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Posted By: <b>leon</b><p>While "Hall of Fame" is fresh in the minds of all board members I thought I would start a thread of best/weirdest/funniest names in minor/major league history. This can be current or past. Before I forget I would also like to nominate Jay Miller for the collector's Hall of Fame. I really just want to see him give an acceptance speech while handing the plaque(that he bought) to himself <img src="/images/happy.gif" height=14 width=14> ok...for the names I will start with "Ten Million" and this guy:<BR><BR> <a href="http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1832552841" target=_new>http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1832552841</a><BR><BR>or he could have just been "crap" .......regards all

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Posted By: <b>Jay Miller</b><p>Thinking back to an "In Living Color" skit I would like to nominate Dick Buttkiss (Butkus). By the way Leon, let me know if I make it in so I can buy a realllllllllly nice plaque. <img src="/images/wink.gif" height=14 width=14>

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Posted By: <b>Tom</b><p>Razor Shines<BR><BR>Also.......<BR>Dummy Hoy and Dummy Taylor.......still can't get over those descriptors.........<BR><BR><BR>

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Posted By: <b>Kevin Cummings</b><p>How about these for starters:<BR><BR><b>Maurice Archdeacon<BR>Casper Asbjornson<BR>Salome Barojas<BR>Belve Bean<BR>Joaquin Benoit<BR>Rivington Bisland<BR>Bruno Block<BR>Hiram Bocachica<BR>Joshua Booty<BR>Angel Bravo<BR>Garland Buckeye<BR>Hercules Burnett<BR>Homer Bush</b><BR><BR>You <b><u>can't</u></b> make this stuff up!<BR>

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Posted By: <b>TBob</b><p>"Laughing" Larry Doyle<BR>"Turkey" Mike Donlin<BR>"Dicknose" Buck Herzog<BR>"Prince" Hal Chase<BR>"Little Napoleon" John McGraw<BR>"Iron Man" Joe McGinity<BR>"The Christian Gentleman" Christy Mathewson<BR>"Hooks" George Wiltse<BR>"Doc" Crandall (because of his college degree)<BR>"Chief" Meyers<BR><BR><BR>

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Posted By: <b>stutor</b><p>My all-time favorite is a minor leaguer named....Titman (T210 Series 2)

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Posted By: <b>brian parker</b><p>Krapp in the 1910 Obak set and E99 Bishop set.<BR><BR>

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Posted By: <b>Ryan Christoff</b><p>If we are talking names on cards, my vote goes to a Cuban card (surprise!) of HOFer Pop Lloyd. On Lloyd's 1920's Aguilitas Segundas card it says "Joe Baseball". The reason remains a mystery. <BR><BR>For 19th Century, my vote goes to Phenomenal Smith.<BR><BR>The Negro Leagues are loaded with great names if we are counting nicknames, including several HOFers. A few are:<BR><BR>- Cool Papa Bell<BR>- Satchel Paige<BR>-Turkey Stearnes<BR>- Bullet Joe Rogan (his name was Wilbur)<BR>- Smokey Joe Williams<BR>- Ghost Marcelle<BR>- Mule Suttles<BR>- Double Duty Radcliffe<BR>- Boojum Wilson<BR>- Cannonball Redding<BR>- Superman Pennington<BR>- Champion Mesa<BR>- Jewbaby Johnson (yes, Jewbaby)<BR>- Moocha Harris<BR>- Heavy Johnson<BR>- Googoo Livingston<BR>- Spot Poles<BR>- Bubbles Anderson<BR>- Neck Stanley<BR>- Stainless Steele<BR>- Jelly Gardner<BR>- Wild Bill Wright<BR><BR><BR>There's a ton more, but that's a decent starter list.<BR><BR>-Ryan

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Posted By: <b>runscott</b><p>Boileryard Clarke<BR>Cupid Childs<BR>Fatty Briody<BR>Adonis Terry<BR>Chicken Wolf<BR>Buttercup Dickerson<BR>Ubbo Ubbo Hornung<BR>Lip Pike<BR>Oyster Burns<BR>Monkey Hotaling<BR>Nig Cuppy<BR>Hunkey Hines<BR>Bald Billy Barnie

