Episode - 18 Rube Waddell and Nicknames
Two Strike Noise - A Baseball History Podcast
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Show Notes
Quick, name the top 5 rap-based songs performed by baseball players about baseball from the 1980's. Don't worry, we've got you covered. Next, we talk about the brief but dominant career of the troubled Rube Waddell. And finally, nicknames and baseball go hand in hand. We discuss some of the strangest monikers players have gone by and find out the stories behind them.
Be sure to check out the links below for the full versions of each of the songs discussed in this episode and let us know which one you like best.
Lenny Randle & Ballplayers - Kingdome - https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=155&v=AtPawvq-0dc
Brett Saberhagen - Ford Truck Rap - https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=12&v=QyVnOBdKw64
The Baseball Boogie Bunch (aka the 1986 Dodgers) - The Baseball Boogie - https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=71&v=XWQ1K4SVbA8
Get Metsmerized - The 1986 Mets - https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=24&v=hpvufrpAhls
The Berenguer Boogie (aka El Gasolino) - Juan Berengeur - https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=319&v=rd0-1PMFfEY