We figured that someone else had to have noticed the prevalence of strange names is baseball, and we were right. Take MLB.com's annual Moniker Madness contest, for example. They start with 64 names of minor-league players, which are narrowed down in brackets by the fans. Eventually, the votes bring us one true champion, a name to beat all names. This year, that name was Dusty Napoleon.
The A's catching prospect, who sometimes gets dirty but does not wear epaulettes, is in his second season with the single-A Kane County Cougars. He was the 600th pick of the 2007 draft, just 599 places behind pitching phenom David Price. His line so far this year show's why he's in the Oakland system: 17 walks, 14 strikeouts, .438 OBP. Classic Moneyball.
But who really cares about stats? We here are all about the name, and Dusty Napoleon is a good one. While we believe baseball has too many wonderful names to choose a champion, Mr. Napoleon gets a leg up on most others. Let's forget the fact that his real name is Michael Dustin Napoleon; his chosen name is simply dynamite.
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