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Best Baseball Nickname of all time?

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chipster22 Reputation:94 Level:All-Star Since:Oct 22, 2007
	July 9, 2008 11:12 am Score: 91
	Non-Private message to markster Just returning the unsolicited "favor", oh higher rated one. My mama always told me if you can't say something nice, shut the f**k up.
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packerzrule Reputation:98 Level:Superstar Since:Jan 15, 2008
	July 9, 2008 11:56 am Score: 96
	Stormin Gorman Thomas
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Freethinker Reputation:99 Level:Superstar Since:Apr 23, 2007
	July 9, 2008 12:11 pm Score: 91
	Best all-time IMO: The Babe Mordeci "Three finger" Brown The Splendid Splinter The Sey Hey Kid The Georgia Peach The Yankee Clipper "Shoeless" Joe The Mad Hungarian "Cool Papa" Bell The Big Unit The Big Hurt "Catfish" Hunter "Oil Can" Boyd Just missed the cut: Mr. October Charlie Hustle Stan the Man Musial "Goose" Gossage Joltin' Joe "Satchel" Paige
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forVaTech01 Reputation:98 Level:Superstar Since:Aug 18, 2006
	July 9, 2008 12:51 pm Score: 94
	Floyd "Sugar bear" Rayford (rather stout) Mark "the Blade" Belanger (rather thin) Brooks "the Head" Robinson (receding hair line) 1981 Baltimore Orioles had the following: Cy Young (Mike Flanagan), Cy Old (Jim Palmer), Cy Present (Steve Stone), Cy Future (Scott McGregor) - [or so they hoped], Cy of Relief (Tim Stoddard or Tippy Martinez)
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loboman2008 Reputation:81 Level:All-Star Since:Jul 9, 2008
	July 9, 2008 12:55 pm Score: 43
	Personally....I have always been a fan of Ron "the Penguin" Cey. Had to admire the way the nickname fit the way he ran the bases.
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Jerzyjeff Reputation:96 Level:Superstar Since:Oct 31, 2007
	July 9, 2008 2:39 pm Score: 85
	*The Minister (or Secretary)* of Defense - Garry Maddox** As once noted, "2/3rds of the earth is covered by water, the other 1/3rd by Garry Maddox......" Some others for the list: "Shake N Bake" McBride, John "The Hammer" Milner, Gene "The Little General" Mauch, Jim "Kitty" Kaat, Boots Day, Ed "Hoggie" Herrmann, Bill "Sudsie" Sudakis, Graig "Puff" Nettles, George "Doc" Medich, Dick "Dirt" Tidrow, Terry "Fat Tub of Goo" Forster, Dave "The Cobra" Parker, Phil "The Vulture" Regan, Ron "The Vulture" Davis, Pete "Big Foot" Ladd.....
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LSUCardsJzz Reputation:94 Level:All-Star Since:Jun 25, 2008
	July 9, 2008 5:37 pm Score: 25
	Remember Ray Lankford -"Whiffwhiffwhiff". Not his nickname, but that was Tony LaRussa's response to why he was traded.
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vidler45 Level:Amateur Since:Jul 9, 2008