#262: John Koronka

John Koronka

I) John Koronka --> 2006 Rangers

A direct connect!

1. John Koronka played for the 2006 Texas Rangers with Matt Stairs!

Degrees of Matt Stairs: 1

#261: Dale Mitchell

Dale Mitchell

I) Dale Mitchell --> '56 Indians
I) Dale Mitchell --> '56 Brooklyn Dodgers

I already have the '56 Indians, so we'll use the Dodgers here.

I) Dale Mitchell --> '56 Brooklyn Dodgers --> Bob Aspromonte

II) Aspromonte --> '71 Mets --> Ken Singleton, Tim Foli, Wayne Garrett, Duffy Dyer, Mike Jorgensen, John Milner, Nolan Ryan
      III) Dyer --> '79 Expos
      III) Foli --> '74-'77 Expos, '84 Yankees
      III) Garrett --> '76-'78 Expos
      III) Jorgensen --> '74-'77 Expos
      III) Milner --> '81-'82 Expos
      III) Ryan --> '93 Rangers
      III) Singleton --> '74 Expos, '76-'84 Orioles

Tough to not go with Ryan here.

      III) Ryan --> '93 Rangers --> Ivan Rodriguez

I could go through the whole Rangers team and probably find a handful of guys who played with Stairs. I'm feeling lazy today, so I'm taking the first guy listed, who happens to be on my Connected Players list already (although I will update the listing!)

1. Dale Mitchell played for the 1956 Brooklyn Dodgers with Bob Aspromonte.
2. Bob Aspromonte played for the 1971 New York Mets with Nolan Ryan.
3. Nolan Ryan played for the 1993 Texas Rangers with Ivan Rodriguez.
4. Ivan Rodriguez plays for the 2011 Washington Nationals with Matt Stairs!

Degrees of Matt Stairs: 4

#214: Steve Torrealba

Steve Torrealba

If Joe Torre and Jessica Alba had a child, would he look like Torrealba?

That'll be my only bad joke today. I promise.

I) Steve Torrealba --> 2002 Braves --> Aaron Small, Kevin Millwood

II) Millwood --> 2006 Rangers
II) Small --> '97 Athletics

Giving the edge to one still pitching (assuming the Yankees call him up sometime this year...)

1. Steve Torrealba played for the 2002 Atlanta Braves with Kevin Millwood.
2. Kevin Millwood played for the 2006 Texas Rangers with Matt Stairs!

Degrees of Matt Stairs: 2

#203: R.A. Dickey

R.A. Dickey

I) R.A. Dickey --> 2006 Rangers

It's been awhile since we've had a direct link!

1. R.A. Dickey played for the 2006 Texas Rangers with Matt Stairs!

Degrees of Matt Stairs: 1

#181: Bob Malloy

Bob Malloy

I) Bob Malloy --> '90 Expos

I've already linked this Expos team, so I'm going to try the only other year he played instead.

I) Bob Malloy --> '87 Rangers --> Mike Stanley

Another easy one.

1. Bob Malloy played for the 1987 Texas Rangers with Mike Stanley.
2. Mike Stanley played for the 2000 Oakland Athletics with Matt Stairs!

Degrees of Matt Stairs: 2

#175: Brad Fullmer

Brad Fullmer

Brad Fullmer played on the Rangers two years before Stairs did, making a connection rather easy.

I) Brad Fullmer --> 2004 Rangers

Rather than list everybody who played with Stairs, a quick look at the 2004 team reveals a choice that's easy for me to make - former Padre and new Red Sox star Adrian Gonzalez!

1. Brad Fullmer played for the 2004 Texas Rangers with Adrian Gonzalez.
2. Adrian Gonzalez played for the 2010 San Diego Padres with Matt Stairs!

Degrees of Matt Stairs: 2

#131: Drew Meyer

Drew Meyer

Seems like it has been awhile since I've had one of these...

1. Drew Meyer played for the 2006 Texas Rangers with Matt Stairs!

Degrees of Matt Stairs: 1

#124: Ricky Wright

Ricky Wright

This guy last played in 1986. It should be relatively easy to find someone who played until at least 1992. Hopefully I can fine one who played with Stairs directly.

I) Ricky Wright --> '86 Rangers --> Mike Stanley

Done!

1. Ricky Wright played for the 1986 Texas Rangers with Mike Stanley.
2. Mike Stanley played for the 2000 Oakland Athletics with Matt Stairs!

Degrees of Matt Stairs: 2

#120: Halloween Edition - Candy Maldonado

Candy Maldonado

I figured I'd make a lame attempt at humor and do a Halloween themed post. I searched a few different Halloween words on baseball-reference.com, and this was one of the better results I got.

I) Candy Maldonado --> '95 Blue Jays
I) Candy Maldonado --> '95 Rangers

Candy ended his career with two team, both of which Stairs played with. I'll take a look and see if any names stick out.

I) Candy Maldonado --> '95 Rangers --> Ivan Rodriguez

Technically, I've never used Pudge Rodriguez before. However, he was one of the names I found when I made my potential Hall of Famers list in July.

1. Candy Maldonado played for the 1995 Texas Rangers with Ivan Rodriguez.
2. Ivan Rodriguez played for the 2006 Detroit Tigers with Matt Stairs!

Degrees of Matt Stairs: 2

#102: Kelvim Escobar

Kelvim Escobar

Relatively current players are easy.

I) Kelvim Escobar --> 2009 Angels --> Gary Matthews Jr.

II) Matthews --> 2001 Cubs
II) Matthews --> 2006 Rangers

Gary Matthews played with Matt Stairs on 2 separate occasions. I don't have the Rangers team yet so I'll go with that.

1. Kelvim Escobar played for the 2009 Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim with Gary Matthews Jr.
2. Gary Matthews Jr. played for the 2006 Texas Rangers with Matt Stairs!

Degrees of Matt Stairs: 2

#4: Sandy Alomar Jr.

Sandy Alomar Jr.

1. Sandy Alomar Jr. played on the 2005 Texas Rangers with Ron Mahay.

2. Ron Mahay played on the 2000 Oakland Athletics with Matt Stairs

Degrees of Matt Stairs: 2

After Ty Tyson, I was glad to have a relative easy one!