Fun Fantasy Baseball Marriages

LPGA golfer Leslie Spalding marries former pitcher Scott McGregor, divorces, marries former Mets outfielder Mookie Wilson–divorces again–then marries former Expos outfielder Ron Calloway. Sporting goods manufacturers would delight greatly in her full name of Leslie Spalding McGregor Wilson Calloway……….LPGA golfer Sally Little marries former Georgia Tech basketball player Jarrett Jack–divorces him–then marries former major leaguer Bob Horner. Nursery rhyme aficionados would delight in her full name of Sally Little Jack Horner………………..Former WNBA player Nykesha Sales hooks up with former big-league pitcher Robert Person.  If they ever tied the knot, retailers everywhere would delight in her new name of Nykesha Sales Person……Golfer Sally Little ties the knot with MLB pitcher Brandon League. Young ballplayers everywhere would be delighting in her new married name of Sally Little League……….Australian basketball player Penny Taylor hooks up with outfielder Jason Lane. If they ever decided to tie the knot, fans of the Beatles would delight in her married name of Penny Lane……….Female wrestler Hsiao-Wei Hung of Taiwan marries former Chicago Cubs draft pick Cameron Jury. Trial/courtroom drama lovers would surely enjoy her married name of Hsiao-Wei Hung Jury………..I’ll match up “Grey’s Anatomy” star Sandra Oh with former big league pitcher Butch Henry. If they ever tied the knot, old candy lovers would delight in her married name of Sandra Oh Henry……….Former SUNY-Fredonia basketball player Danielle Bleecker hooks up with MLB pitcher Huston Street. If they married, lovers of NY’s Greenwich Village would delight in her married name of Danielle Bleecker Street……….Former Lock Haven University track star Sandy Ritz marries Hall of Fame pitcher Steve Carlton, divorces, marries PGA golfer Duffy Waldorf–divorces again–then marries former big league outfielder Dave Hilton. Lovers of expensive hotels would delight in her married name of Sandy Ritz Carlton Waldorf Hilton………If pop singer Pink married former major league pitcher Jim Panther, could she then be referred to as Pink Panther?………Women’s tennis player Virginia Ruano Pascual walks down the aisle with former White Sox infielder Mike Squires. Fans of the old ABA would love her new name: Virginia Squires……….LPGA golfer Brooke Tull marries former Le Moyne College basketball player Sid Pond, divorces, marries former big league catcher Steve Lake–divorces again–then marries singer Billy Ocean. She’d be roaming fairways with the water-themed name of Brooke Pond Lake Ocean……….Former FDU basketball player Tommica Woods marries ex-NFL linebacker Gerald Irons, divorces, marries NFL WR Donald Driver–divorces again–then marries MLB manager Eric Wedge. Golf equipment manufacturers would surely delight in her full name of Tommica Woods Irons Driver Wedge……….Tennis star Lindsay Davenport marries former big league pitcher Frank Linzy, divorces, then marries former Rider University track star Justin Lindsey. She’d be gracing the courts with the repetitive married name of Lindsay Linzy Lindsey……….Pop singer Jewel marries former big league outfielder Terry Puhl, divorces, marries Champions Tour golfer Doug Tewell–divorces again–then marries former major league pitcher Vern Ruhle. Could we then call her Jewel Puhl Tewell Ruhle?……….Supermodel Kathy Ireland marries ex-Tulsa DB Anthony Germany, divorces, marries former big league pitcher Mark Portugal–divorces again–then marries ex-Eagles place-kicker Todd France. She’d be walking around with the “worldly” name of Kathy Ireland Germany Portugal France……….LPGA golfer Rosie Jones marries former major leaguer Steve Hosey–divorces–then marries former NFL linebacker Jeff Posey. She’d be walking around golf courses with the catchy name of Rosie Hosey Posey……… Pop singer Olivia Newton-John marries former big league infielder Bill Stein–divorces–then marries Champions Tour golfer Chip Beck. Of Mice and Men fans would surely delight in her full name of Olivia Newton-John Stein Beck……….Former UCLA water polo star Robin Beauregard marries ex-NBA guard Rory Sparrow, divorces, marries skateboarding king Tony Hawk–divorces again–then marries former major league pitcher Mike Parrott. Countless members of the National Audubon Society would love her full name of Robin Sparrow Hawk Parrott……….Finally, former USC volleyball star April Ross marries former big league outfielder Carlos May, divorces, then marries former NFL linebacker Cato June.  Lovers of springtime would then delight in her full name of April May June.

Bob Lazzari is an award-winning sports columnist for both Connecticut’s Valley Times and NY Sports Day , where his “Sports Roundup” column is featured weekly. He is a member of the Connecticut Sports Writers’ Alliance and host of “ Monday Night Sports Talk ,” a cable television show on CTV/Channel 14 in Connecticut.