Phillies: Ranking “Player’s Weekend” jersey nicknames
By John Town
A bit more creative
13. Nick Williams-“Nicky Dubs”
“Dubs” is a slang word for win nowadays, so it’s safe to say that Nick Williams helps get dubs. Alright, time to go hit myself for that one.
12. Tommy Joseph-“ToJo”
It’s short and sweet and the fans have been using it, so it’s an easy decision for Joseph here.
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11. Andres Blanco-“Whitey”
This nickname brings back memories of Richie “Whitey” Ashburn. I’m sure some older fans are going to take some offense to this, but Blanco means white in Spanish and we’ve been calling him that since he’s been here.
10. Freddy Galvis-“Toco”
Toco means “I play” or “I touch” in Spanish.
I’m sure there’s something meaningful to Galvis about it or else he wouldn’t use it, I just couldn’t say.
9. Cesar Hernandez-“Cesita”
This is definitely a play off Hernandez’s first name, and the –ita ending means “little”. So something along the lines of “Little Cesar”, so maybe he likes Little Caesar’s Pizza?
8. Ricardo Pinto-“Pinto Bean”
This one is actually pretty good. It’s a nice little pun all wrapped up in the fact that Pinto is short, making the bean play on words all the more fun.