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Monday, September 11, 2006
Inspired new nickname for Ryan Howard?
Suddenly it came to me, while thinking about Ryan Howard nicknames. If he passes Roger Maris' 61 home runs, many fans will feel he's the true home run king, because they suspect all the other record-breakers to have cheating by using performance-enhancing drugs. Well, if he's the real deal, how about this moniker for the relatively young, kinda baby-faced bopper:
Babe Truth
Also, let's pick between two popular but similar choices to put into the finale. You can still vote in the two previous polls below and view those results. Right now it looks like finalists are Howitzer/Howardzer, H-Bomb, Big Smooth, The Ryan King and Rhyno.
