I like where you're going with the nicknames for Kirk. Baseball is seriously short of nicknames as its path to generic sterility continues. So this represents a great opportunity. However I'm not sure that 'Locomotive Kirk' rolls off the tongue easily. What about 'The Train'? I have previously thought that 'The Brick with Eyes' would suit, but I have stolen that nickname from a Rugby League player here in Australia and it's also possibly a little insensitive in these politically correct times. I do like 'Captain Kirk', but give him time, give him time.
I like where you're going with the nicknames for Kirk. Baseball is seriously short of nicknames as its path to generic sterility continues. So this represents a great opportunity. However I'm not sure that 'Locomotive Kirk' rolls off the tongue easily. What about 'The Train'? I have previously thought that 'The Brick with Eyes' would suit, but I have stolen that nickname from a Rugby League player here in Australia and it's also possibly a little insensitive in these politically correct times. I do like 'Captain Kirk', but give him time, give him time.
Yeah, it's tough. But I definitely don't need to hear the Gaga song every time, so a nickname seems ideal in this situation!