The Nickname is Dead
I was watching a baseball game the other day, and hearing the lineups announced, I got to puzzling about something truly trivial. What ever happened to the art of nicknaming? Did it die with Grantland Rice? Schoolboy Rowe. Van Lingle Mungo. Dazzy Vance. The Big Train. Pistol Pete. Highpockets Kelly. Hit ’em Where They Ain’t. …