BCB Dictionary
by digitalbenjamin on Mar 26, 2008 3:46 PM CDT
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Ok, so I've only been an active member of this site for about a month. And I must admit, there is a bit of a learning curve when it comes to the references, nicknames & acronyms found on this website. So why not help a new guy like me (and all the other's who've joined BCB recently) and help create a BCB Dictionary that I can reference.
I'll start us off (as I have at leasted figured this one out.)
TPWSRN = The Player Who Shall Remain Nameless, i.e. Brian Roberts
This is a FanPost and does not necessarily reflect the views of SB Nation or Al Yellon, managing editor (unless it's a FanPost posted by Al). FanPost opinions are valued expressions of opinion by passionate and knowledgeable baseball fans.
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TPWSNBN+
The Person Who Shall Not Be Named = Ronny Woo Woo
Poor Matty Murton....
by Keystone80435 on Mar 26, 2008 3:57 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
No, no, you got it all mixed up
His name is The Human Air Raid Siren.
by gjdow on Mar 26, 2008 3:59 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I was told
either/or but the siren is better
Poor Matty Murton....
by Keystone80435 on Mar 26, 2008 4:06 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I got one
gaius mariuses -- banned posters
by gjdow on Mar 26, 2008 4:01 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
This one...
... can be put to rest, I think, forever.
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx
by Al on Mar 26, 2008 7:08 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Al,
forgive me as I missed it...is Gaius really banned? I thought he just had had enough of hearing himself talk as we all did!
Damn Nutrisystem...I'm freakin dyin for some Italian beef!
by Kinky Reggae on Mar 27, 2008 8:16 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
It was a long time ago.
Let's let it be.
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx
by Al on Mar 27, 2008 9:10 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Alright alright...
I was just shocked that I didn't realize that he was actually banned. Consider the sensitive topic extinct!
Damn Nutrisystem...I'm freakin dyin for some Italian beef!
by Kinky Reggae on Mar 27, 2008 9:34 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
QFT - Quoted For Truth
An underused acronym on this site...
by gjdow on Mar 26, 2008 4:04 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
From Sue and Santoswoodenleg
The curse word meter.
Poor Matty Murton....
by Keystone80435 on Mar 26, 2008 4:07 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Love it
... that's hysterical :)
Stats spelled backwards is statS!
by digitalbenjamin on Mar 26, 2008 4:10 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Thats why I posted it
I love it sooo much I wanted to beat the creators to the punch. I use it daily.
Poor Matty Murton....
by Keystone80435 on Mar 26, 2008 4:20 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Love it..
So what is the opposite of the curse word meter? When things are going well… want to take a stab at that Sue and SWL?
I haz show: http://hotbeans.wordpress.com
by digitalbenjamin on May 28, 2008 9:02 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I heard
some name that stands for Ryan Dempster a month or so ago... but I can't remember it now.. .but it took me forever to figure out.
Stats spelled backwards is statS!
by digitalbenjamin on Mar 26, 2008 4:30 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I think it has something to do with
a stop on the Red Line
by LT on Mar 26, 2008 5:57 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Employee towel drill
For Cub "employee" (Mark Prior) practing pitching with a towel in hand. The towel drill phrase can be used with other pitchers also coming off injury (see Kerry Wood multiple times).
This is only the beginning....Lou Pinella end of '07 season and Chicago Transit Authority (the band when they were really good).
by mrcubsfan on Mar 26, 2008 5:48 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
KOW = KerrysOtherWife
KerrysOtherWife = Cubstoseriesby100
"Prince Fielder Dies Of Inside-The-Park Homerun" - The Onion
by DTJchris on Mar 26, 2008 6:02 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
CGPOA...
anyone?
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Mar 26, 2008 6:14 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
CEDENO Got Picked Off AAAAAGAIN!
Poor Matty Murton....
by Keystone80435 on Mar 26, 2008 6:30 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Winner!
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Mar 26, 2008 6:31 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
TNO = The Nameless One
who will not be coming here in TTTSNBN.
