Nickname"z"
Right Track, Wrong City?
Olympic's Past Events
The Year in Sports
Fight Night
Casey at the Bat
200
The raucous animal like crowds at Yankee Stadium in the 70s earned the stadium this nickname, reflective of the actual location just slightly north of the Stadium.
The Bronx Zoo
200
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Speedway, IN
200
An Olympic Sport from 1900-1920 this sport involves two teams pulling against each other for dominance.
Tug of War
200
The Mets win the World Series
Argentina wins the World Cup
The Bears win the Super Bowl
1986
200
This man defeated Mike Tyson in Tokyo, Japan, February of 1990 in such a shocking upset, only one place in Las Vegas even bothered putting odds on the fight.
Buster Douglas
200
"The outlook wasn't brilliant" for this team that Casey plays for.
The Mudville 9
400
Referees are often referred to by this nickname because of the stripes they were, although nowadays their uniforms are moving away from them.
Zebras
400
Talladega Superspeedway
Lincoln, AL
400
This former Olympic event, the bane of many high school gym students, involves being able to manipulate your hands and feet to get your weight off the ground vertically. It debuted in 1896, was lost for 1900, returned in 1904 and 1906, before disappearing again until 1924, then again until 1932.
The Rope Climb
400
Michael Phelps wins 5 Gold Medals in Rio
Peyton Manning win Super Bowl 50
Dustin Johnson wins the Open Championship
2016
400
"Down goes Frazier! Down goes Frazier! Down goes Frazier!" And this was the man who put him there. Winning the Heavyweight title. 2 decades later, he would shock the world in 1994
George Foreman
400
"The score stood" this way "with but one inning left to play"
4-2
600
Basketball Veteran Zydrunas Ilgauskas and Baseball Veteran Carlos Zambrano shared this nickname, although personally I think the 7 footer wears it better.
Big Z
600
Pocono Raceway
Long Pond, PA
600
This former Summer Olympic Event took place for only one summer in 1920. A team competition, it involved two teams of six, competing for three 20 minute periods to score the most goals. It would become quite a popular sport, but ever appear in the Summer Olympics again.
Ice hockey
600
Jimmie Johnson wins the Sprint Cup Series
Kyle Busch wins the Nationwide Series
Ron Hornaday Jr wins the Camping World Truck Series
2009
600
Muhammad Ali stands over this man. There 2nd of two matches for the Heavyweight title ended in the 1st round after a supposed "Phantom Punch" Ali claims he was yelling at him to, "Get back up and fight"
Sonny Liston
600
These were the men on base when Mighty Casey stepped to bat
Flynn and Jimmy Blake
800
This Z nickname, the only one in all of College Sports, belongs to the small ohio University of Akron
The Zips
800
Martinsville Speedway
Ridgeway, VA
800
This former Olympic Field Sport was last played in 1936, and has Argentina as it's last two gold medal champions. Not to be confused with the current swimming event of the similar name, this one required equine assistance.
Polo
800
Yankees win the World Series
Broncos win the Super Bowl
Spurs win the NBA Championship
1999
800
When Floyd Mayweather Jr defeated Connor McGregor to move to 50-0-0 he surpassed this man as the greatest undefeated and undrawn champion of all time, surpassing his record of 49-0-0
Rocky Marciano
800
The count of the at bat, right before Mighty Casey strikes out.
0-2
1000
Patriots back-up QB Bailey Zappe was awarded this nickname after he won his first career start against the Lions, 29-0
Zapp & Roger
1000
Charlotte Motor Speedway
Concord, NC
1000
This shooting event lasted from 1908 til 1948. It involved two different versions, a single shot and a double shot. The event itself involved an animal shaped target placed 110 feet away, making 75 foot runs. The sport itself is still popular among hunters, who prefer a more live variety of the animal.
100 Meter Running Deer
1000
Yankees win the World Series
Cowboys win the Super Bowl
Argentina Wins the World Cup
Washington Bullets win the NBA Championship
1978
1000
This boxer is the only one to ever face Muhammad Ali, Larry Holmes, and Mike Tyson.
He was Ali's last opponent, and Tysons first victim for the Heavyweight Crown.
Trevor Berbick
1000
The number of fans in attendance to watch the game
5000