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Number4 · 10-27-2016, 10:48 AM

I think having "lefty" as a nickname for left-handers only is a bit strange. With what, at least 5 players on an average roster being lefties, you'd think the mere fact of someone being a lefty does not warrant the "lefty" nickname.
I can also imagine how righties get a nickname like lefty ironically - let's say a RH reliever misses that the call to the bullpen was for a lefty, gets up and gets called lefty for that, or a RHB struggling against LHP for a random reason, some wisecrack calls him "lefty" and it sticks.

10-27-2016, 10:48 AM	#4
Number4 Major Leagues Join Date: Sep 2014 Posts: 460	I think having "lefty" as a nickname for left-handers only is a bit strange. With what, at least 5 players on an average roster being lefties, you'd think the mere fact of someone being a lefty does not warrant the "lefty" nickname. I can also imagine how righties get a nickname like lefty ironically - let's say a RH reliever misses that the call to the bullpen was for a lefty, gets up and gets called lefty for that, or a RHB struggling against LHP for a random reason, some wisecrack calls him "lefty" and it sticks. __________________ "Odor is now 2 for 5 today" (Commentator, after Rougned Odor, up to then 1 for 4, punched Jose Bautista square in the face.)