Left-handed relief pitcher Richard Lovelady speaks with reporters in the clubhouse at Kauffman Stadium after being promoted from the minors to the majors for the first time in his career. By
If approved by Major League Baseball, Royals relief pitcher Richard Lovelady could have one of the more interesting Players Weekend nicknames, and it comes courtesy of Mike Sweeney.
While speaking to Fox Sports Kansas City’s Joel Goldberg and Jeff Montgomery on Wednesday, Lovelady said Sweeney gave him the nickname “Dickie Love.”
“I don’t think that’s really going to fly,” Lovelady told FSKC.
That did fly with some fans on Twitter, however, and Lovelady said Thursday that he has embraced the nickname.