A Nickname Experiment

by BlakeBomber on Feb 12, 2009 9:30 AM MST

So here's the idea: Let's rundown some of our favorite playes on the 2009 Rockies and give them some good 'ol official Purple Row nicknames. After we decide on an official nickname, then it's every Row-bot's mission to see if we can get our nicknames to spread into the mainstream Rockies fanbase. If we can get Drew Goodman, George Fraizer, Jeff Huson, Jeff Kingery, or Jack Corrigan to use one of our nicknames we can call this little experiment a success.

For for this first post let's discuss potential nicknames for Ian Stewart and Seth Smith.

Eat. Drink. Be Merry. But the above FanPost does not necessarily reflect the attitudes, opinions, or views of Purple Row's staff (unless, of course, it's written by the staff [and even then, it still might not]).

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Smith = Razor

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by Andrew Martin on Feb 12, 2009 9:38 AM MST reply actions

What's the logic of this one?

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by BlakeBomber on Feb 12, 2009 9:49 AM MST up reply actions

None Whatsoever

It sounds nicknamey.

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by Andrew Martin on Feb 12, 2009 10:34 AM MST up reply actions

I like the logic.

I can’t stop laughing.

by pedalpusher on Feb 12, 2009 12:26 PM MST up reply actions

Let's try old school

Remember Hurricane Bob Hazle? Had an unreal 41 game stretch for the eventual World Champion Braves back in 1957. Hit .403, got a bunch of clutch hits… and they called him ‘Hurricane’. Well, Seth Smith was sort of like the Bob Hazle of the 07 Rockies – not as much of a body of work, but still got big hit after big hit. Couple an old-school reference with his birth region (he’s a Mississippi native) and you get Seth ‘The Dixie Hurricane’ Smith.

For Stewart… how about ‘Light Tower’ in reference to his prodigious power?

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by Franchise26 on Feb 12, 2009 9:55 AM MST reply actions

I like 'The Dixie Hurricane'

and even more if we make it a requirement that the story of Hurricane Bob Hazle to be cited when referring to Smith as The Dixie Hurricane.

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by BlakeBomber on Feb 12, 2009 9:58 AM MST up reply actions

Then if it caught on

it could be shortened to “Dixie” Smith a la Fred “Dixie” Walker who played 18 seasons with among others the Brooklyn Dodgers.

by pedalpusher on Feb 12, 2009 12:34 PM MST up reply actions

and

we can add Walker to the story explaining the nickname.

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by BlakeBomber on Feb 12, 2009 1:01 PM MST up reply actions

While...

also explaining that Walker was a virulent racist who asked to be traded rather than play with Jackie Robinson. Yeah, I think we ought to leave him out of it.

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by Franchise26 on Feb 12, 2009 1:29 PM MST up reply actions

In that case

he’s is best left out of the discussion.

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by BlakeBomber on Feb 12, 2009 1:42 PM MST up reply actions

That was certainly not the intent of using Dixie Walker as an example of that particular nickname.

by pedalpusher on Feb 12, 2009 2:35 PM MST up reply actions

Stewart; How about Boog

Smith: the Magnolia Masher

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by Redhawk on Feb 12, 2009 10:28 AM MST reply actions

Since "Ian" is of Scottish derivation

how about something like “The Scottish Hammer”

by pedalpusher on Feb 12, 2009 12:40 PM MST up reply actions

Or

THE CABER

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by Andrew Martin on Feb 12, 2009 12:48 PM MST up reply actions

I like it but I'm afraid

you’d have to explain it to too many people. A good nickname shouldn’t have to be explained.

by pedalpusher on Feb 12, 2009 12:57 PM MST up reply actions

Ach

See et weth eh theck Scottish brohgue, ah’m sure theh’ll ohnderstahnd whet yeh meent.

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by Andrew Martin on Feb 12, 2009 1:02 PM MST up reply actions

Aye

by pedalpusher on Feb 12, 2009 1:05 PM MST up reply actions

Not quite

the same ring as “The Hebrew Hammer”, is it?

