What are your favorite baseball names?

[BC867]

I was thinking about my favorite MLB players' names over the years -- names which roll off the tongue and were melodic to hear.

My top three were all Hispanic, even though I'm not.

My all-time favorite is Hiram Bocachica -- pronounced Eeram (with a rolling R), who spent time with the Dodgers.

Going back in time, there was Elio Chacon of the early Mets.

And, although he was called Sandy, the next is Edmundo Isasi Amoros, who made that great catch in LF in the World Series back in the mid-fifties.

There were also names that anyone hardly knew because their nicknames were so prevalent. Edwin Donald Snider--the Duke. Carroll Lockman-- Whitey (his hair color). Harold Henry Reese--PeeWee. Albert Fred Schoendienst--Red.

Going back to names which rolled off the tongue, do you have any others?

 

[Hired Goon]

Heathcliff Slocumb
Edit: Add Three Finger Mordecai and Liquor Store Mickey (Morandini)

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[BIGTONY]

I like coco crisp..and quinten mcCracken..I think those names are pretty funny..The best normal name has to be mickey mantle and also I like ty cobb,cal ripken..

 

[The Commish]

Jung Bong is up there. And of course Yogi Berra.

 

[MikeOnTheMic]

Oil Can Boyd

 

[HooverDam]

I like Milton Bradley-why on earth would you name your child that?

 

[BC867]

I like Milton Bradley-why on earth would you name your child that?

I guess his parents were playing a board game just before he was conceived.

 

[ASUCHRIS]

Heathcliff Slocumb
Edit: Add Three Finger Mordecai and Liquor Store Mickey (Morandini)

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Don't forget the G- String...

 

[Hired Goon]

Here You go ASUCHRIS
I give you the G-string Gary Gaetti

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[AzKarl]

These are oldies from the 1960's

I grew up with the Philadelphia Phillies. Here are some funny ones.

Clay Dalrymple , Costen Shockley were pretty unusual.

 

[ASUCHRIS]

Here You go ASUCHRIS
I give you the G-string Gary Gaetti

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Just a handsome man...

 

[MaoTosiFanClub]

Growing up going to Angels games my brother and I always got a kick out of Dick Schofield and Chili Davis. We were only around eight years old so Jesse Barfield was always good for a laugh too.

 

[Ryanwb]

Onix Concepcion gave my brother and I a laugh because we thought "Onix" was "Oinks"

 

[BC867]

Growing up going to Angels games my brother and I always got a kick out of Dick Schofield and Chili Davis. We were only around eight years old so Jesse Barfield was always good for a laugh too.

Chili Davis played here in the Valley with the Phoenix Giants (or were they called the Firebirds yet?) on his way to start his Major League career with San Francisco.

Over his career, he went from a skinny singles hitter to a power hitter.

 

[DaFlogger]

I guess his parents were playing a board game just before he was conceived.

TWISTER!!!

 

[BC867]

TWISTER!!!

The Milton Bradley Company put out tons of board games, such as Monopoly, etc., you know.