OOTP11 Player Name Thread - Page 5

Chicagofan76 · 07-27-2010, 01:00 PM

trying to trade for Jerry McGuire LF in the Phillies minor leagues

Chicagofan76 · 07-28-2010, 12:27 AM

trying to trade for Rick Vaughn SP Toronto Blue Jays only throws 92

numbuh48 · 07-28-2010, 12:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Chicagofan76

trying to trade for Rick Vaughn SP Toronto Blue Jays only throws 92

Nickname?

Chicagofan76 · 07-28-2010, 12:09 PM

he didnt naturally have 1 so i changed it to "Wild Thing" of course

bwburke94 · 07-28-2010, 08:15 PM

Dick Head SS (fictional world)

ink625 · 07-28-2010, 09:38 PM

1B and Most Distinguished Hitter Award Winner, Shawn Spencely. I saw the name and immediately changed Spencely to Spencer and gave him the nickname "Psych". I signed him to a 4-year contract the next offseason and he has lead my team to the Championship Series which I currently trail 2 games to 1.

wildcatrevival · 07-31-2010, 03:54 AM

i've got a winner: Homer "Pooky" Hankey. in his very short career, he never hit a major league homer.

BlitzburghBucco · 08-03-2010, 08:30 PM

#31 on your program, but #1 in your hearts

3B Dick Fish

I don't even want to know.

GEP · 08-03-2010, 08:48 PM

I have Lee Minor -- currently the $4.5 million man.

shawa666 · 08-03-2010, 09:31 PM

drafted a Pedro Cerrano. Curently in single A

gentlemanofleisure · 08-04-2010, 12:54 PM

Originally the best pitcher in my hybrid fictional / real life league is "Keith Keith"

Changed his first name to Kevan eventually.

Ramzzz86 · 08-04-2010, 05:23 PM

Nacho Rosario. He's 6'7", 219 lbs.

Tram2Whitaker · 08-04-2010, 10:29 PM

Do people really name their children Nacho? I have a few of those in my fictional league. In another fictional league there was a player whose nickname was "Aching Bones" and a 26 year old pitcher who's nickname was "The Old Man". That doesn't necessarily instill confidence in either player. Unfortunately, I had to delete that league.

By the way, there was a player who's last name is CArm. I'm not sure about the name CArm, but I am wondering that since both the C and the A are capital, that the line for Catching Arm ratings somehow snuck into the Player Names.

Chicagofan76 · 08-04-2010, 11:23 PM

Luke Appling was known early in his career as "Old Aches & Pains"

Killing Time · 08-05-2010, 01:44 AM

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Originally Posted by Tram2Whitaker

Do people really name their children Nacho?

Nacho is the short form of Ignacio. Like Bill for William. Ignacio is a real first name.

Syd Thrift · 08-08-2010, 04:28 AM

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Originally Posted by Tram2Whitaker

Do people really name their children Nacho?

Nachos, as in tortilla chips covered with cheese, are named after a guy named Nacho. So the answer is yes.

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I have a few of those in my fictional league. In another fictional league there was a player whose nickname was "Aching Bones" and a 26 year old pitcher who's nickname was "The Old Man". That doesn't necessarily instill confidence in either player. Unfortunately, I had to delete that league.

Luke Appling was known as "Old Aches and Pains". Granted, that wasn't until late in his career but the game doesn't (yet) have a way of assigning nicknames based on age. Actually, I'm not sure that I want that; Ken Griffey Jr. was called "The Kid" even earlier this year.

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By the way, there was a player who's last name is CArm. I'm not sure about the name CArm, but I am wondering that since both the C and the A are capital, that the line for Catching Arm ratings somehow snuck into the Player Names.

