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This is a list of nicknames of Major League Baseball teams and players. It includes a complete list of nicknames of players in the Baseball Hall of Fame, a list of nicknames of current players, nicknames of popular players who have played for each major league team, and lists of nicknames grouped into particular categories (e.g., ethnic nicknames, personality trait nicknames etc.). [1]
Name of the Cardinals' Triple-A affiliate Memphis Redbirds. The Birds – Reference to the cardinal, which is a bird. The Birds on the Bat – Reference to the longtime logo on the front of the uniform jersey. The Dirty Birds – Derisive term used mostly by Met fans in the '80s. The Gashouse Gang – Name for the 1934 World Championship team ...
By the time the American League expanded to Toronto in 1977, the NHL club's strong identification as the Maple Leafs precluded any chance of reviving that name for the baseball team. The Toronto franchise was originally owned by Labatt Breweries, with Imperial Trust and the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce as minority owners. The name "Blue ...
A funny ad goes a long way, or at least it did for two amateur advertisers who won Doritos' "Crash the Super Bowl" contest in 2009, an ad contest where the winning commercial was played during the ...
This is a list of fictional sports teams, athletic groups that have been identified by name in works of fiction but do not really exist as such.Teams have been organized by the sport they participate in, followed by the media product they appear in. Specific television episodes are noted when available.
However, the players' names can simultaneously serve as the basis for questions (e.g., "Who is the first baseman?") and responses (e.g., "The first baseman's name is Who."), leading to reciprocal misunderstanding and growing frustration between the performers. Although it is commonly known as "Who's on First?", Abbott and Costello frequently ...
Recently on the podcast we were chatting about hilarious names that cropped up in City of Heroes back in the day. The puns! Oh, the puns! It was simply glorious. The truth here is that I love ...
Name Date Away team Score Home team Notes Addie Joss Benefit Game: July 24, 1911 All-Stars 0–2 Cleveland Naps: Exhibition benefit game for the family of recently deceased pitcher Addie Joss, preceding the creation of the Major League Baseball All-Star Game in 1933. [1] [2] [3] Mack Attack: October 12, 1929 Chicago Cubs: 8–10 Philadelphia ...