Some things just stick in your memory because of intense familiarity or sickness. For instance, we could name you pretty much the entire roster for any Atlanta Braves team between 1983 and 1995, just as we could tell you which Braves pitcher (Rick Camp) hit a home run in extra innings in that famous July 4 game against the Mets. We can even tell you the count when he it it (0-2). But for the life of us, we don’t know — and possibly don’t care — about some pretty major people in key positions right now. Here, then, is a list of jobs in sports of which we have no clue who the rightful holder is. Feel free to help us out (don’t use the googles. Use your minds!). Also, feel free to add on to this list of Mr. (or Mrs. or Ms. or something) Anonymouseseses:

*Manager, Seattle Mariners

*Head coach, Toronto Maple Leafs

*Closer, Pittsburgh Pirates

*Designated hitter, Minnesota Twins

*Head coach, Atlanta Hawks

*U.S. Secretary of War (yes, we know it’s not called that anymore)

You’ll notice: there are no NFL jobs on that list. Because of fantasy football and the pervasiveness of NFL coverage, this is right now the league 90 percent of people know the most about, at least in terms of name recognition. Compare that to the mid-1980s. Discuss.

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