Quade’s Nicknames

by drodd on Jun 23, 2011 12:44 PM CDT

Considering the amount of negative comments about this topic on BCB on pretty much a daily basis I am sure I will get negative comments on this post. Here is a list I have been compiling on Quade’s nicknames for Cubs this year. There are a couple of guys I have not heard him use nicknames on. Those include Blake DeWitt and Reed Johnson. I have not heard it firsthand but I think he has referred to Carlos Pena as ‘Los. Here is the list:

Dougy - Doug Davis
Marm - Marmol
Sori - Soriano
Wellsey - Wells
Cassy - Castro
Fuke – Fukudome
Woody – Wood
Marsh – Marshall
Bake – Baker
Colve – Colvin
Hilly – Hill
Russ – Russell
Cash – Cashner
Z - Zambrano
Demp - Dempster
Rammy – Aramis
Sote – Soto
Zamarge - Jeff Samardzija
Monty - Lou Montanez
Barn - Darwin Barney
Garz - Matt Garza
Zeus – Ivan DeJesus
Carp - Carpenter

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by the way I did make this list on my own – but looks like she posted something similar

http://aeryssports.com/a-league-of-her-own/taking-back-our-team-one-nickname-at-a-time/

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by drodd on Jun 23, 2011 1:00 PM CDT reply actions

keep fighting the good fight, droddaroonie

Blake "The Franchise" DeWitt will lead us to the promised land

by jesus christos on Jun 23, 2011 1:08 PM CDT reply actions

Wouldn't it be "droddy"?

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by Al Yellon on Jun 23, 2011 1:16 PM CDT up reply actions

they are both equally "awesome"

and drodd, hill’s nickname, confirmed last night, is hillsy

Blake "The Franchise" DeWitt will lead us to the promised land

by jesus christos on Jun 23, 2011 2:49 PM CDT up reply actions

Barf

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by troutfishin on Jun 23, 2011 6:13 PM CDT up reply actions

something wrong, fishy?

Blake "The Franchise" DeWitt will lead us to the promised land

by jesus christos on Jun 23, 2011 6:19 PM CDT up reply actions

You forgot the ones for the opponents...

like when he called Brad Mills “Millsy”

I think I speak for everyone here when I say, "Wait, what the hell are you talking about?"

by Ross on Jun 23, 2011 1:18 PM CDT reply actions

that's the night Al went postal

on his recap, LMAO! Quade in the postgame after Marmol blew the game said you would have to ask Millsy about his strategy. You get the feeling that Quade has no relationship with Mills either.

by MikeJW on Jun 23, 2011 6:58 PM CDT up reply actions

Let's play 1984 Quade

C- Jody Davis = Davey
1B- Leon Durham = Durry
2B- Ryne Sandberg = Sandy
3B- Ron Cey = Pengy
SS- Larry Bowa = Bowey
LF- Gary Matthews = Matty
CF- Bob Dernier = Dern
RF- Keith Moreland = Morey
P- Rick Sutcliffe = Sutty

by Fonzie2178 on Jun 23, 2011 1:43 PM CDT reply actions

Davis = ?
Durham = Bull
Sandberg = Ryno
Cey = Penguin
Bowa?
Matthews = Sarge
Dernier = Dear
Moreland = ?
Sutcliffe = Red Baron

Those were real nicknames, and they made friggin sense.

by troutfishin on Jun 23, 2011 6:16 PM CDT up reply actions

Moreland = Zonk

Keep that Q Train rollin' in '11. Let's win it for Ronnie.

by mikegncb34 on Jun 24, 2011 11:57 AM CDT via mobile up reply actions

Davis = king of the wild frontier

Cub Fan - Bud Man

by Orangeman94 on Jun 24, 2011 3:39 PM CDT up reply actions

Thank you...I was drawing a blank on that one.

by troutfishin on Jun 24, 2011 5:05 PM CDT up reply actions

Let's play 1984 Quade my version

C- Jody Davis = Jodes
1B- Leon Durham = Derms
2B- Ryne Sandberg = Kid Natural
3B- Ron Cey = Penguin
SS- Larry Bowa = Bows
LF- Gary Matthews = Sarge
CF- Bob Dernier = Dernsie
RF- Keith Moreland = Zonk
P- Rick Sutcliffe = Sutts

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by BigJohnAZ on Jun 24, 2011 12:44 AM CDT up reply actions

I was only 9, and I remember the nicknames -

C – Jody Davis = Jo-DEE. (Quad-ie would say Jodes or Jo-Jo).
1B – Leon Durham = Bull
2B – Ryne Sandberg = Ryno
SS – Larry Bowa = None (Quad-ie would say “Bowie”)
3B – Ron Cey = Penguin
LF – Garry Matthews = Sarge
CF – Bobby Dernier = Deer (Quad-ie would say “Dernsie”)
RF – Keith Moreland = Zonk

Quad-ie would call the rotation Sutty, Sandy, Trouty, Eck, Ruthven-y and Rainey-ey.

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by D98 on Jun 24, 2011 11:05 AM CDT up reply actions

Quade needs a nickname of his own

I’d suggest “Former Manager”.

“Former Manager Mike Quade” has a nice ring to it.

by Wreckard on Jun 23, 2011 2:05 PM CDT reply actions 10 recs

Let the Jim Riggleman Era (Part Deux) begin!

