nl5xsk1 Posted February 28, 2005 Report Posted February 28, 2005 "Yank Aaron" Aaron Boone "The Giambino" Jason Giambi "The Syanara Kid" Hideki Matsui "Bern Baby Bern" Bernie Williams "The Sandman" Mariano Rivera I hope you made those up. I know, those things sound like a group of 11 year olds sat around and made up "funny" nicknames ... and these were, probably, the best of the bunch. Personally, I'm still waiting for a nickname to match up with The Chairman of the Board. I feel like a dick for questioning something from like 10 months ago, but how can that one be the best when I have no fucking idea who it's referring to?!? Wouldn't the best one have to be, you know, well known or somethign?
The Czech Republic Posted February 28, 2005 Report Posted February 28, 2005 I know it as Frank Sinatra. I don't know which baseball player it applies to. "Yank Aaron" sounds like gay porn. "The Giambino" is an insult to Babe Ruth. Forget Jason and his performance-enhancing drugs. Babe Ruth was on performance-reducing drugs and he's the best player ever. "The Sayonara Kid" sounds like what an announcer from the 1930s would call him (probably being interchanged with "that scrappy Jap"), but it's a moot point because Hideki Matsui is like 34. And even if he isn't, he looks 34. "Bern Baby Bern" is stupid. You suck
Guest LooneyTune Posted February 28, 2005 Report Posted February 28, 2005 "Sold His Soul to the Devil" Aaron Boone fits better I think.
Precious Roy Posted February 28, 2005 Report Posted February 28, 2005 Aaron "F'n" Boone is such an awesome nickname
Fökai Posted February 28, 2005 Report Posted February 28, 2005 Dave "Sky King" Kingman I'm pretty sure it was 'King Kong'.
TheDevilAndGodAreRagingInsideMe Posted February 28, 2005 Report Posted February 28, 2005 I didn't make any of those up, Yankee announcer John Sterling did.
Guest LooneyTune Posted February 28, 2005 Report Posted February 28, 2005 John Sterling needs to be shot in the ass then.
The Man in Blak Posted February 28, 2005 Report Posted February 28, 2005 Yeah, those are terrible. And, in the category of "Nickname That Is Cooler Than The Guy It Names", I enter: Joe Randa - "The Joker"
Vasarian_Brandy Posted March 1, 2005 Report Posted March 1, 2005 I love "The Human Rain Delay", but he was also just called "Grover". A little Cleveland flavor: "The Thomeinator" Jim Thome "Baby Bull" - Manny Ramirez Albert "Don't Call Me Joey" Belle "El Presidente" - Dennis Martinez "The Bulldog" Orel Hersheiser "The Game" Milton Bradley (though that's just false advertising...) And the coolest name that's not a nickname... Coco Crisp! In the catergory of "I'm surprised these haven't been mentioned yet": "The Wizard of Oz" Ozzie Smith "Super Joe" Charbeneau "The Yankee Clipper" Joe DiMaggio (Or "Joltin' Joe") There's several more, but here's a couple cool links I found courtesy of the Baseball Almanac: Best Nicknames in Baseball History by ESPN on Baseball Almanac Hall of Fame Full Names & Nicknames by Baseball Almanac
Guest LooneyTune Posted March 1, 2005 Report Posted March 1, 2005 Who in their right mind would name their kid after a board game company?
Vern Gagne Posted March 1, 2005 Report Posted March 1, 2005 (edited) Not that Jim Thome isn't a great hitter, but Thominator is just horrible. Gettysburgh Eddie Plank is underrated. There needs to be a base stealing, American Indian, with the nickname Sliding Bull. Edited March 2, 2005 by Vern Gagne
The Czech Republic Posted March 2, 2005 Report Posted March 2, 2005 Who in their right mind would name their kid after a board game company? Who names their kid after a breakfast cereal?
Special K Posted March 2, 2005 Report Posted March 2, 2005 Rollie Fingers is the best real name in baseball.
Vern Gagne Posted March 2, 2005 Report Posted March 2, 2005 Who in their right mind would name their kid after a board game company? Who names their kid after a breakfast cereal? His real name is Cavelli Crisp.
Guest LooneyTune Posted March 2, 2005 Report Posted March 2, 2005 Who in their right mind would name their kid after a board game company? Who names their kid after a breakfast cereal? His real name is Cavelli Crisp. I was thinking the same thing until someone told me that a while ago. The two funniest names that aren't flat out silly like "Spooneybarger".
The Czech Republic Posted March 2, 2005 Report Posted March 2, 2005 Who in their right mind would name their kid after a board game company? Who names their kid after a breakfast cereal? His real name is Cavelli Crisp. Oh that's an improvement.
Guest Dragonfan Posted March 5, 2005 Report Posted March 5, 2005 "The Freshest Man On Earth" - Arlie Latham
Recommended Posts
Please sign in to comment
You will be able to leave a comment after signing in
Sign In Now