Baseball Nicknames

[Yoda]

I think a great part of early baseball lore are the nicknames bestowed on star players. I mean it is hard to beat, "the Sultan of Swat", "The Georgia Peach", The Iron Horse and the "Splendid Splinter." Since I don't really follow the modern game and its' top players, I hope this great custom is still alive and well.

[Jcosta19]

I'm a Yankees fan and my two favorite current nicknames are The Kraken (Gary Sanchez) and The Cuban Missile (Aroldis Chapman)

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[Mark17]

For many years I had assumed Giants pitcher Hooks Wiltse must've had a pretty fair curve to have acquired that nickname.

Then I learned he was called that due to his quick fielding hands - contemporaries said he could pick balls hit back up the middle as if he had hooks for hands.

[packs]

I used to like Bobby Abreu's nickname. El Comedulce.

[Peter_Spaeth]

Big Papi was just about perfect.
The Big Hurt.
Phat Albert.

[BobbyStrawberry]

I am happy to report the tradition is alive and well. A couple of current good ones:

Yermin Mercedes = The Yerminator
Jeff McNeil - Flying Squirrel

[butchie_t]

"Hondo" - Frank Howard (My personal favorite and I am biased, he is my childhood baseball hero.).
"Pops" - Willie Stargell

And the second "The Kid" - Gary Carter

[darwinbulldog]

Originally Posted by Mark17

For many years I had assumed Giants pitcher Hooks Wiltse must've had a pretty fair curve to have acquired that nickname.

Then I learned he was called that due to his quick fielding hands - contemporaries said he could pick balls hit back up the middle as if he had hooks for hands.

My great-grandfather who played minor league ball acquired the same nickname for the reason you assumed.

[darwinbulldog]

"Death to Flying Things" is probably my favorite baseball nickname. And I love the irony of Mad Dog for Greg Maddux

[BuzzD]

How about Losing Pitcher Mulcahy? ouch! Also like Slim Love

[Hankphenom]

Originally Posted by darwinbulldog

My great-grandfather who played minor league ball acquired the same nickname for the reason you assumed.

Ex-pitcher Walt Masterson told me that Joe DiMaggio had the nickname "Fishhooks" among players due to the fact that he never reached into his pockets to pick up a tab, as if he was afraid there were fishhooks in there. True story. I wonder if an element to that has to do with Joe D's work with his family on the docks of San Francisco.

[Casey2296]

A few Giants nicknames that come to mind. Big Six, Stretch, Say Hey Kid, Sal "The Barber" Maglie, "Dirty" Al Gallagher, John "The Count" Montefusco, Rod "Shooter" Beck, also "Panda" and "Baby Giraffe". Orlando Cepeda who was called "Baby Bull" because his Dad was a legendary slugger called "The Bull" and was known as the Babe Ruth of Latin America.

One of my personal favorites is Walter "Big Train" Johnson, nobody was stopping him from coming down the tracks.

[SD]

My 3 favorites of the top of my head would be, the Crime Dog, Ugly Dickshot & sad sam Jones.



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