Tom Gorzelanny needs a nickname!
by Zeke on Aug 5, 2009 7:16 AM CDT
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PrintGreat performance by Tom Gorzelanny Tuesday night. An effort like that means we need to start looking for a nickname.
There have been many choices offered on the gamethreads, so it seems like a good time between his starts to poll to see what the majority of BCBers want.
I have my favorite, but I'll list all those I've seen suggested for the benefit of a fair and balance poll. Take your time and review ALL the choices.
Vox Populi!
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Please, not T-Gorz...
I am so tired of all of these “faux-rapper” nicknames…so contrived sounding…“A-Rod”, “A-Ram”, “D-Lee”, etc.
I’m all for Gorz or Gozer (the Gozarian).
I just posted the choices made in the game threads (without prejudice) ;)
All I’ll say is I have my favorite, and T-Gorz isn’t it…
Quia tuum es fatum titulis discidiis, vexillinis limbis nationalis,
gloriam seriis mundialisque, nunc et in saecula saeculorum...
Amen.
Gozer
And when he strikes someone out, we can say:
“THERE IS NO DANA! ONLY ZOOL!”
There is no such thing as an ugly female breast
by Worf on Aug 5, 2009 7:44 AM CDT reply actions 1 recs
no, we do that for Guzman.
Forget all that other stuff. I gotta believe.
by drewishdrewid on Aug 5, 2009 10:08 AM CDT up reply actions
for Heilman
We should say “Opposite Day!” because he almost always does the opposite of what he did the last outing.
Forget all that other stuff. I gotta believe.
by drewishdrewid on Aug 5, 2009 10:31 AM CDT up reply actions
Ray, when someone asks you if you're a god...
…you say, “YES!”
Ah, the inspirational wisdom of Winston Zeddmore. There should be a website.
Before each game, please remember to feed the bats.
so i had to go visit bucs dugout,
the pirates site today. a bit of ‘gulp, is he that good again’ going on. (‘but the reds lineup is as bad as ours’, they’re saying.)
one highly interesting comment, from a gorzelanny fan. the bucs sent him down, partly because he was getting lit up, and partly for ‘financial reasons.’ this fan was commenting how he thought tom would come up later in the season, and pencilled last night as the day they would call him up. why last night, of all days????
by this guy’s math, at season’s end, tom gorzelanny will be one day short of being arbitration-eligible.
bwaaahaaaa. thanks pittsburgh, we’ll keep you on our speed dial.
What did Harry used to call Grudzielanek? LOL
G-Man.
"You win because of the quarterback. We have to get that position stabilized. We're fixated on that." -- Jerry Angelo (12.30.2008)
Jerry Angelo trades for Jay Cutler! (4.2.2009)
.
Eyechart...
Quia tuum es fatum titulis discidiis, vexillinis limbis nationalis,
gloriam seriis mundialisque, nunc et in saecula saeculorum...
Amen.
Grits Gorzelanny
I like the way he grits his teeth when he pitches, plus I’m from the south
If the world didn't suck we would all fall off.
I'm from Asheville NC
But were looking at some weekend property on the SC coast so I’ll have both states covered when I say I’m from the Carolinas
If the world didn't suck we would all fall off.
none of the above
A fanatic is one who can't change his mind and won't change the subject.
--Winston Churchill
Gorzo
is what we called him at Marist. So, I’ll continue with that.
"What the hell, let's review it." - Dale Tallon
"They are!" - Pat Foley
"What a farce." - Dale Tallon
and that's what they called him in the Indianapolis clubhouse, too.
I love to play baseball. I'm a baseball player. I've always been a baseball player. I'm still a baseball player. That's who I am. - Ryne Sandberg
Hasn't this already been figured out
He’s been called Gorz or Gorzo at least since 2007. Pick one and move on.
"Ask Dad. He'll know. And on the off chance he doesn't, he'll make something up"
How about
“Member of the 2009 World Series Champion Chicago Cubs”
"They say that money doesn't buy happiness...but it DOES by Cub tickets. You ever see a sad person with Cub tickets?"
by redivycubs on Aug 5, 2009 8:25 AM CDT reply actions 1 recs
Where is Sloth?
or Baby Ruth?
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Or Butthead, for that matter?
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why does he need a nickname?
baseball is a game of outs......pop out, ground out, line out, pitch out, strike out, fly out, and Fox and Bud's favorite black out
He doesn't need one
It’s just a fun conversation to have
I've heard "Tom Thumb"...
because, um, his head looks like a thumb.
But I didn’t pick one. I just like saying the name “Gorzelanny”.
Nobody cares about your fantasy baseball team
Gargle?
I'm singing, "GO CUBS GO! GO CUBS GO!" -- DrCrawdad on Jun 12, 2009 7:23 AM CDT
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! -- Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Aug 5, 2009 9:13 AM CDT up reply actions
SLOTH!
People should remember that while they have the right to their opinion, they are not entitled to be taken seriously. -- Bruce Bartlett
by berselius on Aug 5, 2009 9:20 AM CDT reply actions 1 recs
Oh boy, thanks for doing the leg work for me
I’ve been thinking about this all night and morning.
