Phillies Players – Strange, Fun & Unique Nicknames
It has always been a tradition in baseball to assign players a nickname. Whether that be a descriptive one, a play on words, or just plain weird, most guys seem to get one at some point that winds up sticking with them. I have compiled a list of nicknames for the 2008 Phillies that I could find and then other Phillies from years past. I tried to avoid any media-given names and just stick to the stuff the players use amongst themselves. I also put years by some of the older or more obscure player names. Hope you enjoy it…have a Happy Holiday!!!
2008 Phillies Players
Brad “Light’s Out” Lidge
Charlie Manuel – Chuck
Chase “The Man” Utley or The Model (given to him by J-Roll) or Chutley (ya know, like my Chutley Smurf :O)
Cole Hamels – Hollywood Hamels
Geoff Jenkins – Jenks or Brett Favre (he is his long-lost twin 
)
Greg Dobbs – Dober (he actually doesn’t like it, but everyone calls him this anyway!)
Jamie Moyer – Grand Pappy or Dyno (for Dinosaur – given to him by J-Roll)
Jayson Werth – J-Dub or Werewolf
Jimmy Rollins – J-Roll or Papa Smurf (I know this one is accurate because Jimmy told me himself that this is what he was called “back in the day.”)
Juan Carlos Romero – JC (did anyone even know his real name was Juan Carlos or did you read this and go, who is this guy??)
Milt Thompson – Uncle Milty
Pat “The Bat” Burrell
Pedro Feliz – Pete Happy (literal translation of his name)
Rudy Seanez – Action Traction (I have NO idea what this is about)
Ryan Howard - The Big Man or Rhino
Shane Victorino – The Flyin’ Hawaiian
Previous Phillies Players:
Antonio Alfonseca – El Pulpo or The Octopus (because he has 6 fingers on each hand….seriously…I have photos)
Bake McBride (1973-83) – Shake n’ Bake
Bobby Abreu – El Comedulce – The Candy Eater
Chuck Klein (1928-44) – The Hoosier Hammerer
Darren Daulton (1983-97) – Dutch
Garry Maddox – The Secretary of Defense
Gary “Sarge” Matthews
Larry Bowa – Gnat (does this mean he is annoying?)
Lenny Dykstra – Nails
Mickey Morandini – Dandy Little Glove Man (Is it just me, or is this like the gayest nickname ever?)
Mike Schmidt – Iron Mike or Schmidty
Mitch Williams - Wild Thing and Mitchy-Poo (Harry Kalas coined that one)
Pete Rose – Charlie Hustle
Steve Bedrosian (1981-95) – Bedrock
Steve Carlton – Lefty
Von Hayes (1981-92) – Five-for-One
And as always, feel free to add your own here in the comments )
Phillies Phollowers
There’s three that you’d missed: Richie “Whitey” Ashburn, Dick “Don’t call me Richie” Allen, and Grover Cleveland “Old Pete” Alexander.
I think Pete Rose first picked up his nickname when he played for the Reds.
Julia
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Speaking of literal translations, I seem to remember “Joe Table” for Jose Mesa.
Thanks for the list of nicknames. I found a couple I didn’t know of. I just started a new blog “Phillies1964″ and gave an extensive list of nicknames for MLB players from 1900. Check it out!! Tags list Ballplayers Nicknames.