Berman's Baseball Nicknames

CHRIS BERMAN, FROM ESPN FAME, HAS MADE A NAME FOR HIMSELF WITH NICKNAMES FOR ATHLETES. HERE ARE TWO LISTS, WITH A FEW REPEATS

FROM LARRY'S BASEBALL RESOURCES:
Newest additions at the end.

A
Shawn "Little" Abner
Rick "see ya later" Aguilera
Mike "Enough" Aldretti or Mike "Mario" Aldrete
Doyle "Brandy" Alexander
Dana Allison "Wonderland"
Bill Almon "Joy" or Bill "Toasted" Almon
Roberto "Remember The" Alomar
Sandy "Remember the other" Alomar Jr.
Brady "Bunch" Anderson
Joaquin "the dog" Andujar
Tony "Brothers In" Armas
Don "Guns of" August

B
Scott "Hay" Bailes
Mark "Beetle" Bailey
Scott "Tallulah" Bankhead
Floyd "Up and Down the" Bannister
Marty "Grin and" Barrett
Kevin "Small Mouth" Bass
Randy "Large Mouth" Bass
Billy "Lima" Beane
George "Taco" Bell or George "Liberty" Bell
Bruce "Eggs" Benedict
Andy "Merchant of Venice" Bends
Todd "Mercedes" Benzinger
Damon "Blue" Berryhill
Karl "these are the" Best "of times"
Bud "paint it" Black
Lance "You sank my" Blankenship
Bert "Be home" Blyleven
Bruce Bochte "Ball"
Randy Bockus "is willing"
Wade "Cranberry" Boggs
Barry "U.S." Bonds
Pat "North of the" Borders
Daryl "Please come home to" Boston
Sid "Coffee and" Bream
Greg "Crocodile" Brock
Hubie "Babbling" Brooks
Bob "Bulldog" Bower
Britt "Third Degree" Burns
Randy "Burning" Bush
Brett "Tara" Butler

C
Greg "life is a" Caderet
Ivan "Bubbling" Calderon
Sylvester "When the swallows return to" Campusano
John "Candyman" Candeleria
Tom "Cotton" Candiotti
Jose "can you see" Canseco
Don "roses" Carman
Mark Carreon "my wayward son"
Ron Cey "Hey" or Ron "born in the US" Cey
Steve "Kentucky fried" Chitren
Will "The Natural" Clark
Mark "Crystal" Clear
David "Sili-" Cone
Ed "Chick" Correa
Henry "Ava-" Cotto
Jose "Won't you take me on a sea" Cruz
Todd "Carribean" Cruz

D
Kal "Jack" Daniels
Ron "Oh My" Darling
Eric "The Red" Davis
Glenn "Mr. Outside" Davis
Jody Davis "Eyes"
"Eye of the" Storm Davis
Bill "Hello" Dawley
Jeff Dedmon "Don't wear plaid"
Rob "Bomba" Deer
or Rob "Rein" Deer
Jim "Two sillouhettes on" DeShaies
Bo "Beunos" Diaz
Bill "Doran" Doran
Rich "280z" Dotson
Brian "Number 10" Downing "Street"
Kelly "Churchill" Downs
Curt "Devil with the blue" Dressendorfer
Dan "Salad" Driesen
Mike "Well" Dunne
Leon "Bull" Durham
Jim "Washer and" Dwyer

E
Lee Elia "Kuriakin"
Dave "Right" Engle

F
Steve "A bridge too" Farr
"El" Sid Fernandez
Cecil "Is No" Fielder
Curt "Model-T" Ford
Bob "Air" Forsch
John "Generalissimo Franscisco" Franco
"Starvin'" Marvin Freeman
Jim "Bela" Fergosi
Rollie "Chicken" Fingers

G
Oscar "six-to-five" Gamble
Greg Gagne "with a spoon"
Andres "The Giant" Galarraga
Mike "Leggo" Gallego
Wes "Kenny the" Gardner
Dan "Man from" Gladden
Tom "Heard it through the" Glavine
Dwight "Johnny Be" Gooden
Mark "Amazing" Grace
Mark "Federal" Grant
Johnny "Pass the" Grubb
"Fettucini" Alfredo Griffin
Jose "Mother" Guzman
Tony Gwynn "and bear it"

