http://ballhype.com/blog/Muted BallHype stories contributed by Muted en BallHype http://backend.userland.com/rss http://images.ballhype.com/media/img/ballhype/logo_120x60.png http://ballhype.com/blog/Muted 120 60 http://ballhype.com/story/the_nickname_doctor_greetings/ <p>One of my first baseball-related research projects began when I was about eleven and realized that Total Baseball (the post-Baseball Encyclopedia and pre-Baseball-Reference.com resource for any and all statistical information) included nicknames along with the other biographical information. Lefty…Daffy…Pepper…Hammerin’ Hank…the Say Hey Kid…just a handful of the many colorful names that ...</p><p>Muted posted 7/18/2007 from www.epiccarnival.com </p><p>Find more top sports news, videos, and blogs on BallHype: <a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/">MLB</a>, <a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/akinori_otsuka/">Akinori Otsuka</a>, <a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/terrmel_sledge/">Terrmel Sledge</a>, <a href="http://ballhype.com/nfl/corey_ivy/">Corey Ivy</a>, <a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/ichiro_suzuki/">Ichiro Suzuki</a>, <a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/san_diego_padres/">San Diego Padres</a>, <a href="http://ballhype.com/tennis/diego_hartfield/">Diego Hartfield</a></p> http://ballhype.com/story/the_nickname_doctor_greetings/ Wed, 18 Jul 2007 13:40:52 +2000 MLB Akinori Otsuka Terrmel Sledge Corey Ivy Ichiro Suzuki San Diego Padres Diego Hartfield http://ballhype.com/story/against_the_grain_the_new_england_patriots/ <p>In hopes of becoming some kind of Zen master, I just finished reading David Halberstam’s biography of Bill Belichick, The Education of a Coach. Well, it was a solid read, but let’s just say, I haven’t yet mastered my own destiny nor can I order a burrito with my mind. I’m not giving up hope yet though, as I’m likely headed over to Amazon after I finish this column to pick up a book about Phil ...</p><p>Muted posted 7/17/2007 from www.epiccarnival.com </p><p>Find more top sports news, videos, and blogs on BallHype: <a href="http://ballhype.com/nfl/">NFL</a>, <a href="http://ballhype.com/nfl/new_england_patriots/">New England Patriots</a>, <a href="http://ballhype.com/nfl/bill_belichick/">Bill Belichick</a>, <a href="http://ballhype.com/nfl/donte_stallworth/">Donte' Stallworth</a>, <a href="http://ballhype.com/nfl/tom_brady/">Tom Brady</a>, <a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/new_york_yankees/">New York Yankees</a>, <a href="http://ballhype.com/nfl/jon_kitna/">Jon Kitna</a></p> http://ballhype.com/story/against_the_grain_the_new_england_patriots/ Tue, 17 Jul 2007 02:03:49 +2000 NFL New England Patriots Bill Belichick Donte' Stallworth Tom Brady New York Yankees Jon Kitna