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Fri 7 Dec, 2007 04:29 pm
long-time ESPN anchor Chris Berman has had a penchant for making up funny sports nicknames over the years.
i have scoured the internet compiling this list.
some are Berman's; some aren't.
most are retired baseball players, but there's a few non-baseball ones... enjoy!
Jim Hey Abbott
Bill Almon Joy
Roberto remember the Alomar
Joaquin the dog Andujar
Cap you make me feel like Anson
Kevin couldn't be Appier
Carlos 1 if by land, 2 if by sea, 3 if Baerga
Harold aches and Baines
Jesse belly up to the Barfield
Kevin small mouth Bass
Bruce eggs Benedict
Bert be home Blyleven
Lance you've sunk my Blankenship
Wade cranberry Boggs
Barry stocks and Bonds
Mike room and Bordick
Hubie babbling Brooks
Scott Supercalifragilisticexpiala Brosius
Bernie Carbo hydrate
ny cousin Vinny Castilla
Jeff Conine the Barbarian
Francisco umbilical Cordova
Jose won't you take me on a sea Cruz
Frank Tanana daiquiri
John Daly bread
red hot Chili Davis
Jody Davis eyes
Jeff Dedmon don't wear plaid
Carlos in Delgado da vida
Jake daylight come & me wanna Delhomme
one toke over Delino DeShields
Jim washer and Dwyer
Jim mr. Edmonds
Cecil good hit no Fielder
Brett Favre fignügen
Steve "Dorsal" Finley
Carlton hand over Fisk
Bob may the Forsch be with you
George Foster than a speeding bullet
John Franco american
Jim bela Fregosi
Gene Garber baby food
Nomar mr. nice guy Garciaparra
Ralph baby you can drive my Garr
Bernard innocent until proven Gilkey
Troy lip Glaus
Bobby Grich who stole christmas
Ben good Grieve
Ken mashed potatoes with Griffey
fettucini Alfredo Griffin
Burleigh Grimes of passion
Mike Hampton inn
Tommy cold spring Harper
Von purple Hayes
Todd highway to Helton
Glenn mother Hubbard
Chipper Jones of arc
Jim Kaat in the act
Brook Jacoby Wan Kenobi
Ralph some Kiner wonderful
Ron Kittle of fish
Chuck New Kids on Knoblauch
John i am not a Kruk
Mike had a little Lamb
Al cigarette Leiter
Brad is there any more beer in the Lidge
Mark get back Loretta *
John tonight let it be Lowenstein
Steve Lyons and tigers and bears oh my
Curtis my favorite Martin
Don welcome Mattingly
me and Willie McGee
Oddibe young again McDowell
Fred McGriff the crime dog
Mark clean up this Messier
Steve after dinner Mintz
eating Raul Mondesi
John count of Montefusco
Eddie eat drink and be Murray
Mike loggins and Mussina
Roy Oswalt acted alone
Rafael Emerson, Lake, and Palmiero
Tony jala Pena
Albert winnie the Pujols
R.J. Reynolds wrap
Dave Rhigetti & meatballs
Andre bad moon Risin
Scott Rolen on the river
Bruce two minutes for Ruffin
C.C. splish splash i was takin' Sabathia
Johan sebastian bach Santana
Mike nova Scioscia
Kevin Alka Seitzer
Eric win place and Show
Ruben high Sierra
Don on Slaught
Heathcliff Slocumb if ya got 'em
Luis Sojo in the rain
Sammy say it ain't Sosa
Darryl Strawberry fields forever
Bruce 3 piece Sutter
Frank hey mr. talley man talley my Tanana
Tony Tarasco sauce
Jim Thome can you hear me?
Amani it's not a Toomer
Alan have gun will Trammell
Bobby be my Valentine
Bob intentional Walk
Jeff dream Weaver
John teenage Wetteland
Kerry norwegian Wood
Butch oil and Wynegar
Greg the wrath of Zahn
* when he was on the sawx, we called him Mark Loretta Swit...
Two Who references!
Jim Thome can you hear me?
John teenage Wetteland
When Andujar was pitching for the Cards, people i knew in Southern Illinois (who were mostly St. Louis fans) usually referred to him as Walking Underwear.
@Region Philbis,
Oh,haha So many materials and i got several as better.
I wrote:Jose won't you take me on a sea Cruz
i have been informed that this nickname actually belonged to Julio Cruz (no relation)...
so to amend the list --
Jose can you sea Cruz
Julio won't you take me on a sea Cruz