Giants Nicknames, Past and Present

by hairball on Feb 21, 2007 10:43 AM PST Comment 82 comments

Here are some to start:

Vinnie the (Incredible) Chulk
Able Cain
The Enchanter [Tim Lincecum]
Bull Durham
Achmed Correia
Dirty Sanchez
Smile [Brian Wilson]
Mark Greeny
Snatchwig [Merkin Valdez]
Woody [Kirk Reuter]
Will the Thrill

Got any others? Bring 'em out of hiding. I need to get caught up. And funny relevant pictures are always a plus (except, probably, for Merkin).

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My bad

Pics for "Dirty Sanchez" might not be worksafe either.

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by hairball on Feb 21, 2007 10:40 AM PST reply actions 0 recs

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Achmed? Where'd that come from? I like to call him Warren.

Can't forget Notgardo. Unfortunately, can't forget Blownitez either.

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this town thinks you're a bastard - Elvis Costello

by EliminateMe on Feb 21, 2007 10:59 AM PST reply actions 0 recs

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I've always been partial to Kevin "Chick" Correia myself.

by Widget on Feb 21, 2007 12:10 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

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That works well too. Do I hear a jingle for when he takes the mound?

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by hairball on Feb 21, 2007 1:57 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

I don't care about pronunciation nuances

It's gotta be Soul-South Correia.

by Moggeee on Feb 22, 2007 2:40 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

King Correia reia!

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by the degenerate on Feb 22, 2007 3:14 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

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I guess I follow world news too much. Ahmed Qureia was a recent Palestinian Prime Minister. Not trying to make any kind of political statement. I just always found it funny, because their last names are pronounced the same.

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by hairball on Feb 21, 2007 1:43 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

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I always think of him as "Tension and Fame" Correia.

by Evan on Feb 21, 2007 3:15 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

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I've hard of North Correia for him.

I've grown up a lot since before dinner, when we last talked.

by groug on Feb 21, 2007 4:05 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

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heard of.

I've grown up a lot since before dinner, when we last talked.

by groug on Feb 21, 2007 4:05 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

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If he had a sinker, he'd be South Correia

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by hairball on Feb 21, 2007 4:59 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

See above

Perdoname, HairWad, I did not read deep enough.

by Moggeee on Feb 22, 2007 2:43 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

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Frandsen Comes Alive
Linden Calling
Dave "Bob" Roberts

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by lunaticfridge on Feb 21, 2007 10:59 AM PST reply actions 0 recs

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Those are great.

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by hairball on Feb 21, 2007 1:44 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

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Todd "Magellan" Linden

Here are some others from the McWiki site:

http://bluwiki.com/go/McCoveyChronicles

by sfgreg on Feb 21, 2007 11:30 AM PST reply actions 0 recs

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Some of note:

Dreamy
Watheny
Pee Hands
Fleas
Hindenburg
Zardoz

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by hairball on Feb 21, 2007 1:45 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

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don't forget Das Manos de Pee Pee

Hats for bats, keep bats warm !

by PacBellBoozer on Feb 21, 2007 3:22 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

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my favorite urine-related Moises nickname was "Whiz Mits". It has a great ring to it.

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by Goofus on Feb 22, 2007 7:28 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

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I still like "Big Daddy" Cain.

And I coined "Ishi-ishi-ka-ka-wa-wa".

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by Goofus on Feb 21, 2007 11:49 AM PST reply actions 0 recs

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Big Daddy Cain really needs to catch on. I can just see the promo spot where he strikes out a batter and turns to the camera and says "It's a Big Daddy thing" in a cornball accent.

by Evan on Feb 21, 2007 3:22 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

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I agree, "Big Daddy" Cain needs to catch on.

by Widget on Feb 21, 2007 5:18 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

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The Missing Linc!

I'll get it to stick if I have to take it to my grave.

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by howtheyscored on Feb 21, 2007 11:54 AM PST reply actions 0 recs

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Stick with it. Not only do I find it more clever than "the Enchanter", but it also has a better ring to it.

