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Post by DOUGHBOYS » Sun Apr 19, 2009 1:21 pm

Keep in mind that being anglo-saxon, some of these names just sound strange to me. If they have a deep meaning or stories behind the names, that's all well and good, I'm just going for the sounds. I've left off japanese names, they all sound funny.



1. Prince- Why not King, Cecil? No wonder the kid doesen't talk to you.



2. Ubaldo- Keep the letter U out of the names book



3. Khalil- Silent letters do not belong in names



4. Dexter- Great... if he was a computer geek or librarian



5. Nyger- So glad this kid didn't grow up in America during the 60's



6. Chone- I thought Newt would have been a clever name for him



7. Adrian- Teammates always rent Rocky



8. Cla- Mom? Dad? You couldn't seal the deal?



9. Yusmeiro- I can see teammates yelling, "Hey Youz!"



10. Asdrubal- Insert joke here





Did I miss any?



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Post by Edwards Kings » Sun Apr 19, 2009 1:51 pm

C'mon! ELVIS!



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Post by Jackstraw » Sun Apr 19, 2009 2:38 pm

10. Asdrubal - Injury suffered by Kaz Matsui last season
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Post by King of Queens » Sun Apr 19, 2009 3:27 pm

Originally posted by DOUGHBOYS:

Did I miss any? 1. Wladimir - how exactly does one pronounce this word?



2. Torii - loves his Nintendo Wii



3. Covelli - this kid needs a nickname. Hey, his last name is Crisp -- let's name him after a children's breakfast cereal.



4. Jhonny - somebody's typewriter must have had a sticky "h" key



5. Yunel - the place that Asdrubal drips from

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Post by DOUGHBOYS » Sun Apr 19, 2009 3:43 pm

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Post by King of Queens » Sun Apr 19, 2009 3:52 pm

6. Chase - parents were big fans of "Fletch"



7. Dallas - parents were big fans of "Debbie Does..."



8. Yuniesky - Russian form of Yunel



9. Everth - why not name him Withersoever?



10. Lastings - wish he had Lasted more than 8 days

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Post by rkulaski » Sun Apr 19, 2009 4:39 pm

I thought I'd narrow it down to a position and randomly picked catcher:



11. Pablo- still waiting for #12 to take a day off



12. Bengie- surely he wasn't named after the dog?



12. Yorvit- still herds sheep in Venezuela



13. Geovany- certainly sounds Italian to me



14. Jesus- Elvis is a distant second to this one



15. Kenji- a lot of catchers on the DL early this season
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Post by BROOKLYN BOBBY » Mon Apr 20, 2009 12:44 am

reds top prospect who we should see next year....YONDER ALONSO

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Post by eddiejag » Mon Apr 20, 2009 3:54 am

How about the Izturis brothers

Cesar and Maicer
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Post by Captain Hook » Mon Apr 20, 2009 4:56 am

Originally posted by eddiejag:

How about the Izturis brothers

Cesar and Maicer only seven months apart IIRC - same father, different mothers, like same position, different teams :D

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Post by bigdaddyk » Mon Apr 20, 2009 5:09 am

Neftali? Isn't that a coast somewhere in Italy?

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Post by Dub » Mon Apr 20, 2009 5:18 am

Asdrubal- name of steroid he takes?
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Post by DOUGHBOYS » Mon Apr 20, 2009 7:22 am

Won't start another thread with the subject being the same. Here's a couple of other lists:

Top 10 Cool Sounding Names-



1. Robinson- Crusoe-like

2. Grady - Sanford and son classic

3. Jacoby- I don't even know why

4. Shane- Had to see the movie

5. Hunter- I've yet to know an unsuccessful Hunter

6. Ty- Short and great baseball name

7. Marco- Polo!

8. Christian- Mutiny on the Bounty good

9. Casey- Another great baseball name

10 Boof- Winner!!!



Also, apparently, you have to have a J in your name to simply have initials, here they are-



AJ

BJ

CJ

DJ

JJ

TJ

JA

JC

JD

JP
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Post by King of Queens » Mon Apr 20, 2009 7:31 am

Originally posted by DOUGHBOYS:

Also, apparently, you have to have a J in your name to simply have initials, here they are-



AJ

BJ

CJ

DJ

JJ

TJ

JA

JC

JD

JP Don't forget JR (Towles) and PJ (Walters)



Oh, and R.A. Dickey says F.U.

