Care to Explain Your Screen Name?

Son's HS mascot is a "Fox".  So I made my screen name "FoxDad".

I lack imagination.

Born and raised in Pittsburgh. Huge Pirates ("Bucs") fan since I was...well as far back as I can remember being alive.

Iowamom is pretty clear. That's what I am. Pretty straightforward.

23 is my son's birthday, his favorite MLB player's number, and, we learned when his pitching coach died, his pitching coaches birthday too. And now he tries when possible to have it be his number as well.

I am a Presbyterian pastor. We are referred to as Teaching Elders as opposed to Ruling Elders who aren't full-time preaching, teaching and ministering Elders.  

Good thread idea. I look forward to learning more about our friends here in the forum. 

When my two boys were little leaguers, one of the "perks" for making all stars was your all star jersey had your name and the number of your choice.  When the older one got there, he asked me who the greatest hitter of all time was.  Being a New Englander makes for an automatic snap response of Ted Williams.  He chose Ted's 9 and wore it or selected it every single chance he got.  Younger boy chose 7 because he just always liked it.  I often call them either 9 or 7 as a part time nickname.  9and7Dad.

Was my trading badge on the trading floors....  My wife picked it due to some of the other guys on the floor thought I was a Fed after a big sting at one of the other Exchanges...

Anyone remember Darrin Nelson?  Former Stanford great and Minnesota Vikings RB.

Well, waaaay back...I dunno, 20 years ago?...one of his sons (Alec) was on an 11/12 year old Pony/Bronco league team I coached.  Incredibly nice kid (Darrin is too!  As is his former wife).

I asked for each kid's email and Alec's was, "justbaseball@xx.com."  I was really tickled by it - and always remembered it.  So somehow it just seemed good for here.

BTW, Alec was lightning on the bases.  We coulda asked him to bunt every AB and he woulda batted 1.000 - but that didn't seem right.  He was pretty good otherwise (all star level player) - if he hit the ball on the ground to the left side, he was on.  And then he was on 3rd base in 2 more pitches.  Everyone knew it, no one could stop it.

Not sure what Alec is doing now - a cancer survivor as a child (see article below) - his older brother, J. D., played football at Oregon.  I think Alec played football at a small college.  Just don't remember where.

Son's Illness Made Nelson Say No to Bill Walsh

"#1 Assistant Coach?"

No, I'm not that full of myself that I think I'm #1 at anything. It's a joke really. With son always playing multiple sports at the same time and a wife who brought home most of the bacon with a 50+ hour per week job, I could never commit to being the Head Coach of any of son's teams as I just could not commit to one team 100%, as I was always having to shuttle son from one team to another, and to and from Catholic school two towns over, etc..

So when asked to coach a team, I always said, "I'll be the best assistant coach ever" but that's all I can do. I was lucky to assist some great Little League and AAU basketball Head Coaches thru the years. I appreciated how they always seemed to make the time for the kids that I could not  

Been Head Coach of my HS's JV squad for five years, once again doing my best to assist the Varsity HC grow and build his program. It's a blessing and honor to be part of it. I'm still learning how to coach.

ive oft wanted to change my name to something else over the years.   Usually when I get into a verbal tussle w another poster as folks have occasionally used the name against me as a club.   Like "You're no #1 Coach in my book!!!!"  But oh well. 

Some great handle-names on this site.  Great idea for a thread!!

First initial + last name 

It's what I do. I'm a physicist. 

Iowamom23 posted:

Iowamom is pretty clear. That's what I am. Pretty straightforward.

23 is my son's birthday, his favorite MLB player's number, and, we learned when his pitching coach died, his pitching coaches birthday too. And now he tries when possible to have it be his number as well.

I was born on the 23rd, so were my mother and father.  (Love the 23rd)

Son had committed to play baseball in college for Ohio Wesleyan, the battling bishop's. Oh and he happens to be a lefty. I think you all can figure it out from there. 

He is no longer in college, but I never saw a reason to change it.

Reverse Psychology.  My sons a pitcher.  

Most people know that my son's name is Ryan, and I have always called him Ryno.  The folks that new him and coached him when he was younger, still call him Ryno, but the HS Coaches called him Beardy, so most of the new folks who know him call him that.

As far as Rynoattack, when he was little he needed a screen name for some gaming site like POGO or something, and my brother in law said, "How about Rynoattck!", and we have used it ever since.

