Retired dealer and avid collector of U.S. type coins, 19th century presidential campaign medalets and selected medals. In recent years I have been working on a set of British coins - at least one coin from each king or queen who issued pieces that are collectible. I am also collecting at least one coin for each Roman emperor from Julius Caesar to ... ?
Goose Goslin His real first name was Leon. He got the nick name because he waved his arms when he ran back to catch a fly ball.
Retired dealer and avid collector of U.S. type coins, 19th century presidential campaign medalets and selected medals. In recent years I have been working on a set of British coins - at least one coin from each king or queen who issued pieces that are collectible. I am also collecting at least one coin for each Roman emperor from Julius Caesar to ... ?
I think that if it’s just the actual name, it’s hard to beat the greatest switch hitter of all time who was named after his dad’s favorite baseball player, Mickey Cochrane. Hard to get more baseball than that...
MICKEY CHARLES MANTLE
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Barney Pelty for irony
You started a thread and then ended it in the first post; nobody can compete with Fury!
By design, I have a date.
ray ray lankford
Rod Carew
Jonathan Trumpbour Matlack
John B Wockenfuss
There are so many worthy nominees.....
Early Winn, the Hall of Fame pitcher.
Luis Arroyo
Bucky F. Dent
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Ralph
Without a doubt, Mickey Mantle.
Joe Pepitone was a worthy runner up.
Pee Wee Reese
They named a nationwide youth baseball league after him.
And a peanut butter cup.
Bombo Rivera
Zoilo Versailles
Kirby Puckett
Harmon Killebrew
These are some of my favorite Twins names...
Erik
Milton Bradley.
Shooty Babbitt
This name always did it for me.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rip_Repulski
How about Mookie Betts
Earl Batty, catcher.
Goose Goslin His real first name was Leon. He got the nick name because he waved his arms when he ran back to catch a fly ball.
I think that if it’s just the actual name, it’s hard to beat the greatest switch hitter of all time who was named after his dad’s favorite baseball player, Mickey Cochrane. Hard to get more baseball than that...
MICKEY CHARLES MANTLE
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Coot Veal
Rocky Bridges
Lou Limmer
Cliff Mapes
Razor Shines and Urban Shocker were always my two favorite names.
Sixto Lezcano.
cool papa bell
if nicknames count the mad hungarian
1948-76 Topps FB Sets
FB & BB HOF Player sets
1948-1993 NY Yankee Team Sets
Harmon Clayton Killebrew ;-)
Steve Hertz
Blue Moon Odom
"The vaccines work,” Trump said, adding that the people who “get very sick and go to the hospital” are unvaccinated.
“Look, the results of the vaccine are very good, and if you do get it, it’s a very minor form,” Trump continued. “People aren’t dying when they take the vaccine.”
Do your part, America 💉😷
Homer Bailey
I can't recall the name, but I believe there is a
player with a 1974 Topps 4 player rookie card
that has an interesting name.
Who could forget Oil Can Boyd?
Dimes: 54S, 53P, 50P, 49S, 45D+S, 44S, 43D, 41S, 40D+S, 39D+S, 38D+S, 37D+S, 36S, 35D+S, all 16-34's
Quarters: 52S, 47S, 46S, 40S, 39S, 38S, 37D+S, 36D+S, 35D, 34D, 32D+S
74 Topps: 37,38,46,47,48,138,151,193,210,214,223,241,256,264,268,277,289,316,435,552,570,577,592,602,610,654,655
1997 Finest silver: 115, 135, 139, 145, 310
1995 Ultra Gold Medallion Sets: Golden Prospects, HR Kings, On-Base Leaders, Power Plus, RBI Kings, Rising Stars
So does pain.
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Ralph
Nuke LaLoosh
Arquimedez Pozo
Chico Escuela.
Minnie Minoso.
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Ralph
Babe Ruth
Gomer Hodge.
Pee Wee Reese
They named a nationwide youth baseball league after him.
And a peanut butter cup.
--- actually, no, they didn't. it's named after its inventor, H.B. Reese.
Rollie Fingers - best last name for a pitcher
Brusdar Graterol.
I'm surprised that in a thread about coolest names, no one has mentioned David Freese.
Or Pepe Frías.
Joe Cool.
Connie Johnson
Choo-Choo Coleman
Eugene Mathew Brabender
Calvin Coolidge Julius Caesar Tuskahoma McLish.
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His burial plaque just uses the 4 "middle names" initials.
My avatar approves.
Baseball been berry, berry good to him.
Collecting: Topps 1952-79, Bowman 1952-55, OPC 1965-71, and Pre-War White Sox cards
Walt "No Neck" Williams.