Stupid Player Nicknames

by Andrew Martin on Feb 10, 2009 2:56 PM MST

When you're a fanatic for a team, you come up with stupid nicknames to express your "I know this team personally and intimately enough that I don't NEED to call them by the name on their jersey".

What stupid nicknames have you come up with?

Let's see.

Aaron Cook = Cookie. There's a no-brainer

Ubaldo Jimenez = Baldo. Again, boring.

Jeff Francis = Frankie. When Morales came up, I had to change it to "Jeffro" (think Tull or the Beverly Hillbillies)

Jorge De La Rosa = DLR

Vallero De Los Santos = DLS

Manny Corpas = MannyTime (You all just watch out because NOW it's MANNY TIME)

Brian Fuentes = BriGuy

Jose Mesa = Purple Glove

Matt Holliday = Matt, Matty, Mattsky

Kaz Matsui = Kaz, Mortimer

Willy Taveras = Bunty K. Taveras

Willy Taveras AND Kaz Matsui = BuntSui, Buntimer

Brad Hawpe = Bradley, Hawper, mmmBRADHAWPE

Ryan Spilborghs = Spills

Clint Barmes = Barmy

Aaron Miles = Aaron Miller (Alan Roach mistake)

Shawn Chacon = We pronounced it BOOOOOOOOOOOOO

Jason Jennings = JJ

Danny Ardoin = AR DWAHH (with a thick French accent and terrible French laughter)

Dan Serafini = Who the hell is THIS guy?

I can't think of any other good ones, but what nicknames have you given the Boys on Blake Street?

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I forgot one

My fiancee’s mom mistakenly called Jeff Cirillo “Frank”. Basically yelled “DON’T BLOW THIS FRANK” on a 2-out grounder to 3B.

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by Andrew Martin on Feb 10, 2009 2:59 PM MST reply actions

Actually darnit I forgot 2

I couldn’t think of a good nickname for Luis Vizcaino – until I came up with VB.

Short for VizcainBlow.

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by Andrew Martin on Feb 10, 2009 3:07 PM MST up reply actions

Stupid nicknames

Any time I see anybody refer to a Rockies player in the ‘A-Rod’ fashion – ‘G-At’ for Garrett Atkins, ‘Kaz-Mat’ for Matsui, etc. – I begin to bleed from the ears. That’s the single worst trend in the history of sports.

If I’m referring to a player by anything other than his name, then it’s something like I might call them if they had been a high school or college teammate of mine. So ‘Bucky’ or ‘T-Buck’ for our setup man, ‘C.I.’ for our backstop, ‘Spilly’, ‘Bake’… and so on. The only player I ever call by his first name is Todd. He’s earned that.

I will work in a nickname or two now and again, however… my screen-name is what I’ve called Jeff Francis since he got called up – “Franchise”. And a couple of hip-hop-inspired monikers – I used to call Preston Wilson ‘P-Diddy’ and I still refer to our Panamanian reliever as ‘Manny Fresh’.

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by Franchise26 on Feb 10, 2009 3:15 PM MST reply actions

We pretty much always use

CDI for Iannetta. And I always refer to Spilborghs and Baker as “Spilly and Bake,” just because it seems to fit. And I’m increasingly adopting “Bucky” instead of “Taylor,” but my favorite nickname for him (which I sort of invented) is the Lemur, because of his large eyes.

Blast and botheration.

by Silverblood on Feb 10, 2009 3:24 PM MST up reply actions

And just to be a pain

May I point out that you referred to Buchholz — “T-Buck” in the A-Rod fashion. ;)

Blast and botheration.

by Silverblood on Feb 10, 2009 3:44 PM MST up reply actions

Yeah, well...

That one works, damn it!

Ha ha – in all seriousness, it’s usually Buck although I do find myself succumbing to the odious trend of the day and slipping ‘T-Buck’ in there. No one is immune.

This year, though, I’m resetting a Chappelle’s Show ‘Player Haters Ball’ reference and referring to him as Buck Nasty. “Clap for me, bitch!” (That’s probably only funny if you’ve seen the sketch, which is here and worth seven minutes of your time if you’ve never seen it.)

