Blog Bat Around: The Alphabet Challenge

Nachos Grande suggested this Blog Bat Around idea matching favorite players names to the letters in your blog title. I have a long blog title, 16 letters, so it shouldn't be too hard to come up with some names.

I have favorite players other than Angels, but I decided to stick with only Angels and only last names for my blog title letters.

Trout

Best player ever gets #1 spot. How appropriate.

Runners Up: Frank Tanana, Lee Thomas

Harvey

Dominant closer for a while.

Runners Up: Andy Hassler, Paul Hartzell

Enberg

Angels' sportscaster from 1969-1978, 1985.

Runners Up: Jim Edmonds, Darin Erstad

Abbott

If you never saw him pitch in person, you missed out.

Runners Up: Garret Anderson, Don Aase

Napoli 

Party at Napoli's house! (That came later with the Rangers though).

Runners Up: Mel Nelson, Joe Nuxhall

Grich

Best moustache in baseball.

Runners Up: Vladimir Guerrero, Troy Glaus

Eckstein

World Series Champ.

Runners Up: See Enberg

Lansford

Lansford had a cool batting stance.

Runners Up: Mark Langston, Fred Lynn

Salmon

When he hit his first home run in the 2002 world series, I cried.

Runners Up: Dick Schofield, Don Sutton

Izturis

Not many I's to choose from.

Runners Up: Jason Isringhausen, Chris Ianetta (like I said...)

Navarro

One of the early Angels. Nicknamed "Whiplash".

Runners Up: See Napoli

Ohtani

It's amazing what this guy can do.

Runners Up: Ramon Ortiz, Bob Oliver

Rudi

My buddy and I would imitate his diving catches when we were kids.

Runners Up: Mickey Rivers, Francisco Rodriguez

Downing

Always had an awesome haircut.

Runners Up: Doug DeCinces, Gary Disarcina

Egan

Early bonus baby. Caught Ryan's third no-hitter.

Runners Up: See Eckstein

Ryan 

Fitting to start and end with the top 2 greatest in Angel's history.

Runners Up: See Rudi