Philadelphia Phillies: The All-Nickname Team Position by Position
August 26, 2011 by Susan Cohen-Dickler
Filed under Fan News
What’s in a name? Well, when it comes to baseball, nicknames are an honored tradition that go back to the early days of America’s national pastime. There was “The Splendid Splinter,” Boston Red Sox left fielder Ted Williams or “The Yankee Clipper,” the nickname given to Yankees center fielder Joe DiMaggio.
Nicknames are as much a part of baseball as the suicide squeeze or the sacrifice fly. Now a good nickname is one that stands the test of time, one a player can’t shake no matter how hard they may try.
The Philadelphia Phillies have had their share of nicknames during their long and storied history. So here is an All-Star Nickname Team, the best Phillies nicknames position by position. And these are names you won’t find in any box score.