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Post by Ryan C » Mon Apr 20, 2009 7:54 am

Some others some cool and a couple "thanks for giving me a girls name":



Rocco (Baldelli)



Bronson (Arroyo)



Clint (Barmes)



Buster (Posey)



Colby (Rasmus)



Joba (Chamberlain)



Kason (Gabbard)



Shairon (Martis)



Shelley (Duncan)



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Post by sportsbettingman » Mon Apr 20, 2009 7:58 am

Originally posted by King of Queens:

quote:Originally posted by DOUGHBOYS:

Also, apparently, you have to have a J in your name to simply have initials, here they are-



AJ

BJ

CJ

DJ

JJ

TJ

JA

JC

JD

JP Don't forget JR (Towles) and PJ (Walters)



Oh, and R.A. Dickey says F.U.
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Post by Ryan C » Mon Apr 20, 2009 8:01 am

Originally posted by sportsbettingman:

quote:Originally posted by King of Queens:

quote:Originally posted by DOUGHBOYS:

Also, apparently, you have to have a J in your name to simply have initials, here they are-



AJ

BJ

CJ

DJ

JJ

TJ

JA

JC

JD

JP Don't forget JR (Towles) and PJ (Walters)



Oh, and R.A. Dickey says F.U.
[/QUOTE]Ha!!!!!!!!!!!! :D :D :D
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Post by bluenose » Mon Apr 20, 2009 8:25 am

Curacao Baseball Players' Names:



1) The language spoken on Curacao (Papiamentu) has no written history. So you'll see the island's name writen on island signs as "Curacao", "Corsou", Corsow", "Korsou", "Korsow" etc. They all refer to the same place. I wish I grew up in Curacao's Papiamentu schools -- no spelling tests.



So "Andruw" Jones and "Wladimir" Balentien are phonetic spellings in Papiamentu. "V" pronounces like "F", so if they spelled it "Vladimir" it would come out like "Fladimir"... not what his folks wanted.



2) Many Curacao couples give their babies unique names, mixing and matching a few letters from the father's name and mother's name. (Shairon Martis.) This is done so the child will always remember who his family is and remember the parents' love. In my years there I met a Rudsel, a Vidion, a Jodrey, a Gera, a Rujitza and an Illiane, all one-of-a-kind I think. Oh, and Jair Jurrjens struck me out when he was 17.



3) Players from Curacao and the neighbouring islands who have more regular first names are much more likely to be fantasy poison. (Randall Simon, Sidney Ponson...)

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Post by DOUGHBOYS » Mon Apr 20, 2009 9:02 am

Originally posted by King of Queens:

Don't forget JR (Towles) and PJ (Walters)



Oh, and R.A. Dickey says F.U. :D :D :D
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Post by MadCow Sez » Mon Apr 20, 2009 1:18 pm

Originally posted by Jackstraw:

10. Asdrubal - Injury suffered by Kaz Matsui last season Spit my soda here.....nicely done!
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Post by rockitsauce » Tue Apr 21, 2009 4:37 am

Originally posted by DOUGHBOYS:

5. Nyger- So glad this kid didn't grow up in America during the 60's



[/QB]You might want to check your spelling. It's Nyjer w/ a J.
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Post by eddiejag » Tue Apr 21, 2009 7:56 am

Let's not forget EJ. Edward Joseph
EDWARD J GILLIS

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Post by Scott Boras » Tue Apr 21, 2009 8:13 am

Once we run out of current players, let us begin with names from the past. I'll start with Kirby and Mookie. Are there any names EVER that top those two?



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Post by Dirt Dogs » Tue Apr 21, 2009 9:09 am

Jung Bong - brings back memories of my college days or lack thereof.
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Post by DOUGHBOYS » Tue Apr 21, 2009 9:11 am

Originally posted by eddiejag:

Let's not forget EJ. Edward Joseph


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