The Saltalamacchia nickname thread

by Adam J. Morris on Jul 30, 2007 11:03 AM CDT in News

Okay, I don't want to type "Saltalamacchia" over and over again.

However, I hate the nickname "Salty".

We were discussing nicknames earlier, and the one that I decided I liked was "Mach 5," although that may be due to me being a big Speed Racer nerd in my childhood.

Anyway, give me suggestions for a nickname, and I'll run a poll once I've got enough suitable ones to put up for a vote.

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Salts

by hiafex on Jul 30, 2007 10:54 AM CDT reply actions

Yeah.

I prefer to call him Saltalamacchia, but if it has to be shortened, Salts works better than Salty.

Obviously you're not a golfer.

by chief on Jul 30, 2007 11:17 AM CDT up reply actions

Yup

The best alternative, without coming up with something stupid. 'Salts' has my vote.

You're very own English Rangers fan. Why? Family. The glory? Have a word!

by UK Ranger on Jul 30, 2007 11:28 AM CDT up reply actions

Stick with

salty

Hello

by madyp on Jul 30, 2007 10:55 AM CDT reply actions

Einar Diaz

"WORDS HURT WORSE THAN IF SOMEONE FROZE A SLEDGEHAMMER AND HITS YOUR CROTCH OVER AND OVER! AND IF YOU'RE A GIRL THEY JUST HIT YOU IN THE FACE!"

by miles on Jul 30, 2007 10:57 AM CDT reply actions

lol

we have a winner.

by HacksawJimDuggan on Jul 30, 2007 1:45 PM CDT up reply actions

How about

chocolate salty balls.

Although that's as much if not more to type than Saltalamacchia.

He's not spiderpig anymore, now he's Harry Plopper.

by Escher on Jul 30, 2007 10:57 AM CDT reply actions

I liked CJ's

Saltalphabet

sportsdeals.blogspot.com

by BudLight on Jul 30, 2007 10:57 AM CDT reply actions

Me too

That's a great one.

"Then I met some friends for a beer, went to a BoDeans's concert, and son of a vondruke, if I didn't leave him at the concert hall."

by RCCook on Jul 30, 2007 10:58 AM CDT up reply actions

i say we just shorten it to

salphabet

by dieselT8 on Jul 30, 2007 10:58 AM CDT up reply actions

or

saltabet

by dieselT8 on Jul 30, 2007 10:58 AM CDT up reply actions

I like this too

one more for CJ's or a variation there of.

by LBBRangerFan on Jul 30, 2007 11:04 AM CDT up reply actions

yup

best I've seen

by BAC on Jul 30, 2007 11:57 AM CDT up reply actions

J-ROD!

I win.

"People hated Jackie Robinson because he was black. People hate Barry Bonds because he's a cheating douchebag." -- Lewis Black

by ghtd36 on Jul 30, 2007 10:57 AM CDT reply actions

Italian

translation is "jump the stain". I vote for Jumpstain.

mmmmmm...64 slices of American cheese...

by t ball on Jul 30, 2007 10:58 AM CDT reply actions

no offense

but I've seen this 3 times now and I really don't like it. Good effort, just would have been better if it translated to something more catchy.

Forget Johnny Bench, we got Gerry "the Jet" Laird

by ab03 on Jul 30, 2007 11:02 AM CDT up reply actions

scotty

by Longhorn on Jul 30, 2007 10:59 AM CDT reply actions

How about -

cha-cha-cha-Chia

If Rangers Make Playoffs, I will be a Hundredaire via Online Betting....Let's Do This!

by SMITTY on Jul 30, 2007 10:59 AM CDT reply actions

Llama?

Lick by lick, mountains erode

by RangerMoto on Jul 30, 2007 10:59 AM CDT reply actions

Pepper?

Lick by lick, mountains erode

by RangerMoto on Jul 30, 2007 10:59 AM CDT reply actions

Better Yet...

