Master Index of Archived Threads


All old-school nickname team

Frayed Knot Jul 27 2014 08:18 PM

Brought to mind by the appearance today of [u:25nzvicb]Scooter[/u:25nzvicb] Gennett Other MLers with old-timey schoolyard type names Bucky Dent, Buck Weaver Spike Owen Butch Huskey Buster Posey Moose Skowran Whitey Ford Red Schoendeinst Skip Schumacher Corky Miller Buzz Capra Buddy Harrelson

Edgy MD Jul 27 2014 09:20 PM Re: All old-school nickname team

Rusty Staub Doc Ellis Goose Gozzo Woody Williams

themetfairy Jul 27 2014 09:22 PM Re: All old-school nickname team

Rube Walker/Rube Waddell

Mets Guy in Michigan Jul 27 2014 09:32 PM Re: All old-school nickname team

Does Oil Can Boyd count?

DocTee Jul 28 2014 03:51 AM Re: All old-school nickname team

Shooty Babbitt. Stubby Clapp. And of course...Ugly Dickshot.

Edgy MD Jul 28 2014 06:24 AM Re: All old-school nickname team

Well, Rube Waddell really was old school. Biff Pocaroba. Chipper Jones/Chip Hale.

Frayed Knot Jul 28 2014 07:25 AM Re: All old-school nickname team

Does Oil Can Boyd count? A little too unique in my mind as I was thinking more of generic type nicknames. But, as Jerry Seinfeld once said to Lloyd Bridges: 'Who knows how official any of these rankings really are'