definitely a loud stretch of "boos" and profanities thrown at him when he came onto the field.

He has caused so many people to hate him and be upset at him that when ATL came to town, there was always tons of security guards and police.

Thanks guys for the heads-up on the baseball players! Corbin, that's really cool that LXA has so many notable sports alums - for example, Larry Dierker (manager of the Houston astros), and also Larry Brown, the coach of the Sixers (of which I am a fan!!!!)!!

[This message has been edited by newbie (edited July 05, 2001).]

Hi SSS1365,

To answer your question, yes, Andruw Jones did live with John a few years ago. http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/smile.gif

dzrose -

I mainly talk with Mary Butler and visit FPD once or twice a year to speak to kids. I know a few FPD kids that will be coming to West Georgia this fall (my alma mater)! Did you know any Pikes at GCSU when you were there? I don't think any of the guys I knew from there are still around, but I think some of the guys from my chapter may still have some connections with the Pikes there.

I don't know any of the newer FPD graduates, since I've been out of HS since 1993. But I do know lots of Pikes from GCSU. I hung out with them and the Kappa Sigs quite a bit in school and still keep in touch with many of them. In fact, I was at a wedding this weekend with several Pike alums. The reception was at Scott Cameron's house in Macon. http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/smile.gif Do you know Jeff Hollingsworth, Steve Glawson, Clint Miller, CJ Hicks, Moose or any of that gang? They're about my age, some a little older.

It's so hard for me to place names and faces...most of the GCSU Pikes I knew were guys I met at Regional conferences and such...Clint and CJ ring a bell though..I'm sure I would know them if I saw them...it's funny that you meet people and can hang out with them without really knowing/remembering their names. I was at W.Ga. from 92-96 so I probably know some of those guys. I know a few GCSU Pikes came up to W.Ga. for a few parties and other events last year.

But please tell me you know Mrs. Mary Butler -- the FPD guidance counselor...she's such a sweet lady!! I'm pretty sure she's been at FPD for quite a while. Have you been by there lately? They have several new buildings that really look nice! Of course Stratford's new buildings look even nicer...no rivalry there, huh.

FPD is short for First Presbyterian Day School, a private high school in Macon, Georgia. Stratford Academy is one of its biggest rivals and is just down the road.

Pike4Life,

Mrs. Butler's name is very familiar, but it's been such a long time. I haven't been back to the school in forever. Is Coach Turner still there? He taught Bible classes for us. Also, Mrs. Gunn. She was my favorite of all the teachers and taught me Latin for 2 years. I think someone told me that she left or retired though.

As for the Pikes, do you know Jon Filson? He pledged around 95 and was president before he graduated a couple of years ago. All of those guys were such fun to party with! I still go with them to Alumni Weekend every year.

I think Coach Turner is still there...is he the football coach? I spoke to the football coach this past fall, and I think that's who it was. I didn't or don't know Mrs. Gunn...sorry.

I don't think I know Filson...I pledged in Fall '92 & initiated in Winter '93 so he's a bit younger than me. Plus in '95 my chapter was suspended by the school and our charter revoked in early '96...so my mind wasn't really on other chapters at that time. But the good news is Pike recolonized here at W. Ga. in '99 and rechartered this past Feb.!!

Ooops...I think we changed this thread from "Baseball Players" into a two sided discussion about FPD and GCSU Greeks!!!

The last time I was in Milledgeville (this past fall) I looked for the Pike House but couldn't find it...it's harder to find places in Milledgeville in the broad daylight!!

Coach Turner helped out with football, but he also coached me in b-team softball. I really liked him. Nice, down to earth guy.

You're right, it is harder to find things in M'ville in the daytime!! http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/biggrin.gif The PIKE house is just two doors down from the DZ house in Milledgeville. It's on the corner of West Montgomery Street and (I think) North Clarke Street. It's directly across from campus - a big, two story wooden house. It used to be white with red shutters. I think they painted the shutters green in the past few years, though.

*bumpity bump*

OK, so to get back to the original subject of this thread - Tommy Lasorda (did I spell that right?) is a Pi Kappa Phi.

As for the John Rocker thing - what an idiot! If he feels that way, fine. But he should've known better than to say it to an interviewer from Sports Illustrated. That's just plain stupidity. He should've known that he was in a situation where certain opinions didn't need to be shared. Whether you think he's racist or not, he certainly doesn't think before he opens his mouth!

------------------
"Seek the noblest."
Zeta Love! <3

Dianne, yes you did spell his name right!!!! I don't know if you saw/heard about it, but Tommy Lasorda was in the All-Star Game as an Honorary Coach or something. Anyways, Vladmir Guerrerro's bat flew out of his hands and knocked Tommy down! Tommy fell and tumbled (he didn't even see the bat flying towards him)! It was such a hilarious sight, one which will be played in the baseball bloopers for a long, long time! Luckily he is OK though http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/smile.gif (even though I hate the Dodgers http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/wink.gif)!!!

Here are some Betas for you that were in MLB.

1) Eddie Collins (Columbia, 1907) .333 Hitter.

2) Ethan Allen, (Cincinatti, 1926) .300 Hitter.

3) Leland(Larry)Machphail (Beloit, 1910)
Brooklyn Dodgers Owner, GM Hall of Fame.
Beloit by the way was the same school that actor(also a beta)James T. Arness from Gunsmoke went to.

