Comments on Rany on the Royals: Nicknames.

I have to tell you, I was crying when I read the "...

2008-09-16T14:05:44.379-05:00

I have to tell you, I was crying when I read the "Crouching Deer, Hidden Olive" for Buck and Olivo. People at work are looking at me funny.

I always remember Runelvys as "El Taco Grande" though "Dos Chins" does suit him very well.

Interesting about calling Soria the Wolf based on ...

2008-07-05T16:10:30.973-05:00

Interesting about calling Soria the Wolf based on Pulp Fiction. I've been calling him the Wolf every time he comes into the game... but not b/c that movie, more b/c TeenWolf. He looks like a wolf. Spread the word. We are having T-shirts made to wear to the games - Soria- the Wolf

Now that the Royals have taken the very wise step ...

2008-05-19T13:39:23.192-05:00

Now that the Royals have taken the very wise step to secure his services for up to 6 more seasons will you reconsider my original suggestion: "so long" Soria?

Gotta vote for the one simple (I think) oversight ...

2008-05-18T13:28:41.405-05:00

Gotta vote for the one simple (I think) oversight for a Bill the Thrill nickname...

That sweet swing looks like a knife slicing through:

BUTTER.

Done. Simple. Consonant. Resonant.

Tony, from now on your Delta Tau Chi name will be ...

2008-05-16T22:09:34.237-05:00

Tony, from now on your Delta Tau Chi name will be Cy. He hits like a pitcher.

Jose, from now on your Delta Tau Chi name will be "Flop Flip". Everyone thought he was a flop to start and now he looks like he's turned it around.

Joakim, from now on your Delta Tau Chi name will be The Filth. I still like that one.

Sorry for me, Jimmy Gobble, always has and always ...

2008-05-16T09:48:06.163-05:00

Sorry for me, Jimmy Gobble, always has and always will be: Yimmy Yobble!

For the line-up -- the Beagle Boys. Because they'...

2008-05-16T09:03:59.850-05:00

For the line-up -- the Beagle Boys. Because they're always trying to steal things and getting caught.

I like the Feds for Grudz, Gordon, Guillen, Gathright, and maybe even Greinke. You know, G-men, Feds.

For Joey Gathright, something like Gazelle feels right to me -- gets the leaping/running aspect. Maybe Kangaroo, for a pun on his first name.

I think one of Soria's most identifiable traits, o...

2008-05-16T02:40:21.360-05:00

I think one of Soria's most identifiable traits, other than his lights out stuff, is that he is from Monclova, Mexico. It is this reason, and my love of alliteration, that I came up with these.
-The Mexican Merlin
-The Monclova Maverick
and the one I think best descrbes him
-The Monclova Marvel
Other than that, I also like "Automático" for the almost mechanical way he closes

I don't think you will be successful in nicknaming...

2008-05-15T23:26:18.154-05:00

I don't think you will be successful in nicknaming the entire team. If you got 3 names to stick, that would be a success.

The best ones I have read so far are "Smoke and Mirrors" for Grienke and Bannister.

I REALLY like Moneyball for Teahen because of the book reference.

Dash Gathright has appeal, also.

Billy Butler reminds me of "Balloo" (sp?) from the Jungle

Brian Bannister = MENSA(self-explanatory)Joey Gath...

2008-05-15T23:23:35.369-05:00

Brian Bannister = MENSA
(self-explanatory)

Joey Gathright = Can't Hit Right
(because he looks like the character 'Can't Get Right' that signs a baseball contract in the Martin Lawrence/Eddie Murphy movie "Life". And because he can't hit right.)

Esteban German = The Esteban
(doesn't anyone watch SNL?)

Yasuhiko Yabuta = Yasuhiko Yabetta Throw Strikes
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Butler reminds me of "lumpy" from "leave it to Bea...

2008-05-15T21:47:02.943-05:00

Butler reminds me of "lumpy" from "leave it to Beaver". Tony Pena reminds me of a cow when he is at bat, becuase he just stands there swinging his tail (bat) and chewing his "cud"

Splash Gordon has great potential if he gets aroun...