Chulk angry! CHULK SMASH!!

by CystedTwister on Feb 21, 2007 12:40 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

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I am torn, I like both the Missing Linc, and the Enchanter, plus I think he looks like young British royalty, and his middle name is leroy (the king), so I like Prince Tim.

I guess however short he is on professional experience, he more than compensates with a plethora or nicknames.

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by hairball on Feb 21, 2007 1:49 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

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edit: "or" nicknames.

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by hairball on Feb 21, 2007 1:49 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Or of?

Here's to a good 2007. Or 2008. Or 2009. Or 2010. Or...

by WalrusMan on Feb 21, 2007 1:53 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Re: Or of?

How did I make the same gaffe twice? I really need that lobotomy bad.

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by hairball on Feb 21, 2007 1:56 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

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Q. But what happens when he gets called up?

(Secret, horrible answer: Sabean'll trade him away.)

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by lunaticfridge on Feb 21, 2007 1:59 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

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Two new Lincecum nicknames, courtesy of the man himself (and his Giants teammates) on KNBR tonight: Leprechaun, Batboy.

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by hairball on Feb 21, 2007 6:47 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Lucent Mimic

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by the degenerate on Feb 22, 2007 3:17 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

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As a resident of San Luis Obispo County and one thus subjected to our wafer-thin local paper, I thought Correia's nickname was "former Cal Poly standout" Kevin Correia.

Two hands for beginners, and Jose Cruz Jr. in the playoffs

by VidaWantsYourCar on Feb 21, 2007 12:11 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

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and as a current Cal Poly student, i 2nd that

by Azmanz on Feb 22, 2007 7:44 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

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I have a ton of nicknames for the guys. Most of them just came about hanging around with friends and commiserating about Giants baseball.

RayRay (Durham)
Timmeh Time (Lincecum)
RANDAY (Winn)
Fleas (Pedro)
Lamar (duh)
Franny (Frandsen)
OGM (Cain--don't ask)
Mando (barf)
Henny or Henneh (Hennessey)
Cap'n Jack (Taschner)
Matty Mo (Morris)
Notgardo (Eliezer Alfonzo)
Beinhana (Molina--I accidentally typed his name as Benihana Molina in an IM conversation and it turns out to work well for the second fattest load on our team)
Rich ORLYa (Natto has the image somewhere)
Omar gets all sorts of incarnations of his name. If he hits a home run, it's Homar. If he makes an error, it's Domar. Etc.

I suppose we can make a case for Ishikawa to be called The Ish?

"Strikeouts are boring. Besides that, they're fascist." Not fascist: SF Dugout

by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Feb 21, 2007 12:11 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

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I prefer "Special Agent Jack Taschner", and so does his mom.

The one cool thing about your idea for Ishikawa is that if he's taken out of the starting lineup shortly before the game starts, we can say "The Ish got scratched."

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by Goofus on Feb 21, 2007 12:22 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

I'm asking

OGM (Cain--don't ask)

Original Gangsta Matt?

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by lunaticfridge on Feb 21, 2007 1:58 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Re: I'm asking

OGM

Ocular Gravy Man?

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by howtheyscored on Feb 21, 2007 6:54 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Re: I'm asking

OGM

Opthalmologically Gangrenous Monster?

Chulk angry! CHULK SMASH!!

by CystedTwister on Feb 22, 2007 8:46 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

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"Omar gets all sorts of incarnations of his name. If he hits a home run, it's Homar. If he makes an error, it's Domar. Etc."

If he stands there with his pants on way too tight, it's ...

OGM will never die.

by tk on Feb 23, 2007 10:30 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

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Durham: the Sugarman.
Taschner: Special Agent Jack Taschner, of course!

Personally, I like "The Sheik" for Ishikawa. ("Last of the Yahi" is a little too wordy.) It hasn't caught on yet, admittedly, but then neither has Ishikawa.

It remains to be seen whether they are present or past, but let's not forget Niekrool-Aid and Freddy Grand.

From the more distant past, there's Stretch aka Willie Mac, the Baby Bull, and of course the Say Hey Kid.

