Comments on: In my day, candy was a penny, we walked five miles to school, and player nicknames were bad ass. http://umpbump.com/press/2007/07/12/in-my-day-candy-was-a-penny-we-walked-five-miles-to-school-everyday-in-the-snow-and-player-nicknames-were-bad-ass/ In-your-face baseball commentary Sat, 21 Nov 2009 16:48:13 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: MCben http://umpbump.com/press/2007/07/12/in-my-day-candy-was-a-penny-we-walked-five-miles-to-school-everyday-in-the-snow-and-player-nicknames-were-bad-ass/comment-page-1/#comment-52796 MCben Tue, 31 Jul 2007 15:27:27 +0000 http://umpbump.com/press/in-my-day-candy-was-a-penny-we-walked-five-miles-to-school-everyday-in-the-snow-and-player-nicknames-were-bad-ass/#comment-52796 Ryan Howard is known in Wilmington, DE as either "Boom Tube" or "Soul Pole". Ok?? Ryan Howard is known in Wilmington, DE as either “Boom Tube” or “Soul Pole”.

Ok??

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]]> By: Todd http://umpbump.com/press/2007/07/12/in-my-day-candy-was-a-penny-we-walked-five-miles-to-school-everyday-in-the-snow-and-player-nicknames-were-bad-ass/comment-page-1/#comment-52795 Todd Wed, 18 Jul 2007 02:56:23 +0000 http://umpbump.com/press/in-my-day-candy-was-a-penny-we-walked-five-miles-to-school-everyday-in-the-snow-and-player-nicknames-were-bad-ass/#comment-52795 You neglected my favorite Brave's name: Jim "Kerosene" Clancy...'cause that's what he threw on every fire he came into. You neglected my favorite Brave’s name: Jim “Kerosene” Clancy…’cause that’s what he threw on every fire he came into.

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]]> By: Jeb http://umpbump.com/press/2007/07/12/in-my-day-candy-was-a-penny-we-walked-five-miles-to-school-everyday-in-the-snow-and-player-nicknames-were-bad-ass/comment-page-1/#comment-52794 Jeb Mon, 16 Jul 2007 03:49:29 +0000 http://umpbump.com/press/in-my-day-candy-was-a-penny-we-walked-five-miles-to-school-everyday-in-the-snow-and-player-nicknames-were-bad-ass/#comment-52794 http://leftyjeb.blogspot.com/2007/07/fun-with-nickname-generator-on-slowest.html Kind of a silly post, but relative! Keep up the good work- Umpbump is one of the best baseball sites going. http://leftyjeb.blogspot.com/2007/07/fun-with-nickname-generator-on-slowest.html

Kind of a silly post, but relative! Keep up the good work- Umpbump is one of the best baseball sites going.

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]]> By: Stephen http://umpbump.com/press/2007/07/12/in-my-day-candy-was-a-penny-we-walked-five-miles-to-school-everyday-in-the-snow-and-player-nicknames-were-bad-ass/comment-page-1/#comment-52793 Stephen Sun, 15 Jul 2007 19:41:04 +0000 http://umpbump.com/press/in-my-day-candy-was-a-penny-we-walked-five-miles-to-school-everyday-in-the-snow-and-player-nicknames-were-bad-ass/#comment-52793 In Philly he\'s known as Rhino or The Howitzer. In Philly he\’s known as Rhino or The Howitzer.

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]]> By: Dante Bichette http://umpbump.com/press/2007/07/12/in-my-day-candy-was-a-penny-we-walked-five-miles-to-school-everyday-in-the-snow-and-player-nicknames-were-bad-ass/comment-page-1/#comment-52791 Dante Bichette Thu, 12 Jul 2007 22:43:18 +0000 http://umpbump.com/press/in-my-day-candy-was-a-penny-we-walked-five-miles-to-school-everyday-in-the-snow-and-player-nicknames-were-bad-ass/#comment-52791 Howard was and will forever be known as "BIG NOSE." Short, simple, memorable. Nuff said. Howard was and will forever be known as “BIG NOSE.” Short, simple, memorable. Nuff said.

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]]> By: kurtsy http://umpbump.com/press/2007/07/12/in-my-day-candy-was-a-penny-we-walked-five-miles-to-school-everyday-in-the-snow-and-player-nicknames-were-bad-ass/comment-page-1/#comment-52790 kurtsy Thu, 12 Jul 2007 21:55:44 +0000 http://umpbump.com/press/in-my-day-candy-was-a-penny-we-walked-five-miles-to-school-everyday-in-the-snow-and-player-nicknames-were-bad-ass/#comment-52790 I always remember Maddux being called "The Professor" by Braves commentators for his extremely focused style of play and nerdy spectacles. I always remember Maddux being called “The Professor” by Braves commentators for his extremely focused style of play and nerdy spectacles.

