The Big Blue Wrecking Crew

FedEx: that new catcher dude Federosich or wich or....?

We should find Kemp's old commercial that talks about him being called the bison. Because he's tougher than a robot made out of nails!!! Haha

I just watched that again this weekend. Hardball, Hardtalk.

2DP (for 2 draft pix): Julio Lugo

Hindy or Hindenberg: Andruw Jones

BoSPiN (for constantly spinning everything Bahstahn and east cost): ESPN

It seems like there were a bunch for Derek Lowe, how soon we forget !

I think I'll alphabetize these, too. 

Don't forget

Flash 2.0: Dee Gordon

DEEEE6: Dee Gordon

Bowler: Ronald Belasario 

Wasn't Barry *?

Also, didn't doctyper create an internal dictionary that provided a link to a description of the nickname?

I've also heard Colletti called "Flanders"

There are many that I've just come to know, but still don't know the reason behind it (Kuroda = Rusty?).  Brief explanations would be great.

Tyrion Lannister: Aaron Miles

Nice Work! Random addition and etimology.

Jaime McCourt: Hot Lips (MASH character reference) Miss Daisy (reference to her banging her driver)The Brand (reference to her delusion that the McCourts are the brand name above the Dodgers and she's the face of the team)

Auld Board: the Dodger website board that we seceded from.
The Devil, Satan: Scott Boras

For the newer members this board has 2 claims to fame regarding nickname coinage that has found its way to the mainstream and acknowledged by the actual people.

Pink Shirt (Dan Evans) : wore a pink shirt on a publicity shot and got nicknamed Pink Shirt. Upon being fired he got contacted the old board (cant remember the details ) and joked about it.

Adrian Beltre: Chocolate Bunny (looks like the Easter chocolate bunny mold). Coined here and through Spendodger made its way I to the clubhouse, players, Beltre and the Times and it stuck. I personally geeked out hearing it mentioned during the World Series post game.

GenericFan said:

I've also heard Colletti called "Flanders"

There are many that I've just come to know, but still don't know the reason behind it (Kuroda = Rusty?).  Brief explanations would be great.

Good idea.  However, I don't know the Rusty connection, either.  Little help Torg?

Vinsandlosses said:

Tyrion Lannister: Aaron Miles

Gimli: Aaron Miles

Tyrion Lannister? Really?  I never heard that one.  How'd that come about?

Ryan Theriot: Tootblan

Rusty = corrosion (rust)

BluePastorKyle said:

Vinsandlosses said:

Tyrion Lannister: Aaron Miles

Gimli: Aaron Miles

Tyrion Lannister? Really?  I never heard that one.  How'd that come about?

Tyrion Lannister the little person from the Game of Thrones books by George RR Martin a more up to date reference. Mind you, Gimli works also.

Panda- Delwyn Young

SoD (Spectre of Doom): Gary Sheffield

A.God: Andre Ethier
'Dre: Andre Ethier

Nomah: Nomar Garciaparra

Also, since when is * listed under ex-Dodgers?

BluePastorKyle said:

GenericFan said:

I've also heard Colletti called "Flanders"

There are many that I've just come to know, but still don't know the reason behind it (Kuroda = Rusty?).  Brief explanations would be great.

Good idea.  However, I don't know the Rusty connection, either.  Little help Torg?

Rusty was the Dodgers nick for Kuroda.

AWOL: Ronald Belasario

Stinky: Tim Lincecum

Another BBWC history lesson seems in order for those newer to our world. My take anyway.