Peppy.

"People hated Jackie Robinson because he was black. People hate Barry Bonds because he's a cheating douchebag." -- Lewis Black

by ghtd36 on Jul 30, 2007 11:01 AM CDT up reply actions

along the lines

can we go retro with and say Salt n Peppa?

"Fear is never a factor Joe Rogan!!" -Tyrone Biggums

by hillcrest on Jul 30, 2007 11:02 AM CDT up reply actions

no

no no no

Lick by lick, mountains erode

by RangerMoto on Jul 30, 2007 11:17 AM CDT up reply actions

Sal the mecca

him being the start of new hope and being one caliber player in the lineup replacing Teix. A new direction/era.

by Coolbean04 on Jul 30, 2007 10:59 AM CDT reply actions

x

Saltabeast!!!

"WORDS HURT WORSE THAN IF SOMEONE FROZE A SLEDGEHAMMER AND HITS YOUR CROTCH OVER AND OVER! AND IF YOU'RE A GIRL THEY JUST HIT YOU IN THE FACE!"

by miles on Jul 30, 2007 10:59 AM CDT reply actions

Yup

I concur on Saltabeast!

If Rangers Make Playoffs, I will be a Hundredaire via Online Betting....Let's Do This!

by SMITTY on Jul 30, 2007 11:03 AM CDT up reply actions

I like this

and I feel like it has sticking power on the board.

But it's still long to write. Otherwise quite catchy

Forget Johnny Bench, we got Gerry "the Jet" Laird

by ab03 on Jul 30, 2007 11:04 AM CDT up reply actions

Spice?

Lick by lick, mountains erode

by RangerMoto on Jul 30, 2007 10:59 AM CDT reply actions

nackel it is

as in NaCl
hehehe i'm a nerd

Al Gore 2008 http://www.myspace.com/igotsculture

by gossamer on Jul 30, 2007 10:59 AM CDT reply actions

I like that one

Lick by lick, mountains erode

by RangerMoto on Jul 30, 2007 11:01 AM CDT up reply actions

damn...

I guess I am too. I was just about to post that.

Jeff Henn is an idiot.

by Red Shoe Fan on Jul 30, 2007 11:01 AM CDT up reply actions

Yeah

Someone said it before but I couldn't remember who and I didn't want to take credit for it. I like this one.

by hiafex on Jul 30, 2007 11:07 AM CDT up reply actions

if he ends up a stud

it'll be the nack attack...

Al Gore 2008 http://www.myspace.com/igotsculture

by gossamer on Jul 30, 2007 11:14 AM CDT up reply actions

No

Now you've gone too far.

Lick by lick, mountains erode

by RangerMoto on Jul 30, 2007 11:17 AM CDT up reply actions

I vote for TEX

Mark Connor just shows up to the ballpark to collect a paycheck.

by jshcmp on Jul 30, 2007 11:00 AM CDT reply actions

WAYNE

by oc on Jul 30, 2007 11:00 AM CDT reply actions

Wayne

Man, that's a serial killer name...

"Then I met some friends for a beer, went to a BoDeans's concert, and son of a vondruke, if I didn't leave him at the concert hall."

by RCCook on Jul 30, 2007 11:02 AM CDT up reply actions

Salty is already established, deal with it!!

but i did suggest mach something so ill accept that =p

by DShep on Jul 30, 2007 11:01 AM CDT reply actions

Peach

Coming from the Georgia Peach state.

by Coolbean04 on Jul 30, 2007 11:02 AM CDT reply actions

How'd you like to be the Rangers' ...

equipment manager. Hmmm.... Saltalamacchia and Catalanotto. Start sewing.

by Redcaps on Jul 30, 2007 11:03 AM CDT reply actions

Scrabble

suggested that in another thread

Forget Johnny Bench, we got Gerry "the Jet" Laird

by ab03 on Jul 30, 2007 11:03 AM CDT reply actions

Oooh

or Triple Word Score.

