ESPN"S CHRIS BERMANS SPORTS NICKNAMES

A

  • Shawn "Little" Abner
  • Rick "see ya later" Aguilera
  • Mike "Enough" Aldretti or Mike "Mario" Aldrete
  • Doyle "Brandy" Alexander
  • Dana Allison "Wonderland"
  • Bill Almon "Joy" or Bill "Toasted" Almon
  • Roberto "Remember The" Alomar
  • Sandy "Remember the other" Alomar Jr.
  • Brady "Bunch" Anderson
  • Joaquin "the dog" Andujar
  • Tony "Brothers In" Armas
  • Don "Guns of" August

    B

  • Scott "Hay" Bailes
  • Mark "Beetle" Bailey
  • Scott "Tallulah" Bankhead
  • Floyd "Up and Down the" Bannister
  • Marty "Grin and" Barrett
  • Kevin "Small Mouth" Bass
  • Randy "Large Mouth" Bass
  • Billy "Lima" Beane
  • George "Taco" Bell or George "Liberty" Bell
  • Bruce "Eggs" Benedict
  • Andy "Merchant of Venice" Bends
  • Todd "Mercedes" Benzinger
  • Damon "Blue" Berryhill
  • Karl "these are the" Best "of times"
  • Bud "paint it" Black
  • Lance "You sank my" Blankenship
  • Bert "Be home" Blyleven
  • Bruce Bochte "Ball"
  • Randy Bockus "is willing"
  • Wade "Cranberry" Boggs
  • Barry "U.S." Bonds
  • Pat "North of the" Borders
  • Daryl "Please come home to" Boston
  • Sid "Coffee and" Bream
  • Greg "Crocodile" Brock
  • Hubie "Babbling" Brooks
  • Bob "Bulldog" Bower
  • Britt "Third Degree" Burns
  • Randy "Burning" Bush
  • Brett "Tara" Butler

    C

  • Greg "life is a" Caderet
  • Ivan "Bubbling" Calderon
  • Sylvester "When the swallows return to" Campusano
  • John "Candyman" Candeleria
  • Tom "Cotton" Candiotti
  • Jose "can you see" Canseco
  • Don "roses" Carman
  • Mark Carreon "my wayward son"
  • Ron Cey "Hey" or Ron "born in the US" Cey
  • Steve "Kentucky fried" Chitren
  • Will "The Natural" Clark
  • Mark "Crystal" Clear
  • David "Sili-" Cone
  • Ed "Chick" Correa
  • Henry "Ava-" Cotto
  • Jose "Won't you take me on a sea" Cruz
  • Todd "Carribean" Cruz

    D

  • Kal "Jack" Daniels
  • Ron "Oh My" Darling
  • Eric "The Red" Davis
  • Glenn "Mr. Outside" Davis
  • Jody Davis "Eyes"
  • "Eye of the" Storm Davis
  • Bill "Hello" Dawley
  • Jeff Dedmon "Don't wear plaid"
  • Rob "Bomba" Deer or Rob "Rein" Deer
  • Jim "Two sillouhettes on" DeShaies
  • Bo "Beunos" Diaz
  • Bill "Doran" Doran
  • Rich "280z" Dotson
  • Brian "Number 10" Downing "Street"
  • Kelly "Churchill" Downs
  • Curt "Devil with the blue" Dressendorfer
  • Dan "Salad" Driesen
  • Mike "Well" Dunne
  • Leon "Bull" Durham
  • Jim "Washer and" Dwyer

    E

  • Lee Elia "Kuriakin"
  • Dave "Right" Engle

    F

  • Steve "A bridge too" Farr
  • "El" Sid Fernandez
  • Cecil "Is No" Fielder
  • Curt "Model-T" Ford
  • Bob "Air" Forsch
  • John "Generalissimo Franscisco" Franco
  • "Starvin'" Marvin Freeman
  • Jim "Bela" Fergosi
  • Rollie "Chicken" Fingers

    G

  • Oscar "six-to-five" Gamble
  • Greg Gagne "with a spoon"
  • Andres "The Giant" Galarraga
  • Mike "Leggo" Gallego
  • Wes "Kenny the" Gardner
  • Dan "Man from" Gladden
  • Tom "Heard it through the" Glavine
  • Dwight "Johnny Be" Gooden
  • Mark "Amazing" Grace
  • Mark "Federal" Grant
  • Johnny "Pass the" Grubb
  • "Fettucini" Alfredo Griffin
  • Jose "Mother" Guzman
  • Tony Gwynn "and bear it"

    H

  • Moose "Antlers" Haas
  • Von "Purple" Hayes
  • Jeff Hamilton "Joe Frank and Reynolds"
  • Mike Heath "Bar"
  • Danny "Dung" Heep or Danny "Uriah" Heep
  • Dave "Harry and the" Henderson
  • Tommy "Ben" Herr
  • Jay "Thurston B." Howell
  • LaMarr "Where does it" Hoyt
  • Kent "Buy a vowel" Hrbek
  • Glenn "Mother" Hubbard"
  • Charles "Moscow on the" Hudson
  • Tom "Ex-" Hume
  • Bruce "Patty" Hurst