H
Moose "Antlers" Haas
Von "Purple" Hayes
Jeff Hamilton "Joe Frank and Reynolds"
Mike Heath "Bar"
Danny "Dung" Heep
or Danny "Uriah" Heep
Dave "Harry and the" Henderson
Tommy "Ben" Herr
Jay "Thurston B." Howell
LaMarr "Where does it" Hoyt
Kent "Buy a vowel" Hrbek
Glenn "Mother" Hubbard
Charles "Moscow on the" Hudson
Tom "Ex-" Hume
Bruce "Patty" Hurst

I
Garth "Clockwork" Iorg

J
Bo "Diddley" Jackson
Chris "Bartles &" James
Dion James "and the Belmonts"
Stan "You can" Javier "way"
Gregg "The Hammer" Jeffries
Jimmy "Handyman" Jones
Wally "Absorbine" Joyner

K
Jimmy "Francis Scott" Key
Dana "Field Goal" Kiecker
Eric "Burger" King
Bob "Yom" Kipper
Ron "Ma and Pa" Kittle
Joe "Wilhelm" Klink
Ray "I dub thee" Knight
Chuck "New Kids On" Knoblauch or Chuck "Chip off the ol'" Knoblauch
John "I am not a" Kruk

L
Mike "Izod" LaCoss
Mike Laga "beer"
Steve "Great" Lake
Dennis "Fluorescent" Lamp
Dave "Don't" LaPoint
Tim "Praise the" Laudner
Vance "Common" Law
Al "Cigarette" Leiter
Chet "Bitter" Lemon
Jeff "Sugar Ray" Leonard
Jose Lind "on me"
John "Tonight, let it be" Lowenstein
Ed "Merrill" Lynch
Steve Lyons "and tigers and bears, oh my"

M
Shane "Connie" Mack
Greg "Appa" Maddux
Bill Madlock "D.A."
Dave "Mary" Magadan
Rick "Junk" Mahler
Candy "Man" Maldanado
Kirt "What was that" Manwaring
Mike Mason "jar"
Don "Welcome Home" Mattingly
Oddibe "Young Again" McDowell
"Me and" Willie McGee
Fred "Crime Dog" McGriff
Mark "Eve of Destruction" McGwire
Bob Melvin "and the Blue Notes"
Jim "Love me two times" Morrison
or Jim "people are strange" Morrison
John "Holy" Moses
Eddie "eat, drink and be" Murray

N
Tim "Golden" Naehring
Gene "Full" Nelson
Al "Paul" Newman
or Al "-fred E." Newman
Paul "Buenos" Noce
Matt "No" Nokes

P
Jim "Hanky" Pankovits
Mark "trans-" Parent
Dave "Parallel" Parker
Tony "Jala-" Pena
Melido "Shuffle" Perez
Pasquel "roadmap" Perez
Ken "Goodbye, Mr. " Phelps
Eric "Ker-" Plunk
Jim "Hound dog" Presley
Joe "Actual Retail" Price
Kirby "Union Gap" Puckett

R
Tim "Purple" Raines
or Tim "Torrential" Raines Johnny "Manta" Ray
Randy "Ever" Ready or Randy "Rough and" Ready
Gary Redus "a bedtime story"
Jerry "Rolls" Reuss
Craig Reynolds "wrap"
Jim "Pork Fried" Rice
Jose "Blame it On" Rijo
Cookie "Days of wine and" Rojas
Bruce "2 minutes for" Ruffin

S
Mark "Tossed" Salas
Juan "play it again" Samuel
Ryne "Carl" Sandberg
Rafael "Evil Ways" Santana
Benito "El Ducce" Santiago
Steve "Alto/Tenor" Sax
Mike "Pre-" Schooler
Bill "Beethoven" Schroeder
Mike "Nova" Scoscia
Rick "Really big" Schu
Mike "Great" Scott
Tom "Leave it to" Seaver
Bob "Ice Station" Sebra
Kevin "Alka" Seitzer
Larry "Satin" Sheets
Eric "Win, place and" Show
Ruben "High" Sierra
Don "On-" Slaught
Darryl "Rhubarb" Strawberry
or Darryl Strawberry "shortcake"
or Darryl Strawberry "Fields Forever"
Andy "Dick" Van Slyke
John "Irish Eyes are" Smiley
Franklin "Ticket" Stubbs
Bruce "3-piece" Sutter

T
Frank Tanana "daiquiri"
Andres "Doubting" Thomas
Fred Toliver "Twist"
Alan "Have Gun will" Trammel
Manny "Kingston" Trillo
Steve "Rainbow" Trout
John "House of" Tudor

