Ebby Calvin "Nuke" LaLoosh
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Ebby Calvin "Nuke" LaLoosh is a talented but immature rookie pitcher whose development and antics drive much of the humor and drama in the baseball film *Bull Durham*.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Ebby Calvin "Nuke" LaLoosh canonical | 8 |
| Ebby Calvin LaLoosh | 2 |
| Nuke LaLoosh | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T443237 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Ebby Calvin "Nuke" LaLoosh Context triple: [Bull Durham, mainCharacter, Ebby Calvin "Nuke" LaLoosh]
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Snitz Edwards
Snitz Edwards was a Hungarian-American character actor of the silent film era, known for his comic and supporting roles in numerous Hollywood productions.
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Larry Csonka
Larry Csonka is a Hall of Fame NFL fullback best known for powering the Miami Dolphins’ dominant early-1970s teams, including their perfect 1972 season and back-to-back Super Bowl titles.
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Walt Bellamy
Walt Bellamy was an American Hall of Fame center and Olympic gold medalist who became one of the NBA’s dominant scorers and rebounders during the 1960s.
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Tuffy Rhodes
Tuffy Rhodes is an American former professional baseball outfielder best known for his prolific power-hitting career in Nippon Professional Baseball, where he tied the single-season home run record.
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Woody Bledsoe
Woody Bledsoe was an American mathematician and computer scientist recognized as a pioneer in artificial intelligence, particularly in automated theorem proving and pattern recognition.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Ebby Calvin "Nuke" LaLoosh Target entity description: Ebby Calvin "Nuke" LaLoosh is a talented but immature rookie pitcher whose development and antics drive much of the humor and drama in the baseball film *Bull Durham*.
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A.
Snitz Edwards
Snitz Edwards was a Hungarian-American character actor of the silent film era, known for his comic and supporting roles in numerous Hollywood productions.
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B.
Larry Csonka
Larry Csonka is a Hall of Fame NFL fullback best known for powering the Miami Dolphins’ dominant early-1970s teams, including their perfect 1972 season and back-to-back Super Bowl titles.
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C.
Walt Bellamy
Walt Bellamy was an American Hall of Fame center and Olympic gold medalist who became one of the NBA’s dominant scorers and rebounders during the 1960s.
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D.
Tuffy Rhodes
Tuffy Rhodes is an American former professional baseball outfielder best known for his prolific power-hitting career in Nippon Professional Baseball, where he tied the single-season home run record.
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E.
Woody Bledsoe
Woody Bledsoe was an American mathematician and computer scientist recognized as a pioneer in artificial intelligence, particularly in automated theorem proving and pattern recognition.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
baseball pitcher
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fictional character ⓘ film character ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Bull Durham
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linked to:
film "Bull Durham"
|
| bats | right-handed ⓘ |
| catcher | Crash Davis ⓘ |
| characterArc |
learns mental discipline
ⓘ
matures as a pitcher ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
cocky
ⓘ
immature ⓘ inexperienced ⓘ talented ⓘ |
| coachedBy | Skip ⓘ |
| createdBy | Ron Shelton ⓘ |
| dialogueLanguage | English ⓘ |
| firstAppearance |
Bull Durham (1988)
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linked to:
film "Bull Durham"
|
| fullName |
Ebby Calvin LaLoosh
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linked to:
Ebby Calvin "Nuke" LaLoosh
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| genre | sports comedy-drama character ⓘ |
| goal | reach Major League Baseball ⓘ |
| hasNickname | Nuke ⓘ |
| homeStateInStory |
North Carolina (team location)
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linked to:
North Carolina
|
| jerseyNumber | 37 ⓘ |
| knownFor |
colorful interviews
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learning to "respect the game" ⓘ wild pitches ⓘ |
| leagueLevel | Minor League Baseball ⓘ |
| medium | feature film ⓘ |
| mentor | Crash Davis ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
character development focus
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comic relief ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | deuteragonist ⓘ |
| nationalityInStory | American ⓘ |
| notableQuoteTheme | clichéd athlete interviews ⓘ |
| notableSkill |
fastball
ⓘ
strikeout pitching ⓘ |
| occupation | baseball player ⓘ |
| partOf | Bull Durham franchise ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Tim Robbins ⓘ |
| positionPlayed | pitcher ⓘ |
| romanticInterest | Annie Savoy ⓘ |
| setInTime | 1980s ⓘ |
| setting | Durham, North Carolina ⓘ |
| sport | baseball ⓘ |
| team | Durham Bulls ⓘ |
| throws | right-handed ⓘ |
| trainingFocus | control and consistency ⓘ |
| weakness |
emotional inconsistency
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lack of control ⓘ |
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Subject: Ebby Calvin "Nuke" LaLoosh Description of subject: Ebby Calvin "Nuke" LaLoosh is a talented but immature rookie pitcher whose development and antics drive much of the humor and drama in the baseball film *Bull Durham*.
Referenced by (11)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
film "Bull Durham"
linked to: Ebby Calvin "Nuke" LaLoosh
subject linked to:
Annie Savoy – Susan Sarandon
subject linked to:
Annie Savoy – Susan Sarandon
subject linked to:
Ebby Calvin "Nuke" LaLoosh – Tim Robbins
linked to: Ebby Calvin "Nuke" LaLoosh
subject linked to:
Bull Durham (producer)