"People hated Jackie Robinson because he was black. People hate Barry Bonds because he's a cheating douchebag." -- Lewis Black

by ghtd36 on Jul 30, 2007 11:05 AM CDT up reply actions

Sunshine

He's from FL...

"Fear is never a factor Joe Rogan!!" -Tyrone Biggums

by hillcrest on Jul 30, 2007 11:04 AM CDT reply actions

Salt

not Salty....just Salt.

by kwood on Jul 30, 2007 11:04 AM CDT reply actions

Seconded

by Lucas on Jul 30, 2007 11:05 AM CDT up reply actions

short and sweet

mmmmmm...64 slices of American cheese...

by t ball on Jul 30, 2007 11:09 AM CDT up reply actions

Terded

Salt is the obvious choice

Every day is game day...except for off days

by rangerdanger on Jul 30, 2007 11:16 AM CDT up reply actions

Salts

I think I have heard him referred to by Braves players as "Salts".

by Brandon Wilson on Jul 30, 2007 11:17 AM CDT up reply actions

I like tball's 'Jumpstain'

very clever.

Saltz
Machia
Jarrod Scott Saltalamacchia to "JSS"

"I've learned that before I open my mouth, I should look both ways for midgets." - Denny Crain

by mtex on Jul 30, 2007 11:04 AM CDT reply actions

WWF.............or

saltalamania

I stand corrected

by rkh on Jul 30, 2007 11:05 AM CDT reply actions

J-MACH

pronounced j-mack

I stand corrected

by rkh on Jul 30, 2007 11:06 AM CDT reply actions

or.........j-mac

I stand corrected

by rkh on Jul 30, 2007 11:06 AM CDT up reply actions

then

you could have lewin drool over the "B-mac to J-mach" lines

Mark Connor just shows up to the ballpark to collect a paycheck.

by jshcmp on Jul 30, 2007 11:10 AM CDT up reply actions

wasn't

j-mac the autistic kid espn exploited last year?

by BHill on Jul 30, 2007 11:48 AM CDT up reply actions

yes

by rubbersoul103 on Jul 30, 2007 1:05 PM CDT up reply actions

or

J-Rod

by 525DP on Jul 30, 2007 4:50 PM CDT up reply actions

Salty is great

It will be salty, I decree.

Dax Flame!!

by Sharky on Jul 30, 2007 11:06 AM CDT reply actions

you say that now, but wait until he's a good player then you'll turn on him and want to trade him. You'll probably want to change his nickname too in a fit of pique. I bet if he was an Astro you'd just refer to him as God.

mmmmmm...64 slices of American cheese...

by t ball on Jul 30, 2007 11:10 AM CDT up reply actions

Remmy

buffering....

by SteveP on Jul 30, 2007 11:06 AM CDT reply actions

El Maquina

The Machine (takes salt out of it and working with macchia).

by Coolbean04 on Jul 30, 2007 11:07 AM CDT reply actions

it would actually be

la maquina

by Lonerangers on Jul 30, 2007 1:28 PM CDT up reply actions

How about just using his first name?

Jarrod. It works for one I. Suzuki : )

Time does funny things. The worst of which is, it keeps moving when you don't.

by Ed Coffin on Jul 30, 2007 11:08 AM CDT reply actions

K

Now, i really think we traded more for his name, and nothing else...

by Longhorn on Jul 30, 2007 11:08 AM CDT reply actions

Jarrrod Jumpstain

Isn't bad.
I still like Saltalphabet though.

sportsdeals.blogspot.com

by BudLight on Jul 30, 2007 11:09 AM CDT reply actions

Saltalphabet

Is still 12 letters long. Longer than Catalanotto.

by hiafex on Jul 30, 2007 11:11 AM CDT up reply actions

can we...

