OOTP11 Player Name Thread - Page 5

Chicagofan76 · 07-27-2010, 02:00 PM

trying to trade for Jerry McGuire LF in the Phillies minor leagues

Chicagofan76 · 07-28-2010, 01:27 AM

trying to trade for Rick Vaughn SP Toronto Blue Jays only throws 92

numbuh48 · 07-28-2010, 01:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Chicagofan76

trying to trade for Rick Vaughn SP Toronto Blue Jays only throws 92

Nickname?

Chicagofan76 · 07-28-2010, 01:09 PM

he didnt naturally have 1 so i changed it to "Wild Thing" of course

bwburke94 · 07-28-2010, 09:15 PM

Dick Head SS (fictional world)

ink625 · 07-28-2010, 10:38 PM

1B and Most Distinguished Hitter Award Winner, Shawn Spencely. I saw the name and immediately changed Spencely to Spencer and gave him the nickname "Psych". I signed him to a 4-year contract the next offseason and he has lead my team to the Championship Series which I currently trail 2 games to 1.

wildcatrevival · 07-31-2010, 04:54 AM

i've got a winner: Homer "Pooky" Hankey. in his very short career, he never hit a major league homer.

BlitzburghBucco · 08-03-2010, 09:30 PM

#31 on your program, but #1 in your hearts

3B Dick Fish

I don't even want to know.

GEP · 08-03-2010, 09:48 PM

I have Lee Minor -- currently the $4.5 million man.

shawa666 · 08-03-2010, 10:31 PM

drafted a Pedro Cerrano. Curently in single A

gentlemanofleisure · 08-04-2010, 01:54 PM

Originally the best pitcher in my hybrid fictional / real life league is "Keith Keith"

Changed his first name to Kevan eventually.

Ramzzz86 · 08-04-2010, 06:23 PM

Nacho Rosario. He's 6'7", 219 lbs.

Tram2Whitaker · 08-04-2010, 11:29 PM

Do people really name their children Nacho? I have a few of those in my fictional league. In another fictional league there was a player whose nickname was "Aching Bones" and a 26 year old pitcher who's nickname was "The Old Man". That doesn't necessarily instill confidence in either player. Unfortunately, I had to delete that league.

By the way, there was a player who's last name is CArm. I'm not sure about the name CArm, but I am wondering that since both the C and the A are capital, that the line for Catching Arm ratings somehow snuck into the Player Names.

Chicagofan76 · 08-05-2010, 12:23 AM

Luke Appling was known early in his career as "Old Aches & Pains"

Killing Time · 08-05-2010, 02:44 AM

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Originally Posted by Tram2Whitaker

Do people really name their children Nacho?

Nacho is the short form of Ignacio. Like Bill for William. Ignacio is a real first name.

Syd Thrift · 08-08-2010, 05:28 AM

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Originally Posted by Tram2Whitaker

Do people really name their children Nacho?

Nachos, as in tortilla chips covered with cheese, are named after a guy named Nacho. So the answer is yes.

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I have a few of those in my fictional league. In another fictional league there was a player whose nickname was "Aching Bones" and a 26 year old pitcher who's nickname was "The Old Man". That doesn't necessarily instill confidence in either player. Unfortunately, I had to delete that league.

Luke Appling was known as "Old Aches and Pains". Granted, that wasn't until late in his career but the game doesn't (yet) have a way of assigning nicknames based on age. Actually, I'm not sure that I want that; Ken Griffey Jr. was called "The Kid" even earlier this year.

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By the way, there was a player who's last name is CArm. I'm not sure about the name CArm, but I am wondering that since both the C and the A are capital, that the line for Catching Arm ratings somehow snuck into the Player Names.

I think the game adds names you create for players into the name database. I'm pretty sure that at one time I accidentally hit the Enter button before I was finished typing in the last name "Shoemaker" and now there's a guy on one of the teams (fittingly the misfit St. Louis Browns) named Cliff Shoemake. So if you, I don't know, went into the editor and accidentally typed in CArm and hit Enter before you realized that the field you were typing into wasn't a search field or something, that could be it. Pure conjecture on my part though.

JJ Boston · 08-08-2010, 09:43 AM

It seems like I get a lot of good nicknames. One of my better pitchers is Eric "Parisian Bob" Lambert. He's not a Bob and he's from Maryland but I really like the nickname.

A similar note was a former prospect, Antonio "Death Valley Jim" Zocmaroa (born in Wisconsin).

Another misplaced Jim was Jose "Milkman Jim" Estrada.

One of the highly rated prospects in the upcoming draft has been given the nickname "Frolic". He's not my type of prospect, but I still hope he falls to me.

One that always baffled me belonged to the MVP of my division rival, Herb "Unser Choe" Nordahl. I have no idea what it means.

Simmo13 · 08-08-2010, 09:56 AM

One that always baffled me belonged to the MVP of my division rival, Herb "Unser Choe" Nordahl. I have no idea what it means.[/QUOTE]

"Unser Choe" was the nickname of Joe Hauser who played for Cleveland and Philadelphia in the '20's and I think set home run records in the minors. Comes from the German for "our Joe". I remember this (correctly I hope) from an article in a SABR journal.

juanito89 · 08-08-2010, 01:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Afino

Just found a John Locke.

