Somehow, the annals of history include two "Rabbit" Robinsons: William Clyde Robinson, an early 20th Century utility infielder, and Paul Robinson, a sexxy Australian fiddler.
Let's compare the famous Robinsons of the family Leporidae.
| Rabbit Robinson, Infielder | Rabbit Robinson, Sexxy fiddler | |
| Years in the big leagues | 1903-1904, 1910 | 2008-Present |
| Born in | West Virginia, haven for American hillbillies | Australia, haven for the Southern Hemisphere's hillbillies |
| Career Highlights | Fourth-best player on the wretched 1904 Detroit Tigers1. Subsequently released. | Played "The Devil Went Down to Georgia" while already well south of Georgia. |
| Appearance | Meek and reserved | Sexy virtuoso (The "Steve Vai") |
| Career home runs | 1, hit off one-year garbage pitcher John Deering in 1903 | Many, with the fine fiddle-fan ladies Down Under |
| Positions Played | Third base, shortstop, outfield, second base | Duh...Fiddlers only play lead. There's no such thing as a rhythm violinist. |
| Nickname origin | A diminutive player (5'6") who was also fleet afoot | Humps a lot. |
| Used electricity to... | ...improve his empty-bottle throwing accuracy in saloons, via the lightbulb. | To amplify his hot fiddlin'. |
| Weapons of choice | A battered leather glove and a belly full of grit2 | A golden fiddle strung with the hopes and dreams of the Ute-driving masses |
1 Robinson was a regular fill-in on the 1903 Washington Senators, perennial cellar dwellers who, at the time, struggled to win one-fourth of their games. Rabbit moved up to the next-to-last-place Tigers in '04. While he played more than 100 games for Detroit, he filled i at several different positions.
2 As he was from West Virginia, Rabbit was also keen on a belly full of grits.
Very entertaining post!
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