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Published 3/26/2008 by Glenn Darby at Bleacher Report - MLB

My wife and I have a habit of writing in player's nicknames as we fill out our scorecard.  We don't always assume the "popular" nickname either.  There are times that we find it un-original or just out of character. Dbacks Roster - As Written By Me Chris " The Gloveless Wonder " Young, Justin " J-Up " Upton, Jeff " Sally " Salazar, Eric " Byrnsie " Byrnes, Chad " Princessa " Tracy, Mark " Tin Man " Reynolds, Augie " AUGIE! " Ojeda, Conor " CoJack " Jackson, Orlando " Black Hole " Hudson, Stephen " Dreeeeeeewww " Drew, Chris " Snydley Whiplash " Snyder, Miguel " Monte " Montero, Robby " Ham-hock " Hammock, Brandon " Webby " Webb, Doug " Slate " Slaten, Yusmeiro " Yusi " Petit, Tony " Pena Colada " Pena, Jailen " J-lin " Peguero, Micah " O-wings " Owings, Dustin " Dusty Nipps " ... (link)

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