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by DbacksSkins on Feb 12, 2009 1:32 PM MST up reply actions

Well last time I checked

Scots played a better defense than Israelites.

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by Andrew Martin on Feb 12, 2009 2:17 PM MST up reply actions

Errr....

where have you been since 1948??

And from 1956 onward, it’s pretty much been, “the best defense is a good offense”.

I hope I didn’t just start a controversy.

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by DbacksSkins on Feb 12, 2009 2:49 PM MST up reply actions

Yeah see I had to tiptoe around that one

I guess I’m picturing like William Wallace vs Allen Ginsberg

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by Andrew Martin on Feb 12, 2009 3:31 PM MST up reply actions

Well, for what it's worth,

1973 was entirely defensive, however.

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by DbacksSkins on Feb 12, 2009 4:44 PM MST up reply actions

Allen Ginsberg isn’t Israeli.

by onholliday on Feb 15, 2009 3:16 PM MST up reply actions

ok I meant more the image of allen ginsberg

quit splitting hairs on me here

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by Andrew Martin on Feb 16, 2009 12:16 PM MST up reply actions

I'm trying to say "Jew" without sounding antisemitic

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by Andrew Martin on Feb 16, 2009 12:16 PM MST up reply actions

Ooooh..... NOW you've done it.

The Anti-Defamation League is gonna be ALL OVER your ass now.

Plus Jason Hirsh.

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by DbacksSkins on Feb 16, 2009 12:36 PM MST up reply actions

nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

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by Andrew Martin on Feb 16, 2009 12:42 PM MST up reply actions

ok you are so online

yet you’re not on aim wtf mate

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by Andrew Martin on Feb 16, 2009 12:44 PM MST up reply actions

Work

The computer I’m on right now belongs to the US government, and they tend to frown on that sort of thing.

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by DbacksSkins on Feb 16, 2009 12:56 PM MST up reply actions

ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

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by Andrew Martin on Feb 16, 2009 1:17 PM MST up reply actions

This

kinda worked for us, inadvertently, when we started calling Yusmeiro Petit “The Petit Unit”, and Jon Weisman picked it up at both DodgerThoughts AND SI.com, and I think it was Nick Piecoro who mentioned our nickname of Mark Reynolds as “Special K” but attributed it to ‘a few pessimistic fans’, or something to that effect.

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by DbacksSkins on Feb 12, 2009 12:14 PM MST reply actions

special K is gold

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by Andrew Martin on Feb 12, 2009 12:30 PM MST up reply actions

yep

if this is to work…it needs to have that ring.

Like “Gas Can” for Grili.

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by Redhawk on Feb 12, 2009 12:53 PM MST up reply actions

Well,

when every AB is either a HR or a K, it just seemed like it fit.

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by DbacksSkins on Feb 12, 2009 5:11 PM MST up reply actions

how about

Ian Stewart: “I-dog”
Seth Smith: “DJ Poopypants Thunderbolt Aladdin”

Aut Vincam Aut Periam

by PioneerSkies on Feb 12, 2009 3:59 PM MST reply actions

Esquire

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by Andrew Martin on Feb 12, 2009 4:11 PM MST up reply actions

I-70

for Ian…like…he hit that ball all the way to I-70! Then we get him to change his number to 70.

by 4thturn on Feb 12, 2009 5:25 PM MST reply actions

Too bad

he changed from 24 to 9 already. This is a great idea though.

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by jrockies on Feb 12, 2009 5:44 PM MST up reply actions

I like I-70

although it’d be better if his name was pronounced “EYE-un” instead of “EE-un”

Might work for “EYE-un-net-tuh” though :)

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by Andrew T. Fisher on Feb 13, 2009 12:10 AM MST up reply actions

Smithy

How ‘bout we call him the Silent Assassin. I’m not really sure why, but it might make us sound tougher having an Assassin on our team.

