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re: What are some of your favorite sports nicknames?
Posted on 10/22/23 at 10:39 am to JumpingTheShark
Posted on 10/22/23 at 10:39 am to JumpingTheShark
The Sultan of Swat
Johnny Football
Johnny Football
This post was edited on 10/22/23 at 10:40 am
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Posted on 10/22/23 at 10:55 am to Ostrich
The Long White Sausage
The Mad Hungarian
The Mad Hungarian
Posted on 10/22/23 at 11:06 am to JumpingTheShark
the Dunking Dutchman
Posted on 10/22/23 at 11:07 am to Ostrich
Posted on 10/22/23 at 11:16 am to JumpingTheShark
A great nickname comes early and is used interchangeably with the players name.
Honey Badger is a great example. It was organic, Mathieu didn't even necessarily like it when it first came out, but it was so fitting he accepted it.
The Big Hurt is another good one.
Some others just seemed forced.
Honey Badger is a great example. It was organic, Mathieu didn't even necessarily like it when it first came out, but it was so fitting he accepted it.
The Big Hurt is another good one.
Some others just seemed forced.
Posted on 10/22/23 at 11:22 am to JumpingTheShark
Sweetness
The Big Fundamental
The Big Fundamental
Posted on 10/22/23 at 11:25 am to MrFreakinMiyagi
Third leg Gregg
Pat the bat
Pat the bat
Posted on 10/22/23 at 11:30 am to MrFreakinMiyagi
“Pistol” Pete
“The Fridge”
Don “The Hit Man” Mattingly
Jason “White Chocolate” Williams
I always liked when they nicknamed a group.
Like the Dome Patrol, Big Blue Wrecking Crew, but my favorite is the Jets, Sack Exchange.
“The Fridge”
Don “The Hit Man” Mattingly
Jason “White Chocolate” Williams
I always liked when they nicknamed a group.
Like the Dome Patrol, Big Blue Wrecking Crew, but my favorite is the Jets, Sack Exchange.
Posted on 10/22/23 at 11:43 am to PublixSubs
There's only one athlete who deserved The Hitman nickname and he didn't play baseball.
Posted on 10/22/23 at 12:15 pm to Flair Chops
Jimmy the Face Garopolo
Posted on 10/22/23 at 12:17 pm to VADawg
quote:
Jared Lorenzen (RIP): The Pillsbury Throwboy
I preferred the Hefty Lefty
Posted on 10/22/23 at 12:48 pm to JumpingTheShark
Dick "Night Train" Lane
Posted on 10/22/23 at 1:24 pm to Amadeo
The Iron Horse
The Big Train
The Minister of Defense
The Big Train
The Minister of Defense
Posted on 10/22/23 at 1:26 pm to UnclePat76
quote:
Oil Can Boyd
upvote. beat me to it.
Posted on 10/22/23 at 2:10 pm to Nathan Hail
The Nature Boy.
Posted on 10/22/23 at 2:13 pm to JumpingTheShark
The Intimidator
Posted on 10/22/23 at 2:41 pm to JumpingTheShark
Nicknames should fall into different categories. Some are great because they are perfect descriptions of the player. Some are great because they are unique and creative.
My favorites are the ones that become so ubiquitous that the nickname becomes their name, and creates a mystique that otherwise may not exist.
Dennis Boyd, Ed Jones, James Hunter, and Richard Lane are generic names and easily forgettable. Many of us are too young to have see them play, but we all know them because of their names.
Oil Can Boyd
Too Tall Jones
Catfish Hunter
Night Train Lane
My favorites are the ones that become so ubiquitous that the nickname becomes their name, and creates a mystique that otherwise may not exist.
Dennis Boyd, Ed Jones, James Hunter, and Richard Lane are generic names and easily forgettable. Many of us are too young to have see them play, but we all know them because of their names.
Oil Can Boyd
Too Tall Jones
Catfish Hunter
Night Train Lane
Posted on 10/22/23 at 2:43 pm to JumpingTheShark
White Shoes
Posted on 10/22/23 at 3:46 pm to JumpingTheShark
The refrigerator.
Posted on 10/22/23 at 4:19 pm to JumpingTheShark
Earl Monroe was so good, he had three nicknames.
The white media, who love nicknames that rhyme, called him "Earl the Pearl".
Black fans called him "Magic" (pre-Magic Johnson), or "Black Jesus"
The white media, who love nicknames that rhyme, called him "Earl the Pearl".
Black fans called him "Magic" (pre-Magic Johnson), or "Black Jesus"
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