Banal, basic, boring. Not exactly "one dog" or even "el oso" or "la pantera".

1 hour ago, chitownsportsfan said:

Banal, basic, boring. Not exactly "one dog" or even "el oso" or "la pantera".

1) people don't get to pick their own nicknames. They could ask to not be called something.
2) nicknames should be organic. One-dog is a nice example. Pudge. The way the kid wearing a Michigan sweatshirt when the group meets him becomes "Michigan".
3) Moon, in Japanese is tsuki. Five is go. Destroyer is kuchiku-kan. (as per Google translate.) That's probably way more to work with right there than, "Gee, I notice you're Japanese. Do you mind if I call you by a fairly pedestrian stereotype of your culture?"

14 minutes ago, WestEddy said:

1) people don't get to pick their own nicknames. They could ask to not be called something.
2) nicknames should be organic. One-dog is a nice example. Pudge. The way the kid wearing a Michigan sweatshirt when the group meets him becomes "Michigan".
3) Moon, in Japanese is tsuki. Five is go. Destroyer is kuchiku-kan. (as per Google translate.) That's probably way more to work with right there than, "Gee, I notice you're Japanese. Do you mind if I call you by a fairly pedestrian stereotype of your culture?"

Well said and honestly I don't even really care that much but it's just another milquetoast thing from the Sox org.

The worst part about the nickname offered by Schriffen was the lead up to it and then Beckham's "Wow!" If he had just busted out the (lame) nickname without the minutes-long diatribe beforehand, it still would have sucked but not as much.

2 minutes ago, hogan873 said:

The worst part about the nickname offered by Schriffen was the lead up to it and then Beckham's "Wow!" If he had just busted out the (lame) nickname without the minutes-long diatribe beforehand, it still would have sucked but not as much.

The Beckham “WOAHHH” was truly lame. 🤣 It’s like they both practiced it beforehand.

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24 minutes ago, chitownsportsfan said:

Well said and honestly I don't even really care that much but it's just another milquetoast thing from the Sox org.

Like misspelling his locker room name plate as Munetaki?

54 minutes ago, WhiteSox2023 said:

The Beckham “WOAHHH” was truly lame. 🤣 It’s like they both practiced it beforehand.

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Gordon is such a hayseed, a likable one now that he's not actively playing, but a hayseed. There was some discussion on sushi or something and Gordon was like "never tried it". Bro, you're rich, how have you never gone to a high end Japanese place, even just a steakhouse that has sushi?