Ender Inciarte wants you to help him choose his Players Weekend nickname this year
MLB's first-ever Players Weekend was a highlight of the 2017 season, providing us with everything from nicknames to visionary fashion to more puns than we frankly knew what to do with. But, as the saying goes, with great power comes great responsibility: It's great that players have the chance to express themselves on the diamond ... but that also means that those choices are on display for a whole weekend in front of tens of thousands of fans. That's a lot of pressure!
So, on Thursday, Braves outfielder
I should ask this better. What should be my nickname on #Playerswekeend and why?
— Ender Inciarte (@enderinciartem) March 22, 2018
Almost immediately, he identified a couple of favorites:
You pick ?
— Ender Inciarte (@enderinciartem) March 22, 2018
(In addition to playing off of his actual name, Game Ender has the added bonus of being thematically appropriate.)
As well-documented fans of baseball, nicknames and shameless wordplay, we feel compelled to offer some suggestions. Here we go:
- Ender's Game (or, alternatively, Ender's Name)
- The DefEnder
- Ender of Days
- Inciarbae
- The Batter of Ender
Fortunately for everyone, though, Inciarte didn't ask us -- he asked you, the fans, so it's time to weigh in. Vote in the poll below to make your voice heard.