    I

  • Garth "Clockwork" Iorg

    J

  • Bo "Diddley" Jackson
  • Chris "Bartles &" James
  • Dion James "and the Belmonts"
  • Stan "You can" Javier "way"
  • Gregg "The Hammer" Jeffries
  • Jimmy "Handyman" Jones
  • Wally "Absorbine" Joyner

    K

  • Jimmy "Francis Scott" Key
  • Dana "Field Goal" Kiecker
  • Eric "Burger" King
  • Bob "Yom" Kipper
  • Ron "Ma and Pa" Kittle
  • Joe "Wilhelm" Klink
  • Ray "I dub thee" Knight
  • Chuck "New Kids On" Knoblauch or Chuck "Chip off the ol'" Knoblauch
  • John "I am not a" Kruk

    L

  • Mike "Izod" LaCoss
  • Mike Laga "beer"
  • Steve "Great" Lake
  • Dennis "Fluorescent" Lamp
  • Dave "Don't" LaPoint
  • Tim "Praise the" Laudner
  • Vance "Common" Law
  • Al "Cigarette" Leiter
  • Chet "Bitter" Lemon
  • Jeff "Sugar Ray" Leonard
  • Jose Lind "on me"
  • John "Tonight, let it be" Lowenstein
  • Ed "Merrill" Lynch
  • Steve Lyons "and tigers and bears, oh my"

    M

  • Shane "Connie" Mack
  • Greg "Appa" Maddux
  • Bill Madlock "D.A."
  • Dave "Mary" Magadan
  • Rick "Junk" Mahler
  • Candy "Man" Maldanado
  • Kirt "What was that" Manwaring
  • Mike Mason "jar"
  • Don "Welcome Home" Mattingly
  • Oddibe "Young Again" McDowell
  • "Me and" Willie McGee
  • Fred "Crime Dog" McGriff
  • Mark "Eve of Destruction" McGwire
  • Bob Melvin "and the Blue Notes"
  • Jim "Love me two times" Morrison or Jim "people are strange" Morrison
  • John "Holy" Moses
  • Eddie "eat, drink and be" Murray

    N

  • Tim "Golden" Naehring
  • Gene "Full" Nelson
  • Al "Paul" Newman or Al "-fred E." Newman
  • Paul "Buenos" Noce
  • Matt "No" Nokes

    P

  • Jim "Hanky" Pankovits
  • Mark "trans-" Parent
  • Dave "Parallel" Parker
  • Tony "Jala-" Pena
  • Melido "Shuffle" Perez
  • Pasquel "roadmap" Perez
  • Ken "Goodbye, Mr. " Phelps
  • Eric "Ker-" Plunk
  • Jim "Hound dog" Presley
  • Joe "Actual Retail" Price
  • Kirby "Union Gap" Puckett

    R

  • Tim "Purple" Raines or Tim "Torrential" Raines
  • Johnny "Manta" Ray
  • Randy "Ever" Ready or Randy "Rough and" Ready
  • Gary Redus "a bedtime story"
  • Jerry "Rolls" Reuss
  • Craig Reynolds "wrap"
  • Jim "Pork Fried" Rice
  • Jose "Blame it On" Rijo
  • Cookie "Days of wine and" Rojas
  • Bruce "2 minutes for" Ruffin

    S

  • Mark "Tossed" Salas
  • Juan "play it again" Samuel
  • Ryne "Carl" Sandberg
  • Rafael "Evil Ways" Santana
  • Benito "El Ducce" Santiago
  • Steve "Alto/Tenor" Sax
  • Mike "Pre-" Schooler
  • Bill "Beethoven" Schroeder
  • Mike "Nova" Scoscia
  • Rick "Really big" Schu
  • Mike "Great" Scott
  • Tom "Leave it to" Seaver
  • Bob "ICe Station" Sebra
  • Kevin "Alka" Seitzer
  • Larry "Satin" Sheets
  • Eric "Win, place and" Show
  • Ruben "High" Sierra
  • Don "On-" Slaught
  • Darryl "Rhubarb" Strawberry or Darryl Strawberry "shortcake" or Darryl Strawberry "Fields Forever"
  • Andy "Dick" Van Slyke
  • John "Irish Eyes are" Smiley
  • Franklin "Ticket" Stubbs
  • Bruce "3-piece" Sutter

    T

  • Frank Tanana "daiquiri"
  • Andres "Doubting" Thomas
  • Fred Toliver "Twist"
  • Alan "Have Gun will" Trammel
  • Manny "Kingston" Trillo
  • Steve "Rainbow" Trout
  • John "House of" Tudor

    U

  • Jose "Game-winning" Uribe

    V

  • Bobby "Be My" Valentine
  • Dave "Rudy" Valle or Dave "Death" Valley
  • Frank "101 Strings" Viola
  • Ozzie "like a" Virgil

