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When it came time to organize an all-star team based on players whose last names also expressed or suggested various body parts, guess whose name came first to mind with me? Duh.

Most of you who have been regulars at The Pecan Park Eagle for a while have already figured out by now that I am hooked on “the ridiculous over the sublime” at almost every writing corner. Today’s humble (or meager) offering is no exception. This morning, I’d like to introduce my selections for a “Body of Work” All Star team, a club made up of current or former professional baseball players whose surnames of either literally or suggestive of names that go into various body part. As per usual, because of the large numbers of deluded people who think of themselves as capable of actually performing this task at the professional level, it was easier to find pitchers than it was appropriately named position players. And, a few times, I had to accept different spellings and, once, a “liverpool” word joinder.

Whatever. Here’s the Body of Work All Star Team (Please feel free to add to the lineup and roster by leaving your own contributions in the comment section that follows this comment.):

Bill Hands, Pitcher (MLB, 1965-75)

Rollie Fingers, Pitcher (MLB, HOF, 1968-85)

Bill Hair, Pitcher (Minors, 1941-42, 1946-56)

Kyle Sweat, Pitcher (Minors, 2009)

Tom Lipp, Pitcher (Minors, 1897)

Barry Foote, Catcher  (MLB, 1973-82)

Gerald Butt, 1st Base (Minors, 1999-2002)

Daniel Blood, 2nd Base (Minors, 1970-71)

Greg Legg, Shortstop (MLB, 1986-87)

Jim Ray Hart, 3rd Base (MLB, 1963-74)

Jerad Head, Left Field (MLB, 2011)

Marquise Liverpool, Center Field (Minors, 2005-07)

C. Nipple, Right Field (Minors, 1908)

I tried to find a place for Kevin Nails of Grambling State, who was drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the 49th round of the 1992 amateur player draft, but then he apparently disappeared before he ever got to play in a professional baseball game at any level. We are left to presume that what happened to Kevin was the same thing that happens to all “nails,” sooner or later. – He got cut.

On “three” now, who’s the logical choice for everyday beat media coverage of the “Body of Work” team season?

One … Two … Three … Alyson Footer!