tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11805401.post2181384442995510716..comments2024-03-16T08:21:16.037-04:00Comments on The DiaTribe: Glossary of GlossPaul Cousineauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03490622970961409253noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11805401.post-63827701343746925362008-03-12T10:23:00.000-04:002008-03-12T10:23:00.000-04:00Are we now having a contest to see who can leave t...Are we now having a contest to see who can leave the coolest, most dismissive and aloof "last word?"<BR/><BR/>I dare you to top this one. I just dare you.Jayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17506129155693983095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11805401.post-85424006396505674192008-03-11T12:02:00.000-04:002008-03-11T12:02:00.000-04:00Uhhh, whatever you say, Jay.Uhhh, whatever you say, Jay.rodellshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14464668223136752374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11805401.post-7693541059161956822008-03-06T14:39:00.000-05:002008-03-06T14:39:00.000-05:00Uh, well, gee, Rodells, I'm sorry our little site ...Uh, well, gee, Rodells, I'm sorry our little site isn't one of your staples, but we seem to be surviving without you. I've never been to the Euclid Tavern, but my guess is that LetsGoTribe is somewhat the Euclid Tavern of Indians sites. Stop by sometime and chime in.Jayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17506129155693983095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11805401.post-19626585275306358562008-03-05T15:14:00.000-05:002008-03-05T15:14:00.000-05:00One vote for nickname change:Dellichaels to one of...One vote for nickname change:<BR/><BR/>Dellichaels to one of the following:<BR/><BR/>Michaellucci<BR/>Michallucci<BR/>Michellucci<BR/><BR/>I prefer #3.<BR/><BR/>tiarodellshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14464668223136752374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11805401.post-39986300472405094582008-03-05T15:10:00.000-05:002008-03-05T15:10:00.000-05:00Jay, not only do I have no idea who you are, I jus...Jay, not only do I have no idea who you are, I just went to your site via the links here and I've never been there. I have a few staple pages I go to and that's not one of them. Seems like coincidence to me. Thanks for stoppin' by.rodellshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14464668223136752374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11805401.post-34394354581911183642008-03-05T13:54:00.000-05:002008-03-05T13:54:00.000-05:00Tyler the Titan outdoes himself again. I love "De...Tyler the Titan outdoes himself again. I love "Death Ball" and "General Tso". You don't want to know what Aaron Fultz thinks of you.<BR/><BR/>I think I'll put together a list of additional suggestions later this week for the ones that were sent to me via e-mail or posted as a comment.Paul Cousineauhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03490622970961409253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11805401.post-40889025153612412902008-03-05T00:32:00.000-05:002008-03-05T00:32:00.000-05:00If Kobayashi isn't "Death Ball" then I just don't ...If Kobayashi isn't "Death Ball" then I just don't know what I'll do. I've been calling Jensen "Facebook" privately but I don't expect that to stick. Maybe "Stomp"? He's got that high leg kick; there's potential there. Stomp Lewis.<BR/><BR/>I was always fond of "Señor Slo-Mo." Or "Twitch."<BR/><BR/>My ongoing, totally baseless, one-sided feud with Aaron Fultz led me to jokingly suggest that Fultz was Yiddish for "choking relief pitcher." Somebody then told me that Yiddish infinitive for "to fold" was foltzen. He's been "The Yiddish Folder Under Pressure" to me ever since.<BR/><BR/>As for Grady, well, shoot: He's already got a superb parody of "She's a Lady" written in his honor ("He gives this team a spark and he hits it out the park much more than Lofton / Yeah, he's just like you and me, but he gets to score with pretty girls more often.") Kind of hard to nickname that, though "Faceman" wouldn't be inappropriate, and <A HREF="http://www.imdb.com/media/rm4250441728/nm0070767" REL="nofollow">A-Team references</A> are always welcome in my book.<BR/><BR/>I've been wary of Whiskey Sours ever since I ordered one at a very ritzy steakhouse and had it brought to me in a wine glass with extra fruit. I kind of like calling him "General Tso" -- you know, Sweet & Sowers? Plus that gets into his strategist persona, which he contends (probably rightly) is media hype.