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by Franchise26 on Feb 10, 2009 4:03 PM MST up reply actions

We just called Preston Wilson "Presto"

Or SWING WOULDJYA

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by Andrew Martin on Feb 10, 2009 9:28 PM MST up reply actions

I'm just going to go ahead and state the obvious here

Tulo

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by free7694 on Feb 10, 2009 3:29 PM MST reply actions

Wasn't Holliday called Big Daddy?

by pedalpusher on Feb 10, 2009 4:25 PM MST reply actions

If you're Drew Goodman

I’m looking more for the things YOU yell at the players.

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by Andrew Martin on Feb 10, 2009 4:27 PM MST up reply actions

Well, then the only nicknames I usually yell out are "Tulo" and "Spilly"

The others I usually just call by their first or last names. Sometimes preceded by a well chosen expletive.

by pedalpusher on Feb 10, 2009 4:34 PM MST up reply actions

I used to BELLOW

VINNNYYYYYYY

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by Andrew Martin on Feb 10, 2009 9:29 PM MST up reply actions

I've used the old Tiger nickname for Jason Grilli

which is “Gas Can”. He was “gas” Grilli…but he kept getting lit up so much and instead of putting out fires, he ignited them, he got the nickname “Gas Can”. Lucky for the Rockies he was better then his nickname.

Besides what has been named above:
Clint Barmes: Barmie
Ian Stewart: Stewie
Omar Quintanialla: Q
Todd Helton: Beard
Garrett Atkins: Atty
Josh Fogg: Slayer (dragon slayer was too long)

In the past:
Ronnie Belliard: Toothpick
Preston Wilson: P-Duwb
Ray “Burger” King
Royce Clayton: “get a hair cut”
JD Closser: “you suck”

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by Redhawk on Feb 10, 2009 4:29 PM MST reply actions 1 recs

I've got a few

Andres Galarraga: “El gato grande”
Jorge De La Rosa: “Rosie”
Jason Jennings: “JJ”
Todd: “The Toddfather”
Brian Fuentes: “Tito”
Jhoulys “Chacin the Machine”
Sun-Woo Kim: “Sunny”
Choo Freeman: “Chewie”
Shawn Chacon: “Shaq”
Dan Serafini: “WHO???”
Kirt “what was that” Manwaring?
Miguel “oh hey” Ojeda
Scott DOHmann
“Triple-A”-ron Miles
Eric Boo-yrnes
Kazuo Matsui: “BANZAI!!!”
Omar “Quesadilla”
Clint Barmes: “Deer Meat”
Dante Bichette: “Two hands, Dante!!!”
Willy “Mo” Taveras: “DEX-TER FOW-LER [clap clap clapclapclap]”
Rox Girl also had a good one with Meth Smirton

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by PioneerSkies on Feb 10, 2009 5:46 PM MST reply actions

I forgot to mention

[insert tasteless Denny Neagle joke here]

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by PioneerSkies on Feb 10, 2009 5:56 PM MST up reply actions

This is a fun thread

I use Tulo, Spilly, Bake, and CDI like many folks. Others:

Helton: Todders
Podsednik (or however you spell the guy’s last name): Scottypods
Holliday was always “Matty”. (big sigh)
Ian Stewart: Stew
Seth Smith: Bleeder (please don’t ask why)
Atkins: Chip (as in Chip and Dale – I think he looks like a chipmunk.)
Buchholz : Bucky (Although I am partial to Silverblood’s "Lemur")

I cannot say whether things will get better if we change; what I can say is they must change if they are to get better. -Georg C. Lichtenberg:

by rockhead on Feb 10, 2009 6:00 PM MST reply actions

I’ve been told that Podsednik was called “Sco-Po” and “Pansy Pants” when he was with the Pale Hose.

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by PioneerSkies on Feb 10, 2009 6:07 PM MST up reply actions

Pansy Pants

Is a new one to me. I’ve heard Sco-Po and ScottyPo, but I may have to start using “Podracer” from Jabberwocky’s comment below. Love that one.

