Nicknames!

How many of you remember these words?

“A fiery horse with the speed of light, a cloud of dust and a hearty Hi-Yo Silver! The Lone Ranger! ... With his faithful Indian companion Tonto, the daring and resourceful masked rider of the plains led the fight for law and order in the early western United States! Nowhere in the pages of history can one find a greater champion of justice! Return with us now to those thrilling days of yesteryear! From out of the past come the thundering hoofbeats of the great horse Silver! The Lone Ranger rides again!”

 

The most famous, but mythical Texas Ranger was the Lone Ranger who draws his nickname both from having once been a Texas Ranger himself and from being the only surviving member of a posse of six Texas Rangers whose other five members (including his own older brother, a Texas Rangers captain) were killed in a massacre at Bryant's Gap.  While the Lone Ranger’s brother’s name was Daniel Reid, the Lone Ranger’s first name was never spoken.  Tonto finds the Lone Ranger barely alive, nurses him back to health and becomes his faithful companion.  He also digs six graves to make it look like all six Rangers died and fashions the Lone Rangers famous mask out of his dead brothers vest.

 

A few facts (and myths) about the Texas Rangers…the real Texas Rangers, not those sissies who try to play baseball.

 

- The Texas Ranger Division, commonly called the Texas Rangers, is a law enforcement agency with statewide jurisdiction in Texas, based in the capital city of Austin.

 

 

- The Texas Rangers were unofficially created by Stephen F. Austin (that’s right, the 6 million dollar man – another nickname) in a call-to-arms written in 1823.

 

 

- The real Texas Rangers from the old west have been described as such “A large proportion were unmarried. A few of them drank intoxicating liquors. Still, it was a company of sober and brave men. They knew their duty and they did it. While in a town they made no braggadocio demonstration. They did not gallop through the streets, shoot, and yell. They had moral discipline which developed moral courage. They did right because it was right.”...while all that may be true, one thing we know about the Texas Rangers is that they're no Angels!

 

- Over the years, the Texas Rangers have investigated crimes ranging from murder to political corruption, acted in riot control and as detectives, protected the Governor of Texas, tracked down fugitives like Bonnie and Clyde, and actually thwarted an assassination attempt of William Howard Taft.

 

 

- As of 2014, there were 150 commissioned members of the Ranger force.

 

 

- There is a museum dedicated to the Texas Rangers in Waco, Texas.

 

 

-Texas Rangers had some of the best nicknames on the planet – Bigfoot Wallace, Rip Ford, Bat Masterson. 

 

 

Those are the kind of nicknames that we need in baseball today!

 

 

Nicknames!   We need nicknames for our Twins.   So, today I start the campaign for a nickname for each Twin.    The first, and most obvious, is Brian “Bull” Dozier.  Byron “Buck” Buxton…but I think we can do better (“BB gun” Buxton?)….and now I’m stuck.      Get creative.  Pick a player and find a nickname.  It has to be somewhat manly and sound like it belongs on a baseball field (Molly does not qualify – do better).  I realize that is a sexist thing to say, but political correctness has never been my thing.   Go Twins!

 

 

Starting lineups - TBD

 

Erv "The Blade" Santana...Ervin "Smooth" Santana

 

 

Andrew "Money" Cashner

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OK, ladies and gents, I was called in from the bullpen to create a game thread, so here it is.

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Nicely done!

A request: no derisive nicknames, please!

 

A request: no derisive nicknames, please!

Whatever, ****-(((s.

"Moonshot Mike" Tonkin

Miguel "The Big Cat" Sano

 

"Professor" Ervin Santana

 

 

Is Kennys "Refrigerator" Vargas going to play today?

 

"Moonshot Mike" Tonkin

Miguel "The Big Cat" Sano

 

"Professor" Ervin Santana

 

 

Really like Big Cat Sano.  I'm leaning toward "The Blade" Santana because he's thin and cuts you down.

Danny Santana, Revenant

 

A couple I've been trying to get going for Kepler: 

 

1. Schlagermeister Meisterschlager

2. The Great Ballerino-Bambino

How about Jason 'BFA' Castro, because after college, he found work framing and doing little else?

How about Joe "The Wall" Mauer? He plays great defense and picks all the throws the first. For the cynical among us, it could also describe his approach at the plate. For the linguistically inclined, it's a literal translation of "mauer."

 

Danny Santana, Revenant

Definition of revenant

    :  one that returns after death or a long absence

 

I didn't know DanSan had been gone......

Isn't revenant French for "ghost"? It's been so long since I spoke French.

 

Isn't revenant French for "ghost"? It's been so long since I spoke French.

That would seem to corroborate Blackjack's post above. 

 

Definition of revenant

    :  one that returns after death or a long absence

 

I didn't know DanSan had been gone......

 

I was thinking more the movie than the undead....

 

I was thinking more the movie than the undead....

How about James "the Revenant" McCann, because he's not afraid to pick a fight with a bear (sized person)?

For Kepler, I liked the "Der Schlagger" that someone came up with last year. 

 

At a 6-7, the Tonkin "Truck" reminds me of the yellow toys in the sandbox when I was growing. 

 

"Little Miggy" Sano to contrast him with the "Big Miggy" in Detroit that we hope he grows into.

 

A couple I've been trying to get going for Kepler: 

 

1. Schlagermeister Meisterschlager

2. The Great Ballerino-Bambino

Well, my son said his Instagram handle was Kepleroni.

 

For Kepler, I liked the "Der Schlagger" that someone came up with last year. 

 

At a 6-7, the Tonkin "Truck" reminds me of the yellow toys in the sandbox when I was growing. 

 

"Little Miggy" Sano to contrast him with the "Big Miggy" in Detroit that we hope he grows into.

Truck and Der Schlagger get my vote.  I'm still liking Big Cat Sano.

 

How about Jason 'BFA' Castro, because after college, he found work framing and doing little else?

BFA or BFH? Framing (construction style) needs a BFH.  I thought about Crash Castro, but Crash has been used in Bull Durham.

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A lot of these names have been used.  The Big Cat?? (Andres Gallaraga)

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"Fast Eddie" Rosario

Ryan "Elvis Pressley"

 

How about Jason 'BFA' Castro, because after college, he found work framing and doing little else?

Maybe since he is such a good framer - he should be Jason "The Carpenter" Castro?   I had thrown out "Fidel" earlier but being named after a despot dictator apparently is not a good choice.   

 

Definition of revenant

    :  one that returns after death or a long absence

 

I didn't know DanSan had been gone......

 

If I was a mean person... I would suggest Bernie because he has been propped up like Bernie from a weekend at Bernies. 

 

I'm not a mean person... So I'll type... Go Get Em... Danny Santana. I'm pulling for you!!! 

If I was a mean person... I would suggest Bernie because he has been propped up like Bernie from a weekend at Bernies.

 

I'm not a mean person... So I'll type... Go Get Em... Danny Santana. I'm pulling for you!!!

I am a mean person, if by mean you mean average.

 

I'll nominate grandanny santanny just because it sounds cool.

 

And i hope mountains of success are his.

 

I also am normal, by the by.

BB3B for Buxton.

MK Ultra for Kepler.

The Plank for Polanco (walk The Plank has some possibilities)

 

Not sure any of these are good.

Never nervous Erv

 

Kyle "Hawaii 5-0" Gibson (because you'll be down 5-0 pretty quick when he's on the mound).

 

Hector the K collector 

 

Phil "The Bruise" Hughes

 

Mejia la Guerrilla

 

 

 

OK, ladies and gents, I was called in from the bullpen to create a game thread, so here it is.

At least you didn't come up and in with this thread!