Greetings. Please allow me to introduce myself. I’m irritating, live in a rural area, don’t come into contact with a lot of real people and am a pain in the ass. Oh…and my name is Drew.
I realize that I have very big shoes to fill here at Pacman Jonesin’, but I’m ready to lace ‘em up and get started. Here is a list of my twenty favorite sports nicknames:
20. Bill “Spaceman” Lee - “Hell, if KY jelly went off the market, the whole California Angels pitching staff would be out of baseball.” – Bill Lee (Here are a few other gems from Mr. Lee)
19. Oail “Bum” Phillips – Narrowly edged out Ken “The Rat” Linseman
18. Gary “The Glove” Payton – Not to be confused with Michael “The Gloved One” Jackson
17. Charles “The Round Mound Of Rebound” Barkley – Gotta give Chuck some love
16. Jack “The Assassin” Tatum – Just ask Daryl Stingley
15. Eric “Sleepy” Floyd – I get tired just watching highlights of Sleepy on the court
14. William “The Refrigerator” Perry - Is there anyone alive who doesn’t love the Fridge?
13. Lewis “Black Magic” Lloyd - Cut me some slack…I went to Drake
12. Andrei “AK-47″ Kirilenko – Although lately he’s playing more like a paintball gun
11. “Pistol” Pete Maravich – Simply one of a kind
10. Jason “White Chocolate” Williams - Flashes of Pistol Pete, but just too inconsistent
9. Chuck “The Rifleman” Person - Yet another gun related nickname. Believe it or not I don’t belong to the NRA
8. Rich “El Guapo” Garces - I’d like the entire left side of the menu please
7. Alan “The Answer” Iverson - “The Cancer” might be more accurate these days
6. George “The Ice Man” Gervin – Has there ever been a cooler cat?
5. Darryl “Chocolate Thunder” Dawkins – If you’re older than 30 you likely had this poster in your room
4. John “Hot Plate” Williams – Not Hot Rod Williams…the other one
3. Adam “Pacman” Jones - C’mon, was there ever a doubt?
2. Jeffrey “Penitentiary Face” Leonard – Exhibit A…Just don’t call him Jeff
1. “Dinner Bell” Mel Turpin – Mel definitely didn’t miss too many meals
(Wait…it’s 2009, right? Did Reggie “Hang Time” Theus really say that about bloggers? That interview was absolutely astounding. Drew is ecstatic about posting at least twice a day at Pacman Jonesin’ and he is also a featured blogger at SirCharlesInCharge.com)
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