As we noted yesterday, as part of “Players Weekend” on August 25-27, teams will wear bright, pullover alternative jerseys which, if they so choose, will feature nicknames on their backs. Some of the nicknames are pretty good. Some are lame. Some players chose not to pick a nicknames which, per Geddy Lee, means they still made a choice. A boring one, but it’s a free country.
One player, however, chose a pretty interesting nickname. That player is Alex Colome, the closer for the Tampa Bay Rays. This is what he chose:
Good name for a pitcher, right? You want to be the horse your team can ride when it needs to! But I also wonder if there is something else going on.
You may or may not recall that back in 2014 Colome was suspended for PEDs. The drug he took: Boldenone. Here’s what Boldenone, which a lot of athletes have abused in the past, was actually developed for:
Yep: “anabolic agent for horses.”
The best nicknames are earned, not merely given. And self-effacing humor is one of the more attractive traits an otherwise confident person can have. As such: well played, Alex.