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An editor has written that a newpaper columnist wrote that Dibble (and Norm Charlton and Randy Myers) were nicknamed "The Nasty Boys" after an alleged incident with a Philadelphia prostitute. This claim is slanderous and requires further verification. If somebody can locate a seperate reliable source it could help to clarify this matter. [[User:No Guru|No Guru]] 19:38, 23 March 2006 (UTC) |
An editor has written that a newpaper columnist wrote that Dibble (and Norm Charlton and Randy Myers) were nicknamed "The Nasty Boys" after an alleged incident with a Philadelphia prostitute. This claim is slanderous and requires further verification. If somebody can locate a seperate reliable source it could help to clarify this matter. [[User:No Guru|No Guru]] 19:38, 23 March 2006 (UTC) |
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The bio on Dibble fails to mention that he was a member of the 1990 World Champion Cincinnati Reds, and that he was the winning pitcher in Game 2 of the World Series that year. This was undoubtedly one of his greatest accomplishments as a ballplayer, and the glaring omission of it from the bio discredits the entire piece. |
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As for the origins of the Nasty Boys nickname, see http://www.cincypost.com/sports/2000/koch041300.html: |
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"Because of a strike that postponed the start of the season, the Reds opened in Houston in 1990, and Reds pitchers drilled Astros first baseman Glenn Davis three times. |
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Afterward, several Astros proclaimed an intention to retaliate. That riled Dibble, who, if he wasn't the meanest guy in the bullpen, was the hardest thrower and had the hottest temper. 'You want to start headhunting,' Dibble said, 'that's fine with us. We can headhunt with the best of them.' |
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'A reporter heard Dibble say that,' Charlton said. 'He said, '"That's a pretty nasty attitude."' |
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A nickname was born. So was an aura. Dibble, Charlton and Myers were quick to embrace it. 'If it sounded good, we went with it,' Charlton said." |
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Revision as of 00:15, 16 May 2006
An editor has written that a newpaper columnist wrote that Dibble (and Norm Charlton and Randy Myers) were nicknamed "The Nasty Boys" after an alleged incident with a Philadelphia prostitute. This claim is slanderous and requires further verification. If somebody can locate a seperate reliable source it could help to clarify this matter. No Guru 19:38, 23 March 2006 (UTC)
00:15, 16 May 2006 (UTC)00:15, 16 May 2006 (UTC)00:15, 16 May 2006 (UTC)00:15, 16 May 2006 (UTC)00:15, 16 May 2006 (UTC)12.159.66.24 00:15, 16 May 2006 (UTC)
The bio on Dibble fails to mention that he was a member of the 1990 World Champion Cincinnati Reds, and that he was the winning pitcher in Game 2 of the World Series that year. This was undoubtedly one of his greatest accomplishments as a ballplayer, and the glaring omission of it from the bio discredits the entire piece.
As for the origins of the Nasty Boys nickname, see http://www.cincypost.com/sports/2000/koch041300.html:
"Because of a strike that postponed the start of the season, the Reds opened in Houston in 1990, and Reds pitchers drilled Astros first baseman Glenn Davis three times.
Afterward, several Astros proclaimed an intention to retaliate. That riled Dibble, who, if he wasn't the meanest guy in the bullpen, was the hardest thrower and had the hottest temper. 'You want to start headhunting,' Dibble said, 'that's fine with us. We can headhunt with the best of them.'
'A reporter heard Dibble say that,' Charlton said. 'He said, '"That's a pretty nasty attitude."'
A nickname was born. So was an aura. Dibble, Charlton and Myers were quick to embrace it. 'If it sounded good, we went with it,' Charlton said."