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Note: Daniel Murphy’s Nickname

by Matthew Cerrone on September 22nd, 2008 at 1:27 pm

This season, Daniel Murphy is batting .343 in 108 at bats.

However, he is 0 for his last nine, with three strike outs, since getting a pinch-hit RBI double on Friday night.

I have noticed several fans referring to Murphy as ‘D-Rex,’ while writing in MetsBlog’s comments section and on message boards around the Internet.

In an e-mail sent to me over the weekend, Geoff M explains, “He looks like a T-Rex with his tiny arms pulled back and his hulking legs taking big strides.  That, with the tenacious attitude, made us name him D-Rex.”

That’s pretty funny.  I think I like it.