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Baseball Player Nicknames Quiz 2 Can you guess the players with these famous nicknames, old and new. Based on the nickname, name the the team. The first major leaguer to receive a female nickname was Charles Pabor. The last ballplayer to receive a feminine nickname was Saturnino Minnie Minoso who began his career in and for all practical purposes retired in The Baseball Encyclopedia does not list a feminine nickname for any player in the last 30 years.

It is unlikely that female nicknames will ever be as numerous as they were shortly after the turn of the century. Their nicknames probably brought them more notoriety than their deeds on the field. On the other hand, several players with feminine nicknames had distinguished careers. Besides Minoso who batted. Little Eva Lange hit a lusty. Grandma Murphy, who was also referred to as Fireman and Fordham, won 93 games and had saves in 13 years.

He also played in six World Series, winning two games and saving four others. Finally, Sadie McMahon achieved a won-lost record of in nine years in the s. In he won 36 games and lost He had 57 starts, 55 complete games, and pitched innings. Quite a feat even by pre standards. Attempting to discover the origins of baseball nicknames is oftentimes struggling for the impossible. Many were simply never recorded. This is doubly true with feminine nicknames, since many date from the game's infancy and many of the players made only brief appearances in the majors.

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In spite of this, the origins of a few of the nicknames have survived, albeit in sometimes fragmentary and incomplete reports which are difficult to verify by more than one source. Perhaps a natural question to ask is whether the feminine nicknames arose because of real or alleged effeminate characteristics of the ballplayers.

While it is difficult to tell from incomplete data, some do tend to support that hypothesis, while others do not. Readers may make their own interpretation. For example, Lee Allen recounts the unique manner in which Arthur Shafer received the nickname of Tillie:. There is also evidence that the great Yankee relief pitcher, Johnny Murphy, did not care for his nickname Grandma. It was given to him by his teammate, Pat Malone, because of his sedate and reserved disposition.

Charles Baldwin acquired the nickname of Lady from his teammates because he did not smoke or swear and never joined them in drinking bouts so common among ballplayers of his era. He might be approaching the end of his career for the Jays, and maybe as a ball player, but nobody in Toronto will forget this nickname for a long time. This is how you do a rhyming name right. When you play for the Marlins, and your first name rhymes with Marlin, your choice is basically made for you: You're you're first name the Marlin.

This player, whose last name is Garcia, came up for the Marlins this year and has been a handy arm out of the bullpen. Unfortunately for him, his name doesn't rhyme with a team that is going anywhere in Or maybe that's for the best. A name rhyming with Dodger would not be great. Travis d'Arnaud came from the Jays to the Mets in the RA Dickey trade a few years back, and one of the problems with his original jersey was, how do we make sure his name is spelled right on his jersey?

The D isn't supposed to be capitalized, but every letter on the back of jerseys are capitalized. So what did the Mets do? They dlipped a capital P upside down. His nickname is a reference to that letter in his name. Hunter Pence has always been a bit of an odd duck in the league. With his bug eyes, wild hair, his tongue constantly licking his lips, and a batting stance that'd better suit a praying mantis than a human, he's always been a unique individual. When I first saw his nickname, I assumed, because it's Hunter Pence, that it was something he made-up in typical Hunter Pence style.

Turns out it makes more sense than that: Sometimes you don't need to overthink it. When your name sounds like Dude, your nickname should be Dude. This player, who spent time with the Mets before joining the Rays this year, has always been a source of some heavy duty power at the plate. Tampa Bay fans are thrilled to finally have someone playing first base who can deliver some huge hits it's been a while since Carlos Pena, after all.

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There are few things as awesome as the video that Yoenis Cespedes and his crew released from Cuba when he was trying to get signed in the majors. If you haven't watched it yet, what Yoenis Cespedes: It starts with a Star Wars-style text crawl. It was enough to get him signed by the Athletics, and he ended up on the Mets, and has been a fantastic player.

His nickname is Spanish for, appropriately, The Strength. And boy, is he strong. Tommy Hunter has had a pretty long and illustrious career out of the bullpen over the past ten years, playing for several teams, including the Texas Rangers, the Baltimore Orioles twice , The Chicago Cubs, Cleveland, and most recently, Tampa Bay. There's no question that he has ability. The real question is, where on earth does his nickname come from?

It kinda makes him sound like he should be in a gangster movie or something. If everyone in gangster movies had shower-related nicknames. When your name's Brock, what else do you go by? Brock Star is the obvious choice. This super utility player has spent significant time at every position except pitcher and catcher for the Boston Red Sox over the past few years and, while he hasn't had a sterling year at the plate this year, has proven that he can hang in the big leagues with a team that's constantly in the conversation for the World Series. If you're a Cardinals fan, you know Carlos Martinez as a good pitcher who's come through at some clutch moments, but has never quite ascended to ace status.

