Over at WorldCupBlog, we're trying to put together a comprehensive list of nicknames for the players on this roster. Can anyone help us make this list as complete as possible? Guide To US Player Nicknames 1 Tim Howard “T-Ho” “Timmy Tourettes” 2 Chris Albright 3 Carlos Bocanegra “Los” “Boca” 4 Pablo Mastroeni “Mastro” 5 John O’Brien “JOB” “John O’Broken” 6 Steve Cherundolo “Dolo” 7 Eddie Lewis “Lewbanger”(apparently) 8 Clint Dempsey “Deuce” 9 Eddie Johnson “EJ” “GAM” 10 Claudio Reyna “Captain America” 11 Brian Ching “Big Chingy” 12 Cory Gibbs 13 Jimmy Conrad 14 Ben Olsen “Beninho” “Benny” 15 Bobby Convey 16 Josh Wolff 17 DaMarcus Beasley “DMB” “Run DMB” “Gumby” “Jitterbug” “DaMarcus Boozeley” 18 Kasey Keller “The Wall” 19 Marcus Hahnemann “Boomer” 20 Brian McBride “McHead” “BMB” “Bake” “Yee-ha” 21 Landon Donovan “LD” “Lanny” “Landycakes” “Lando” 22 Oguchi Onyewu “Gooch” 23 Eddie Pope “His Holiness” – Bruce Arena “BA” “The Bruce” “Il Bruce”
"Timmy Tourettes"? isn't rather offensive to people who suffer FROM tourettes? Did you know someone named Johnny Retarded to?
"Timmy Tourette's" needs to go. Quite offensive. And I know that Timmy himself would be very angry about this. Josh Wolff - Wolfie Eddie Pope - Steady Eddie Bring Ching - Big Kahuna (sp?) Cory Gibbs - how about "the Gibber"?
These aren't nicknames I've personally come up with. Timmy Tourettes is a nickname that fans of Man Utd used to use (back when Howard used to get a game). It's not very PC, but it was sung with affection.
I thought Gibbs' nickname when he was playing in Germany was "Battle Spider" (no idea what that is in German). I've also heard John O'Brien referred to as "Johnny O" (by the Stoner I think). And then of course you've got NT assistant Glenn "Mooch" Myernick.
Josh Wolff: El Sucko Chris Albright: Chia (Pet) Jimmy Conrad: Benchie Tim Howard: Blinkie Brian McBride: McBreak Clint Dempsey: MC Whitey
a few proposals: Ching: "Hawaiian Hitman" Conrad: "the mathematician" , "Jimmy da journalist" Convey: "moptop" , "i'm the Oasis front-man in my other job" Gibbs: "Gibbles and bits"
Bruce Arena: Brushes Sand (Babelfish translation a while back) Didn't Arena have a nickname for Mastroeni that was "Tonto" or something like that during the run up to WC 2002?
I like the Battle Spider nick, but would also suggest Ivy for Cory in recognition of his fine educational background.
I've heard Brian Ching referred to as "the Ching-er". I also like the flyin' hawaiian but it's not real original. McBride has been called McHead and Bake/McBake around here.
This is perfect And Paulo, your right. Brian Ching is "the ching-er" and I thought Convey was the "Reading Rainbow"
Only one I've heard that's different from things you already have: Brian Ching: "Cha-Ching!" (in addition to "Big Chingy" and "The Ching-er"
I believe John O'Brien was known to Ajax fans as Johnny O. Handy that Hejduk's out, so we don't have two Deuces.
Back in McBride's Crew days, the local papers called him "Buns McBride" a lot, sometimes leaving off the Mcbride. And if memory serves, he pretty much hated the people who said that.
Jimmy Conrad -- Davy Originated here. http://soccernet.espn.go.com/columns/story?id=337753&root=mls&cc=5901