Here's a little diversion for those of you feeling uninspired about working on a Friday afternoon. This week, the Jays signed Terry Adams to be a part of the 2004 bullpen. The problem is, the guy's name doesn't work very well.
The name "Adams" means Russ Adams around here, and it's hard to punctuate. Adams fastball? Adams's fastball? Adams' fastball? Adamses fastball? I'm befuddled.
The name "Terry" has a bunch of connotations to me: Terry Fox; some British dude; an old friend of my parents (a woman).
Further, depending on how you look at it, he's taking the roster spot of
a) A guy with a unique Box-generated nickname, Mark 'Lurch' Hendrickson
b) A guy with a good baseball name, Pete Walker
c) A guy with a great name period, Talley Haines
or d) That loveable everyman, Tom Wilson
To sum up: Terry Adams is a guy who really really needs a new handle. Bring on the suggestions; please keep them clean.
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