Favorite Baseball Nicknames
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Re: Favorite Baseball Nicknames
posted at 8/4/2011 5:10 PM EDT
- SpacemanEephus
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Cornbread Maxwell ... oh wait ... nevermind -
Re: Favorite Baseball Nicknames
posted at 8/4/2011 5:47 PM EDT
- YOUKILLUS20
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Jed "No POP" Lowrie. -
Re: Favorite Baseball Nicknames
posted at 8/4/2011 5:52 PM EDT
- rnolan1087a
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Dick Stuart of the Red Sox... Known as both Dr. Strangeglove and Stonefingers. -
Re: Favorite Baseball Nicknames
posted at 8/4/2011 6:01 PM EDT
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John "Blue Moon" Odom
Jim "Catfish" Hunter -
Re: Favorite Baseball Nicknames
posted at 8/4/2011 6:08 PM EDT
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Rick Burleson...The Rooster.
O.K. I'll stop now. -
Re: Favorite Baseball Nicknames
posted at 8/4/2011 6:08 PM EDT
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Jim 'Mudcat' Grant -
Re: Favorite Baseball Nicknames
posted at 8/4/2011 6:14 PM EDT
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In Response to Re: Favorite Baseball Nicknames:John "Blue Moon" Odom Jim "Catfish" Hunter
Posted by antibody
I remember Charles Finley offering Vida Blue $100,000 (When that was still a lot of money) to change his name legally to "True Blue" -
Re: Favorite Baseball Nicknames
posted at 8/4/2011 6:24 PM EDT
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In Response to Re: Favorite Baseball Nicknames:Cornbread Maxwell ... oh wait ... nevermind
Posted by SpacemanEephus
OMG I am a Celts fan of old Good one! -
Re: Favorite Baseball Nicknames
posted at 8/4/2011 6:25 PM EDT
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In Response to Re: Favorite Baseball Nicknames:In Response to Re: Favorite Baseball Nicknames : I remember Charles Finley offering Vida Blue $100,000 (When that was still a lot of money) to change his name legally to "True Blue"
Posted by mrmojo1120
Your showing our age! -
Re: Favorite Baseball Nicknames
posted at 8/4/2011 6:32 PM EDT
- promise4you
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In Response to Re: Favorite Baseball Nicknames:Jim 'Mudcat' Grant
Posted by Hfxsoxnut
Another great one! -
Re: Favorite Baseball Nicknames
posted at 8/4/2011 6:33 PM EDT
- promise4you
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In Response to Re: Favorite Baseball Nicknames:There's "Smokey" Burgess from the Pirates and Dick Stuart was also called "Stonefingers"
Posted by mjnmjn
Was there not also Smokey Joe Woods? -
Re: Favorite Baseball Nicknames
posted at 8/4/2011 6:34 PM EDT
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In Response to Re: Favorite Baseball Nicknames:correct me if I am wrong, but I haven't seen anyone list "Lay-Zer Show" yet
Posted by smiles-all-around
Your talking about the incredible Hulk named Pedey? -
Re: Favorite Baseball Nicknames
posted at 8/4/2011 6:34 PM EDT
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In Response to Re: Favorite Baseball Nicknames:My favorite was George "Boomer" Scott.
Posted by DCSoxFan13
You mean Velvet fingers? One of my all time favorite players -
Re: Favorite Baseball Nicknames
posted at 8/4/2011 6:41 PM EDT
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My 8-year-old used to call J.D. Drew "Rat Killer." I asked him why, and he said, "Well, every time he comes up to bat, you say, 'Here comes the rat killer.'"
Took me a while to figure it out ... I was saying "Here comes the rally killer." Either way, J.D. is known as "Rat Killer" in the Dobler household. -
Re: Favorite Baseball Nicknames
posted at 8/4/2011 6:54 PM EDT
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Harvey's Wallbangers, for Kuenn's Brewer teams was good.
Stormin' Gorman Thomas, Fragile Freddy Lynn, Le Grand Orange/ Rusty Staub, Joaquin "Where's My Head" Andujar, Brad The Animal Lesley,Mick The Quick Rivers.
Pedro Hands of Stone Guerrero. -
Re: Favorite Baseball Nicknames
posted at 8/4/2011 7:08 PM EDT
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In Response to Re: Favorite Baseball Nicknames:In Response to Re: Favorite Baseball Nicknames : I remember Charles Finley offering Vida Blue $100,000 (When that was still a lot of money) to change his name legally to "True Blue"
Posted by mrmojo1120
I remember that too. Vida thought it was stupid, said he'd only do it if Finley would change HIS name to "True Finley." -
Re: Favorite Baseball Nicknames
posted at 8/4/2011 10:32 PM EDT
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Bob "Steamer" Stanley. Best closer the Sox ever had. -
Re: Favorite Baseball Nicknames
posted at 8/4/2011 10:38 PM EDT
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In Response to Re: Favorite Baseball Nicknames:Cornbread Maxwell ... oh wait ... nevermind
Posted by SpacemanEephus
One of the great quotes ever:
After the Celtics were blown out by LA in Game 3 of the '84 Finals, Maxwell told reporters the C's were playing "too dorsal" (meaning, of course, docile). The comment was relayed to McHale, who said, "Well, we did play a lot like fish."
That team was not only awesome, it had a ton of character. -
Re: Favorite Baseball Nicknames
posted at 8/5/2011 12:58 AM EDT
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Posts: 2Bob "Steamer" Stanley. Best closer the Sox ever had.
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Best Sox closer--- not a chance. He could'nt close out the Mets in game 6 of the 86 WS-- along with Calvin Schiraldi. -
Re: Favorite Baseball Nicknames
posted at 8/5/2011 7:17 AM EDT
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In Response to Re: Favorite Baseball Nicknames:www.boston.com/community/persona.html?UID=d4e30c32e88f3c495ee20540e62e79ec&plckUserId=d4e30c32e88f3c495ee20540e62e79ec " /> MichaelC Posts: 2 First: 5/6/2010 Last: 8/4/2011 Bob "Steamer" Stanley. Best closer the Sox ever had. Best Sox closer--- not a chance. He could'nt close out the Mets in game 6 of the 86 WS-- along with Calvin Schiraldi .
Posted by JYASO#7
Agreed, I'll go with the guy we currently have. -
Re: Favorite Baseball Nicknames
posted at 8/5/2011 8:50 AM EDT
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In Response to Re: Favorite Baseball Nicknames:Jed "No POP" Lowrie.
Posted by YOUKILLUS20
snuck that one in there..nice Youk
I liked the Tacoby Bellsbury name after the taco bell thingy..Then softy ruined it... -
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Re: Favorite Baseball Nicknames
posted at 8/5/2011 11:14 AM EDT
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Has anyone mentioned "Pumpsie' Green yet? -
Re: Favorite Baseball Nicknames
posted at 8/5/2011 2:25 PM EDT
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John "Way Back" Wasdin
Favorite name in toto: Mordecai Peter Centennial "Three Fingers" Brown (great pitcher for the Cubs in the early 1900's)
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Re: Favorite Baseball Nicknames
posted at 8/5/2011 2:33 PM EDT
- sindarin-erebor
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My current favorite nickname for a MLB player is "Ells".
Historically its Willie "Say Hey" Mays