The Baltimorioles

Mets reliever Guillermo Mota should cut to the chase and go by thecatchier (and more linguistically efficient) “Guillermota.” Likewise, free-agent right-hander Tomo Ohka should go by “Tomohka.” And the Baltimore Orioles should rebrand themselves as –- you guessed it –- the “Baltimorioles.” ...

Who’s the fastest player to reach 3,000 hits? Ask any baseball historian, and he’ll tell you that it’s Hall of Famer Tris Speaker, who did the trick in just 8,625 at-bats, fewer than any other player in Major League history. But ask me, and I’ll tell you that it’s Rickey Henderson, the game’s all-time leader in stolen bases and the fastest member of the 3,000-hit club. …

Who owns the worst-spelled name in the big leagues today? Could it be Padres reliever Cla Meredith, whose folks took their loose interpretation of “and sometimes Y” a little too far? Or is it Indians shortstop Jhonny Peralta, who’s misplaced H, though silent, is loudly out of place?