Great Baseball Nicknames- ‘Schnooz’- Ernie Lombardi. I would bet no one reading this ever saw Ernie Lombardi play. He was a catcher from 1931-47 with the Dodgers, Reds, Braves and […]

Great Baseball Nicknames: ‘ Big Poison’ and ‘Little Poison’- Paul and Lloyd Waner. Brothers Paul ‘Big Poison’ and Lloyd ‘Little Poison’ Waner played together in the Pittsburgh Pirates outfield from […]

Great Baseball Nicknames- “Iron Horse’- Lou Gehrig. Back when I was growing up I recall a number of magazine articles and discussions on the question- What baseball records will never […]

Great Baseball Nicknames: ‘Sandman’- Mariano Rivera. There are still baseball nicknames but they just don’t seem to be as creative/ good as they used to be. A fairly modern one […]

Great Baseball Nicknames- The Animal Nicknames of the 1960 Pittsburgh Pirates. I was born shortly after Bill Mazeroski’s home run beat the Yankees in the 1960 World Series- but I […]

Greatest Baseball Nicknames:’ The Big Train’ and “Barney’- Walter Johnson. Walter Johnson would get my vote as the greatest pitcher in baseball history. In his 21 seasons-all with the Washington […]