80's nicknames - Page 2

Johnny Slick · 06-07-2005, 06:58 PM

Guillermo Hernandez actually went as Willie until his last season in the bigs (1988), when he insisted on being called by his actual name.

zonk84 · 06-07-2005, 07:46 PM

Keith "Zonk" Moreland (like I could let that one slide by :-))
Bob "The Deer" Dernier
Gary "Sarge" Matthews
Rick "the Red Baron" Sutcliffe
Steve "Rainbow" Trout
Don "Caveman" Robinson
Rick "Big Daddy" Reuschel
Greg "Moon Man" Minton
Lou "Sweet Lou" Whitaker (yeah, he had it too - and more apt)
Ron "Gator" Guidry
"Steady" Eddie Murray
Mike "Pags" Pagliarulo
Dave "the Cobra" Parker
Steve "Bedrock" Bedrosian

Some lesser known really obscure ones...
Garry "If I ain't startin, I ain't departin" Templeton (refused invite to the 82? all-star game as a reserve)

Jeff "Penitentary Face" Leonard (a really, really ugly man)

Ryne "Baby Ruth" Sandber ("Ryno" was inevitable, but this was coined by Whitey Herzog -- and caught on in the Chicago media for most of June/July)

Ken "5-0-2-0" Oberkfell (so named because he always hit for a decent average, but never drove in or scored many runs.... 5 ABs, 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 RBIs)

Dave "Mr. May" Winfield (given by the Boss; a reference to Mr October, who's big hits came in the postseason)

Also --- baseball-reference.com does include most of the commonly used nicknames with player entries......

Bob Zupcic · 06-07-2005, 07:50 PM

Mike "Hit Man" Easler
Rick "The Rooster" Burleson
Carl "Yaz" Yaztrzemski
Rich "Geddy" Gedman
Bill "Soup" Campbell
Steve "Shag" Crawford
Bill "Billy Buck" Buckner
Mike "The Gator" Greenwell
Carlos "Blowfish" Quintana

Okay, so it was only my friends and I who called Quintana "Blowfish." We had some other nicknames that were less appropriate...

As you may have guessed, I'm a Red Sox fan.

Johnny Slick · 06-07-2005, 07:50 PM

Ron "Gator" Guidry? Pfeh. The man's nick was "Louisiana Lightning".

zonk84 · 06-07-2005, 07:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Johnny Slick

Ron "Gator" Guidry? Pfeh. The man's nick was "Louisiana Lightning".

The online bible says..... Its a Tie

Bob Zupcic · 06-07-2005, 08:07 PM

Jim "Pig Pen" Dwyer
Tony "Doggie" Perez
Gary "Hardrock" Allenson

majesty95 · 06-08-2005, 10:13 AM

WOW! There are so many! Thanks for all the input!

dumrox · 06-08-2005, 01:33 PM

Steve "Bye-Bye" Balboni

rattlehead1014 · 06-08-2005, 02:32 PM

A couple more from around the office ...
Cal "Iron Man" Ripken
Will "The Thrill" Clark
Ozzie "Wizard Of Oz" Smith
Al "The Mad Hungarian" Hrabosky
Jack "The Ripper" Clark

Splitter24 · 06-08-2005, 02:35 PM

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Originally Posted by IatricSB

I liked Earl Weaver's nickname for Don Stanhouse better. "Six Pack" (I think it was six) because that's how many packs of cigs he'd smoke while on the mound.

All the others sound right except Garvey. I was a fan of his while he was a Dodger but don't remember them ever using a nickname with him, though they many times mentioned he might run for office some day. Was that while he was with the Padres?

I've read Jay Johnstone and Jerry Reuss refer to Garvey in seperate interviews as The Senator. I was a big Garvey fan growing up, but no one in the press ever referred to him by that nickname.

