Ducksworth.". ", No. His first name is funny. As The Ringers premier (only?) That last banishment cemented his claim to another ignoble record: most teams pitched for without a win. Here Come The Runs. If he leads all of Major League Baseball, its both bolded and italicized. Things aint never as bad as they could be. Lets hope he was right. Considering the size of modern pitching staffs and the way teams have taken to shuffling the backs of their bullpens, its easy to miss recent arrivals who arent top prospects. Buck would shrug. Also, has any other 14-letter name rolled off the tongue as well as Saltalamacchia? On the college beat, if I wanted to reference stats like run differential or strikeout rate, I had to do the math by hand, and some schools didnt even publish plate appearance totals or pitch counts. It's funny for the fact his last name is part "spill" and part "cyborg." But "All Rise" has become the clarion call of the 2017 baseball season. Sly and the Family Chone. They called Don Mossi "Ears" because he had big ears, and they called Walt Williams "No Neck" because he didn't have much of a neck. 23: The Human Rain Delay (Mike Hargrove)Hargrove got the nickname for the many time-consuming adjustments he would make between pitches. Pickles Dilhoeffer made his debut with the Chicago Cubs in 1917, but spent his final three seasons with the St. Louis Cardinals, where the catcher batted .245. 3: Big Papi (David Ortiz)People often complain that baseball nicknames ain't what they used to be, and that's probably so. With that in mind, here are the 25 greatest nicknames in baseball history (along with a few honorable mentions we'll sprinkle in throughout): Honorable mention: Mr. Essentially, B-Ref runs some calculations to determine what a players stats would have looked like had he played at any other park, in any other season, in league historyserving as a reminder that the site isnt just a record keeper, but an analytical tool. I don't doubt that many parents out there think their children are wonderful, but Atlanta Braves outfielder Wonderful Monds must've had some excited parents after his birth. But the biggest question about Harden remainsand it wont be answered until the playoffs. And if the color line hadnt delayed the beginning of his big league career, hed probably be in the Hall of Fame also. Mookie Betts leads it off with a pair of amusing options. Theres something about 95 home runs and a .484 average that make the batting scenario just a bit more captivating, though. 44 pick in the 2011 draft and the 2016 AL Rookie of the Year. Betts is a top target in MLB fantasy drafts, and his team names could be why. In fact, there are many different reasons why people use nicknames. ), Some pitchers might moan about their support or the umpiring, but I am a young fellow just getting his start, Smith said in 1937, adding, the breaks of the game were against me most of the season but I am learning. Bichette's Creek. One weird nicknamed player from each MLB team A good nickname is the finest honor a player can receive April 16th, 2020 Michael Clair @ michaelsclair Share Tom I barely knew her!' That would ruin it. Honorable mention: The Big Unit (Randy Johnson)There's only limited room for "The Big" nicknames and we have two on the list. With fantasy baseball season approaching, it's integral for owners to think of a funny team name, and those best team names often stem from actual players. He appeared in 54 games and drove in just 14 runs in 156 at-bats. It is clever and has nice alliteration. And now we have Rusty Kuntz. 1924 Rogers Hornsby would have hit .484, less than a dozen hits shy of .500. 7: Shoeless Joe JacksonHe took his shoes off his before an at-bat in Greenville, S.C., because the cleats he had been wearing were giving him blisters, and that was that. Stolmy Pimentel. And their Baseball-Reference page shows why. Over the years, he was called many other things -- "Bambino," "The Sultan of Swat," "The Big Bam" and "Jidge" -- but at heart, he was always Babe, and 100 years after he began, everyone still knows him that way. At least Smith won that game; in his historic 1937 season, hed started 0-10. As my new debuts page pick revealed, Im all about honoring the achievement of making the majors, regardless of the duration or distinction of ones stay. He lost nine games despite setting the ERA record. As long as it's not pronounced Cory. His longest tenure was in Boston, where he won 60 games in eight seasons. Theres an unplumbable depth of history to the college game, and I love that fans can just stumble into it now just by, say, clicking the NL Rookie of the Years page. Okay, I made those names up, but his name seems like some sort of combination of many names. This To view the purposes they believe they have legitimate interest for, or to object to this data processing use the vendor list link below. Yet knowledge of the context of 1968s offensive doldrums, just before the mound was lowered to address the run-scoring crisis, doesnt