The Pittsburgh Pirates have a new team dog and now we know its name will be Slugger! The votes have been counted in the contest to pick the team dog’s new name and with 31% of the vote, the people have spoken and chosen Slugger over Bandit, Rookie, and Homer.
Rejected names for the Pirates’ new team dog:
Cellar-Dweller
Whiffer
Oh-Fer
Skidder
Choker
Slumper
Pop-Fly
Ground-Out
Trade-Bait
Goose-Egg
P.S. To make a donation to Guardian Angels Medical Service Dogs‘ campaign to build a training center in Pennsylvania, visit the group’s website.