Death to Flying Things
Friday, June 27th, 2008Has there ever been a greater sports nickname than “Death to Flying Things”?
Thought not.
It refers to this guy:
Robert Vavasour Ferguson was an American baseball player of the 1860’s and 1870’s, when men were men and umpires wore top hats and sat on tall stools to call the games.
He didn’t only luck out in the middle name sweepstakes; his defensive prowess won him the splendiferous nickname “Death to Flying Things.” As in, fly balls.
Otherwise, he was apparently kind of a dick.
But this post isn’t actually about a human, much less a surly one, but rather Earth’s Nicest Cat, TJ.