Back in the day, before 'lectricity it seems, many here posted on the Auld Board linked to the Dodgers website - when the Dodgers were owned by Fox.  Things went OK and there was one thread called the Big Blue Thread that evolved into a misc topic thread and got to be huge in size.  However, by the 2002-2005 time frame MLB started to exercise more control over what had been individual team websites and message boards, and what had been minor or relatively light-handed moderation became ever more stiffling.  As things de-volved we long-time posters began to expand the use of nicknames, abbreviations, acronyms, etc to try get around the ever more ham-handed moderation.  Things went over the edge when MLB took over all the team sites and moderation got to where your posts didn't make it long unless they were vanilla rah-rah pablum.  One didn't speak ill of a club, team owners and execs, Our Bud, etc.

torgy ("grabarkewitz") got banned on like a weekly basis, coming back with a new nick and then getting punted again.  I don't recall him going that overboard at any time. Somehow I managed to skate just inside that line that couldn't be crossed - no matter how blatant I got.  I opened a private dialogue with the moderators but couldn't get them to moderate their moderation. One poster, "STFU" got punted just because of his nick.  Lots of maroons posted away with assinine stuff and the quality of discussion went into the toilet.

And many of the long-time posters like myself went away.  Unfortunately we couldn't find much better elsewhere on the web.

After a few weeks a poster named "zwilnik" looked a few of us up by e-mail and led the effort to create our own message board, with the first site starting on EZBoard (in 2005/2006?)  We have since changed platforms 3-4 more times, the last few with "doctyper" doing his techie thing - picking up lots of new friends along the way. (Doc has changed handles a few times!)

This board has moderators, which most aren't aware of, which itself is a good thing - but mostly moderates itself.  All that we ask for is "civil discourse" - meaning interesting talk and solid argument, not personal attacks and profanity in place of communication and passion.

I may drop and f-bomb or two when McCockroach as finally been squashed.

kennerbuggy said:

I may drop and f-bomb or two when McCockroach as finally been squashed.

On that day, I'm fairly sure there will be a one-day free day to swear all we want.

Pornstache: Jeff Kent

Nice summation of the board history. I too would like to reserve a few F-Bombs on the day McCourt is most reliably and undeniably gone. I will also be using all caps and many exclamation points.

Sheriff: Kevin Malone

I can believe that I forgot the SoD !

or *  !!

Must be a mental thing where I WANTED to forget them.

Ken, who was the moderator who kept bouncing me on the Auld Board? I forgot to add him to Vinnie & Guido's X-mas to do list.

bigblaster said:

kennerbuggy said:

I may drop and f-bomb or two when McCockroach as finally been squashed.

On that day, I'm fairly sure there will be a one-day free day to swear all we want.

I say bring the kids and make a day of it.

bigblaster said:

BluePastorKyle said:

GenericFan said:

I've also heard Colletti called "Flanders"

There are many that I've just come to know, but still don't know the reason behind it (Kuroda = Rusty?).  Brief explanations would be great.

Good idea.  However, I don't know the Rusty connection, either.  Little help Torg?

Rusty was the Dodgers nick for Kuroda.

I think OCMike came up with that one but with five Brazilian types in the house, I can barely remember who Kuroda is.

kennerbuggy said:

Another BBWC history lesson seems in order for those newer to our world. My take anyway.

Back in the day, before 'lectricity it seems, many here posted on the Auld Board linked to the Dodgers website - when the Dodgers were owned by Fox.  Things went OK and there was one thread called the Big Blue Thread that evolved into a misc topic thread and got to be huge in size.  However, by the 2002-2005 time frame MLB started to exercise more control over what had been individual team websites and message boards, and what had been minor or relatively light-handed moderation became ever more stiffling.  As things de-volved we long-time posters began to expand the use of nicknames, abbreviations, acronyms, etc to try get around the ever more ham-handed moderation.  Things went over the edge when MLB took over all the team sites and moderation got to where your posts didn't make it long unless they were vanilla rah-rah pablum.  One didn't speak ill of a club, team owners and execs, Our Bud, etc.

torgy ("grabarkewitz") got banned on like a weekly basis, coming back with a new nick and then getting punted again.  I don't recall him going that overboard at any time. Somehow I managed to skate just inside that line that couldn't be crossed - no matter how blatant I got.  I opened a private dialogue with the moderators but couldn't get them to moderate their moderation. One poster, "STFU" got punted just because of his nick.  Lots of maroons posted away with assinine stuff and the quality of discussion went into the toilet.

And many of the long-time posters like myself went away.  Unfortunately we couldn't find much better elsewhere on the web.

