On "The Road Not Taken" Character Names

It has been noted that all the named human characters in "The Road Not Taken" have some connection to baseball. Further, the race and/or ethnicity match although genders do not necessarily do so.

The crew of the Ares III have a connection to the New York Giants:


 * Buck Herzog - Charles Lincoln "Buck" Herzog, infielder and manager. He played for the New York Giants, the Boston Braves, the Cincinnati Reds, and the Chicago Cubs.
 * Claude Jonnard - Claude Alfred Jonnard, a right-handed pitcher over parts of six seasons (1921–1924, 1926, 1929) with the New York Giants, St. Louis Browns and Chicago Cubs.
 * Frederica Lindstrom - Frederick Charles Lindy Lindstrom, a National League baseball player with the New York Giants, Pittsburgh Pirates, Chicago Cubs and Brooklyn Dodgers from 1924 until 1936.
 * Melissa Ott - Melvin Thomas Ott, right fielder for the New York Giants, from 1926 through 1947.
 * Art Snyder - Frank Elton Snyder a catcher from 1912 to 1927 for the New York Giants and St. Louis Cardinals.

The United States Army platoon that the POV Billy Cox served in has a connection to the Brooklyn Dodgers/Los Angeles Dodgers:


 * Billy Cox - William Richard Cox, third baseman of a Brooklyn Dodgers infield in the 1950s.
 * Santos Amoros - Edmundo "Sandy" Amorós Isasi, a Cuban left fielder in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Brooklyn and Los Angeles Dodgers and Detroit Tigers (1952-1960).
 * Jim (The Road Not Taken) - James William "Junior" Gilliam, second baseman, third baseman, and coach in Negro League and Major League Baseball who spent his entire major league career (1953-1966) with the Brooklyn and Los Angeles Dodgers.
 * Lt. Shotton - Burton Edwin Shotton, an American player, manager, coach and scout in Major League Baseball. He was the manager of the Brooklyn Dodgers (1947; 1948–50).

The two researchers also have a connection to the Brooklyn Dodgers:


 * Charlie Ebbets - Charles Hercules Ebbets, Sr. was an American sports executive who owned the Brooklyn Dodgers from 1902 to 1925.
 * Hilda Chester - Hilda Chester, also known as Howlin' Hilda, was a Brooklyn Dodgers fan, and arguably the most famous fan in baseball history.