More Bagwell

[geezerdonk]

Bagwell is as entertaining in the booth as the Astros are atrocious on the field.
He fits well with DeShaies and Brown.

[Mr. Happy]

But he got on my last nerve with all of that excessive use of "y" at the end of each name. I know that it is common on the field, but that part of the field can stay there, if you ask me.

[austro]

But he got on my last nerve with all of that excessive use of "y" at the end of each name. I know that it is common on the field, but that part of the field can stay there, if you ask me.

Says Mr. Happy.

[JimR]

Says Mr. Happy.

thanks, austroie

[Col. Sphinx Drummond]

It doesn't bother me, except for the lack of creativity. Baggy grew up in Hockey country where such nicknames are a long standing tradition. But, I long for the days of good nicknames like High-Pockets, Mad Dog, Three-Fingers, Black Jack, Bones, or Bubbles.

[chuck]

But he got on my last nerve with all of that excessive use of "y" at the end of each name. I know that it is common on the field, but that part of the field can stay there, if you ask me.

I'm pretty sure that Bagwell's making a sort of joke on Wade who has really ramped up the "y" business. I have literally never heard him refer to the manager as anything other than Millsie. Just the other day I was listening to a pregame show and he referred to the pitching coach as Arnsie. I mean, seriously.

[Mr. Happy]

I'm pretty sure that Bagwell's making a sort of joke on Wade who has really ramped up the "y" business. I have literally never heard him refer to the manager as anything other than Millsie. Just the other day I was listening to a pregame show and he referred to the pitching coach as Arnsie. I mean, seriously.

I can see Bagwell doing exactly that. Great point.

[astrosfan76]

It may be a joke, but his teammates had a lot of "y" nicknames, also...Cammy, Doggy, Biggy, etc.  Doesn't bother me either way, though.

[Clark in Denver]

I always just assumed it was a Milo thing.

[JimR]

I always just assumed it was a Milo thing.

not at all. it is a baseball thing and has been for years. no imagination nicknames.

[Texifornia]

Perhaps politically incorrect these days, but one of my favorites was always "Eye Chart". At least two guys: Doug Gwosdz and Doug Mientkiewicz had that one.

[EasTexAstro]

The Great.....

15-game winner.....

[Duman]

My son doesn't like it when his mom puts a Y sound after his name.  "Go Jamesy" isn't cool when you are 11. He also doesn't like it when I call him by his first two initials (J. C)  He prefers his team given nickname- "the professor" or by his number 10.

[moriartp]

not at all. it is a baseball thing and has been for years. no imagination nicknames.

About as creative as the names astronomical observatories get. Examples: Very Large Array, Very Small Array, Very Large Telescope, European Extremely Large Telescope, and so on. It seems to be an in-joke among astronomers to name the things in the most nondescript fashion they can manage.

[jaklewein]

It may be a joke

Or a more like a game.  How many times can he work a name with a "y" into the telecast?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0yXZRdeGHEo

[drew corleone]

The Great.....

15-game winner.....

Temple HS has a pitcher that is committed to McLennan CC, and every time I read a game write-up after one of his starts he's referred to as "McClennan Community College signee Marshal Whorley." It always reminds me of ol' Jeroime (RIP).

[Limey]

At school, I can remember we had:

Throm (short for Thrombosis - a slow-moving clot)

Crate or Crater Maker (with his slogan "Crate's Yer Mate!")

Bunsen Honeydew

Beaker

Piece of Cod (never knew why)

DOA (his initials were DOD, but he became "DOA" after being rushed to the ER when an explosive-based prank detonated early while he was testing the circuit)

Dog (real name Arthur "Arfah!" Johnson - subject of the "Arfah Johnson Song" - so named because he was "uglier than a pikey's pitbull"))

The Anglo-Scottish Milk Marketing Board (two girls of questionable morals but unquestionable cleavage)

[Reuben]

Perhaps politically incorrect these days, but one of my favorites was always "Eye Chart". At least two guys: Doug Gwosdz and Doug Mientkiewicz had that one.

I always liked "Body Parts" - Tony Armas.

When I was a kid, our minor league A ball team had Motorboat Jones, a guy called "Assback", and a guy called TC, for "Too Cool".

[austro]

In high school I had a track teammate who was 6' 3", a three-time state champ in hurdles, and could have been a fashion model. Naturally, his name was "Ugly". Another teammate, a 135-lb middle-distance guy, was called "Pick", for "Toothpick". I myself was known as "Chop" or "Chop chop", for my tendency to pick up the occasional foul in basketball.

Another friend in college was known as "Pod"/"Podster", short for "Tripod". I'll leave the reason to your imagination.

[Col. Sphinx Drummond]

I use to go to have a school mate in gym class we all called "Stinky" John Stienke, he refused to wash his socks, they were crusty and smelt of fetid milk and ammonia. Some other guys I went to school with, Juan "Midnight" Reyes (very dark skinned), Lenard "Detroit" Johnson from Detroit), 'Mando "Shakey" Garza (fidgety kid), Jimmy "Sticks" Fontaine (drummer, always kept sticks in his back pocket), and Michael "Moppy" McCarty (Hair like a cotton mop).  Back then nicknames told you something about the person. So much better than dropping all but the first syllable and adding a "y" or an "ie." I like to pretend Bagwell is just joking around and there are just a few others in on the joke.

[Outlawscotty]

Can we talk the Stems announcers into 'The Mole' or 'The Puerto Rican Whore'?  I mean it IS creative.

[Bench]

I use to go to have a school mate in gym class we all called "Stinky" John Stienke . .  'Mando "Shakey" Garza (fidgety kid),

Ugh.  That Y thing.  It's endemic. 

[pots]

Millsie is a big part of the problem:

"The six walks we had was nice. We wanted long at-bats -- that was big," Mills said. Referring to hitting coach Mike Barnett, Mills added, "The guys really carried out the plan Barney set forth tonight, and it was kind of nice to see them execute that."

"Wallace, this is a good left-hander for him to face, and Bourney, this is a good left-hander for him to face as well," Mills said before Tuesday's game. "It might change a little bit on Thursday."



Bourney is just annoying, but I kind of like Barney

[Limey]

Bourney is just annoying, but I kind of like Barney

He loves you.  You love him.

[geezerdonk]

"The six walks we had was nice.

Mills and Ron Washington must have had the same English teacher.

[MusicMan]

Mills added, "The guys really carried out the plan Barney set forth tonight, and it was kind of nice to see them execute that."

His advice to Pence may be part of the problem:

"I love balls
I love strikes
Just swing hard and then swing twice
With a great big cut
On a slider far away
That's all you will see today"

[Ron Brand]

His advice to Pence may be part of the problem:

"I love balls
I love strikes
Just swing hard and then swing twice
With a great big cut
On a slider far away
That's all you will see today"

"There's only one way to pitch to the Babe,"
says Hubbell, and I quote'm.
"You wait until he digs in deep,
Then fire one at his scrotum."