Moonman Lexicon
Mike Shannon is loveably infamous for his gravel-throated broadcasting and outlandish malaprops. He has also developed his own regular ways of referring to baseball people, places and things:
| Real Name or Word | Pronunciation | Notes |
| Brad Ausmus | AHS-MAHS | |
| Scott Hatteberg | HATTY-berg | |
| Jason Isringhausen | Izzyman | |
| Geoff Jenkins | GOFF | |
| Greg Maddux | MAD-dox | |
| Daisuke Matsuzaka | Mottsa-ZOOKa | |
| Nate McLouth | Ma-CLOTH | |
| Paul McAnulty | MAC-an-alley | |
| Joel Pineiro | Puh-NAIR-oh | like Panera Bread |
| Wandy Rodriguez | WAN-dee | rhymes with "Andy" |
| So Taguchi | So-man | |
| Jose Valverde | Valverdo | |
| Ty Wigginton | Wigging-ton | |
| Kevin Youkilis | YOU-klee-us | rhymes with "nucleus" |
| New Comiskey/US Cellular Field | White Sox Park | |
| Schnucks grocery stores | Snooks | rhymes with "hooks" |
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