ESPN announcer Chris Berman enjoys making puns out of sports figures' names [many of them baseball]. Here is the DEFINITIVE list:
A | ||
René Kook Arocha | Tony Brothers in Armas | Scott Respect Your Aldred |
Brady Bunch Anderson | Shawn Lil' Abner | Rick See Ya Later Aguilera |
Juan Real Agosto | Steve Ebony and Avery | Mike You're in Good Hands with Allstott |
Luis Alicea in Wonderland | Joey Cask Of Amalfatano | Rich Protect Your Car With Amaral |
Mike Enough Aldretti | Bill Almon Joy | Roberto Remember the Alomar |
Doyle Brandy Alexander | Dana Allison Wonderland | Joaquin the Dog Andujar |
Paul Orville Assenmacher | Jim Hey Abbott | Oscar Azocar Named Desire |
Steve Poison Avery | Jesus Skip To My Alou | David Green Akers |
B | ||
Pedro Borbon Street | Bernardo Brito Supreme | Jeff Pin the Tail on the Bronkey |
Mike April Blowers | Bud Paint It Black | Rafael Good Day at the Old Belliard |
Jay Ferris Buhner | Scott Tallulah Bankhead | Joe Leave It to Boever |
Bruce Bochy Ball | Bert Be Home Blyleven | George Taco Bell |
Greg Life Of Briley | Mike Private Benjamin | Dave Ingmar Bergman |
Jason Raspberry Bere | Ron Chevy Blazier | Jesse Belly Up to the Barfield |
Bruce Eggs Benedict | Barry Savings Bonds | Rod Beck Beck Beck Beck Beck |
Scott Milton Bradley | Todd Mercedes Benzinger | Lance You've Sunk my Blankenship |
Kevin Small Mouth Bass | Billy Lima Beane | Wade Cranberry Boggs |
Dave Burba Shave | Bret Barberie Coast | Daryl Please Come to Boston |
Britt Third Degree Burns | Hubie Babbling Brooks | Greg Crocodile Brock |
Ryan Bowen Arrow | Jeff Brown Paper Bagwell | Ricky Bad to the Bones |
Mark Beetle Bailey | Marty Grin and Barrett | Floyd Up and Down the Bannister |
Tim Humphrey Bogard | Ricky Signing Bones | Bobby Bad To The Bonilla |
Scott Am Brosius | Randy Burning Bush | Craig Matinee at the Biggio |
Pat South of the Borders | Dante Inferno Bichette | Esteban Bats In the Beltre |
Jeff See Through Blauser | Harold Growing Baines | Tom Lightning Bolton |
Andy the Merchant of Benes | John Charcoal Burkett | Tom Here's a Story of a Man Named Brady |
Damon Blue Berryhill | Bill Bubble Bath | Ross I Never Promised You A Baumgarten |
Stan Belinda Carlisle | Pat Side Burns | Scott Supercalifragilisticexpiala Brosius |
Matt Son Of A Beech | Juan Less Bell to Answer | Carlos One if by Land, Two if Baerga |
Eric Sleeping with Bienemy | Andy Merchant of Benes | Jerome You Better You Better You Bettis |
Matt Werewolves of Blundin | Mike Room and Bordick | Rob My Bironas |
C | ||
Ron Born in the US Cey | David Sili Cone | Todd Caribbean Cruz |
Greg Life Is a Cadaret | Pat OK Corrales | Ivan Bubbling Calderon |
Wil Bungee Cordero | Mark Clark Bar | Jose Can You See Canseco |
Steve Kentucky Fried Chitren | Tom Cotton Candiotti | Mark Carreon My Wayward Son |
Henry Ava Cotto | Mark Crystal Clear | Sylvester Swallows Return to Campusano |
Ken Get Off My Cloude | Danny Van Clyburn | Dave Vodka Collins |
Joey Alba Cora | Royce A Roni Clayton | Gene Lamont Cranston |
Ty Corn on the Cobb | Ken Helmet Caminiti | Dennis Short Order Cook |
Jeff Conine the Barbarian | Steve Short Order Cooke | Scott Little Deuce Cooper |
Joe Sergeant Carter | Chuck Creme de la Crim | Cris If I Were a Carpenter |
Mike Cameron Swayze | My Cousin Vinny Castilla | Chuck Baby You Can Drive My Carr |
Golden Archi Cianfrocco | Dave Clark Five | Francisco Umbilical Cordova |
