Name my Baseball Baby!
by Buzz Bissinger on Jul 6, 2009 7:10 PM EDT
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Hello Community!
Long time no talk. Let me catch you guys up on some news. I am pregnant! Well, my wife is. And we just found out it is going to be a boy! Let me tell you, this is very good news, as I assure you that I will create a prospect more hyped that Strasburg and Harper COMBINED! Now, here is the purpose of my post... My wife and I had a deal that if the baby was to be a girl, she would be allowed to name it, if a boy, then it's up to me. You know what that means? I need to make the best baseball prospect name in order for the scouts to be dazzled when my kids starts hitting taters.
Some may know this, but some may not. My wife is Japanese, so I can always go the route of Kosuke or Daisuke. But I think an American name might be more suitable for the kiddo. Also an FYI, my last name is Osbourne. I will not name this baby Donovan Osbourne. Anyone got any suggestions?
Right now I am contemplating the following: Spike, Alex or Boston.
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Ummmm . . . no brainer?
It works on many levels . . . Ozzie Osbourne . . . “ie” and not “y” . . . a VERY important distinction!!
by mestifo on Jul 6, 2009 7:16 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
This guy?
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/o/osboroz01.shtml
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by RoyalsRetro on Jul 7, 2009 2:49 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hells yeah!!
Undefeated for his entire MLB career!! How could you ask for anything better?!?!
by mestifo on Jul 7, 2009 9:29 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ian :)
The 2009 Texas Rangers offense: sigh...
by Kinslerhomer on Jul 6, 2009 7:30 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Seven Osbourne
It was Mickey Mantle’s number.
by Dfarth on Jul 6, 2009 8:15 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
its a seinfeld reference
"The Mets have shown me more ways to lose than I even knew existed."
-Casey Stengel
by He'sGotPotential on Jul 6, 2009 9:00 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
jonnie-lynn aryan nation osbourne?
human beings, who are almost unique in their ability to learn from the experiences of others, are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so.
by variablesdont on Jul 6, 2009 8:29 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
theodore herman
In what St. Louis Cardinals manager Tony La Russa called a "big day" for his club, starter Chris Carpenter took the mound for his first session of live batting practice and promptly buzzed the fuzz on catcher Jason LaRue’s chin with an errant fastball.
"Sorry," Carpenter called from the mound.
"Don’t say you’re sorry," LaRue barked back.
"He said it," pitching coach Dave Duncan said from the side of the cage, "but he didn’t mean it."
~ DG
by mateodh on Jul 6, 2009 8:46 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Alex Osbourne sounds like a prospect
Either third base, centerfield, or middle of the rotation starter, I think. That’ll play. Congratulations.
Of course, you could always go George Herman Osbourne and call the kid Babe.
by aap212 on Jul 6, 2009 8:47 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Albert Pujols Osbourne
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by cwhitman412 on Jul 6, 2009 9:24 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Talked to the Wifey
Thanks for the Feedback so far… ran all these suggestions past the wifey, and she has vetoed (even though she is not allowed to) Albert Pujols, Joaquin Andujar, Jonnie-Lynn & Seven. HOWEVER, she DOES like the name Koufax.
In summary: the new potential names are: Alex, Spike, Boston & Koufax.
I've got a McPheever, and only JoJo Reyes can help me!
by Buzz Bissinger on Jul 6, 2009 9:34 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Combine Strasburg and Harper
Strasper
Solace: Law says he's a fourth OFer
PaulThomas: I think Keith Law is only a fourth analyst
by hero66 on Jul 6, 2009 10:45 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Jasper
would be a cool name
I am like your Dan Aykroyd and biglow would be Jane, the ignorant slut. -Chad
by thecoolest on Jul 7, 2009 12:35 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Willie Upton Osbourne
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by cwhitman412 on Jul 6, 2009 9:45 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
"Major League"
Ricky Vaughn Osbourne and Jake Taylor Osbourne actually sound like fine upstanding names.
by Flynn Blake on Jul 6, 2009 10:47 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Congrats on the baby. . but Spike lol
seems more like a dogs name or the punk from elementary school lol
Blanket or Apple Osbourne???
