{"product_id":"the-nicknames-of-major-league-baseball-2021-paperback","title":"The Nicknames of Major League Baseball 2021 - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJoseph Ross\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eRichard M. Renneboog\u003c\/b\u003e (With)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Think \"Babe.\" Who will you associate that with? Most people will say, \"Babe Ruth.\" But there are 32 players whose nickname is \u003cstrong\u003eBabe\u003c\/strong\u003e. And that is not the most prolific nickname.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e There are 42 BUDs, 46 BUCKs, and 35 WHITEYs.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Most popular is the nickname of LEFTY. Nearly 190 players were nicknamed LEFTY, most of them pitchers. Position players tend not to carry that moniker.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e RED appears more than 140 times, presumably when the player had hair. DOC or similar names appeared 100 times; some of those player were actually doctors.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e This book explores nicknames for players who performed on the major league level. For those who like food, there is everything from BUTTERMILK to YAMS. Whether your taste runs to breakfast, dinner, snacks or treats, a nickname is here to describe it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e There are animals from ANT to WEASEL; birds from BIRD to WARBLER; fantasy characters from DRAGON to WEREWOLF.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The law is amply represented from CAPTAIN to COLONEL, even to the LONE RANGER.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e No matter which player or which nickname, the reader is sure to enjoy the look into the pastime of the game and the names bestowed on those who have played the game at the highest level.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e This book shows major league baseball players from the early days of professional baseball to the present. The front section of the book shows the players, their nicknames, the origin of those names if known, the teams each player played for, and the first and last year of major league play. The second part of the book is an alphabetical listing of nicknames and the players who used them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 404\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.83 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 25, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52606007574810,"sku":"9781625700575","price":26.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1005\/5604\/6618\/files\/C1_NG7gWMw9781625700575.webp?v=1785320751","url":"https:\/\/j-s-five-and-dime.myshopify.com\/products\/the-nicknames-of-major-league-baseball-2021-paperback","provider":"J \u0026 S Five and Dime","version":"1.0","type":"link"}