# Baker's Dozen II (Part 1) **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [January 25, 2020, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938 "2020-01-25T03:38:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![Cardigan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cardigan/32/187_2.png) [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2020, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/81 "2020-01-28T15:12:51Z")
Basketball superstars known by a nickname 1. The Bird (Larry Bird) 2. Magic (Earvin Johnson) 3. Air Jordan (Michael Jordan) 4. Wilt the Stilt (Wilt Chamberlain) 5. Dr. J (Julius Erving) ---
**Author:** ![Dendarii\_Dame](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bbce88/32.png) [@Dendarii\_Dame](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dendarii_Dame)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2020, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/82 "2020-01-28T15:36:23Z")
Basketball superstars known by a nickname 1. The Bird (Larry Bird) 2. Magic (Earvin Johnson) 3. Air Jordan (Michael Jordan) 4. Wilt the Stilt (Wilt Chamberlain) 5. Dr. J (Julius Erving) 6. Clyde (Walt Frazier) ---
**Author:** ![Personal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Personal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Personal)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2020, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/83 "2020-01-28T15:37:01Z")
Basketball superstars known by a nickname 1. The Bird (Larry Bird) 2. Magic (Earvin Johnson) 3. Air Jordan (Michael Jordan) 4. Wilt the Stilt (Wilt Chamberlain) 5. Dr. J (Julius Erving) 6. Clyde (Walt Frazier) 7. The Iceman (George Gervin) ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2020, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/84 "2020-01-28T15:43:39Z")
Basketball superstars known by a nickname 1. The Bird (Larry Bird) 2. Magic (Earvin Johnson) 3. Air Jordan (Michael Jordan) 4. Wilt the Stilt (Wilt Chamberlain) 5. Dr. J (Julius Erving) 6. Clyde (Walt Frazier) 7. The Iceman (George Gervin) 8. Chocolate Thunder (Darryl Dawkins) ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2020, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/85 "2020-01-28T15:46:12Z")
> [@Annie-Xmas](#): > > Basketball superstars known by a nickname > > 1. The Bird (Larry Bird) Sorry, Annie, but Larry Bird was never known as “The Bird”. See here: [the bird nba - Google Search](https://www.google.com/search?q=the+bird+nba&rlz=1C1CHBD_enUS832US832&oq=the+bird+nba&aqs=chrome..69i57j0l5.1758j0j9&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8) It’s a fun category though! Revised list: Basketball superstars known by a nickname 1. Magic (Earvin Johnson) 2. Air Jordan (Michael Jordan) 3. Wilt the Stilt (Wilt Chamberlain) 4. Dr. J (Julius Erving) 5. Clyde (Walt Frazier) 6. The Iceman (George Gervin) 7. Chocolate Thunder (Darryl Dawkins) ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2020, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/86 "2020-01-28T16:15:40Z")
Basketball superstars known by a nickname 1. Magic (Earvin Johnson) 2. Air Jordan (Michael Jordan) 3. Wilt the Stilt (Wilt Chamberlain) 4. Dr. J (Julius Erving) 5. Clyde (Walt Frazier) 6. The Iceman (George Gervin) 7. Chocolate Thunder (Darryl Dawkins) 8. The Hick from French Lick (Larry Bird) I know I heard him called The Bird in his early career. ---
**Author:** ![Infovore](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/infovore/32/420_2.png) [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2020, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/87 "2020-01-28T16:15:51Z")
Basketball superstars known by a nickname 1. Magic (Earvin Johnson) 2. Air Jordan (Michael Jordan) 3. Wilt the Stilt (Wilt Chamberlain) 4. Dr. J (Julius Erving) 5. Clyde (Walt Frazier) 6. The Iceman (George Gervin) 7. Chocolate Thunder (Darryl Dawkins) 8. The Hick from French Lick (Larry Bird) 9. Spud (Anthony Webb) ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2020, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/88 "2020-01-28T16:28:11Z")
> [@Annie-Xmas](#): > > I know I heard him called The Bird in his early career. I don’t doubt it, but I’ve been a Celtics fan since the 1970s and grew up in the northeast, and New England. I never heard it, and I could not find it readily in a web search. Basketball superstars known by a nickname 1. Magic (Earvin Johnson) 2. Air Jordan (Michael Jordan) 3. Wilt the Stilt (Wilt Chamberlain) 4. Dr. J (Julius Erving) 5. Clyde (Walt Frazier) 6. The Iceman (George Gervin) 7. Chocolate Thunder (Darryl Dawkins) 8. The Hick from French Lick (Larry Bird) 9. Spud (Anthony Webb) 10. The Black Mamba (Kobe Bryant) We GOTTA have this one on the list. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2020, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/89 "2020-01-28T16:28:32Z")
Yes, we do. Basketball superstars known by a nickname 1. Magic (Earvin Johnson) 2. Air Jordan (Michael Jordan) 3. Wilt the Stilt (Wilt Chamberlain) 4. Dr. J (Julius Erving) 5. Clyde (Walt Frazier) 6. The Iceman (George Gervin) 7. Chocolate Thunder (Darryl Dawkins) 8. The Hick from French Lick (Larry Bird) 9. Spud (Anthony Webb) 10. The Black Mamba (Kobe Bryant) 11. King James (LeBron James) ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2020, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/90 "2020-01-28T16:30:23Z")
