"Wagon Tongue" Keister?

Déjà Bru · 07-27-2015, 10:17 PM

Moderators, please forbear. ♫ Do not banish me, oh my darlings. ♪♪

There really was a "Wagon Tongue" Keister. I did not know this when I opened my temporarily suspended game (awaiting next patch). I opened up a player at random to check on something and saw that he was Bill "Wagon Tongue" Keister.

Stupid nicknames the game makes, I said. This is not even good enough for one of those dumb player name threads.

Oh, wait a minute. These are REAL players from 1901. I suspended the game just before the step where you clear out the real rosters, delete those players, and restock the game with fictional players.

Baseball Reference? Yes, confirming the nickname, too: Bill Keister Statistics and History | Baseball-Reference.com

As a matter of fact, "Wagon Tongue" came in #25 on Bleacher Report's 50 Worst Nicknames in Baseball History. And he's #1 on this list from a less well-known authority! *

You can learn a lot, playing this game!

* EDIT: Actually, he's number 4, being that he is on the top of the honorable mention list after the three "winners" with really, really "ugly" nicknames.

Déjà Bru · 07-28-2015, 06:26 PM

No love for my man "Wagon Tongue"? Here are my final thoughts on this matter:

Assos · 07-28-2015, 07:36 PM

It is a reference that has kind of went out with the silent moving picture. So, he would have a forked tongue today?

msupoke · 07-28-2015, 07:48 PM

His last name makes this awesome.

Questdog · 07-28-2015, 07:51 PM

A Wagon Tongue is the the bar on the front of a wagon that you use to hitch it to something.

Wagon Tongue, as a nickname, is a play on words with "Wagging Tongue", meaning he liked to talk a lot.

msupoke · 07-28-2015, 07:55 PM

Keistering is the art of placing something in your rectum.

Déjà Bru · 07-28-2015, 11:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Questdog

A Wagon Tongue is the the bar on the front of a wagon that you use to hitch it to something.

Wagon Tongue, as a nickname, is a play on words with "Wagging Tongue", meaning he liked to talk a lot.

I'm ignoring msupoke (Sure, now I take the high road, eh? What a hypocrite I am.

) in favor of asking you whether you know that for sure and particularly about, uh, Keister?

What else do we know about this guy? I can't find anything about him except Baseball Reference, bad baseball nickname lists, and this intriguing item from a sports memorabilia web site. This HAS to be his bat.

EDIT: Ah, you're right again, Questdog. The second screen print is from some obscure listing on Google Books.

Questdog · 07-28-2015, 11:33 PM

And he did not set the all-time mark for lowest fielding percentage by a shortstop in 1901. He set the lowest mark anyone has had since 1901.

All-time lowest fielding percentage records are like complete games records; whatever year you set as the cut-off for "modern" records, the record will be made within a few seasons at the most.

Assos · 07-29-2015, 07:30 AM

He is like LaTroy "Moving Van" Hawkins, so many teams!

07-27-2015, 10:17 PM	#1
Déjà Bru Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Long Island Posts: 11,635	"Wagon Tongue" Keister? Moderators, please forbear. ♫ Do not banish me, oh my darlings. ♪♪ There really was a "Wagon Tongue" Keister. I did not know this when I opened my temporarily suspended game (awaiting next patch). I opened up a player at random to check on something and saw that he was Bill "Wagon Tongue" Keister. Stupid nicknames the game makes, I said. This is not even good enough for one of those dumb player name threads. Oh, wait a minute. These are REAL players from 1901. I suspended the game just before the step where you clear out the real rosters, delete those players, and restock the game with fictional players. Baseball Reference? Yes, confirming the nickname, too: Bill Keister Statistics and History \| Baseball-Reference.com As a matter of fact, "Wagon Tongue" came in #25 on Bleacher Report's 50 Worst Nicknames in Baseball History. And he's #1 on this list from a less well-known authority! * You can learn a lot, playing this game! * EDIT: Actually, he's number 4, being that he is on the top of the honorable mention list after the three "winners" with really, really "ugly" nicknames. Attached Images __________________ - Bru Last edited by Déjà Bru; 07-27-2015 at 10:28 PM.

07-28-2015, 06:26 PM	#2
Déjà Bru Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Long Island Posts: 11,635	No love for my man "Wagon Tongue"? Here are my final thoughts on this matter: __________________ - Bru

07-28-2015, 07:36 PM	#3
Assos All Star Starter Join Date: May 2004 Location: Just on the fair side of the foul pole! Posts: 1,772	It is a reference that has kind of went out with the silent moving picture. So, he would have a forked tongue today?

07-28-2015, 07:48 PM	#4
msupoke All Star Reserve Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 621	His last name makes this awesome.

07-28-2015, 07:51 PM	#5
Questdog Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: In a dark, damp cave where I'm training slugs to run the bases...... Posts: 16,142	A Wagon Tongue is the the bar on the front of a wagon that you use to hitch it to something. Wagon Tongue, as a nickname, is a play on words with "Wagging Tongue", meaning he liked to talk a lot.

07-28-2015, 07:55 PM	#6
msupoke All Star Reserve Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 621	Keistering is the art of placing something in your rectum.

07-28-2015, 11:33 PM	#8
Questdog Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: In a dark, damp cave where I'm training slugs to run the bases...... Posts: 16,142	And he did not set the all-time mark for lowest fielding percentage by a shortstop in 1901. He set the lowest mark anyone has had since 1901. All-time lowest fielding percentage records are like complete games records; whatever year you set as the cut-off for "modern" records, the record will be made within a few seasons at the most.

07-29-2015, 07:30 AM	#9
Assos All Star Starter Join Date: May 2004 Location: Just on the fair side of the foul pole! Posts: 1,772	He is like LaTroy "Moving Van" Hawkins, so many teams!