Favorite Pirate Nicknames

BucsFaninGA · Post by **BucsFaninGA** » Fri Dec 16, 2016 4:16 pm

Slow end on this Friday at the work front...What nicknames of Pirates are your favorites? List the nickname and the player!

Something to pass the time while Pirates Front Office counts their pennies to acquire starting pitching help...

Beat'em Bucs

BucsFaninGA · Post by **BucsFaninGA** » Fri Dec 16, 2016 4:17 pm

Gene Clines, one of my favorite Of's from the Bucs of the early 70's, now a 1st base coach for the Chicago Cubbies

Little Angry---Gene Clines

Beat'em Bucs

BucsFaninGA · Post by **BucsFaninGA** » Fri Dec 16, 2016 4:19 pm

Can't resist...former Bucco's 3rd baseman, shortstop and 2nd sacker from the late 70's and a heck of a manager of another NL Rival

Scrap Iron---Phil Garner...Talk about playing and leaving it all on the field. Phil was awesome! And a decent guy!

Beat'em Bucs

iabucco · Post by **iabucco** » Fri Dec 16, 2016 4:59 pm

I liked Mike "the hit man" Easler and will always like the Cobra. Scrap Iron is probably the best for fitting the player and the team. Although Chris Berman got old, I thought Bert "be home" Blyleven was funny.

Bobster21 · Post by **Bobster21** » Fri Dec 16, 2016 5:31 pm

Dr. Strangeglove.

iabucco · Post by **iabucco** » Fri Dec 16, 2016 5:33 pm

I forgot about Bill Maddog Madlock. His son was called angry puppy.

BucsFaninGA · Post by **BucsFaninGA** » Fri Dec 16, 2016 5:34 pm

Good one Mad Dog. That one was a favorite of mine.

Really on the Angry Puppy line?

You sure you aren't kidding me?

Quail · Post by **Quail** » Fri Dec 16, 2016 5:35 pm

Bill "Quail" Virdon

Bob "Dog" Skinner

Don "Tiger" Hoak

Bill "Mad Dog" Matlock

Forrest "Smoky" Burgess

Matt "The Scat" Alexander

Wilmer "Vinegar Bend" Mizell

Vernon "The Deacon" Law

John "Candy Man" Candelaria

Wilver "Pops" Stargell

Honus "The Flying Dutchman" Wagner

Roberto "Arriba" Clemente

Lloyd "Little Poison" Waner

Paul "Big Poison" Waner

iabucco · Post by **iabucco** » Fri Dec 16, 2016 6:07 pm

4B7C6A7A4F686760674E48090 wrote: Good one Mad Dog. That one was a favorite of mine.

Really on the Angry Puppy line?

You sure you aren't kidding me?

About "Angry Puppy", I think I was watching the Pirates play the Cubs and the announcer mentioned his nickname and that they were calling his son angry puppy but I don't know for sure if that was accurate or just an announcer with a word play. I just always remembered that I thought that was funny.

Bobster21 · Post by **Bobster21** » Fri Dec 16, 2016 6:20 pm

7F5B4F47422E0 wrote: Bill "Quail" Virdon

Bob "Dog" Skinner

Don "Tiger" Hoak

Bill "Mad Dog" Matlock

Forrest "Smoky" Burgess

Matt "The Scat" Alexander

Wilmer "Vinegar Bend" Mizell

Vernon "The Deacon" Law

John "Candy Man" Candelaria

Wilver "Pops" Stargell

Honus "The Flying Dutchman" Wagner

Roberto "Arriba" Clemente

Lloyd "Little Poison" Waner

Paul "Big Poison" Waner
Dick "Ducky" Schofield

Hurryin' Joe Christopher

Gene "Augie" Freese

Whammy Douglas

Glenn "Rocky" Nelson

Harvey "The Kitten" Haddix

Gravedigger Hebner