The anatomy of baseball nicknames
(2018)

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PUBLISHED
[United States] : Page Publishing, Inc., 2018
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1 online resource

ISBN/ISSN
9781642143782 (electronic bk.) MWT13779610, 1642143782 (electronic bk.) 13779610
LANGUAGE
English
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The Anatomy of Baseball Nicknames is filled with a selection of over seven hundred monikers given athletes, mostly in the game of baseball, that will make for an enjoyable read whether you are a fan of "America's Game" or not. Be it "the Left Arm of God" or "the Octopus" or "the Gooney Bird," all of these have been tagged to significant ballplayers in their major league careers. Besides the major leagues, which date back to the late 1800s, there is a wonderful parallel history of Negro Basebal

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