Got any good NICKNAMES??

Matt from TN · 11-21-2003, 12:55 PM

I'm writing a fictional replay of baseball history in the Time Warp thread. We're currently in the 1915 season, and one of the more interesting parts for me is coming up with good nicknames that also fall into the correct era. Personally, one of the great parts of baseball history and lore is hearing all those great nicknames of players gone by, such as Ducky Medwick, Three-Finger Brown, The Splendid Splinter, The Chairman of the Board or even just The Mick.

I would love to hear any suggestions you have on some great nicknames. I've already downloaded some extra nicknames to be used in the game, but they're basically all modern nicknames. Please feel free to add nicknames for past or present eras.

Just don't use nicknames of real historical players unless it's something fairly generic that could be used again. Obviously, don't say The Babe or Hammerin' Hank, because I wouldn't use them. But Ducky would be acceptable.

This list could then be used by anyone out there wanting to assign some nicknames, especially in leagues like mine. If this list does well, I'll try to add some of the ones I've used in the TWB.

potatoman · 11-21-2003, 05:16 PM

Zip
Viper
Killa
Champ

GForce22 · 11-21-2003, 05:21 PM

Freight Train
Moonshot
Patch
Bull
Boss

GH

ey215 · 11-21-2003, 05:24 PM

I've always been partial to "Bubba"

metsgeek · 11-22-2003, 04:48 PM

El Lobo
The Saint
Big Daddy
Mr. Clean
Zoot
Zero
Hutch
Ape
The Barbarian
Buckshot
Pooch
Hooch
Mooch
Gooch
Kaiser
Old Faithful
Locomotive
Jackhammer
Piledriver
The Mechanic
The Robot
Bazooka Joe
Shakespeare
Scooby
Blotto
Cowboy Jack
Rowdy
Yo-yo
Knuckles
Deadeye
Redeye
Pig
Bronco
Sluggo
Merlin
Bulldozer
Kamikaze
Nuke
Meatball
Dimples
Mongo
Butterball
Brick
Cinderblock
Bowzer
Fido
The Weasel
Ratman
Hammerhead
Juke
Junkyard
Jiminy
Jethro
Hick

....I'll think of more

metsgeek · 11-22-2003, 05:19 PM

Here are some more.

Hobie
Hoot
Boot
Bootsie
The Cockroach
Rooster
Ox
Ozark
Dumptruck
Hook
The Sandman
Tractor
Clockwork
Buffalo
Mumbles
Sequoia
The Mountain
Goat
Hazardous
Coot
Cooter
Gomer
Goober
Jukebox
Cranium
Skull
The Pied Piper
Cheesy
Kodiak
Yukon Jack
Tombstone
Fat Elvis
Dodge
Casanova
Cuyahoga
Nice Guy Eddie
Buckaroo
Chopper
Tank
Cricket
Leather
Viking
Polecat
Mutt
Socrates

metsgeek · 11-24-2003, 12:33 AM

I had some time to jot down some more while watching football today. These are more suited for the early years:

Whizbang
Einstein
Wallop
Golly
Bamm-Bamm
Country Bob
Hollywood
Hooligan
Bingo
Boojum
The Sphinx
Tike
Knock 'em out
Sonny Boy
Who Dat?
Helluva
The Prophet
Quasimodo
Flapjack
Fancypants
The Sicilian
Pepperoni
Nickels
Buckets
Ditch
Stretch
Cracker Jack
Hobo
Lug
Slag
Jinx
Cyclops
The Spirit
Swifty
Flea
Thumbs
Fling
Wink
Dink
Bink
Doughboy
Zinc
Slow Motion
Hungry
Daddy Mack
Bad News
Grandpa
Pockets
Crush
The Beak
Crash
Smash
The Worm
Caterpillar
Big Ugly
Shakes
Twitch
Hurl
Wiggles
Tater
Humdinger
Ace
Speedo
Herky jerky
Blackjack
Scrap Iron
The Buzzard
The Mole
The Lizard
Geek
Bible Bill
Thunder
The Whistler
Brimstone
Pug
Shoog (short for Sugar)
Puddles
Moonshine

You could also use any rural town or region as a prefix, such as:
Poughkeepsie Pete
Dakota Bill
Kentucky Joe
Okefenokee Mike
etc.....

