The first-ever Players Weekend is upon us. Concocted by the Players Association in conjunction with the Commissioner’s Office, Players Weekend was conceived to help MLB connect with younger fans, with uniforms that are designed to look more like Little League jerseys, and with each player having a nickname of his choosing (vetted, of course) on the back of his shirt and a patch on his sleeves honoring someone meaningful to their career.

Oh, and it’s more merchandise to sell.

So, it is in that spirit that RR3 proposes the first-ever Fans Weekend, where fans choose the nicknames to be worn on the backs of their team’s players’ jerseys. To get momentum behind the idea, I have come up with Fan Weekend nicknames for the Rangers. This should get it started.

JEFF BANISTER

When you are looking for your reading glasses, where do you always leave them? By the book.
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MIKE NAPOLI

The first couple seasons were great, then things jumped the shark.
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ROUGNED ODOR

It’s what you do when you detect an odor, and when you have a strikeout.
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ELVIS ANDRUS

Rip Van Winkle woke up after a twenty-year snooze. Elvis’s career did the same.
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ADRIAN BELTRE

There’s nothing whiskey can’t do, either.
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JOEY GALLO

A heaping helping of it served daily to all who doubted him, including me.
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CARLOS GOMEZ

What briefly passes through Arlington on the way to somewhere else.
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NOMAR MAZARA

Named after the kid from Home Alone, Kevin McCallister, who is dangerous at home
and a no-show on the road.
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ROBINSON CHIRINOS

He lost his job because his GM traded for a catcher.
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SHIN-SOO CHOO

It costs how much?
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DELINO DESHIELDS

Always overlooked in favor of others who get upgraded to first class.

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TODAY’S GAME:

Nick Martinez (3-4, 5.38) vs. Kendall Graveman (3-4, 5.45)
Game time: 9:05

How the Rangers hit against Graveman.
How the Athletics hit against Martinez.