For the frustrated
Los Angeles
Dodgers
fan
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No,
we're not talking about untalented black guys (well, not exclusively,
at least). The Crappy Brother honors the shittier of two major league
brothers, the shittier one of course playing for the Dodgers.
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Sandy Alomar, Jr.
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Sandy has made a name for himself by playing in the majors for
thirty-seven years, but his brother Roberto was clearly the
better ballplayer, hitting twice the number of home runs as
his brother and posting a .300 career average.
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Juan Bell
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A top prospect, Juan never made it to the majors with the Dodgers.
He ended up speding parts of 5 years
in the big leagues, and batted .212. Juan's older brother
George, however, posted solid numbers over 12 seasons, blasting
265 home runs in his career.
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Ken Brett
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George's older brother pitched in 30 games for the Dodgers in 1979.
Ken pitched for 10 teams in 13 years, which doesn't speak
too highly of him.
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Jolbert Cabrera
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Jolbert has been a sub-.200 hitter for most
of his career (and it doesn't figure to change), while his
brother Orlando has put up pretty good numbers thoughout
his career—even knocking in 96 runs in 2001. Not only is Jolbert
the crappier ballplayer, but he's got the crappier name, too.
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Alex Cora
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Yeah, Joey Cora was hardly a great player, but he did average .277
in 11 seasons. Alex seemed to improve with time, but it's
doubtful he'll ever be the mediocre player his brother was.
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Tripp Cromer
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Tripp and D.T. Cromer. While neither may be a household name (not
even in the Cromer household), it's pretty clear that Tripp
was the crappier (and lighter) of the two. Tripp batted .250
in parts of three seasons with L.A.,
while D.T. has a .308 major league batting average, including
5 home runs in 57 ABs in 2001.
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Jeremy Giambi
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When your brother is Jason Giambi, it's
a pretty good bet that you're going to be crappier than him,
but Jeremy (who kwas with the Dodgers during Spring Training
in '04) didn't even appear to be related. Brothers by blood,
but a world of difference on the field. If Jeremy only shared
his brothers love for steroids...
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Wilton Guerrero
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While Wilton
isn't too bad with the bat, he's a goddamn idiot. In just
a couple years with the Dodgers, he missed bases, corked his
bat, and fielded like an old woman. Meanwhile, Vladimir Guerrero
(who the Dodgers could have signed instead) seems headed to
the Hall of Fame.
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Chris Gwynn
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Not only is Chris Gwynn Tony's crappy
brother, but amazingly enough he's the fatter one too. Chris
hung around the Dodgers for awhile, never getting much of
a chance, but never doing much when he was given the
opportunity. Meanwhile, Tony won 37 batting titles and secured
his place as one of the greatest hitters ever.
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Glenn Hoffman
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As a player, manager, and coach, Glenn sucks. In his only year
with the Dodgers as a player, he batted .220. Meanwhile, Trevor
has been one of the best closers of the past decade, if not
all time.
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Wayne Kirby
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Wayne did nothing to distinguish
himself in parts of two seasons with the Dodgers, while his
brother, Terry, has amassed solid numbers in 10 seasons as
a NFL running back.
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Mike Maddux
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Mike, of course the crappy brother of Greg Maddux, was
so crappy with the Dodgers that they had to get him twice.
Mike ended up pitching for 10 teams in his career, coincidentally
the same number of Cy Young awards that Greg won. The fact
that Greg ended up spending a couple of months on the Dodgers
does nothing to diminish his brother's mediocrity.
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Ramon Martinez
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OK, Ramon was hardly crappy (except when they got him back for
Spring Training 2001), but to be fair, he was the crappier
brother. The Dodgers had both Martinez
brothers, but of course stuck with the wrong one.
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Dick Nen
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While Dick Nen's only hit as a Dodger was a big one in '63, his son
had a slightly better career, distinguishing himself
as one of the most successful closers of all-time.
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Carlos Perez
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Carlos's tumultuous 5-year career was far surpassed by brothers
Melido and Pascual. Carlos won
40 games in the major leagues, with Melido
winning 78 and Pascual winning 67.
And not only was Carlos the crappier brother, he was the drunker
one too.
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Ron Roenicke
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Ron, who played with the Dodgers from 1981-83, posted a .238 average
in 8 major league seasons. His brother Gary,
was far superior, posting an impressive .247 average.
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Dave Sax
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Well, in this case the Dodgers had the both the better brother
and the crappy brother, but we can't miss a chance to mention
Dave Sax, who scored three runs (none with the Dodgers) in
parts of 5 major league seasons.
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Butts Wagner
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While Honus Wagner was one of baseball's
greatest, his brother Butts was a real piece of shit... and
of course played for the Dodgers (well, Brooklyn) in 1898.
Butts had 38 at-bats and hit .237.
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Jeff Weaver
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Jeff went 27-24 in two seasons with the Dodgers, but after younger
brother Jered began his career 9-0 with a 2.14 ERA, it's clear
who the crappier brother is.
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Todd Worrell
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Until the late 90's, it could have easily been argued that Todd
had a better career than his brother Tim. But despite Todd's
127 saves as a Dodger, he choked often, while Tim emerged
as one of the best set-up men in the game.
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Did
we forget someone? Send us your crappy brother below. (And
Kip Gross is not Kevin Gross' brother.)
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