Nickname Fail

mikestack · 04-09-2012, 08:40 PM

Debating who to draft with my second round pick, and there's Sadao Inoue, native of Iwata, Japan, better known as "The Nervous Greek".

I feel as though I should write a background story for how he got that one....

The Wolf · 04-09-2012, 09:08 PM

Another reason to make the nickname file blank.

Righty Groove · 04-09-2012, 09:25 PM

I really wish nicknames were a easily-disabled option, un-check a box and all of them are gone (or hidden), no need to alter files and it affects players already created.

Nunyer · 04-09-2012, 09:31 PM

Meh... He could have a Japanese father and a Greek mother... and the name would make a lot more sense. Yu Darvish grew up in Japan but doesn't have a Japanese surname... isn't his father Lebanese or something?

Stinson · 04-09-2012, 09:54 PM

I'm not sure I see the problem with this.

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Originally Posted by Wikipedia

Louis Peter Skizas (born June 2, 1932 in Chicago, Illinois), is a former professional baseball player who played in Major League Baseball primarily as an outfielder and third baseman from 1956-1959.

His nickname was "The Nervous Greek" because of his antics at bat.

I think you could easily pretend that he reminds people of Lou Skizas, and therefore earned Lou's nickname.
Afterall, Roy "Doc" Halladay isn't actually a gunslinger from the wild West...

Tom the Fish · 04-09-2012, 10:13 PM

Yu Darvish's father is Iranian.

One of the players on the Swallows is Matsumoto Yuichi, who is half-brazilian and was even known as Daniel at one point (no idea when, certainly before he became a pro-ball player). He counts on the roster as a Japanese player, tho, and not a foreign player.

Yuichi Matsumoto - BR Bullpen

Tom

albatross11 · 04-09-2012, 11:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Righty Groove

I really wish nicknames were a easily-disabled option, un-check a box and all of them are gone (or hidden), no need to alter files and it affects players already created.

You could always go to the nick names.txt file and just delete everything in there.

Ajaxab · 04-09-2012, 11:28 PM

I would actually like to see the nicknames on the roster page. Then I wouldn't need to click through players to see who has nicknames and who doesn't.

The Wolf · 04-09-2012, 11:38 PM

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Originally Posted by albatross11

You could always go to the nick names.txt file and just delete everything in there.

I do that to the nicknames and hints files first thing.

The Wolf · 04-10-2012, 09:11 AM

Whoever decided to use non-generic nicknames did the game a disservice.

BusterKing · 04-10-2012, 09:16 AM

Just need to use some imagination, apply a story in your mind why he has such a nickname.

Markus Heinsohn · 04-10-2012, 09:23 AM

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Originally Posted by BusterKing

Just need to use some imagination, apply a story in your mind why he has such a nickname.

This.

byzeil · 04-10-2012, 10:40 AM

My imagination went places I didn't want it to go when Juan 'Vasectomy' Arellano showed up.

Markus Heinsohn · 04-10-2012, 10:58 AM

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Originally Posted by byzeil

My imagination went places I didn't want it to go when Juan 'Vasectomy' Arellano showed up.

Classic!

hfield007 · 04-10-2012, 10:58 AM

I love the nicknames...

I often find myself replacing their first name in my mind with it. (Ross Hurst forever is Sonny Hurst to me, Wayne Sutphin is forever Skates Sutphin)

The Wolf · 04-10-2012, 11:41 AM

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Originally Posted by BusterKing

Just need to use some imagination, apply a story in your mind why he has such a nickname.

Sorry, I don't have nearly enough imagination for that. So the nicknames file gets immediately blanked out. I suppose I could edit the non-generic nicknames out, but that's too much like work and besides I want to keep my modding virginity.

Cryomaniac · 04-10-2012, 11:48 AM

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Originally Posted by The Wolf

Sorry, I don't have nearly enough imagination for that. So the nicknames file gets immediately blanked out. I suppose I could edit the non-generic nicknames out, but that's too much like work and besides I want to keep my modding virginity.

Couldn't blanking the file, in itself, be classed as modding though

The Wolf · 04-10-2012, 01:14 PM

To me, modding is changing something, not just getting rid of it.

megamanmatt · 04-10-2012, 01:31 PM

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Originally Posted by The Wolf

To me, modding is changing something, not just getting rid of it.

Removal is not change?

Mr Bismarck · 04-10-2012, 01:35 PM

Theseus has a ship he'd like to show you.

04-09-2012, 08:40 PM	#1
mikestack Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 213	Nickname Fail Debating who to draft with my second round pick, and there's Sadao Inoue, native of Iwata, Japan, better known as "The Nervous Greek". I feel as though I should write a background story for how he got that one....

04-09-2012, 10:13 PM	#6
Tom the Fish All Star Reserve Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Jingu Stadium Posts: 510	Yu Darvish's father is Iranian. One of the players on the Swallows is Matsumoto Yuichi, who is half-brazilian and was even known as Daniel at one point (no idea when, certainly before he became a pro-ball player). He counts on the roster as a Japanese player, tho, and not a foreign player. Yuichi Matsumoto - BR Bullpen Tom __________________ "Any talk of rebelliousness has to begin with one's profound appreciation and understanding of tradition." - Lu Shoukun

04-09-2012, 09:25 PM	#3
Righty Groove Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Apr 2012 Posts: 262	I really wish nicknames were a easily-disabled option, un-check a box and all of them are gone (or hidden), no need to alter files and it affects players already created.

04-09-2012, 09:31 PM	#4
Nunyer All Star Reserve Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Baseball Ned Flanders stares into your soul... Posts: 594	Meh... He could have a Japanese father and a Greek mother... and the name would make a lot more sense. Yu Darvish grew up in Japan but doesn't have a Japanese surname... isn't his father Lebanese or something?

04-09-2012, 11:28 PM	#8
Ajaxab Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 27	I would actually like to see the nicknames on the roster page. Then I wouldn't need to click through players to see who has nicknames and who doesn't.

04-10-2012, 09:16 AM	#11
BusterKing Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 2,416	Just need to use some imagination, apply a story in your mind why he has such a nickname.

04-10-2012, 10:40 AM	#13
byzeil Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: NJ, US Posts: 2,006	My imagination went places I didn't want it to go when Juan 'Vasectomy' Arellano showed up.

04-10-2012, 10:58 AM	#15
hfield007 All Star Starter Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 1,712	I love the nicknames... I often find myself replacing their first name in my mind with it. (Ross Hurst forever is Sonny Hurst to me, Wayne Sutphin is forever Skates Sutphin)

04-10-2012, 01:35 PM	#20
Mr Bismarck Bat Boy Join Date: Apr 2012 Posts: 5	Theseus has a ship he'd like to show you.