BTW, I always remembered Franklin Stubbs nickname as "Stubby K."

rattlehead1014 · 06-08-2005, 02:51 PM

I know it's the wrong era, but I stumbled across this one on baseball reference ...

http://www.baseball-reference.com/p/pagejo01.shtml

lol

seth70liz76 · 06-08-2005, 03:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Splitter24

I've read Jay Johnstone and Jerry Reuss refer to Garvey in seperate interviews as The Senator. I was a big Garvey fan growing up, but no one in the press ever referred to him by that nickname.

BTW, I always remembered Franklin Stubbs nickname as "Stubby K."

I know Garvey was sometimes refered to as Popeye too.

Stubbs also was known as Cadallac (sp?)

Gambo · 06-08-2005, 06:26 PM

Gee you guys covered most of the ones I remembered..
From the Yankees there were...
Don "Donnie Baseball" Mattingly
Dave "Rags" Righetti
Mike "Pags" Pagliarulo
Tim "Rock" Raines
Steve "Bye-Bye" Balboni
Paul "Paulie" O'Neill
Dave "Mr. May" or "Winny" Winfield

Also...
Ron Guidry went by "Gator" or "Louisiana Lighting", if I recall the announcers during games called him Gator, but before and in reference as Lightning
Andy Pettite also had a Louisiana nicname too (cant remember it right now)...
APBA had Rickey Henderson as "Hendu" and Dave Henderson as something like "Hindu" or something like that...

misterx · 06-08-2005, 08:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Kiko1313

"Stormin'" Gorman Thomas
Robin "The Kid" Yount
Cecil "Coop" Cooper

...and don't forget Paul "The Ignitor" Molitor...

Swaggs · 06-09-2005, 01:56 AM

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Originally Posted by IatricSB

Mike "Moose" Marshall (the OFer, not the pitcher)
Steve "Yang" Yeager
Bill "Mad Dog" Madlock
Al "Scoop" Oliver
Franklin "Cadillac" Stubbs
Orel "Bulldog" Hershiser
Bobby "Bobo" Castillo
Tom "Need A Fire" Niedenfuer (ok it wasn't, but should have been)
John "Candy Man" Candelaria
Dave "Cobra" Parker
Willie "Pops" Stargell

(probably some duplicates in there, sorry about that)

Damn. I was about to throw in some of my favorite Pirates' nicknames from my childhood, but I think you nailed them all.

Leonard Zelig · 06-09-2005, 02:11 AM

Tom "Terrific" Seaver

drprestwood · 06-09-2005, 10:48 AM

Juan "Pancho Villa" Berenguereruereur

LAH · 06-09-2005, 11:46 AM

Here are a few. Sorry if some have been mentioned already.

Some of them I pulled from memory, others I used bball reference as a, um, reference...

Fred McGriff - Crime Dog
Pete Rose - Charlie Hustle
Steve Carlton - Lefty
Don Mattingly - Donnie Baseball, Hit Man
Mark McGwire - Big Mac
Dwight Gooden - Doc, Doc K, Doctor K
Gary Carter - Kid
Tim Raines - Rock
Dave Parker - Cobra
Willie Stargell - Pops
Dave Kingman - Kong, Sky King
Rick Reuschel - Big Daddy
Dick Tidrow - Dirt
Ron Cey - Penguin
Rick Sutcliffe - Red Baron
Tom Seaver - Tom Terrific
Gary Matthews - Sarge
Greg Minton -Moonie
Ozzie Smith - Oz, Wizard of Oz
Bob Watson - Bull
Reggie Jackson - Mr. October
Ron Guidry - Louisiana Lightning, Gator
Rich Gossage - Goose
Amos Otis - A.O.
Carlton Fisk - Pudge
Dwight Evans - Dewey
Dennis Eckersley - Eck
Rickey Henderson - Man of Steal
Mickey Rivers - Mick the Quick
Howard Johnson - HoJo
Jack Clark - Jack the Ripper
Will Clark - The Thrill
Jeffery Leonard - Hackman
Andres Galarraga - The Big Cat
Dennis Martinez - El Presidente
Franklin Stubbs - Cadillac
Chris Sabo - Spuds
Norm Charlton - The Sheriff
Rob Dibble - Nasty Boy, Officer
Bobby Bonilla - Bobby Bo
Jose Lind - Chico
Gary Gaetti - The Rat, G-Man
Jeff Reardon - The Terminator
Don Slaught - Sluggo
Roberto Kelly - Bobby
John Candelaria - Candy Man
Bill Buckner - Billy Buck
Wally Joyner - Wally World
Gary Sheffield - Sheff
Greg Maddux - Mad Dog
Phil Garner - Scrap Iron
George Bell - Liberty
Eddie Murray - Steady Eddie
Cal Ripken Jr. - Iron Man
Jim Palmer - Cakes