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]]> By: Publius http://umpbump.com/press/2007/07/12/in-my-day-candy-was-a-penny-we-walked-five-miles-to-school-everyday-in-the-snow-and-player-nicknames-were-bad-ass/comment-page-1/#comment-52792 Publius Thu, 12 Jul 2007 21:28:34 +0000 http://umpbump.com/press/in-my-day-candy-was-a-penny-we-walked-five-miles-to-school-everyday-in-the-snow-and-player-nicknames-were-bad-ass/#comment-52792 How about Ryan "The St. Charles Train" Ryan - being that he is fromSt. Charles, Missouri. OR Ryan "Flarin' nostrils" Howard Homerin' Howard Ry-Ry RY-noseroius Howard Hip-Hopotomus (oh wait, thats the Flight of the Conchords) How about Ryan “The St. Charles Train” Ryan – being that he is fromSt. Charles, Missouri.

OR Ryan “Flarin’ nostrils” Howard

Homerin’ Howard

Ry-Ry

RY-noseroius Howard

Hip-Hopotomus (oh wait, thats the Flight of the Conchords)

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]]> By: Rich http://umpbump.com/press/2007/07/12/in-my-day-candy-was-a-penny-we-walked-five-miles-to-school-everyday-in-the-snow-and-player-nicknames-were-bad-ass/comment-page-1/#comment-17542 Rich Fri, 06 Jul 2007 16:09:42 +0000 http://umpbump.com/press/in-my-day-candy-was-a-penny-we-walked-five-miles-to-school-everyday-in-the-snow-and-player-nicknames-were-bad-ass/#comment-17542 The reason Bonds was voted in? San Francisco is hosting the All Star game and he is the only one with a prayer of playing. Who else are you going to vote for? Zito? Molina? Durham? Aurilia? Hometown fans want somebody to cheer. The reason Bonds was voted in?

San Francisco is hosting the All Star game and he is the only one with a prayer of playing.

Who else are you going to vote for? Zito? Molina? Durham? Aurilia?

Hometown fans want somebody to cheer.

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]]> By: Zvee http://umpbump.com/press/2007/07/12/in-my-day-candy-was-a-penny-we-walked-five-miles-to-school-everyday-in-the-snow-and-player-nicknames-were-bad-ass/comment-page-1/#comment-17499 Zvee Thu, 05 Jul 2007 20:08:49 +0000 http://umpbump.com/press/in-my-day-candy-was-a-penny-we-walked-five-miles-to-school-everyday-in-the-snow-and-player-nicknames-were-bad-ass/#comment-17499 Paul, I think your first comment hits the nail on the head. To add a bit, I would go so far as to say that many fans love to hate Bonds - hence the All-Star inclusion (all press is good press - even if they hate the guy, they see his name on the all-star ballot and are intrigued to punch it). Also, fans love to hate Selig. And to have Bonds participating in front of his hometown crowd in the All-Star game during the year in which he will break the all-time home run record is a slap in the face for Selig. Seriously. JUST IMAGINE IF BONDS WINS THE ALL-STAR M-V-P! What will Bud's face look like during the trophy presentation?? Paul, I think your first comment hits the nail on the head. To add a bit, I would go so far as to say that many fans love to hate Bonds – hence the All-Star inclusion (all press is good press – even if they hate the guy, they see his name on the all-star ballot and are intrigued to punch it).
Also, fans love to hate Selig. And to have Bonds participating in front of his hometown crowd in the All-Star game during the year in which he will break the all-time home run record is a slap in the face for Selig. Seriously.

JUST IMAGINE IF BONDS WINS THE ALL-STAR M-V-P! What will Bud’s face look like during the trophy presentation??

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]]> By: Paul http://umpbump.com/press/2007/07/12/in-my-day-candy-was-a-penny-we-walked-five-miles-to-school-everyday-in-the-snow-and-player-nicknames-were-bad-ass/comment-page-1/#comment-17350 Paul Tue, 03 Jul 2007 16:43:03 +0000 http://umpbump.com/press/in-my-day-candy-was-a-penny-we-walked-five-miles-to-school-everyday-in-the-snow-and-player-nicknames-were-bad-ass/#comment-17350 It wasn't rigged, it's just that every single person can, with a little effort, vote something like 90,000,000 times. So if enough people care to vote one of "their guys" in, they will. Remember AJ Pierszysnskdisdsida last year? With the whole White Sox "Punch AJ" nonsense? He got something like 300,000 votes in a week, pretty much all from White Sox fans, and voila, he got to go to the All-Star game, despite the fact he had no business being there, and there's about six catchers in the AL better than he is. SF fans just kept voting for him, and now he goes. *shrug* At least once he breaks the record he'll quit - hopefully - and we'll be rid of the cheating windbag. It wasn’t rigged, it’s just that every single person can, with a little effort, vote something like 90,000,000 times.

So if enough people care to vote one of “their guys” in, they will. Remember AJ Pierszysnskdisdsida last year? With the whole White Sox “Punch AJ” nonsense? He got something like 300,000 votes in a week, pretty much all from White Sox fans, and voila, he got to go to the All-Star game, despite the fact he had no business being there, and there’s about six catchers in the AL better than he is.

SF fans just kept voting for him, and now he goes. *shrug*

At least once he breaks the record he’ll quit – hopefully – and we’ll be rid of the cheating windbag.

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