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this town thinks you're a bastard - Elvis Costello

by EliminateMe on Feb 21, 2007 12:22 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

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From the recent past, we had the Big Cat.

And speaking of big, here are all the nicknames I've heard for Benitez:

Mando
Armandogeddon
Our-Man-d'Oh!
Blownitez
Tub-o-Goo
Tub-o-Lard
Tub-o-Mando
Ass Blowup
Ass-Mondo

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by hairball on Feb 21, 2007 1:56 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

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Sal the Barber.

"Strikeouts are boring. Besides that, they're fascist." Not fascist: SF Dugout

by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Feb 21, 2007 2:47 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

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"Mandos": The Hands of Fate

LicensetoPills: they say this to my family. to barry bonds family. and i say, "i'll bust you up. here is a candy corn."

by jponry on Feb 21, 2007 2:11 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

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My friend and I always called Marquis Grissom "cookie" cause he looks like Cookie Monster.

I also call Feliz "happy", although he makes me anything but...

My VORP is higher than your VORP.

by Poe on Feb 21, 2007 2:25 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

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My dad's crotchety old ex-wife called Marquis "Old Googly Eyes". I don't think she actually knew his real name.

Two hands for beginners, and Jose Cruz Jr. in the playoffs

by VidaWantsYourCar on Feb 21, 2007 2:40 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

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Ha! The thing I remember most about Grissom (aside from the last year and a half only ever hitting balls out of the infield with nobody on...) are his old googly eyes.

So again, I say:

Ha!

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by howtheyscored on Feb 21, 2007 6:52 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

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Now that you mention it...that really beats Grip.

"Strikeouts are boring. Besides that, they're fascist." Not fascist: SF Dugout

by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Feb 21, 2007 2:47 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

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If Brian Wilson turns out to be a solid closer, then "Pet Sounds" would be a, uh...groovy nickname? Far out? Whatever...it would be cool.

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by VidaWantsYourCar on Feb 21, 2007 2:39 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

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If Brian Wilson turns out to be a solid closer, then people can call him Captain Knucklefuddle and I'll still be happy!

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by hairball on Feb 21, 2007 3:07 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

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Can't believe no one's mentioned Lance "The Knights Who Say" Niekro. Coined by Kitspool, if I recall correctly.

by Evan on Feb 21, 2007 3:31 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

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That's absolutely fabulous, and no, I wasn't trying to reference another wonderful British show. Okay, yeah, I was.

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by hairball on Feb 21, 2007 5:01 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Nit Picking

I think Lincecum's nickname has to be "Tim the Enchanter" and not just "The Enchanter".

I like Big Daddy Cain and Mark Greenie

Bring da Cain
Runaway Freight Cain
A-1 Yola(11/5 reference)

Sweet Baby Ray
The Correian Peninsula

You gotta live Snatchwig!

"I want to dip my balls in it." Louie

by MeSoKrabby on Feb 21, 2007 3:57 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

Re: Nit Picking

Depending on how he pitches, I may yet love Merkin, but how exactly does one "live snatchwig", and why exactly did I just ask that?

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by hairball on Feb 21, 2007 5:02 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Re: Nit Picking

Hide the razor?

"Strikeouts are boring. Besides that, they're fascist." Not fascist: SF Dugout

by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Feb 21, 2007 5:07 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

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Willie Mays "Hayes"
Christy "<del>6</del> I am NOT a number, I am a FREE man!" Matthewson
John "Tim" McGraw
Alvin "I Love You But I've Chosen Darkness"
Jeffrey Leonard "Part 6"

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by lunaticfridge on Feb 21, 2007 4:03 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

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Lance "My" Niekro

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by Natto on Feb 21, 2007 5:50 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

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Gotta be careful with this one, but I think I read it here first:
Lance "We Say African-American Now Not" Niekro

by Cleophus on Feb 22, 2007 4:57 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

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What about Mike "Tiny" Felder? Alright, not quite current, but that one always killed me, especially because when he played I was like 8 and I hadn't quite grasped the humor of it all until after he retired.