I think the game adds names you create for players into the name database. I'm pretty sure that at one time I accidentally hit the Enter button before I was finished typing in the last name "Shoemaker" and now there's a guy on one of the teams (fittingly the misfit St. Louis Browns) named Cliff Shoemake. So if you, I don't know, went into the editor and accidentally typed in CArm and hit Enter before you realized that the field you were typing into wasn't a search field or something, that could be it. Pure conjecture on my part though.

JJ Boston · 08-08-2010, 08:43 AM

It seems like I get a lot of good nicknames. One of my better pitchers is Eric "Parisian Bob" Lambert. He's not a Bob and he's from Maryland but I really like the nickname.

A similar note was a former prospect, Antonio "Death Valley Jim" Zocmaroa (born in Wisconsin).

Another misplaced Jim was Jose "Milkman Jim" Estrada.

One of the highly rated prospects in the upcoming draft has been given the nickname "Frolic". He's not my type of prospect, but I still hope he falls to me.

One that always baffled me belonged to the MVP of my division rival, Herb "Unser Choe" Nordahl. I have no idea what it means.

Simmo13 · 08-08-2010, 08:56 AM

One that always baffled me belonged to the MVP of my division rival, Herb "Unser Choe" Nordahl. I have no idea what it means.[/QUOTE]

"Unser Choe" was the nickname of Joe Hauser who played for Cleveland and Philadelphia in the '20's and I think set home run records in the minors. Comes from the German for "our Joe". I remember this (correctly I hope) from an article in a SABR journal.

juanito89 · 08-08-2010, 12:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Afino

Just found a John Locke.

I made his nickname "Smokey".

nice one, dude

cblacker · 08-08-2010, 07:56 PM

There's a centerfielder for Oakland in my league named Coco Crisp...

Also, in the College World Series this year, Oklahoma had a shortstop named Caleb Bushyhead.

07-28-2010, 08:15 PM	#85 (permalink)
bwburke94 All Star Reserve Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: The western border of Red Sox Nation Posts: 572 Thanks: 2 Thanked 52x in 45 posts	Dick Head SS (fictional world) __________________ Telling people to read the freaking bug reports since 2008. Just because someone overuses the "copy this into your sig if you agree" stuff doesn't mean they're unoriginal. Copy this into your sig if you agree.

08-04-2010, 05:23 PM	#92 (permalink)
Ramzzz86 Minors (Single A) Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Athens, GA Posts: 52 Thanks: 1 Thanked 0x in 0 posts	Nacho Rosario. He's 6'7", 219 lbs. __________________ Interstate Baseball League New York Yonkers 2 Time Interstate Champions 2007, 2008 Conference Champions 2006, 2007, 2008

08-04-2010, 10:29 PM	#93 (permalink)
Tram2Whitaker Minors (Double A) Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 159 Thanks: 0 Thanked 9x in 8 posts	Do people really name their children Nacho? I have a few of those in my fictional league. In another fictional league there was a player whose nickname was "Aching Bones" and a 26 year old pitcher who's nickname was "The Old Man". That doesn't necessarily instill confidence in either player. Unfortunately, I had to delete that league. By the way, there was a player who's last name is CArm. I'm not sure about the name CArm, but I am wondering that since both the C and the A are capital, that the line for Catching Arm ratings somehow snuck into the Player Names. __________________ The official OOTP forum "Threadkiller"~! Please participate in the democratic process: Attend our impromptu owners' meeting. http://www.ootpdevelopments.com/boar...-exercise.html Last edited by Tram2Whitaker; 08-04-2010 at 10:33 PM.

