Baker's Dozen II (Part 1)

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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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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Sorry, Annie, but Larry Bird was never known as “The Bird”.
See here: the bird nba - Google Search
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)
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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.

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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)
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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.

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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)
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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
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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

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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
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Ohhhh, I’m gonna love this category! :smiley:
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.
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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.
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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
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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!

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
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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
  8. Game 4, 2004: The Curse of the Bambino, from 1918, ends
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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
  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.