I always thought Mark Carreon coulda used a cool nickname like "Vulture" or "Condor", but he played more like dead meat instead of the animals that feed upon it.

by GiantsTribe on Feb 21, 2007 6:01 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

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Thighler = Tyler Walker
Bombko = Tomko
Herminator = Dustin Hermanson
Woody = Kirk Reuter
Matt "always nervous" Herges
Ricky Latrine = Ricky Ledee
Michael "mother-" Tucker
Floppert = Jesse Foppert
Sybil = Shawn Estes (head-case)
VanLaunchingpad = VanLandingham
Kirk "What is that" Manwaring
Penitentary Face = Jeffrey Leonard
Moon Man = Greg Minton
Caveman = Don Robinson
Steve "Bedrock" Bedrosian
Senior Smoke = Juan Berenguer
(72 strike-outs in 73 innings for the 1986 Giants)
Roger Criag = The original Humm Baby

Another blast from the past:
"Yamid hits the ball Wicked Haad."

by Kid Fresh on Feb 21, 2007 6:10 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

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I don't even think I was around these parts during the Herges years, but Matt "always nervous" Herges was what I used to call him too.

It always seemed to take so long to say.

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by howtheyscored on Feb 21, 2007 6:50 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

They weren't the Herges Years

They were fleetingly known as the Herges Hours.

by Moggeee on Feb 22, 2007 2:54 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

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"Vanlaunchingpad" was one of the truly great derogatory nicknames in Giants history.

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by Goofus on Feb 22, 2007 7:27 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Senior Smoke

I think you mean "Señor Smoke".

Remember 1962!

by El Person on Feb 22, 2007 3:05 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

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Mike "Buffy" LaCoss
Jeffrey "Hac-man" Leonard
Jeffrey "One Flap Down" Leonard
Rick "Big Daddy" Reuschel
Don "Caveman" Robinson

You're nobody 'til everybody in
this town thinks you're a bastard - Elvis Costello

by EliminateMe on Feb 21, 2007 6:12 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

Favorite Catcher...

Marc "Cubby Bear" Hill

by littlejohn on Feb 21, 2007 10:03 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

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Jeff "Redneck Asshole" Kent
Tsuyoshi "Breathtaking Outfielder But Hits Like an Indifferent Schoolgirl" Shinjo
Marvin "Must Have Had Incriminating Pictures of Sabean And a Little Houseboy Named Raoul" Benard
Kirt "What Is That" Manwaring (Jon Miller actually used that one)
J.R. "I'm So Insignificant That My Parents Didn't Even Give Me A Full Name" Phillips
Benito Whale's Vagina
Dusty "Most Brilliant Strategist Since Custer" Baker

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by Mayor of 311 on Feb 21, 2007 10:44 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

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I dunno, as a teacher I'm surrounded by indifferent schoolgirls, and Shinjo hits better than them. Well, most of them.

by hometownboy on Feb 21, 2007 11:01 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

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I would take that bet. And NOT just so I can come look at the schoolgirls, either. My probation officer is very clear about that.

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by Mayor of 311 on Feb 22, 2007 8:32 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

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I always liked Todd Linden as Magellan.

Just watch him chase a flyball, and you'll know

That was the worst baserunning in the HISTORY of Major League Baseball!

by elduderino on Feb 22, 2007 12:42 AM PST reply actions 0 recs

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Ryan Klesko, Attorney at Law

Jason Ellsion = Hank Scorpio (a few too many leaps but it's still what I think of whenever I hear his name)

Feliz = Worst Third Baseman in Major League Baseball

Benjie the Hunted

Osiris "Lord of the Underworld" Matos

And my dad still calls Jose Cruz sleepy. I think he saw him yawn once in right field and it stuck.

When it's time for a change...

by squirrel on Feb 22, 2007 12:44 AM PST reply actions 0 recs

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I just discovered something potentially nicknamey about our many nicknamed phenom Tim Lincecum.

The first Story mention of Tim Lincecum in the history of McCC came on June 6, 2006. That's right, 6/6/06.

So I'm thinking something apocolyptic here.

