December 21, 2010

Naming the Rotation

The man who named the 1983 Phillies “The Wheeze Kids” is back with a nickname for the Phillies 2011 rotation.

I want the best starting rotation in baseball called “The Un-four-gettables.” Little musical reference in there, which should please Kristen Lee, who loved the city’s cultural climate first time around. And the quaint chance to play Nat King Cole‘s version of “Unforgettable” whenever Cole Hamels pitches.

He throws out a number of rejected choices, all involving play on the word four, including:

I considered calling them “The Fourmula” with a subtitle of 4 x 25 = 100.

As a math fan, I like that one.

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *