Greg Smith's Nickname
by 149 on Apr 14, 2008 10:19 PM PDT
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Posted elsewhere but in need of its very own fanpost....
Greg Smith needs a nickname. The following have been used/offered:
1. Smitty (like that's an improvement)
2. Smithers (see #1)
3. Lil Moyer/Young Moyer (sounds like a rapper from the early '90's)
4. Young Glavine (see #3)
5. Glavish
6. Nuke
Others?
It needs to be done... It HAS to be done. Only YOUR VOTE can save Greg Smith from the pit of pablum.
One of the following or post your own.
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I vote for
Greg "Pablum Pit" Smith.
The candy and the baseball all night long: )
by Englishmajor on Apr 14, 2008 10:35 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
if it's a rapper name
it's gotta be "yung smith" without the o
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by flipgatey3 on Apr 14, 2008 10:46 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
White Bread
Because his name is just so bland. And, you know, his pitching (in terms of stuff, velocity, etc.) isn't exactly spectacular.
http://bocropleasestopswingingatbadpitches.blogspot.com/
by thejd44 on Apr 14, 2008 10:49 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I like vanilla.
As somebody explained earlier.
by OldhamA on Apr 15, 2008 9:54 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Rudy?
[This nickname only makes sense if you’ve looked at his MLB.com photo. It looks as though his skull was disassembled and then kind of half-assedly rearranged and taped together… it’s got a definite post-Kermit-Washington aesthetic to it.]
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by PaulThomas on Apr 14, 2008 11:37 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
i vote no nickname
"It's like déjà vu all over again." -yogi berra
by Cheezombie on Apr 14, 2008 11:41 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Smith & Wesson?
I'm here to talk about the past.
by 67MARQUEZ on Apr 15, 2008 12:29 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
As a Smiths fan . . .
I have to throw out “Bigmouth”
by williadc on Apr 15, 2008 2:12 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
No Nickname
Doesn’t throw hard enough to be a Nuke, Picker sounds like a nose picker, Young Moyer is too demeaning for him. I say it’s too early for a nickname.
The greenmachine
by greenmachine on Apr 15, 2008 5:13 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
irony challenged, much?
"With those who don't give a damn about baseball, I can only sympathize. I do not resent them. I am even willing to concede that many of them are physically clean, good to their mothers and in favor of world peace. But while the game is on, I can't think of anything to say to them."
by 149 on Apr 15, 2008 7:29 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
i would substitute
“Baby Jamie” for “Young Moyer”
—> BJ
by oakinboston on Apr 15, 2008 6:13 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
these are some of the worst nickname suggestions i have ever seen
A's v Giants "is kind of like the difference between going to see the Ramones and going to see the Bee Gees. A's fans will go see the Ramones." -BB 07/27/05
by xbhaskarx on Apr 15, 2008 7:09 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I said
“or post your own”...
"With those who don't give a damn about baseball, I can only sympathize. I do not resent them. I am even willing to concede that many of them are physically clean, good to their mothers and in favor of world peace. But while the game is on, I can't think of anything to say to them."
by 149 on Apr 15, 2008 7:30 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
according to M Sweeney
the teammates are already calling him “young Glavine”
by OaklandSi on Apr 15, 2008 7:24 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
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They’re calling him “Tom Glavine Jr.”
"With those who don't give a damn about baseball, I can only sympathize. I do not resent them. I am even willing to concede that many of them are physically clean, good to their mothers and in favor of world peace. But while the game is on, I can't think of anything to say to them."
by 149 on Apr 15, 2008 7:31 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
How about "Gragent Smith" to go with "Norfeus"
by Keze on Apr 15, 2008 7:44 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I like it!
"With those who don't give a damn about baseball, I can only sympathize. I do not resent them. I am even willing to concede that many of them are physically clean, good to their mothers and in favor of world peace. But while the game is on, I can't think of anything to say to them."
by 149 on Apr 15, 2008 7:54 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
how about "G Spot"?
or “G Thang”? when all else fails work with the first initial…
by mistersalty on Apr 15, 2008 7:55 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
salty!
I love a gutter brain.
