Who has the funniest name in baseball?

Question

I thought it was Coco Crisp, until this weekends Mets vs Reds series. I found out the Cincinatti Reds pitching coach is named Dick Pole. Call me immature all you want, but damn is that funny.

Answer 1

rusty kuntz



http://www.baseball-reference.com/k/kuntzru01.shtml

Answer 2

Milton Bradley...



he barely beats Coco Crisp

Answer 3

Coco Crisp is not is given name. What kind of a parent would name their son Dick Pole?

Answer 4

CoCo Crisp

Milton Bradley

In the Cleveland minors there are some brothers or cousins with the last name Head.

Boof Bonser is a true redneck name

Casey Kotchman always makes my grandmother laugh.

Wandy Rodriguez, like someone couldn't say or spell Randy on his birth certificate

Marco Scutaro, just fun to say

Reds also have a pitcher named Jon Coutlangus, which my husband deliberatly mispronounces as a sex act.

play ball boys

Answer 5

Coco Crisp (I had that for breakfast) is the funniest since Dick Howser ( sounds like a jock strap)

Answer 6

CoCo Crisp.

Answer 7

I don't know if he's still a pitching coach or even in baseball, Dick Suchs. He was with KC and maybe Milwaukee. The announcers deliberately mispronounced his name to avoid the 7 second obscenity rule.



{EDIT} He was Minnesota's pitching coach.

Answer 8

I thought Milton Bradley was funny, Boof Bonser, Oil Can Boyd, Urban Shocker, Gaylord Perry

Answer 9

Coco Crisp is who came to my mind even before I opened this question. He sounds like something that I had for breakfast this morning, LOL.

Answer 10

There was an old Cincinnati Red Legs player around the turn of the century by the name of Herman Stick. Don't know anything about him but always liked the name.

Answer 11

I thought milton bradley was funny until I heard coco crisp

Answer 12

Currently, I'd say Dick Pole is the funniest name associated with MLB.



All-time, I'd probably stick with Cannonball Titcomb:



http://www.baseball-reference.com/t/titcoca01.shtml

Answer 13

I kinda like the Cub utility outfielder named, "Pie." It's pronounced "pee'-aa". Many years ago the Pittsburgh Pirates had a pitching coach by the name of, Emil Schidt. He pronounced it "sh-eye-t" but many fans pronounced it a little different.

Answer 14

Mike Sweeny (weenie) lol

Coco Crisp (love chocolate)

Dick Pole (hahah I said Dick)

Moonlight Graham (I am going to take my girl to see Moonlight)

Answer 15

Dick is a nickname for Richard By the way.



heres my funnies



Homer Bailey

Dewon Day

Brandon Duckworth

Matt Murton (whom i refer to as Opie)

Taylot Tankersley

Answer 16

I'm going to say a nickname, F-Her, for Felix Hernandez. I want everyone to start saying F-Her instead of Felix. It's the best First initial-first three letters of last name nickname since Jose Offerman and J-Off.

Answer 17

The Cubs have Rocky Cherry and Felix Pie, and for some reason, I don't think they have been photographed standing next to each other yet. At least not that i have seen.

Answer 18

yeah i was thinking the same coco crisp

Answer 19

No baseball player has that funny of a name but there is a football player named Kabeer-Gbjaja-Biamila.

Answer 20

There was an outfielder in the 1980s named Rusty Kuntz.

http://thebaseballcube.com/players/K/Rusty-Kuntz.shtml

Answer 21

My answer would be former Royal Pete LaCock. It's no wonder his father, game show host Peter Marshall, changed his name.

Answer 22

Jarrod Saltalamacchia He is the backup catcher for the atlanta braves

Answer 23

Is Peter Woodcock a major leaguer???

Answer 24

maybe KC pitcher Jimmy Gobble. if i were friends with him and Crisp I'd probably make fun of Gobble more.

Answer 25

The Angels 3rd base coach, his name is Dino Ebel, and if you say it really fast, it sounds like "see no evil." It's funny when you say it.

Answer 26

Thats funny. You got the sick-funny sense of humor i have also.

Answer 27

coco crisp and jarod saltalamacchia

Answer 28

all the above are great names but 1 is missing.. JJ Putz!

Answer 29

Lastings Milledge. No offense, but what kind of a name is "Lastings"?

Answer 30

well i think it is coco crisp

Answer 31

Babe Ruth. When I was a kid, down on my ranch, I always thought it was one of them actresses.

Answer 32

you know who i think is the funniest name in basebal is ichiro suzuki haha