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04-02-2005, 04:38 PM
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Nicknames from Chris "Cross" Berman
Lets give Chris Berman some recognition, the guy at times seems to make up some of his nicknames as the games are going on. Usually has me "rolling on the floor" Laughing. I saw a list of his nicknames a while back, but some of the ones I remember are
Chuck "New Kids On" Knoblauch John "Tonight, let it be" Lowenstein Eddie "eat, drink and be" Murray Tony "Jala-" Pena Frank Tanana "daiquiri" Anyone else remember any of his nicknames. Or do you have some of your own, share. ________________________________ "Ty Cobb in 1911, and I in 1923 were the only players to win the MVP with a perfect score 64 out of 64 votes. It made me feel like I made up for 1922." _____Babe Ruth 
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04-02-2005, 07:25 PM
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Tommy Agee "Breaky Heart" Dick Allen "good time, my pretty" Walt Alston "Purina" Cap "You Make Me Feel Like" Anson Kevin "couldn't be" Appier Luke "What's" Appling "Ever After" Richie Ashburn ", toast and coffee" Steve "Ebony and" Avery "Home improvement with" Bob Avila and that's just the letter A 
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04-02-2005, 10:05 PM
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Bert "be home" Blyleven is one of Boomer's best.
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04-03-2005, 12:48 AM
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Boomer should write a book on these nicknames...some are just too funny.
Heres a few more Lance "You sank my" Blankenship Jose "Won't you take me on a sea" Cruz Danny "Dung" Heep Joe "Wilhelm" Klink ___________________________ Most fans believe the term "Murderers Row" started with my association with the Yankees in 1920, but actually, Bob Ripley drew a cartoon calling them that the year before when he sketched a gang of big bruisers swinging clubs, labeling them "Roger Peckinpaugh, Wally Pipp, Frank Baker, Del Pratt and Ping Bodie", Bob captioned it: Murderers Row. I simply joined the "Row" _____Babe Ruth
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04-03-2005, 12:49 PM
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Brian "10" Downing "Street" Mike "Matha" Maddux Greg "Appa" Maddux John "I am not a" Kruk
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04-03-2005, 04:05 PM
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John " Yes you are a" Kruk ,,,,great one bluesteve32.
R.J. Reynolds "Wrap" Rick "really big" Schu Bruce "3 piece" Sutter Larry "Satin" Sheets Eric "Win, place and" Show Ruben "High" Sierra Don "On-" Slaught Heres a list to check out pick out your favorite. http://www.op.net/~lmk/baseball/berman.htm _____________________________________ Babe Ruth's WS Pitching Stats 1916....IP-14, 1-0, BB-3 K-4 ERA..0.64 complete game 1918....IP-17, 2-0, BB-7 K-4 ERA..1.06 1 complete
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#10
04-07-2005, 07:35 PM
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Chris Berman
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My all-time favorite is Rick "Junk" Mahler Others: Danny "Theory" Darwin Kevin "Small/Big Mouth" Bass (Remember Bass requesting that it be switched to "Big"). Von "Purple" Hayes Jose "Can You See" Canseco
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04-09-2005, 10:32 AM
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His very first one was John Mayberry RFD.
Kevin Bass requested that it be changed from Big Mouth to Small Mouth so as to not sound so arrogant.
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04-10-2005, 01:24 AM
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John Mayberry RFD I remember that one. "Boomer" always seem to take it to the next level. Did Berman get his nickname from being born in the baby boom 50's? I use to love his 2 minutes drill at halftime. I know he made up some of those nicknames while taping it. He's was Sportscaster of the year 6 times.
On the 9th of Feb they had a "Chris Berman day" during Bill Murrays celebrity challenge golf tournment..heres a byline Byline: John Ryan PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. _ Chris Berman's day: Hack hack hack hack hack ... If you think his hands flail wildly on ESPN, you should see some of his drives. The worst came on No. 18, when the ball took four hops on the rocks in the first 100 yards. "I was nervous," he said Wednesday after the Celebrity Challenge. "I wasn't ready for this, to be honest with you. I'll be ready now." He better be. Playing in Bill Murray's group, he's going to draw the biggest galleries. End Byline Heres some more of his name calling. Sylvester swallows return to Campusano Scott Little Deuce Cooper Jody Davis eyes Carlos in Delgado da vida Brett Favre-egnügen Brook Jacoby Wan Kenobi Scott Livingstone, I presume Me and Willie McGee Jon get thee to a Nunnally Rafael Emerson, Lake, and Palmiero Kevin Alka Seitzer Heathcliff Slocumb if ya got 'em Tony Tarasco sauce Amani it's not a Toomer Greg The Wrath Of Zahn Some are repeats but still funny the second time.