TNO = Brian Roberts
TTTSNBN = The Trade That Shall Not Be Named
(Deep Goat is still an abbreviation for which no one except Al knows the real meaning.)
"I've never complained about it. I'm thankful to have a jersey." Mark DeRosa, 22 Aug 2007
by DeRoMyHero on Mar 26, 2008 6:15 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
deap goat
deep goat= bruce miles???
GO CUBS GO!!!!!
by cubsluver22 on Mar 26, 2008 6:49 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Nope.
n/t
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx
by Al on Mar 26, 2008 7:09 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I Thought For Sure It Was...
... that's 3 down...
Jacque Jones is gone, and I doubt Ivan DeJesus would mind this!
by initram on Mar 26, 2008 9:25 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Probably just blog/board jargon, but I only see it here...
IMHO - In my humble opinion
FWIW - for what it's worth
ROFLMAO - Rolling on the floor laughing my a** off
There are more that aren't coming to mind right now...
by 26.2cubsfan on Mar 26, 2008 7:21 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Add IIRC
If I Recall Correctly...
Jacque Jones is gone, and I doubt Ivan DeJesus would mind this!
by initram on Mar 26, 2008 9:39 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I thought
IMHO was in my honest opinion, guess it is about the same thing
and this one is pretty common too
BTW- by the way
Geovany Soto you're my Hero
by love the ivy on Mar 27, 2008 1:56 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
k, quick q
what on earth does roflcopter mean?
We're gonna go 162 and 0 this year, I can feel it!!!
by Beaushek on Mar 26, 2008 8:34 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
According to urbandictionary
its a Warcraft III term. whatever the hell that is.
Poor Matty Murton....
by Keystone80435 on Mar 26, 2008 8:53 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
ROFLcopter
Rolling on floor laughing. And the copter was just added for fun and emphasis.
l2WoW (which is Learn to World of Warcraft. You can l2 anything you want really)
by Arbusto on Mar 27, 2008 11:51 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
The Best Letters In The BCB Dictionary...
The letter "z" since migrating to the new version 10 days ago!
Jacque Jones is gone, and I doubt Ivan DeJesus would mind this!
by initram on Mar 26, 2008 9:26 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
PHG ... don't forget PHG
Pink Hat Guy .. definitely a blip on the BCB screen.
Well, Next Year is here .. and Jack's century's gotta end some time .. GO CUBBIES!
by cubnational on Mar 27, 2008 4:14 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
What is...
The Pink Hat Guy?
Stats spelled backwards is statS!
by digitalbenjamin on Mar 27, 2008 9:34 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Pink Hat Guy:
One of the Anixters who sits directly behind HP at almost all games wearing the same dingy green shirt and one of the most horrific Cubs marketing experiments in history..the Pink Cubbie Hat!
Which just gave me an idea for a fanpost...
Damn Nutrisystem...I'm freakin dyin for some Italian beef!
by Kinky Reggae on Mar 27, 2008 9:36 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
HAHA!
I know of PHG well. He gets tons of tv time.
Poor Matty Murton....
by Keystone80435 on Mar 27, 2008 10:24 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I was just thinking about PHG the other day...
...wondering whether he'd be back behind the plate this year. One of my friends sat a few seats away from him last season.
Ladies and gentlemen, your 2008 Chicago Cubs starting outfield: Soriano-Pie-Fukudome. Let it be.
by dat cubfan daver on Mar 27, 2008 10:52 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Bizarro BCB
refers to BrewCrewBall the SB Nation Brewers site.
"There are no curses here...Games are won and lost on the baseball field" - Lou Piniella
by El Borto on Mar 27, 2008 8:18 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I also refer to Brew Crew Ball as The Evil BCB.
By the way, I found out today I’ve been BANNED from the Evil BCB. Woo hoo!
Nanika Ga Okoru!
Oh, and remember, folks: Alfonso Soriano is NOT batting leadoff. He's batting first.
by dat cubfan daver on May 23, 2008 1:29 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
This is really cool
should be put together and added to the FanPost Welcome Guide.
"We're going to turn this team around 360 degrees." -Jason Kidd
by tony412 on Mar 27, 2008 9:46 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I'm going to put this...
