Who has the best nickname in baseball, past or present?
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Gotta go with guys whose nicknames were so big, many people didn't know their real name.  Guys like Oil Can Boyd, Babe Ruth, Yogi Berra, and Catfish Hunter.
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Babe Ruth.  Lou Gehrig.  If I mention one, I have to mention the other.
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Cy Young\nNolan Ryan\nWalter Johnson\nRoger Clemens\nRandy Johnson (in his prime)\n\nDennis Eckersly (Misspelled)\nTrevor Hoffman
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If you're talking current players...Derreck Lee for the Cubbies and Jim Thome for the Sox. All-time? Ryne Sandberg for the Cubs and Harold Baines for the Pale Hose.
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Do you mean as a pitcher or as a hitter.\n\nFor hitters, the top 10 are:\n1. Reggie Jackson 2597\n2. Sammy Sosa 2194\n3. Andres Galarraga 2003\n4. Jose Canseco 1942\n5. Willie Stargell 1936 \n6. Mike Sch-midt 1883 (for some reason Yahoo considers his last name a bad word if you don't add the hyphen)\n7. Fred McGriff 1882\n8. Tony Perez 1867\n9. Dave Kingman 1816\n10. Jim Thome 1762\nCurrently, both Sammy Sosa and Jim Thome are still active players.\n\nFor pitchers, the top 10 are:\n1. Nolan Ryan 5714 \n2. Roger Clemens 4502 \n3. Randy Johnson 4372 \n4. Steve Carlton 4136 \n5. Bert Blyleven 3701 \n6. Tom Seaver 3640 \n7. Don Sutton 3574 \n8. Gaylord Perry 3534 \n9. Walter Johnson 3509 \n10. Phil Niekro  3342\nCurrently, both Roger Clemens and Randy Johnson are still active players.
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I would have to either go with Andruw Jones or Chip, Chip, Chipper... Both have consistantly performed through out the duration of their career.  So my answer is most definitly John Smoltz.  Hes been a been around forever, and still is a killer pitcher.  He has changed his style to fit the improvement of hitters, and has been one hell of a gunslinger.  No question.
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Wakefield - Pitcher\nNixon - RF
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Hmmm I was going to say Dave Winfield, I know he hit a bird with a throw once but he didn't play for the 1940s Red Sox
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past- michael jordan\npresent- shaq
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Derek Jeter of the New York Yankees: The face of modern baseball.
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Great question, I can't think of any for that time period.\n\nAll time great sports names though not necessarily sexy...\n\nDick Trickle, Dick Butkus
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Has to be Sandy Koufax.  0.95 ERA in four World Series!
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1. Raphael Palmeroid is one\n\n2. Giambi\n\n3. Radke\n\n4. Sheffield (unknowingly)\n\n5. Bonds (unkowingly)
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you got to say ty cobb because he is one of the top ten greatest of all time but you have to put trammell and lou whitaker al kaline gates brown hank greenbergh, and hal newhouser i would have to say the greatest now is future hall of fame catcher ivan rodriquez he has a ton of playoff experience so when they get deep into the playoffs this year he can be a good leader
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For real, no joke, Mike Tyson had that nickname for a while. Since this is in "Sports" I guess you want to know what athlete had that nickname!
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I believe Ruth got the name after he kept breaking his own HR record and the year he hit 60 he hit more than any American League team. He was just head and shoulders above everyone. The King or "Sultan" of HR hitting.\n\nAs for my favorite nickname. I must turn to Chris Berman on this one, and say my favorite nickname will always be......... Matt "Baaouuuu! Werewolves of..." Blundin.
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I'd have to say Terrel Owens and Barry Bonds. Terrel because he brags and he's cocky. Bary Bonds because who broke records and he was awsome only because he took steroids/drugs.