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Posted By: Daniel Bretta

David, Cuyler's nickname is pronounced "Kuy Kuy" as in rhymes with Guy..This is what I found at Baseball library.com: "Cuyler was called "Cuy" by his school teammates. It was while winning the MVP title of the Southern Association with Nashville in 1923 that he acquired the euphonious Kiki nickname. Fans heard the players shout for him to take the ball when he rushed in a short fly. The shortstop would yell, "Cuy," and the second baseman would echo the call. In the pressbox the writers turned this into "Kiki." Older fans wince to hear him called "Keekee."