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Fun baseball player name-of-the-day

Discussion in 'Sports and News' started by Flip Wilson, May 14, 2010.

  1. Flip Wilson

    Flip Wilson Well-Known Member

    Covering a high school baseball tournament in Texas. Kid just grounded out. His name: Phyre (pronounced Fire) Burns.
     
    Flip Wilson, May 14, 2010
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  2. JackReacher

    JackReacher Well-Known Member

    Even better is some Rangers pitcher whose name I don't know or remember. Anyway, there was a clip on SI.com this morning of him being interviewed on MLB.com. He said his teammates gave him the nickname Dutch Oven. He seemed ignorant to its meaning and said it was a great nickname. Pretty funny.
     
    JackReacher, May 14, 2010
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  3. dieditor

    dieditor Member

    This guy can't figure out why this is funny.
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    dieditor, May 14, 2010
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  4. joe_schmoe

    joe_schmoe Active Member

    Dutch Oven is Derek Holland's nickname. Supposedly a play on his last name. Uh huh.

    On a somewhat related note: When doing a hand shake with Justin Smoak, I notice a few of the players do a little gesture at the end too.
     
    joe_schmoe, May 16, 2010
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  5. Steak Snabler

    Steak Snabler Well-Known Member

    Cannonball Titcomb is the all-timer:

    http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/t/titcoca01.shtml
     
    Steak Snabler, May 16, 2010
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  6. Mystery Meat II

    Mystery Meat II Well-Known Member

    I'm always disappointed that Pork Chop Pough didn't make it.
     
    Mystery Meat II, May 16, 2010
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