The headline for every time he pitches should be: “Hey you guys!”
One day I hope to come up with something worthy of this space.
That is sweet
Look in the fan shots, and there is a picture of him pitching, and his face is stressing and it looks like sloth as well.
http://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/2009/8/5/977945/tom-gorzelanny-is-sloth-from#comments
by Don't Fear the Reaper on Aug 5, 2009 11:10 AM CDT up reply actions
Now you just need the sloth to be wearing a cubs hat and the transformation will be complete.
Say this much for big league baseball - it is beyond question the greatest conversation piece ever invented in America. ~Bruce Catton
Rocky Road?
"That pitch wasn’t down and in, that pitch was down and up." Tim McCarver
by wrigleyrocker12 on Aug 5, 2009 2:28 PM CDT up reply actions
"Gorgonzola"
Thats just the first thing that came to me- also there is
“The Mighty Gorgantula”
Definitive Answers to Impossible Questions What baseball team did A. Lincoln support?
Kinda like this, too.
Imagine the call: “STRUCK HIM OUT! HIGH CHEESE FROM GORGONZOLA!”
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I thought the same thing...smelly cheese
"If it's obvious, it's obviously wrong." - a well known stock market guru
Ya, I change my vote to da gorz
Boy oh boy oh boy
by BleedsbluinMI on Aug 5, 2009 11:59 AM CDT up reply actions
DA GORZ!
Forget all that other stuff. I gotta believe.
by drewishdrewid on Aug 5, 2009 2:26 PM CDT up reply actions
What about "The Bull"
As in you’ve been “Gored” by The Bull. Corny,but I like it. Unless someone else was the bull.
All this buttoning and unbuttoning
Lots of guys had "the bull" for a nickname - Greg Luzinski, Leon Durham and Bob Watson were some of the most well-known ones.
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
and of course
there’s Rami.
Forget all that other stuff. I gotta believe.
by drewishdrewid on Aug 5, 2009 12:04 PM CDT up reply actions
I've been naturally gravitating toward "Gorz"...
…but I kinda like “Da Gorz” because it’s fun to say – especially after he Ks a batter.
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What about.........
…………“Gozo’s Circus”?
"I feel sorry for people who don't drink. When they wake up in the morning, that's as good as they're going to feel all day." ~ Frank Sinatra
Sorry.........
……….“Gorzo’s Circus”.
"I feel sorry for people who don't drink. When they wake up in the morning, that's as good as they're going to feel all day." ~ Frank Sinatra
How about "Lefty"?
I think I speak for everyone here when I say, "Wait, what the hell are you talking about?"
Or maybe "G"
Yo’ G, that slurve was off da hook!
I think I speak for everyone here when I say, "Wait, what the hell are you talking about?"
How about G-spot?
Say this much for big league baseball - it is beyond question the greatest conversation piece ever invented in America. ~Bruce Catton
Gorzilla
Don't assault me and I won't assault you, because you don't know what I will, or won't, do. I'm going to end it with that. - Milton Bradley 2003 to Paul Lo Duca
by SouthsideCUBSfan on Aug 5, 2009 12:13 PM CDT reply actions
Since he was the Matt Murton of the Grabow trade
why don’t we nick name him, “B-side”? It is rare when the B-side of a 45 is a success. Gorzelanny has the chancde to succeed here.
Of course 90% of BCBers don’t even know what a 45 is.
"If it's obvious, it's obviously wrong." - a well known stock market guru
I'm one of the 10%.
I remember playing my dad’s 78s on the record player that had 33&1/3 – 45 – 78 settings…
Quia tuum es fatum titulis discidiis, vexillinis limbis nationalis,
gloriam seriis mundialisque, nunc et in saecula saeculorum...
Amen.
You could also use "Flipside". Maybe just "Flip"...
Quia tuum es fatum titulis discidiis, vexillinis limbis nationalis,
gloriam seriis mundialisque, nunc et in saecula saeculorum...
Amen.
ditto
baseball is a game of outs......pop out, ground out, line out, pitch out, strike out, fly out, and Fox and Bud's favorite black out
I'm gonna say no on the "T-Bag" thing.
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Give it a mouth and see how Tbag pitches.
Say this much for big league baseball - it is beyond question the greatest conversation piece ever invented in America. ~Bruce Catton
No images, please.
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why not go goofy with it
you know, calling a Gold Glover “Butterfinger” with a name like this, call him Mr Jones
baseball is a game of outs......pop out, ground out, line out, pitch out, strike out, fly out, and Fox and Bud's favorite black out
♪ ♫ Me and Mr. Jones ♪ ♫
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He'd have to get in line behind Gregg and Guzman.
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Ted Lilly will decide his nickname
end of discussion
Linus: Life is rarely all one way, Charlie Brown. You win some, you lose some. Charlie Brown: Really? Gee, that'd be neat.
what about
Gore?
Nutdrinkingamp12
Live Long and Prosper
by nutdrinkingamp12 on Aug 6, 2009 8:14 AM CDT reply actions
An inconvenient nickname.
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