Best New Red Sox Nickname

This one was coined by Boston resident and lifelong fan Lucas Dwyer. "Mass Pike" (or simply "Pike"), for backup catcher Doug Mirabelli. Despite playing only whenever Tim Wakefield takes his turn in the pitching rotation, the nine-year veteran has consistently shown some pop with the bat, particularly at home. A dead pull hitter, Mirabelli frequently takes advantage of Fenway's short porch in left field. Almost all of his home runs soar into deep left and high over the Green Monster. Interstate 90 - the Massachusetts Turnpike - runs through Boston not too far beyond the Monster, and if any member of the Sox could launch a ball onto the highway, it's Mirabelli. His home run Friday was his fifth of the year, several of which have been Pike-worthy shots.