Baseball Nicknames given to children

[Shoeless Moe]

Years ago I tried to score a fast one past the wife, and wanted to name my boy Jagr after Jaromir Jagr(who is still going at 43 mind u).....but she wouldn't bite.......she did however agree to Jacek.......and I did slip it past the goalie in the end, as the boys 1st 2 intials of his 1st name and last name combine to spell Jagr.

[bn2cardz]

Originally Posted by 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...

She doesn't call him anything other than Petey or Peter. So it really doesn't pertain to her. These are nicknames I just use at random.

Plus I already stated she shot down the Mordecai name so obviously she does have a lot of say in what happens. Also the Grover character on Sesame Street is rarely even on there anymore... at least the episodes I have been watching.

[darwinbulldog]

At one point Mathewson was at the top of my baby name list, but my wife and I ended up finding a name that we both liked and which I'm pretty sure no one in the majors has ever had as a first, middle, or last name.

My dog is named Walter, but he's named after the dog in the novel Portuguese Irregular Verbs, not for the pitcher. Still, it was cool to see him wake up and look at the TV when Walter Johnson was mentioned in the Ken Burns documentary.

[kkkkandp]

For years I have called my son (he's 31 now) Knucklehead. Affectionately, of course. No particular reason. Just seemed like a good idea at the time.

[edjs]

Originally Posted by Shoeless Moe

Years ago I tried to score a fast one past the wife, and wanted to name my boy Jagr after Jaromir Jagr(who is still going at 43 mind u).....but she wouldn't bite.......she did however agree to Jacek.......and I did slip it past the goalie in the end, as the boys 1st 2 intials of his 1st name and last name combine to spell Jagr.

My son's middle name is Constantine. My wife says it is after the emperor, but to me it is after Vladimir Konstantinov, my favorite Red Wing. I joked with my wife that I wanted to name him Gordie Howe, she said no, then Pavel Datsyuk, again no. I won't call him Connie, though I thought about it.

[btcarfagno]

Does it count if I call my Johnson "The Big Train"?

Just kidding.

Maybe.....

Tom C

[slidekellyslide]

I tried to get my wife to name our first child "Mordecai Peter Centennial Brown"...we settled on Nick. My daughter is named Addie after Addie Joss, but my wife doesn't know that.

[Shoeless Moe]

Originally Posted by btcarfagno

Does it count if I call my Johnson "The Big Train"?

Just kidding.

Maybe.....

Tom C

better than nicknaming it after Stump Merrill

[kkkkandp]

Originally Posted by Shoeless Moe

better than nicknaming it after Stump Merrill

Or Wee Willie Keeler!

[Shoeless Moe]

Originally Posted by edjs

My son's middle name is Constantine. My wife says it is after the emperor, but to me it is after Vladimir Konstantinov, my favorite Red Wing. I joked with my wife that I wanted to name him Gordie Howe, she said no, then Pavel Datsyuk, again no. I won't call him Connie, though I thought about it.

He had the best 2 nicknames: Vlad the Impaler and the Vladinator!!!!!