names that are simply mutations of their real names (i.e. "Gaddox" and "Fieldman" are Greg Maddux and Cecil Fielder respectively), the game programmers appear to have had a bit of fun with some of them, poking fun at the names of some of the real players they are intended to represent. Some examples follow below: Darryl Strawberry is "Raspberry" (or simply "Berry" in other versions of the game). Barry Bonds is "Barris" George Bell is "Dell". Steve Sax is "Clarinet". Joe Carter is "Carr". Jack Clark is "Dark". David Justice is "Judge". Darren Daulton is "Davis" Dwight Gooden is "Doctor", in reference to his nicknames "Doc", along with "Dr. K." Rob Deer is "Bambi". Lenny Dykstra is "Nails", in reference to his nickname "Nails". Tim Raines is "Snows". David Cone is "Conehead," perhaps an homage to the comedy sketch which first appeared on Saturday Night Live and would later become a movie. Don Mattingly is "Matts". Mark McGwire and Jose Canseco are both named "Bash", in reference to their being nicknamed the 'Bash Brothers' while teammates with the Oakland Athletics. Kirby Puckett is known simply as "Kirby" as his last name (or "Tripp" in other versions of the game). Kirk Gibson is "Gibbons". Vance Law is "Order". Cal Ripken Jr. is "Nekpir," which is simply his last name spelled backwards. Ryne Sandberg is "Sharp". Ozzie Smith is "Wizard" - after his well-known nickname Frank Thomas is "Thompson". Tony Fernandez is "Nandez" Tony Gwynn is "Wynn" Mike Moore is "Less" Rickey Henderson is "Speed" Robin Ventura is "Vender". Dave Winfield is "Winbrener", in reference to Winfield's public feud with New York Yankees owner George Steinbrenner throughout the 1980s before his trade to the California Angels in 1990. References 1991 video games 1992 video games Nintendo Entertainment System games Super Nintendo Entertainment System games Game Boy games Sega Genesis games Baseball video games LJN games Multiplayer and single-player video games Video games developed in the United States Clemens Clemens Video games based on real people