Tim "The Omen" Lincecum doesn't have much of a ring to it, <failed joke>and might be pushing copyright laws if taken too far</failed joke&gt.

I'm digging "Fire and Timstone" here. I like the idea of a nickname rooted in McCC history here, and this "revelation" of mine must have nickname possibilities up the ass.

I like Fire and Timstone. I'll never abandon Missing Linc, but I'm loving the possibilities here.

What have you got?

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by howtheyscored on Feb 22, 2007 1:05 AM PST reply actions 0 recs

Molina, from his crouch, puts down one finger

(Sign of the AntiChrist.)

by Moggeee on Feb 22, 2007 3:03 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

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Fire and Timstone, I like it. I feel he needs a soundtrack with such a name. INXS - Devil Inside?

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by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Feb 22, 2007 8:23 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Problem with "Missing Linc" as nickname

The problem is that it reads funny but is no good when spoken. The first syllable of his name is pronounced "Lints." So "Missing Linc" forces you to make a choice to mispronounce his name ("Missing Link" if said aloud) or kill the joke (pronouncing it "Missing Lints," to the puzzlement of your seatmates/barmates/inmates).

It's a cute idea, but it doesn't work in real comedy life.

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by Mayor of 311 on Feb 22, 2007 8:29 AM PST reply actions 0 recs

Problem with "Missing Linc" as nickname

Yes, this is a problem that has vaguely troubled me from time to time.

It's the kind of nickname that could only surface on something like a blog, really, where communication is visual. Personally I pronounce it as it should be, Missing Link, but associate it as it is spelled as the trunkated surname.

I tend to be happy with this arrangement, but you sir are not wrong.

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by howtheyscored on Feb 22, 2007 8:44 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Problem with "Missing Linc" as nickname

Now that I think about it (excuse me for trying so hard with this one), I think there is some precedent for this sort of thing just in the way abbreviations (or rather, trunkations) work.

I'm at work now so off the top of my head are two examples. I have to make trips to the Environmental Design Library, and the Underground Library (Moffit, even though the actual underground library is Main... don't ask ME how they picked these things), but when we say them we say that I'm going to Envi (pronounced Envee and not Envie) and Unde (pronounced Undee and not Unduh).

Granted, these examples are only asking to you to accept one sonic change (the ie sound to an ee sound and the uh sound to an ee sound) to the word for the sake of ease and understanding while Missing Linc is asking you to accept two (the short i sound in lints to the long e sound in link, and the s sound in lints to the k sound in link), but there is some precedent for sonic change in trunkated words.

Anyway, that just occurred to me right now, and is a very small point not to be taken for argument but just for thought. I won't try to argue it because (well, it's flawed, but also) I think mostly I like the value of Missing Linc as a visual nickname and that I then actively accept the sonic problems not because the trunkation allows for it (as I just tried to show), but because I like the way it looks much more than I dislike the way it sounds.

I've been accused of thinking too much, from time to time. Not always thinking well, but definitely got the quantity going for me.

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by howtheyscored on Feb 22, 2007 9:41 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Absolution

Don't worry about overthinking. The key to having a good idea is having lots of ideas.

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by Mayor of 311 on Feb 22, 2007 8:03 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

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I am SHOCKED.

No one put in the most famous of all:

Johnnie "Boo" LeMaster.

by Van Smack on Feb 22, 2007 8:32 AM PST reply actions 0 recs

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I can go with Batboy for Timmy Lincecum. Nicknames more than two syllables are a pain in the ass for the lazy amongst us. Hence the pronunciation: Linz-come as derived from "YOURSANFRANCISCOGIANTS"

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by E Ticket on Feb 22, 2007 10:12 AM PST reply actions 0 recs

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Marks Weeney

by Azmanz on Feb 22, 2007 7:49 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

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Of course, let's not forget the following:

Barry "US" Bonds
Oom-be, Uribe
Damon "Tiny" Minor
Rich For-real-ia
J-Schmitty, run the city, show no pity
JT Slow

By the way, I don't recall a nickname ever given to Matt Williams, which seems ridiculous considering that he used to sniff under his arm during every at bat.

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