... on the right sidebar under "BCB Specials". If comments get disabled, let me know and I'll re-enable them.
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx
by Al on Mar 27, 2008 9:59 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
here's one i've always wondered about
I know "our favorite site" is mlbtraderumors.com, but why do we all refer to it as that?
by dahcar on Mar 27, 2008 11:07 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
They used to be considered simple rumor mongers
I think since then, they have established either, more credibility, or have acknowledged that they are only printing what they are able to dig up or things that come their way.
The "our favorite site" was begun in a sarcastic manner. Which brings me to:
/sarcasm/ = sarcasm
Calm down.
by Kinky Reggae on Mar 28, 2008 1:12 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
And let's not forget "pwned"...
...though that's hardly a BCB-specific term either.
Ladies and gentlemen, your 2008 Chicago Cubs starting outfield: Soriano-Pie-Fukudome. Let it be.
by dat cubfan daver on Mar 27, 2008 1:17 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Ok..I'll bite
What the heck is pwned???
Kasey
See the Cubs 2008 schedule (with TV schedule) at http://ignarski.tripod.com/sched2008.html
by kaseyi on Mar 27, 2008 1:37 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Pwned = owned
Mean you got beat.
Aka poned, pwnsauce, and a multitude of other variations.
by Arbusto on Mar 27, 2008 1:48 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
History of pwned
Can be found here.
Stats spelled backwards is statS!
by digitalbenjamin on Mar 27, 2008 2:00 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Piggy = Pignatiello
Twisty = Pie
Stats spelled backwards is statS!
by digitalbenjamin on Mar 27, 2008 2:11 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Which is ironic...
because the people who use n/t are putting text where they say they aren't putting text...
by SouthernCub on Mar 28, 2008 3:59 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
That's not quite my point...
My point is that there's no need to type ANYTHING in the text box. You can merely post a title with no text. You don't need to type n/t or n/m or anything. People will figure out that you are done with your post if you don't have any text.
by SouthernCub on Mar 31, 2008 9:47 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
White Castle
= Carlos Marmol
(Sliders so nasty, they make you crap your pants.)
source: bluebythebook
Stats spelled backwards is statS!
by digitalbenjamin on Apr 3, 2008 3:39 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
d'oh, I shoulda posted this!
But thanks for the credit. :-)
If a woman has to choose between catching a fly ball and saving an infant's life, she will choose to save the infant's life without even considering if there are men on base. -- Dave Barry
by bluebythebook on Apr 11, 2008 1:49 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
i literally laughed out loud when i read this.
first time i had ever heard it. and i notice i am very late with this too!
by burncruisin on May 19, 2009 1:43 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
NLPATT
During game threads, No Large Pictures At This Time
source; Al
Variation; NLPATT Zone
BCB; We have our own dictionary!
by tony412 on Apr 7, 2008 10:20 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
More Player Nicknames
The denizens of the Cubs LiveJournal community came up with these last year. Some are also used here frequently, but I'm sharing them anyway.
Fonzie - Alfonso Soriano. Fonzie, AlFONSo.
Opie Weasley- Matt Murton. For his uncanny resemblance to Ron Howard and any of the Weasleys from Harry Potter.
The Riot - Ryan Theriot. Duh.
The G Spot OR Soy Goat Oven - Geovany Soto. The latter is an anagram.
White Castle - Carlos Marmol. See above comment.
Dome OR Fuku - Kosuke Fukudome. Dome is his preferred nickname, but some just can't resist being crude and saying Fuku.
If a woman has to choose between catching a fly ball and saving an infant's life, she will choose to save the infant's life without even considering if there are men on base. -- Dave Barry
by bluebythebook on Apr 11, 2008 2:07 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Although I'm not a big fan of...
...the “first initial, last name” nickname style, I can’t seem to call Derrek Lee anything other than “DLee.” I used to Aramis Ramirez “ARam”, but I recently decided that sounds weird, so I’m referring to him only as “Aramis,” which, though unimaginative, is a distincitive enough name to stand on its own.
