MLB -- tie between "Spaceman" Bill Lee and "Big Sexy" Bartolo Colon NFL -- “The Minister of Defense” Reggie White (though if we count Bermanisms, Eric "Sleeping with" Bienemy) NBA -- Either "Chocolate Thunder" Darryl Dawkins, or "The Round Mound of Rebound" Charles Barkley. NHL -- "Super Mario," of course.
I can't find the old SNL clip naming Daryl Dawkins "Man of the Millennium". It was awesome, though.
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Round Mound Of Rebound might be the best ever.
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Awesome list. Haha Big Sexy. I forgot about Bartolo. The round mound of rebound is also great.
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The anniversary of Big Sexy's greatest moment just passed: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TcD4ou5idzU
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It's a shame we won't see pitchers hit homeruns anymore. Unless they are named Ohtani.
Actually on second thought, it's not really a shame. For every fun moment like this there were probably 1000 non competitive pitcher at bats.
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