U
Jose "Game-winning" Uribe

V
Bobby "Be My" Valentine
Dave "Rudy" Valle or Dave "Death" Valley
Frank "101 Strings" Viola
Ozzie "like a" Virgil

W
Tim "Eli" Wallach
Gary "Hospital" Ward
Bob "Intentional" Walk
Mitch "Noah" Webster
Walt "Three blind" Weiss
Bob "Ebony Eye" Welch
Glenn "Surfin' U.S.A." Wilson
Todd "We are the" Worrell
Butch "Oil and" Wynegar

Y
Rich "Not ready" Yett

New Additions:
DAVE Don't LAPOINT
RUDY Mother in LAW
VANCE Common LAW
CRAIG Def LEFFERTS
CHET Bitter LEMON
JOHN Tonight let it be LOWENSTEIN
URBANO Renewal LUGO
RICK Innocent LYSANDER
JOE MAGRANE Headache
RICK Junk MAHLER
MIKE Perry MASON
ODDIBE Young again MCDOWELL
Me And WILLIE MCGEE
MARK Eve of Destruction McGWIRE
JIM People are strange MORRISON
JOHN Holy MOSES
DARRYL MOTLEY Crew
EDDIE Eat Drink and be MURRAY
AL What me worry NEWMAN
REID Buffalo NICHOLS
MATT No NOKES
BRIAN B.P. OELKERS
RON Chuck OESTER
DAVE Parallel PARKER
TONY Hali PENA
KEN Good evening Mr. PHELPS
TED Tower of POWER
JIM Hounddog PRESLEY
JOE Actual Retail PRICE
KIRBY Union Gap PUCKETT
TERRY Swimming PUHL
JAMIE Men at QUIRK
TIM Purple RAINES
JOHNNY Manta RAY
RANDY Ever READY
RANDY Rough And READY
JERRY Rolls REUSS
R.J. REYNOLDS Wrap
DAVE Prince RIGHETTI
JOSE Blame it on RIJO
BRUCE RUFFIN Ready
VERN Golden RUHLE
MARK Tossed SALAS
BILLY Free SAMPLE
RAFAEL Abraxa SANTANA
RAFAEL Say It Again SANTANA
BENITO Il Duche SANTIAGO
STEVE Alto SAX
BILL Crop SCHERRER
RICK Really Big SCHU
MIKE Great SCOTT
TOM Leave it to SEAVER
KEVIN Alka SEITZER
JEFF Wine SELLERS
LARRY Bed SHEETS
JOHN T-Bone SHELBY
CRAIG Brewer and SHIPLEY
ERIC Win Place and SHOW
RUBEN Hines SIERRA
JOEL Mule SKINNER
DON On SLAUGHT
JOHN Irish Eyes Are SMILEY
MARIO Scotch and SOTO
CHRIS Church SPEIER
JAMES Easter STEELS
BILL Beer STEIN
TERRY Grapes Of Wrath STEINBACH
DARRYL Rhubarb STRAWBERRY
FRANKLIN Ticket STUBBS
BRUCE Three Piece SUTTER
FRANK TANANA Daiquiri
ANDRES Doubting THOMAS
MANNY Kingston TRILLO
JOHN Private TUDOR
JOSE Game Winning URIBE
JOHN Stick it in your URREA
ANDY Dick VAN SLYKE
FRANK Hundred one strings VIOLA
OZZIE Like a VIRGIL
TIM Eli WALLACH
GARY Hospital WARD
BOB Ebony eyes WELCH
GLENN Surfin U.S.A. WILSON
BUTCH Oil and WYNEGAR
RICH Not YETT
Bobby "be my" Valentine
Ruben "High" Sierra
Ty "Corn on the" Cobb
Jim "Fried" Rice
Bill "Hard a" Lee
Don "Down the" Gullet
Jesus/Felipe/Matty "Skip to my" Alou
Juan "Field" Marichal
Willie "Lost in the" Mays
Frank "Play the" Viola
Jack "the Whiffer" Clark
Matt "Dying" Young
Tom "Dirty" Henke
Dave "Supreme Court" Justice
Dwight Gooden "Plenty"
Monty "Haul" Ferris

This list was compiled by members of the Rotisserie Newsgroup. All credit goes to Chris Berman and ESPN.