..shorten it a bit... i mean his name is alphabet soup already... how about J. Soup?

he's no longer spider pig. now he's harry plopper...

by ivysafety39 on Jul 30, 2007 11:13 AM CDT up reply actions

then just "Alphabet"

Mark Connor just shows up to the ballpark to collect a paycheck.

by jshcmp on Jul 30, 2007 11:17 AM CDT up reply actions

How about?

Salt-in-my-caca?

Sometimes reporters write what I say and not what I mean. - Pedro Guerrero

by manny being manny on Jul 30, 2007 11:13 AM CDT reply actions

why

did I just laugh out loud?

I stand corrected

by rkh on Jul 30, 2007 11:15 AM CDT up reply actions

you weren't the only one

"I'm an aggressive guy, I'm not a guy who's going to go up there and swing like a girl." - Sammy Sosa

by cgolden on Jul 30, 2007 11:31 AM CDT up reply actions

Channeling Rob Schneider

The Saltster, The Satlarino, The Salt Man, The Sultan of Salt making copies ...

Derek

Signature! I don't need no stinking signature!!

by DerekSTheRed on Jul 30, 2007 11:13 AM CDT reply actions

How about Pimp

from Heyman's article:

This last consideration may not bother many, but Salty has an unusual family situation. Salty, now 21, married a teacher at his high school in West Palm Beach, Fla., who is now 37, according to records. His wife Ashley, who recently gave birth to their second child, insisted to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution that their personal relationship didn't begin until the fall of 2004, when Salty was 18.

Fire Ron Washington

by pblack on Jul 30, 2007 11:13 AM CDT reply actions

Nice

Maybe we should call him "Waldo," since he was apparently hot for teacher...

"Then I met some friends for a beer, went to a BoDeans's concert, and son of a vondruke, if I didn't leave him at the concert hall."

by RCCook on Jul 30, 2007 11:18 AM CDT up reply actions

Legend

is probably what his male classmates call him

Every day is game day...except for off days

by rangerdanger on Jul 30, 2007 11:19 AM CDT up reply actions

not sure what hes packin....

but how about long-rod

assuming he plans on hitting a few "dingers"

I stand corrected

by rkh on Jul 30, 2007 11:14 AM CDT reply actions

How about

Veal Saltimbocca or Salty Walnuts?

Saltalphabet is a good one too.

"Then I met some friends for a beer, went to a BoDeans's concert, and son of a vondruke, if I didn't leave him at the concert hall."

by RCCook on Jul 30, 2007 11:14 AM CDT reply actions

x

The Assault

"WORDS HURT WORSE THAN IF SOMEONE FROZE A SLEDGEHAMMER AND HITS YOUR CROTCH OVER AND OVER! AND IF YOU'RE A GIRL THEY JUST HIT YOU IN THE FACE!"

by miles on Jul 30, 2007 11:16 AM CDT reply actions

Jarrod Scott Saltalamacchia

JaSS

by badradiorules on Jul 30, 2007 11:18 AM CDT reply actions

Bob and Dan

would agree this is gay :-) (then again, so are smiley faces)

Every day is game day...except for off days

by rangerdanger on Jul 30, 2007 11:26 AM CDT up reply actions

Mmm, Chicken Saltimbocca

Well Mr. Burns had done it. The power plant had won it. With Roger Clemens clucking all the while.

by WyoRanger on Jul 30, 2007 11:20 AM CDT reply actions

macchiato

nice, Macchiato

Greatest Inventions Ever? 1. TiVO, 2. Boobs, 3. Baseball

by willamos2 on Jul 30, 2007 11:23 AM CDT reply actions

SOTE

"Salt Of The Earth"

My son prefers "Salty", but then again he is four and loves Thomas the Tank Engine. "Salty" is a very useful engine. http://www.hitshopusa.com/item/c1/Thomas/c2/Thomas_Wooden_Railway/n/Salty_-_Wooden_Railway/k/LC99174 /

"Salty, The Dockside Diesel, is a hard working engine who loves to tell tales of his life by the sea. He will occasionally work in the quarry and other areas on the Island, but is happiest down by the docks. Salty is a little rough around the edges but has a great big heart and will always rush to the aid of any engine, be it steam or fellow diesel."

