Mike Morse days

It's Mike Morse days until Opening Day.

I know he's no longer a National and that pictures of him in Mariners gear exist, but c'mon.

The phantom grand slam, the kung-fu batting stance, the interviews -- who doesn't miss Mike Morse?

I looked him up on Baseball Reference. Baseball Reference has a section on each player's page where names are pulled of other players who are similar statistically to the player whose page you're looking at. Under Mike Morse's "Similar Batters" section I saw Cliff Lee. Alarmed, I clicked.

It turns out Cliff Lee was an outfielder and first baseman (like Mike Morse!) and occasional catcher (not like Mike Morse) who played from 1919 to 1926. He played for, among other teams, the Phillies and the Indians. The current Cliff Lee has played for, among other teams, the Phillies and the Indians. The old Cliff Lee hit three career home runs at Wrigley Field. The current Cliff Lee has given up three career home runs at Wrigley Field.

Back to Morse. He came to the Nationals on June 28, 2009, in a trade from Seattle. The Mariners got Ryan Langerhans in the deal. Since then, Morse has a .343 OBP with 67 homers in 1,353 plate appearances. Langerhans has a .325 OBP and 9 homers in 320 plate appearances.