Fed Baseball's acronyms, 'nyms, and nics'...
Hey, we need a list. A glossary of the more obscure and less obvious for the casual reader and a repository of the clever references contributed by the DC Faithful, so they will not be lost in the avalanche of the thread commentaries..... [Inspired by the Ryan "Don't call me Mendoza" Zimmerman entry, a derivative of the soon to be universally accepted DCMR and the hysterical DCCT.......]
Promote your pet faves, steal from others, add to the history and flavour of FB and to the Greater NatsTown blogoplex......
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The Original Master List is contained in the link below...
Federal Baseball.com Introduction and Primer…
…but since we seem to make daily additions, your post is a great idea…
Most Recent additions…
Adam Dunn – Big Walky, TYB (Take Your Base)…
Vivian Jaffe: "Have you ever transcended space and time?"
Albert Markovski: "Yes. No. Uh, time, not space... No, I don't know what you're talking about."
by Patrick Reddington on Apr 17, 2009 11:58 AM EDT reply actions
Ah, forgot about that list....... Yours, of course, lead the way.........
I googled TYB ‘cause I didn’t know it, and assumed it meant, “That’s Your Boyfriend”, a reference to Kearns K’ing while the Donkey walks…….. hence the need for some few definitions occasionally…
by cat daddy3000 on Apr 17, 2009 12:25 PM EDT up reply actions
We could totally usurp Flight of the Conchords and call him ...
“Business Time”
You know when I have my socks on it’s “Business Time”
Come to think of it that’s probably more suitable for DUKES. He of the many children with difference ladies.
No wait a minute it could be a nickname for J."Business Time"Tavares
and when he holds an inning he’s “done his business”
I think you have this backwards... player first, then nickname......
“done his business” is somethng that comes to mind after letting the cat out and he wants to come back inside,…
"...the bases loaded failures were the reason, the only reason..."
"Let's just move back to Montreal and forget the last 5 years ever
happened"............- e chigliak
by cat daddy3000 on Apr 23, 2009 11:17 PM EDT up reply actions
That was LOUtheMetFan...
…an instant classic, which can brilliantly be used as a positive or a negative to describe the pitching exploits of Nats situational lefty Mike Hinckley: “Howard looked a fool chasing that bender—he got WoodHincked!” “Aw, man—I can’t believe he gave up a dinger to Howard! We’ve been WoodHincked!”
Loosely based on getting “MOCK’d!” to describe some of Garret Mock’s lights-out relief appearances last season.
"We’re all neighbors in NatsTown™!" --NNN
Correction: LOUtheMETSfan
We shouldn’t only strive for brilliantly funny commentary, but accurate commentary as well. That’s what orderly neighbors in NatsTown do for each other. ;-)
(I bet you’re saying: “Oh Jeebus…”)
" WHEN'S THE LAST TIME YOU'VE WITNESSED A GRAND HANDSHAKE PARADE? "
by LOUtheMETandNATSfan on Apr 23, 2009 9:01 PM EDT up reply actions
DCCT = "Dunn Couldn't Catch That"
For those who weren’t watching that particular comment thread.
It’s a dig at Adam Dunn’s fielding skills, which are… not as good as his hitting, let’s say. Typically in reference to Nick Johnson making a great play at first on a bad throw or a sharply-hit ball. Could refer to plays in left field, such as a heroic diving catch from TAWH, or a routine fly out to Josh Willingham (since Adam “He plays it on a hop” Dunn could be… a tad more aggressive charging some balls).
"We’re all neighbors in NatsTown™!" --NNN
A tad...
Vivian Jaffe: "Have you ever transcended space and time?"
Albert Markovski: "Yes. No. Uh, time, not space... No, I don't know what you're talking about."
by Patrick Reddington on Apr 17, 2009 1:53 PM EDT up reply actions
Being a musician everything in life translates into a song. Dunn missing a routine fly ball --->
MC Hammer’s -(U) Can’t touch this…
I liked Burn-adina yesterday
But my favorite is TAWH simply because it fits so well!