OTHER NAMES FROM OTHER SOURCES:
1. Chuck "New Kids On" Knoblauch
2. John "Tonight, let it be" Lowenstein
3. Eddie "eat, drink and be" Murray
4. Tony "Jala-" Pena
5. Frank Tanana "daiquiri"
6. John "Charcoal" Burkett
7. Oddibe "young again" Mcdowall
8. Bobby "Mill" Abreu
9. Tommy Agee "Breaky Heart"
10. Dick Allen "good time, my pretty"
11. Walt Alston "Purina"
12. Cap "You Make Me Feel Like" Anson
13. Kevin "couldn't be" Appier
14. Luke "What's" Appling "Ever After"
15. Richie Ashburn ", toast and coffee"
16. Steve "Ebony and" Avery
17. "Home improvement with" Bob Avila
18. Lance "You sank my" Blankenship
19. Jose "Won't you take me on a sea" Cruz
20. Danny "Dung" Heep
21. Joe "Wilhelm" Klink
22. Don't walk away Rene Gonzalez
23. Bert "be home" Blyleven
24. Brian "10" Downing "Street"
25. Mike "Matha" Maddux
26. Greg "Appa" Maddux
27. John "I am not a" Kruk
28. R.J. Reynolds "Wrap"
29. Rick "really big" Schu
30. Bruce "3 piece" Sutter
31. Larry "Satin" Sheets
32. Eric "Win, place and" Show
33. Ruben "High" Sierra
34. Don "On-" Slaught
35. Rick "Junk" Mahler
36. Danny "Theory" Darwin
37. Kevin "Small/Big Mouth" Bass
38. Von "Purple" Hayes
39. Jose "Can You See" Canseco
40. John Mayberry RFD
41. Sylvester swallows return to Campusano
42. Scott Little Deuce Cooper
43. Jody Davis eyes
44. Carlos in Delgado da vida
45. Brett Favre-egnügen
46. Brook Jacoby Wan Kenobi
47. Scott Livingstone, I presume
48. Me and Willie McGee
49. Jon get thee to a Nunnally
50. Rafael Emerson, Lake, and Palmiero
51. Kevin Alka Seitzer
52. Heathcliff Slocumb if ya got 'em
53. Tony Tarasco sauce
54. Amani it's not a Toomer
55. Greg The Wrath Of Zahn
56. Hubie "Babbling" Brooks
57. Craig "Matinee at the" Biggio
58. Dana "Field Goal" Kiecker
59. Steve Lyons "And Tigers And Bears, Oh My"
60. Alex Ochoa "Gesundheit"
61. Randy Ready "or Not"
62. Buck Showalter "Raleigh"
63. Butch "Oil and" Wynegar
64. Rich "Not Ready" Yett
65. Mark "Get Back" Loretta
66. Ben "Good" Grieve
67. Curtis "My favorite" Martin
68. Jim "Glad sandwich" Bagby
69. Stan Bahnsen "burner"
70. Harold "Aches and" Baines
71. Frank/Dusty Baker "can't be choosers"
72. Dave "declared" Bancroft
73. Sal "rubber" Bando "Lakes butter"
74. Randy "touchdown" Bass "interference"
75. Johnny Bassler "party"
76. Hank "I got the" Bauer "steering"
77. Ginger Beaumont "the range"
78. Rod "I got your" Beck "to the drawing board"
79. Jake Beckley "Thatcher"
80. Steve Bedrosian "horse"
81. Johnny "Gentle" Bench
82. Chief "Bigs" Bender
83. Andy Benes "the Menace"
84. Charlie "won the National League" Bennett
85. Al Benton "the rules"
86. Moe "free as a" Berg "in the hand"
87. Lance Berkman "compensation"
88. Yogi "grin and" Berra
89. Angel "go for" Berroa
90. Jim "newborn" Bibby
91. Max Bishop "every morning, ten times!"
92. Nap "jumping for" Lajoie
93. Ty "corn on the' Cobb
94. Jim "your full of" Maloney
95. Ernie "don't be" Koy
96. Bill "don't get too" Stoneman
97. George "hurry up and no" Stallings
98. Wally Absorbine Joyner
99. Dave Rhigetti & Meatballs
100. Tony Rubix Kubek
101. John Count of Montefusco
102. Frank Hey Mr. Talley Man talley my Tanana.
103. Albert "Winnie the Pu"jols
104. Jim "Mr.Ed"monds
105. Scott "Rock an" Rolen
106. Scott 'Supercalifragilisticexpiali' Brosius
107. Mel Days of Wine and Rojas