Tuesday, June 17, 2025

Those Are Some Names

Another post diverting from our burning democracy.

Sports writer Rodger Sherman recently posted on BlueSky two lists of the men's and women's college world series players' first names, and it's really something. You know how some white people like to chastise Black people for their kids' first names? Well, white people have some ’splaining to do.

Some of these young people are Black, I assume, but most are white.

The men's names:

Brayden
Blagen
Brevin
Brennyn
Brayden
Bryk
Cade
Caden
Casan
Casen
Canon
Cashel
Dax
Garen
Gage
Gunner
Gunnar
Hayden
Jaden
Jaxon
Kade
Kasen
Karter
Kian
Kylen
Laif
Mavrick
Mathis
Mic
Ryder
Steele
Tadan
Tag
Tagger
Tague
Tyce
Wylan
Zane

The women's names: 

Addisen
Brenlee
Braiesey
Camryn
Chaney
Cydney
Graycen
Jaden
Kayden
Kadey
Kasidi
Karlyn
Kaylynn
Keagan
Kedre
Kenleigh
Kinsey
Korbe
Kierston
Lair
Paytn
Persy
Ramsey
Remmington
Regan
Raegan
Reagan
Shylien
Stefini
Teagan

and…

FOUR (!) players named Rylee 

The comments responding to his post are worth reading, generally.

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