Grew up and went to college in the Northeast.  I've had a Red Sox habit/problem my whole life.  I've lived in the South for almost 30 years, and I love it here.   My wife and kids love it as well.

I actually came up with the screen name before the Red Sox opened Jet Blue Park at Fenway South in 2012.   Copy cats.  ;-)

ummm, it wasn't taken back in 2002. So, I'm the "original". 

My son has always been a little guy.  So calling him "slugger" is meant to be a bit ironic.    I mean even at the ripe old age of 20 he still weighs only about 150.  But mostly because of his extreme bat speed --which people tell me and him is like top 2-5% type bat speed -- he can drive the ball with some authority.  (Coaches who recruited him at Cal Lu who love his bat speed told him originally "the only thing you lack is man strength.   Indeed, I  think if we could have gotten him to 170,  which was once a goal of one his trainers,  his college career might have been longer).  

That aside,  I  kind of ironically started call him "slugger,"  despite his always  diminutive stature,  during youth rec baseball.  One  year when I was the assistant,  the head coach, with whom I had  teamed up, didn't know him and initially judged him by his size.  But that coach  ended up nominating him for all stars on the ground that the kid  turned out to be "quite a slugger."  

He himself said that he thinks of himself as a big bopper trapped in a little man's body. 

hshuler posted:

First initial + last name 

I can't tell you how many times I mis-read your name...thought it was HS Hurler, as in dad of a pitcher & that you had mis-spelled it...oops!

Big Razorback fan + DOB

Yeah, I'm not that complicated either. Live in NY, a Dad, and my son is a 2017. 

rynoattack posted:

Iowamom23 posted:

Iowamom is pretty clear. That's what I am. Pretty straightforward.

23 is my son's birthday, his favorite MLB player's number, and, we learned when his pitching coach died, his pitching coaches birthday too. And now he tries when possible to have it be his number as well.

I was born on the 23rd, so were my mother and father.  (Love the 23rd)

The most interesting (or creepy?) thing. Pitching coach was actually born on son's birthday, exactly 50 years earlier. One of the colleges he is most serious about was founded on the same day, 50 years before pitching coach was born, 100 years before my son was. I buy 23 in the lottery a lot. Sometime I'll win big with it.

I hope mine is self explanatory.  My son is currently .... 'Chasing90'

I'm a veterinarian who went to UGA so it works two ways drug-a -dawg or Dr UGADawg

Clearly I should have put more thought into my screen name.

I love Sandlot, and FartSmeller would have been frowned upon.

Growing up, my dad would always tell me about teaching his younger brother how to pitch - said he taught him a mean screwball.  Have a 2017 pitcher who currently does not throw a screwball, but at times acts like one.  Hopefully soon I will used the past tense and say he "acted" like on when he was younger.

When I joined this website my kid was 9, and I was the head coach of this team:

Had 2 more of my guys drafted this week!!!

Dominic LoBrutto to Red Sox!!!
https://twitter.com/ConferenceUSA/st...92349742874624

Charlie Carpenter to Braves!!!
https://twitter.com/MLBDraftTracker/...68467405369346

Kind of random but I read a lot and Margaret Atwood has always been one of my favorite authors. When I needed to pick a screen name, or alias, the title of one of my favorite books of hers came to mind.

Baseball Obsessus Fanaticus

Take a wild guess where I am from and what age my favorite baseball player is...fuggedaboutit

I like big tacos....

I'm guessing people figure it's initials. But I need one more post for a gazillion.

Not a creative bone in my body....

fenwaysouth posted:

Grew up and went to college in the Northeast.  I've had a Red Sox habit/problem my whole life.  I've lived in the South for almost 30 years, and I love it here.   My wife and kids love it as well.

I actually came up with the screen name before the Red Sox opened Jet Blue Park at Fenway South in 2012.   Copy cats.  ;-)

Was at jet blue two years ago, saw the sign and was sure you lived close to the park. 

...I'm waiting on Mr. Bumstead's reply. 

Ok, I was trying to be overly clever. If my son plays an inning of college and an inning of pro, he will be the fourth generation to do so.  "Go for four dad"

I'm boring — my initials — Michael Alan Moeller.  The icon is the logo from my son’s high school.  

My most recent dog is a Staffordshire Bull Terrier, known as Staffy's, or Staffords. Not a baseball reference, but she's been to several games.