After a few weeks a poster named "zwilnik" looked a few of us up by e-mail and led the effort to create our own message board, with the first site starting on EZBoard (in 2005/2006?)  We have since changed platforms 3-4 more times, the last few with "doctyper" doing his techie thing - picking up lots of new friends along the way. (Doc has changed handles a few times!)

This board has moderators, which most aren't aware of, which itself is a good thing - but mostly moderates itself.  All that we ask for is "civil discourse" - meaning interesting talk and solid argument, not personal attacks and profanity in place of communication and passion.

I may drop and f-bomb or two when McCockroach as finally been squashed.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but I remember the old LA Times Dodger forum that predated the Dodger team website board. There are still a few us old-timers here from THOSE olden days.

Grabby I think the name was Ben Platt, not 100% sure on that though.

for a blast from the past how about

Euro or the European for Giovanni Carrara
Anyone remember any of the countless nicknames for Jason Romano

kennerbuggy said:

Another BBWC history lesson seems in order for those newer to our world. My take anyway.

Back in the day, before 'lectricity it seems, many here posted on the Auld Board linked to the Dodgers website - when the Dodgers were owned by Fox.  Things went OK and there was one thread called the Big Blue Thread that evolved into a misc topic thread and got to be huge in size.  However, by the 2002-2005 time frame MLB started to exercise more control over what had been individual team websites and message boards, and what had been minor or relatively light-handed moderation became ever more stiffling.  As things de-volved we long-time posters began to expand the use of nicknames, abbreviations, acronyms, etc to try get around the ever more ham-handed moderation.  Things went over the edge when MLB took over all the team sites and moderation got to where your posts didn't make it long unless they were vanilla rah-rah pablum.  One didn't speak ill of a club, team owners and execs, Our Bud, etc.

torgy ("grabarkewitz") got banned on like a weekly basis, coming back with a new nick and then getting punted again.  I don't recall him going that overboard at any time. Somehow I managed to skate just inside that line that couldn't be crossed - no matter how blatant I got.  I opened a private dialogue with the moderators but couldn't get them to moderate their moderation. One poster, "STFU" got punted just because of his nick.  Lots of maroons posted away with assinine stuff and the quality of discussion went into the toilet.

And many of the long-time posters like myself went away.  Unfortunately we couldn't find much better elsewhere on the web.

After a few weeks a poster named "zwilnik" looked a few of us up by e-mail and led the effort to create our own message board, with the first site starting on EZBoard (in 2005/2006?)  We have since changed platforms 3-4 more times, the last few with "doctyper" doing his techie thing - picking up lots of new friends along the way. (Doc has changed handles a few times!)

This board has moderators, which most aren't aware of, which itself is a good thing - but mostly moderates itself.  All that we ask for is "civil discourse" - meaning interesting talk and solid argument, not personal attacks and profanity in place of communication and passion.

I may drop and f-bomb or two when McCockroach as finally been squashed.

That's about the way I member it.  Nobody has been willing to answer it ala John Galt.  Who is Oldbear 180?  Was it DK as an Alterego?  Was it Chris, mad at Ben?  It is an issue which has been itching at me since short after 9/11

bob007hh said:

Grabby I think the name was Ben Platt, not 100% sure on that though.

for a blast from the past how about

Euro or the European for Giovanni Carrara
Anyone remember any of the countless nicknames for Jason Romano

That's it.  I made the mistake of calling him a Nazi, not knowing he was Jewish.   Felt bad for about four minutes then remembered he called me out on ripping on the SOD and Eric Karros.  

kennerbuggy said:

Another BBWC history lesson seems in order for those newer to our world. My take anyway.

