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Best Nickname Nominations:
Two of my favorites:
Ole Penitentiary Face - Jeffrey Leonard Yard Dart - Juan Cruz (so dubbed by John Smoltz) |
Oil Can Boyd
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Puddin Head Jones
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The Yankee Clipper.
The Big Dipper. Dizzy. |
Walt "No Neck" Williams
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Olde ones
Robert "Death to Flying Things" Ferguson
Frank "the Fordham Flash" Frisch George Herman "Babe" Ruth "Bucket foot" Al Simmons George "Piano Legs" Gore |
Sultan of Swat.
Grey Eagle. Rajah. Big Poison. Yogi. Big Unit. Big Hurt. Big Papi. |
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Clint Courtney......Scrap Iron.
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George "High Pockets" Kelly
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We had a similar thread back in ought-nine to which I contributed Doug "Eyechart" Gwosdz, postwar Padres catcher.
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Dr. Strangeglove...Dick Stuart
Tony Mullane........Apollo of the Box |
Pete "The Galadiator" Browning.
Not a glowing observation of his defense. "The old Perfessor." Sammy Byrd "Babe Ruth's Legs" |
Oddibe "Young Again" McDowell
Actually, the best is Frank "Piano Mover" Smith |
James Shanty Hogan
William Happy Hogan |
Leroy "Satchel" Paige (ne'e Page)
And, if Cornelius McGillicuddy were still around in this day and age would we still call him Connie Mack or CMack? |
Dave "King Kong" Kingman
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Lonnie "Skates" Smith
Given to him by Richie Ashburn describing his baserunning ability. |
Mark "The Bird" Fidrych
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Disco Dan Ford
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Fat Freddie Fitzsimmons
Leo "the Lip" Durocher |
Carl "Skoonj" Furillo
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ARoid
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Flying in ...
Ducky Medwick
Ducky Schofield Goose Goslin Goose Gossage Chick Hafey Turkey Stearnes Rick “The Rooster” Burleson Eagle Eye Beckley George “The Stork” Theodore |
Pee Wee Reese
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Quote:
Hugh "Losing Pitcher" Mulcahy |
The Georgia Peach Ty Cobb
The Sultan of Swat George Herman Ruth The Iron Horse Lou Gehrig |
John "Pepper" Martin aka "The Wild Horse of the Osage"
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I have always liked Bob "Suitcase" Seeds.
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Anybody from the 30's - the nickname decade.
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Chris Berman version -
John "Tonight Let It Be" Lowenstein Bert "Be Home" Blyleven Real nicknames Tom Seaver - The Franchise, Tommy Terrific Best pitcher of my lifetime. (coming up on 50) |
Harry...
...Leon "Suitcase" Simpson
Choo Choo Coleman Smokey Burgess Rocky Bridges |
Let's not forget Moses Solomon "The Rabbi of Swat"
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The OJ set has three of my favorites
Peek-A-Boo Veach, Phenomenal Smith and Deacon "McGreachery" White |
Bill The Spaceman Lee
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Jimmie "Double X" or "The Beast" Foxx
Fred "Bonehead" Merkle |
Charles Dillion "Casey" Stengel. Named after his hometown of KC Missouri which became Casey.
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Eddie Yost, "The Walking Stick"
Charlie "Paw Paw" Maxwell |
Ernie "The Schnozz" Lombardi
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"BiG SiX" & "The Christian Gentleman", Christy Mathewson
"BiG Ed" Walsh And One I just heard of Today... "The Human Eyeball" Bristol Robotham Lord(Athletics'). Big Eyes & a Large Forehead lead to his Nickname. He was the Last Player Survivor from the 1905 World Series, He pass'd away in 1964 at the age of 81. |
One of my favs. Wilmer "Vinegar Bend" Mizell
Drew |
"Sour Mash" Jack Daniels
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Ron "The Pincushion" Hunt
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The "Commerce Comet"!!!
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George "Twinkle Toes" Selkirk
Tony "Apollo of the Box" Mullane William "Adonis" Terry William Von Winkle "Chicken" Wolf |
"Pickles" Dillhoefer
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Dave Parker - "The Cobra"
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Oil Can Boyd
"The only difference between the minors and the majors is in the minors I used to drink a six-pack before the game. In the majors I drink a six-pack after the game." |
Mike "The Human Rain Delay" Hargrove
The Say Hey Kid Charlie Hustle The Flying Dutchman Blue Moon Odom Nails Dykstra Gary "The Secretary of Defense" Maddux Crime Dog Bye Bye Balboni Rusty Le Grande Orange Staub Catfish Hunter The Sandman The Big Hurt The Big Train |
Everyone knows these, but if you're a ballplayer, who wouldn't kill to be known as Donnie Baseball or Teddie Ballgame?
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