Nicknames from Chris "Cross" Berman

[chanceron]

Lets give Chris Berman some recognition, the guy at times seems to make up some of his nicknames as the games are going on. Usually has me "rolling on the floor" Laughing. I saw a list of his nicknames a while back, but some of the ones I remember are
Chuck "New Kids On" Knoblauch
John "Tonight, let it be" Lowenstein
Eddie "eat, drink and be" Murray
Tony "Jala-" Pena
Frank Tanana "daiquiri"

Anyone else remember any of his nicknames. Or do you have some of your own, share.

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"Ty Cobb in 1911, and I in 1923 were the only players to win the MVP with a perfect score 64 out of 64 votes. It made me feel like I made up for 1922."
_____Babe Ruth

[gregvanv]

Here's Another

John "Charcoal" Burkett

[rich]

Oddibe "young again" Mcdowall. A real beauty!

[RuthMayBond]

Or do you have some of your own, share.

Bobby "Mill" Abreu
Tommy Agee "Breaky Heart"
Dick Allen "good time, my pretty"
Walt Alston "Purina"
Cap "You Make Me Feel Like" Anson
Kevin "couldn't be" Appier
Luke "What's" Appling "Ever After"
Richie Ashburn ", toast and coffee"
Steve "Ebony and" Avery
"Home improvement with" Bob Avila

and that's just the letter A

[Utter Chaos]

Bert "be home" Blyleven is one of Boomer's best.

[chanceron]

Boomer should write a book on these nicknames...some are just too funny.
Heres a few more
Lance "You sank my" Blankenship
Jose "Won't you take me on a sea" Cruz
Danny "Dung" Heep
Joe "Wilhelm" Klink


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Most fans believe the term "Murderers Row" started with my association with the Yankees in 1920, but actually, Bob Ripley drew a cartoon calling them that the year before when he sketched a gang of big bruisers swinging clubs, labeling them "Roger Peckinpaugh, Wally Pipp, Frank Baker, Del Pratt and Ping Bodie", Bob captioned it: Murderers Row. I simply joined the "Row"
_____Babe Ruth

[Iron Jaw]

Don't walk away Rene Gonzalez

[Bluesteve32]

Bert "be home" Blyleven is one of Boomer's best.

I like these as well:

Brian "10" Downing "Street"
Mike "Matha" Maddux
Greg "Appa" Maddux
John "I am not a" Kruk

[chanceron]

John " Yes you are a" Kruk ,,,,great one bluesteve32.

R.J. Reynolds "Wrap"
Rick "really big" Schu
Bruce "3 piece" Sutter
Larry "Satin" Sheets
Eric "Win, place and" Show
Ruben "High" Sierra
Don "On-" Slaught

Heres a list to check out pick out your favorite.
http://www.op.net/~lmk/baseball/berman.htm

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Babe Ruth's WS Pitching Stats
1916....IP-14, 1-0, BB-3 K-4 ERA..0.64 complete game
1918....IP-17, 2-0, BB-7 K-4 ERA..1.06 1 complete

[FrenchyLefebvre]

Chris Berman

Hi
My all-time favorite is Rick "Junk" Mahler
Others:
Danny "Theory" Darwin
Kevin "Small/Big Mouth" Bass (Remember Bass requesting that it be switched to "Big").
Von "Purple" Hayes
Jose "Can You See" Canseco

[KingSwisher]

His very first one was John Mayberry RFD.

Kevin Bass requested that it be changed from Big Mouth to Small Mouth so as to not sound so arrogant.

[chanceron]

John Mayberry RFD I remember that one. "Boomer" always seem to take it to the next level. Did Berman get his nickname from being born in the baby boom 50's? I use to love his 2 minutes drill at halftime. I know he made up some of those nicknames while taping it. He's was Sportscaster of the year 6 times.

On the 9th of Feb they had a "Chris Berman day" during Bill Murrays celebrity challenge golf tournment..heres a byline

Byline: John Ryan
PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. _ Chris Berman's day:
Hack hack hack hack hack ...
If you think his hands flail wildly on ESPN, you should see some of his drives.
The worst came on No. 18, when the ball took four hops on the rocks in the first 100 yards.
"I was nervous," he said Wednesday after the Celebrity Challenge. "I wasn't ready for this, to be honest with you. I'll be ready now."
He better be. Playing in Bill Murray's group, he's going to draw the biggest galleries.
End Byline

Heres some more of his name calling.

Sylvester swallows return to Campusano
Scott Little Deuce Cooper
Jody Davis eyes
Carlos in Delgado da vida
Brett Favre-egnügen
Brook Jacoby Wan Kenobi
Scott Livingstone, I presume
Me and Willie McGee
Jon get thee to a Nunnally
Rafael Emerson, Lake, and Palmiero
Kevin Alka Seitzer
Heathcliff Slocumb if ya got 'em
Tony Tarasco sauce
Amani it's not a Toomer
Greg The Wrath Of Zahn

Some are repeats but still funny the second time.

[Koufax Shoulda Been a Yankee]

Don't know if it was him but I remember one that *someone* said:
Octavio "Shhhh" Dotel (said in a whisper)
Does anyone know who said it or if it is his real nickname? I heard it one day and it nearly killed me!

[chanceron]

I believe I heard Berman say SHHHH Dotel myself. I think it was last year. As far as it being a nickname ...anything goes as far as nicknames by Berman, but as a true nickname in the encyclopedias of baseball I'm don't think so. But then again my research of nicknames which is very extensive...there are no true nickname guides to really go by. Heck some of the nicknames in books today could have been something an ex-player invented during an interview.

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There are over 150 "leftys" in the game of baseball nicknames....BUT not one darn "righty".....WHY h

[chanceron]

Heres a few other choice Berman specials

Hubie "Babbling" Brooks
Craig "Matinee at the" Biggio
Dana "Field Goal" Kiecker
Steve Lyons "And Tigers And Bears, Oh My"
Alex Ochoa "Gesundheit"
Randy Ready "or Not"
Buck Showalter "Raleigh"
Butch "Oil and" Wynegar
Rich "Not Ready" Yett
Mark "Get Back" Loretta
Ben "Good" Grieve

The guy just doesnt stop....ROFL