Great Baseball Nicknames-‘ Catfish’- Jim Hunter. Jim Hunter was a county boy from North Carolina. A talented young pitching prospect- he was signed in 1964 after graduating high school by […]

Great Baseball Nicknames-‘ The Man’- Stan Musial. How great a ballplayer was Stan ‘The Man’ Musial? Ken Griffey Jr. was born on November 21 in the small western Pennsylvania town […]

Great Baseball Nicknames: ‘Popeye’ and ‘The Gerbil’- Don Zimmer. Don Zimmer as a player, coach and manager was a true baseball lifer. He started playing with the Brooklyn Dodgers in […]

Great Baseball Nicknames: ‘The Human Vacuum Cleaner’- Brooks Robinson. In baseball they award the Gold Glove each year for the best fielder at each position. Brooks Robinson who would win […]

Great Baseball Nicknames:’ The Bird’- Mark Fidrych. Mark ‘The Bird’ Fidrych’s time in the sun was very short- the summer of 1976. He had an incredible rookie season with the […]

Great Baseball Nicknames- ‘Stan The Man Unusual’/ ‘Full Pack’- Don Stanhouse. Don Stanhouse was for the most part a journeyman pitcher for ten seasons in Major League Baseball for four […]