Tim Pablo Crews | Casey Sixteen Candaele | Bob Sister Christian |
Jose Can You See Cruz | Ben Winter Coates | Hey You Get Off of Mike Cloud |
Matt White Cassel | Chris Cab Calloway | Larry Self Centers |
D | ||
Kal Jack Daniels | Rob Bomba Deer | Rich Dotson 280z |
Mike Well Dunne | Leon Bull Durham | Delino Decoconut Deshields |
Bill Doran Duran | Bo Buenos Diaz | Jim 2 Silhouettes on Deshaies |
Eye of the Storm Davis | Bill Hello Dawley | Jeff Dedmon Don't Wear Plaid |
Dan Salad Dreissen | Jim Washer and Dwyer | Mariano Slam Duncan |
Ron My Darling | Eric the Red Davis | Brian Number 10 Downing Street |
Ken Fix or Repair Dayley | Rob Acey Ducey | Danny Darwin Theory |
Red Hot Chili Davis | Jody Davis Eyes | Carlos In Delgado Da Vida |
Rob Double Dibble | Kelly Churchill Downs | Carlos Daylight Come and Delgado Go Home |
Omar Barbie Daal | ||
E | ||
Cecil Espy N | Dave No Man is an Eiland | Lee Elia Kuryakin |
Dave Right Engel | Tom East of Edens | Damion It Don't Come Easley |
Joey Bette Davis Eischen | Juan Re Encarnacion | |
F | ||
Jim Bela Fregosi | Steve A Bridge Too Farr | Steve Chariots of Fireovid |
Mike Horse Fetters | Brett Favre Ngugen | Felix the Cat Fermin |
Rollie Chicken Fingers | Bob Air Forsch | John Generalissimo Francisco Franco |
Scott Fletcher Christian | Curt Model T Ford | Todd Which Hand Does He Frohwirth |
Hector Sizzling Fajardo | Steve Huckleberry Finley | Mike Center Felder |
Monty Farris Wheel | Tony Prehistoric Fossas | Chuck Dorsal Finley |
Smokin' Lou Frazier | Jeff French Frye | Cliff Pink Floyd |
Marvin Philadelphia Freeman | Kevin Linoleum Flora | Jay Fiedler on the Roof |
A J Touchy Feeley | Jay See Me Feely | Barry Bananas Foster |
Jeff Philadelphia Feagles | ||
G | ||
Greg Gagne with a Spoon | Andres the Giant Gallaraga | Fettucini Alfredo Griffin |
Mark Amazing Grace | Mike Leggo Gallego | Tom Heard it Through the Glavine |
Mark Federal Grant | Jose Mother Guzman | Tony Gwynn and Bear It |
Mark Chauncey Gardner | Don Down the Gullet | Dwight Gooden Plenty |
Tux Cito Gaston | Dan Man from Gladden | Bernard Innocent Until Proven Gilkey |
Johnny Pass the Grubb | Juan Speedy Gonzales | Tom Flash Gordon |
Jim Gott the Win | Ron Extrava Gant | Mark Woody Guthrie |
Brent Rusty Gates | Jason Giambi Jack Flash | Nomar Mr. Nice Guy Garciaparra |
Juan Going Going Gonzales | Joe Grahe Flannel | Ben Good Grieve |
Rich Loose Gannon | Bobby Seven Year Gritch | Tony Gwynn One for the Gipper |
Chris Gwynn the Eskimo | Andrew Ski Glover | |
H | ||
Jay Thurston B. Howell III | Mel Carnegie Hall | Jeff Going Back To Huson |
Tommy Ben Herr | Lamarr Where Does It Hoyt | Dave Harry and the Henderson |
Von Purple Hayes | Danny Uriah Heep | Mike Heath Bar |
Tom Dirty Henke | Kent Buy a Vowel Hrbek | Jeff Hamilton Joe Frank and Reynolds |
Bruce Patty Hurst | Glenn Old Mother Hubbard | Charles Moscow on the Hudson |
Tim Hulett Packard | Chris Mr. Haney | Neal Heaton and Air Conditioning |
Chris Hammond Cheese | Vince Four Horsman | Pete Harnisch Racing |
Brian Deer Hunter | Glenallen Strawberry Hill | Peter Chips A Hoy |
Ron Tala Hassey | Toby Last Harrah | Darryl Green Eggs And Hamilton |
Todd Highway to Helton | Tom Henke Panky | Art and Howe |
Sam Little Big Horn | John Habyan Corpus | Ah Ah Az Hakim |
I | ||
Dane Clockwork Iorg | ||
J | ||
Bo Diddley Jackson | Dion Bartles and James | Felix Do You Know the Way to San Jose |
