The BYB encyclopedia of nicknames, terms, and photos
by allikazoo on Apr 4, 2010 8:00 AM EDT
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PrintKurt asked me to do a post about common player nicknames, photos, and general terms we use here at BYB, for those who joined us during the off-season or show up later this year. My original "position" was to be a comment moderator for the GameThreads, and that hasn't changed even though I do what I can otherwise. We've been having GameThreads all spring, and soon they'll really count - everyone needs to be brought up to speed! I can't remember everything, so please feel free to comment with anything I forgot and I'll do my best to add it to this post.
Part I: Player Nicknames and.. stuff, in no particular order
Eddie Bonine - Eddie doesn't really have a nickname per se, but if anyone ever asks, "are you ready for Eddie?" upon a pitcher's injury, that's who it's referring to. Oh, and this:
Fu-Te Ni - We are the knights that say NI!
Rick Porcello - Kid Rick, RicK, The Kid
Oh jeez, I had Nate Robertson next on the list.
Bobby Seay - Seay-isms - Refer to this post for some good ones. I guess I'll take this opportunity to officially retire the Seay-Lyon
Justin Verlander -JV. He who possesses the bionic arm. Justin also has an evil twin brother named Jason, who tends to enter his starts around the 5th inning and give up a bunch of runs.
Joel Zumaya - Zoom, Zoom-Zoom, Zoomer, glass Joel, the exploding arm
Alex Avila - Due to his amazing hitting upon callup last year, he is the Lord and Savior. Common to replace the name "Avila" where one would normally say "God", I.E. "Oh my Avila"
Gerald Laird - G$. G-money. He guns down runners with this:
Miguel Cabrera - Miggy, Big Mig, Migs, Cabby (ugh, I hate that name). Miggy does not hit singles, he hits singuels. Also known as Thunder Calves whenever he wears his socks up.
Adam Everett - Rarely referred to by his actual name, Adam is known as Opie. Also commonly called Out #3, for sadly obvious reasons.
Brandon Inge - Binge, Inge, Ingie. Brandon hits bingles, not singles. Anytime any third baseman misses a catch, Brandon would have had that. And never forget..
Ramon Santiago - Rrrrrazor Ramon!
Carlos Guillen - The Guillentine, Carlitos. I don't think there's a consensus over his name regarding him being constantly injured, but there are several.
Magglio Ordonez - Maggs, the Big Tilde, Patty's boyfriend
Brent Dlugach - DUH-LOOOO-GACH!!! (Fact: that is how his name is pronounced, with more or less enthusiasm, depending on the situation), Doogie
Don Kelly - Donnie, Dapper Don. The Donbot:
Ryan Raburn - The opposing team is RABURNED when he hits one out or throws a player out at home. Also, please take note of correct spelling or risk being banned:
Zach Miner - Doesn't really have a nickname, other than Throw Strikes. Also note correct spelling of this one.
Clete Thomas - Also known as Cletus.
Phil Coke - A new addition to the team, no nickname but there'll be plenty of puns.
Jose Valverde - Also a new addition, he comes with the nickname Papa Grande. We'll see if it sticks around here.
Part II: Rally figures and the like
We support good eating habits for our players. Photos of vegetables are a staple when a rally is needed.
However, Rally Bacon is also helpful here, stemming from a day last season that I was cooking bacon during a game the Tigers were losing. They pulled a walk-off win that night, thus Rally Bacon was born. Any photo of bacon will do. Actually eating it also helps.
The rally squirrel showed up on the field at Comerica Park last year. He has brought mixed results but is worth a shot sometimes:
The Anteater makes an occasional appearance:
And he'll make sure everyone knows when we win, too:
Finally, after a good win, Jesus Zoidberg comes to the afterglow thread to bless us all.
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I like this.
Just once, I hope they introduce him thusly:
“Now batting, the centerfielder, number 14, son of Telamon and Periboea and king of Salamis, AUSTIN JACKSON!”
I'm glad I'm here
This has got to be the greatest board on the Net!
This thread made me laugh!
Five days Five days everyone....
then my boyfriend will be home in the D where he belongs, next to me….
Allison <3
Welcome to Detroit, NO sissies allowed
ah, the memories
This is a nice refresher for the long-timers and a good primer for the newbies.
I concur with giving baby penguin a rest. Poor thing was traumatized by the Twins last season.
