Nickname The Phillie: Ryan Howard
Posted by Tim Malcolm, Mon, July 07, 2008 03:30 PM | Comments: 61
Moniker, Posts
The Phillies have some fantastic nicknames. There’s The Bat (Pat Burrell), Hollywood (Cole Hamels), Lights Out (Brad Lidge), Chooch (Carlos Ruiz) and of course, the Flyin’ Hawaiian (Shane Victorino). But not everyone has a nickname, and we need to help.
An off-hand conversation about Chad Durbin brought upon the nickname “Dim the Lights,†which I think is a worthy moniker for the man. That’s why I think we here at the Nation need to do more of the same. This week I’m opening a feature called “Nickname the Phillie,†where you guys can determine the nickname of select Phils.
Here’s a weird one. Ryan Howard. He has a lot of little nicknames, but nothing certain. Let’s see: Ryno, RyHo, Big Brown, UPS, The Big Man, Dave Kingman. Oh wait. Seriously, Ryno is Ryne Sandberg. Can’t use it. RyHo? Let’s be more creative than first-last name nicknames. Big Brown isn’t bad, but smacks of being politically incorrect. UPS is pretty good. I could live with that. The Big Man is Harry Kalas’ entry, and it fits with Chase Utley’s “The Man,” but anyone could be The Big Man. Dmitri Young can be The Big Man. Oh, the Inquirer ran a blog contest to nickname Howard, and the winner was “The Broad Street Bomber.” Ugh. We need a nickname special to our 50-HR, 250-K slugger. Let’s give it to him.
Posts: 0 Geoff
Swiss Cheese
Posted: 03:31 PM on July 9, 2008
Posts: 0 MS
Special K
Posted: 03:33 PM on July 9, 2008
Posts: 0 Derek
All or nothing is pretty accurate but not very catchy….i like special k
Posted: 03:37 PM on July 9, 2008
Posts: 0 TJ
K-How has grown on me, whoever made that nickname up had a winner.
Posted: 03:38 PM on July 9, 2008
Posts: 0 TJ
Before someone else makes the joke: Johnny Wacko.
Posted: 03:40 PM on July 9, 2008
Posts: 0 Don M
I suggested “Nolan Ryan Howard” since he’s the strikeout king….. but K-How has the subtleness about it that makes it great… I think he needs to start hitting over .250 before we give him a nickname though, cause we’re all going to bash him right now
Posted: 03:40 PM on July 9, 2008
Posts: 0 Don M
Hippo
Posted: 03:41 PM on July 9, 2008
Posts: 558 Brian Michael
Baby Huey
Posted: 03:43 PM on July 9, 2008
Posts: 0 TJ
Ry Guy
Posted: 03:44 PM on July 9, 2008
Posts: 0 TJ
Ryan “Can’t hit a fucking off-speed pitch” Howard
Posted: 03:45 PM on July 9, 2008
Posts: 0 Rick
Ryan “Low & Away K” Howard
Posted: 03:52 PM on July 9, 2008
Posts: 0 Jeff
“Nolan Ryan Howardâ€
This made me LOL.
Posted: 03:53 PM on July 9, 2008
Posts: 0 Fran
haha i like nolan ryan howard and low and away K
Posted: 04:16 PM on July 9, 2008
Posts: 0 MS
let me start by saying i like Ryan Howard and he is a big part of the reason we are a contending team the last few years, but. . . .i wonder how “special” he feels to not make the all star team? i mean he asks for arod money, but hasn’t even been in the top 2 or 3 in his position in the NL in the last couple years.
what am i missing?
Posted: 04:17 PM on July 9, 2008
Posts: 0 fred
low and away K is awesome
Posted: 04:23 PM on July 9, 2008
Posts: 0 Rob E.
Howard should be removed from the ticket for the Phillies nation shirt. Hammels and Utley.
Posted: 04:31 PM on July 9, 2008
Posts: 0 Mike T.
Like I said before, “K-How”.
Posted: 04:44 PM on July 9, 2008
Posts: 0 Lewisauce
I think Mike T. came up with “K-How.”
Ye can vote all ye want. I’m calling him K-How, and I’m not calling him anything else.
Posted: 04:57 PM on July 9, 2008
Posts: 0 GM-Carson
I used to call him Blaster Master on my blog.
Posted: 04:58 PM on July 9, 2008
Posts: 0 Bruce
Ryan “Giant Power” Howard…… not bad?
Posted: 05:09 PM on July 9, 2008
Posts: 0 kattapilla
How about Ryan How-could-you-blow-another-rally?
Posted: 05:13 PM on July 9, 2008
Posts: 0 oaklandphilphan
How about “R-y-A.N.” Howard? The A.N. stands for All-or-Nothing
Posted: 05:14 PM on July 9, 2008
Posts: 0 NJ
As has been going since day 1 it’s K-How… This one isn’t even maybe this or that… It’s K-How.