Chase Osbourne. . . .hmmm last suggestion
Kobe Beane Osbourne
by SeanMillerSavior on Jul 6, 2009 11:11 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
From my experience...
as a dad who actually got to name his son Nolan Ryan (what a nice wife I have…), it is alot of fun having a son with a recognizable baseball name. Alex and Spike don’t necessarily conjure up “baseball” to me, and Boston could just be referring to the city. Now Fenway Osbourne would be a baseball name. (If our second child were a boy, we were considering Camden Jacob – we live in MD, and I was born in Cleveland.) And Koufax certainly would be a good baseball name. How about Yaz? Plenty of other identifiable last names, but what about recognizable first names – Brooks, Kirby, Carlton, or Magglio?
Or go with the cynical – BALCO Osbourne. Or follow Prince’s example and use a sign – * Osbourne.
The wind is in the buffalo.
by journeymen on Jul 6, 2009 11:30 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
My cousin's son...
is named Easton after the bat. What about Easton Louis(ville) Osbourne?
by Prospector on Jul 7, 2009 12:19 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I don't think the name matters
just make sure he’s born in San Pedro de Macoris.
I am like your Dan Aykroyd and biglow would be Jane, the ignorant slut. -Chad
by thecoolest on Jul 7, 2009 12:41 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Best sports name ever...
God Shammgod.. I remember when he played for Providence, and apparently he still plays basketball professionally in the IBL.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/God_Shammgod
So just name your kid God Osborne. Who needs a nickname when your name is God?
Adam Dunn: Proof that even sabermetrics doesn't have it right.
by Boxkutter on Jul 7, 2009 12:53 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
i guess if you want your kid in the ibl its good
by daveh33 on Jul 7, 2009 2:09 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ouch...
still an awesome name though! Maybe the Shammgod part is what’s holding him back. His name is a bit of an oxymoron.
Adam Dunn: Proof that even sabermetrics doesn't have it right.
by Boxkutter on Jul 7, 2009 2:50 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
i dont know man
generally i’d try to piss off as few deities as possible when choosing a name for my kid.
by daveh33 on Jul 7, 2009 1:33 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Tom Cruise Osbourne or.....
ETHAN MARTIN OSBOURNE!!! His nickname could be E.T!!!
by joegonzo on Jul 7, 2009 1:45 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Name him "Awesome"
Then use whatever middle name you really want to use. You like Spike? Well, then your kid can be “Awesome Spike Osbourne”. Name kind of pops off a scouting report, dontcha think?
Bad Left Hook - The SB Nation boxing blog
"Baseball is played on the field, not on a calculator."
by Brickhaus on Jul 7, 2009 8:34 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Just don't name him "Badass"
I’m saving that one for myself
Bad Left Hook - The SB Nation boxing blog
"Baseball is played on the field, not on a calculator."
by Brickhaus on Jul 7, 2009 8:39 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Oskar Koufax Osbourne
You get the assonance of Oskar and Osbourne PLUS the Koufax middle name PLUS the special K-instead-of-C spelling of the first name (in case he’s a pitcher).
by naropean on Jul 7, 2009 10:59 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Donovan!
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by RoyalsRetro on Jul 7, 2009 2:50 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Selvin Osbourne
Sounds good to the ears..
Congratulations btw. :)
Wilber Bucardo: Carlos Silva with a younger brother.
by gianator on Jul 7, 2009 4:08 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Since no one else did it and I'm an ass
Van Mazzaro Osbourne
by ozzman99 on Jul 7, 2009 5:10 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Trent
My best game plan is to sit on the bench and call out specific instructions like 'C'mon Boog,' 'Get ahold of one, Frank,' or 'Let's go, Brooks.' -Earl Weaver
by Baltimo on Jul 7, 2009 7:46 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
A friend named his son Gehrig ...
… he’s a baseball nut of course. But Gehrig Osborn has a meaty sound.
by squarejaw on Jul 8, 2009 1:15 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Vash Gunner Osbourne
You can chage the 2nd name if you’d like but this sounds like an ace pitcher or another star CF’er.
I was a CF’er when I played for my schools :)
by Berserk on Jul 8, 2009 4:34 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
how about
Koufax Ryan Osborne? two of the greatest putchers of all time in the same name :)
and congratulations :)
"Fantasy, reality, science Fiction. Which is which? Who can tell?"
by feslenraster on Jul 8, 2009 11:48 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Rock Earl Osbourne
After Cleveland great Earl Averill. Then just pray the kid is fast.
by ajake57 on Jul 8, 2009 11:58 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Rawlings Osborne
I suggest Rawlings, my wife thinks you should consider “Visitation” or “Week-End”.
by kimo from kauai on Jul 10, 2009 12:18 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
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