2008-05-15T20:28:30.990-05:00

Splash Gordon has great potential if he gets around to launching some.

I also like The Epic for Meche and The Matador for Soria.

Butler reminds me of "Biff" from Back to the Future.

Ballplayers used to get nicknames because there us...

2008-05-15T20:17:36.167-05:00

Ballplayers used to get nicknames because there used to be personalities in baseball. The nicknames came naturally and didn't have to be forced. There aren't that many personalities in baseball anymore, at least that the fans get to see. With the buffer zones created by agents, posses, and hangers on, nobody gets to really know players anymore.

Another group nickname would be the G Unit-Greinke...

2008-05-15T19:48:40.093-05:00

Another group nickname would be the G Unit-
Greinke
Gobble
Grud
German
Gload
Gathright
Gordon
Guillen

Joakim the Dream is PERFECT, i would love to hear that out of levebre.

Gordon- The Kid.
Butler- Billy Ray Butler sounds sweet.
Gobble- Gobstopper is great
Greinke- Zack Attack
Luke "game-saver" Hochevar

In reference to the idea to go with The Wolf for S...

2008-05-15T19:27:34.546-05:00

In reference to the idea to go with The Wolf for Soria (based on Pulp Fiction) .. how about one step further.

Los Lobos for the bullpen of Soria/Ramirez/Nunez.

Hooch should be adopted NOW for Hochevar...also because I'll never learn to pronounce his name correctly.

I think Butler should be called Thriller. I heard...

2008-05-15T19:05:42.560-05:00

I think Butler should be called Thriller. I heard him walk to the plate today to that song, and I think I like it, just because I can't imagine him and that song together at all.

For Ramirez, Soria, and Nunez, I had a thought - t...

2008-05-15T18:32:34.447-05:00

For Ramirez, Soria, and Nunez, I had a thought - the Latin Assassins. They seem to kill all the batters they face, and it sounds good to me.

Someone else mentioned "Buffalo Billy Butler," but...

2008-05-15T17:06:33.236-05:00

Someone else mentioned "Buffalo Billy Butler," but how about simply "Tatonka"?

Someone mentioned "Leather" for Pena... I like tha...

2008-05-15T16:49:48.637-05:00

Someone mentioned "Leather" for Pena... I like that one quite a bit. My contribution is adding Joakim "The Sorcerer" Soria to the mix. I know it plays off his name a bit, but I kept thinking about magicians, wizards, etc. when I thought of him. If you're gonna use a magician type name, you may as well go with the one that plays off his name, right?

Greinke = Zero-G

2008-05-15T16:49:14.978-05:00

Greinke = Zero-G

Soria's nickname shouldn't be too closer-specific ...

2008-05-15T16:21:35.327-05:00

Soria's nickname shouldn't be too closer-specific since he may be a starter as soon as next year. I like El Matador for him.

I prefer Mechette over the Epic.

We must stop Ichigload, please. What an insult to Ichiro to be associated with the only first baseman who hits like a middle infielder! Nickname him Jaws or Benchmeat and stamp out Ichigload for good.

I think

How about Wipeout for TPJ? Wipes out runners with...

2008-05-15T16:17:05.197-05:00

How about Wipeout for TPJ? Wipes out runners with his fielding, pretty much describes him at the plate, and of course TP / wipe...

A few of my own:Butler = Superbad (as in the movie...

2008-05-15T16:14:42.939-05:00

A few of my own:

Butler = Superbad (as in the movie)

Soria = El Fin (as in "the end")

Gordon = Gordon Bleu
(as in that weird chicken dish they serve at weddings + royal blue)

Other people's I liked:

Bannister = The Brain
Dirty Nunez
Hochevar = Hooch

Leo "Skinny" NunezWhy make it hard? Haven't been ...

2008-05-15T14:52:51.192-05:00

Leo "Skinny" Nunez

Why make it hard? Haven't been too many Skinnys in baseball lately...

What about grouping a pack together as "G-Force" -...

2008-05-15T14:43:22.802-05:00

What about grouping a pack together as "G-Force" - Gordon, Gathright, Guillen, Greinke, Gload (if you must)??

The Consummate for Soria?

LOVE Mechete!!