The Chicago Cubs’ Lineup Features the Greatest Collection of Nicknames in the History of Baseball

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Kerry Wood Flips The Double Bird; Matt Murton Does Team Nicknames
Published 6/29/2008 at FanIQ Blog
... The Cubs didn't come away with a victory on the South Side Saturday afternoon, but they did manage to entertain. I guess because Fox Sports deems reading a lineup card to be too boring, they managed to get Matt Murton to spice it up by throwing in completely random individual nicknames. ...

Windy City Teams On Verge Of Trading Sweeps; Kerry Wood Not Pleased [MLB Closer]
Published 6/29/2008 by Christmas Ape at Deadspin
... Despite getting the catchy nickname of "One of the most consistent hitters in the game" by teammate Matt Murton, Aramis Ramirez failed to take advantage of a lead-off double in the 9th by Derrek Lee. With one out and Lee on third, Bobby Jenks forced the Cubbie into grounding out weakly to short when a sac fly would've sent the game to extra frames. Carlos Quentin took Carlos Marmol deep in the 7th to put the Pale Hose up 6-5 for good. Today the White Sox try to avenge the sweep at Wrigley earlier this month. Call it a hunch, but the camera may not be ...

Beer Vendor’s Second Job is Saving the World
Published 6/29/2008 by Tuffy at SPORTSbyBROOKS
... alike for the Cubs/White Sox series (and more than our fair share of awkward moments ), we’d like to share the story of one man who wins no matter the victor when the Cubs and/or White Sox play. That’s Adam Carter , a beer vendor for both teams. ...

I Now Hate Brett Gardner Less Than I Hate Other Yankees
Published 7/5/2008 by Harvey Bars at Tirico Suave
... to order the Extra Innings baseball package. Other than not having my choice of games to watch on my day off, the other major pet peeve I have is when one of the players from each team has to read out the day’s lineup. It’s the most brutal 60 seconds of tv I watch all week. You can view one of these gems right here . However, today Gardner read the Yankees’ lineup today for Fox’s game of the week and he just read the names and positions. No stupid, silly jabs at teammates, no calling every third person in the order “The Hitman”, nothing. The rest of MLB should take note of ...