Cardinal Chatter: You need a nickname, kid

In baseball, perhaps more so than any other sport, there’s a lot of down time. With a 35-man roster and ample time to think, nicknames are inevitable.

Sophomore pitcher Dean McArdle (above) gives us some insight into the life of Cardinal baseball player. (JOHN SCHOECH/The Stanford Daily)

With the chattering in the dugout during games, the nicknames become ingrained in the team and are a vital part of keeping life in the dugout interesting.

They don’t have to be funny, meaningful, or creative, but most of them mix a little of each. Here’s a little sample of some of the nicknames on our team:

-Sophomore first baseman Justin Ringo: Cave Man

-Sophomore center fielder: Jake Stewart: Scoob-a-doob-doob, Stewie, Stewman.

-Freshman right fielder Austin Wilson: Big Willy, Black Stealth.

-Senior outfielder Dave Giuliani: Italian Stallion, Meatball.

-Senior catcher Zach Jones: McDopeboy.

-Freshman second baseman Lonnie Kauppila: Kappi, Ron.

-Junior pitcher Allan Talt: Tall-T, TreeBeard.

-Junior outfielder Jack Mosbacher: Simple Jack, 16 to 24.

-Sophomore center fielder Tyler Gaffney: Dance Nation, T Gaff.

-Sophomore shortstop Kenny Diekroeger: Cupcake.

-Senior pitcher Danny Sandbrink: Grandpa, Renegade of Funk, Pup.

-Sophomore third baseman Stephen Piscotty: Escalito.

– Dean McArdle, Sophomore Pitcher