Nicknames for Z

by Taylor H on Oct 22, 2008 2:59 PM PDT Comment 119 comments

What are your ideas for nicknames for Zduriencik?

I'm excited about this hiring, seeing as he's somewhat of a cross between the Epstein-type statistician GM and the old-school type. I won't bother saying anymore, because Dave has it covered: http://ussmariner.com/2008/10/22/welcome-to-the-zduriencik-era/.

That being said, he needs a nickname. Something subtle, and yet, with pizazz. For anyone wondering, his name is pronounced like "Zur-EN-sick."

Put down your top three choices.

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Zdurien from Burien

//lame

This signature space for rent.

by PositivePaul on Oct 22, 2008 3:04 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Zoinks, Zoinks, Zoinks

and it’s not particularly close.

Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.

by pdb on Oct 22, 2008 3:07 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Be creative. OK, be even more creative.

Indie.

by Taylor H on Oct 22, 2008 3:07 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I didn't create that one but I really like it.

I’m sticking with it.

Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.

by pdb on Oct 22, 2008 3:09 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Zoinks sucks.

by Goose on Oct 22, 2008 3:13 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Which is why I'm going to choose from the list of alternatives you provided just now

ooops.

Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.

by pdb on Oct 22, 2008 3:14 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

You didn't choose Zoinks, Jeff did.

And I say he doesn’t need a nickname. Not everybody needs a nickname. I’m just calling him Jack.

by Goose on Oct 22, 2008 3:15 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I actually agree with you there

I don’t really think he needs a nickname, but Zoinks is a lot easier to type than Zduriencik.

Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.

by pdb on Oct 22, 2008 3:17 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Czar Dick Junkie is obviously the way forward

by Graham on Oct 22, 2008 3:15 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I like this better than Zoinks if we must have a nickname.

by Goose on Oct 22, 2008 3:15 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Couldn't it be Czar Junkie Dick, because then you'd have the whole CJD thing too....

Of course, that makes the whole thing sound incredibly pejorative, which isn’t really my intent.

by marc w on Oct 22, 2008 3:23 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Agreed... or just Dick Junkie for short.

by johnbai on Oct 22, 2008 11:51 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Wrong

by JI on Oct 22, 2008 3:32 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Explain this:

seeing as he’s somewhat of a cross between the Epstein-type statistician GM

by Fogel on Oct 22, 2008 3:11 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

He's not a statistician at all

by Jeff on Oct 22, 2008 3:16 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

So I lied.

Indie.

by Taylor H on Oct 22, 2008 3:21 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I'm going to call him boss.

by Matthew on Oct 22, 2008 3:19 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

What's your position?

Or was this more of a hopeful thing as opposed to a done-deal thing?

by marc w on Oct 22, 2008 3:24 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

If it was a done deal thing

believe me, it would be incredibly obvious.

by Matthew on Oct 22, 2008 3:49 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Remember we travel in threes

by Jeff on Oct 22, 2008 3:49 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I'm glad this pact now has a greater chance of being enforced than the mutual suicide pact

by Matthew on Oct 22, 2008 3:51 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

mutual sucide pacts never work

somebody always bails. In related news, I’m looking for some new friends.

Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.

by pdb on Oct 22, 2008 3:53 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

And an oven

by Graham on Oct 22, 2008 4:00 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

And someone to split the gas bill with

Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.

by pdb on Oct 22, 2008 4:02 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Lye works better, keeps the smell away.

… or so I’ve been told.

… by nobody in particular

by Matthew on Oct 22, 2008 4:06 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

That only works if he hustles every day

by Fogel on Oct 22, 2008 3:26 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I was going to post

I hope that one of more of the Sexy People end up calling him boss. But you beat me to it.

by Sec 108 on Oct 22, 2008 3:30 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Just "Z"

That’s what we called a guy at work whose name was Zasnmapwoeianpson or something.

by short on Oct 22, 2008 3:25 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Someone on USSM called him Zardoz.

Now I’m going to have a hard time deciding between that and Dr. Zoidberg

"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett http://mvn.com/marinersminors/

by JY on Oct 22, 2008 3:26 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

This gets my vote.

Bring back José Cruz Jr!

by darmok on Oct 22, 2008 6:05 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

That's not terrible.

Indie.

by Taylor H on Oct 22, 2008 4:00 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

it's no better than calling the baseball Adam Jones "Pacman".

Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.

by pdb on Oct 22, 2008 4:03 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Try the opposite

by Jeff on Oct 22, 2008 4:03 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Z-Jay?

by Phildopip on Oct 22, 2008 4:04 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Yaj-z

Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.

by pdb on Oct 22, 2008 4:05 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Or I suppose, z-yaj

Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.

by pdb on Oct 22, 2008 4:05 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

GM-Z

I fucking hate you Mariners

by kentroyals5 on Oct 22, 2008 8:21 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Sorry, I'm French. C'est pas terrible means it is terrible, literally translated. Sorry.

Indie.

by Taylor H on Oct 22, 2008 4:05 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

You don't need the pas.

Fear the NPE

by thewyrm on Oct 22, 2008 5:00 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

The point is that "C'est pas terrible," seems like it would mean "It's not terrible"

But it actually means, “It’s terrible.”

Geddit?

Indie.

by Taylor H on Oct 22, 2008 6:37 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

He's got 99 problems, and the bench ain't one

by Nick S on Oct 22, 2008 10:47 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Big Z

by Edgar for Pres on Oct 22, 2008 3:34 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Already take by Zambrano.

by Goose on Oct 22, 2008 3:41 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

...

Fans are typically idiots.

by The Typical Idiot Fan on Oct 22, 2008 3:38 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

If only he were a coach...

by Phildopip on Oct 22, 2008 3:55 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Damn, I like this one two

Along with Dr. Zoidberg.

by johnbai on Oct 22, 2008 11:54 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Just think of all the times we could say...

Good JORB, Coach Z!

Fans are typically idiots.

by The Typical Idiot Fan on Oct 23, 2008 1:25 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

KJR has stolen Dr. Zoinks.

But Groz just gave LL credit!!!!!

This signature space for rent.

by PositivePaul on Oct 22, 2008 3:39 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Well, Jeff did say he wanted his blog to be taken seriously

but being namechecked on sports-talk radio is probably an acceptable substitute.

Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.

by pdb on Oct 22, 2008 3:43 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

As long as its Groz. I hate Gas.

Indie.

by Taylor H on Oct 22, 2008 4:10 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Funny. I've never noticed a difference.

I'm The Alaskan, and I approve this message.

by The Alaskan on Oct 22, 2008 4:19 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Groz is occasionally intelligent.

Gas is an idiot all of the time.

by BrianL on Oct 22, 2008 4:21 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

This

Yesterday's Pants
A blog-thingy about the Mariners and stuff.

by BrettJMiller on Oct 22, 2008 6:57 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Groz actually reads the blogs

Gas doesn’t know a damn thing about baseball. It’s all chemistry and leadership crap from him.

by Sec 108 on Oct 22, 2008 4:22 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Groz is the guy who has Dave on. He can't be all bad.

Yesterday's Pants
A blog-thingy about the Mariners and stuff.

by BrettJMiller on Oct 22, 2008 6:57 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

In the tradition of the great Mariner nicknames, Cammy and Shiggy...

I’m gonna have to go with Zduri

by Nick S on Oct 22, 2008 3:45 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

I like it

by Fogel on Oct 22, 2008 3:46 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Or Cikky

by Fogel on Oct 22, 2008 6:30 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I support this.

by NOLAmarinergirl on Oct 22, 2008 7:21 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I was hoping to run with Dr. Zoidberg.

Mostly so I could use this:

by BrianL on Oct 22, 2008 4:17 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

We can use it every time he makes a bad move.

by Goose on Oct 22, 2008 4:20 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

And we can use this one every time Baker suggests

that Zoidberg should trade Jeff Clement for (insert mediocre RHP relief pitcher here)

by BrianL on Oct 22, 2008 7:32 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

(Chris Reistma)

Indie.

by Taylor H on Oct 22, 2008 8:32 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I'm in favor of this.

by Phildopip on Oct 22, 2008 4:35 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I aprrove of this.

Hard work never killed nobody, but I won't take my chances.

by JAH on Oct 22, 2008 5:04 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Absolutely.

Indie.

by Taylor H on Oct 22, 2008 6:37 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Zoidberg is the best choice.

Yesterday's Pants
A blog-thingy about the Mariners and stuff.

by BrettJMiller on Oct 22, 2008 6:58 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I'm convinced.

My vote goes to Zoid

by JLC on Oct 22, 2008 7:32 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Im down with Dr. Zoidberg

I hate to advocate drugs, alcohol, violence, or insanity to anyone, but they've always worked for me.

by wadswerth on Oct 23, 2008 12:39 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Dr. Z

for me

by CKremer on Oct 22, 2008 4:21 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

This works

it’s simple and easy to remember

by seattlebruin on Oct 22, 2008 4:32 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

This works

it’s simple and easy to remember

by seattlesundevil on Oct 22, 2008 5:02 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

You two are tricky.

