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Found March 04, 2012 on Nationals Enquirer: Yardbarker Blogger Network
PLAYERS: Drew Storen
TEAMS: Washington Nationals
And so, (via Adam Kilgore/Washington Post), Drew Storen has a new nickname, courtesy of Davey Johnson: Tinkerbell. ...Johnson coined a nickname for Storen based his proclivity for toying with his delivery. "I’m going to start calling him Tinkerbell," Johnson said. "He comes in with all kinds of different little moves. Once the game started, he looked good." (via Nationals Journal, 3/4/2012) There's Drew Storen above, waiting for the 8th inning to end in the bullpen on Sunday. Screencap of TV/MASN. Befriend the Nats Enquirer on Facebook. Follow us on Twitter.
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