Help Will Middlebrooks Come Up With A Better Nickname!
posted at 2/27/2013 1:38 AM EST
Here is a quote from the article about Will Middlebrooks posted by mrmojo: "The only nickname I really have is Brooksy. If you can come up with something better, feel free to leave a comment here."
Let's see if the posters on bdc can help him out.
I know this doesn't shorten it, but I'll start with Will Middlebrooks Robinson, which is both a reference to Lost in Space and the hot corner Hall-of-Famer.


Re: Help Will Middlebrooks Come Up With A Better Nickname!
posted at 2/27/2013 1:42 AM EST

- mef429
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i've taken to calling him "THE DREADNAUGHT!" after another poster (maybe Notin??) called him that after he went yard to the LF pole and the RF pole in the same game.
i really like that one..
Re: Help Will Middlebrooks Come Up With A Better Nickname!
posted at 2/27/2013 1:49 AM EST
If he bats fifth, we can call him Middle-of-the-order-brooks.
Re: Help Will Middlebrooks Come Up With A Better Nickname!
posted at 2/27/2013 1:55 AM EST

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Re: Help Will Middlebrooks Come Up With A Better Nickname!
posted at 2/27/2013 1:58 AM EST
Wilmbro
Willmill
WMB - Weapon of Mass Bat
Youk-Pipper (as in Wally Pipp)
Re: Help Will Middlebrooks Come Up With A Better Nickname!
posted at 2/27/2013 2:15 AM EST
nick name ?
I know it's early
but I'm thinking 'sam'
on a seperate note here's a fun read
Mike Lowell lends a glove to tutor Will Middlebrooks
John Tomase
FORT MYERS â Alumni week in Fort Myers continued yesterday with the arrival of former World Series MVP Mike Lowell.
Lowell was in town at the behest of second baseman Dustin Pedroia, who thought Lowell could offer some insights into playing third base to young Red Sox counterpart Will Middlebrooks.
Lowell was happy to oblige.âPedroia wanted me to visit him,â Lowell said. âThat was part one. I think Pedey talked to Will and said we communicated and worked well together turning double plays and said he wouldnât mind doing some stuff. I donât think itâs anything he does wrong. I love guys who might want to hear something else because you never know what can trigger something good.
âI remember (former Yankees) Scott Brosius and Luis Sojo and Graig Nettles, they told me things they probably meant in passing but it sticks with you when youâre young.
âI donât know. Weâre not going to reinvent the wheel. Weâre just going to talk about stuff and hopefully it helps.â
Lowell, who lives in Miami, sported his familiar No. 25 jersey and expects to be in camp for a couple of days.
Middlebrooks discussed the nuts and bolts of the advice he shared, and noted the two crossed paths before, with Middlebrooks spending spring training with Lowell in 2010.
âJust working on my angles at third,â Middlebrooks said. âYou have to play it at like 45-degree angles, and a lot of times I get too flat and you get a lot of in-between hops and you donât get to as many balls, so Iâm just working on my angles and staying down on the ball.â
Lowell isnât the only former Sox standout to make an appearance in camp. Jim Rice, Pedro Martinez, Jason Varitek, Luis Tiant and Tim Wakefield have also been in town.
For his part, Middlebrooks sees nothing but positives from the pairing with Lowell.
âOh, itâs huge for me,â he said. âThatâs the guy who has won World Series, heâs won Gold Gloves. Thatâs what I want to do, thatâs what Iâm here for. Anytime I can get information from a guy with that experience, it can help.â
http://bostonherald.com/sports/red_sox_mlb/boston_red_sox/2013/02/mike_lowell_lends_a_glove_to_tutor_will_middlebrooks
Re: Help Will Middlebrooks Come Up With A Better Nickname!
posted at 2/27/2013 2:25 AM EST

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Re: Help Will Middlebrooks Come Up With A Better Nickname!
posted at 2/27/2013 7:32 AM EST

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BTA ....Better Thean Arod
Re: Help Will Middlebrooks Come Up With A Better Nickname!
posted at 2/27/2013 7:40 AM EST

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The Texas Tornado...Yeah, I know...Its corny
Re: Help Will Middlebrooks Come Up With A Better Nickname!
posted at 2/27/2013 8:37 AM EST

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I saw this somewhere and it was pretty good i think. the "Misslebrook".
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Re: Help Will Middlebrooks Come Up With A Better Nickname!
posted at 2/27/2013 9:08 AM EST

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In response to southpaw777's comment:
The Texas Tornado...Yeah, I know...Its corny
RIP Texas Tornado :(

Re: Help Will Middlebrooks Come Up With A Better Nickname!
posted at 2/27/2013 9:34 AM EST
How about we just call him Will Middlebrooks?
Re: Help Will Middlebrooks Come Up With A Better Nickname!
posted at 2/27/2013 9:48 AM EST

- Flapjack07
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As long as we don't give him a stupid default nickname like Middie or Brookie or W-Midd or whatever, I'm fine with anything.
Re: Help Will Middlebrooks Come Up With A Better Nickname!
posted at 2/27/2013 10:35 AM EST
Re: Help Will Middlebrooks Come Up With A Better Nickname!
posted at 2/27/2013 10:39 AM EST

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Re: Help Will Middlebrooks Come Up With A Better Nickname!
posted at 2/27/2013 10:57 AM EST

- Strike13
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You cant just create a nickname. Nicknames have to be born as they come.
Re: Help Will Middlebrooks Come Up With A Better Nickname!
posted at 2/27/2013 11:14 AM EST

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Re: Help Will Middlebrooks Come Up With A Better Nickname!
posted at 2/27/2013 1:15 PM EST

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Re: Help Will Middlebrooks Come Up With A Better Nickname!
posted at 2/27/2013 1:40 PM EST

- donrd4
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In response to Sheriff-Rojas' comment:
Here is a quote from the article about Will Middlebrooks posted by mrmojo: "The only nickname I really have is Brooksy. If you can come up with something better, feel free to leave a comment here."
Let's see if the posters on bdc can help him out.
I know this doesn't shorten it, but I'll start with Will Middlebrooks Robinson, which is both a reference to Lost in Space and the hot corner Hall-of-Famer.


The perfect name would be ( who cares )
Re: Help Will Middlebrooks Come Up With A Better Nickname!
posted at 2/27/2013 5:44 PM EST

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Re: Help Will Middlebrooks Come Up With A Better Nickname!
posted at 2/27/2013 6:24 PM EST

- southpaw777
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In response to Ice-Cream's comment:
In response to southpaw777's comment:
The Texas Tornado...Yeah, I know...Its corny
RIP Texas Tornado :(

LOL...Thats where I got it from..Ive been a big Pro Wrestling fan since I saw George the animal steele tear open a turnbuckle with his teeth and that green tongue...Amazing he was a college professor.
Too bad about all the Von Erich men...what? 4 suicides?
Re: Help Will Middlebrooks Come Up With A Better Nickname!
posted at 2/27/2013 6:32 PM EST

- VeniceSox
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In response to Strike13's comment:
You cant just create a nickname. Nicknames have to be born as they come.
Exactly and until he produces consistently I say we call him by his name..... I can imagine all these nicknames and then he struggles.... these same posters will be calling him names not repeatable.....
Re: Help Will Middlebrooks Come Up With A Better Nickname!
posted at 2/27/2013 7:57 PM EST

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