Jared is from Florida which is by the ocean so...

Ephesians 1:3-10

by kwellborn on Jul 30, 2007 11:25 AM CDT reply actions

x

this is a solid post.
I like the idea as well. But, do you pronounce it "SOAT" i.e, rhymes with "boat" or do you pronounce it "SOAT-E" i.e, rhymes with...um...(Truman) "Capote"?

Every day is game day...except for off days

by rangerdanger on Jul 30, 2007 11:30 AM CDT up reply actions

rhymes with Boat

Soaty sounds too much like Salty. I prefer the one syllable also.

Ephesians 1:3-10

by kwellborn on Jul 30, 2007 11:32 AM CDT up reply actions

Salty speaks strangely

While selling seashells by the seashore?
Quite seriously :P
My brother is infatuated with Thomas as well.

sportsdeals.blogspot.com

by BudLight on Jul 30, 2007 11:28 AM CDT reply actions

Why don't we just

call him "spice".

He's not spiderpig anymore, now he's Harry Plopper.

by Escher on Jul 30, 2007 11:29 AM CDT reply actions

Too easy for sporty spice to come to mind.

People rarely live up to their baby pictures.

by rooster on Jul 30, 2007 11:30 AM CDT up reply actions

Yea,

but there's a lot of wiggle room there.

Sporty Spice
Mrs Dash
Seasoned

And when he hits his 30's.
Old Spice

He's not spiderpig anymore, now he's Harry Plopper.

by Escher on Jul 30, 2007 11:34 AM CDT up reply actions

Josh Lewin...

"We must be watching the Spice Channel, cuz Spice just went long and deep!"

by tlt29 on Jul 30, 2007 11:38 AM CDT up reply actions

Also...

...if you're going for a spice theme, how about a spice that is NOT salt?

Cumin, maybe?

by tlt29 on Jul 30, 2007 11:39 AM CDT up reply actions

or

Dillweed

Ephesians 1:3-10

by kwellborn on Jul 30, 2007 11:49 AM CDT up reply actions

Everythings

nice with sugar and spice. No can't do it.

Ephesians 1:3-10

by kwellborn on Jul 30, 2007 11:32 AM CDT up reply actions

Hello???

http://www.lonestarball.com/comments/2007/7/30/12312/1357/17#17

Lick by lick, mountains erode

by RangerMoto on Jul 30, 2007 11:34 AM CDT up reply actions

Here's a few

Jarrod not from Subway

Sexual a-Salt

Salts McGee

Slugger

Hot Dog

Hootie McBoob

Mac

Johnny Douchebag

by tlt29 on Jul 30, 2007 11:34 AM CDT reply actions

I vote for Johnny Douchebag

The anti-superhero.

Obviously you're not a golfer.

by chief on Jul 30, 2007 11:37 AM CDT up reply actions

Yes...

I'm a fan of Johnny Douchebag as well.

However, I don't care what any of you all do, and I don't care what the poll results are. I'm going to call him Salts McGee. McGee for short.

by tlt29 on Jul 30, 2007 11:40 AM CDT up reply actions

During

the game day threads for games that Jared is less than stellar, we can say "This [cracker] is making me thirsty."

Ephesians 1:3-10

by kwellborn on Jul 30, 2007 11:34 AM CDT reply actions

was that unintentional racism?

because its amusing if it was.

Forget Johnny Bench, we got Gerry "the Jet" Laird

by ab03 on Jul 30, 2007 11:37 AM CDT up reply actions

It was

intentional, but can it be racism if I am white. White guys can call each other cracker.

