With a third of the MLB season in the books, and some of the baseball’s best prospects now suiting up for their respective big league squads, it’s time to reflect on the performances of our Top 50 Prospects.  Today we look at 19-15, which includes: Jacob Turner, Chris Sale, Michael Pineda, Shelby Miller and Wil Myers.

19. Jacob Turner, RHP, Detroit Tigers

Double-A: 1-1, 2.69 ERA, 60.1 IP, 14 BB, 52 K, 10.44 WHIP

18. Chris Sale, LHP, Chicago White Sox

MLB: 2-0, 5.31 ERA, 2 SV, 20.1 IP, 11 BB, 23 K, 1.623 WHIP

17. Michael Pineda, RHP, Seattle Mariners

MLB: 6-2, 2.42 ERA, 63.1 IP, 19 BB, 66 K, 0.995 WHIP

16. Shelby Miller, RHP, St. Louis Cardinals

High-A: 2-3, 2.89 ERA, 53 IP, 20 BB, 81 K, 1.132 WHIP, 13.8 K/9

15. Wil Myers, OF, Kansas City Royals

Double-A: .284/.357/.392, 2 2B, 2 HR, 9 RBI, 2 SB, 9 BB, 20 K

What’s in a name? A great many syllables, if you’re Calvin Coolidge Julius Caesar Tuskahoma McLish. But while the former journeyman pitcher’s title is impressively weird, it has many rivals – most of them old-timey – for the goofiest name in professional baseball history.

I’ve compiled a brief, unordered list of those names. Who is the funniest? And whom, as I quickly scoured over a century of data, did I unjustly overlook?

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Stats through April 27, 2011

Troy Tulowitzki: .326/.416/.674, 7 2B, 3B, 7 HR, 17 RBI, 58 TB, 14 BB, 8 K, 1.4 WAR, .349 ISO

• 10 multi-hit games
• April 11 – April 16:  13-for-24, 2 2B, 3B, 4 HR, 8 RBI

Joey Votto: .376/.505/.624, 21 R, 7 2B, 3B, 4 HR, 14 RBI, 53 TB, 21 BB, 12 K, 2.1 WAR, .276 ISO

• 10 multi-hit games
• Reached base safely in every game
• vs. left-handers: .579/.600/.842
• w/ runners in scoring position: 7-for-16, 2 2B, HR, 9 RBI, 9 BB, 2 K

Lance Berkman: .371/.443/.729, 18 R, 7 2B, 6 HR, 16 RBI, 51 TB, 9 BB, 8 K, 1.2 WAR, .321 ISO

• 10 multi-hit games
• April 11 – April 15: 10-for-21, 9 R, 6 HR, 12 RBI
• w/ runners in scoring .412/.500/.647, HR, 10 RBI
• w/ two outs: .450/.542/.900, 3 HR, 10 RBI

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Welcome to the first-ever Sunday Night Baseball Liveblog at The Golden Sombrero.  The Liveblog is a joint-chat with our friends over at Diamond Hoggers and Off-Base Percentage, where the chat will also be hosted.

We plan to have one every Sunday night during the game of the week, so if you’re sitting around and watching the game, come watch the Reds battle the Cardinals with all of us.  We expect a good crowd tonight; almost all of our staff should be in attendance.  Punch and pie will be served.

It was probably because he has two first names

Top 1: Allen Craig struck out swinging against Jonathan Sanchez

Top 3: Struck out swinging against Sanchez

Top 6: Grounded out to second against Guillermo Mota

Top 8: Struck out swining against Jeremy Affeldt

Top 10: Struck out swinging against Javier Lopez

Top 12: Grounded out to third against Dan Runzler