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Thursday, September 14, 2006
Let Top 2 Nicknames Go Head to Head
In sports, winners are decided in head to head competition. So before we declare Broad Street Bomber the champ in the Ryan Howard nickname search, let's see how it does face to face with its primary competitor, Howitzer.
As we conclude this exercise, have to say I enjoyed seeing how many creative ideas people came up with. My own favorites lost, however. Whambino. Thought that was a winner. Here's one last nickname poll, so you can share your thoughts.
