Father's Nickname is Dad: Joe Posnanski's 25 Best Nicknames

great pic of Cool Papa

have you heard of the guy known as Babe Ruth's Legs?

game 6 5 of the 1985 NLCS

Obviously I'll defer to you here (and the Jack Buck clip is all the proof you need), but I always remember him as being the Wizard of Oz (what it says on his Baseball Reference page too).

oh, he was both! i was a bit confusing there, sorry, but i've definitely heard him called both. but at least in my area just plain ol' The Wizard seemed to be more commonly used

Something that always bugged me. When Tom Henke settled in as the Jays closer in '85 or '86, I remember the radio guys casting around for a nickname. Someone suggested "The Canadian Goose"--I thought that was perfect. Instead, "The Terminator" caught on, which was literally appropriated from another player; Jeff Reardon (still a big-deal closer at the time) was already the Terminator. "We're just gonna use this nickname and pretend it's not already in use."

http://i.imgur.com/1X1lAxq.jpg
THE TERMINATOR

have you heard of the guy known as Babe Ruth's Legs?

nope, but i like it

paul waner = big poison
younger brother lloyd waner = little poison

both spent 1927-1940 with the pirates, both are hall of famers (although paul, who was an inch shorter, was significantly better)

Isn't Lloyd, when viewed in the context of the 1930s, generally considered one of the worst HOF picks ever?

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Kong was a great nickname. The Mad Hungarian or the Bird is my all-time favourite, but for what's listed, I'll vote for the Toy Cannon.

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The Dodgers' starter today, Michael Grove, made his MLB debut. No nickname yet, but how can they pass up Righty Grove?