The Braves' Andruw Jones usually makes his way onto SportsCenter with his silky defense or his mammoth homeruns; however, Jones was featured on the show for a much less desirable achievement on Sunday.
Jones apparently thought that putting the ball in play was overrated on Sunday, as he struck out five times in five plate appearances. Yes, I said five.
Such an achievement got my wheels turning as to how to classify such a performance. For instance, if a player strikes out three times in a game, he completes the "hat trick." Likewise, if a player strikes out four times in a game, he gets to don the "golden sombrero." So what does a player receive for five strikeouts (besides extra batting practice)? Here are some ideas:
1. Five Grand: The symbol for strikeout, "K", is also acceptable as 1,000; thus, five grand.
2. The Platinum Panama: A play on the golden sombrero idea.
3. V-day: A play on "D-day", with "V" being the Roman numeral for five.
4. The Pentagon: Penta = five.
5. Summa Cum Laude: Latin for "with highest praise." Sarcasm is intended.
I probably had more fun coming up with these than you had reading them.
I definitely had more fun coming up with these than Andruw had during his excellent day at the plate.
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