Basketball superstars known by a nickname 1. Magic (Earvin Johnson) 2. Air Jordan (Michael Jordan) 3. Wilt the Stilt (Wilt Chamberlain) 4. Dr. J (Julius Erving) 5. Clyde (Walt Frazier) 6. The Iceman (George Gervin) 7. Chocolate Thunder (Darryl Dawkins) 8. The Hick from French Lick (Larry Bird) 9. Spud (Anthony Webb) 10. The Black Mamba (Kobe Bryant) 11. King James (LeBron James) 12. Clyde “The Glide” Drexler ---
**Author:** ![bordelond](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bordelond/32/150_2.png) [@bordelond](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bordelond)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2020, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/91 "2020-01-28T17:16:25Z")
Basketball superstars known by a nickname 1. Magic (Earvin Johnson) 2. Air Jordan (Michael Jordan) 3. Wilt the Stilt (Wilt Chamberlain) 4. Dr. J (Julius Erving) 5. Clyde (Walt Frazier) 6. The Iceman (George Gervin) 7. Chocolate Thunder (Darryl Dawkins) 8. The Hick from French Lick (Larry Bird) 9. Spud (Anthony Webb) 10. The Black Mamba (Kobe Bryant) 11. King James (LeBron James) 12. Clyde “The Glide” Drexler 13. “Pistol” Pete Maravich Pass ---
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2020, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/92 "2020-01-28T17:57:38Z")
Great moments from a World Series game (any year) 1. Game 7, 2019: Howie Kendrick’s go-ahead home run, hitting the grating of the right-field foul pole to put the Nationals on top for good ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2020, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/93 "2020-01-28T18:07:36Z")
Ohhhh, I’m gonna love this category! 😃 Great moments from a World Series game (any year) 1. Game 7, 2019: Howie Kendrick’s go-ahead home run, hitting the grating of the right-field foul pole to put the Nationals on top for good 2. Game 5, 2010: on a 3-2 pitch, the SF Giants’ Brian Wilson strikes out the Texas Rangers’ Nelson Cruz for the final out. The Giants Win! Their first World Series Championship in San Francisco! ---
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Great moments from a World Series game (any year) 1. Game 7, 2019: Howie Kendrick’s go-ahead home run, hitting the grating of the right-field foul pole to put the Nationals on top for good 2. Game 5, 2010: on a 3-2 pitch, the SF Giants’ Brian Wilson strikes out the Texas Rangers’ Nelson Cruz for the final out. The Giants Win! Their first World Series Championship in San Francisco! 3. Game 7, 2016: The Cubs rally from behind and after a rain delay they win in the 10th inning; overcoming a 3-1 deficit and getting their first World Series win since 1908. ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2020, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/95 "2020-01-28T18:31:41Z")
Great moments from a World Series game (any year) 1. Game 7, 2019: Howie Kendrick’s go-ahead home run, hitting the grating of the right-field foul pole to put the Nationals on top for good 2. Game 5, 2010: on a 3-2 pitch, the SF Giants’ Brian Wilson strikes out the Texas Rangers’ Nelson Cruz for the final out. The Giants Win! Their first World Series Championship in San Francisco! 3. Game 7, 2016: The Cubs rally from behind and after a rain delay they win in the 10th inning; overcoming a 3-1 deficit and getting their first World Series win since 1908. 4. Game 4, 2012: The SF Giants SWEEP the heavily favored Detroit Tigers. ---
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2020, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/96 "2020-01-28T19:03:28Z")
Great moments from a World Series game (any year) 1. Game 7, 2019: Howie Kendrick’s go-ahead home run, hitting the grating of the right-field foul pole to put the Nationals on top for good 2. Game 5, 2010: on a 3-2 pitch, the SF Giants’ Brian Wilson strikes out the Texas Rangers’ Nelson Cruz for the final out. The Giants Win! Their first World Series Championship in San Francisco! 3. Game 7, 2016: The Cubs rally from behind and after a rain delay they win in the 10th inning; overcoming a 3-1 deficit and getting their first World Series win since 1908. 4. Game 4, 2012: The SF Giants SWEEP the heavily favored Detroit Tigers. 5. Game 1, 2019: Juan Soto ties the game in the top of the 4th by hitting a home run that lands on the railroad tracks for the Nationals ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2020, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/97 "2020-01-28T19:08:37Z")