Hope that's enough

BleacherBum · 12-02-2003, 12:11 AM

more...

Seeking new Nicknames

Vris · 12-02-2003, 04:03 PM

I think metsgeek watches too many old gangster films

Operation Shutdown · 12-02-2003, 08:15 PM

how about Cardiac Kid. It wasn't given to Pirates closer Mike Williams, but would work well for those types of pitchers that like to put runners on base late in games, or just a pitcher with a poor clutch rating.

metsgeek · 12-02-2003, 11:23 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Vris
I think metsgeek watches too many old gangster films

Actually, I was in charge of pledge names back when I lived in my fraternity house.

Skipaway · 12-05-2003, 03:51 AM

From G.I. Joe:

Ace
Airborne
Airtight
Alpine
Barbeque
Bazooka
Beach Head
Big Lob
Blowtorch
Breaker
Chuckles
Clutch
Cover Girl
Cross Country
Cutter
Deep Six
Dial Tone
Doc
Duke
Dusty
Falcon
Flash
Flint
Footloose
Frostbite
Grunt
Gung-Ho
Hawk
Heavy Metal
Iceberg
Jinx
Lady Jaye
Law
Leatherneck
Lifeline
Lift Ticket
Low-Light
Mainframe
Mercer
Mutt
Quick Kick
Recondo
Red Dog
Rip Cord
Roadblock
Rock 'N Roll
Sgt. Slaughter
Scarlett
Sci-Fi
Shipwreck
Short Fuse
Slip Stream
Snake Eyes
Snow Job
Sparks
Spirit
Stalker
Steeler
Taurus
Thunder
Tollbooth
Torpedo
Tripwire
Tunnel Rat
Wet Suit
Wild Bill
Zap

Skipaway · 12-05-2003, 03:53 AM

And of course Cobra:

Baroness
Buzzer
Cobra Commander
Copperhead
Destro
Dr. Mindbender
Firefly
Golobulus
Major Bludd
Monkeywrench
Nemesis Enforcer
Pythona
Ripper
Scrap Iron
Serpentor
Storm Shadow
Thrasher
Torch
Tomax
Wild Wiesel
Xamot
Zandar
Zarana
Zartan

Matt from TN · 12-05-2003, 11:12 AM

There was a Joe named Chuckles?

Skipaway · 12-05-2003, 10:44 PM

CODE NAME: CHUCKLES
Real Name: Provost, Philip M.
Rank: E-5
No Voice

Chuckles is GI Joe's silent undercover agent.

Episode Appeared In:

GI Joe: The Movie

Michael Xavier · 12-06-2003, 11:10 PM

What, no love to the Transformers? What about a player named Grimlock?

metsgeek · 12-07-2003, 01:34 AM

I'm not sure I like those G.I. Joe names....but maybe I'm just old school

Skipaway · 12-07-2003, 07:15 PM

G.I. Joe names not "old school" enough? Lots of names matched or could fit in your list. It's an old kids show after all.

metsgeek · 12-08-2003, 12:55 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Skipaway
G.I. Joe names not "old school" enough? Lots of names matched or could fit in your list. It's an old kids show after all.

By old school, I mean with regards to nicknames in baseball.

Perhaps 25% seem appropriate to baseball, even less of the Cobra names. Somehow (maybe it's just me) Tomax or Xamot just doesn't sound right for baseball....especially for the era which Matt is currently playing.

Skipaway · 12-08-2003, 03:16 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by metsgeek
By old school, I mean with regards to nicknames in baseball.

Perhaps 25% seem appropriate to baseball, even less of the Cobra names. Somehow (maybe it's just me) Tomax or Xamot just doesn't sound right for baseball....especially for the era which Matt is currently playing.

Yeah, those nicknames are definitely oldschool since they sound kind of lame by the standard today, but definitely not 1915 kind of oldschool.

