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06-30-04, 01:32 PM
Clubhouse Cancer Requests Different Nickname
NEW YORK--Kenny Lofton of the New York Yankees, who has been called a clubhouse cancer several times during his career, has formally requested a different nickname, sources reported Thursday. The 37-year-old centerfielder has suggested that teammates and the media think of a new moniker, since his current one is “a little grim.”
“I was thinking maybe of a different nickname. Something other than ‘clubhouse cancer’,” said Lofton. “I know it has a nice ring to it, but I was thinking of something else, like ‘K-Lof’. That rolls right off the tongue, doesn’t it? Or how about ‘The Silent Assassin?’ I’d even settle for something simple, like ‘Swifty’ or ‘Speedy.’ Anything, really, other than clubhouse cancer.”
Lofton’s teammates have obliged his request for a new nickname, and are now referring to him as “dickhead”
www.thebrushback.com
NEW YORK--Kenny Lofton of the New York Yankees, who has been called a clubhouse cancer several times during his career, has formally requested a different nickname, sources reported Thursday. The 37-year-old centerfielder has suggested that teammates and the media think of a new moniker, since his current one is “a little grim.”
“I was thinking maybe of a different nickname. Something other than ‘clubhouse cancer’,” said Lofton. “I know it has a nice ring to it, but I was thinking of something else, like ‘K-Lof’. That rolls right off the tongue, doesn’t it? Or how about ‘The Silent Assassin?’ I’d even settle for something simple, like ‘Swifty’ or ‘Speedy.’ Anything, really, other than clubhouse cancer.”
Lofton’s teammates have obliged his request for a new nickname, and are now referring to him as “dickhead”
www.thebrushback.com