Great Baseball Nicknames-‘ The Kid’, ‘The Splendid Splinter’,’The Thumper’, ‘Teddy Ballgame’- Ted Williams. My short list for the greatest hitter who ever lived- it comes down to Babe Ruth or […]
Great Baseball Nicknames- ‘Charlie Hustle’- Pete Rose. One of the most controversial athletes of the 20th century- due to his being kicked out of the game and banned from the […]
Great Baseball Nicknames- ‘ The Barber’- Sal Maglie. Sal Maglie had an interesting career. After breaking into the major leagues in 1945 with the NY Giants- he jumped to the […]
Great Baseball Nicknames: ‘Satchel’ – Leroy Paige. The legendary Negro League pitcher Satchel Paige once remarked that they only time he was called Leroy was by his mother and the […]
Great Baseball Nicknames- Oil Can- Dennis Boyd. One of the great nicknames of the 1980’s in baseball was that of Dennis Boyd a pitcher for the Boston Red Sox. The […]
I am excited- baseball’s spring training is underway and games are being played in Florida and in Arizona. A month from now and the season will be starting. I have […]
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