Ephesians 1:3-10

by kwellborn on Jul 30, 2007 11:51 AM CDT up reply actions

I'm not sure

white people I think are racist until proven otherwise.

(I'm not white so I can say that).

Forget Johnny Bench, we got Gerry "the Jet" Laird

by ab03 on Jul 30, 2007 12:21 PM CDT up reply actions

That

made me laugh. Funny stuff. White people are so dumb.

Ephesians 1:3-10

by kwellborn on Jul 30, 2007 12:23 PM CDT up reply actions

Haha

Saltine?

by hiafex on Jul 30, 2007 11:37 AM CDT up reply actions

To bad the Rangers don't have a pepper.

I'd stick with Salty in that case, even if it is corny.

I like Salphabet.

Let's see, a silly idea... Salty could be called Elvis and Elvis could be called Salty.

Sweet Swinging Salty if alliteration is your thing.

Machia reminds me of the movie Caveman in which macha meant dinosour. In that vein, he could be named after a vicious dinosour, like T-Rex.

People rarely live up to their baby pictures.

by rooster on Jul 30, 2007 11:38 AM CDT reply actions

I say

we trad for the 61* version of Roger Maris immediately

by badradiorules on Jul 30, 2007 11:50 AM CDT up reply actions

J-Salt

"I'm an aggressive guy, I'm not a guy who's going to go up there and swing like a girl." - Sammy Sosa

by cgolden on Jul 30, 2007 11:43 AM CDT reply actions

Subway

get it... Jarrod... Subway....

nevermind. keep it simple, stupid. Salts.

by disposablehero on Jul 30, 2007 11:44 AM CDT reply actions

names

Macchi, Maki, MacSalt, Mac Salty, J-Salt

by jcAustin on Jul 30, 2007 11:46 AM CDT reply actions

JS's cockney rhyming slang nickname

Salt-->

Assault and Battery-->

Jarrod Saltamacchia = Battery

Clever, no? What do I win?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cockney_rhyming_slang

loves me some "loves me some"

by trza on Jul 30, 2007 11:49 AM CDT reply actions

you've got the rhyming scheme backwards

it would have to be __ assault for salt.

so maybe, Sexual Assualt - becomes Sexual, and instead of "Sexual Chocolate" (if you remember Coming to America), it would have to be Sexual Cracker, which just works on so many levels. or not.

by disposablehero on Jul 30, 2007 12:09 PM CDT up reply actions

how bout?

Smack

"Excuse me while I go ice my balls and puke up blood....Team player!" -Vince Vaughan after falling victim to the LSB's latest knee jerk reaction

by jrams33 on Jul 30, 2007 11:53 AM CDT reply actions

dude...

This thread is cracking me up!!!

some of the best:

salt-in-my-caca
jumpstain
Johnny Douchebag

why does the word douchebag make me giggle like a 13 year ol girl.

by clinton33 on Jul 30, 2007 12:01 PM CDT reply actions

J-Salt

Word to your mother.

So...why is John Hart still being paid?

by Texasportsfan on Jul 30, 2007 12:17 PM CDT reply actions

It's a bit of s stretch, but how about...

..."The Karate Kid"...

as in Saltalamacchia = Ralph Macchio = The Karate Kid.

Sorry, I know it's lame.

"Hello, win column..."

by rangersfan34 on Jul 30, 2007 12:30 PM CDT reply actions

Saltaralphmachio?

I dont think it makes it easier to type.

by BHill on Jul 30, 2007 12:48 PM CDT up reply actions

* s = a

"Hello, win column..."

by rangersfan34 on Jul 30, 2007 12:30 PM CDT reply actions

Is Mike throwing the expletives around?

by Longhorn on Jul 30, 2007 12:43 PM CDT reply actions

nice to see

JD didn't have to include you. Is it a little bit of a relief?

by BHill on Jul 30, 2007 12:51 PM CDT reply actions

Why didn't MY

say something two weeks ago or is this just the first time he said it to a reporter?

