They Call Him ‘Big Dumper.' He's Crushing Home Runs Like Babe Ruth.
Usually when a slugger is born, it takes a minute to conjure up the optimal sobriquet. Maybe the perfect nickname never arrives. Worse, PR reps scramble to cook up something corny to print on T-shirts and onesies.
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