Great athletes used to need 3 or more nicknames - the Babe, the Bambino, the Sultan of Swat; The Kid, The Splendid Splinter, Teddy Ballgame; Joe D, The Yankee Clipper, Joltin' Joe.
Now, the nickname machine is lame. So, many just using initials. WTF - we've already had two LTs already. That ain't right!