If you're not a Cards fan, you know Carlos Martinez as the guy with the increasingly wild hair who pitches for the Cards. Either way, he's a force of nature, and that gets across when you see his nickname. If you follow him on Twitter, you'll easily be able to guess this, as it's part of his handle.

David Peralta is one of those unique players who's managed to carve out a pretty good career as a batter with the Arizona Diamondbacks, even though he was originally drafted as a pitcher. After a bunch of shoulder injuries, he was released by the Cards, who originally drafted him, and he reset his career as an outfielder.

While he's not a huge guy at 6'1" and lb. Wilson Ramos is one of the most maddening players to be a fan of. He continually shows flashes of being one of the greatest catchers in the game, but then gets injured. He spent most of his career with the Nationals but joined the Tampa Bay Rays in While his nickname is a reference to his hefty size he's listed as 6'1", and lb.

He's less like a bull, and more like a china shop in that sense. Maybe you remember earlier in this quiz when Joey Votto talked about Shin-Soo Choo and gave him his nickname. Well, since then, Joey Votto has exploded to become one of the biggest offensive powerhouses in the league.

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And, Choo has left the Reds. That leaves Votto to be the rabbit and the rest of the Reds to be the hounds chasing the rabbit. So, Joey Votto will be wearing a shirt that is the sort-of sequel to Choo's shirt: You might not know the name Mikie Mahtook, but if you're from Tampa, you probably do. He came seemingly out of nowhere in to play a few games for the Rays and deliver an excellent forty games or so.

While he hasn't been quite as good since, and moved to the Detroit Tigers in His nickname is excellent, and it turns out, he got it from the movie Step Brothers. Apparently, Will Ferrell tells John C. Reilly to call him this in the film. If my name was Charles, I would definitely insist everyone call me Chuck. Charlie is pretty good too, but who doesn't want to be called Chuck? Charlie Morton apparently went with the latter, but with the chance to come up with a nickname, he couldn't resist doing something with Chuck in it.

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He spent most of his career with the Pirates but now plays with the Astros, where he's been an integral part of their pitching staff during their meteoric rise. Manny Machado gets his nickname from the town he grew up in. One of the most charismatic and exciting players to watch in Major League Baseball, he takes pride in his hometown, and, while he doesn't play for his hometown, they can take plenty of pride in him too.

In fact, the only person I can see getting mad about this nickname is the rapper Pitbull, but then again, he's "Mr. I guess everyone can enjoy this excellent nickname. If there's one thing you can say about Francisco Lindor, it's that he always looks like he's having a good time out there. If there's another thing you can say, it's that he's a really, really good shortstop, so don't get it twisted. He's a breath of fresh air in a league that seems to need to take itself so seriously all of the time.

His nickname reflects that happy-go-lucky attitude he brings to the game every day. Even if it sounds a little cheesy. Michael Brantley has definitely had a lot of ups and downs in his career to this point, but one of the ups can definitely be this nickname. It sounds like he should be featured as the soul singing lothario on the best slow jam of the summer. Either way, it made for one of the best nicknames in the league. Travis Shaw spent a bunch of time with the Boston Red Sox before moving to the Milwaukee Brewers this year and becoming a surprise success, just as the entire Brewers team did the exact same thing and started to threaten to beat the Cubs and the Cardinals for the NL Central throne.

So why does he feel like he needs to plug so many more plaudits onto his name through his nickname? Chill out, Travis Shaw. Sometimes just being a good ball player is enough. Robbie Ross has only been in the league for a few years, and, despite one catastrophically bad campaign in , he's been a decent hand in the bullpen for both the Texas Rangers and the Boston Red Sox. He's maybe not quite as good as his gardening-themed nickname might imply, though: Still, it's a pretty bad ass nickname, and it's enough to earn him a spot on this quiz full of awesome nicknames. I have no idea if Ty Blach got his idea for this nickname from the comic book, or the TV show, or just from praising the word of God, but no matter where it came from, it sounds really, really cool.

Ty Blach is another young arm, this time in the San Francisco Giants system. He was plugged into the rotation to replace Madison Bumgarner when he was hurt. And, in the style of Madison Bumgarner, hit his first home run only a couple of months later. Few people can say they've been in the game as long as this player. He spent most of his fifteen year career with the Phillies, and moved to the Los Angeles Dodgers towards the end. Every time I see him on the field these days, I wonder, "why is the coach on the field?