4) Bill Veeck (Kenyon, 1936) Called Baseball's great innovator. Hall of Fame, Owner of several franchises.

5) William H. Stoneman (Idaho, 1966) VP, Operations, Montreal Expos (pitched first two no hitters for Expos).

6) Michael J. Shmidt (Ohio, 1971) Hall of Fame. 548 Home Runs.




[This message has been edited by Miami1839 (edited July 14, 2001).]

OK - Some of the wonderful MLB Kappa Sigs . . .

-Ted Turner - OK, he owns the Braves - close enough dude

-Stump Merrill - now a Yankees coach; I hate the freakin' Yanks, but he's a brother so he's chill.

-Steve Rogers - Pitcher, Montreal Expos (retired)

-Carl Lundgren - Pitcher, Chicago Cubs (retired)

-Cecil Upshaw, Jr. - Pitcher, Atlanta Braves (retired)

-Chuck Dobson - Pitcher, California Angels (retired)

There's a couple more, but no time to search - as for the Rocker thing . . . well, yeah, the comments were ridiculous and obscene in many ways, but seriously, there's no reason for this guy to be a pariah or whatever. He's not the brightest man, and he f-ed up, but Goran Ivanesivich did worse less than 2 weeks ago (anybody read about that?), but no publicity . . . why's that? . . . sure the guy's a freakin' idiot, and it's tough to swallow that these sort of views can be held in today's "enlightened" US society, but he got run just the same.

[This message has been edited by KSig RC (edited July 15, 2001).]

Bumping.

Sigma Chi - MLB

Jim Palmer - Hall of Famer

http://www.kepplerassociates.com/images/palmer.jpg

http://www.onlinecsa.com/player_bios/jim_palmer.jpg


Mark DeRosa, Braves

http://www.skicanadamag.com/Oct1/slam2-ap.jpg

http://www.nicindy.org/2003probaseball.htm

Stan Musial, St. Louis Cardinals( 3,000+ hits, 475(?) homers) - Sigma Tau Gamma

Jim Bouton, author of Ball Four, which is a great read and a book that changed baseball, is a Delta Sig - Western Michigan 1957.

He is also the inventor of Big League Chew.

In 2002:
 

Alpha Tau Omega —C Joe Girardi, Cardinals

Delta Tau Delta —OF Shawn Green, Dodgers; P Rick Helling, Orioles-Marlins; C A.J. Hinch, Tigers; 1B-OF David McCarty, A's-Red Sox; P Jason Middlebrook, Mets; P Mike Mussina, Yankees

Kappa Alpha Psi —OF Kenny Lofton, Pirates-Cubs

Phi Gamma Delta —2B Mark Loretta, Padres

Phi Kappa Psi —3B Jeff Cirillo, Mariners

Pi Kappa Phi —OF Jim Edmonds, Cardinals

Sigma Alpha Epsilon —P Joey Hamilton, Reds

Sigma Chi —SS Mark DeRosa, Braves

Sigma Nu —OF Jody Gerut, Indians; C Bill Haselman, Red Sox

Sigma Phi Epsilon —1B Sean Casey, Reds; P Kevin Jarvis, Padres



Serving as major league managers during 2003 were Bob Boone (Zeta Psi) of the Cincinnati Reds (first part of season) ; Lloyd McClendon (Kappa Alpha Psi) of the Pittsburgh Pirates; and Jeff Torborg (Chi Psi) of the Florida Marlins (first part of season). Greeks who are coaches on big league clubs include Tom Gamboa (Lambda Chi Alpha) of the Kansas City Royals; Orel Hershiser (Sigma Phi Epsilon) of the Texas Rangers; Burt Hooton (Kappa Alpha Order) of the Houston Astros; Art Kusnyer (Phi Gamma Delta) of the Chicago White Sox; and Bob Schaefer (Theta Xi) of the Kansas City Royals.

From www.delts.org...

This is nowhere near up to date, and every time I get our magazine, it appears the entire Stanford baseball team may be Delts...

Speaking of Delts (but off the subject of baseball -- although, come to think of it, he was drafted by the Yankees) how about one of the newest members of the NFL Hall of Fame, Brother John Elway (also of Stanford, BTW)

Sports—Baseball
* Branch Rickey
(Ohio Wesleyan University, 1904) Baseball Hall of Fame

* George Sisler
(University of Michigan, 1915) Baseball Hall of Fame; holds record of 257 hits in a season

* Eppa Rixey
(University of Virginia, 1914) Baseball Hall of Fame

Mike Mussina
(Stanford University, 1991) Pitcher with Baltimore Orioles and New York Yankees

Shawn Green
(Stanford University, 1996) Outfielder with Toronto Blue Jays and Los Angeles Dodgers

Ed Sprague
(Stanford University, 1989) 12 year major league infielder; Olympic Gold Medal winner

Rick Helling
(Stanford University, 1994) Pitcher with Texas Rangers and Arizona Diamondbacks

A. J. Hinch
(Stanford University, 1996) Catcher with Kansas City Royals and Oakland A’s

David McCarty
(Stanford University, 1992) Eight-year first baseman with Kansas City and other teams

Mike Aldrete
(Stanford University, 1983) Former 10-year major league first baseman outfielder

Steve Buechele
(Stanford University, 1983) Former 10-year major league third baseman

Mark Marquess
(Stanford University, 1969) Stanford head coach; winner of more than 1,000 games