“The” + “Where they came from” + “Fun noun, usually with the same first letter.” Mickey Mantle was “the Commerce Comet.” Cap Anson was “the Marshalltown Infant.” Amos Rusie was “the Hoosier Thunderbolt.” Bob Feller was “the Heater from Van Meter.” Frankie Frisch was “the Fordham Flash.” Spec Shea was “the Naugatuck Nugget.”
