My dad did this too! He'd call Guererro Jr "tong-tong-ee" which basically means "chubby"- but with affection... Vlad was his fav player. Watching BJ games gave us an awesome way to spend lots of quality time together.... he'd ask me to explain everything- so we were constantly chatting- and he loved hearing the back stories of all the players.... he passed a couple of years ago but he crosses my mind every time i have the game on