Favorite Baseball Nicknames
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Re: Favorite Baseball Nicknames
posted at 8/5/2011 2:38 PM EDT
- dannycater
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who cares about nicknames, best name period was Chief Bender -
Re: Favorite Baseball Nicknames
posted at 8/5/2011 4:41 PM EDT
- newscott
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Anyone get "Double Duty" Radcliffe yet? Love that one. -
Re: Favorite Baseball Nicknames
posted at 8/5/2011 4:49 PM EDT
- SpacemanEephus
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What no votes for Bellsbury? Or Slackey? or Theobama? What gives? -
Re: Favorite Baseball Nicknames
posted at 8/5/2011 4:53 PM EDT
- mrmojo1120
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Bash Brothers
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Re: Favorite Baseball Nicknames
posted at 8/5/2011 5:29 PM EDT
- kodimo
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Clell Lavern "Butch" Hobson, Jr.
I bet the poor feller couldn't wait to get a nickname!! -
Re: Favorite Baseball Nicknames
posted at 8/5/2011 8:01 PM EDT
- jimedfred
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Matt " Losing Pitcher " Young ! -
Re: Favorite Baseball Nicknames
posted at 8/5/2011 8:15 PM EDT
- georom4
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In Response to Re: Favorite Baseball Nicknames:Dennis "Oil Can" Boyd and Mark "The Bird" Fidrych come to mind
Posted by mrmojo1120
ding ding we have a winner...i always find the more obscure, nonsensical ones to be the most enjoyable... -
Re: Favorite Baseball Nicknames
posted at 8/6/2011 7:58 AM EDT
- bills64
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Here's another vote for Dr. Strangeglove (Dick Stuart). -
Re: Favorite Baseball Nicknames
posted at 8/6/2011 8:10 AM EDT
- southpaw777
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In Response to Re: Favorite Baseball Nicknames:What no votes for Bellsbury? Or Slackey? or Theobama? What gives?
Posted by SpacemanEephus
yeah Space..i used Tacoby Bellsbury and Youk used "no pop" Lowrie... -
Re: Favorite Baseball Nicknames
posted at 8/6/2011 9:56 AM EDT
- law2009a
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Re: Favorite Baseball Nicknames
posted at 8/6/2011 10:25 AM EDT
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Re: Favorite Baseball Nicknames
posted at 8/6/2011 1:55 PM EDT
- promise4you
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Albert Walter "Sparky" Lyle -
Re: Favorite Baseball Nicknames
posted at 8/6/2011 2:24 PM EDT
- DCSoxFan13
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John Wesley "Boog" Powell. I'm not sure what a "Boog" is. -
Re: Favorite Baseball Nicknames
posted at 8/6/2011 2:54 PM EDT
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Re: Favorite Baseball Nicknames
posted at 8/6/2011 4:22 PM EDT
- promise4you
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In Response to Re: Favorite Baseball Nicknames:John Wesley "Boog" Powell. I'm not sure what a "Boog" is.
Posted by DCSoxFan13
Boog is a darn good First baseman! -
Re: Favorite Baseball Nicknames
posted at 8/6/2011 8:14 PM EDT
- jaytf25
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Lou Gehrig was also "Larrapin Lou" -
Re: Favorite Baseball Nicknames
posted at 8/7/2011 10:20 AM EDT
- doghouse68
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Daffy Dean, brother of Dizzy Dean. -
Re: Favorite Baseball Nicknames
posted at 8/7/2011 11:18 AM EDT
- notin
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One of my favorites is Franklin "Death to Flying Things" Gutierrez... -
Re: Favorite Baseball Nicknames
posted at 8/7/2011 11:38 AM EDT
- promise4you
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Re: Favorite Baseball Nicknames
posted at 8/7/2011 12:19 PM EDT
- Soxwright
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In Response to Re: Favorite Baseball Nicknames:Matt " Losing Pitcher " Young !
Posted by jimedfred
Aha...That one was recycled: from Hugh "Losing Pitcher" Mulcahey...
Also, don't forget that Dick Stuart also was called "The Boston Strangler"! -
Re: Favorite Baseball Nicknames
posted at 8/7/2011 1:00 PM EDT
- mjnmjn
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My favorite, thought not an official nickname was last lear Bob Ryan referred to Yankees DH as Nick "Ming Vase" Johnson (known for his continual time on the DL) -
Re: Favorite Baseball Nicknames
posted at 8/7/2011 1:16 PM EDT
- jimedfred
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In Response to Re: Favorite Baseball Nicknames:In Response to Re: Favorite Baseball Nicknames : Aha...That one was recycled: from Hugh "Losing Pitcher" Mulcahey... Also, don't forget that Dick Stuart also was called "The Boston Strangler"!
Posted by Soxwright
Not heard of Mulcahey. You must go back further than this ancient reprobate of 51. -
Re: Favorite Baseball Nicknames
posted at 8/7/2011 2:39 PM EDT
- prknsdnld
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In Response to Favorite Baseball Nicknames:Rice and Lynn = The Gold dust twins Cant wait to see some of the old timers remembrances.
Posted by promise4you
"The Human Rain Delay"-- Mike Hargrove.... -
Re: Favorite Baseball Nicknames
posted at 8/7/2011 3:09 PM EDT
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In Response to Re: Favorite Baseball Nicknames:Dick Stuart aka Dr. Strangeglove.
Posted by antibody
A great nickname... when he passed away I went outside and looked at the heavens, and the stars spelled out E3 in the night sky. -
Re: Favorite Baseball Nicknames
posted at 8/7/2011 3:16 PM EDT
- prknsdnld
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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
With a little help from Rich Gedman for turning that passed ball into a wild pitch.....