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I always liked Baby Doll Jacobson and Ice Box Chamberlain.
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Gaylord Perry. Not that there's anything wrong with it.
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Sibbi Sisti
Luke Appling "Old Aches and Pains" Charlie Gehringer "The Mechanical Man" Burleigh Grimes "Ol Stubblebeard" Carl Hubbell " The Meal Ticket" Pepper Martin "The Wild Horse of the Osage" Herb Pennock " The Knight of Kennett Square" |
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I always felt Mickey Klutts was an unfortunate name for a ballplayer.
My favorite of all time, mentioned in the OP, is Phenomenal Smith. Classic!
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Two given names from the 2009 Bowman Draft Picks set:
Seth Schwindehammer Sequoyah Stonecipher .
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Lou "The Mad Russian" Novikoff is a classic.
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Sequoyah Stonecipher is a gorgeous name.
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I've also noticed that recent MLB drafts have features some pretty interesting names at first overall:
2015 - Dansby Swanson 2019 - Adley Rutschman 2020 - Spencer Torkelson |
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