Baseball Nicknames given to children

[bn2cardz]

I have two boys and, though neither of them were named after baseball players, I have associated their names with players and seem to use the nicknames for them at times.

I have a son named Peter, and though his name was Pete Alexander (not Peter), I call my son Grover. An interesting tidbit: I did ask my wife about Mordecai (from the Bible) when coming up with names , but she wasn't a big fan... Mordecai Brown's middle name is Peter, so it kinda worked its way out .

Also Gordon I call Mickey at times in association with Mickey Cochrane.

Does anyone else have a tendency to allow baseball names bleed over into your personal life?

[packs]

If I ever have sons I want to name them Gehrig and Mattingly.

[kengoldin]

My daughters middle name is Ruth

[drcy]

I have a dog named Henry and I sometimes refer to him as 'Hammerin' Hank.'

[frankbmd]

I used to play golf with a guy named Stan. His middle name was Musial. I don't remember his last name, but he had a brother named Tim whose middle name was McCarver. There was a third brother as well, who also had a Cardinal name, but I can't recall which one, so I will not guess.

[D.P.Johnson]

I have a friend whose first and middle name is Johnny Walker, and his brothers first and middle name is Jack Daniels...I'm not kidding...I realize that's a little off topic but....whatever.......Sometimes when my wife gets mad she looks a little like Yogi Berra...

[gregr2]

Originally Posted by D.P.Johnson

...Sometimes when my wife gets mad she looks a little like Yogi Berra...

I hope she doesn't read this...

[Fred]

I bet you call him Grover because the wife makes you do it because it's the name of a Sesame Street character (rather than being named after Ole Pete himself). There's no shame in admitting the wife wears the pants. I borrow my pants every once in a while then run and cower in shame with my tale between my legs when the wife takes them back...

[Bocabirdman]

Originally Posted by D.P.Johnson

I have a friend whose first and middle name is Johnny Walker, and his brothers first and middle name is Jack Daniels...I'm not kidding...I realize that's a little off topic but....whatever.......Sometimes when my wife gets mad she looks a little like Yogi Berra...

I know a pair of brothers with the first and middle names of William Bonney and Jesse James. I am not sure what their folks were thinking......

[ErikV]

Not a nickname, but a birth name. I named my son Ryan after
my favorite baseball player, Nolan Ryan.

ErikV