Jak's Up!

Seattle Mariners


Chris Jakubauskas #41
(Jak-uh-bou-skuhs)

MLB Service: Rookie

Starting Pitcher

6'2"/ 215 lbs.

Bats: L Throws: R



Jakubauskas is a rookie with the Mariners making his MLB debut on April 8th of this year. His story is unlike any other because he was undrafted out of College and worked his way out of the indy leagues to get onto the Mariners Roster. After a half hearted retirement in 2006 Jak has been working his way through injuries and the minor leagues and finally gained a spot in the Mariners starting rotation.

If you care to read the story about Jak check it out here: Jakubauskas shows age not a factor

Good Miller of Corn Stubble

Central Michigan University
Chippewas

Rhett Goodmiller #7
(Good-mill-er)

Freshman

Catcher/ Infielder

5'8"/ 172lbs

Bats: R Throws: R


Dale Cornstubble #6
(korn-Stub-el)

Junior

Catcher

5'11"/ 175lbs.

Bats: R Throws: R



Wow! Who knew that the MAC was the cradle of Crazy Named Platoons as well as the Cradle of Coaches. Last week we featured the combo from the University of Toledo now we feature the catching combo for Central Michigan.

This catching platoon of Goodmiller and Cornstubble are batting .261 and .269 respectively. It seems that Cornstubble gets the majority of playing time and that Goodmiller plays elsewhere. Goodmiller has 2 HR with 23 Rbi and a slugging percentage of .373. While his counterpart Cornstubble has 4 HR with 24 Rbi and a slugging percentage of .400. They both have led their team to a 21-25 record and 9-12 in the MAC. Not good. But they both have shown promise for their team locking down the catching position for the future.

We salute not only the MAC but Central Michigan as the Cradle of Crazy Sports Names. We know that in the central part of the Country and the Central part of Michigan there are a ton of Goodmillers grinding up Cornstubble to make raise our steak dinners.

Thanks, the CSN Bloggers love the beef (& Crazy Sports Names) keep it coming.

Hammer Cola?

University of Toledo Rockets

Ben Hammer
(Ham-er)

Freshman

Outfielder

6'1/ 188lbs

Bats: L Throws: L



Yes this is another Toledo Rocket. Yes, this guy is a teammate of Jeff Cola. Wow, what a great combo, Hammer and Cola! Sure beats Sander Beck! That's what I'm talking about with a tool name. Bring the Hammer! No wimpy sander!

Ben Hammer gets about the same playing time as Cola in the outfield. It actually seems they do a sort of platoon. He's batting .308 with 9 doubles and 13 RBI. Not bad again for a freshman. He was rated the 23rd best prospect coming out of High School. Unlike his platoon mate he was involved in a lot more in high school lettering in Football, Baseball, and Basketball. He was also a part of the National Honor Society and he plans on majoring in health and exercise science.

We here at the CSN Blog look forward to seeing the progress of this nice platoon of Crazy Names go forward at the University of Toledo. The name combos make for fun around the CSN Blog Office. Keep up the good work Hammer Cola, We LOVE IT!