Nickname "Swingers"

[frankbmd]

There are lots of old ballplayers, many of whom had nicknames, but sometimes the nickname would have been more appropriate for another guy.

Looking for real people and a real nickname associated with someone else, that is a better fit.

#2 below is exactly what i am looking for.

Not too many rules here (only one), but someone will break it.

I will add to list below from the posts on the thread at my discretion.

Join the fun.

#1 Red Barber - "The Yankee Clipper"

#2 "Oil Can" Oyler

#3 Connie Mack "Truck"

#4 Jerry Mallett - "The Hammer"

[Laxcat]

Dick Pole - The Big Hurt

[iwantitiwinit]

Frank Thomas is not the "Big Hurt", Ellsbury is, he's hurt 100% of the time.

[AGuinness]

Originally Posted by Laxcat

Dick Pole - The Big Hurt

Or maybe The Big Unit...

[MCyganik]

Originally Posted by Laxcat

Dick Pole - The Big Hurt

I would think Dick Pole could be the The Big Unit & Johnny Dickshot would be The Big Hurt

[Republicaninmass]

Woody Held should be " The Splendid Splinter"

[chalupacollects]

Originally Posted by MCyganik

I would think Dick Pole could be the The Big Unit & Johnny Dickshot would be The Big Hurt

Thought Johnny Dickshot could be Bullseye

[oldjudge]

Charles Nagy—-Old Hoss

[frankbmd]

Originally Posted by oldjudge

Charles Nagy—-Old Hoss

Thanks for getting this thread out of the gutter. I should have anticipated the free fall.

[oldjudge]

Tyler Austin—-Tex

[oldjudge]

Lady Baldwin—-Piano Legs

[oldjudge]

Red Barnes—-Farmer

[oldjudge]

Jerry Mallett—The Hammer

[oldjudge]

Originally Posted by frankbmd

thanks for getting this thread out of the gutter. I should have anticipated the free fall.

👍

[Leon]

I always enjoyed Porkchops Whitehead (from the old collection)...and always there, Dizzy Dean. And I am pretty sure I just broke some rules by not playing correctly.

[Peter_Spaeth]

Connie Mack -- "Truck" Barkley.

[frankbmd]

Originally Posted by Leon

I always enjoyed Porkchops Whitehead (from the old collection)...and always there, Dizzy Dean. And I am pretty sure I just broke some rules by not playing correctly.

You’re forgiven if you can live with Dizzy Whitehead and Porkchops Dean.

It works for me.

[clydepepper]

Originally Posted by oldjudge

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Those were great! Well Done!



Rollie Fingers - 'The Octopus' Antonio Alfonseca
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[JollyElm]

How about a baseball/basketball mash up?

Calvin Murphy - "Pops"

[clydepepper]

"Big Six" Mathewson - Sixto Lezcano

"Big Train" Johnson - Pie Traynor

"Oil Can" Boyd - Ray Oyler

[Peter_Spaeth]

Steve Stone -- Rocky

[frankbmd]

Rob “Buck” Deer

[Peter_Spaeth]

Don "Buck" Money

[Throttlesteer]

Nap Lajoie - "sleepy"

[Throttlesteer]

Smoky Joe Wood - "Morning"

[Throttlesteer]

Babe Ruth - Josh Bader - Joe Ginsberg

[Laxcat]

Ray Rice - The Sultan of Swat

Football. I know. I broke the rules. Had to.

[Throttlesteer]

Originally Posted by Laxcat

Ray Rice - The Sultan of Swat

Football. I know. I broke the rules. Had to.

Somewhat related, Adrian Peterson - switch hitter

[MCyganik]

Curt “The Human Rain Delay” Flood
Brad “Death To Flying Things” Kilby
Danny “Space Man” Mars
Dexter “Chicken Man” Fowler
Dots “Candy” Miller
Billy/Les “Mr. Tiger” Rohr
Shawn “Rabbit” Hare
Jarrod “The Human Vacuum Cleaner” Dyson
Kevin “Cracker” Ritz
Germany “Country” Schaefer

[iwantitiwinit]

Joe D. the Yankee Clipper - Kei Igawa - He Clipped the Yanks for 46 million.

[Paul S]

Urban Shocker - "General Electric"

Extra credit: Willie "Puddin' Head" Jones; I got his Jell-O card

[Paul S]

Originally Posted by frankbmd

Thanks for getting this thread out of the gutter. I should have anticipated the free fall.

Well Frank, you did use the word "inappropriate" in the Title

[frankbmd]

Originally Posted by Paul S

Well Frank, you did use the word "inappropriate" in the Title

Title changed, but perhaps not an improvement. Swingers welcome.

[OLDBILL]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_o...ball_nicknames

[Paul S]

Originally Posted by frankbmd

Title changed, but perhaps not an improvement. Swingers welcome.

Even Better! I didn't know I had that much pull with you

[Butch7999]

Bob Lemon > Pie Traynor ?

Before that, another completely different pairing came immediately to mind, but it's in such grotesquely bad taste
that were we to post it here, we'd be forever shunned by the Net54 community...

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by Butch7999

Bob Lemon > Pie Traynor ?

Before that, another completely different pairing came immediately to mind, but it's in such grotesquely bad taste
that were we to post it here, we'd be forever shunned by the Net54 community...

The use of the royal "we" is grounds enough for shunning, unless in fact you are more than one person.

[Butch7999]

We thought after many years here and at our own website-&-forum, that was by now well known.

[Shoeless Moe]

Haystacks Calhoun - The "Say Hay" Kid

[Butch7999]

Mike Trout < Catfish Hunter

Larvell Blanks < Whitey Ford

Johnny Hopp < Skip Lockwood

Bob Friend < Buddy Rosar

[frankbmd]

Just to clarify we think that one existing nickname should be used with one player, who does not have that nickname, but that nickname is in some way more appropriate for the player you match it with than the player who has that nickname.

We have looked in the mirror and we agree that this would constitute a legitimate response.

That said we realize there is no prize and that the fundamental rule has already been violated numerous times including by Leon initially. Therefore we really don’t care what you all post.

Nevertheless we will continue to add to the list in the original post with answers that conform with the only rule we have stipulated. We thank you, I think.

[Shoeless Moe]

John "the Count" Montefusco > Scott Bakula

[frankbmd]

Manute “Too Tall” Bol

[Peter_Spaeth]

Mike Ivie/Paul ("Big Poison") Waner.