Great Baseball Nicknames

not sure if these nicks qualify :
hammerin hank
dizzy dean
pee wee reese
wizard of oz
ryan express
mr hustle or charlie hustle

 

Remember Mitch "Wild Thing" Williams, Cubs and Phillies lefty relief pitcher?

 

Dizzy Dean has been Dizzy Dean for so long, no one remembers his real name ... I had to go look it up

It's "Jay Hanna Dean"

Some Dizzyisms.....

"He (Branch Rickey) must think I went to the Massachesetts Constitution of Technology."

"He slud into third."

"I ain't what I used to be, but who the hell is?"

"I can't tell you why there's a delay, but stick your head out of the window and you'll know why."

"If Satch (Paige) and I were pitching on the same team, we would clinch the pennant by July fourth and go fishing until World Series time."

"It puzzles me how they know what corners are good for filling stations. Just how did they know gas and oil was under there?"

"I won twenty-eight games in thirty-five and I couldn't believe my eyes when the Cards sent me a contract with a cut in salary. Mr. Rickey said I deserved a cut because I didn't win thirty games."

"Let the teachers teach English and I will teach baseball. There is a lot of people in the United States who say isn't, and they ain't eating."

"Son, what kind of pitch would you like to miss."

"The doctors x-rayed my head and found nothing"

"The dumber a pitcher is, the better. When he gets smart and begins to experiment with a lot of different pitches, he's in trouble. All I ever had was a fastball, a curve and a changeup and I did pretty good."

"The good Lord was good to me. He gave me a strong body, a good right arm, and a weak mind."

""Well what's wrong with ain't? And as for saying (Phil) Rizzuto slud into second' it just ain't natural. Sounds silly to me. Slud is something more than slid. It means sliding with great effort."

 

... and no one remembers Pee Wee Reese's real name either ... he's been Pee Wee since the 40's.....

Harold Henry Reese.

 

Alright, Gurus. I'll make this a little more up to date and a little more difficult:

Donnie baseball-
Pops-
Cobra-
Quiz-
The Thrill-
The Mayor-
Corkhead-
Captain Video-
The Penguin-
G Man-
Bye Bye-
Baby Bull-
Mex-

Have Fun!!!!

 

I always thought "Chuck n Duck" was a good one for a pitcher....

 

Nicknames

Who was Blue Moon? I think he pitched for the Oakland Athletics, but can't remember the name.

 

You're thinking of Vida Blue

 

Okay,
How about Blue Moon Odom? Does that ring a bell?!
Memory is the third thing to go when you get older and I can't remember the other two!

 

...what did you say was the third one?

..and NC..did you know that Charlie Finley offered Vida Blue $100,000 to legally change his name to True Blue?..and Blue Moon did pitch for the A's as well as other teams.

..and JM..you never heard of ol' Chuck n Duck Finley?

I'm still waiting on answers of my other names I posted