A thread below wanted an ABMOD explanation.Why not get them all out(and add any creative names from the newer pool players).By popular usage, we have Run DMB,McHead,Heydude(my favorite),'dolo,Carlos Llellowcard,LD,JOB and Maestro.Am I forgetting anyone?
If you want to know more, check out the player pages at www.ussoccerplayers.com . Many of them list a nickname. For instance, they tell you that Friedel is called "Bradders" http://www.ussoccerplayers.com/players/brad_friedel/
"Bradders?" Ugh! He should ONLY be remembered as "Big Bad Brad." Reyna = Captain America Cobi = Cobijones (ko-bee-HOE-nays) Donovan = Baby Jesus Clint = Cletus (or "Cleatus") Kirovski = JoKi Most newer guys don't have nicknames yet - we should devote ourselves to devising them ASAP. Most in need of nicknames: Josh Wolff, Bocanegra ("Blackmouth" is one I've heard but think is dumb), Bobby Convey... With that haircut, Kyle Martino is screaming for a nickname. "Jesus" is taken though... How about "Patchouli" or "Stinkin' Hippy?" Eddie Pope, Eddie Lewis, Earnie, Kasey, are some veterans who never got nicknames (or I just never heard them). On a side note, I'm SO glad this was not a thread about making a nickname for the National Team. Those threads really suck.
From the Chris Berman School of Athlete Nicknames: - Josh "Lone" Wolff, if only because Josh "On Injured Reserve Again" Wolff takes too long - Chris "Try To Get By Me And I'll Rip Off Your" Armas - Brad "Nobody Rides For" Friedel - Kasey "Serial" Keller (this, from the same guy who brought you Jason "Jesus" Kreis...)
Bocanegra ("Blackmouth" is one I've heard but think is dumb), (How about Charles Blackmouth?) Bobby Convey... With that haircut, Kyle Martino is screaming for a nickname. "Jesus" is taken though... How about "Patchouli" or "Stinkin' Hippy?" (Patchouli is great-or Keith Partridge) On a side note, I'm SO glad this was not a thread about making a nickname for the National Team. Those threads really suck. [/B][/QUOTE]
Who can forget ABMOD (ok, we want to)? Corey Gibbs= Battle Spider Wynalda = Waldo Balboa = 'Celo DMB= some of the alternatives besides DMB(P)= Jitterbug, Gumby In Dallas we always said "Jason Kreis, Superstar" although that isn't terribly compact
30's Sportswriter nicknames: Bobby Convey: The Philly Flash DaMarcus Beasley: Slats Clint Mathis: Ol' Country Landon Donovan: The American Adonis Eddie Pope: Gabby Claudio Reyna: His Majesty Danny Califf: King Ben Olsen: Pepper Kyle Martino: Scooter John O'Brien: Gentleman John Ryan Suarez: The Sacramento Strongman Brian McBride: Whitey Brad Friedel: The Knight of Columbus Jeff Cunningham: The Kingston Comet Tim Howard: The Octopus Kasey Keller: The Mad Monk
Whitey??? How bout the imovable object??? And Reyna will always be Captain America cuz even Euro's call him that. Oh I saw this one for Freddy Adu in my local paper: Wunderkind (Deutsch for Wonder kid)