Heartbreakingly Great Names #31: Rance Mulliniks

**This series highlights those few lucky [and unlucky] athletes that have names that make you stop and do a double take.**

Rance Mulliniks...it just rolls off the tongue, doesn't it?  What the heck is a "Rance" anyway?  I enjoy the background of names...The name "Matthew" means "gift from god"...8-)  of course it does!  Looking up "Rance" I find...nothing.  Well, nothing in English.  In French, we learn "Rance" means "rancid."  Let's just leave it at that.

1981 Topps #433 Rance Mullinkis

Comments

dayf said…
Every time I see a card of this guy I think of Rance Muhammitz from 200 Motels.
July 14, 2011 at 2:13 PM
Anonymous said…
That's the first pre-Jays Mulliniks I've ever seen. He wasn't ever part of an OPC set prior to coming to Toronto.

Rance was pretty awesome, particularly once he got glasses.
July 17, 2011 at 9:45 PM
BattleSausage said…
I bought a Rance rookie card about a month ago. Rance was wicked, still remember he spit on himself while chewing tabacco during the post season 92/93.

Now if you want pure baseball amazing look to Manny Lee!
August 11, 2011 at 9:53 PM
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