Great moments from a World Series game (any year) 1. Game 7, 2019: Howie Kendrick’s go-ahead home run, hitting the grating of the right-field foul pole to put the Nationals on top for good 2. Game 5, 2010: on a 3-2 pitch, the SF Giants’ Brian Wilson strikes out the Texas Rangers’ Nelson Cruz for the final out. The Giants Win! Their first World Series Championship in San Francisco! 3. Game 7, 2016: The Cubs rally from behind and after a rain delay they win in the 10th inning; overcoming a 3-1 deficit and getting their first World Series win since 1908. 4. Game 4, 2012: The SF Giants SWEEP the heavily favored Detroit Tigers. 5. Game 1, 2019: Juan Soto ties the game in the top of the 4th by hitting a home run that lands on the railroad tracks for the Nationals 6. Game 7, 2014: before the Giants won it over the Royals, we Giants fans called the rumbling bumbling stumbling Giants outfielders “The Keystone Cops Play”. But, Pablo Sandoval caught the final out, and we won it! ETA: after searching, I guess “The Keystone Cops Play” isn’t a thing on the internet. But it sure is with me and my friends, when with two outs in the ninth, the Royals’ Alex Gordon hit the ball to center field, on the ground. CF Gregor Blanco misplayed it and it rolled to the wall. Gordon lumbering around the bases, thank goodness he wasn’t all that fast! Then LF Juan Pérez also bobbled the ball before it was thrown in to SS Brandon Crawford. Gordon, thankfully slow, only made it to third. Sorry for rambling on! ---
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Great moments from a World Series game (any year) 1. Game 7, 2019: Howie Kendrick’s go-ahead home run, hitting the grating of the right-field foul pole to put the Nationals on top for good 2. Game 5, 2010: on a 3-2 pitch, the SF Giants’ Brian Wilson strikes out the Texas Rangers’ Nelson Cruz for the final out. The Giants Win! Their first World Series Championship in San Francisco! 3. Game 7, 2016: The Cubs rally from behind and after a rain delay they win in the 10th inning; overcoming a 3-1 deficit and getting their first World Series win since 1908. 4. Game 4, 2012: The SF Giants SWEEP the heavily favored Detroit Tigers. 5. Game 1, 2019: Juan Soto ties the game in the top of the 4th by hitting a home run that lands on the railroad tracks for the Nationals 6. Game 7, 2014: before the Giants won it over the Royals, we Giants fans called the rumbling bumbling stumbling Giants outfielders “The Keystone Cops Play”. But, Pablo Sandoval caught the final out, and we won it! 7. Game 6, 1986: Mets win in the 10th inning on Mookie Wilson’s grounder that goes through Bill Buckner’s legs [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/rpyJjecJnuI/maxresdefault.jpg "Must C Classic: Mets win Game 6 on Mookie Wilson's grounder that goes through Bill Buckner's legs") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rpyJjecJnuI) ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2020, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/99 "2020-01-28T20:20:19Z")
Great moments from a World Series game (any year) 1. Game 7, 2019: Howie Kendrick’s go-ahead home run, hitting the grating of the right-field foul pole to put the Nationals on top for good 2. Game 5, 2010: on a 3-2 pitch, the SF Giants’ Brian Wilson strikes out the Texas Rangers’ Nelson Cruz for the final out. The Giants Win! Their first World Series Championship in San Francisco! 3. Game 7, 2016: The Cubs rally from behind and after a rain delay they win in the 10th inning; overcoming a 3-1 deficit and getting their first World Series win since 1908. 4. Game 4, 2012: The SF Giants SWEEP the heavily favored Detroit Tigers. 5. Game 1, 2019: Juan Soto ties the game in the top of the 4th by hitting a home run that lands on the railroad tracks for the Nationals 6. Game 7, 2014: before the Giants won it over the Royals, we Giants fans called the rumbling bumbling stumbling Giants outfielders “The Keystone Cops Play”. But, Pablo Sandoval caught the final out, and we won it! 7. Game 6, 1986: Mets win in the 10th inning on Mookie Wilson’s grounder that goes through Bill Buckner’s legs 8. Game 4, 2004: The Curse of the Bambino, from 1918, ends ---
**Author:** ![Personal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Personal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Personal)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2020, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/100 "2020-01-28T20:42:20Z")
Great moments from a World Series game (any year) 1. Game 7, 2019: Howie Kendrick’s go-ahead home run, hitting the grating of the right-field foul pole to put the Nationals on top for good 2. Game 5, 2010: on a 3-2 pitch, the SF Giants’ Brian Wilson strikes out the Texas Rangers’ Nelson Cruz for the final out. The Giants Win! Their first World Series Championship in San Francisco! 3. Game 7, 2016: The Cubs rally from behind and after a rain delay they win in the 10th inning; overcoming a 3-1 deficit and getting their first World Series win since 1908. 4. Game 4, 2012: The SF Giants SWEEP the heavily favored Detroit Tigers. 5. Game 1, 2019: Juan Soto ties the game in the top of the 4th by hitting a home run that lands on the railroad tracks for the Nationals 6. Game 7, 2014: before the Giants won it over the Royals, we Giants fans called the rumbling bumbling stumbling Giants outfielders “The Keystone Cops Play”. But, Pablo Sandoval caught the final out, and we won it! 7. Game 6, 1986: Mets win in the 10th inning on Mookie Wilson’s grounder that goes through Bill Buckner’s legs 8. Game 4, 2004: The Curse of the Bambino, from 1918, ends 9. Game 6, 1993: Joe Carter hits 2-2 pitch off Mitch Williams with the Blue Jays down 6-5 in the bottom of the 9th. 3-run home run to win the Series. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938.md?page=4) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938.md?page=6)