Jon Niese Nickname Thread

by James Kannengieser on Jul 26, 2009 11:04 PM EDT

In the comments section of this post, JoshNY noted that he is not a fan of the nickname "Jona-fin" for Jon Niese. The nickname is a reference to Niese's prominent, shark fin-esque nose. It's not great but it's a start. At least no one has suggested "J-Nee" or something like that. Chris Berman probably has "Jon 'The Knights who say' Niese" all ready to go for the next time he hosts Baseball Tonight. The nicknames topic comes up around here every now and then, and it's worthwhile to give it some consideration. Here are some other options, which I admittedly haven't put too much thought into. Suggest any others:

The Shark
Land Shark (for all of the ground balls he induces)
Chief Brody
Jona Finesse (courtesy of squid92)
Game 7 (Jon was born on October 27, 1986)
The Telegraph (just kidding)
Let's hold off on giving him a nickname. Give it more time.

One final thought - with Johan Santana, Mike Pelfrey, Jon Niese, Jenrry Mejia, and Brad Holt in the organization, the Mets might have a pretty good rotation in a couple years. If the $36 Million Titanic can get his act together it would be an added bonus.

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Hmmm...

I like Jonny Nephew or La Sobrina.

by Pat Andriola on Jul 26, 2009 11:14 PM EDT reply actions

Haha, I get it.

Clever, clever. A Los Mets reference there?

"I dunno. I never smoked any Astroturf"
-Tug McGraw

by squid92 on Jul 26, 2009 11:16 PM EDT up reply actions

I also popularized Jona-Fin Niese.

Since I also contributed Jona Finesse, I’ll voice my support and defend both of them.

"I dunno. I never smoked any Astroturf"
-Tug McGraw

by squid92 on Jul 26, 2009 11:15 PM EDT reply actions

marathon

King of the bling come to lay down the evidence//Not George Bush, L-Millz be da president

by Sam Page on Jul 26, 2009 11:46 PM EDT reply actions

Mara...Jon?

"I dunno. I never smoked any Astroturf"
-Tug McGraw

by squid92 on Jul 26, 2009 11:57 PM EDT up reply actions

How bout

J-Rod or J-Mart.

by Mount17 on Jul 27, 2009 12:05 AM EDT reply actions

I guess I'll stick with "The Shark" since I suggested it

Although “J-Rod” gets irony points.

by JoshNY on Jul 27, 2009 12:10 AM EDT reply actions

The Shark

For some reason I seem to remember people calling Phil Humber “The Shark”.

by njk237 on Jul 27, 2009 12:14 AM EDT reply actions

Yeah, how could yall forget about the NYC Jonathon

by All Shook Down on Jul 27, 2009 12:43 AM EDT reply actions

that's why i propose marathon

King of the bling come to lay down the evidence//Not George Bush, L-Millz be da president

by Sam Page on Jul 27, 2009 1:37 AM EDT up reply actions

Hmm

Nez
The Cutter-Wielding Maniac
Doctor 4-3
Chiese

by psiogen on Jul 27, 2009 12:49 AM EDT reply actions

i am also against "Jona-Fin"

I propose we just call him “Josh Thole”.

"He's definitely mixing it into his repertoire. That's French for 'repertoire' " - Keith Hernandez

by Catsmeat Potter-Pirbright on Jul 27, 2009 1:10 AM EDT via mobile reply actions

Socks?

"I dunno. I never smoked any Astroturf"
-Tug McGraw

by squid92 on Jul 27, 2009 1:59 AM EDT reply actions

And Jenrry Mejia

is Henry MoreHeata. Get it? Hah…ha…ah…
…

"I dunno. I never smoked any Astroturf"
-Tug McGraw

by squid92 on Jul 27, 2009 2:00 AM EDT reply actions

Johnny Jihad-Nose

Nothing can get by him; especially in a small room: Mike Francessa

by GenJackRipper on Jul 27, 2009 4:52 AM EDT reply actions

the Hebrew Hammer!

We've got ourselves a ball club, the Mets of New York town!

by kingcritical on Jul 27, 2009 7:48 AM EDT reply actions

J-Nee

by fxcarden on Jul 27, 2009 9:02 AM EDT reply actions

I really like

Jon “Game Seven” Niese, if only because it induces a kind of blind optimism that one day he will pitch for the Mets in a meaningful game seven.

by deadspy3 on Jul 27, 2009 9:21 AM EDT reply actions

The Buffalo Wing

If only he’d stayed down any longer in AAA, he’d have been a native.

The Bends, or Bender.

by wobatus on Jul 27, 2009 2:52 PM EDT reply actions

i like game 7

and land shark is fairly entertaining too

by KeithsMoustache on Jul 27, 2009 4:17 PM EDT reply actions

I propose that from henceforth,

Ollie is “The $36 Million Titanic”. Or just, “Titanic”. As for Niese, how about “The Nose”, or “Johnny Nose”?

by BobbyV_Incognito on Jul 27, 2009 11:03 PM EDT reply actions

How about "The Dentist"

I decided to build on the suggestions of others.

JONATHAN NIESE —> “Jona-Fin” Niese —> The Shark —> Greg Norman (The Shark = his nickname) —> Greg Norman = legendary Australian & so is Long Island lacrosse legend (and coach) Gordon Purdie —> Gordon Bombay —> lost 3-bar to Wolf “The Dentist” Stanson in D2 —> THE DENTIST

by Mr.Koo on Jul 28, 2009 3:17 PM EDT reply actions