ɐ kˈʌbz blˈɑːɡ, "hˈaɪɚ dʒˈɪm ˈɛʃən," wʌz nˈeɪmd ɪn ˈɑːnɚɹ ʌvðə fˈɔːɹmɚ kˈʌbz mˈænɪdʒɚ ænd hɐz ɐn ˈɔːθɚ pˈætɚnd ˈæftɚ hˌɪm nˈeɪmd "skˈɪp", dˈuː tʊ ˈɛʃənz ɪnsˈɪstəns ðæt hɪz fˈɔːɹmɚ plˈeɪɚz ɹᵻfˈɜː tə hˌɪm æz "skˈɪp dʒˈɑːnsən".
A Cubs blog, "Hire Jim Essian," was named in honor of the former Cubs manager and has an author patterned after him named "Skip", due to Essian's insistence that his former players refer to him as "Skip Johnson".