Best and Worst Nicknames in the game

[Verminator]

Worst:
Any "Ben" called "Benji" (Molina, Oglivie, etc.)
Stormin Gorman (Thomas)

Best:
Big Hurt (Frank Thomas)
Puddin' Head Jones
Iron Balls McGinty (Actually not baseball... from "The Jerk" )

[thatguy27]

I always liked The Big Cat.

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no love for pronk?!

Project Donkey has got to win.


"CarGo" is retarded. I'll take "stupid hollywood nicknaming techniques" for 200, Alex.

[thatguy27]

no love for pronk?!

Project Donkey has got to win.


"CarGo" is retarded. I'll take "stupid hollywood nicknaming techniques" for 200, Alex.

I disagree. The point of nicknames like CarGo, ARod, ect. is not to be cool or original, but to save time/space/words, whatever, when discussing these players. I for one would rather say CarGo than Carlos Gonzalez every time I discuss the guy, or ARod instead of Alex Rodriguez. I don't really consider these nicknames so much as time savers, in the same way that we say PIN instead of personal identification number, or ATM instead of automated teller machine.

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I disagree. The point of nicknames like CarGo, ARod, ect. is not to be cool or original, but to save time/space/words, whatever, when discussing these players. I for one would rather say CarGo than Carlos Gonzalez every time I discuss the guy, or ARod instead of Alex Rodriguez. I don't really consider these nicknames so much as time savers, in the same way that we say PIN instead of personal identification number, or ATM instead of automated teller machine.

If the point of your nickname is to save time/oxygen, then you're automatically disqualified from being a cool guy.

[DbacksRback]

I disagree. The point of nicknames like CarGo, ARod, ect. is not to be cool or original, but to save time/space/words, whatever, when discussing these players. I for one would rather say CarGo than Carlos Gonzalez every time I discuss the guy, or ARod instead of Alex Rodriguez. I don't really consider these nicknames so much as time savers, in the same way that we say PIN instead of personal identification number, or ATM instead of automated teller machine.

If the point of your nickname is to save time/oxygen, then you're automatically disqualified from being a cool guy.

Phillies kinda go with this:
Ry How- Howard
JRoll- Rollins

[Verminator]

Ryan Theriot... nicknamed "The Riot".

Who else could you give a nickname to based purely on how their last name is spelled?

[TBuck4401]

The Hebrew Hammer- Ryan Braun

Although I'm sure this nickname hasn't made it out of Milwaukee since race/religion/ethnicity can be a touchy subject that media doesn't want to deal with. I always liked "El Caballo" also since the guy spends his entire off-season riding a horse ranching cattle.

[dmattingly23]

Mexicutioner Soria

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Mexicutioner Soria

Big fan of this one. Gotta be top 10 all time.