Ephesians 1:3-10

by kwellborn on Jul 30, 2007 12:52 PM CDT reply actions

The MILFman?

by Brian Hayes on Jul 30, 2007 12:58 PM CDT reply actions

hahaha

i'm on board with that.

by disposablehero on Jul 30, 2007 1:03 PM CDT up reply actions

phonetically

do you just say "S" "A" "B" "C"

or do you try and make it into a word sounding like "SABICK"

Every day is game day...except for off days

by rangerdanger on Jul 30, 2007 1:07 PM CDT reply actions

the've called us out over on the Braves blog

"man
you guys have to read the nicknames their trying to give Salty over at the Texas Rangers blog.

The guy has a freakin' tattoo that says "Salty" ... haha, Texas.

http://www.lonestarball.com/story/2007/7/30/12312/1357#commenttop

by RehabReject on Mon Jul 30, 2007 at 01:17:45 PM EDT "

Every day is game day...except for off days

by rangerdanger on Jul 30, 2007 1:08 PM CDT reply actions

if he has a "Salty" tat

do we have to call him that? I mean Mench surely didn't like to be named "Shrek"--but if a nick name is thrown out there and it sticks, you don't really have much of a say so, do you?

Every day is game day...except for off days

by rangerdanger on Jul 30, 2007 1:12 PM CDT up reply actions

It sticks

Once it's in ink. Just ask Jason "Big Dady" Keep. Bonus points if you can find a pic as i seem to have lost it.

by bushe on Jul 30, 2007 1:30 PM CDT up reply actions

They're

just upset because the "Talking Chop" is lame and they have diaries like this one http://www.talkingchop.com/story/2007/7/28/22953/5534

This was their most recent diary last night. It would be ripped to shreds on the LSB.

Ephesians 1:3-10

by kwellborn on Jul 30, 2007 1:45 PM CDT up reply actions

He will ask his teamates to call him Salty

respect his wishes.

by TexGoesYard on Jul 30, 2007 1:09 PM CDT reply actions

I think

if it is a true nick name it will eventually have no parts of his original name at all. I like CJ's name. I believe it will start as "Salphabet" and eventually end up as just "ABC's"

Mark Connor just shows up to the ballpark to collect a paycheck.

by jshcmp on Jul 30, 2007 1:10 PM CDT reply actions

john claude van damn

R4N63R D4N63R

by OkieFromMuskogee on Jul 30, 2007 1:14 PM CDT reply actions

I still vote for...

Johnny Douchebag....hehe...

by clinton33 on Jul 30, 2007 1:17 PM CDT reply actions

Here it is...

The Saltalamacchia of Swat

by Topgun22 on Jul 30, 2007 1:35 PM CDT reply actions

Or..

The Sultan of Saltalamacchia

by Topgun22 on Jul 30, 2007 1:57 PM CDT reply actions

I like Machina

cause then it leads to Deus ex Machina signs when he gets a walk off double to win the pennant.

Forget Johnny Bench, we got Gerry "the Jet" Laird

by ab03 on Jul 30, 2007 2:15 PM CDT reply actions

Over at Bleed Cubbie Blue...

... we gave him a somewhat different name.

by Al Yellon on Jul 30, 2007 2:41 PM CDT reply actions

Heh

I suggested that one here the other night.

mmmmmm...64 slices of American cheese...

by t ball on Jul 30, 2007 3:00 PM CDT up reply actions

salty

being from Texas, most of you should know that Salty is a very positive name given someone very good. normally given to a rodeo bull. if he is tough to ride and mean as heck, he is referred to as being "salty". i have heard it proclaimed to football players as well. mainly lineman. tough as nails, etc. calling him a "pretty salty ball player".
when i hear salty, it has very positive connations to me.

by mo on Jul 30, 2007 3:01 PM CDT reply actions