    W

  • Tim "Eli" Wallach
  • Gary "Hospital" Ward
  • Bob "Intentional" Walk
  • Mitch "Noah" Webster
  • Walt "Three blind" Weiss
  • Bob "Ebony Eye" Welch
  • Glenn "Surfin' U.S.A." Wilson
  • Todd "We are the" Worrell
  • Butch "Oil and" Wynegar

    Y

  • Rich "Not ready" Yett

  • MISC
  • DAVE" Don't" LAPOINT
  • RUDY "Mother in" LAW
  • VANCE" Common" LAW
  • CRAIG " Def " LEFFERTS
  • CHET " Bitter " LEMON
  • JOHN " Tonight let it be " LOWENSTEIN
  • URBANO "Renewal " LUGO
  • RICK " Innocent " LYSANDER
  • JOE MAGRANE "Headache "
  • RICK "Junk " MAHLER
  • MIKE "Perry " MASON
  • ODDIBE "Young again " MCDOWELL
  • "Me And " WILLIE MCGEE
  • MARK "Eve of Destruction "McGWIRE
  • JIM " People are strange " MORRISON
  • JOHN "Holy " MOSES
  • DARRYL MOTLEY " Crew "
  • EDDIE " Eat Drink and be "MURRAY
  • AL "What me worry " NEWMAN
  • REID " Buffalo "NICHOLS
  • MATT " No " NOKES
  • BRIAN " B.P. " OELKERS
  • RON "Chuck "OESTER
  • DAVE "Parallel PARKERTONY Hali "PENA
  • KEN "Good evening "Mr. PHELPS
  • TED "Tower of "POWER
  • JIM "Hounddog "PRESLEY
  • JOE "Actual Retail "PRICE
  • KIRBY " Union Gap " PUCKETT
  • TERRY " Swimming " PUHL
  • JAMIE " Men at " QUIRK
  • TIM " Purple "RAINES
  • JOHNNY " Manta "RAY
  • RANDY " Ever "READY
  • RANDY "Rough And " READY
  • JERRY "Rolls " REUSS
  • R.J. REYNOLDS "Wrap "
  • DAVE " Prince "RIGHETTI
  • JOSE "Blame it on " RIJO
  • BRUCE RUFFIN "Ready "
  • VERN " Golden "RUHLE
  • MARK "Tossed "SALAS
  • BILLY " Free " SAMPLE
  • RAFAEL " Abraxa "SANTANA
  • RAFAEL " Say It Again " SANTANA
  • BENITO "Il Duche " SANTIAGO
  • STEVE "Alto "SAX
  • BILL " Crop " SCHERRER
  • RICK "Really Big " SCHU
  • MIKE "Great "SCOTT
  • TOM "Leave it to " SEAVER
  • KEVIN "Alka "SEITZER
  • JEFF " Wine "SELLERS
  • LARRY " Bed "SHEETS
  • JOHN "T-Bone " SHELBY
  • CRAIG "Brewer and " SHIPLEY
  • ERIC " Win Place and " SHOW
  • RUBEN " Hines "SIERRA
  • JOEL " Mule " SKINNER
  • DON " On "SLAUGHT
  • JOHN "Irish Eyes Are "SMILEY
  • MARIO " Scotch and " SOTO
  • CHRIS "Church " SPEIER
  • JAMES "Easter "STEELS
  • BILL " Beer "STEIN
  • TERRY " Grapes Of Wrath " STEINBACH
  • DARRYL "Rhubarb " STRAWBERRY
  • FRANKLIN "Ticket " STUBBS
  • BRUCE "Three Piece " SUTTER
  • FRANK TANANA "Daiquiri "
  • ANDRES " Doubting " THOMAS
  • MANNY " Kingston "TRILLO
  • JOHN "Private "TUDOR
  • JOSE "Game Winning "URIBE
  • JOHN " Stick it in your "URREA
  • ANDY " Dick " VAN SLYKE
  • FRANK "Hundred one strings " VIOLA
  • OZZIE " Like a " VIRGIL
  • TIM " Eli "WALLACH
  • GARY " Hospital "WARD
  • BOB " Ebony eyes " WELCH
  • GLENN "Surfin U.S.A. " WILSON
  • BUTCH " Oil and "WYNEGAR
  • RICH "Not " YETT
  • Bobby "be my" Valentine
  • Ruben "High" Sierra
  • Ty "Corn on the" Cobb
  • Jim "Fried" Rice
  • Bill "Hard a" Lee
  • Don "Down the" Gullet
  • Jesus/Felipe/Matty "Skip to my" Alou
  • Juan "Field" Marichal
  • Willie "Lost in the" Mays
  • Frank "Play the" Viola
  • Jack "the Whiffer" Clark
  • Matt "Dying" Young
  • Tom "Dirty" Henke
  • Dave "Supreme Court" Justice
  • Dwight Gooden "Plenty"
  • Monty "Haul" Ferris

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