11-21-2003, 12:55 PM	#1 (permalink)
Matt from TN Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: In a funk.... Posts: 3,413 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2x in 2 posts	Got any good NICKNAMES?? I'm writing a fictional replay of baseball history in the Time Warp thread. We're currently in the 1915 season, and one of the more interesting parts for me is coming up with good nicknames that also fall into the correct era. Personally, one of the great parts of baseball history and lore is hearing all those great nicknames of players gone by, such as Ducky Medwick, Three-Finger Brown, The Splendid Splinter, The Chairman of the Board or even just The Mick. I would love to hear any suggestions you have on some great nicknames. I've already downloaded some extra nicknames to be used in the game, but they're basically all modern nicknames. Please feel free to add nicknames for past or present eras. Just don't use nicknames of real historical players unless it's something fairly generic that could be used again. Obviously, don't say The Babe or Hammerin' Hank, because I wouldn't use them. But Ducky would be acceptable. This list could then be used by anyone out there wanting to assign some nicknames, especially in leagues like mine. If this list does well, I'll try to add some of the ones I've used in the TWB. __________________ Set in Stone... Players Remain with Original Franchise

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ey215 All Star Reserve Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Woodstock, GA Posts: 581 Thanks: 3 Thanked 1x in 1 post	I've always been partial to "Bubba" __________________ "It is a haunted game in which every player is measured against the ghosts of all who have gone before. Most of all, it is about time and timelessness, speed and grace, failure and loss, imperishable hope - and coming home." Ken Burns, Baseball

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metsgeek Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Norwood, MA Posts: 5,450 Thanks: 3 Thanked 2x in 2 posts	El Lobo The Saint Big Daddy Mr. Clean Zoot Zero Hutch Ape The Barbarian Buckshot Pooch Hooch Mooch Gooch Kaiser Old Faithful Locomotive Jackhammer Piledriver The Mechanic The Robot Bazooka Joe Shakespeare Scooby Blotto Cowboy Jack Rowdy Yo-yo Knuckles Deadeye Redeye Pig Bronco Sluggo Merlin Bulldozer Kamikaze Nuke Meatball Dimples Mongo Butterball Brick Cinderblock Bowzer Fido The Weasel Ratman Hammerhead Juke Junkyard Jiminy Jethro Hick ....I'll think of more __________________ Commissioner - PBRL - Just finished 2009 109 seasons and still running strong!!!

11-22-2003, 05:19 PM	#6 (permalink)
metsgeek Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Norwood, MA Posts: 5,450 Thanks: 3 Thanked 2x in 2 posts	Here are some more. Hobie Hoot Boot Bootsie The Cockroach Rooster Ox Ozark Dumptruck Hook The Sandman Tractor Clockwork Buffalo Mumbles Sequoia The Mountain Goat Hazardous Coot Cooter Gomer Goober Jukebox Cranium Skull The Pied Piper Cheesy Kodiak Yukon Jack Tombstone Fat Elvis Dodge Casanova Cuyahoga Nice Guy Eddie Buckaroo Chopper Tank Cricket Leather Viking Polecat Mutt Socrates __________________ Commissioner - PBRL - Just finished 2009 109 seasons and still running strong!!! Last edited by metsgeek; 11-22-2003 at 05:21 PM.

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11-24-2003, 12:33 AM	#7 (permalink)
metsgeek Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Norwood, MA Posts: 5,450 Thanks: 3 Thanked 2x in 2 posts	I had some time to jot down some more while watching football today. These are more suited for the early years: Whizbang Einstein Wallop Golly Bamm-Bamm Country Bob Hollywood Hooligan Bingo Boojum The Sphinx Tike Knock 'em out Sonny Boy Who Dat? Helluva The Prophet Quasimodo Flapjack Fancypants The Sicilian Pepperoni Nickels Buckets Ditch Stretch Cracker Jack Hobo Lug Slag Jinx Cyclops The Spirit Swifty Flea Thumbs Fling Wink Dink Bink Doughboy Zinc Slow Motion Hungry Daddy Mack Bad News Grandpa Pockets Crush The Beak Crash Smash The Worm Caterpillar Big Ugly Shakes Twitch Hurl Wiggles Tater Humdinger Ace Speedo Herky jerky Blackjack Scrap Iron The Buzzard The Mole The Lizard Geek Bible Bill Thunder The Whistler Brimstone Pug Shoog (short for Sugar) Puddles Moonshine You could also use any rural town or region as a prefix, such as: Poughkeepsie Pete Dakota Bill Kentucky Joe Okefenokee Mike etc..... Hope that's enough __________________ Commissioner - PBRL - Just finished 2009 109 seasons and still running strong!!!

