I never thought this day would come- Someone with a nickname that doesn’t necessarily have to match his/her ethnic background. For way too long we’ve had to endure the same lame ass nicknaming treatment when it came to people’s ethnicity. If a white guy is good at basketball, he’s ‘vanilla- something’. An Asian nickname had to somehow include ‘dragon’ or some far east flavor. Anyone with a latino background had to have something that started with ‘el’ or ‘la’.
But Pablo Sandoval of the San Francisco Giants has broken through. He is affectionately known to the fans as…

‘Kung Fu Panda’

Don’t get me wrong. A good nickname is a good nickname. Some of my favorites are ‘Chocolate Thunder’ and ‘White Shadow”. I just don’t think we need to try so hard. That and I still have hope to be called ‘el Nino’ one day.