▁an ▁hom age ▁to ▁the ▁comedy ▁sketch ▁which ▁first ▁appeared ▁on ▁Saturday ▁Night ▁Live ▁and ▁would ▁later ▁become ▁a ▁movie . ▁ ▁Don ▁Matt ingly ▁is ▁" M att s ". ▁ ▁Mark ▁McG wire ▁and ▁Jose ▁Can se co ▁are ▁both ▁named ▁" B ash ", ▁in ▁reference ▁to ▁their ▁being ▁nick named ▁the ▁' B ash ▁Brothers ' ▁while ▁team m ates ▁with ▁the ▁Oak land ▁Athletics . ▁ ▁Kir by ▁P uck ett ▁is ▁known ▁simply ▁as ▁" K ir by " ▁as ▁his ▁last ▁name ▁( or ▁" Tri pp " ▁in ▁other ▁versions ▁of ▁the ▁game ). ▁ ▁Kirk ▁Gib son ▁is ▁" G ib b ons ". ▁ ▁V ance ▁Law ▁is ▁" Order ". ▁ ▁Cal ▁R ip ken , ▁Jr . ▁is ▁" N ek p ir ," ▁which ▁is ▁simply ▁his ▁last ▁name ▁sp elled ▁backwards . ▁ ▁Ry ne ▁Sand berg ▁is ▁" Sh arp ". ▁ ▁O z zie ▁Smith ▁is ▁" W izard " ▁- ▁after ▁his ▁well - known ▁nick name ▁ ▁Frank ▁Thomas ▁is ▁" Th om pson ". ▁ ▁Tony ▁Fern ande z ▁is ▁" N ande z " ▁ ▁Tony ▁G w yn n ▁is ▁" W yn n " ▁ ▁Mike ▁Moore ▁is ▁" L ess " ▁ ▁Ric key ▁Hend erson ▁is ▁" Speed " ▁ ▁Robin ▁Vent ura ▁is ▁" V ender ". ▁ ▁Dave ▁Win field ▁is ▁" Win br ener ", ▁in ▁reference ▁to ▁Win field ' s ▁public ▁fe ud ▁with