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11805401.post-76895946800413754752008-03-04T00:00:00.000-05:002008-03-04T00:00:00.000-05:00Plagiarism? Certainly not, I'm just enjoying a li...Plagiarism? Certainly not, I'm just enjoying a little pride of authorship. I never saw rodells' post, don't know if he saw mine, and couldn't say for sure which one came first. His isn't date-stamped, mine is from July 26, 10:56 p.m. It may well be that his was posted first. Unless he says otherwise, my best guess is that we just both thought of the same thing.Jayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17506129155693983095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11805401.post-82718200747090310972008-03-03T21:19:00.000-05:002008-03-03T21:19:00.000-05:00What about Nathan or Coney or C.I. for Masa? Lama...What about Nathan or Coney or C.I. for Masa? Lamage?rodellshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14464668223136752374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11805401.post-36824390267036428932008-03-03T21:14:00.000-05:002008-03-03T21:14:00.000-05:00Late to the party, as usual.Love the Big League Ch...Late to the party, as usual.<BR/><BR/>Love the Big League Choo linkages! I got this cool place called the Euclid Tavern where everyone can meet in the parking lot.<BR/><BR/>Aar, I still say/write Hafpipes to this day. I actually name at least one of my fantasy teams each year Hafpipes.rodellshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14464668223136752374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11805401.post-84223037793523641022008-03-02T21:20:00.000-05:002008-03-02T21:20:00.000-05:00V-Man,I’m with you on Just Asdrubal as I would lik...V-Man,<BR/>I’m with you on Just Asdrubal as I would like to see him someday evolve into that Indian that needs only one name – in the vein of Manny, Kenny, some other Venezuelan SS, etc.<BR/><BR/>Jay,<BR/>No intent to come across as a plagiarist on this as I do tend to try to give proper credit and used the post more as a tool to explain who Fist of Iron is when the reference is made. Nicknames are a tough thing to claim as one’s own. Of course, time-stamping on the InterWeb makes things a little easier to “prove”. I always thought that Choo’s progression into the BLC came through this <A HREF="http://clevelandtribeblog.blogspot.com/2006/07/sweet-n-sowers.html" REL="nofollow">reference</A>. <BR/>But at a certain point, I'm just happy that he's the BLC.<BR/><BR/>g-rod,<BR/>I like the Cup o’ Coffee one for Kobayshi. A reference to The Usual Suspects is much preferred over any attempt to tie in the “sport” of competitive eating.Paul Cousineauhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03490622970961409253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11805401.post-11568515656750021932008-03-02T17:57:00.000-05:002008-03-02T17:57:00.000-05:00Kobayashi -- how about "Cup o' Coffee" (channeling...Kobayashi -- how about "Cup o' Coffee" (channeling The Usual Suspects...)g-rodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05600944527568356227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11805401.post-16741301490060345562008-03-02T12:02:00.000-05:002008-03-02T12:02:00.000-05:00Nice job PTC, and don't change the "standards" tha...Nice job PTC, and don't change the "standards" that we've been using for years (Vic the Stick, SuperSizemore etc..) Large props to the DiaBride, as Gargamel and Asrael is very nice work. I still like "Haf-Pipes" (in reference to his arms), but it is hard to argue with a nickname as universally excepted as Pronk. There's got to be clever name out there for Fultz, based on the fact that he doesn't bend his elbow while pitching.<BR/><BR/>LBJ=MVPRockdawghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15392724225649893240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11805401.post-39399925219771820532008-03-01T18:38:00.000-05:002008-03-01T18:38:00.000-05:00I think we can make The Ottoman stick. And should...I think we can make The Ottoman stick. And should.Jayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17506129155693983095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11805401.post-43624758053811912122008-03-01T18:31:00.000-05:002008-03-01T18:31:00.000-05:00I kind of like Credenza, in part because it rhymes...I kind of like Credenza, in part because it rhymes with <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cadenza" REL="nofollow">cadezna</A>, but hardly anybody would get that. In general I feel that something random (Pronk, The Cobra) works better than something obvious, especially if the obvious thing has nothing to do with the player other than his name (75 awkward plays on Fausto/Faustus).<BR/><BR/>Nickname coining is easy to claim, harder to prove ...<BR/><BR/>AstroCab originated in <A HREF="http://www.letsgotribe.com/poll/1151704354_mTqcHVki" REL="nofollow">a main-page poll</A> I put up within one day of the trade (6/30/06). Note <A HREF="http://www.letsgotribe.com/comments/2006/6/30/164320/648/118" REL="nofollow">comments here</A> from later that night.<BR/><BR/>Big League Choo showed up <A HREF="http://www.letsgotribe.com/?op=poll_vote;qid=1153968753_RIJmYrYH" REL="nofollow">the same way</A> and immediately became the BLC that same day <A HREF="http://www.letsgotribe.com/story/2006/7/29/121845/985" REL="nofollow">in this story</A> (7/29/06). It was endorsed by <A HREF="http://cleveland.indians.