I like the I-70 for Stewy. Of course we could go with I-25 as in moving back and forth between the Springs as Helton moves in and out of the lineup.

by jefe_13 on Feb 12, 2009 10:58 PM MST reply actions

I-25

That would be perfect for someone like Ryan Speier, who’s constantly up and down.

Also, I like the Silent Assassin. I actually think it works for Smith, especially because of his Rocktober exploits.

by holly96 on Feb 12, 2009 11:44 PM MST up reply actions

Speier

won’t be up and down anymore… as he’s out of options.

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by BlakeBomber on Feb 13, 2009 10:41 AM MST up reply actions

Right, it was mostly just an example.

I-25 really would be perfect for that type of guy.

by holly96 on Feb 13, 2009 11:34 AM MST up reply actions

That's a great potential nickname.

by onholliday on Feb 15, 2009 3:17 PM MST up reply actions

It's a nifty idea, the highways

But they could be used for any number of players. Plus it doesn’t roll off the tongue very well, at least not off of MY tongue.

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by Andrew Martin on Feb 14, 2009 4:21 PM MST up reply actions

Have we settled on Smith and Stewart?

Seth “The Dixie Hurricane” Smith and Ian “The Caber” Stewart"?

And if so do we need a couple of more to start on?

by pedalpusher on Feb 14, 2009 10:00 AM MST reply actions

The Dixie Hurricane

Is a bit of a mouthful. Pick one or the other.

“HEY COME ON NOW, LET’S GET A HIT DIXIE, COME ON BABY”

“COME ONNNN CABER, LET’S SEE THAT LUMBER, SEND ONE YARD BIG GUY”

“HERE WE GO SHADES, WAIT FOR YOUR PITCH, NO HURRY, NO HURRY”

“HE AIN’T GOT NOTHING, RAZOR, DROP IT IN THE GAP, COME ON”

Substitute I-25 or Dixie Hurricane into their and it just feels like I’m tripping over my own speech

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by Andrew Martin on Feb 14, 2009 4:24 PM MST up reply actions

BAHHHH GRAMMAR

Their = there

damn, I never make that mistake

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

I'm fine with Dixie and Caber

by pedalpusher on Feb 14, 2009 5:45 PM MST up reply actions

If yelling at the games

is what you’re looking for, just call Ian “Stewie”. Every guy in the country by the name of Stewart has been called Stewie and at least he’ll know you’re yelling to him. And every guy named Smith has been called “Smitty”. So, for clarity and lack of confusion, Stewie and Smitty will work well. Not big on creativity, but the players and everyone else in the ballpark will know what you’re yelling about.

I was only thinking of Purple Row purposes when I proposed, I-70. With the “I” standing for Ian.

by 4thturn on Feb 14, 2009 7:34 PM MST up reply actions

ahhh

See I was thinking a nickname we’d yell at games and such. My bad.

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by Andrew Martin on Feb 14, 2009 9:19 PM MST up reply actions

Being in RI

I only get to a couple of Rox games a year, so I’m probably the one thinking the wrong way. I’m usually talking to my computer while the games are on, so nobody hears what the heck I’m saying.

by 4thturn on Feb 15, 2009 10:24 AM MST up reply actions

I thought the deal was we as Rowbots were going to start something

to see if it would catch on by the media? general public? whoever? thus seeing what kind of reach the Purple Row has.

by pedalpusher on Feb 14, 2009 10:22 PM MST up reply actions

if that's the case...

Smitty and Stewie are names that the average fan can easily stumble upon.

Shades seems to work well inserted into some at the game chatter.

I still like the Silent Assassin for SS, although its more of a mouth full when yelling. Perhaps the SA can be his official nick name and you can just yell variations like the Smith-inator or Sassy or Lethal.

Or how about Seth-ness?

by jefe_13 on Feb 15, 2009 10:31 PM MST up reply actions