Bruce Bochy's pet names for his players
by WithTechron on May 22, 2008 1:39 PM PDT
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I'm getting a little tired of Bochy's strange pet names for his players that are routinely quoted in the paper. What, is he dating them? The latest from today's Chron: "Holmy came off his deathbed and got a huge hit today." This, a day after referring to Brian Wilson as "Willie" after the closer almost blew the game. Lincicum is "Timmy." Last year, Feliz was "Petey." I kept waiting for him to refer to Klesko as "Ry-Ry" but it didn't happen.
Question: If you're not as bothered as I am by Brucie's pet names, can you come up with better ones for Bochy to use in front of reporters?
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Barry Zito
Can be “Buster”.
Angel Villalona: Treatin' all pitches like fastballs since '07.
by AngelintheInfield on May 22, 2008 1:48 PM PDT reply actions
Barry's should be Albatoss
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by SoFa King Mike on May 22, 2008 3:07 PM PDT up reply actions
Eh my bosses have pet names for me too. I’m Cee (pronounced like “sea”) to one boss, “kiddo” to another, and the big boss here just calls me “hun.”
I made up names for the guys on the team too, because it amuses me. Ray-Ray, Right Said Fred (Lewis), Dwight (Randy Winn’s middle name), Henny, Captain Jack, et al in the bullpen. But I never talk to them so it doesn’t matter what I call them.
"While conservatives tell you 'leave things alone and no one will lose,' and liberals tell you 'interfere a lot and no one will lose,' baseball says 'someone will lose.' Not only says it - but insists upon it! ... Democracy is lovely, but baseball's more mature." BVCE supports SF Dugout and Manny Burriss.
by BaronVonCurrentEvents on May 22, 2008 1:50 PM PDT reply actions
Er, Dwight is Winn’s first name. My bad.
"While conservatives tell you 'leave things alone and no one will lose,' and liberals tell you 'interfere a lot and no one will lose,' baseball says 'someone will lose.' Not only says it - but insists upon it! ... Democracy is lovely, but baseball's more mature." BVCE supports SF Dugout and Manny Burriss.
by BaronVonCurrentEvents on May 22, 2008 1:51 PM PDT up reply actions
Dwight Winn.
Someone has got to photo shop that. Giants should deem him Assistant to the Reigional Manager… but I guess that would be Bochy? Bochy isn’t as funny as Steve Carrell, but just as awkward.
Angel Villalona: Treatin' all pitches like fastballs since '07.
by AngelintheInfield on May 22, 2008 1:54 PM PDT up reply actions
Give Randy the really bad glasses and I think he’s set.
"While conservatives tell you 'leave things alone and no one will lose,' and liberals tell you 'interfere a lot and no one will lose,' baseball says 'someone will lose.' Not only says it - but insists upon it! ... Democracy is lovely, but baseball's more mature." BVCE supports SF Dugout and Manny Burriss.
by BaronVonCurrentEvents on May 22, 2008 2:05 PM PDT up reply actions
Does he volunteer his time as a volunteer sheriff?
by withclubsauce on May 22, 2008 2:35 PM PDT up reply actions
nicely done
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by UnleashTheGore on May 22, 2008 4:45 PM PDT up reply actions
it shouldve been his name backwards...
Okselk Nyar…
I’m not bothered by it, but he could at least be more creative. I mean, has anybody else noticed that Brian Wilson shares a name with the Beach Boys guy? Wonder why nobody has pounced on those pun opportunities yet.
i imagine...
i imagine it’s because he’s probably sick of ‘em by now. I get the feeling he doesn’t really appreciate the beach boys anyway…
Do you have any evidence of this?
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I’m more bothered just by the way Bochy speaks than what he says. Except it does specifically bother me when he talks about ballplayers, ballgames, and ballclubs. It’s like he came straight from the school of talking about baseball 1940.
My Dave Righetti is better than your Dave Righetti.
Few people know
His real last name is “Boch”, and Bochy is the nickname he’s given himself.
¿Julio is tourist in San Francisco? Harper's Bizarre!
Well you have to admit...
...that he is awfully bochy. I can’t think of anyone bochier.
All-Father Watch: 1.16 ERA, 4 saves, 0.99 WHIP, 23 Ks in 23 1/3 IP
by EliminateMe on May 23, 2008 11:49 AM PDT up reply actions
he’s still better than any football coach in the world. Those guys have to say “football” before anything lest we be confused. I love it when Nolan talks about how the football team will prepare, how Smith will have to be more accurat with the football, that Willis is a special football player…is there really that much rampant confusiion that many of us will think Nolan is referring to a golf ball? Drives me nuts. So does football, for that matter, but that’s another rant.
Yeah
I find that phenomenon just as annoying, and it is definitely more rampant.
On that note, I heard Nolan on the radio yesterday and I couldn’t believe how comfortable, relaxed, and… well… funny he sounded. I’ve never heard the guy in an interview when he was anything but an unnatural talking box. I wonder if he’s been taking lessons.
My Dave Righetti is better than your Dave Righetti.
by howtheyscored on May 23, 2008 12:22 PM PDT up reply actions
Holm...
Hits 2 run “holmers” for the “holm” team.
Angel Villalona: Treatin' all pitches like fastballs since '07.
by AngelintheInfield on May 22, 2008 2:50 PM PDT up reply actions
After yesterday's game...
...I think Holm’s new nickname should be Barfy.
All-Father Watch: 1.16 ERA, 4 saves, 0.99 WHIP, 23 Ks in 23 1/3 IP
I just lol'ed
at work. oops
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by FairweatherFan on May 22, 2008 4:32 PM PDT up reply actions
either that
or cock-boy.
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by SloIsLonelyForTheOrange on May 22, 2008 10:34 PM PDT up reply actions
Boch is no worse than other "baseball men"
In the ‘Official Manual to Being A Baseball Man,’ chapter two says that you must take the first syllable either the first or last name (preferably, whichever makes it more awkward), and add the suffix “-ie” to it. Brucie does just about that exactly. I haven’t heard much different from anyone else.
DFA all Giants over 34 years old.
Word
I swear I heard Boch refer to Sanchez as Sanchie. Ugh….
But the Mayor is correct, you can’t just blame Boch. How many times did we heard Dusty talk about Gardie, Burkie, Schmidtie, etc.
Even the A’s had Miggie, Huddie, and still have Chavie.
I think Boch is too old to get the significance of Dirty…
"While conservatives tell you 'leave things alone and no one will lose,' and liberals tell you 'interfere a lot and no one will lose,' baseball says 'someone will lose.' Not only says it - but insists upon it! ... Democracy is lovely, but baseball's more mature." BVCE supports SF Dugout and Manny Burriss.
by BaronVonCurrentEvents on May 22, 2008 7:48 PM PDT up reply actions
even if he wasn't
can you imagine that “Bruce Bochy Show” clip? Good lord.
Bush Also Gives Lame Nicknames To Those Under Him?
Coincidence?
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by nostocksjustbonds on May 22, 2008 7:10 PM PDT up reply actions
He calls me Howy. I hate it.
Everybody knows I go by Howie.
My Dave Righetti is better than your Dave Righetti.
by howtheyscored on May 23, 2008 12:23 PM PDT up reply actions
A line from a "Police Squad" episode
Lt. Drebin: Don’t worry, we think we know how he did it.
Lady: Howie couldn’t have done it. He’s out of town.
2008 Giants: A steaming pile of scrap!
I fear to wonder how few on this site would get a "Police Squad!" reference.
[shuddering]
DFA all Giants over 34 years old.
by Mayor of 311 on May 24, 2008 1:37 AM PDT up reply actions
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