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04-24-2005, 06:57 PM
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Don't know if it was him but I remember one that *someone* said:
Octavio "Shhhh" Dotel (said in a whisper) Does anyone know who said it or if it is his real nickname? I heard it one day and it nearly killed me!
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04-24-2005, 07:57 PM
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I believe I heard Berman say SHHHH Dotel myself. I think it was last year. As far as it being a nickname ...anything goes as far as nicknames by Berman, but as a true nickname in the encyclopedias of baseball I'm don't think so. But then again my research of nicknames which is very extensive...there are no true nickname guides to really go by. Heck some of the nicknames in books today could have been something an ex-player invented during an interview.
______________________________________________ There are over 150 "leftys" in the game of baseball nicknames....BUT not one darn "righty".....WHY 
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04-24-2005, 08:15 PM
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Heres a few other choice Berman specials
Hubie "Babbling" Brooks Craig "Matinee at the" Biggio Dana "Field Goal" Kiecker Steve Lyons "And Tigers And Bears, Oh My" Alex Ochoa "Gesundheit" Randy Ready "or Not" Buck Showalter "Raleigh" Butch "Oil and" Wynegar Rich "Not Ready" Yett Mark "Get Back" Loretta Ben "Good" Grieve The guy just doesnt stop....ROFL
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04-28-2005, 05:49 AM
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I was watch the Berman show last night...err...Yankees and Angels game and someone hit a double down the line against my Yankees and notice, Berman even has nicknames for outfield locations. He announces deep "purple" in left for a double. Theres no end to his name calling.
Here are some more that I dont think were mentioned yet. Peter "Chips A" Hoy Gary Redus "a Bedtime Story" Alan "Have Gun Will" Trammell Steve "Poison" Avery (thats two for Avery) Steve "Ebony and" Avery Ron "Roller" Oester Doyle "Brandy" Alexander Bill "Almon" Joy Pat "Ok" Corrales Joe Slusarski "and Hutch" John "When Irish Eyes are" Smiley We should start making up our own names, just to see if we could top some of his.
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04-28-2005, 06:15 PM
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Curtis "My favorite" Martin
Rich "Loose" Gannon
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04-28-2005, 06:30 PM
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Heard during last night's Angels/Yanks game....
Steve "Dorsal" Finley 
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04-28-2005, 08:08 PM
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Jim "Glad sandwich" Bagby Stan Bahnsen "burner" Harold "Aches and" Baines Frank/Dusty Baker "can't be choosers" Dave "declared" Bancroft Sal "rubber" Bando "Lakes butter" Randy "touchdown" Bass "interference" Johnny Bassler "party" Hank "I got the" Bauer "steering" Ginger Beaumont "the range" Rod "I got your" Beck "to the drawing board" Jake Beckley "Thatcher" Steve Bedrosian "horse" Johnny "Gentle" Bench Chief "Bigs" Bender Andy Benes "the Menace" Charlie "won the National League" Bennett Al Benton "the rules" Moe "free as a" Berg "in the hand" Lance Berkman "compensation" Yogi "grin and" Berra Angel "go for" Berroa Jim "newborn" Bibby Max Bishop "every morning, ten times!" That's half the B's, that's all for now
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Mythical SF Chronicle scouting report: "That Jeff runs like a deer. Unfortunately, he also hits AND throws like one." I am Venus DeMilo - NO ARM! I can play like a big leaguer, I can field like Luzinski, run like Lombardi. The secret to managing is keeping the ones who hate you away from the undecided ones. I am a triumph of quantity over quality. I'm almost useful, every village needs an idiot. Good traders: MadHatter(2), BoofBonser26, StormSurge
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04-28-2005, 08:35 PM
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Some of these are just so funny to read, Berman has started something great with nicknames because since the 70s or 80s nicknames have just about fell off the face of the earth. I dont know weather the players have changed so much since the old days or they just dont want to rattle the media like the players of the past. I believe in the past players were expected, when they came to the bigs, to be tagged with some nickname from the vets. But if you look at nicknames in baseball you will see that most of them were from the 60s and beyond. Sure we have had a few great ones since, but nothing like the past. It was always just part of the game. Berman in his funny kind of way is bringing them back in a comical sense.
Great post RuthMayBond
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05-01-2005, 10:23 AM
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Heres a few but doesnt compare to RMB
Nap "jumping for" Lajoie Ty "corn on the' Cobb Jim "your full of" Maloney Ernie "don't be" Koy Bill "don't get too" Stoneman George "hurry up and no" Stallings
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05-08-2005, 05:03 PM
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From the Cardinals on Mothers Day:
Albert "Winnie the Pu"jols Jim "Mr.Ed"monds Scott "Rock an" Rolen
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05-09-2005, 12:08 AM
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He was sharp tonight, I really liked Ryan "I Can't Palm The Basketball. I Wish I Had" Langerhans.
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