“DeRo” works for me for Mark DeRosa.
And just “Geo” for Geovany Soto—I’m not calling him “The G Spot” under any circumstances.
Definitely “Dome.”
Proposed nickname for Sean Gallagher: “Sledgehammer” or “The Sledgehammer” in reference to the cheeseball entertainer who shares his name. (Widespread acceptance pending.)
Just a few random thoughts…
Nanika Ga Okoru!
Oh, and remember, folks: Alfonso Soriano is NOT batting leadoff. He's batting first.
by dat cubfan daver on May 23, 2008 1:44 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Fooky
Is what I heard DeRosa call him the other day, but I like Dome better …and of course there’s DeRo, D-Lee, Hoff-Power, Easy Gas, Woody, Stevie Eyre, RJ, Scrappy-Doo, Fonty, The Full Fonty, Little Lord Fonty, A-Ram, Hank White….did I leave anyone out?
"Whoever wants to know the heart and mind of America had better learn baseball." - Jacque Barzun
by Bump Bailey on Jun 4, 2008 1:13 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Easy Gas...
is Gallahger right? Where’s the name come from?
I haz show: http://hotbeans.wordpress.com
by digitalbenjamin on Jun 5, 2008 9:09 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
"Easy Gas" comes from a comment that Bob Brenly made.
He was referring to the ease at which Gallagher can throw a 90s fastball. As noted above, I prefer “Sledgehammer” or “The Sledgehammer”.
Nanika Ga Okoru!
Oh, and remember, folks: Alfonso Soriano is NOT batting leadoff. He's batting first.
by dat cubfan daver on Jun 11, 2008 4:21 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
he's traded now, but since
the first time i saw gallagher interviewed, i’ve called him ‘blink’. i wish he would. at least once.
by tim815 on Aug 17, 2008 10:09 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
GEO
Seems to be hot right now….and I’ve been seeing Ko Fu used a lot lately too…
"I lost it in the sun"
by Bump Bailey on Apr 17, 2008 8:06 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
ONEDEC!!!
The reverse of Cedeno (a statement normally meaning a baseball blunder such as overrunning a base), ONEDEC is an exclamation of a great play, usually resulting in Cubs runs or depriving the opposition from scoring.
For example: CEDENO!!!! Did you see that stop Ronny just made?
Originally spoken by dat cubfan daver
.... Edit #6: We're gonna go 156 and 6 this year, I can feel it!!!
by Beaushek on Apr 22, 2008 2:42 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I haz show: http://hotbeans.wordpress.com
by digitalbenjamin on Apr 22, 2008 9:11 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Not to be a stickler or a jerk...
but it was me. Just look 15 comments down from his. Sorry to trump you Daver.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Apr 22, 2008 6:30 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Aw, man. I almost got credit for 1Dec. I had no idea.
Nanika Ga Okoru!
Oh, and remember, folks: Alfonso Soriano is NOT batting leadoff. He's batting first.
by dat cubfan daver on May 23, 2008 1:30 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
DUBWIT
Stands for: Dumbest Baseball Writer In Town
An honor that tends to flutter around our fair city of Chicago like a diseased, diarrheatic pigeon…from Muskat to Mariotti to Downey to Sullivan to parts unknown. Never to Bruce Miles, however.
Nanika Ga Okoru!
Oh, and remember, folks: Alfonso Soriano is NOT batting leadoff. He's batting first.
by dat cubfan daver on May 23, 2008 1:36 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Inaudiboos
A word I came up with on Jimbo Hollywood Ballgame’s inaugural day at Wrigley Field. It’s when you’re booing…but only on the inside.
Nanika Ga Okoru!
Oh, and remember, folks: Alfonso Soriano is NOT batting leadoff. He's batting first.
by dat cubfan daver on May 23, 2008 1:38 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
TWSS
Stans for That’s What She Said
Posted as sophomoric attempt at comedy in a reply to a comment.
Example:
Post: Man, Soriano is swinging a big stick tonight!
Reply: TWSS
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on May 29, 2008 4:38 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Howry Cow!
it’s a shirt. it’s world famous.
