tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2534235676864614634.post3790868320093219665..comments2024-03-12T03:12:01.172-04:00Comments on Orioles Card "O" the Day: Delino DeShields, 2001 Upper Deck Vintage #76Kevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01334533396646438555noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2534235676864614634.post-37198088480849014352013-03-19T13:59:34.722-04:002013-03-19T13:59:34.722-04:00Thanks, guys! It's truly society's loss th...Thanks, guys! It's truly society's loss that we never had "Bop" cards to go along with the "Bip"s.Kevinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01334533396646438555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2534235676864614634.post-89164171192855050582013-03-17T03:20:59.955-04:002013-03-17T03:20:59.955-04:00I remember reading that that was his nickname on t...I remember reading that that was his nickname on the back of one of his old Dodgers or Expos cards and wondering why he didn't go by it. My best guesses now are the same as they were then: A) "Delino DeShields" sounds too cool and alliterative to mess with, and B) "Bop" was too close to "Bip" and baseball already had one of those at the moment.TTGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17379595626520134970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2534235676864614634.post-84292934238005758732013-03-16T23:25:46.706-04:002013-03-16T23:25:46.706-04:00You don't know because even Delino isn't s...You don't know because even Delino isn't sure!<br /><br />DeShields: "It's from the neighborhood, man. I don't think it means anything in particular. Nobody calls me Delino except my grandma. Even my teachers called me, `Bop.'"<br /><br />http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2001-07-19/sports/0107190290_1_delino-deshields-fred-mcgriff-stay-at-homeZachhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04271305513834942608noreply@blogger.com