"While there's life, there's hope." --Cicero
#1
until you name/show four others. Not that I can’t think of 4 others, I just want awesome mullet pictures in this thread.
If we're talking mullets, then we must add...
Kenny Powers!
I'm owner/editor of The Wayne Fontes Experience and a deputy editor at Bless You Boys.
also ...
Puns are encouraged, the worse, the better.
And be prepared for unexpected rally creatures to appear out of the blue, remain for a few games, and then disappear into the mists of the interweb after their mojo is exhausted. :)
"While there's life, there's hope." --Cicero
Well, the left facing squirrel was ok.
The one headed to the right, not so hot.
Or was it the other way around?
Official BYB Juju Consultant...now accepting rally creature applications!
If you had been
at that game and seen how much we were all routing for him to get away you would have loved the little guy. But the Red Sox but their bad mojo on him after he was chased into the visitors clubhouse.
Welcome to Detroit, NO sissies allowed
but Rally Mothman
I think was the oddest rally creature.
"While there's life, there's hope." --Cicero
I love that one.
I don’t know why.
In a long distance relationship with the Tigers--and, yes, we're doing fine.
this will remain in the featured posts on the sidebar all season
Tuesday’s open thread will be an introduction thread that will complement it.
oh, more intros!
Too bad I am not unknown enough to make stuff up so I sound more interesting this time. :)
"While there's life, there's hope." --Cicero
here's the little guy
This one is shrunk to 404 × 500 pixels; if anyone can shrink it further, please go ahead and do so. The cutie doesn’t want to bog down threads when cheering on the Tigers.
"While there's life, there's hope." --Cicero
here's the url
If needed.
http://www.emperor-penguin.com/penguin-chick.jpg
"While there's life, there's hope." --Cicero
Rally Squirrel
Just chillin’. :)
He looks so relaxed and unworried about the coming season.
"While there's life, there's hope." --Cicero
ah, I forgot about him
I’ll edit this later and put him in there
Director of the 2010 Free Casper Wells campaign
No Run Support
so...
Are we going to have to print off rally creatures and wave them around at the BYB game? Because if it will help the team win, I am willing to wave around a picture of an Emperor penguin chick and prompt odd looks from strangers.
"While there's life, there's hope." --Cicero
that will be funny
Just the looks we get when 25 to 35 people all start waving around pictures of aardvarks or penguins and cheering like mad. They will think we are inmates from an asylum on an outing.
"While there's life, there's hope." --Cicero
OMA
I would die laughing.
In a long distance relationship with the Tigers--and, yes, we're doing fine.
Everyone has to participate, though.
If only a couple people are holding up the rally creatures, the mojo will be diluted and it won’t work. It’s the full force of the rally penguin or aardvark that will turn the tide in our favor when needed.
"While there's life, there's hope." --Cicero
he chooses the rally creature
I just know that half-hearted rally cheering will not work. Rally creatures know true belief when they see it.
"While there's life, there's hope." --Cicero
So, ummm, what's everyone's opinion of the wave?
I know some people are violently opposed to it, but I just had a vision of a wave starting up with a flash of rally creatures…and I got me a good case of the giggles.
Official BYB Juju Consultant...now accepting rally creature applications!
Violently opposed
I don’t believe in the death penalty, unless you try and start the wave during an important part of the game
I am generally opposed to it
But that is because I don’t like it when I’m trying to pay attention to the game, as it’s a distraction.
(Says the person advocating waving around pictures of animals en masse.) :D
"While there's life, there's hope." --Cicero
I'm pro-wave
But the only place that does it right is its birthplace, Seattle. The rest of the nation sucks at the wave and should not do it; leave it to the experts.
Dontrelle Willis apologist.
much better
Blurry squirrel looks like he’s been out drinking too much.
"While there's life, there's hope." --Cicero
AND I AM GETTING SO EXCITED FOR REAL BASEBALL TO FINALLY START!!!
"While there's life, there's hope." --Cicero
I'm even excited for Yankees-Red Sox tonight.
Normally I couldn’t care less.
by StringTheory on Apr 4, 2010 11:32 AM EDT up reply actions
I'm excited
Because it means that I have to get out my shirts that are baseball-lucky and start putting away most (but not all – I’m still expecting an April blizzard) of my turtleneck shirts, and move my winter coats to the back of the closet, and find my Great Lakes Loons baseball cap …
Ahhh, spring. :)
"While there's life, there's hope." --Cicero
Jose Valverde pictures will become popular
as we acquire more of them. He’s loco.
by ChrisDTX on Apr 4, 2010 11:51 AM EDT via mobile reply actions
It scares me...A LOT!
