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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