Back in the day, before 'lectricity it seems, many here posted on the Auld Board linked to the Dodgers website - when the Dodgers were owned by Fox.  Things went OK and there was one thread called the Big Blue Thread that evolved into a misc topic thread and got to be huge in size.  However, by the 2002-2005 time frame MLB started to exercise more control over what had been individual team websites and message boards, and what had been minor or relatively light-handed moderation became ever more stiffling.  As things de-volved we long-time posters began to expand the use of nicknames, abbreviations, acronyms, etc to try get around the ever more ham-handed moderation.  Things went over the edge when MLB took over all the team sites and moderation got to where your posts didn't make it long unless they were vanilla rah-rah pablum.  One didn't speak ill of a club, team owners and execs, Our Bud, etc.

torgy ("grabarkewitz") got banned on like a weekly basis, coming back with a new nick and then getting punted again.  I don't recall him going that overboard at any time. Somehow I managed to skate just inside that line that couldn't be crossed - no matter how blatant I got.  I opened a private dialogue with the moderators but couldn't get them to moderate their moderation. One poster, "STFU" got punted just because of his nick.  Lots of maroons posted away with assinine stuff and the quality of discussion went into the toilet.

And many of the long-time posters like myself went away.  Unfortunately we couldn't find much better elsewhere on the web.

After a few weeks a poster named "zwilnik" looked a few of us up by e-mail and led the effort to create our own message board, with the first site starting on EZBoard (in 2005/2006?)  We have since changed platforms 3-4 more times, the last few with "doctyper" doing his techie thing - picking up lots of new friends along the way. (Doc has changed handles a few times!)

This board has moderators, which most aren't aware of, which itself is a good thing - but mostly moderates itself.  All that we ask for is "civil discourse" - meaning interesting talk and solid argument, not personal attacks and profanity in place of communication and passion.

I may drop and f-bomb or two when McCockroach as finally been squashed.

I loved the Hardwood Floors thread.   Lass and Foxy were the best.  I think that is where Brendt hit his stride. Damn, I miss those days.  

saeldway said:

kennerbuggy said:

Another BBWC history lesson seems in order for those newer to our world. My take anyway.

Back in the day, before 'lectricity it seems, many here posted on the Auld Board linked to the Dodgers website - when the Dodgers were owned by Fox.  Things went OK and there was one thread called the Big Blue Thread that evolved into a misc topic thread and got to be huge in size.  However, by the 2002-2005 time frame MLB started to exercise more control over what had been individual team websites and message boards, and what had been minor or relatively light-handed moderation became ever more stiffling.  As things de-volved we long-time posters began to expand the use of nicknames, abbreviations, acronyms, etc to try get around the ever more ham-handed moderation.  Things went over the edge when MLB took over all the team sites and moderation got to where your posts didn't make it long unless they were vanilla rah-rah pablum.  One didn't speak ill of a club, team owners and execs, Our Bud, etc.

torgy ("grabarkewitz") got banned on like a weekly basis, coming back with a new nick and then getting punted again.  I don't recall him going that overboard at any time. Somehow I managed to skate just inside that line that couldn't be crossed - no matter how blatant I got.  I opened a private dialogue with the moderators but couldn't get them to moderate their moderation. One poster, "STFU" got punted just because of his nick.  Lots of maroons posted away with assinine stuff and the quality of discussion went into the toilet.

And many of the long-time posters like myself went away.  Unfortunately we couldn't find much better elsewhere on the web.

After a few weeks a poster named "zwilnik" looked a few of us up by e-mail and led the effort to create our own message board, with the first site starting on EZBoard (in 2005/2006?)  We have since changed platforms 3-4 more times, the last few with "doctyper" doing his techie thing - picking up lots of new friends along the way. (Doc has changed handles a few times!)

This board has moderators, which most aren't aware of, which itself is a good thing - but mostly moderates itself.  All that we ask for is "civil discourse" - meaning interesting talk and solid argument, not personal attacks and profanity in place of communication and passion.

I may drop and f-bomb or two when McCockroach as finally been squashed.

That's about the way I member it.  Nobody has been willing to answer it ala John Galt.  Who is Oldbear 180?  Was it DK as an Alterego?  Was it Chris, mad at Ben?  It is an issue which has been itching at me since short after 9/11

I think they were one in the same.   Ben Platt and I went round and round more often than I remember.  Sometimes he would just bounce me to remind me who was boss around there. 

grabarkewitz said:

bigblaster said:

BluePastorKyle said:

GenericFan said:

I've also heard Colletti called "Flanders"

There are many that I've just come to know, but still don't know the reason behind it (Kuroda = Rusty?).  Brief explanations would be great.