IatricSB · 06-09-2005, 11:59 AM

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Originally Posted by Swaggs

Damn. I was about to throw in some of my favorite Pirates' nicknames from my childhood, but I think you nailed them all.

How about Omar "the out maker" Moreno?

IatricSB · 06-09-2005, 12:06 PM

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Originally Posted by seth70liz76

I know Garvey was sometimes refered to as Popeye too.

Stubbs also was known as Cadallac (sp?)

Garvey definitely had some big forearms and now that you mention it, I remember them saying Popeye during broadcasts and among players.

As for Stubbs, I'm pretty sure Scully and/or the other Dodger announcers would refer to him as Cadillac (though not real common like many other nicknames players had). Seems it had something to do with his smooth and seemingly effortless style. Looking back at his career, I think effortless takes a new meaning

06-09-2005, 11:46 AM	#38
LAH Major Leagues Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Field of Screams Posts: 445	Here are a few. Sorry if some have been mentioned already. Some of them I pulled from memory, others I used bball reference as a, um, reference... Fred McGriff - Crime Dog Pete Rose - Charlie Hustle Steve Carlton - Lefty Don Mattingly - Donnie Baseball, Hit Man Mark McGwire - Big Mac Dwight Gooden - Doc, Doc K, Doctor K Gary Carter - Kid Tim Raines - Rock Dave Parker - Cobra Willie Stargell - Pops Dave Kingman - Kong, Sky King Rick Reuschel - Big Daddy Dick Tidrow - Dirt Ron Cey - Penguin Rick Sutcliffe - Red Baron Tom Seaver - Tom Terrific Gary Matthews - Sarge Greg Minton -Moonie Ozzie Smith - Oz, Wizard of Oz Bob Watson - Bull Reggie Jackson - Mr. October Ron Guidry - Louisiana Lightning, Gator Rich Gossage - Goose Amos Otis - A.O. Carlton Fisk - Pudge Dwight Evans - Dewey Dennis Eckersley - Eck Rickey Henderson - Man of Steal Mickey Rivers - Mick the Quick Howard Johnson - HoJo Jack Clark - Jack the Ripper Will Clark - The Thrill Jeffery Leonard - Hackman Andres Galarraga - The Big Cat Dennis Martinez - El Presidente Franklin Stubbs - Cadillac Chris Sabo - Spuds Norm Charlton - The Sheriff Rob Dibble - Nasty Boy, Officer Bobby Bonilla - Bobby Bo Jose Lind - Chico Gary Gaetti - The Rat, G-Man Jeff Reardon - The Terminator Don Slaught - Sluggo Roberto Kelly - Bobby John Candelaria - Candy Man Bill Buckner - Billy Buck Wally Joyner - Wally World Gary Sheffield - Sheff Greg Maddux - Mad Dog Phil Garner - Scrap Iron George Bell - Liberty Eddie Murray - Steady Eddie Cal Ripken Jr. - Iron Man Jim Palmer - Cakes __________________ The Captain

06-07-2005, 06:58 PM	#21
Johnny Slick Banned Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Seattle Posts: 1,012	Guillermo Hernandez actually went as Willie until his last season in the bigs (1988), when he insisted on being called by his actual name.

