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Twin's Nicknames

By Fire Dan Gladden

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There is a nice little article today on ESPN about MLB players and their nicknames. I saw Josh "The Hammer" Willingham mentioned, but did not see any other current Twins mentioned. That being said, I thought I would give it a try:

 

Matt "I need a night" Capps

Ryan "Just" Doumit

Ben "Don't call me Paul" Revere

Justin "Less yes" Morneau

Denard "Spic and" Span

Alex Burnett "Burn it all"

 

And lastly

 

Dan "I'll be" Gladden "he's fired"

 

(couldn't resist)

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    Fire Dan Gladden

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    There is a nice little article today on ESPN about MLB players and their nicknames. I saw Josh "The Hammer" Willingham mentioned, but did not see any other current Twins mentioned. That being said, I thought I would give it a try:

     

    Matt "I need a night" Capps

    Ryan "Just" Doumit

    Ben "Don't call me Paul" Revere

    Justin "Less yes" Morneau

    Denard "Spic and" Span

    Alex Burnett "Burn it all"

     

    And lastly

     

    Dan "I'll be" Gladden "he's fired"

     

    (couldn't resist)

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    PeanutsFromHeaven

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    While my wife tends to call Justin Morneau "Mr. Hot Pants" (in honor of her 1st base vantage point which for many years provided a view of something she liked) I like other, sometimes less considerate nicknames

    Matt "Capps Shoot"

    Joe "Chairman Mau"er

    "Save Big Money with" Denard S.

    and recently my brother has taken up the task of popularizing:

    "Country Superstar" Jamey Carroll

    (Seriously, I wouldn't be surprised to hear, "That was a classic cut from Vince Gill and now the new hit from Jamey Carroll "Mommas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Middle Relievers")

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    ashbury

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    I'll take a crack at some pitchers:

    Jason Marquis "de Sade"

    Jeff "Shades of" Gray

    Liam "Jimi" Hendriks

    Nick "Blackburn's Ghost"

    Carl "Hey!" Pavano

    Matt "Don't Give Me That" Maloney

    Alex "Carol" Burnett

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    ashbury

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    And I guess there's:

    Jamey Carroll "Burnett"

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