"With those who don't give a damn about baseball, I can only sympathize. I do not resent them. I am even willing to concede that many of them are physically clean, good to their mothers and in favor of world peace. But while the game is on, I can't think of anything to say to them."
by 149 on Apr 15, 2008 7:55 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Come on, there have to be some better names out there
Mr. Smith? Smitty? I like Tom Glavine Jr. as the players call him. You should at least add that up there; players usually have better nicknames than the fans do.
Prince: This bores me. Is anyone up for a game of basketball?
by baseb3383 on Apr 15, 2008 8:14 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Players just add a "y" to everyone's name
The A's colors are green and gold.
by mikeA on Apr 15, 2008 9:57 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
pujolsy
Chiba Lotte lost simultaneously in the fighter plane of the Japanese ham.
by JediLeroy on Apr 15, 2008 10:54 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Too early.
Nothing presents itself naturally yet. If a nickname has to be forced (or forcibly explained), it’s too soon.
"Huston, you're hot!'' said first baseman Dan Johnson, dressed as a bottle of mustard.
by Poppy on Apr 15, 2008 3:22 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Yep. True nicknames...
...happen naturally.
"Rebuilding" is loser mentality.
by UncleLeo on Apr 15, 2008 4:00 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
the players would call you "Poppyy"
And what did we do once we discovered a rift in the fourth dimension? We launched a monkey into it. @('.')@
by monkeyball on Apr 15, 2008 5:47 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Or something.
"Huston, you're hot!'' said first baseman Dan Johnson, dressed as a bottle of mustard.
by Poppy on Apr 15, 2008 7:55 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I doubt a good nickname ever came from a fanpost/diary.
A good nickname will arise naturally from a spontaneous joke during a game thread, from a funny quote in the media, or from the players themselves. Forced nicknames are the worst. And sometimes no nickname works just fine. I like it best when a player’s own name becomes so synonymous with talent that the given name is sufficient. Johan Santana, for example.
H-A-N-A-H-A-N. Hanahan.
by Rocktopus on Apr 15, 2008 4:39 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
The players would call you ...
And what did we do once we discovered a rift in the fourth dimension? We launched a monkey into it. @('.')@
by monkeyball on Apr 15, 2008 5:48 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
A musical remake of the James Bond film?
H-A-N-A-H-A-N. Hanahan.
by Rocktopus on Apr 16, 2008 9:50 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I've got nothing for Greg Smith
But I’ve decided on one for A.J. Pierzysnki:
“Skycrane.”
Because he’s the biggest tool in the world.
by Joey C. on Apr 15, 2008 5:50 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
How come you didn't include "Gerg"?
I’m a bit hurt. :-(
I like Cindi. A. She never pretends to know more than she does. B. She has unbridled enthusiasm for her "Hotties," and isn't afraid to show it. -IM4Oakgal
by Nico on Apr 15, 2008 7:50 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I did
Not only did I include Gerg, it won in the poll. I wouldn’t leave you out Nico. You’re one of my Top 10 Things I Love About AN.
Also, the names in the post and in the poll DID come “spontaneously” and “organically” from a game thread… but I guess people couldn’t have known that unless they spend as much time here as others of us… eh hem.
"This is a game to be savored, not gulped. There's time to discuss everything between pitches or between innings." ~Bill Veeck
by 149 on Apr 18, 2008 8:56 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm guessing UID >7000
"Huston, you're hot!'' said first baseman Dan Johnson, dressed as a bottle of mustard.
by Poppy on Apr 18, 2008 12:14 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Um, that's IUD and no one,
except maybe Becki the Slut, needs 7000 of them.
Cindi
I like Cindi. A. She never pretends to know more than she does. B. She has unbridled enthusiasm for her "Hotties," and isn't afraid to show it. -IM4Oakgal
by Nico on Apr 18, 2008 5:21 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Friggin' dyslexia.
I meant DUI… I was thinking of Loaiza.
"Huston, you're hot!'' said first baseman Dan Johnson, dressed as a bottle of mustard.
by Poppy on Apr 18, 2008 7:31 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
How about....
G$
G money, because
a. so far he is
b. let’s be optimistic!
2008 Oakland Athletics...more than meets the eye!
by OptimistPrime on Apr 16, 2008 7:42 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
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