06-07-2005, 07:46 PM	#22
zonk84 Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 263	Keith "Zonk" Moreland (like I could let that one slide by :-)) Bob "The Deer" Dernier Gary "Sarge" Matthews Rick "the Red Baron" Sutcliffe Steve "Rainbow" Trout Don "Caveman" Robinson Rick "Big Daddy" Reuschel Greg "Moon Man" Minton Lou "Sweet Lou" Whitaker (yeah, he had it too - and more apt) Ron "Gator" Guidry "Steady" Eddie Murray Mike "Pags" Pagliarulo Dave "the Cobra" Parker Steve "Bedrock" Bedrosian Some lesser known really obscure ones... Garry "If I ain't startin, I ain't departin" Templeton (refused invite to the 82? all-star game as a reserve) Jeff "Penitentary Face" Leonard (a really, really ugly man) Ryne "Baby Ruth" Sandber ("Ryno" was inevitable, but this was coined by Whitey Herzog -- and caught on in the Chicago media for most of June/July) Ken "5-0-2-0" Oberkfell (so named because he always hit for a decent average, but never drove in or scored many runs.... 5 ABs, 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 RBIs) Dave "Mr. May" Winfield (given by the Boss; a reference to Mr October, who's big hits came in the postseason) Also --- baseball-reference.com does include most of the commonly used nicknames with player entries......

06-07-2005, 07:50 PM	#23
Bob Zupcic Minors (Single A) Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 99	Mike "Hit Man" Easler Rick "The Rooster" Burleson Carl "Yaz" Yaztrzemski Rich "Geddy" Gedman Bill "Soup" Campbell Steve "Shag" Crawford Bill "Billy Buck" Buckner Mike "The Gator" Greenwell Carlos "Blowfish" Quintana Okay, so it was only my friends and I who called Quintana "Blowfish." We had some other nicknames that were less appropriate... As you may have guessed, I'm a Red Sox fan.

06-07-2005, 08:07 PM	#26
Bob Zupcic Minors (Single A) Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 99	Jim "Pig Pen" Dwyer Tony "Doggie" Perez Gary "Hardrock" Allenson

06-08-2005, 10:13 AM	#27
majesty95 All Star Starter Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: San Antonio, TX Posts: 1,790	WOW! There are so many! Thanks for all the input!

06-08-2005, 01:33 PM	#28
dumrox Minors (Double A) Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Tampa, FL Posts: 144	Steve "Bye-Bye" Balboni

06-08-2005, 02:32 PM	#29
rattlehead1014 Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 24	A couple more from around the office ... Cal "Iron Man" Ripken Will "The Thrill" Clark Ozzie "Wizard Of Oz" Smith Al "The Mad Hungarian" Hrabosky Jack "The Ripper" Clark

06-08-2005, 02:51 PM	#31
rattlehead1014 Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 24	I know it's the wrong era, but I stumbled across this one on baseball reference ... http://www.baseball-reference.com/p/pagejo01.shtml lol

06-08-2005, 06:26 PM	#33
Gambo Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 2,388	Gee you guys covered most of the ones I remembered.. From the Yankees there were... Don "Donnie Baseball" Mattingly Dave "Rags" Righetti Mike "Pags" Pagliarulo Tim "Rock" Raines Steve "Bye-Bye" Balboni Paul "Paulie" O'Neill Dave "Mr. May" or "Winny" Winfield Also... Ron Guidry went by "Gator" or "Louisiana Lighting", if I recall the announcers during games called him Gator, but before and in reference as Lightning Andy Pettite also had a Louisiana nicname too (cant remember it right now)... APBA had Rickey Henderson as "Hendu" and Dave Henderson as something like "Hindu" or something like that...

06-09-2005, 02:11 AM	#36
Leonard Zelig Bat Boy Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 5	Tom "Terrific" Seaver

06-09-2005, 10:48 AM	#37
drprestwood All Star Starter Join Date: Dec 2001 Posts: 1,501	Juan "Pancho Villa" Berenguereruereur