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by daver on Jun 24, 2011 10:13 AM CDT via mobile up reply actions

If there's anyone who knows how to dole out ridiculous contracts, it's the Cubs

Geterdone Jim!

by Danwood on Jun 24, 2011 11:12 AM CDT up reply actions

Riggsy won't settle for a one-year deal...

…so it’ll need to be multiple years! Backloaded!

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by daver on Jun 24, 2011 5:29 PM CDT up reply actions

I like the sound of it!

by ZeoBandit on Jun 24, 2011 12:20 PM CDT up reply actions

All-Time Cubs Quade Nicknames

C- Hundy
1B- Gracey
2B- Beck
3B- Orie-y
SS- Dunst
LF – Varshy
CF- Scenzy
RF- Cally
SP- Rainsy
SP- Casty
SP— Holtzy
CL- Reegs
RHR- Caudy
LHR- Piggy

PH- Hebs

I'm a Cubs fan. The Jaded Bitterness comes as a Standard Feature.

by timh815 on Jun 23, 2011 2:13 PM CDT reply actions

Forgot Tuffster

or Rhodesy

I'm a Cubs fan. The Jaded Bitterness comes as a Standard Feature.

by timh815 on Jun 23, 2011 2:22 PM CDT up reply actions

I would say my favorite in this list is Zamarge because it rhymes with El Debarge

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by drodd on Jun 23, 2011 2:20 PM CDT reply actions

Does Quade really say that? His nickname is already "shark"!

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by D98 on Jun 23, 2011 5:03 PM CDT up reply actions

yes, i have heard him say zamarge

When he said monty for Montanez, a young kid many Cubs fans didn’t even know, you knew beyond a reasonable doubt that Quade is a joke.

It’s truly stunning he is the Cubs manager, a guy who never ever would have been hired any other team.

by MikeJW on Jun 23, 2011 7:05 PM CDT up reply actions

He is a terrible joke foisted upon a fan base of a major market team.

This is the type of guy a team like the KC Royals might interview, but would have enough sense not to hire him.

by troutfishin on Jun 23, 2011 9:28 PM CDT up reply actions

He is not a good manager...

But he is not a bad manager because he uses stupid nicknames….

by bdlugz on Jun 24, 2011 9:43 AM CDT up reply actions

No he's not a bad manager because of the nicknames, but they are certainly annoying

and his folky post-game speak gets old pretty fast, especially with the nicknames….

by magicblue on Jun 24, 2011 11:40 AM CDT up reply actions

You are correct...

…and I am normally not one to over analyze these things, but I do think it is a symptom of his leadership and presense, and I would not call either one strong.

I know, I know, other managers use nicknames too, but with those guys it comes accross different, because of their overall presense and what they have already accomplished.

Really, I see a lot of similarities in how Ricketts is percieved and how Quade is perceived, they present themselves in very similar fashions.

"I don't like them fellas that drive in two runs but let in three" Casey Stengel

by MPH73 on Jun 24, 2011 11:50 AM CDT up reply actions

With all that is wrong with the Cubs, people give a rip about this..............

"When they signed Fukudome, I knew they were trying to get me fired". - Ron Santo, January, 2008

by BeerCub on Jun 23, 2011 9:44 PM CDT reply actions 4 recs

Ah, Beersy.

Baseball is pitching, hitting, baserunning and defense.

by daver on Jun 24, 2011 10:15 AM CDT via mobile up reply actions

Touche-sy

"When they signed Fukudome, I knew they were trying to get me fired". - Ron Santo, January, 2008

by BeerCub on Jun 24, 2011 11:17 AM CDT up reply actions

It’s the only profanity thing-ey left to rip-ey about with this crappyey teamey.

by ZeoBandit on Jun 24, 2011 12:21 PM CDT up reply actions

Well I give him some credit for actually knowing their names

so he could do stupid nicknames. Beats Lou calling nearly every young player “kid” and Scott Eyre “stevie”

"I am not ashamed to say I love Greg Maddux" - Jim Hendry
Me either

by Doggie Stalker on Jun 24, 2011 12:01 PM CDT reply actions

I prefer "kid", frankly.

I am not much for the manager of anything being “one of the fellas”. It’s just a style that rubs me the wrong way, and I don’t think I’m alone.

I’m also not sure that Quade conducts himself as just one of the guys – but the nicknaming everyone makes it seem that way. And the fanbase fills in the blanks with a whole lot of chumming around and backslapping, while losing and losing and losing.

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by D98 on Jun 24, 2011 12:12 PM CDT up reply actions

Nicknames like this.......

….. have been a part of baseball since it began. The use of them by Quade, while annoying to some, is very typical of the social culture within the sport.

"When they signed Fukudome, I knew they were trying to get me fired". - Ron Santo, January, 2008

by BeerCub on Jun 24, 2011 12:18 PM CDT up reply actions

Well, sure. But not usually to the press, for every player, almost 100% of the time.

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by D98 on Jun 24, 2011 5:39 PM CDT up reply actions

Snodie

Does not approve of the nicknames!

by Notsnud on Jun 24, 2011 12:06 PM CDT reply actions

i dont

see mikey long term here as mgr.who can win with this team??? they cant play defense or hit in the clutch or pitch very well. i had high hopes after the 07/08 seasons but in typical cub fashion the team went backwards. i dont know any quick fix answers this time around.

by NOMAR on Jun 25, 2011 7:13 AM CDT reply actions