Brook Jacoby Wan Kenobi | Wally Absorbine Joyner | Stan Javier Self A Merry Little Christmas |
Temple Bethel Johnson | Doug Along Came Jones | Dave Supreme Court Justice |
Jeff Mick Jeager | ||
K | ||
John I Am Not a Kruk | Bob Yom Kipper | Mike The Man Who Would Be Kingery |
Jimmy Francis Scott Key | Dana Field Goal Kiecker | Chuck New Kids on Knoblauch |
Eric Burger King | Ron Ma and Pa Kittle | Joe Colonel Klink |
Darryl Gomer Kile | Eric Karros Matic | Jon Kitna Kaboodle |
Dan Erie Kanell | ||
L | ||
Jim Saturday Night LeFebvre | Chet Bitter Lemon | Mike Car 54 Lavalliere |
Steve Lake Michigan | Dennis Fluorescent Lamp | Tim Praise the Laudner |
Scott Lay Lady Leius | Jim Frito Leyritz | Bill One if by Landrum |
Jeff Sugar Ray Leonard | Vance Common Law | Al Cigarette Leiter |
Rick Innocent Lysander | Urbano Renewal Lugo | John Tonight Let It Be Lowenstein |
Mark Bud Leiter | Pat Pencil Thin Listach | Keith June Lockhart |
Ed Merrill Lynch | Steve Detroit Lyons | Rudy Mother In Law |
Jose Lind Cuisine | Craig Def Lefferts | Scott Livingstone, I Presume |
Davey Canta Lopes | Mark Get Back Loretta | Steve Lyons And Tigers And Bears, Oh My |
Gene Meadow Larkin | Kerry Leather And Lacy | Don't Walk Away René Lachemann |
Sean Personal Landeta | Al Fruit Of Levine | |
M | ||
John Holy Moses | Me and Willie McGee | Eddie Eat Drink and be Murray |
Kevin No Maas | Jose Flying Melendez | Paul Molitor and the Merrimac |
Candy Man Maldonado | Darryl Motley Crue | Oddibe Young Again McDowell |
Joe Magrane Headache | Kent Magic Mercker | Fred McGriff the Crime Dog |
Mike Mason Jar | Greg Appa Maddux | Kirt What Was That Manwaring |
Shane Fleetwood Mack | Dave Mary Magadan | Don Welcome Mattingly |
Dave Vodka Martinez | Big Ben MacDonald | Pat Mahomes Where the Heart is |
José Costa Mesa | Greg Mathe Maddux | Bob Melvin and the Blue Notes |
Juan Field Marichal | Jeff Praying Manto | Damon All Mashore That's Going Mashore |
Brent Remember the Mayne | Rick Junk Mahler | Kevin Sing Along with Mitchell |
Eating Raul Mondesi | Captain Kirk McCaskill | Steve After Dinner Mintz |
Angel In the Morning Miranda | Brian 12 Year Moehler | James Teenage Mouton Ninja Turtles |
Orlando I Am Merced | Mike Loggins and Mussina | Pedro Harvest Munoz |
Curtis My Favorite Martin | Josh Tears of McCown | Mark Eve of Destruction McGwire |
Roger Chocolate Maltbie | Mike After Dinner Minter | Chris One Bad Ma'afalla |
Natrone Refried Means | ||
N | ||
Matt No Nokes | Paul Buenos Noce | Reid Buffalo Nichols |
Gene Full Nelson | Tim Golden Nehring | Edgar High Nunez |
Dan Nick Naulty | Robb The Flying Nen | Jon Get Thee To A Nunnally |
O | ||
John Orton Hears a Who | Johnny Quaker Oates | Gregg Olson Golden |
Alex Ochoa Gesundheit | Al Osuna or Later | Sandis Ozolinsh that stole Christmas |
Ron Roller Oester | Steve Vi Olin | |
P | ||
Tom Goodnight Sweet Prince | Jim Car Poole | Rafael Emerson Lake and Palmiero |
Jim Hanky Pankovits | Ted Tower of Power | Ken Good Evening Mr. Phelps |
Mark Trans Parent | Terry Swimming Puhl | Terry Pit and the Pendleton |
Eric Ker Plunk | Joe Actual Retail Price | Dave Parallel Parker |
Bill Veal Pecota | Mike Onion Pagel | Melido Shuffle Perez |
Don Whiter Shade of Pall | Tony Jala Pena | Phil the Final Plantier |
Chan Ho 3 Com Park | Robert Missing Person | Mike Pepperoni Piazza |
Jorge Carne Posada | Jeff Juden Priest | Vicente Buckingham Palacios |