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by rockhead on Feb 10, 2009 7:33 PM MST up reply actions

apparently some people thought he looks dorky while he runs or something

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by PioneerSkies on Feb 10, 2009 8:37 PM MST up reply actions

Some I've heard and used...

Todd Helton: Toddfather
JDLR: George of the Rose
Troy Tulowitzki: Lt. Jetes
Brad Hawpe: Bradley von Hawppington
Scott Podsednik: Podracer
Jason Grilli: The Italian Stallion
Yorvit Torrealba: Three True Outcomes (all of them bad), The Anti-Clutch
Carlos Gonzalez: CarGo (this one just works)
Omar “Quesadilla”
Clint Hurdle: The Strategic Genius

Eschew Obfuscation!

by Jeff Aberle on Feb 10, 2009 6:11 PM MST reply actions 1 recs

Wow

Bradley von Hawppington, and Omar quesadilla. You sir, just went instant classic in my book.

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by 303buff on Feb 10, 2009 11:48 PM MST up reply actions

Why thank you...

and I’m proud to say that those were original creations, as were most of the names on the list.

Eschew Obfuscation!

by Jeff Aberle on Feb 10, 2009 11:59 PM MST up reply actions

Don't forget

about Brandon as a nickname for Hawpe. That got some good use around here in 2007.

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by Russ Oates on Feb 10, 2009 8:16 PM MST reply actions

Speaking of 2007,

I still sometimes say Franchise whenever Jeff takes the hill.

by oo_nrb on Feb 11, 2009 12:16 AM MST up reply actions

Jeff Francis

We always call him “babyface”

by dds_dave on Feb 10, 2009 9:09 PM MST reply actions

I got a couple

Any time my 2 year old daugther hears Brad Hawpes names she get this little growly whisper voice and goes Haawwppaaa. Definatly one you have to hear her say to appreciate.

Kurt Leskanick – LetsCanIt

Brian Bohanan – Tubby Tubby. Imagine Major pain when he is counting off sit ups for the chubby kid. One tubby tubby, two tubby tubby.

Ben Petrick – Oh, baby Benny – my wifes friend had a major crush on him, she came up with that one. Her nickname was Crazy Frazee kinda ironic.

Jason Jennings – Thunder Thighs

Scott Podsednick – Fast man who married well.

Vican…Vizcia….what the hell is he name? Oh well he was gone before I learned how to pronouce it.

Juan Pierre – One peeier, run like like the popo is chasin ya.

Nagle – slurp, slurp that’ll be 5 buck please.

Chuck McElroy – Chuckles

Josh Fogg – Fogger

Jose Mesa – The Big Whatever – He just never seemed to give a crap if he got lit up.

Troy Tulowitzki – 2 2 Whiskey – My dad had an airplane and the call sign was N9122W. The shortened call sign when talking to air traffic contral was 2 2 Whiskey. My 4 year old heard me talking about Troy Tulowitzky and asked me if Grandmother and Grandad were flying 2 2 Whisky to come see us. So Troy 2 2 Whiskey stuck.

The 2006 team – Todd and the Toddlers.

Eric “Belly Flop” Byrnes

Jayhawk Owens – Who needs a nickname when your name is Jayhawk, same with Milton Bradley and Coco Crisp. What would you call them? Bob?

What if the hokey pokey is what it is all about after all????

by FlyAway on Feb 10, 2009 9:31 PM MST reply actions

Troy 22 Whiskey

Is an AWESOME nickname.

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by Andrew Martin on Feb 10, 2009 9:36 PM MST up reply actions

Thanks

I am sure my daughter (who is now 6) will like hearing you liked it. I wasn’t sure it would have much appeal outside of my family.

What if the hokey pokey is what it is all about after all????

by FlyAway on Feb 11, 2009 11:37 AM MST up reply actions

here are my faves ...

This is fairly exhaustive, although I tried not to duplicate any already mentioned.

