catcher/third baseman B.J. Surhoff, and P. Marlowe stands in for infielder Bill Spiers. The Minnesota Twins are not named for famous sets of twins. Instead, The players' names are based on celebrities of various backgrounds from actor A. West who fills in for first baseman Kent Hrbek, guitarist J. Hendrix who fills in for Designated Hitter Dave Winfield, M. Kidder fills in for starting pitcher Kevin Tapani, Y. De Carlo stands in for middle reliever Larry Casian, J. Zacherle stands in for centerfielder Kirby Puckett, Y. Brynner stands in for second baseman Chuck Knoblauch, J. Coogan stands in for leftfielder Shane Mack, and filmmaker W. Herzog is closer Rick Aguilera. The Montreal Expos are people from the 1980s music scene in Manchester, England, including B. Summer filling in for outfielder Moisés Alou, S. Morrissey fills in for John Vander Wal, P. Hook fills in for catcher Darrin Fletcher P. Shelley fills in for pitcher Jeff Fassero, H. Devoto fills in for pitcher Kirk Rueter, I. Brown fills in for infielder Delino DeShields, I. Curtis stands in for outfielder Rondell White, and J. Marr for slugger Larry Walker. The New York Mets are based on punk rock pioneers from New York City including Johnny Thunders filling in for first baseman Eddie Murray, Joey Ramone standing in for second baseman Jeff Kent, Tom Verlaine for outfielder Bobby Bonilla, A. Vega filling in for utility catcher Charlie O'Brien, L. Reed stands in for utility infielder Chico Walker, D. Manitoba stands in for outfielder Ryan Thompson, D. Harry stands in for pitcher Dwight Gooden, A. Shernoff stands in for utility infielder Doug Saunders, M.Rev stands in for outfielder Joe Orsulak, H. Richard stands in for infielder Howard Johnson, and Jerry Nolan stands in for middle relief pitcher Anthony Young. The New York Yankees have the nicknames of famous Yankee greats, such as Bambino standing for slugger Danny Tartabull, Whitey Ford in for pitcher Jimmy Key, M. Thurman standing in for catcher Mike Stanley and New York boroughs such as S. Island for infielder Spike Owen. H. Line stands in for utility infielder Kevin Maas, I. Horse stands in for first baseman Don Mattingly, E. River stands in for closer Lee Smith, T. Bronx stands in for catcher Matt Nokes, and C. Island stands in for middle reliever Paul Assenmacher. The Oakland Athletics apparently hired more authors: H. Ernest standing in for first baseman Mark