Royal Nicknames

by wheezie on Jul 19, 2007 11:43 AM EDT

Instead of being stuck with Buddy's player nicknames that end in a "y" or "er", I challenge you all to come up with better more acceptable nicknames.
No more Scotty Elarton or John Bucker! That's Long Ball Elarton and Juan Buck or Buck's Flowing Hair in my mind. The nickname I want to start is Billy Butler aka The Fat Ass-assin!
I may only be dreaming about the need for real nicknames so let me know what you all think.

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My nicknames

David DeJesus - "The Jesus"
Ross Gload - "GLOAD WILL EXPLODE!"
Mark Grudzielanek - "Vet McGritterson"
Scott Elarton - "Self-Appointed Team Effort Inspector"
Joakim Soria - "Mexican Tough"
Mark Tehan - "Warning Track Power"
Jimmy Gobble - "Yimmy Yobble"
Emil Brown - "Vlademil"
Octavio Dotel - "Don't Ask Dotel" (I know, lame, but it makes me giggle)
Angel Berroa - "He Who Shall Not Be Named"

Relive Royals History at royalsretro.blogspot.com

by RoyalsRetro on Jul 19, 2007 12:11 PM EDT reply actions

Dotel

aka Dotel 6 (he'll shut the lights out for ya), Heartbreak Dotel, and No tell Dotel.

by royaldaddy on Jul 19, 2007 12:18 PM EDT up reply actions

I happen to like

Billy "Boom Boom" Butler, but that's just me. I also have been throwing around Joakim "the dream" Soria. Loyal2's Jalapena was genius.

by royaldaddy on Jul 19, 2007 12:16 PM EDT reply actions

Boom Boom

is much better than any nickname for him which includes "butt" or "ass".

by Scott McKinney on Jul 19, 2007 12:19 PM EDT up reply actions

True

But I don't know if Butler needs any nickname, to tell you the truth. Just call him Billy Ray.

A mind without purpose will walk in dark places.

by NHZ on Jul 19, 2007 1:13 PM EDT up reply actions

It's Too Easy To

Go all "Achy Breaky" with that one.

Being a fan is irrational, but what is the alternative?

by philofthenorth on Jul 19, 2007 1:49 PM EDT up reply actions

just call him

William Harringford Butler, III, esquire

by marbotty on Jul 19, 2007 2:39 PM EDT up reply actions

Butler

He's Batboy
We've all seen those ears and that little kid face in the Weekly World News

by PopeSoria on Jul 19, 2007 11:22 PM EDT up reply actions

My 7 year old says:

Billy "Boom-ba-ba-boom" Butt-ler

-- Royals Delegate to the land of the Salmon and Moose (Seattle)

by RoyalsFanInMarinerTown on Jul 19, 2007 3:37 PM EDT up reply actions

An admirable exercise

Esteban German = Steve Deutsch
Octavio Dotel = Dr Otto Octavius AKA Dr Octopus AKA Doc Ock
Emil Brown = Lime/Emily/Not just a snack
David Dejesus = Nobody f***s with the jesus
Mark Teahen = Mr T
Ross Gload = The G-Load
Brandon Duckworth = Ducky (best Buddy nickname)
Joel Peralta = Jo-El (like Superman names)
Gil Meche = The Epic (of Gilgamesh)

However, I have no good ideas regarding the four players who might be the most important to the long-term future of the team - Butler, Gordon, Greinke, and Soria.

by raefzilla on Jul 19, 2007 3:27 PM EDT reply actions

For No Reason

Soria- The Matador

Being a fan is irrational, but what is the alternative?

by philofthenorth on Jul 19, 2007 3:58 PM EDT up reply actions

Ill give Soria

The Mexican Fly

by wildthang on Jul 19, 2007 4:13 PM EDT reply actions

For Butler

Billy B. Goode B.B. King.

Being a fan is irrational, but what is the alternative?

by philofthenorth on Jul 19, 2007 4:23 PM EDT reply actions

my nicknames

meche-gilgameche
emil-emily or brownie
dejesus-davey
pena-the dominican god of walks
gordon-flash(old tom gordon nickname but sticks w/ anyone w/ this particular last name)
gathright-car jumper
de la rosa-george of the rose
perez-odie p (similar to odb of rap fame, may he rest in peace)
greinke-shrink
soria-soria out (sorra you're out)
butler-sir william
german-starter
gload-ballplayer
costa-quadruple A
reggie-frequent flyer
sweeney-st. mike, patron saint of the disabled list
bannister-the photographer
riske-riske business, duh
gobble-turkey
bale-jap
musser-must he come in the game?
peralta-the first JoEL, think christmas tune
dotel-dotel do tell
buddy bell-manager of the year, haha, yeah right

pat

by kcisbetterthanstlateverything on Jul 19, 2007 5:15 PM EDT reply actions

Bannister

Greg Brady all the way

by PopeSoria on Jul 19, 2007 11:23 PM EDT up reply actions

Greinke

Planet Zack

Relive Royals History at royalsretro.blogspot.com

by RoyalsRetro on Jul 19, 2007 5:26 PM EDT reply actions

My Two current royal favorites

Gator and Tater.
aka...gath and butler

by Shooter on Jul 19, 2007 7:13 PM EDT reply actions

Here's mine (a few are inspired)

Nicknames help build clubhouse aura and add pizzaz to the clubhouse chemistry. As a generally young team, we need this. We don't need the generico Buddy Bell nicknames, which add virtually nothing to our chemistry, but we need real nicknames, most of which originated in Royals blog nation.