Ubaldo – Mush Mouth (cause he looks like Mush Mouth)
Foggchops – Fogg (glad to see those chops back where they belong)
Gatkins (all one word)
El Guapo (Love the stache on Spilly)
Matsui – Bonzai! (coined at the play in game vs San Diego)
Sully – Cory Sullivan
Julio Julio
El Manuel (Manny C.)
Our Only Hope (Latroy Hawkins)
James (Carroll)
Jugg Head (Kapler)
Juice (Piedra)
Byrnesy (good guy gets a bad rap)
BK Kim (I still don’t understand it)
James (The original James) – Jamey Wright
Rhasta Man (Royce Clayton)
P-Dub (Preston)
Lar-ry Walk-er
Which Juan? (Uribe or Pierre)
Lil Mac (Brian McRae we hardly knew ya)
Shump
Just Throw Strikes (C. McElroy)
Walter (Weiss)
Q (The original) – McCracken
Sabes (I wish we had him 5 years ago Saberhagen)
Juan Avocado
Charlie Deep Purple Hayes
Ho Jo (Howard Johnson)
Z-Man (Jim Tatum -for his Zephyr years)
Zim – D. Zimmer

DingBat

Oh and the original Rockies nickname – EY, anyone?
Although I suppose you could argue I Feel the Nied, the Nied for Speed is the original.

by jefe_13 on Feb 10, 2009 11:32 PM MST reply actions 1 recs

Lar-ry Walk-er

aka
Larrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrryyyyy WALKerrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

by oo_nrb on Feb 11, 2009 12:16 AM MST up reply actions

BK Kim (I still don’t understand it)

Totally with you on that one. I once wrote the booth to ask Goodman and Frazier why they called him that instead of BH Kim, but they didn’t answer it

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by Andrew T. Fisher on Feb 11, 2009 12:35 AM MST up reply actions

O'Dud

… forgot to mention that one.

by jefe_13 on Feb 11, 2009 5:31 AM MST up reply actions

BK Kim

was his nickname when he was coming up through the AZ system and when he was with the big club, too.

::shrug:: It’s like referring to Jay Cutler as JC Cutler.

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by DbacksSkins on Feb 11, 2009 4:44 PM MST up reply actions

Juan Avocado goes nicely with Omar Quesadilla.

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by PioneerSkies on Feb 11, 2009 11:00 AM MST up reply actions

I haven't thought about ANY Acevedos in YEARS

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by Andrew Martin on Feb 11, 2009 1:02 PM MST up reply actions

The problem with today's nicknames is that they are just a corruption of the person's real name.

Not like Pee Wee, Ducky, Babe, Dizzy, Scooter, Yogi, Lefty, Moose, Vinegar Bend, Duke and the like.

by pedalpusher on Feb 11, 2009 11:57 AM MST reply actions

Maybe

We should see if we can make a nickname for a player and see if we can get it picked up by the mainstream. Just how powerful is Purple Row?

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by BlakeBomber on Feb 11, 2009 3:23 PM MST up reply actions

There's only one way to find out.

Who would you like to make a nickname for?

by pedalpusher on Feb 11, 2009 3:48 PM MST up reply actions

We could post a FanPost looking for a nickname for, say, Chris Iannetta

People make up their own. The next day, there’s a FanPost looking for nicknames for Dexter Fowler, along with a poll including the top Iannetta submissions.

And so on and so for for every man on the roster. :)

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by Andrew T. Fisher on Feb 11, 2009 4:07 PM MST up reply actions

Sounds good.

Who’s posting the first one? Maybe tomorrow?

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by BlakeBomber on Feb 11, 2009 4:14 PM MST up reply actions

I've made a new FanPost

to give Ian Stewart and Seth Smith official Purple Row sponsored nicknames.

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by BlakeBomber on Feb 12, 2009 9:31 AM MST up reply actions

Chris Iannetta

Is already a Very Special Boy.

