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Posted By: Steve F

Jury is still out on whether the Negro Leagues were as good as the Majors, but one thing is for certain. The NLB players had the best nicknames.

Satchel Paige, Cool Papa Bell, Double-Duty Radcliffe, Jelly Gardner, Ready Cash, Spoony Palm, Groundhog Thompson, Honey Lott, Cleveland Clark, Ace Adams, True Heart Ferrell, Copperknee Thompson, Steelarm Davis, Cannonball Redding, Dolly Gray, Turkey Stearns, King Tutt, Scrappy Brown, Tank Carr, Possum Poles, Bunny Downs, Rats Henderson, Bullet Joe Rogan etc.