tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post4926867898429840224..comments2023-11-03T06:02:02.128-07:00Comments on By Ken Levine: Where have you gone, Bow Wow Arft? By Ken Levinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17305293821975250420noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-15856910211953730062016-03-17T22:19:41.620-07:002016-03-17T22:19:41.620-07:00Oil Can BoydOil Can BoydAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-86059803920099304852016-03-16T06:55:52.415-07:002016-03-16T06:55:52.415-07:00I can't believe no one has mentioned "Sho...I can't believe no one has mentioned "Shoeless" Joe Jackson.Phineas Farquharnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-76019812973587999512016-03-15T07:44:59.917-07:002016-03-15T07:44:59.917-07:00One more: Johnny Dickshot (whose real name is alre...One more: Johnny Dickshot (whose real name is already a hoot) was nicknamed "Ugly."Alan Cnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-68457087218703017162016-03-14T11:59:10.456-07:002016-03-14T11:59:10.456-07:00Don't forget the Georges: "Frenchy"...Don't forget the Georges: "Frenchy" Bordagaray and "Shotgun" Shuba<br /><br />How about Leon "Daddy Wags" Wagner <br /><br />and the immortal Lawrence Peter "Yogi" BerraBob Sharpnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-49118739889740853722016-03-14T10:35:05.821-07:002016-03-14T10:35:05.821-07:00What! No Boog Powell. Just curious, were you respo...What! No Boog Powell. Just curious, were you responsible for one of Sam Malone's best moment in the Majors when he retired Boog in both games of a double header. Ed Dempseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13098170583126966512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-33386762692319982022016-03-14T09:01:41.758-07:002016-03-14T09:01:41.758-07:00I'm disappointed that no one mentioned Walt &q...I'm disappointed that no one mentioned Walt "No Neck" Williamsdgwphotographyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17457021093344362212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-29125558075419414012016-03-13T20:06:08.380-07:002016-03-13T20:06:08.380-07:00I should add Tommy "Buckshot" Brown is t...I should add Tommy "Buckshot" Brown is the youngest player in major league history to hit a homerun.nowayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07463322160199117267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-46474673831595160752016-03-13T10:33:46.360-07:002016-03-13T10:33:46.360-07:00Love the blog.. As to your baseball nickname list...Love the blog.. As to your baseball nickname list, just thought I'd add Tommy "Buckshot" Brown. Played 10 years for the Brooklyn Dodgers, Cubs and Phillies. He witnessed firsthand Jackie Robinson's history making, color barrier breaking first season as his teammate. Still alive and well, 1 of only a few from that team.nowayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07463322160199117267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-1548120820386852042016-03-13T09:23:10.370-07:002016-03-13T09:23:10.370-07:00Hands-down the best mascot in sports - not just ba...Hands-down the best mascot in sports - not just baseball. No matter how bad the game, the Phillie Phanatic alone is worth the price of admission. From yesterday's Phillies-Blue Jays pre-game.<br /><br />http://www.sbnation.com/lookit/2016/3/12/11212314/mlb-video-jose-bautista-phillie-phanatic-workout-battle<br />MikeK.Pa.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-49805570290661397502016-03-12T23:56:05.567-08:002016-03-12T23:56:05.567-08:00I'm pretty sure 'Fish Hook Stout' is a...I'm pretty sure 'Fish Hook Stout' is a microbrew in Portland. Blair Iveyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03428917942590969429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-82540141059458278282016-03-12T22:17:32.764-08:002016-03-12T22:17:32.764-08:00You left out Abbott and Costello's infield: &q...You left out Abbott and Costello's infield: "Who," "What," "I Don't Know," and "I Don't Care."<br /><br />-30-Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-72020525904831414752016-03-12T21:22:48.765-08:002016-03-12T21:22:48.765-08:00Who could forget Arlie “The Freshest Man On Earth”...Who could forget Arlie “The Freshest Man On Earth” Latham?<br />Bob “Death to Flying Things” Ferguson?<br />And the immortal Hugh “Losing Pitcher” Mulcahy?Hank Gillettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17328364486555780403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-89901465716375091352016-03-12T16:28:14.583-08:002016-03-12T16:28:14.583-08:00The Cubs played the Reds yesterday in Mesa, AZ. Th...The Cubs played the Reds yesterday in Mesa, AZ. The Reds had a pitcher named Rookie Davis, real first name William. His dad named him at birth.Don K.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-36052865816682233702016-03-12T15:45:46.806-08:002016-03-12T15:45:46.806-08:00Daffy Dean but not Dizzy? Maybe he is too well kno...Daffy Dean but not Dizzy? Maybe he is too well known to make the list. How about Luke "Old Aches and Pains Appling? And I have to admit that when I first got cable and heard Chris "Keep the Home Fires" Berman do his player nicknames I enjoyed the hell out of it. Cap'n Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11783977137812876489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-9315858983793563042016-03-12T15:14:38.248-08:002016-03-12T15:14:38.248-08:00I'm gonna steal Boob McNair, that's my nam...I'm gonna steal Boob McNair, that's my name from now ontbnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-45226684558977688442016-03-12T15:02:03.578-08:002016-03-12T15:02:03.578-08:00I think it boils down to the fact that nicknames