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by Andrew Martin on Feb 11, 2009 5:01 PM MST up reply actions

Not sure that'd stick nationally ;)

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by Andrew T. Fisher on Feb 11, 2009 5:52 PM MST up reply actions

Great Idea

After we pick a nickname fore everyone how about we pick the players introduction music? This could keep us mildly occupied until actual games start. Then we can compare what we chose with what we actually hear.

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JFK

by jrockies on Feb 11, 2009 8:50 PM MST up reply actions

We could do better than they can

Seriously Tulo…Britney Spears?

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by Andrew T. Fisher on Feb 11, 2009 9:21 PM MST up reply actions

Wait -- what??

Did I just read that??

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by DbacksSkins on Feb 11, 2009 10:29 PM MST up reply actions

Check under

Personal tab

His walk up song was “Gimme More” by Britney

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by Andrew T. Fisher on Feb 11, 2009 11:11 PM MST up reply actions

And his favorite artist is...

Jay-Z. Makes me wonder how he actually thinks.

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JFK

by jrockies on Feb 11, 2009 11:30 PM MST up reply actions

You're surprised?

Remember, Tulo came up to R. Kelly’s “I’m A Flirt” his rookie year. I think he could care less what’s playing on the PA so he’s consciously trying to pick the most ridiculous hitting music possible. My money’s on “Rock Star” by Pink as his choice this season.

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by Franchise26 on Feb 12, 2009 7:01 AM MST up reply actions

That sounds perfectly in line

with his trend going from crazy to ridiculous to driving me absolutely insane.

Speaking of Rock Star, hopefully Hawpe changes his song.

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by Andrew T. Fisher on Feb 12, 2009 8:25 AM MST up reply actions

He also had

“Superstar” by Lupe Fiasco. That one was awesome.

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by Andrew Martin on Feb 12, 2009 9:11 AM MST up reply actions

Its still all about

Spillys song in ‘07, when he became the wooo oooh! wooo ooooh! guy then he changed it because he "didn’t want to be know as that guy". But I still scream it every time he comes up to bat. I just love it.

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by HeltonsHeroes on Feb 12, 2009 11:16 PM MST up reply actions

We had signs

Mine said “Woo” on one side and “Yee” on the other, and my fiancee would hold up a sign that said “Hoo”

So as the song went, I’d hold the sign up, turn it over, turn it over, turn it over….

I’m…I’m gonna go listen to The Sweet Escape now.

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by Andrew Martin on Feb 13, 2009 8:16 AM MST up reply actions

Classic

"Winning doesn't really matter as long as you win." - Vinny Jones

by Andrew T. Fisher on Feb 13, 2009 11:15 AM MST up reply actions

There are 2 sounds I'll never forget

And both are crowd cheering echoing

The sounds of the YEE HOO when they cut the music

The sounds of TU-LO echoing back and forth.

mmmm 2007

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by Andrew Martin on Feb 13, 2009 11:38 AM MST up reply actions

the MVP chant

for Holliday was just as good!

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by PioneerSkies on Feb 13, 2009 2:01 PM MST up reply actions

repressing, repressing, repressing

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by Andrew Martin on Feb 14, 2009 4:25 PM MST up reply actions

Jeff Baker

having “Handlebars” by the Flobots was a good idea

But not the very beginning of it. Maybe the part where it goes “Cuz I can guide a missile by satellite, by satellite, by satellite”

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by Andrew Martin on Feb 11, 2009 11:27 PM MST up reply actions

He must have changed his music at some point...

I thought his choice of Snoop Dogg’s “G’s and Hustlers” was inspired, and I appreciate when any white player breaks the hip-hop hitting music barrier.

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by Franchise26 on Feb 12, 2009 7:03 AM MST up reply actions

Handlebars

was at the very end of the 08 season.

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by Andrew Martin on Feb 12, 2009 9:11 AM MST up reply actions

Handlebars--That's actually not a bad nickname

Someone would just need to grow a mustache to match the name

by dds_dave on Feb 12, 2009 5:51 PM MST up reply actions

I agree

That was probably the worst part of the song to walk up to… and they’d cut it off right before it got good.

