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MLB Players Weekend: New York’s Best Baseball Nicknames of All-Time

By Mike Vivalo

Sep 1, 2015; Boston, MA, USA; A bobble head doll of Babe Ruth on the field prior to a game between the Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees at Fenway Park. Mandatory Credit: Bob DeChiara-USA TODAY Sports
Sep 1, 2015; Boston, MA, USA; A bobble head doll of Babe Ruth on the field prior to a game between the Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees at Fenway Park. Mandatory Credit: Bob DeChiara-USA TODAY Sports /
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Jul 2, 2014; Bronx, NY, USA; New York Yankees former player Lou Gehrig is seen on the scoreboard during a ceremony to promote awareness of ALS more commonly knows as ‘Lour Gehrig’s disease’ before taking on the Tampa Bay Rays at Yankee Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Adam Hunger-USA TODAY Sports /

“The Iron Horse”

Do we really need to discuss the legend that is Lou Gehrig? Six Rings, a Triple Crown, two MVPs, .340 career BA, and the most epic speech in the history of speeches.  A great sign of Gehrig’s legacy came when he was the leading vote-getter on the MLB All-Century team chosen by fans in 1999, 58 years after his death.

ORIGIN: Obviously given this nickname for his durability that led to the then-record 2,130 straight games played streak.

P.S. I know this list isn’t in rank order, but if it was this would probably be #1.

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