Mark Reynolds: the Sheriff's not in town?

by soco on Apr 4, 2008 9:35 PM EDT

Apparently on the FSN broadcast today Sutton mentioned that Reynolds didn't particularly like his nickname, "Sheriff." They then proceeded to try and figure out a new nickname, some of them ridiculous, and then settling on "Barber" in honor of his new haircut. Of course, this was in jest and probably won't last much beyond the weekend, but that got me thinking on what would be a good nickname for him.

It's not something we can just free-associate, but hopefully we'll be able to come up with something during the course of the season that isn't as bad as "O-dawg" or "Byrnsie."

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You're right -

'Byrnsie' is weak. I propose 'Hacksie'...

Jackson may be more difficult.

by peachy rex on Apr 4, 2008 9:59 PM EDT 0 recs

CoJack

don't you take that from us it's perfect!!!!

I doubt he'd like Special K.

Baseball season, when everything becomes right in the world.

by seton hall snake pit on Apr 5, 2008 12:02 AM EDT up 0 recs

My brain

was clearly somewhere else... we're talking about Reynolds here, young man. Whoops.

by peachy rex on Apr 5, 2008 1:40 AM EDT up 0 recs

Special K

While undoubtedly accurate, is indeed perhaps a little too sarcastic to be embraced by the player! Mind you, the target of a nickname shouldn't really have much say in it: "Yes, I want my nickname to be Studly McStud, King of Players. KTHX" Doesn't work this way. :-) That said, I never liked "Sheriff" to begin with, and it doesn't make much sense now, since it would be JUpton who's the new sheriff in town these days. However, if sense came into naming things, a certain BOBcat would have been canned a while ago...

by Jim McLennan on Apr 5, 2008 12:53 AM EDT 0 recs

Aw.

I like The Sheriff, for particularly nerdy, personal reasons. For the past four or five years, I've had an RPG character who is just referred to by his last name- Reynolds- and some time ago was made Sheriff of Phoenix. I told you it was nerdy.

So, what else then? M-Rey? Marky Mark? I'm at a loss.

"Look what it's done for us. People still don't recognize us but..." *snaps fingers*
"We're contenders now!"

by kishi on Apr 5, 2008 12:56 AM EDT 0 recs

Reyn-man?

We will meet in Red 3 at the hour of scampering.

by hotclaws on Apr 5, 2008 3:49 AM EDT 0 recs

Or, to continue the movie theme

Reyn of Fire

by Jim McLennan on Apr 5, 2008 12:16 PM EDT up 0 recs

If he had come up two years ago,

we could have called him Purple Reyn. Others? Reyn of Ruin? November Reyn? Swingin' in the Reyn? Reynstorm? We could also refer to Reynolds' early days in the bigs as "40 days and 40 nights of Reyn", even if it wasn't quite that long.

I was tied to the chair and he had a baseball bat. Pissing him off was the smart thing to do.

by DbacksSkins on Apr 5, 2008 7:25 PM EDT up 0 recs

I call him "Cabana Boy" or Goonie

due to this unsettling resemblance to the co-star of Blue Lagoon. At least before the haircut.

He also attended UVA (the Wahoos), so I like "Wahoo Mark". HOFer Sam Crawford, born in Wahoo, NE was known as Wahoo Sam, so there's historical "precedent".

by Diamondhacks on Apr 5, 2008 5:32 AM EDT 0 recs

S'funny

I don't see any resemblance between Mark Reynolds and Brooke Shields at all. ;-)

[And yes, folks, consider this the official pronouncement that I lifted 'Hacks exile!]

by Jim McLennan on Apr 5, 2008 12:13 PM EDT up 0 recs

If we're going off resemblences...

He always kind of reminded me of Luke Skywalker.

"Look what it's done for us. People still don't recognize us but..." *snaps fingers*
"We're contenders now!"

by kishi on Apr 5, 2008 12:27 PM EDT up 0 recs

Luke is perfect

Submitting Luke Skybopper to copyright office as we speak

by Diamondhacks on Apr 5, 2008 5:29 PM EDT up 0 recs

+1

I was tied to the chair and he had a baseball bat. Pissing him off was the smart thing to do.

by DbacksSkins on Apr 5, 2008 7:26 PM EDT up 0 recs

some foulpoleisms...

Drew = Wolf
Byrnes = Bam Bam
Pena = Alias

I'm sure that there are a few others as well.

How about Stanley for Reynolds due to all of those tape measure bombs that he hits?

by foulpole on Apr 5, 2008 5:32 PM EDT 0 recs

Why is Drew "Wolf"?

I was tied to the chair and he had a baseball bat. Pissing him off was the smart thing to do.

by DbacksSkins on Apr 5, 2008 7:26 PM EDT up 0 recs

http://hand-tools.hardwarestore.com/21-399-tape-measures/powerlock-tape-measure-270439.aspx

by foulpole on Apr 6, 2008 12:31 AM EDT up 0 recs

Yes, I got the reference, don't worry.

"I was tied to a chair and he had a baseball bat. Pissing him off was the smart thing to do."

by DbacksSkins on Apr 8, 2008 4:51 AM EDT up 0 recs

Thor, God of Thunder

by dahlian on Apr 6, 2008 1:35 AM EDT 0 recs

God of Thunder.....

.....and Rock N Roll

(Props shall be granted to the first person who gets the reference)

"I was tied to a chair and he had a baseball bat. Pissing him off was the smart thing to do."

by DbacksSkins on Apr 8, 2008 4:50 AM EDT up 0 recs

Well

If you put Mark Reynolds into the trusty anagram machine - http://wordsmith.org/anagram/anagram.cgi?anagram=Mark+Reynolds&t=1000 you get all sorts of fun stuff.

Man Lord Re Sky

by AZSEAfan on Apr 7, 2008 1:46 PM EDT 0 recs

I'm quite fond of

Rankles My Rod, or Ransom Dry Elk, personally...

by Jim McLennan on Apr 8, 2008 7:44 PM EDT up 0 recs

"Darkly Sermon" sounds like he should be the villain of some horrible anime series.

I like Yard Elks Norm. It makes no sense, but it'd make a great crowd chant.

"Look what it's done for us. People still don't recognize us but..." *snaps fingers*
"We're contenders now!"

by kishi on Apr 8, 2008 7:49 PM EDT up 0 recs

delightfully

my name comes up with
Handy Henna Law, she works with Judge Dread
Had Whale Nanny, which explains my weight
And best of all
Handy When Anal, my pornstar name

We will meet in Red 3 at the hour of scampering.

by hotclaws on Apr 9, 2008 3:02 PM EDT up 0 recs

Lol

I didn't get very far but my favorite so far for mine (w/ middle name) is "Lacerated Ho Milk". Best with just my first and last is "Hacked Arm" or "Racked Ham".

by AZSEAfan on Apr 10, 2008 7:26 PM EDT up 0 recs