More Stupid Baseball Nicknames

A couple of years ago, I blogged about the ridiculousness of the trend of baseball nicknames following on the heels of A-Rod in which people combine part of the player's first name and part of the player's last name. I also suggested where this might lead, with Albert Pujols becoming "A-jols" and Pat Neshek becoming "P-Nes."

Well, I saw another one last night, calling Rockies' outfielder Carlos Gonzalez "CarGo." Obviously, there are a few different puns that can work with this name, but the same can be said for "V-Mart" for Victor Martinez and "Man-Ram" for Manny Ramirez. In the end, they all seem inspid. Yet, they seem to prevail.

And if that's the case, then I'm still hoping that Kevin Youkilis has a relative named Frank or Fred or something who makes it to the major leagues and provides one of these nicknames that actually has some appeal.