wilmot825 Posted July 10, 2008 Share Posted July 10, 2008 The Vulture, Adam Russell, has been a great addition to this bullpen. And it feels good to have a 'pen that is solid and deep for the first time since '05. Not a shaky person in there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knightni Posted July 10, 2008 Share Posted July 10, 2008 That's a great nickname. Tall, big wingspan, and opportunistic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wilmot825 Posted July 10, 2008 Author Share Posted July 10, 2008 (edited) Plus the fact he steals wins away from the starter. Like a Vulture eats the dead animal killed by a lion, Russell gets the win by stepping in on a situation by the starting 5. Hawk is credited for the nickname, heard it the night Alexei shocked the Indians Edited July 10, 2008 by wilmot825 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flash Tizzle Posted July 10, 2008 Share Posted July 10, 2008 We've been over this before on Soxtalk. His nickname is Tree. This is from Russell, himself. There's no debating it. TREE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shamrock4Life Posted July 10, 2008 Share Posted July 10, 2008 since when are you allowed to make up your own nickname? I like the vulture. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TCQ Posted July 10, 2008 Share Posted July 10, 2008 I dunno dude the Tree is pretty intimidating. Imagine him being coming out of the bullpen..... "Wasting no time they go to the Tree, the Tree leads the league in ERA, K/9, and Hit batsmen. I heard he threw at his own kid in a father son game..." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smalls2598 Posted July 10, 2008 Share Posted July 10, 2008 Isn't Hawk the one who nicknamed Barry Jones the Vulture? Or did Jones have that nickname before coming to the Sox? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyyle23 Posted July 10, 2008 Share Posted July 10, 2008 QUOTE (TCQ @ Jul 10, 2008 -> 08:32 AM) I dunno dude the Tree is pretty intimidating. Imagine him being coming out of the bullpen..... "Wasting no time they go to the Tree, the Tree leads the league in ERA, K/9, and Hit batsmen. I heard he threw at his own kid in a father son game..." when this guy sneezes, he looks like a party favor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlaSoxxJim Posted July 10, 2008 Share Posted July 10, 2008 QUOTE (Flash Tizzle @ Jul 10, 2008 -> 03:24 AM) We've been over this before on Soxtalk. His nickname is Tree. This is from Russell, himself. There's no debating it. TREE You don't have any real control over the nicknames you get tagged with. Otherwise good old Skidmarks Scanlon back from grade school would have opted for something a bit more flattering I'm sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyyle23 Posted July 10, 2008 Share Posted July 10, 2008 QUOTE (FlaSoxxJim @ Jul 10, 2008 -> 07:49 AM) You don't have any real control over the nicknames you get tagged with. Otherwise good old Skidmarks Scanlon back from grade school would have opted for something a bit more flattering I'm sure. Yeah, it would something better like Super Skidmarks Scanlon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlaSoxxJim Posted July 10, 2008 Share Posted July 10, 2008 QUOTE (kyyle23 @ Jul 10, 2008 -> 09:51 AM) Yeah, it would something better like Super Skidmarks Scanlon There was a small contingent of kids who were pushing for the more subtle "Rusty", but Skidmarks won it in a walk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ptatc Posted July 10, 2008 Share Posted July 10, 2008 QUOTE (smalls2598 @ Jul 10, 2008 -> 08:37 AM) Isn't Hawk the one who nicknamed Barry Jones the Vulture? Or did Jones have that nickname before coming to the Sox? The original "Vulture" was a pitcher named Phil Regan. He pitched in relief in the 70's (and 60's I think). Back when the relief pitchers pitched more than one inning and rarely got the win. He had years when he seemed to get these types of wins and was given the nickname due to swooping in and getting the opportunistic win. Hawk did call Barry Jones this as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Hibbard Posted July 10, 2008 Share Posted July 10, 2008 Cliff Politte was also called the Vulture during 05, IIRC. Probably just about every reliever has had this nickname if they have a similar run. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Allen Posted July 10, 2008 Share Posted July 10, 2008 I think Phil Reagan was the original Vulture. Its really not a unique name. Its what every reliever who picks up relatively cheap wins is called. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pants Rowland Posted July 10, 2008 Share Posted July 10, 2008 QUOTE (Shamrock4Life @ Jul 10, 2008 -> 07:00 AM) since when are you allowed to make up your own nickname? I like the vulture. How about "T-Bone"? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chisoxfn Posted July 10, 2008 Share Posted July 10, 2008 All I know is Russell made Jose Guillen look silly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlaSoxxJim Posted July 10, 2008 Share Posted July 10, 2008 QUOTE (Pants Rowland @ Jul 10, 2008 -> 09:32 AM) How about "T-Bone"? How about Koko The Monkey instead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted July 10, 2008 Share Posted July 10, 2008 QUOTE (FlaSoxxJim @ Jul 10, 2008 -> 09:56 AM) How about Koko The Monkey instead. Gammy! Gammy! Gammy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JPN366 Posted July 10, 2008 Share Posted July 10, 2008 He's a hell of a nice guy by the way, very friendly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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