Good idea.  However, I don't know the Rusty connection, either.  Little help Torg?

Rusty was the Dodgers nick for Kuroda.

I think OCMike came up with that one but with five Brazilian types in the house, I can barely remember who Kuroda is.

Not one to pat myself on the back TOO much, but in another back before electricity story I worked for the US headquarters of Mazda back in the late 80s - early 90s and one of the Japanese executives last name was Kuroda.  As they are all given American first names, his was "Rusty".  And I do recall that it was a play on the "Rust = corrode= Rusty" idea.

You guys are awesome.  One correction for KB: The EZBoard's creation was definitely pre-2005.  Likely more like 2002-2003.  I joined the Auld Bored around 2000, and noticed the rapture of good posters around 2002.  The dates are stuck with me due to where I was at the time.  

bigblaster said:

SoD (Spectre of Doom): Gary Sheffield

A.God: Andre Ethier
'Dre: Andre Ethier

Nomah: Nomar Garciaparra

Also, since when is * listed under ex-Dodgers?

I swear I put him in the "all other major leaguers" category.  How in the world...?

one more for Lincecum - Jailbait

Yup - Ben Platt was the Dodger message board moderator.

I first started posting around 2001 or so, so I don't go back to the LAT board.  I was welcomed in by posters named DutchInTO and Norm, along with torgy and blaster.

Things got real wild in the Big Blue Thread and I posted up a storm there before finally leaving - as it had gotten to be impossible to post anything decent about actual baseball.  Benny seemed like a real order follower and as the orders got more pointed he got more draconian.  He had an assistant who was trying to be more open. I can't remember his name - but he posted on our first iteration of the BBWC, unknown to all but me and maybe another or two.

There were other posters who came over to the new board that wanted to "start over". Some here might be surprised with who made the transition, and some are likely still with us.

Oh, my - "The Hardwood Floors" series. I think ScottLass and I had a real steamy serial going on there for a while. Everyone got in on the Hardwood Floors bit, and HA did make a great showing there. I think BlueMamma got a little "blue" as well !

I remember tagging GrudziesGirl (sp?) with the nick Sarge - claiming that she wasn't really a teen Dodger babe but a police detective trolling for perverts - like Blaster !

She's still around using another nick. Everyone know which nick ?!?

IIRC - Jason Romano got to be a fave as he acknowledged some of the stuff that was getting posted and played along a bit.

You guys are awesome.  One correction for KB: The EZBoard's creation was definitely pre-2005.  Likely more like 2002-2003.  I joined the Auld Bored around 2000, and noticed the rapture of good posters around 2002.  The dates are stuck with me due to where I was at the time.  

Sheesh!  Has it really been almost ten years away from the Auld Board?!?  Wow.

Eggplant - Broxton

SOS - Son of Satan - Scott Boras

Chuck Norris learned everything he knows from Jason Romano. 

I was in the stadium the night Romano literally saved Dave Roberts' life.......

I liked how STFU would always give his posts one star right off the bat and stated it was because he was the worst poster in the world.  But his posts were great - I miss him.

What was the nick of Romanofan (is that right?), which turned out to be KB?  His feats of baseball prowess and strength still impress me to this day (Romano, not KB).

Where is Zwilnik?  I miss him too?  He liked Sierra Nevada, like me...

Then anyone of consequence left the Auld Board, the postings got really weak, and it took me a month or two to hunt down the new board.

I was 1981SDDodger, or something like that...

For some reason this nick stuck in my head for years - FOB for Luke Hochevar.    I know I tagged one relief pitcher Lit Match, but for the life of me I can't remember who.  It was either because he would give up four runs in a second or because I needed a cigarette as soon as he left the bullpen.  

Brookster said:

What was the nick of Romanofan (is that right?), which turned out to be KB?  His feats of baseball prowess and strength still impress me to this day (Romano, not KB).

Great European Baseball Player of All Time.  Still remember when he saved Dave Roberts' life.  

Gascan: Gio Gonzalez

Here are some other nicknames I just remembered