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Nickname for Daric Barton

First post here....

I am nominating that we nickname him "Stretch", after his ridiculously absurd stretching ability at first. Every time he pulls that off I wince in pain.

Anyone else have any ideas... Mr. September... maybe?

 

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Not Stretch

McCovey used to be called “Stretch.”

"I don't know half of you half as well as I should like, and I like less than half of you half as well as you deserve."

--Bilbo Baggins

by kaweahkaweah on Jun 12, 2008 8:22 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Balls?

Too bad is last name isn’t McGee or something.

"JOAN! Are you watching Bombast? Did you see Lack Bust drop that fly call?"

by Jennifer on Jun 12, 2008 8:26 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Dale.

pam5981: Patience is a virtue that I do not possess.
ohtobe21likehuston: But you're good at drinking and cussing. Two out of three ain't bad.

by pam5981 on Jun 12, 2008 9:08 PM PDT reply actions   1 recs

+1

AN 3.0's Search Function is *hawt*!

by Poppy on Jun 13, 2008 1:02 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

+ another 1

"God doesn't pay attention to your cute little hypotheticals." -- Jeff from LL

by oblique on Jun 13, 2008 1:43 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Mischa

Or maybe Walkey Walkerson.

by Mark H on Jun 12, 2008 9:29 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

So Andrew9er, I gather the subliminal message

is that you actually want him to be called “Phil”?

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 Jun 12, 2008 10:25 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Fink.

Cookie to the first one to get the ref.

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by Ozzz on Jun 13, 2008 3:16 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

coen brothers

WHere’s my cookie

by Future Ed on Jun 13, 2008 1:12 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Joe Blanton has it.

Oops. Gone.

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by Ozzz on Jun 13, 2008 1:30 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Mostly

I think of the Simpsons. When Melheus is excited to go to an “R” rated movie and starts chanting “Barton Fink, Barton Fink”

by Future Ed on Jun 13, 2008 1:58 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

are you suggesting he's a goddamn write-off?

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 Jun 13, 2008 7:01 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

How about Walter Mitty?

Because he’s not nearly as good as he thinks he is.

by BlameChannel53 on Jun 13, 2008 6:37 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

I think we need several - perhaps hundreds - of comments

debating “DaBa” versus “DaBar”. And then we need to settle on “Maintenance Vehicle”.

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 Jun 13, 2008 7:55 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

You know,

I kind of like Maintenance Vehicle for Barton. Maybe MV for short.

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by DMOAS on Jun 13, 2008 12:13 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

i agree

"It's not my fault your team's so shitty." -Steve Friend, head coach, Chabot College, to Laney College's head coach, who asked why we scored so many runs after we beat Laney 30-3 in 2006

by flipgatey3 on Jun 13, 2008 1:03 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

"Drac"...

... as a take-off on Daric, and because he does his best hitting after darkness settles over the coliseum.

Certainly not “Pops.”

The meaning of life is not so much 'found,' as it is 'made.' --Opus

by The Dogfather on Jun 13, 2008 7:51 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Got to be Dale

Might as well Jump! - Van Halen

by sprtsnwyn on Jun 13, 2008 8:03 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

+1

I already thought that was his nickname.

by IM4Oakgal on Jun 13, 2008 9:09 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Now, why on earth would you think that?

Just because it’s something that stuck with us naturally, and not as a result of someone making a contrived appeal for an inorganic nickname-by-committee?

AN 3.0's Search Function is *hawt*!

by Poppy on Jun 13, 2008 1:06 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

i agree

it’s got to be nation’sssssss

"It's not my fault your team's so shitty." -Steve Friend, head coach, Chabot College, to Laney College's head coach, who asked why we scored so many runs after we beat Laney 30-3 in 2006

by flipgatey3 on Jun 13, 2008 1:03 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Not the same without Macha.

"God doesn't pay attention to your cute little hypotheticals." -- Jeff from LL

by oblique on Jun 13, 2008 1:43 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Agreed

Dale is too good to pass up. Especially since it can serve as an underlying shot towards the announcers who can’t be bothered to learn the players’ names.

"Put some ice on it. After that, there's nothing a few beers won't take care of. " -Pink

by OrlandoAsFan on Jun 13, 2008 11:50 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Dick?

Link

Any similarity between my spelling and that deemed correct, is pureley accidental.

by Dalesman on Jun 13, 2008 8:38 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

i like that

"It's not my fault your team's so shitty." -Steve Friend, head coach, Chabot College, to Laney College's head coach, who asked why we scored so many runs after we beat Laney 30-3 in 2006

by flipgatey3 on Jun 13, 2008 1:04 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

i wish he wore his socks

like brian barton

"It's not my fault your team's so shitty." -Steve Friend, head coach, Chabot College, to Laney College's head coach, who asked why we scored so many runs after we beat Laney 30-3 in 2006

by flipgatey3 on Jun 13, 2008 1:04 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Boog?

Maybe recycling old nicknames isn’t such a bad thing after all.

"I don't know half of you half as well as I should like, and I like less than half of you half as well as you deserve."

--Bilbo Baggins

by kaweahkaweah on Jun 13, 2008 10:34 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Barfon

ACRONYM: Batting Average F ON

by bamaA'sfan on Jun 13, 2008 10:49 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Aluminum Glove?

Cause it definitely isn’t Gold

by Zabat on Jun 13, 2008 11:25 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Dibs

Just for Ray Fosse always getting excited about his Dibs ice cream delivery in the booth during afternoon games.

See the latest dumbass thing I've done -- camUra

by hunter on Jun 13, 2008 12:54 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

It can't possibly be Mr September

That’s what they used to call Barry Bonds.

"Evidently, a large number of people said, 'We really need more vermin at the ballpark, Artie.'" - Nick (AN), 10/7/07

by doctorK on Jun 13, 2008 1:23 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Gumby

Dammit!

The meaning of life is not so much 'found,' as it is 'made.' --Opus

by The Dogfather on Jun 13, 2008 2:18 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

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