r/ClevelandGuardians • u/Baseball-Reference • 2d ago

Gavin Williams gets his first nickname on Baseball Reference: Big Rig

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u/Baseball-Reference 2d ago

If you want a nickname to be added — for Gavin Williams or anyone else — provide a couple of sources using the nickname and we can add it!

Sources being articles, announcers, highlights, newspaper clippings, etc.

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u/PlasticFrosty5340 2d ago

TIL Baseball Reference uses Reddit.

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u/Duce-de-Zoop 2d ago

Rocchio is often called "Roccigoat". Many are saying this

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u/itsjern Crooked C 2d ago

I prefer Rocctober

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u/Duce-de-Zoop 2d ago

Rocctober is an event, like the moon landing, or Christmas

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u/Pyorrhea 2d ago

Mr. Rocctober

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u/PlasticFrosty5340 2d ago

playoff-rocchio

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u/ElectricBuckeye 2d ago

Many are saying it. Unbelievable. Truly so many know of Rocchio; Rocchio why don't you stand up. Look at him everyone. Right out of central casting. He fields balls like no one has ever seen before, or maybe ever. The Rocchigoat, thats what we're calling him, like I said and many are saying it, they say, SIR! Rocchio is truly the GOAT and we can't take all this winning! We're not used to it but we have it now and Rocchio will keep us winning like never before. Thank you for your attention to this matter!

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u/T-Bird19 💨 2d ago

Yes yes and also roccemsocckemrobots

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u/Caliga 2d ago

The Professor

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u/big_phat_phony69 2d ago

No body calls him that

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u/Buckeye_CFB 2d ago

It may not be different enough from "Archie" (which is listed) but Rick Manning is also called "Arch" just as frequently

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u/Jceraa Flying G 2d ago

Please add Josey or Hosey as Jose’s nickname. You can find pretty much any local writer or broadcaster refer to him as such. We do not call him JRam here, that’s a weird national thing

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u/proggofroggo 🥊 DOWN GOES ANDERSON 🥊 2d ago

Speak for yourself. I refer to him as JRam just as much as I refer to Josey/Hosey, I like them both. As do my friends, and we are all locals.

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u/FinsHeelBuckeye 1d ago

Hammy says Hosey, so that’s final.

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u/MUSinfonian 1946-1947 2d ago

Team has occasionally called Schneemann snowman because his translated from German is snowman.

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u/PhilRubdiez 69 2d ago

The Reds organist would play Frosty the Snowman when he is up to bat.

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u/Kitchen_accessories 🐐💨🍟 2d ago

Wasn’t that his Players Weekend thing last time they did that?

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u/Walnutbutters 2d ago

“Speedy Petey” Halpin

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u/turtleboy95 2d ago

Austin HOG Hedges

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u/arelleaytch ⚾small ball baseball terrorists⚾ 2d ago

I love that he has HOG on some of his gear

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u/midnightcereal815 👑 King Kwan 🦍 2d ago

I noticed that for the first time the other night and was delighted!

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u/Constant_Term6133 2d ago

To be fair, they list Jose’s nicknames as Enriquito or J-Ram although everyone involved with the Guardians calls him Hosey. The only people I see call him J-Ram are national media that know nothing about Cleveland

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u/ryan__fm 2d ago

Hitting between our up & coming stars T-Baz and C-DeL

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u/scaddleblurt 👑 King Kwan 🦍 2d ago

Josey’s nickname being “Enriquito” on the MLB app still has me stumped. Never heard anyone refer to him as that, or even mention it

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u/Disused_Yeti 🏠🏃‍♂️🥊 2d ago

surprised it took this long to be there. just assumed it would have been already

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u/No_Contribution_7635 2d ago

Official now!

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u/Baseball-Reference 2d ago

It's Baseball Reference official.

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u/ryan__fm 2d ago

Is there a difference?

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u/chvngeling 🐂 BULLISH ON BAZZA 🇦🇺 2d ago

we gotta make ‘speedy’ petey halpin official.

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u/AdviceGlass3400 2d ago

Petey “Cruiser” Halpin

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u/ElectricBuckeye 2d ago

KEEP ON BIG RIG TRUKKEN!!

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u/GoCanes2468 22h ago

Gavin probably wouldn’t like people saying he’s from Fayetteville lol