Night Owl Cards

Here is a little something that has been nagging at me for awhile. Perhaps it's been nagging at you (but not likely). When former Giants and Phillies pitcher Al Holland arrived in the major leagues in the late '70s, he was the first MLB player with the last name of Holland since a guy named Bill Holland pitched three games for the Senators in 1939. OK, not that weird, right? But, to me, this is. Since 2010, there have been two pitchers in the major leagues with the last name of Holland. And they're not related. Derek Holland, who is from Ohio, and Greg Holland, who is from North Carolina, are the first Hollands to appear in the majors since Al Holland exited in 1986. It's the largest "Holland epidemic" since the 1930s when there were a handful of marginal players with that name. And these two Hollands showed up at basically the same time (Derek in '09 and Greg in '10). OK, maybe still not that weird for you. How about this? T...