Moniker: Chan Ho Park
Posted by Tim Malcolm, Sun, March 15, 2009 08:37 PM | Comments: 48
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Every third Sunday, we’ll present “Moniker,” where we nickname a member of the Phillies, for better or worse.
Chan Ho Park is now looking like a member of the 25-man roster. His performance against the Cardinals today showed he still has the stuff capable of going deep into games. But this South Korean star doesn’t have a nickname. I know, crazy.
Interestingly, some players once called him “Chooch,” but that’s taken, of course. So what would you call Park? Be creative. And please, have fun.
Posts: 0 Manny
Evil Ho
Posted: 08:51 PM on March 15, 2009
Posts: 0 Evan
C-Ho
Posted: 08:52 PM on March 15, 2009
Posts: 0 Mike Cardone
Chop
(If nothing else, it will mock the Bravos’ fans)
Posted: 08:57 PM on March 15, 2009
Posts: 0 SJ Mike
Totally off topic, but did anybody watch “The Simpsons” tonight? The Phanatic showed up during it.
Posted: 09:06 PM on March 15, 2009
Posts: 0 Greg V.
I vote Chop as well. And a huge thumbs up for Park’s great outing today!
Posted: 09:07 PM on March 15, 2009
Posts: 0 Ajay
Chan Throw Park
Posted: 09:23 PM on March 15, 2009
Posts: 0 Chooch's Cooches
Man-Ho
Posted: 09:25 PM on March 15, 2009
Posts: 0 Willy
They’ve been calling him Chop on the radio broadcasts for weeks….
Posted: 09:26 PM on March 15, 2009
Posts: 0 mets09
how about chan ho you all will hate him a month into the season when he is terrible.
Posted: 09:58 PM on March 15, 2009
Posts: 0 NEPA
Chop sounds good to me.
Posted: 09:59 PM on March 15, 2009
Posts: 0 Fran
Chan hoooooooo
Posted: 10:06 PM on March 15, 2009
Posts: 0 mets09
And proved he can pitch deep into games? didnt he throw 4 2/3 innings of a spring training game against a team that isnt really that great?I guess those are some good credentials.
Posted: 10:06 PM on March 15, 2009
Posts: 0 SJ Mike
So Mets fan, how’s Tim Redding and Freddie Garcia working out for you?
Posted: 10:09 PM on March 15, 2009
Posts: 0 ActuallyChilled
Bruce Chen II
Posted: 10:15 PM on March 15, 2009
Posts: 0 Jimbo Jonws
The Ho Park Advantage.
Posted: 11:21 PM on March 15, 2009
Posts: 0 mike
slumdog millionaire
Posted: 11:44 PM on March 15, 2009
Posts: 0 Dave S
Two-bit Ho
Posted: 01:43 AM on March 16, 2009
Posts: 0 Bear Mike
“Chop”…….as in Karate Chop?
How about “Yo-Yo” Park………many ups and downs in his career ;^)
Posted: 04:38 AM on March 16, 2009
Posts: 0 Craig
Ho Dares Wins
Posted: 04:47 AM on March 16, 2009
Posts: 0 Tom G
I like ‘Charlie’…double reference…
one not so nice and the other funny…
1) we called the Veit-Cong ‘Charlie’, I know he is Korean, but it fits…
2) and perhaps more interesting is the Charlie Chan reference…
you know Americanize him…by calling him Charlie
Posted: 05:42 AM on March 16, 2009
Posts: 0 blough
his name is chan ho park. does that need to be changed? chan ho could easily be some white guys nickname.
Posted: 05:48 AM on March 16, 2009
Posts: 0 Jeff M
This may sound weird, but I kinda like the name “Chan WOW” (in the spirit of the Sham WOW). What do you think?
Posted: 06:03 AM on March 16, 2009
Posts: 0 Bear Mike
Jeff – “Chan Wow” is very funny! Especially if you say it with an Asian martial arts flare.
Very annoying commercials for Sham Wow, but it really does stick with you. :^)
Posted: 06:57 AM on March 16, 2009
Posts: 0 Chuck P
I laughed out loud for man-ho… a reference to Deuce Bigelow. Good job, Chooch.