Bill Liquid Plummer | Luis Ap Polonia | Albert Winnie the Pujols |
Ricky Proehl Shampoo | Carl Slim Pickens | Arquimedez Principle Pozo |
Q | ||
Jamie Men at Quirk | ||
R | ||
Dave Prince Righetti | Randy Ready or Not | Jerry Rolls Reuss |
Bobby Tokyo Rose | Kevin Reimer Reason | Dave Rohde Runner |
Tim Purple Raines | Johnny Manta Ray | Craig Reynolds Wrap |
Gary Redus a Bedtime Story | Jim Pork Fried Rice | Cookie Days of Wine and Rojas |
Vern Golden Ruhle | Luis Buick Rivera | Bruce Two Minutes for Ruffin |
José Blame It On Rijo | Andre Bad Moon Rison | Kevin Ritz Cracker |
Wally Lionel Ritchie | Bryan Rekar Named Desire | Kirk Weekly Rueter |
Who Framed Roger Ruzek | Jerry Minute Rice | |
S | ||
B J And the Bear Surhoff | Joe Slusarski and Hutch | Pete Raise Your Hand if You're Schourek |
Gary Sheffield of Dreams | Bill Per Spiers | Todd Aris Stottlemyre |
Tim Sockeye Salmon | Gary Sheffield Of Dreams | Heathcliff Slocumb if ya got 'em |
Mark Tossed Salas | Steve Alto Sax | Craig Brewer and Shipley |
Rafael Evil Ways Santana | Joel Mule Skinner | John When Irish Eyes are Smiley |
Eric Win Place or Show | Larry Satin Sheets | Mike Great Scott |
Darryl Strawberry Shortcake | Mike Pre Schooler | Bob Ice Station Sebra |
Billy Free Sample | Tom Leave it to Seaver | Jeff Wine Sellers |
Juan Play it Again Samuel | Rick Really Big Schu | James Easter Steels |
Ed Ocean Sprague | Doug People Are Strange | Sammy Say it Isn't Sosa |
Mario Scotch and Soto | Bill Beer Stein | Bruce Three Piece Sutter |
Kevin Alka Seitzer | Ruben High Sierra | Mike Nova Scioscia |
Scott Room Servais | Chris Church Speier | Paul Veal Sorrento |
Buck Showalter Raleigh | Mario Speedwagon Soto | Tim Spehr Tire |
Franklin Ticket Stubbs | Reggie Colonel Sanders | Lance Sargeant Schulters |
T | ||
John Private Tudor | Steve Rainbow Trout | Andres Doubting Thomas |
Manny Kingston Trillo | Fred Toliver Twist | Alan Have Gun Will Trammell |
Pat Pick Up the Tabler | Frank Tanana Daquiri | Mark Fall Of The House Of Tauscher |
Kevin Spinal Tapani | Dickie Mara Thon | Jim Home Thweet Thome |
Mike Miami Tice | Tony Tarasco Sauce | Jim Thome Can You Hear Me? |
Michael Turner Overdrive | George Iced Teague | Ground Control to David Toms |
Amani It's Not A Toomer | ||
U | ||
José Game Winning Uribe | John Stick It In Urrea | Ugueth What You Pay For Urbina |
V | ||
Bobby Be My Valentine | Ozzie Like A Virgil | Frank 101 Strings Viola |
Dave Death Valle | Robin Ventura Highway | Todd Smack Crackle VanPoppel |
Andy Dick Van Slyke | ||
W | ||
Butch Oil and Wynegar | Gary Hospital Ward | Mitch The Devil and Daniel Webster |
Jeff Montgomery Ward | Walt Three Blind Weiss | Craig For What It's Worthington |
Todd We Are the Worrell | Tim Eli Wallach | Vince Workman My Way Back to You |
Mark Bay City Wohlers | Don Pop Werner | Kerry Norwegian Wood |
John Teenage Wetteland | John Hia Wathan | Jeff Dream Weaver |
Bob Intentional Walk | Duane Psycho Ward | |
X | ||
Y | ||
Rich Not Ready Yett | Matt Forever Young | |
Z | ||
Ray Wine Zellers | Greg The Wrath Of Zahn | Todd Good Housekeeping Zeile |
Eric Light My Ziere |
3 comments:
Great list, but you absolutely must make room on it for Oddibe Young Again McDowell.
I agree. That was one of the great ones.
I like Dean Arnold Palmer one of my faves is Junior Felix became Senor Felix
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