Before Edmonds: 24-16, (.600); With Edmonds: 14-5 (.737), DRS: 1
by joeschmitt on Jun 4, 2008 4:03 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
The Dread Pirate Graybar
Who or what is the Dread Pirate Graybar?
Why it's this!A strange quirk in the SBN programming that creates an unsightly gray bar in your posts if you: 1) Add two hard returns after your initial sentence, and 2) Add two spaces before your next sentence.
Be careful! If you make that next sentence too long, the Dread Pirate Graybar will force it to walk the plank, like this:
Call me Ishmael. Some years ago - never mind how long precisely - having little or no money in my purse, and nothing particular to interest me on shore, I thought I would sail about a little and see the watery part of the world. It is a way I have of driving off the spleen, and regulating the circulation. Whenever I find myself growing grim about the mouth; whenever it is a damp, drizzly November in my soul; whenever I find myself involuntarily pausing before coffin warehouses, and bringing up the rear of every funeral I meet; and especially whenever my hypos get such an upper hand of me, that it requires a strong moral principle to prevent me from deliberately stepping into the street, and methodically knocking people's hats off -- then, I account it high time to get to sea as soon as I can. This is my substitute for pistol and ball. With a philosophical flourish Cato throws himself upon his sword; I quietly take to the ship. There is nothing surprising in this. If they but knew it, almost all men in their degree, some time or other, cherish very nearly the same feelings towards the ocean with me.Some intrepid BCBers have joined the Dread Pirate’s scurvy crew and use the gray bar to emphasize their points. Others happen upon it by accident and are soon treated to a deafening chorus of “Arrgg!”s and bad pirate jokes by their fellow cutlass-wielding baseball fanatics. We could, of course, report this bug to the SBN technogeeks, but what fun is that?
Nanika Ga Okoru!
Oh, and remember, folks: Alfonso Soriano is NOT batting leadoff. He's batting first.
by dat cubfan daver on Jun 11, 2008 4:31 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
+1
Sometimes I see “+1” as a comment. What that about?
Ya gotta love a team with a shortstop named TheRiot ...
by StampMe on Jun 14, 2008 3:21 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
LBR
LBR = Little Babe Ruth, in reference to Little Lord Fontenot
by tootle on Jul 11, 2008 4:59 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
LOOGY
An acronym for “Lefty One Out GuY,” a left-handed pitcher who may be brought into the game to pitch against just one or two left-handed batters.
(I had to look this one up today, so i figured someone else might too)
I haz blurg: hotbeans.wordpress.com
by digitalbenjamin on Jul 29, 2008 10:16 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
DLOW
not to be confused with DLee…..Dreaded Lead Off Walk from a cubbie pitcher to any opposition. especially treacherous in the late innings of a close game.
i submit to the group for approval =)
by nolacubbiegirl on Aug 13, 2008 2:03 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Technical Balk
What happens when you give the umps power to assign balls and strikes to players based on their behavior, rather than game-play. The technical balk would be given to umpires to give them more power to make players and umps “shut up and play”. A highly misguided concept that could never be implemented. Umpires use the technical balk to run up their score, because the game is clearly about THEM winning, not either of the teams playing.
EX: Jim Edmonds, batting fifth, takes strike three called a few inches wide of the . He looks at CB Bucknor, the home-plate umpire as if to say “are you kidding me?” Bucknor issues a technical balk on Edmonds, and DeRosa, the #6 hitter, starts his at bad already at no balls and one strike.
Our 2008 Chicago Cubs -- FINDING WAYS TO WIN!
by drewishdrewid on Aug 21, 2008 7:20 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Nice.
Why don’t you just name the poster that suggested this and make it complete. It’s bad enough you guys mention this in threads all the time, but to make it part of the “dictionary”? Get over it. The poster suggested something you didn’t like, fine, but to continually mock him for his suggestion? Give me a break. You’re long gone from junior high, gentlemen.
The only stats I care about are the ones on the back of a baseball card
by carmen_fanzone on Aug 22, 2008 9:03 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
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