I'm taking inspiration for this post from The Shlabotnik Report . OK, it's outright copying, but I can claim it's a Blog Bat-Around and it's all good. Shlabotnik's post listed the most common surnames according to the 2010 U.S. Census (this made me wonder if there was a 2020 U.S. Census and there was but apparently that same stat hasn't been updated, or I just can't find it because searching the web is much more of a disaster now). He then found the best Mets player for each of the 10 most common surnames . I shall do the same with the Dodgers. Per usual, the "best" can mean a couple different things. Is it the best player overall or a player at his best when he was with the Dodgers? I am going to interpret it both ways, depending on the name, as you will see. All right here are some names that I'm sure have also been used as aliases a time or two. I'll assume all these guys were using their real name when they were playing. 1. SMITH Th...
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