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20060807&content_id=1597519&vkey=news_cle&fext=.jsp&c_id=cle" REL="nofollow">Monsignor Castrovince</A> the following week.<BR/><BR/>Dellichaels was first mentioned in <A HREF="http://www.letsgotribe.com/comments/2007/1/15/195619/638/35" REL="nofollow">this thread</A> (1/17/07) ... and promptly endorsed by no less an authority than ... you.<BR/><BR/>I do like the nicknames, but nobody bats 1000, you know?Jayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17506129155693983095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11805401.post-73612681049978520512008-03-01T14:44:00.000-05:002008-03-01T14:44:00.000-05:00Same for Asdrubal as Fausto. His name is Asdrubal....Same for Asdrubal as Fausto. His name is Asdrubal. 'Nuf said.Voltairehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10258794828672578619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11805401.post-24739265311666133952008-03-01T09:47:00.000-05:002008-03-01T09:47:00.000-05:00Jay,I tend to shy away from from the bland A-Rod m...Jay,<BR/>I tend to shy away from from the bland A-Rod mash-ups like V-Mart (I hate that one) or J-Ho.<BR/><BR/>The Ottoman is where I ended up with Lewis too, maybe credenza...but it seemed like too much of a stretch.<BR/><BR/>Which of these two of these are you the author of? I do like to give credit where it is due.Paul Cousineauhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03490622970961409253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11805401.post-91627267898803905402008-03-01T08:35:00.000-05:002008-03-01T08:35:00.000-05:00Oh, one more thing. I maintain that Fausto does n...Oh, one more thing. I maintain that Fausto does not need a nickname, because his name is Fausto. There is nothing better we will ever come up with than simply ... Fausto. Think on it.Jayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17506129155693983095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11805401.post-63158129170910357862008-03-01T08:33:00.000-05:002008-03-01T08:33:00.000-05:00As the proud author of at least two of those nickn...As the proud author of at least two of those nicknames, let me offer this critique of your list ...<BR/><BR/>SuperSizemore -- hamfisted. We've got to do better than this.<BR/><BR/>Vic the Stick -- I like it, but can it really beat out V-Mart? How about simply The Victor? Sort of an anti-nickname.<BR/><BR/>Garko -- no nickname relating to power-hitting makes sense for him, which knocks out both your idea and Gonnie Garko, although that one is fun. We need to come up with something related to his essential nature as a grinder.<BR/><BR/>Honey -- What's wrong with J-Ho? Or for that matter, Fat Shortstop?<BR/><BR/>Blake -- nice.<BR/><BR/>Marte -- I laughed.<BR/><BR/>Francisco -- I like yours, but you have to realize that Generalissimo is lighthearted, because people don't think of the dictator, they think of Chevy Chase announcing that he's "still dead" every week on Weekend Update.<BR/><BR/>Byrdman -- How can you not adopt The Cobra?<BR/><BR/>Sowers, Laffey -- okay, but can't we do better.<BR/><BR/>Atom Miller -- your classic. We'll make it stick.<BR/><BR/>Jensen Lewis -- you want a furniture reference? How about Ottoman?Jayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17506129155693983095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11805401.post-20817483347445671182008-02-29T22:24:00.000-05:002008-02-29T22:24:00.000-05:00Nice rundown, but the big fella from Stanford shou...Nice rundown, but the big fella from Stanford should be Gonnie Garko.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10292191414959099790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11805401.post-42939100872160558432008-02-29T20:20:00.000-05:002008-02-29T20:20:00.000-05:00I have to give kudos to anyone who is able to work...I have to give kudos to anyone who is able to work in a Smurfs reference.Deanerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11644692659647563077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11805401.post-58880080704510137712008-02-29T14:37:00.000-05:002008-02-29T14:37:00.000-05:00If referenced individually, the likely names would...<I>If referenced individually, the likely names would include Jason the Wet (how is his hair ALWAYS wet?)</I><BR/><BR/>As the resident female (I'm sure there are others, I just felt like saying that) I feel I can answer this one.<BR/><BR/>In the 80's, there was a trend in hairstyles where the ideal was to look as if you were perpetually just getting out of the shower. In order to attain this, products were employed that helped the wearer gain that "just towel-dried my hair" look, one of which was appropriately named <B>WET</B>. Perhaps J-Mike is a long time fan of such products?<BR/><BR/>I feel I should mention that where I grew up (St. Louis), it was mostly a fad amongst people with a crimson hue to their necklines.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com