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by BlakeBomber on Feb 12, 2009 9:13 AM MST up reply actions

My Rec ...

is to go with calling Ryan Spillborghs. After he came out with the hispanic-esque goatee last year, I thought he looked like El Guapo from the 3 Amgios! It’s also somewhat unique to those that were actually watching Rockies baseball games during that week or two last year.

by jefe_13 on Feb 11, 2009 10:49 PM MST up reply actions

What about

The Big Unit? That’s pretty unique…

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by DbacksSkins on Feb 11, 2009 4:43 PM MST up reply actions

And The Rocket

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by Andrew Martin on Feb 11, 2009 5:00 PM MST up reply actions

Haha

Those are nicknames of yesteryear….they came up decades ago.

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by Andrew T. Fisher on Feb 11, 2009 5:53 PM MST up reply actions

and still they seem new

as compared to the golden age of baseball and nicknames.

CLASSIC AND FUNNY

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by Redhawk on Feb 12, 2009 8:56 AM MST up reply actions

The Roid Rocket

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by DbacksSkins on Feb 11, 2009 10:29 PM MST up reply actions

The Big Mullet

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by Andrew Martin on Feb 11, 2009 11:26 PM MST up reply actions

I'm a little late in posting, but here are some of my nicknames...

Tney come from me, other fans, and other players…
Chris Iannetta-‘Netta and Spongebob Squarepants (Chris loves the show)
Garrett Atkins- Atty, Everyday Atty, Fankles/Cankles (from Todd Helton regarding Atty’s inside the park homer)
Troy Tulowitzki- Triple T, Beacon of Light
Ryan Spilborghs- Spilly, The Producer,
Greg Reynolds- GR, Greggy
Brad Hawpe- Hawper,
Matt Holliday- Matty, MattyVP, Big Daddy, Big Daddy-san (Kaz’s version)
Kaz Matsui- Kazzy Kat
Francis- The Duck (don’t ask, my mom’s weird one, not an insult), the Professor
Cook- Cookie,
Jorge De La Rosa- George of the Rose, The Thorn of the Rose
Buchholz- Bucky, Lemur etc.
Corpas- Corpy
Brian Fuentes- Tito, T-rex
All Players- adding in their middle names or just their iniatials. For example CDI or Bradley Bonte Hawpe (This fascination started when I didn’t know a middle name for a Rockies crossword)
Livan Hernandez- Livan on a prayer
John Van der Wal- the Bubblegum Kid
Dante Bichette- Big Man Ox (I was a weird little girl)
Andres Gallaraga- The Big Cat, Cat
Jason Hirsh- Hirshy
Possibly more to come later…

Re-sign Everyday Atty!

by AtkinsandTulofan on Feb 13, 2009 5:46 PM MST reply actions

Good stuff

But there can only be one Professor

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by Andrew T. Fisher on Feb 13, 2009 10:23 PM MST up reply actions

That's why Francis

is the Physicist.

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by Russ Oates on Feb 14, 2009 8:03 AM MST up reply actions

That's better

If only he invent a pitch. A splitckle slurve?

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by Andrew T. Fisher on Feb 14, 2009 8:32 AM MST up reply actions

With Iannetta being a mathmetician

is there a smarter battery in the country?

Baseball statistics are like a girl in a bikini. They show a lot, but not everything. ~Toby Harrah, 1983
JFK

by jrockies on Feb 14, 2009 9:14 AM MST up reply actions

Glad you said this

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by Andrew Martin on Feb 14, 2009 4:27 PM MST up reply actions

My nicknames

John Van der Wal- Vandy
Jayhawk Owens – Rock Jock Jayhawk
Quentin McCracken – Q (original Q)
Andres Galaragga – Big Cat, El Gato Grande
Larry Walker – Larry ROYker (because his number was the same as former Avs goalie Patrick Roy #33 & He went to Avs games)
Walt Weiss – the Weiss man
Ian Stewart – Stewy

(IDK but I can’t post here on firefox anymore. I have to go to IE in order to post. *sigh*)

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