Indie.

by Taylor H on Oct 22, 2008 6:37 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

This works

it’s simple and easy to remember

Screw you, Mariners. I'm back in football's loving arms. *edit: well, shit. This isn't going well.

by kevin_ess on Oct 22, 2008 6:38 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Now you just need a kevin_sss or something and youll be all set!

by seattlesundevil on Oct 22, 2008 8:36 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Dieter Zetsche?

Determined, Jonesing Commentor | Proud proprietor of Washingtonhighways.org

by I'm NOT Corco on Oct 23, 2008 9:14 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Zads! Zip! Zorgle! Zoom!

by chaney on Oct 22, 2008 4:25 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

If he gets rid of or doesnt re-sign Beltre

Ill just call him “Dick Blower”

or…

“Cock Sucker”
“Dipshit”
“Stupid Fuck”
“Idiot”

so on and so forth.

Hes got about a year to prove himself.

The good thing about having sex with pregnant chicks is that they cant get pregnant.

by RED29 on Oct 22, 2008 4:45 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs

Unless Beltre just decides he doesnt want to play here anymore

Than no hard feelings.

The good thing about having sex with pregnant chicks is that they cant get pregnant.

by RED29 on Oct 22, 2008 4:47 PM PDT up reply actions 4 recs

Rec for quick retraction

by seattlesundevil on Oct 22, 2008 5:02 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Umm, guys?

Is there really any debate?

Dr. Z-vil

by tait644 on Oct 22, 2008 5:03 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Nig

by Robert on Oct 22, 2008 5:35 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

This one's my favorite.

Indie.

by Taylor H on Oct 22, 2008 6:38 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Zed.

Screw you, Mariners. I'm back in football's loving arms. *edit: well, shit. This isn't going well.

by kevin_ess on Oct 22, 2008 6:37 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Zod?

by Goose on Oct 22, 2008 6:54 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

No, Zedd

Yesterday's Pants
A blog-thingy about the Mariners and stuff.

by BrettJMiller on Oct 22, 2008 7:04 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Oh damn, I completely forgot about him.

by Goose on Oct 22, 2008 7:08 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

He should have been a lot creepier than he actually was.

It must have been his complete and utter lack of success.

by Two Rs and Two Ls on Oct 22, 2008 8:22 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

This Zed?

Bring back José Cruz Jr!

by darmok on Oct 22, 2008 10:55 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Scrubbing my mind

not working. I have seen the unseeable and will suffer forever as a result.

by johnbai on Oct 22, 2008 11:58 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

And closed.

by NOLAmarinergirl on Oct 23, 2008 7:08 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Nicknames are earned not given arbitrarily

by Robert on Oct 22, 2008 8:29 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

I have much to learn. Teach me sensei.

Indie.

by Taylor H on Oct 22, 2008 8:33 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Truer words never spoken, Broberto.

by NOLAmarinergirl on Oct 22, 2008 8:38 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Except for Romo the Homo

That worked from the very beginning

by Robert on Oct 22, 2008 8:41 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I think Tony Homo is better.

Yesterday's Pants
A blog-thingy about the Mariners and stuff.

by BrettJMiller on Oct 22, 2008 9:07 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

TonyHomo.com was brilliant.

by Teej on Oct 22, 2008 9:32 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

OH MY GOD IS THAT REAL: http://tonyhomo.com/

Indie.

by Taylor H on Oct 22, 2008 10:00 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Yes Yes Yes

So where do we go from here? Will I be back next year? Did Homo cry like a little girl in the locker room last night? These are questions that have no answers. Except for the Homo crying one. The answer to that is “OH God yes.”

That reminds me. One final Homo story for the road:

As Homo sat by his locker, with this head in his hands shivering from sadness, tears rolling off of his elbows and onto his knees, I almost felt bad enough not to mess with him… But I couldn’t resist!

I walked up to him, put my hand on his shoulder and said “Hey Buddy. I know how you’re feeling. This is probably the low point in your life. You look around and you’re surrounded by a room full of people you’ve disappointed today. It’s tough to look any one of us in the eye and say "Thanks for practicing all year long and preparing, but it doesn’t matter because I couldn’t hold onto a football.” As an athlete there is nothing worse than letting your team down. It’s hard, I know. It’s really hard. But on the plus side I saved a lot of money on my car insurance by switching to Geiko. Also — Did you get my letter? Because I think I forgot to STAMP IT!"

He moved his foot as I went to stomp on it, but I think I got him pretty good otherwise.

http://tonyhomo.blogspot.com/

by Robert on Oct 22, 2008 10:06 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs