tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5064547517730087223.post8589617448258508671..comments2024-02-17T04:00:25.925-06:00Comments on The Platoon Advantage: Nicknames For All! (except for Drew Butera)The Common Manhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09994070642805307798noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5064547517730087223.post-89527539767490175572012-03-08T10:13:58.141-06:002012-03-08T10:13:58.141-06:00my brother and i used to call sal butera "the...my brother and i used to call sal butera "the butt". for obvious reasons. we've been calling drew lil buttcribs for twinshttp://cribsfortwins.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5064547517730087223.post-79298052734420993142011-01-27T14:29:33.945-06:002011-01-27T14:29:33.945-06:00Common should not change his nickname for Scott Ba...Common should not change his nickname for Scott Baker. It should and always will be "Moon-Shot Scott"!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5064547517730087223.post-1733427729729359762011-01-27T13:57:38.870-06:002011-01-27T13:57:38.870-06:00Mijares is a "women" and Nishioka is an ...Mijares is a "women" and Nishioka is an offensive racial slur? Awesome.Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07840958382433052735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5064547517730087223.post-26542667886825832702011-01-27T08:46:38.326-06:002011-01-27T08:46:38.326-06:00Pavano: PavStache > 'Stache
Blackburn = Bla...Pavano: PavStache > 'Stache<br />Blackburn = Blackbeard<br />Capps = Fat Capps<br />Mijares = Mujeres<br />Nishioka = The Jap<br />Casilla = Sexi Lexi<br />Delmon = Delmonster<br />Thome = Jim Fuckin Thome<br />Baker = MOOONshot Baker<br />And I'm gonna miss Big Daddy Rauch<br /><br />These are just names me and my roommate use when we talk about the Twins. Didn't come up with any of them on the spot.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13866542295131724821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5064547517730087223.post-25344242244392008692011-01-27T07:24:04.239-06:002011-01-27T07:24:04.239-06:00Always went with "Ol' Hoss" for Nath...Always went with "Ol' Hoss" for Nathan the way he whinnies/neighs before each pitch, and "Dudley" for Morneau.JB (the Original)noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5064547517730087223.post-65007551625835729642011-01-26T22:58:51.997-06:002011-01-26T22:58:51.997-06:00I prefer Dunce (or Duens) Cap for Duensing.
How ...I prefer Dunce (or Duens) Cap for Duensing. <br /><br />How about Pops for Thome? Hints at his age and his bat. <br /><br />Thrylos used to call Butera "Nepo-Drew" since he was seemingly on the roster only because his dad was a former Twin (thus nepotism).Bryzhttp://weareoffthemark.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5064547517730087223.post-62637135825385615692011-01-26T15:59:42.897-06:002011-01-26T15:59:42.897-06:00Can't use the No "D" nickname for El...Can't use the No "D" nickname for Elmon Young... as appropriate as it might be that nickname was already used in this town by Ricky Avis of the Timberwolves a few years back.<br /><br />For Scott Baker, Kevin Slowey and Nick Blackburn I like to call them the Twins "In Flight Crew" or the "Stewardesses" or the "In-Flight Movie Triple Feature" ... I hope there is no explanation needed for these...Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05560278289901970716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5064547517730087223.post-33410326417876939132011-01-26T14:34:41.040-06:002011-01-26T14:34:41.040-06:00Still don't get "Light Rail," I'...Still don't get "Light Rail," I'm afraid. How does that apply to Scott Baker better than the thousands of other MLB pitchers who have not been Walter Johnson (or Carl "Big Train" Willis)? <br /><br />I'm sticking with _elm_n for Young, personally. It's brilliant, and I'm not at all convinced of either his D <i>or</i> his O just yet.Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07840958382433052735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5064547517730087223.post-56165595636709968702011-01-26T14:30:07.073-06:002011-01-26T14:30:07.073-06:00Delmon's nickname shall forever be 'First ...Delmon's nickname shall forever be 'First Pitch'Lukenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5064547517730087223.post-78901682375735931142011-01-26T14:19:29.382-06:002011-01-26T14:19:29.382-06:00I always loved the name "Light Rail" Bak...I always loved the name "Light Rail" Baker. (Because, if Walter Johnson was the Big Train, then Scott Baker....)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5064547517730087223.post-45779459249225972322011-01-26T14:19:17.849-06:002011-01-26T14:19:17.849-06:00One of 'Cisco's K's should be looking ...One of 'Cisco's K's should be looking away. But I don't know how to type a backwards K.Nick Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10985773940260658397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5064547517730087223.post-5132591666043127012011-01-26T11:50:50.193-06:002011-01-26T11:50:50.193-06:00I drop by the WGOM now and then. Good stuff. "...I drop by the WGOM now and then. Good stuff. "Light Rail" is one I don't get the meaning of at all.Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07840958382433052735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5064547517730087223.post-87457463369636678422011-01-26T11:43:11.370-06:002011-01-26T11:43:11.370-06:00It should be "Baby Face" Baker. And I p...It should be "Baby Face" Baker. And I prefer calling Morneau the Canuck over the Mountie. <br /><br />And couldn't Blackburn be Blackie or Blackbeard over Mugsy?Ianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14932609568618530446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5064547517730087223.post-52935563831690607622011-01-26T11:21:10.257-06:002011-01-26T11:21:10.257-06:00my brother and i used to call sal butera "the...my brother and i used to call sal butera "the butt". for obvious reasons. we've been calling drew lil buttAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5064547517730087223.post-39727504049401151262011-01-26T06:14:22.061-06:002011-01-26T06:14:22.061-06:00_elmon Young was brilliant! No D. Priceless commen..._elmon Young was brilliant! No D. Priceless comment.William J. Taskerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02313204947130235560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5064547517730087223.post-41936890685468447722011-01-25T19:15:55.499-06:002011-01-25T19:15:55.499-06:00The WGOM has a few good ones you might want to con...The WGOM has a few good ones you might want to consider:<br /><br />"Sideshow" Pat Neshek (slight circus freak)<br />Scott "Light Rail" Baker<br />Brendan [redacted] Harris (thank god he's gone)<br />_elmon Young (he's got no "d", although last year he found some "o")Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5064547517730087223.post-49493163476477531622011-01-25T15:45:15.734-06:002011-01-25T15:45:15.734-06:00I prefer Droobe (U. Tara) for Drew. His semi-inexp...I prefer Droobe (U. Tara) for Drew. His semi-inexplicable existence "at the Major League level" deserves a nickname in my books. <br /><br />Drew: "Cuddy, are they booing me?"<br /><br />Cuddyer: "Uh, no, Drew. They're saying 'Drooooobe'. Droooooobe."<br /><br />Drew: [to crowd] "Are you saying 'boo' or 'Droobe'?"<br /><br />Crowd: [to Drew] "Boooo!!"<br /><br />95-year-old version of me: [to myself] "I was saying Droobe."Taye Povshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09029309925576648649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5064547517730087223.post-25766163885529227012011-01-25T15:24:55.619-06:002011-01-25T15:24:55.619-06:00While the Executioner is still free, Joakim Soria ...While the Executioner is still free, Joakim Soria is known as the Mexicutioner. Tweak is still my favorite Joe Nathan nickname for, of course, the fact that he looks like he might be on uppers when he's on the mound.Dwadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09332379680898869144noreply@blogger.com