Cool Nicknames

[Guest]

Valverde = Papa Grande
O Hernandez = El Duque
Brian Giles = the Blue Gorilla
Alex Rodriguez = A- Rod
Guardado = Everyday Eddie
J. Damon = Jesus
Matsui = Godzilla
Beltran = The Whale
Halladay = Doc
Derek Lowe = D-Lo
Randy Johnson = Big Unit
Contreras = Cuban Missile
Clemens = Rocket
J. Gonzalez = Juan Gone
F. Thomas = The Big Hurt
I. Rodriguez = Pudge
M. Ordonez = Mags
M. Tejada = Hakuna Tejada
Ugueth Urbina = U2
Jorge Posada = Ears
Josh Beckett = Blisters

These nicknames are entrenched in our minds. We all know them quite well- any other current players I've forgotten?

[Guest]

Here in Toronto we call Orlando Hudson, O-Dog.

[Andy1234]

Brian Giles = the Blue Gorilla
Beltran = The Whale
M. Tejada = Hakuna Tejada

I've never heard any of these before


K-Rod and Slammin' Sammy are 2 you didn't mention

[Guest]

Dmitri Young = Da Meathook

Moe Vaughn = Salad bar

[Guest]

when unit was pitching with the astros they used to call billy wagner little unit. i dont think he liked it too much. now he is billy the kid, billy wags, or just wags.

[LBJackal]

Hakuna Tejada Aahhahahaha never heard him called that. That's hilarious!!!

Others are:

Fred McGriff - Crime Dog
Greg Maddux - Maddog
Vladimir Guerrero - Vlad the Impaler
Larry Jones - Chipper (does that count )
Mike Mussina - Moose
Tom Henke - Terminator (An oldie, but a goodie)
Byung-Hyun Kim - BK
Rich Garces - El Guapo
Sidney Ponson - Sir Shrek
Dontrelle Willis - D-Train
Tom Gordon - Flash
Hasegawa - Shiggy
Francisco Rodriguez - K-Rod

[LBJackal]

I always Called Mo Vaughn the "Water Buffalo" - I guess many names apply to him though.

And If Irabu were around, he was the "Fat Toad"

[Mookie4ever]

Rich Garces - El Guapo

better known as "the Round Mound of Sit-Down"

[joeg19]

I always Laugh when Rome calls Vinny Castilla

Vinny Cash-stilla

In MN we call Doug Mientaklhfkahfz - Dougy or Minty

[Captain Jack Sparrow]

Hey, don't forget Coco Crisp and Milton Bradley ....

Oh Crap! Those are their REAL names! My bad...