Zinn for Jordan is also good, but might be confusing to the casual fan.
I propose for Steve Shell! Getting Shellacked!, The SS, the obvious “getting shelled”, Which can be changed to bringing in “the artillery” or the “big gun”, or maybe take it the other way and call him “Conch” as in conch shell.
"What you know is often the enemy of what you can learn" Bill James
Adam "Big Country" Dunn
Your voice of doom and gloom. Read more at natsnewsnetwork.blogspot.com
by Dave at District Sports Page on Apr 23, 2009 3:11 PM EDT reply actions
Can we change Dunn's nickname from Big Walky after last night?
never liked it to begin with, hes the Big Donkey, nothing more or nothing less, don’t mess with perfection
804 Nats Fan
That would be full circle...
Big Donkey - Original Nickname
Big Dunn-K – Because, you know, he, like, K’s a lot…
Bigger Wilkerson – Because I argued against signing him saying he was just a “Bigger Wilkerson”.
Big Wilky – For Short…
Big Walky – Because, you know, he, like, walks a lot…
BIG DONKEY!!
Which do you think Dunn would prefer?
Vivian Jaffe: "Have you ever transcended space and time?"
Albert Markovski: "Yes. No. Uh, time, not space... No, I don't know what you're talking about."
by Patrick Reddington on Apr 23, 2009 8:01 PM EDT up reply actions
I lurve etymology....
"...the bases loaded failures were the reason, the only reason..."
"Let's just move back to Montreal and forget the last 5 years ever
happened"............- e chigliak
by cat daddy3000 on Apr 23, 2009 11:26 PM EDT up reply actions
Joel "Coronary" Hanrahan
Because he gives us all a bit of the heart flutters.
"Baseball is like church. Many attend; few understand."
Liked it when I read it....... more sophisticated than Joel "Heart Attack"......
and moreso than Joel “kick me in the ……, why doncha”
"...the bases loaded failures were the reason, the only reason..."
"Let's just move back to Montreal and forget the last 5 years ever
happened"............- e chigliak
by cat daddy3000 on Apr 23, 2009 11:31 PM EDT up reply actions
Heh... straight from the days of Chad "Chief Cardiologist" Cordero...
"We’re all neighbors in NatsTown™!" --NNN
Cardiac Closers are not just the domain of the Nats. Lindstrom and Mariano didn't do so well yesterday themselves...
"...the bases loaded failures were the reason, the only reason..."
"Let's just move back to Montreal and forget the last 5 years ever
happened"............- e chigliak
by cat daddy3000 on Apr 25, 2009 11:25 AM EDT up reply actions
I've got a couple for consideration:
First off, the entire team should just be thought of as:
Major
Assets
Still
Hurt
And, I’d like to refer to Josh Willingham as Josh “Bat And” Willinghammer
Takers?
" WHEN'S THE LAST TIME YOU'VE WITNESSED A GRAND HANDSHAKE PARADE? "
by LOUtheMETandNATSfan on Apr 23, 2009 9:14 PM EDT reply actions
Takers, Lou?.......... I'm thinking this will be your own little personal pet name...
I keep reading it and even my dog tilts her head sideways……..
"...the bases loaded failures were the reason, the only reason..."
"Let's just move back to Montreal and forget the last 5 years ever
happened"............- e chigliak
by cat daddy3000 on Apr 23, 2009 11:40 PM EDT up reply actions
hahaha
Yeah, I gotta admit. It doesn’t roll off of the tongue.
…Or make too much sense. At least I got a rise out of you. :-)
" WHEN'S THE LAST TIME YOU'VE WITNESSED A GRAND HANDSHAKE PARADE? "
by LOUtheMETandNATSfan on Apr 24, 2009 5:50 PM EDT up reply actions
Is he still on the team? That's Da Meathook!!
Vivian Jaffe: "Have you ever transcended space and time?"
Albert Markovski: "Yes. No. Uh, time, not space... No, I don't know what you're talking about."
by Patrick Reddington on Apr 24, 2009 6:38 PM EDT up reply actions

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