Through the years, Major League Baseball has been blessed with great players as well as players with great names. Players like Urban Shocker, and Dick Pole, to Charlie Manlove, Coco Crisp, and Stubby Clapp. Some are honest-to-goodness real names, while others are designated nicknames.
The Toronto Blue Jays have had their share of colourfully-monikered players. Here’s my Top 5 in no particular order. Who’s in your Top 5?
1. Joe Cannon (Joseph Jerome Cannon) was an outfielder and pinch runner who played for the Jays in 1979 and 1980.