dim the majesty of Gibsons game-by-game performances that summer. MLB is one of the countrys longest-running reality shows, and the new debuts page helps us keep track of the cast. Instead, Im selecting Sauveur, who recorded a 6.07 ERA and negative-0.4 WAR in six MLB seasons. Funny Baseball Nicknames Knight Of Kennett Square Twitch Old Iron Hands Earache The Earl of Snohomish Blimp Honey Boy Bugs Yip Satan The Mississippi Mudcat Brandon Lowe. From Rusty Kuntz and Dick Pole to Randy Johnson and Wonderful Monds, baseball has had a knack for providing us with funny names. Cincinnatis bullpen blew the lead, and in the 10th inning Shamsky hit a game-tying two-run shot. Log in, Baseball State by State: Major League and Negro League Players, Ballparks, Museums and Historical Sites., 2016 Tweed Webb Lifetime Achievement Award, 2019 Tweed Webb Lifetime Achievement Award, 2019 Fay Vincent Most Valuable Partner Award, Honoring former NYCBL President Steve Pindar, Who to Watch? Below are some tips to choose a good nickname. Its a whole trope in pop culture that names made up under duress verge on the ridiculoussee Rufus T. Barleysheath from Liz Lemon in 30 Rock, or Chareth Cutestory from Michael Bluth on Arrested Developmentso Ive always imagined Bobson Dugnutt and Sleve McDichael as the creations of some underpaid intern, asked to come up with plausible baseball player names off the cuff. The utility infielder was a career .264 hitter and amassed 1,176 total hits, nearly half with the Houston Astros. Back in 1994, it wouldve taken some additional work to write code to generate fake names, but it wouldve taken a substantial amount of time by hand, too. Some are given names, while others are nicknames that just stuck and eventually became what these players were known by on and off the field. No. You can keep those that are catchy, memorable, and reflect your personality. But my personal favorite smattering of black ink belongs to Rogers Hornsby. Cey, by the way, is one of the most underrated players in baseball history. 18: The Secretary of Defense (Garry Maddox)He was sometimes called "The Minister of Defense." You know, if you want to go the corny rhyming route. But Nicknames are usually used by people who share a similar personality trait or characteristic. All rise, indeed. So gazing upon Sadaharu Ohs player page, with 16 consecutive seasons with a better-than-1.000 OPS in Japans top league, is a slack-jawing experience. Honorable Mentions: The Commerce Comet (Mickey Mantle) and The Millville Meteor (Mike Trout)This sort of nickname, where you use a player's hometown as a jumping-off point, has sort of disappeared. Just no way. He finished his career with a .258 average and .326 on-base percentage in 874 games. Please enter a valid email and try again. Doug Fister was an honorable mention for this spot. "Brandon, I realize you gave up three homers today, but you don't need to act so beachy. At first glance, I thought the list might be one of the many A.I.-generated memes that populated the late-2010s internet. No. 3rd Base Bullies. Have first names ever gone with last names any worse? All contents 2023 The Slate Group LLC. His name is Carlos Santana. Enjoy. But Porrays page stands out for one wholly unique reason. Its incredibly cool that at least for the recent past, Baseball-Reference truly lives up to the name, instead of being merely Pro Baseball-Reference. You could always go with Thames' Flames for your fantasy team name. One oft-overlooked feature on the site, and a fitting choice for my final selection, is the set of Neutralized and Converted Stats pages. Every page is filled with storytelling statistics. Part of the humor lies in the picture, as there is an odd similarity between him and Eastbound and Down'sKenny Powers. Featuring information, park factors, historic events and no-hitters for every ballpark in Major League history! A friend recently pointed me to a Google Doc with Fighting Baseballs alleged full roster, which includes an astounding 700 made-up names. To learn more or opt-out, read our Cookie Policy. Brooks Robinson was "The Human Vacuum Cleaner" for the way he devoured any ground ball that happened to be near him at third base. Hank Aaron, 1,000-home-run hitter? Without tracking down the original developers, its hard to know for sure how the names were generated. If that doesn't sound like a terrific sitcom, I don't know what does. You would have to think most athletes would love to know they're still being chronicled decades, even centuries, after they played their final gamesI'm just not so sure this is why they'd want to be remembered. 