Favorite Sports-Related Nicknames
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OutofFoil
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Re: Favorite Sports-Related Nicknames
Bash Brothers - Mark McGuire and Jose Canseco in their Oakland A's days. Probably not 2 bigger dbags than these two, but in my preteen brain the nickname was cool, they hit the ball a ton, and this was before we knew about the needles.
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count2infinity
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Were you the cameraman?shafnutz05 wrote:Tripod (my nickname back in my HS football days)
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viva la ben wrote:Chocolate Thunder
From the planet Lovetron, btw.
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PghSkins
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shark tank
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JS©
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Colby Armstrong called him The Gronk, which I think started the nickname.DudeMan2766 wrote:I thought that was more by fans. The interviews I've heard during that time were mostly Staalsy.tifosi77 wrote:Wasn't Jordan Staal called Gronk?
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h8EQPC8GrC0[/youtube]
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Is rugby even a sport?PensFanInDC wrote:Weenie
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mac5155
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Re: Favorite Sports-Related Nicknames
Anyone mention the Finnish flash yet? That's my favorite individual nickname
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redwill
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Il Divin Codino - "The Divine Ponytail" - Roberto Baggio
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GJ
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Phil Knucksie Niekro
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Troy Loney
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Re: Favorite Sports-Related Nicknames
I don't think I have an opinion on a favorite. But I do have plenty of contenders for least favorite.
Joey Bats
Mack-O-Wack
Grilled Cheese
Jay-Bay
Pretty much any Greg Brown product.
Joey Bats
Mack-O-Wack
Grilled Cheese
Jay-Bay
Pretty much any Greg Brown product.
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BuckintheLou
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Dennis 'Oil Can' Boyd
Jim 'Catfish' Hunter
Jim 'Catfish' Hunter
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44windmill
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Re: Favorite Sports-Related Nicknames
Always enjoyed Ed "Too Tall" Jones
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MalkinIsMyHomeboy
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The Human Rain Delay (courtesy of Bob Ryan)
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MalkinIsMyHomeboy
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Re: Favorite Sports-Related Nicknames
Also, Walt "Clyde" Frazier
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Re: Favorite Sports-Related Nicknames
Who was that?MalkinIsMyHomeboy wrote:The Human Rain Delay (courtesy of Bob Ryan)
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MalkinIsMyHomeboy
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Mike HargroveMWB wrote:Who was that?MalkinIsMyHomeboy wrote:The Human Rain Delay (courtesy of Bob Ryan)
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8tGm_JajqLo[/youtube]
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blackjack68
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Re: Favorite Sports-Related Nicknames
Has anyone mentioned the Mailman yet?
Cause that dude delivers.
Cause that dude delivers.
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JS©
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"Jogging" George Hendrick
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JS©
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Re: Favorite Sports-Related Nicknames
Jared Lorenzen had two good nicknames: Hefty Lefty and Pillsbury Throwboy
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KennyTheKangaroo
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Re: Favorite Sports-Related Nicknames
Country Breakfast
Ed "Too Tall" Jones
Blastings Milledge
Big Worthless and Little worthless
Ed "Too Tall" Jones
Blastings Milledge
Big Worthless and Little worthless
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Crankshaft
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Re: Favorite Sports-Related Nicknames
No Johan "Moose" Hedberg, yet?
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PensFanInDC
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Manu Manu "The Slender"
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DudeMan2766
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Macho Man
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I'm disappointed that I forgot him.Crankshaft wrote:No Johan "Moose" Hedberg, yet?
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Re: Favorite Sports-Related Nicknames
Rock Raines
Doc Gooden
Sleepy Floyd
Babe Ruth
Doc Gooden
Sleepy Floyd
Babe Ruth