While we wait, let me put a plug in for all of us to work on improving our vocabulary.
Had I known the difference between "antidote" and "anecdote," there's a pretty good chance my friend would still be alive today.
the box on tv is NOT used to grade umpires.
Except maybe by the two college students who do the twitter thing, that I don't know.
But MLB is not grading umpires from the box on tv
Speaking of nicknames, there's been some great sports ones.
Some of my favorites:
Charles Barkely..."The Round Mound of Rebound"
Bartolo Colon: "Big Sexy"
Charlie "Piano Legs" Hickman
Pablo Sandoval "Kung Fu Panda."