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brush

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Fri Oct 22, 2021, 02:14 AM Oct 2021

Poll: Best baseball nicknames. [View all]

Last edited Fri Oct 22, 2021, 01:36 PM - Edit history (1)

With not much to do on Thursday night I saw a photo online of one of my favorite players so I thought this would be fun. Please add you own, and please participate.


11 votes, 1 pass | Time left: Unlimited
Willie Mays, "The Say Hey Kid."
2 (18%)
Stan Musial, "Stan the Man."
0 (0%)
Reggie Jackson, "Mr October."
0 (0%)
Albert Pujols, "The Machine."
0 (0%)
Babe Ruth, "The Sultan of Swat."
4 (36%)
1970 Reds, "The Big Red Machine."
3 (27%)
Bucky Dent, "Bucky Fuckin' Dent."
2 (18%)
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"Mudcat Grant" BHDem53 Oct 2021 #1
Ahhh...good one. I forgot about him. brush Oct 2021 #2
I voted for the Reds, but only because of local bias. Buckeye_Democrat Oct 2021 #3
MadBum - Madison Bumgarner Mr.Bill Oct 2021 #4
Thought it was Charlie Hustle Old Crank Oct 2021 #9
I think you may be right. Mr.Bill Oct 2021 #10
It was Charlie Hustle. Buckeye_Democrat Oct 2021 #11
Catfish Hunter? Bleacher Creature Oct 2021 #5
Ernie Banks cate94 Oct 2021 #6
Good one. How could I forget that one? brush Oct 2021 #7
I'm not sure cate94 Oct 2021 #8
The Claw, Clayton Kershaw ❤️ Ziggysmom Oct 2021 #12
No Oil Can Boyd or Moonlight Graham? NBachers Oct 2021 #13
Death to flying things GeoWilliam750 Oct 2021 #14
No Cool Papa Bell or Spendid Splinter? dem4decades Oct 2021 #15
Ted Williams' nickname is a good one! Buckeye_Democrat Oct 2021 #16
Both great ones. The Slendid Splinter...ya can't beat that one. brush Oct 2021 #26
The Iron Horse dem4decades Oct 2021 #17
Yep. There were so many Yankees nicknames, they'd take... brush Oct 2021 #27
The embodiment of speed and grace, The Yankee Clipper. dem4decades Oct 2021 #29
That one I should've added. brush Oct 2021 #30
Doug "Eyechart" Gwosdz Rastapopoulos Oct 2021 #18
OMG, thank you for the laughter! Buckeye_Democrat Oct 2021 #19
"dizzy" dean rampartc Oct 2021 #20
Thanks for these. There are quite a lot, and all worth mentioning. brush Oct 2021 #28
Shoeless Joe Jackson Cartoonist Oct 2021 #21
No-neck Williams DeeDeeNY Oct 2021 #22
I couldn't say, but keep them coming. The current game lacks good nicknames. Auggie Oct 2021 #23
My favourite....Chris Taylor..CT3 Tikki Oct 2021 #24
Underpants - Say Hunter Pence ten times real fast Brother Buzz Oct 2021 #25
Stretch Brother Buzz Oct 2021 #31
Yes he did, I love that McCovey Cove at the Giants beautiful ball park... brush Oct 2021 #32
I thought the Giants sold the naming rights to McCovey Cove - LOL Brother Buzz Oct 2021 #33
Oh, God. I hadn't heard that. Does anyone actually call it anything... brush Oct 2021 #34
It was all a hoax, and I was in the minority because I thought it was amusing Brother Buzz Oct 2021 #35
Thank, God. brush Oct 2021 #36
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