Posted: 05:29 PM on July 9, 2008
Posts: 0 NEPA
I’m not a huge fan of the nicknames that have one letter-abbreviation ex: a-rod j-roll k-rod but i do like k-how over everything else so far.
Posted: 05:32 PM on July 9, 2008
Posts: 0 That Guy
I like “johnny wacko”, “head back to the dugout howard”, and simply “General Shitbox”
Posted: 05:34 PM on July 9, 2008
Posts: 0 That Guy
How about “Garfield” or “Lazy River”
Posted: 05:36 PM on July 9, 2008
Posts: 0 Bruce
Please Howard bashers, I’m sure Tim wants a nickname that a majority of fans and Howard himself would appreciate.
Speaking of Howard, while the rest of the team is struggling offensively, he stands out as the hot hitter with a 11 game hitting streak that is good for .318 BA (14 for 44). During that streak, “Giant Power” Howard
blasted 5 HRs and had 13 RBIs.
Here’s another amazing stat for his season; his OPS (on base + slugging)… with RISP is an astounding 1.099 !!!
I hate to think where the Phillies may be in the standings without “Giant Power” Howard. :-)
Posted: 05:36 PM on July 9, 2008
Posts: 0 Preston Wilson
This guy makes Adam Dunn look like Paul Loduca
Posted: 05:38 PM on July 9, 2008
Posts: 0 NEPA
Vegas, because he’s a wild Swinger.
Posted: 05:42 PM on July 9, 2008
Posts: 0 NEPA
haha disregard that ^^^ that barely makes sense
Posted: 05:43 PM on July 9, 2008
Posts: 0 scot
Vegas is actually good. It gives him props and acknowledges his shortcomings.
Posted: 05:44 PM on July 9, 2008
Posts: 0 Jeremy
The Brown Sombrero
Posted: 05:47 PM on July 9, 2008
Posts: 0 ryan
Ryan “all or nothing” Howard.
Posted: 05:53 PM on July 9, 2008
Posts: 0 Jeremy
Or, less politically incorrect: “Hat Trick”
3 Ks and a 3-run homer
Posted: 05:54 PM on July 9, 2008
Posts: 0 ryan
over-powered howard
Posted: 05:54 PM on July 9, 2008
Posts: 0 Josh
Big Destroyer
Posted: 06:01 PM on July 9, 2008
Posts: 0 Josh
Grip it and rip it Howard
Posted: 06:05 PM on July 9, 2008
Posts: 0 Karch
Johnny Fire.
Posted: 06:14 PM on July 9, 2008
Posts: 0 philsphan
10 million 200
His contract number this season and the least possible amount of strikeouts he will have this season.
Posted: 06:14 PM on July 9, 2008
Posts: 0 nick
my friend and I commonly refer to Howard as, The Big Cat.
not sure why.
Posted: 06:33 PM on July 9, 2008
Posts: 0 Pythagoras
Stay in Math Class philsphan. Ryan Howard would have to become a slap hitter ala Kenny Lofton to avoid striking out at least 270 times by seasons end.
Posted: 06:52 PM on July 9, 2008
Posts: 0 NEPA
“How Now Brown Cow”
Posted: 07:11 PM on July 9, 2008
Posts: 0 Steve
It could be Ryan “The Intern” Howard after the Office character who shares his name (who was actually named after Howard the baseball player while he played for the Scranton/Wikes-Barre Red Barons), or maybe Ryan “Liberty Place III” Howard. I have to say though, Special K is the best nickname so far.
Posted: 07:20 PM on July 9, 2008
Posts: 0 Giuliano
I’m in favor of Ryan “Can’t hit a fucking off-speed pitch†Howard
just about pissed myself laughing at this one.
Posted: 08:42 PM on July 9, 2008
Posts: 0 JMS
“How Now Brown Cow” made me laugh a little too hard…I’m going to start calling him that.
Posted: 11:25 PM on July 9, 2008
Posts: 0 Phillie Phan Phrom Aphar
Howie Man’DRILL’ or Drill or no Drill
Posted: 01:19 AM on July 10, 2008
Posts: 0 Michael Scott
In our office, we call Ryan Howard “the Temp!” YABBA DABBA DOOO!!
Posted: 03:34 AM on July 10, 2008
Posts: 0 Whisky Priest
1) “The $10 million Strikeout”
2) Trade Bait
3) Phillie Phat Bat
4) Biggun’
5) The Five Hole Hole
6) Donkey Kong
Posted: 03:36 AM on July 10, 2008
Posts: 0 Steve
Maybe Ryan “Pedro Cerrano” Howard, given his penchant for killing the ball and striking out. It seems as though Jobu has been on his side lately, leading the NL in both HRs and RBIs
Posted: 10:18 AM on July 10, 2008
Posts: 0 Mike
How bout “Big Wind”?
Posted: 10:40 AM on July 10, 2008