h...I think it boils down to the fact that nicknames have mostly disappeared in the general population. When I was growing up, most of my crowd had nicknames: runt, cheetah, worm, fish pole, etc. For some of them, these nicknames WERE their names. To this day I cannot recall worm's real first name. I have two kids, both in their 30s, and none of their friends go by nicknames. Sports just mirrors the culture.BobinVThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06659467295097024979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-52222060655247830512016-03-12T13:55:29.084-08:002016-03-12T13:55:29.084-08:00Sometimes his wife comes down and collects it.Sometimes his wife comes down and collects it.Smilodonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16424992227002963853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-32651425875365018432016-03-12T13:29:49.427-08:002016-03-12T13:29:49.427-08:00Then there's William Frawley, who is ubiquitou...Then there's William Frawley, who is ubiquitous in baseball - actually sports movies in general - in the period from the mid forties all the way through 1962's SAFE AT HOME, starring those great thespians Mickey Mantle and Roger Maris. One of note is KILL THE UMPIRE, where he runs an umpire school that William Bendix attends. <br /><br />Frawley was a huge sports fan, who had a clause in his Lucy contract in which if the Yankees were in that year's World Series, he would be given off so he could attend it! Of course, that was when the Yankees were in the Series almost every year! He also owned a piece of the old Hollywood Stars of the PCL (back when the Pacific Coast League was actually on the Pacific Coast!),and was generally welcomed in locker rooms everywhere. LouOCNYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16151395857835632917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-32805456245107766912016-03-12T12:41:44.600-08:002016-03-12T12:41:44.600-08:00It brings to mind the time an editor at The New Yo...It brings to mind the time an editor at The New York Times noticed a byline: Isadore Barmash. He sent a memo to the executive editor that said, "That's not even a good rhetorical question."<br /><br />Ken could have mentioned two of the greatest broadcaster nicknames: The Gunner and the Possum, Bob Prince and Jim Woods. Woods became The Possum when Enos Slaughter noticed his crew cut and said he'd seen better heads on a possum. Woods tagged Prince The Gunner after he offered to buy a woman a drink and her husband pulled a gun on him. Somehow, I think Vin has led a much less interesting life.Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01998867386294693956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-32661590814124812572016-03-12T12:31:14.545-08:002016-03-12T12:31:14.545-08:00This is something I've been lamenting about in...This is something I've been lamenting about in basketball for years. Dr. J. Larry Legend, Magic Johnson, Air Jordan, Karl "The Mailman" Malone, The Mound Round of Rebound, Charles Barkley, Gary "The Glove" Payton, etc, etc. And that's just in the 80's and 90's. <br /><br />Now, you've got CB4 (the player's initials and jersey number), CP3 (yes, there is more than one with a similar nickname), KG (again, initials). You know what the reigning MVP and possible best player in the league, Stephen Curry's nickname is? Steph. That's a nickname, apparently. Tim W.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16860726607106078491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-10395197417211185382016-03-12T09:41:10.498-08:002016-03-12T09:41:10.498-08:00Of course, we can't forget Mordecai "Thre...<br />Of course, we can't forget Mordecai "Three-Finger" Brown, Willie "Puddin' Head" Jones," Elwin "Preacher" Roe, or Charles Albert "Chief" Bender. <br /><br />Maybe closer to Opening Day, you can list favorite baseball movies -older ones that you watched as a kid. It's about time for "Pride of the Yankees," "The Stratton Story," "It Happens Every Spring" and "Angels in the Outfield" - the original with the great Paul Douglas, who was also the catcher in "It Happens Every Spring." We can skipping "The Winning Team," and "The Babe Ruth Story," even though I love William Bendix.<br /><br />Interesting item about Douglas was that Billy Wilder had reportedly selected him for the part in "The Apartment" that Fred MacMurray eventually played, but Douglas died of a heart attack two days before filming was to begin. He also had just completed a baseball-themed TWILIGHT ZONE episode called "The Mighty Casey," that Rod Sterling decided to re-shoot with Jack Warden. MikeK.Pa.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-59799728964080554902016-03-12T09:16:49.603-08:002016-03-12T09:16:49.603-08:00The New York Mets recently had a minor league pitc...The New York Mets recently had a minor league pitcher named Lefty Febrillet.<br /><br />Who threw right-handed.CRLnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-67679376590583649672016-03-12T08:23:00.745-08:002016-03-12T08:23:00.745-08:00Boy, these would have been great names for '60...Boy, these would have been great names for '60's Top 40 jocks, too! <br /><br />Barefoot Billy Alohahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04586870309250699505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-38269901643090134102016-03-12T07:58:21.091-08:002016-03-12T07:58:21.091-08:00Van Lingle Mungo was his real name, but it's s...Van Lingle Mungo was his real name, but it's still a great one.Alan Cnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-47127886258775332602016-03-12T07:42:56.510-08:002016-03-12T07:42:56.510-08:00Vinegar Bend MizellVinegar Bend MizellAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com