nl5xsk1 0 Report post 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? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Czech Republic 0 Report post 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 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest LooneyTune Report post Posted February 28, 2005 "Sold His Soul to the Devil" Aaron Boone fits better I think. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Precious Roy 0 Report post Posted February 28, 2005 Aaron "F'n" Boone is such an awesome nickname Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fökai 0 Report post Posted February 28, 2005 Dave "Sky King" Kingman I'm pretty sure it was 'King Kong'. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheDevilAndGodAreRagingInsideMe 0 Report post Posted February 28, 2005 I didn't make any of those up, Yankee announcer John Sterling did. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest LooneyTune Report post Posted February 28, 2005 John Sterling needs to be shot in the ass then. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Czech Republic 0 Report post Posted February 28, 2005 I'll second that one. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Man in Blak 0 Report post 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" Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vasarian_Brandy 0 Report post 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 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest LooneyTune Report post Posted March 1, 2005 Who in their right mind would name their kid after a board game company? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vern Gagne 0 Report post 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 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Czech Republic 0 Report post 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? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Special K 0 Report post Posted March 2, 2005 Rollie Fingers is the best real name in baseball. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vern Gagne 0 Report post 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. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest LooneyTune Report post 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". Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Czech Republic 0 Report post 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. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vampiro69 0 Report post Posted March 4, 2005 How can we forget Stan "The Man" Musial? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Dragonfan Report post Posted March 5, 2005 "The Freshest Man On Earth" - Arlie Latham Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