12-02-2003, 12:11 AM	#8 (permalink)
BleacherBum All Star Reserve Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 666 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1x in 1 post	more... Seeking new Nicknames __________________ Right Field Sucks!

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Vris Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: somewhere where I don't know where I am Posts: 3,251 Thanks: 1 Thanked 1x in 1 post	I think metsgeek watches too many old gangster films

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Operation Shutdown All Star Reserve Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Pittsburgh PA Posts: 840 Thanks: 1 Thanked 5x in 5 posts	how about Cardiac Kid. It wasn't given to Pirates closer Mike Williams, but would work well for those types of pitchers that like to put runners on base late in games, or just a pitcher with a poor clutch rating. __________________ "And Shepherds we shall be, For thee, my Lord, for thee. Power hath descended forth from Thy hand, Our feet may swiftly carry out Thy commands. So we shall flow a river forth to Thee, And teeming with souls shall it ever be. In Nomeni Patri Et Fili Spiritus Sancti."

12-05-2003, 03:51 AM	#12 (permalink)
Skipaway Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Where you live Posts: 10,453 Thanks: 2 Thanked 49x in 40 posts	From G.I. Joe: Ace Airborne Airtight Alpine Barbeque Bazooka Beach Head Big Lob Blowtorch Breaker Chuckles Clutch Cover Girl Cross Country Cutter Deep Six Dial Tone Doc Duke Dusty Falcon Flash Flint Footloose Frostbite Grunt Gung-Ho Hawk Heavy Metal Iceberg Jinx Lady Jaye Law Leatherneck Lifeline Lift Ticket Low-Light Mainframe Mercer Mutt Quick Kick Recondo Red Dog Rip Cord Roadblock Rock 'N Roll Sgt. Slaughter Scarlett Sci-Fi Shipwreck Short Fuse Slip Stream Snake Eyes Snow Job Sparks Spirit Stalker Steeler Taurus Thunder Tollbooth Torpedo Tripwire Tunnel Rat Wet Suit Wild Bill Zap __________________ Jonathan Haidt: Moral reasoning is really just a servant masquerading as a high priest.

12-05-2003, 03:53 AM	#13 (permalink)
Skipaway Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Where you live Posts: 10,453 Thanks: 2 Thanked 49x in 40 posts	And of course Cobra: Baroness Buzzer Cobra Commander Copperhead Destro Dr. Mindbender Firefly Golobulus Major Bludd Monkeywrench Nemesis Enforcer Pythona Ripper Scrap Iron Serpentor Storm Shadow Thrasher Torch Tomax Wild Wiesel Xamot Zandar Zarana Zartan __________________ Jonathan Haidt: Moral reasoning is really just a servant masquerading as a high priest.

12-05-2003, 11:12 AM	#14 (permalink)
Matt from TN Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: In a funk.... Posts: 3,413 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2x in 2 posts	There was a Joe named Chuckles? __________________ Set in Stone... Players Remain with Original Franchise

12-05-2003, 10:44 PM	#15 (permalink)
Skipaway Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Where you live Posts: 10,453 Thanks: 2 Thanked 49x in 40 posts	CODE NAME: CHUCKLES Real Name: Provost, Philip M. Rank: E-5 No Voice Chuckles is GI Joe's silent undercover agent. Episode Appeared In: GI Joe: The Movie __________________ Jonathan Haidt: Moral reasoning is really just a servant masquerading as a high priest.

12-06-2003, 11:10 PM	#16 (permalink)
Michael Xavier Major Leagues Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Madisonville, KY Posts: 371 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0x in 0 posts	What, no love to the Transformers? What about a player named Grimlock?

12-07-2003, 01:34 AM	#17 (permalink)
metsgeek Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Norwood, MA Posts: 5,450 Thanks: 3 Thanked 2x in 2 posts	I'm not sure I like those G.I. Joe names....but maybe I'm just old school __________________ Commissioner - PBRL - Just finished 2009 109 seasons and still running strong!!!

12-07-2003, 07:15 PM	#18 (permalink)
Skipaway Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Where you live Posts: 10,453 Thanks: 2 Thanked 49x in 40 posts	G.I. Joe names not "old school" enough? Lots of names matched or could fit in your list. It's an old kids show after all. __________________ Jonathan Haidt: Moral reasoning is really just a servant masquerading as a high priest.

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