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    What inspired your RedsZone username? / What does your username mean?

    For some, like myself, the meaning is pretty easy to discern. I like Wily Mo. The long home-runs, the broken caveman english, the outfield adventures, the whole nine yards.

    What does your username 'mean' or what inspired you to make your name what it is?


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    Re: What inspired your RedsZone username? / What does your username mean?

    Well, mine is dougdirt. Doug is my name, so that one worked out pretty good. Before I hurt my knee a year and a half ago, I used to ride BMX bikes and I really liked trails in my younger days more than anything else. Well in the summer when it was real dry it would get quite dusty and after a long day of riding, I always would be dirty. Well I needed a screen name when I was about 15 and dougdirt was the choice, but it was taken, so I went with dougdirt24 (Griffey at the time). But whenever dougdirt is available I will use it.
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    Had mine for years before the Internet as a nickname in fanzines, slambooks and fan clubs. Cathy is my real name but CathyDuran just didn't sound right, and as a rule you didn't use your real name for a nickname, so I went with a variation.

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    Re: What inspired your RedsZone username? / What does your username mean?

    Mine is about as plain as the come.

    Reds44.

    Take a guess at what it stands for?
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    Re: What inspired your RedsZone username? / What does your username mean?

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    Mine is about as plain as the come.

    Reds44.

    Take a guess at what it stands for?
    Hmmm... you're a communist Dirty Harry fan?

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    Re: What inspired your RedsZone username? / What does your username mean?

    Don't know really, I guess because every baseball fan knows about Tommy John, and I was 25 years old when I joined. I never had to have the surgery myself, but in the spirit of being a Reds fan and having so many "can't miss" prospects have it in the past, I figured it fit. Plus it has a nice ring to it I think.

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    Re: What inspired your RedsZone username? / What does your username mean?

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nZp7oV6gRTY

    Mine is from the best old sportcenter commericial in which Kenny Mayne is "practicing his highlights" with a Seattle Griffey HR. Dan Patrick previously starts by stating that the anchors never pre plan their calls but just shoot from the hip.

    Calls by Mayne included:

    It's never iffy if it's Griffey.

    but thats was obviously too long so I shortened it the best I could
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    Re: What inspired your RedsZone username? / What does your username mean?

    I lived in Florida on a well-known barrier island when I joined RedsZone, thus the name. Shortly thereafter I moved. Oh well.
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    I'm a Reds fan, and i'm from West Virginia.
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    Krono is from Kronos..the misspelling of the Klingon home world

    Red is from the Reds..cause every name should have Red in it

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    Re: What inspired your RedsZone username? / What does your username mean?

    halcyon has an alternate definition of : idyllically calm and peaceful; suggesting happy tranquillity; "a halcyon atmosphere".

    I always liked the word. I'd rather be serene (and calmly logical) than the opposite.

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    Re: What inspired your RedsZone username? / What does your username mean?

    My blood is Red and I'm an American.

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    Re: What inspired your RedsZone username? / What does your username mean?

    Simple really-my favorite type of grass is Bluebunch Wheatgrass which just happens to be the state grass of Iowa. My third favorite color is red so I decided that IowaRed would make sense.
    More often than not, when someone is telling me a story all I can think about is that I can't wait for them to finish so that I can tell my own story that's not only better, but also more directly involves me.

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    Re: What inspired your RedsZone username? / What does your username mean?

    My name is Joseph. Pretty simple. I used to go for the catchy username, but it got boring so I went simple.

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    The rules of soccer are divided into seventeen main '"laws". Law 5 is the one that describies the responsibilities of, and empowers, the referee.
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