1: Babe Ruth (George Ruth)What if he had gone by George Ruth? If you know anything about Hornsby, apart from his winning personality, its that his career batting average, .358, is the highest ever for a right-handed hitter and second only to Ty Cobb overall. Best Fantasy Baseball Team Names 2023 25. Although he retired with a 108 ERA+, he had a winning record only once. One of the great enigmas in the game today, Milton Bradley's seemingly constant frustration has disappointed fans in many different cities that expected great things from him. That Angelina Jolie film was actually short for Saltalamacchia. Too bad we wont see greats like Bobson Dugnutt, Sleve McDichael, or Mario Straherry play at Chicagos Wrigley Field, seen here on March 26. Nicknames play a huge role in how we interact with others. Manage Settings He went 27-23 with a 3.48 ERA, but walked almost as many batters as he struck out and would play his final game at age 28. Zach Kram. As a clearinghouse of information, Baseball-Reference ought to appeal to curious and sober-minded students of the game. He has surfaced since then, however, most recently as a coach with the New York Mets. Whos on First starts with Bud Abbott opining that ballplayers have funny names, which he mustve learned from Baseball-Reference. Having the nickname Johnny Dickshot can make growing up hard enough. The Rockies averaged 7.1 runs per game at home in 1999, in the thin air of pre-humidor Coors Field at the height of the steroid eraand were outscored, allowing 7.7 runs on average. But others require minimal explanation and have enduring appeal. Bill Lee is "Spaceman" for the spacey out-of-this-world thoughts that never stop filling his mind. Baseball has long been known as Americas pastime[1] and remains one of the most popular sports among children and adults, with nearly 16 million regular players! One of the most distinctive bits of Baseball-Reference branding is black ink. Whenever a player leads his league in a statistical category, the number on his page is displayed in bold. The new debuts page doesnt tell us what hardships each player had to endure, or how it felt to fulfill a dream, but it does give us basic biographical information: age (out to three decimal places! Something went wrong. But Oh is like some sort of combination of Williams, Hank Aaron, and Barry Bonds. Kind of like Arsenio Hall, but with another first name added on there on the end. 12: Corey's Brother (Kyle Seager)It's not quite a nickname, but this is what Kyle is wearing on the back of his jersey for Players Weekend, and it is fantastic. Thinking of those names is the fun of it. The consent submitted will only be used for data processing originating from this website. 17: Turkey Stearnes (Norman Stearnes)Stearnes is in the Hall of Fame for his astonishing play in the Negro Leagues; records show he hit more official homers than any other Negro Leaguer, including Josh Gibson. Ted Williamss player page is similar (19 seasons, 18 of them with a four-digit OPS), plus the Splendid Splinters page has the advantage of other individual quirks; hes listed as frozen instead of buried in a graveyard, for instance. He started the 1942 season the same way, but he still made his second All-Star team. The biggest name to come out of that Florida team so far is Pete Alonso, who hit .374/.469/.659, though pesky freshman third baseman Jonathan India grew into a power stroke in 2018 and ended up as the no. B-Ref also informs me that Mioso faced pitchers who appeared in the majors as early as 1936 (Bob Feller) and as late as 1993 (Frank Tanana), as well as another era-spanning pitcher, Satchel Paige, who made his pro pitching debut in 1927. Pete LaCock spent nine seasons in the league, but never surfaced as an everyday player. They allow us to quickly communicate our thoughts and feelings to others. A poser. Rian Johnson faced the biggest writing challenges of any of the five nominees, but the director managed to perfectly thread the needle, ensuring that Glass Onion felt unique but still delighted the fans of its predecessor, all-time neutralized batting stats leaderboard, What Its Like to Have a Baby During a Pandemic, The Strangest, Funniest, and Most Fascinating Baseball-Reference Pages, The Surging Knicks, Zombie Heat, and a Bizarre College Hoops Season With Ariel Helwani, Mike Schur, Kevin OConnor, and Tate Frazier. Some are funny because of their specificityfor instance, this miserable dog dressed like Leeloo Dallas Multipass from The Fifth Elementand, as a result, remain obscure. By choosing I Accept, you consent to our use of cookies and other tracking technologies. But baseball is a global game and B-Ref is a global site featuring statistical gifts from leagues around the world, including Ohs entire record from 22 seasons playing in Japan (plus 19 seasons managing), well before I was born. Maybe he should change his name. Top 10 Funny Baseball Team Names. There are pages for every player, team, and season; for leagues ranging in skill level across four continents; for every possible statistical search a baseball fan would hope to answer. In the Year of the Pitcher, Gibson was the pitcher, recording a record (for the Liveball Era) 1.12 ERA. I can't stake that claim, so I'll just settle for sharing a last name with one of the most popular beers in the country. 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