I made his nickname "Smokey".

nice one, dude

cblacker · 08-08-2010, 08:56 PM

There's a centerfielder for Oakland in my league named Coco Crisp...

Also, in the College World Series this year, Oklahoma had a shortstop named Caleb Bushyhead.

08-04-2010, 06:23 PM	#92
Ramzzz86 Minors (Single A) Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Athens, GA Posts: 52	Nacho Rosario. He's 6'7", 219 lbs. __________________ Interstate Baseball League New York Yonkers 2 Time Interstate Champions 2007, 2008 Conference Champions 2006, 2007, 2008

08-04-2010, 11:29 PM	#93
Tram2Whitaker All Star Reserve Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 619	Do people really name their children Nacho? I have a few of those in my fictional league. In another fictional league there was a player whose nickname was "Aching Bones" and a 26 year old pitcher who's nickname was "The Old Man". That doesn't necessarily instill confidence in either player. Unfortunately, I had to delete that league. By the way, there was a player who's last name is CArm. I'm not sure about the name CArm, but I am wondering that since both the C and the A are capital, that the line for Catching Arm ratings somehow snuck into the Player Names. __________________ 404'd! Last edited by Tram2Whitaker; 08-04-2010 at 11:33 PM.

07-27-2010, 02:00 PM	#81
Chicagofan76 Banned Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Diamond, IL Posts: 6,339 Infractions: 2/2 (3)	trying to trade for Jerry McGuire LF in the Phillies minor leagues

07-28-2010, 01:27 AM	#82
Chicagofan76 Banned Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Diamond, IL Posts: 6,339 Infractions: 2/2 (3)	trying to trade for Rick Vaughn SP Toronto Blue Jays only throws 92

07-28-2010, 01:09 PM	#84
Chicagofan76 Banned Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Diamond, IL Posts: 6,339 Infractions: 2/2 (3)	he didnt naturally have 1 so i changed it to "Wild Thing" of course

07-28-2010, 09:15 PM	#85
bwburke94 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Belchertown, MA, USA Posts: 4,507	Dick Head SS (fictional world)

07-28-2010, 10:38 PM	#86
ink625 Major Leagues Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Kentucky Posts: 406	1B and Most Distinguished Hitter Award Winner, Shawn Spencely. I saw the name and immediately changed Spencely to Spencer and gave him the nickname "Psych". I signed him to a 4-year contract the next offseason and he has lead my team to the Championship Series which I currently trail 2 games to 1.

07-31-2010, 04:54 AM	#87
wildcatrevival Minors (Single A) Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Birmingham, AL Posts: 58	i've got a winner: Homer "Pooky" Hankey. in his very short career, he never hit a major league homer.

08-03-2010, 09:30 PM	#88
BlitzburghBucco Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: The Steel City Posts: 217	#31 on your program, but #1 in your hearts 3B Dick Fish I don't even want to know.

08-03-2010, 09:48 PM	#89
GEP Minors (Double A) Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 132	I have Lee Minor -- currently the $4.5 million man.

08-03-2010, 10:31 PM	#90
shawa666 All Star Reserve Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 601 Infractions: 0/1 (1)	drafted a Pedro Cerrano. Curently in single A

08-04-2010, 01:54 PM	#91
gentlemanofleisure Minors (Double A) Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 197	Originally the best pitcher in my hybrid fictional / real life league is "Keith Keith" Changed his first name to Kevan eventually.

08-05-2010, 12:23 AM	#94
Chicagofan76 Banned Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Diamond, IL Posts: 6,339 Infractions: 2/2 (3)	Luke Appling was known early in his career as "Old Aches & Pains"

08-08-2010, 09:43 AM	#97
JJ Boston Bat Boy Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 9	It seems like I get a lot of good nicknames. One of my better pitchers is Eric "Parisian Bob" Lambert. He's not a Bob and he's from Maryland but I really like the nickname. A similar note was a former prospect, Antonio "Death Valley Jim" Zocmaroa (born in Wisconsin). Another misplaced Jim was Jose "Milkman Jim" Estrada. One of the highly rated prospects in the upcoming draft has been given the nickname "Frolic". He's not my type of prospect, but I still hope he falls to me. One that always baffled me belonged to the MVP of my division rival, Herb "Unser Choe" Nordahl. I have no idea what it means.

08-08-2010, 09:56 AM	#98
Simmo13 All Star Reserve Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: those blue remembered hills Posts: 955	One that always baffled me belonged to the MVP of my division rival, Herb "Unser Choe" Nordahl. I have no idea what it means.[/QUOTE] "Unser Choe" was the nickname of Joe Hauser who played for Cleveland and Philadelphia in the '20's and I think set home run records in the minors. Comes from the German for "our Joe". I remember this (correctly I hope) from an article in a SABR journal.

08-08-2010, 08:56 PM	#100
cblacker Major Leagues Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 324	There's a centerfielder for Oakland in my league named Coco Crisp... Also, in the College World Series this year, Oklahoma had a shortstop named Caleb Bushyhead.