Don Freaking Kelly?

[technicalogical]

Does anyone know the origin of the nickname?

 

[kalinecountry]

Does anyone know the origin of the nickname?

I don't remember, but my guess is if it was from any of us, it started on the old espn board in the last couple of years and carried over here.
or it might have been from a Tigers game story from Mlive, freep, detnews.

 

[drivergreg]

Maybe this? It's at the end of the article.

http://designaterobertson.blogspot.com/search/label/1700%20words%20just%20to%20set%20up%20a%20Don%20Kelly%20joke

 

[Mitchrapp]

It just mentions it. Maybe he read the old ESPN boards. Which is where I think it started.

 

[technicalogical]

I found this: http://www.motownsports.com/forums/tigers-game-threads/76884-10-6-09-detroit-tigers-porcello-vs-minnesota-twins-baker-tiebreaker-5-07-a-26.html That is a thread from game 163 in 2009. I think that is the earliest mention of Don Freaking Kelly that I can find on google.

Reading through that a little bit I remembered how fail Laird was in that game. 10 LOB by him alone!

 

[kalinesboy]

He be a lightweight of Teddy F....ing Baseball.

 

[biggunsbob]

Time for Don Freaking kelly to show up and deal some hits...