Chan Wow was good, too…
Chop will probably stick… if we’re going to go with something like that, we could stretch it to Chopper.
Posted: 06:59 AM on March 16, 2009
Posts: 0 NEPA
Bear Mike – Chop as in “C”han “HO” “P”ark.
Posted: 06:59 AM on March 16, 2009
Posts: 0 NJ
I’m partial to Johnny Park or Charlie Brown myself…
Posted: 07:04 AM on March 16, 2009
Posts: 0 Doug D.
How about Seoul Man
Posted: 07:09 AM on March 16, 2009
Posts: 0 KRUKS LEFT NUT
DOUG D YOU NAILED IT !!
Posted: 07:27 AM on March 16, 2009
Posts: 0 Chooch's Cooches
yeah he did
Posted: 07:43 AM on March 16, 2009
Posts: 0 Joel V
Good thing that the Phils signed Chan-Ho, bc now So’s Hoe’s can make an easy switch to Chan Ho’s Hoe’s.
I like “Chop” as well.
Posted: 08:26 AM on March 16, 2009
Posts: 0 From Section 113
How about “Park Chops”???
Posted: 08:35 AM on March 16, 2009
Posts: 0 Fran
Seoul Man is it. Thats perfect
Posted: 08:38 AM on March 16, 2009
Posts: 0 Greg B
Seoul Man is great.
Posted: 09:11 AM on March 16, 2009
Posts: 0 Greg B
If he makes the bullpen, can he please come into the game to the song?
Posted: 09:12 AM on March 16, 2009
Posts: 0 Eli
Citizen Ho Park
Posted: 10:24 AM on March 16, 2009
Posts: 0 dan48
and now entering the game, the chan wow!!!! thats it “no questions asked” well done jeff
Posted: 10:48 AM on March 16, 2009
Posts: 0 Chuck P
How about Seoul Train…
Posted: 10:51 AM on March 16, 2009
Posts: 0 Phan in TN
- kimchee express
-kamsahmnida killer
mister strikeout – hamnida
Posted: 10:55 AM on March 16, 2009
Posts: 0 Keith
I vote for Seoul Man. God one Doug D
Posted: 11:13 AM on March 16, 2009
Posts: 0 Keith
edit: Good one Doug D.
Posted: 11:14 AM on March 16, 2009
Posts: 0 zach
chop came to me right away…smiple, obvious, effective. Park chop takes it a step further and is hilarious. seoul man or train also work for me, good stuff.
Posted: 11:17 AM on March 16, 2009
Posts: 0 Brett
Seoul Man in awesome.
Posted: 11:23 AM on March 16, 2009
Posts: 0 Phan in TN
super good monkey death car pitcher man?
oh thats Japanese.
Posted: 11:23 AM on March 16, 2009
Posts: 0 Rob E
I vote for Seoul Man
Posted: 11:42 AM on March 16, 2009
Posts: 0 ActuallyChilled
Seoul Man is nice, but sorry to ruin the high: just about everyplace in Seoul and everyone in Korea has abused the ‘Seoul’ / ‘Soul’ connection beyond forgiveness. Clubs, DJs… but I don’t know about baseball…
FYI this message has no connection to an apparent lack of enthusiasm for my suggestion, Bruce Chen II :)
Posted: 06:02 PM on March 16, 2009
Posts: 0 J-Fro
Has to be Seoul Man. Chop is so-so, but that’s not as good to yell out at a game as, ‘SEOUL MAN’. And by the way, we’re not actually IN Korea…so…
Posted: 06:36 PM on March 16, 2009
Posts: 0 Mike B
How about crazy eyes. Seriously, have you seen that Marvin Harrison wide eyed crazy look he gives every once in a while?
Posted: 06:39 PM on March 16, 2009
Posts: 0 Mike
Ponch (CHP).
If he does well enough to get a fan club, we call it the Pennsylvania Highway Patrol.
Posted: 05:10 PM on March 17, 2009