3 days: Look out Below, here comes Smyly

Ok, so my math was off.  I'm just like Derek Zoolander who thinks his "Center for Kids who Can't Read Good" needs to be three times the size of the model (What is this?  A center for ants?).  Tigress no do math so good.  It's now only three days away to opening day! 

That being said, I started cruising around the Tigers website to figure out who our 5th starter would be.  The past few years, our 5th starter has been very inconsistent and changes very quickly.  Philthy Phil was our fifth starter last year!  So here's the word, bird.  Here's the scoop, poop (hehe).

Below (whose nickname is LookOut) and Villarreal were sent down to Triple A and the two pitchers staying up (for at least a week) are Drew Smyly and Luis Marte.  Welcome boys!  To really welcome you to "the show" (remember all those tips Crash gave you about interviews...don't forget them), you will be receiving nicknames (all the big leaguers have them).  First up...Luis Marte:

Possible options:
K-Marte
Wal-Marte
Smarte-Marte
Farte-Marte

And the winner is... Wal-Marte.  10 years ago, K-Marte would have been a lock, but they've been facing some financial trouble as of late.  Better to go with the mega-store.

Next up, Drew Smyly:

This photo is courtesy of Cousin Tigress who went to a Spring Training game on St. Patrick's Day weekend.  The green is pretty sweet. 

I'm going to assume that his name is pronounced like Smiley (just like I assumed that Wal-Marte's name doesn't have a French type 'e' on the end).  So, here are the options:

Guy Smyly (you know, the famous game show host from sesame street?)

Smyly Cyrus
Wiley Smyly
Fly Smy

And the winner is...Guy Smyly!  But I feel like Wiley Smyly could work too, especially if he has a nasty slider or something (instead of sneaky, sneaky...he'd be wiley, wiley).

Stay tuned.  We still need to figure out My Tiger and My Not Tiger.  3 more days...