Butler - Butts, The Butler Did It!, Billy The Kid, General Butts
Gload - Gload Will Explode!
Duckworth - The Quacker
Teahen - Mr. T (I like it)
Sweeney - Captain Backache (he's earned it)
Bannister - The Energizer Bunny, The Plug-In
Dotel - The Octapus, The Adventure
Gobble - Yimmy Yobble (or Himmy Yobble), The Everyman
Peralta - Jo-El (I like)
Riske - Un-riske (I dunno)
Costa - Shaaaannnneee!
Buck - Mr. Incredible
Greinke - Boy Wonder
Soria - Soria-out (I like this one)
Gordon - Gordo, Sargeant Gordo, A-Gord, King Alex
DeJesus - The Jesus (Spanish pron.)
Emil - E-Nil, E9, or E7 Brown until he proves to be a league average defender and batsman
Gathright - Gator, Joey G
German - Germy (we'll keep this)
Odalis - Odie (let's keep "Odie"!!)
Meche - Gilgameche, Gilgamesh
De La Rosa - JDLR (?)
Hochevar - Cool Hand Luke, Hoch
Pena - Jalapena, TJ
Grudzielanek - Grudz

And last, but not least.....

Buddy Bell................

FUDDO THE CLOWN!!!!!!!!!!

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by Royals Nation on Jul 19, 2007 7:43 PM EDT reply actions

I love King Alex

That's good, man.

by royaldaddy on Jul 19, 2007 10:31 PM EDT up reply actions

some of my nicknames

dejesus - ddj
pena - tpj, jalapena
buck - bucky (i like that one of buddys)
gload - GLOAD WILL EXPLODE!!!!11
german - germs
grudzielanek - grudz
gordon - smirky (devil fingers' creation)
emil brown - vlademil
gathright - gator
teahen - T, Mr. T
butler - butts (i really like boom boom though, i might start calling him that)
meche - giley, mechey
bannister - banny
soria - sooooooooooooooria, mexican tough
peralta - jo-el
gobble - gobstopper
odalis - odie
bale - mythical creature
dotel - heartbreak dotel, dotel 6
de la rosa- jdlr, jekkyl de la hyde (another devil fingers one)
grienke - zach/k

thats all i got.

by rockchalk on Jul 19, 2007 8:39 PM EDT reply actions

i forgot one.

grudzielanek - gritzy (PotN creation)

by rockchalk on Jul 20, 2007 7:48 PM EDT up reply actions

I Like A-Gor

For Gordon because it is a play on A-Rod and "Igor" being pronounced I-Gor in "Young Frankenstein".

Being a fan is irrational, but what is the alternative?

by philofthenorth on Jul 19, 2007 8:48 PM EDT reply actions

me too

I like A-Gor too. & Gordo

by teahen24 on Jul 19, 2007 11:00 PM EDT up reply actions

I prefer

Go-Rod
That's what we called him in college, all 2 of us.

by PopeSoria on Jul 19, 2007 11:25 PM EDT up reply actions

Go-Rod

Is good, too.

Being a fan is irrational, but what is the alternative?

by philofthenorth on Jul 20, 2007 12:33 AM EDT up reply actions

i like bully

for butler or just billy b.

by beso al lado rosa on Jul 19, 2007 9:49 PM EDT reply actions

Planet Zack and The Epic

for Greinke and Meche were definitely the best...KC Star needs to spread these two

Buy the ticket, take the ride.

by PhattStairs on Jul 19, 2007 10:43 PM EDT reply actions

I Don't Know How

I overlooked this. For Butler, the title to the movie this song came from:

"Go ahead and hate your neighbors, go ahead and cheat a friend.
Do it in the name of heaven, you can justify it in the end.
There won't be any trumpets blowing on the judgement day.
On the bloody morning after one tin soldier rides away."

Ten bonus points for the name of that movie.

Being a fan is irrational, but what is the alternative?

by philofthenorth on Jul 21, 2007 12:50 AM EDT reply actions

Billy Jack was in it.

by grudz69 on Jul 21, 2007 1:23 PM EDT up reply actions

The Movie Was

"Billy Jack", an execrable but very popular movie from 1971. I tried to take my girlfriend to see it in Topeka, but the line was so long we went to another movie instead. I don't know if I've ever seen the whole movie, but it was quite the cultural phenomenon at the time.
http://imdb.com/title/tt0066832/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One_Tin_Soldier

Being a fan is irrational, but what is the alternative?

by philofthenorth on Jul 21, 2007 2:06 PM EDT reply actions

I saw it and another terrible Billy Jack type

film at a drivein movie. It was a Billy Jack film festival. The second film was Billy Jack saving the life a young maiden who had been raped and pillaged by a gang of motorcyclists.

The only thing good about the whole thing was the hit song.

Hey I got the name right and the main character. Do I win a prize?

by grudz69 on Jul 22, 2007 12:06 AM EDT reply actions

Lastly... POTN most of the people on this

blog were not even born when this movie came out. That makes us very very old and geezerly.

by grudz69 on Jul 22, 2007 12:07 AM EDT reply actions

Very Lastly

You think I don't know that? I work with guys in their 20's. I have a dividing line question; "Who is Tom Jones?" The line is drifting north from 35. Under 35's have no idea who he is.

Billy Jack still would be a great nickname, just because "jack" is a home run in baseball parlance. It looks like "Boom Boom" is getting some traction, and it's not the worst option. Nicknames just happen most of the time, so picking one is not easy or even advisable most of the time.

Being a fan is irrational, but what is the alternative?

by philofthenorth on Jul 22, 2007 1:32 AM EDT reply actions