My Favorite Baseball Name: Biff Pocoroba

Writer11 · February 8, 2006 4:51AM

I remember I used to sign my tests in Grade 10 Science class: Biff Pocoroba. My science teacher eventually caught on. Just a great name, in my opinion

This eBay auction brought back memories:

The Biffer

Stingray · February 8, 2006 4:58AM

I had that card in PSA 9 at one time. Always thought that name belonged to the 80s yuppie type, not some bada$$ looking catcher.

Stingray

baseballfanatic · February 8, 2006 4:58AM

I used to sign mine Beans Morocco.........

smallstocks · February 8, 2006 4:58AM

How about John Bocabella?

jrinck · February 8, 2006 5:00AM

At least he looks somewhat like a baseball player in that picture. Check out his '82 Donruss, where he looks like a cheesy porn star with that mustache. At least I think it's his '82 Donruss.

scooter729 · February 8, 2006 5:01AM

My two favorites - Mark Lemongello and Johnny Wockenfuss.

But nothing beat the player from the 30s - Johnny Dickshot.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/d/dicksjo01.shtml

How that didn't get re-used as a porno name, I'll never know....

NewJerseyMeatHook · February 8, 2006 5:05AM

Stone193 · February 8, 2006 5:30AM

Writer

Mine was Gino Cimoli - let's go Ginooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!

Writer11 · February 8, 2006 5:40AM

Great names ... all of them.

Oh, and long live the Biffer!

tkd7 · February 8, 2006 5:43AM

Bill Nohorodney

Stone193 · February 8, 2006 5:43AM

And by the way...

When I was in high school I knew a girl named Barbi Bender...

And we used to call her Barbi Bender-over!

jskirwin · February 8, 2006 5:44AM

My "favorite" name: Ernie McAnally.

Dick Pole #2

tennesseebanker · February 8, 2006 5:45AM

Any Rusty Kuntz fans??

gosteelers · February 8, 2006 5:47AM

<< <i>

Writer

Mine was Gino Cimoli - let's go Ginooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!

>>

This may be well known, but why is Cimoli wearing Cards attire when the card says Pirates?

scooter729 · February 8, 2006 5:48AM

Of course, how did I forget Rusty Kuntz! I stand corrected - THAT is the greatest baseball name ever!

onefasttalon · February 8, 2006 5:56AM

Any John Fuqua fans out there? ... Early-mid 70's Football star. I'm sure if the NFL released throwback jersey's of this guy it'd be the hottest selling jersey ever!

Sorry, no sweet Signature file...

lawnmowerman · February 8, 2006 5:59AM

I always thought Mookie Wilson was a funny name.

Matt

tennesseebanker · February 8, 2006 6:00AM

How about fair hooker ???

Brian48 · February 8, 2006 6:13AM

From the Red Sox '79-'80, Win Remmerswaal (Wilhelmus Abraham Remmerswaal). I love this guy 'cause his name used to get all the announcers' tongue tied up in knots. Most gave up can just called him "Rem". Of course, that would just wind up confusing him with Jerry Remy.

tkd7 · February 8, 2006 6:42AM

<< <i>And by the way...

When I was in high school I knew a girl named Barbi Bender...

And we used to call her Barbi Bender-over!

>>

I'm surprised you waited until high school for that

Kurtman9 · February 8, 2006 7:37AM

My wife's maiden name was Missy Beaver.

sando69 · February 8, 2006 7:39AM

the most memorable all-time even up name trade in the nfl was fair hooker for jubilee dunbar

Bosox1976 · February 8, 2006 8:00AM

Sixto Lezcano

NewJerseyMeatHook · February 8, 2006 8:03AM

Razor Shines?

I taught with a fellow named Richard Wacker.

Nobody but me called him "Dick."

jrinck · February 8, 2006 8:17AM

<< <i>Sixto Lezcano >>

Sixto Lez-bo-cano

leftofdial · February 8, 2006 9:46AM

I always liked the name Bombo Rivera from the mid-70's Twins and also Rangers? Odibee mcdowell. Our Twins had a bunch of unusual names, Hosken Powell, Bombo Rivera, Butch Wynegar.

mudflap02 · February 8, 2006 11:04AM

I think it's funny that we can say Johnny Dickshot but Joe Adc**k is still a no-go.

And to keep this thread on topic, my favorite player name is Henry Whorefinger.

Stingray · February 8, 2006 11:08AM

Always thought that Dick Howser and Dick Lines were funny.

Stingray

detroitfan2 · February 8, 2006 11:15AM

I've said it before, I'll say it again: This guy would have made millions in endorsements if Viagra would have been around in the 1960's. The fact that he has a Kahn's Wiener's card just adds to the legend:

Carew29 · February 8, 2006 11:41AM

My favorite growing up was Rocky Colavito. Not only could he play baseball but he he could knock you out with one punch

Darin · February 8, 2006 2:53PM

Detroit fan- Excellent! LOL.

And Dick Trickle of Nascar fame would have been a great spokesman for Depends adult diapers.

scooter729 · February 8, 2006 11:07PM

Seeing the name Win Remmerswaal brings to mind a great story about him.

While playing for the Sox, he was cashing a check at a bank in Kenmore Square, right down the street from Fenway. He didn't have his license or a picture ID with him, so the lady wouldn't let him cash his check. He ran back to Fenway and brought his 1981 Topps card back to the bank with him and asked if he could use that as a picture ID. The lady then let him cash his check!

downgoesfrazier · February 10, 2006 12:11AM

I always likes Razor Shines as well. I hired Buddy Biancalana to work with a student of mine when he moved to Virginia two years ago. Buddy's a great guy and knows a thing or two about hitting...it's a shame he couldn't do it very well--but he sure can teach it.

My favorite name of all time is a gal from high school Suzie Blowsenfuchs. It's pronounced Bl-OW-Zen-fyooks, but nobody ever pronounced it correctly

On a personal note...hot. Very hot.

dgf

lostdart58 · February 10, 2006 12:55AM

If you look up Dick Trickle in the dictionary it says....... symptom of a social disease....

Champs1963 · February 10, 2006 3:47AM

The old offensive lineman Keith Baldinger. In baseball I always liked Onix Concepcion, The Iorg brothers and Kurt Bevaqua.

My Favorite Baseball Name: Biff Pocoroba

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