I'm owner/editor of The Wayne Fontes Experience and a deputy editor at Bless You Boys.
my aunt taught me this at a young age:
when you gotta go, you gotta go
by Kurt Mensching on Apr 4, 2010 5:36 PM EDT up reply actions
I don't want to bog this thread down with pics...
buts heres all mine for anyone who wants to use them.
Joyous Elephant
Squander Bug
OH NOES Guy
Robot Santa
I guess this is most of mine. Some have been retired (WHY’D YOU LEAVE ME POLLY!), others I will personally be making their “official” game thread appearances occur.
My Music: Some Sorta Giant
My Blog: Strike Three Mechanics
Has the roller coaster been retired too?
Also for Porcello’s nicknames, I believe “Slick Rick” was added during the offSeayson due to his newfound drinking legality-ness.
I have a knew pic for rollercoaster situations...
It will hopefully never debut.
My Music: Some Sorta Giant
My Blog: Strike Three Mechanics
I also have
Thomas the Train going off the tracks, but I think it needs to be shrunk a bit.
http://cdn0.sbnation.com/imported_assets/114518/19thomas-600.jpg
"While there's life, there's hope." --Cicero
Nick Punto
Looks like a colossal douche in that picture. The kind of smarmy guy who would think that because he paid for your dinner you owe it to him to go to bed.
"While there's life, there's hope." --Cicero
Hopefully with Papa Grande, we won't be needing this anymore
but, in instances where we’ve got a shaky closer (Todd Jones, Fernando Rodney) coming in, we’ve got this:
Here's my collection of pics
Rally Drug Facts and Comparisons (I think we were running out that day)
The Kiddie Ride (For an easy save; hopefully gets used a lot)
Happy Tiger (When the Tigers win)
Sad Tiger (When the Tigers lose)
Monty Python “Run Away” (Non-save situations, if needed)
Olde English D Penguin
Christopher Walken (I remember using it; not sure why, but it’s there just in case)
Mary Poppins Chimney Sweeps (Same deal as Christopher Walken)
Poopz, I get the feeling we’ll also need the Cool Runnings pic for someone (Zumaya, maybe?)
By the way, I don't have a set picture for Rally Vegetables and Victory Dessert
I just typed in “vegetables” or “dessert” into Google images and used the first picture that wasn’t too large.
by SabreRoseTiger on Apr 4, 2010 2:22 PM EDT up reply actions
A lot of my favorite pics
have been spur of the moment, only appropriate for that particular game/moment pics.
Is this all legal?
This is just too much fun!
A fabulous introduction
But let us not become stale and codified.
A new season will mean new nicknames, new icons, new puns. I have my creative juices defrosting on the counter and in less than 24 hours I plan to let them FLOW!!!
I've edited to add razor's pic and the squirrel
and I’m throwing my facehat pic in this comment for good measure – can’t believe I forgot it!
Director of the 2010 Free Casper Wells campaign
No Run Support
Has anyone pointed out
that this:
is an anteater, not an aardvark?
by Roar of the Tigers on Apr 5, 2010 2:16 AM EDT reply actions
I think so
Both creatures have made appearances at different times.
"While there's life, there's hope." --Cicero
I hope you don't mind me adding my own little signature pic
When someone says something I love or after a heated debate about something, and I want to end on a friendly note, I bring in the McPoyles to “bump it” 
Detroit Bad Boys- SB Nation's Detroit Pistons Blog
Twitter
I'll try to clean it up a bit when I have time
and/or get access to Photoshop somehow. It has potential though.
by Rob Rogacki on Apr 11, 2010 11:45 PM EDT up reply actions
I ought to post the Venezuelan Mafia picture here as well (for when the Fanshot disappears into oblivion)
Small, Gamethread-friendly sized
Obnoxiously large pic (Alli will kick your ass if you use this in the Gamethreads, so shrink it first)
A couple images for the catalog
The Wonder Bus:
And one for readers of The Dugout:
I don't want to hear any weak sh*t from Jason Grilli.
For when our Gamethreads become rife with innuendo
Doña of the VZ Mafia
by SabreRoseTiger on Apr 30, 2010 11:14 PM EDT reply actions
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