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07-27-2010, 01:00 PM	#81 (permalink)
Chicagofan76 Banned Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Diamond, IL Posts: 6,339 Thanks: 3,340 Thanked 571x in 500 posts Infractions: 2/2 (3)	trying to trade for Jerry McGuire LF in the Phillies minor leagues

07-28-2010, 12:27 AM	#82 (permalink)
Chicagofan76 Banned Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Diamond, IL Posts: 6,339 Thanks: 3,340 Thanked 571x in 500 posts Infractions: 2/2 (3)	trying to trade for Rick Vaughn SP Toronto Blue Jays only throws 92

07-28-2010, 12:09 PM	#84 (permalink)
Chicagofan76 Banned Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Diamond, IL Posts: 6,339 Thanks: 3,340 Thanked 571x in 500 posts Infractions: 2/2 (3)	he didnt naturally have 1 so i changed it to "Wild Thing" of course

07-28-2010, 09:38 PM	#86 (permalink)
ink625 Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Kentucky Posts: 285 Thanks: 201 Thanked 366x in 135 posts	1B and Most Distinguished Hitter Award Winner, Shawn Spencely. I saw the name and immediately changed Spencely to Spencer and gave him the nickname "Psych". I signed him to a 4-year contract the next offseason and he has lead my team to the Championship Series which I currently trail 2 games to 1.

07-31-2010, 03:54 AM	#87 (permalink)
wildcatrevival Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 42 Thanks: 2 Thanked 8x in 7 posts	i've got a winner: Homer "Pooky" Hankey. in his very short career, he never hit a major league homer.

08-03-2010, 08:30 PM	#88 (permalink)
BlitzburghBucco Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: The Steel City Posts: 211 Thanks: 25 Thanked 32x in 13 posts	#31 on your program, but #1 in your hearts 3B Dick Fish I don't even want to know.

08-03-2010, 08:48 PM	#89 (permalink)
GEP Minors (Double A) Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 132 Thanks: 0 Thanked 16x in 13 posts	I have Lee Minor -- currently the $4.5 million man.

08-03-2010, 09:31 PM	#90 (permalink)
shawa666 Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 215 Thanks: 206 Thanked 66x in 39 posts Infractions: 0/1 (1)	drafted a Pedro Cerrano. Curently in single A

08-04-2010, 12:54 PM	#91 (permalink)
gentlemanofleisure Minors (Single A) Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 90 Thanks: 2 Thanked 33x in 17 posts	Originally the best pitcher in my hybrid fictional / real life league is "Keith Keith" Changed his first name to Kevan eventually.

08-04-2010, 11:23 PM	#94 (permalink)
Chicagofan76 Banned Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Diamond, IL Posts: 6,339 Thanks: 3,340 Thanked 571x in 500 posts Infractions: 2/2 (3)	Luke Appling was known early in his career as "Old Aches & Pains"

08-08-2010, 08:43 AM	#97 (permalink)
JJ Boston Bat Boy Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 9 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0x in 0 posts	It seems like I get a lot of good nicknames. One of my better pitchers is Eric "Parisian Bob" Lambert. He's not a Bob and he's from Maryland but I really like the nickname. A similar note was a former prospect, Antonio "Death Valley Jim" Zocmaroa (born in Wisconsin). Another misplaced Jim was Jose "Milkman Jim" Estrada. One of the highly rated prospects in the upcoming draft has been given the nickname "Frolic". He's not my type of prospect, but I still hope he falls to me. One that always baffled me belonged to the MVP of my division rival, Herb "Unser Choe" Nordahl. I have no idea what it means.

08-08-2010, 08:56 AM	#98 (permalink)
Simmo13 All Star Reserve Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: those blue remembered hills Posts: 664 Thanks: 50 Thanked 46x in 37 posts	One that always baffled me belonged to the MVP of my division rival, Herb "Unser Choe" Nordahl. I have no idea what it means.[/QUOTE] "Unser Choe" was the nickname of Joe Hauser who played for Cleveland and Philadelphia in the '20's and I think set home run records in the minors. Comes from the German for "our Joe". I remember this (correctly I hope) from an article in a SABR journal.

08-08-2010, 07:56 PM	#100 (permalink)
cblacker Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 276 Thanks: 11 Thanked 40x in 31 posts	There's a centerfielder for Oakland in my league named Coco Crisp... Also, in the College World Series this year, Oklahoma had a shortstop named Caleb Bushyhead.