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Posted By: <b>rmacpa</b><p>"pud" galvin

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Posted By: <b>Kevin Cummings</b><p>.....<b>Calvin Coolidge Julius Caesar Tuskahoma McLish</b>.<BR><BR>Any question why they called him "Buster?" <img src="/images/happy.gif" height=14 width=14><BR><BR>

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Posted By: <b>Brian Weisner</b><p>Blue Moon Odom<BR>Muddy Ruel<BR>Chic Gandil<BR>Wheezer Dell<BR>Rabbit Maranville<BR>Hoot Evers<BR>Goose Goslin<BR>Dizzy Dean<BR>Grasshopper Whitney<BR>Pluto Oliver<BR>Fuzzy White<BR>Pinky Woods<BR>Pie Traynor<BR>Dave Brain<BR>Long John Reilly<BR>Icebox Chamberlin<BR>

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Posted By: <b>Brian H</b><p>"Death to Flying Things" Ferguson (from 19th Century)<BR>"The Rabbi of Swat" -- actually I forgot who he was. I know he was Jewish and they were trying to market him to New York as the Jewish Babe Ruth or something.<BR>"Silent" Mike Tiernan (19th century)<BR>"Lady" Baldwin (19th Century)<BR>"Wahoo" Sam Crawford (HOF)<BR>"Oil Can" Boyd<BR>"The Mad Hungarian" Al Hrabowski -- there was also a "Mad Russian" I don't recall who<BR>"The White Rat" "Whitey" Herzog<BR>"The Freshest Man Alive" Arlie Latham (19th Century etc.)<BR>"the Road Runner" Ralph Garr<BR>"Kaiser" Wihelm<BR>"the Toy Cannon" Jim Wynn<BR>"piano Legs" Hickman<BR>"the tabasco Kid" Elberfeld<BR>The Vulture" Phil Regan (Relief Pitchers often have cool names these days)<BR>"Foxy" Ned Hanlon -- HOF manager <BR>"Mr. Clean" Steve Garvey -- Very ironic in hindsight<BR>"Jack the Ripper" Clark<BR>-- somewhat common nicknames:<BR>Whitey, Lefty, Chick, Sparky, Chief, Babe, Rudy, Cap, Duke, Red.<BR>...and the nickname Charles Barkley says he always wanted "the Big Unit"<BR><BR><BR><BR><BR>

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Posted By: <b>warshawlaw</b><p>Some of my favorites:<BR><BR>Clyde Klutz <BR>Mickey Klutz<BR>Jack Armstrong (the Reds pitcher, named for the Wheaties character?)<BR><BR>And outside of baseball:<BR><BR>Magic Johnson (think about it)

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Posted By: <b>TBob</b><p>"Three Finger" Mordecai Brown (we all know why)<BR>"Noisey" Johnny Kling (who used to talk incessantly)<BR>"Peerless Leader" Frank Chance<BR>"Wildfire" Jack Schulte<BR>"The Crab" Johnny Evers<BR>"Giant Killer" Jack Pfeister<BR><BR>I'm stuck. Anymore from that team?

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Posted By: <b>John</b><p>a few years ago,dont know if he still plays or not,but there was a minor leaguer named wonderful terrific monds III,and that was his real name and that also means there were 2 people named that before him....also another minor leaguer went by the nickname pork chop pough.....if i can add in a few more basketball names,fennis dembo,uwe blab,and world b free,all real names<BR>i also think i remember a pirates minor leaguer whos name was spanish joel forrest,i think scott knows how he got the nickname better than me,or if its even right

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Posted By: <b>Julie Vognar</b><p>They sound real handy!

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Posted By: <b>Jaime Leiderman</b><p>Bull Durham's<BR><BR>Ebby Calvin 'Nuke' LaLoosh & Crash Davis<BR><BR>"You don't respect yourself. That's your problem. You don't respect the game. That's my problem." (Crash Davis to "Nuke" LaLoosh)<BR><BR><img src="http://www.network54.com/Realm/PoetAsylum/boom.gif"><BR>