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Here is a Turtle
That's an interesting choice. At least their egos will match.
Here's a paragraph from the Wikipedia article on Dad Delino, which shows his early hoops prowess:
Early life
DeShields was born in Seaford, Delaware and played for Seaford High School. DeShields was to attend Villanova University where he would have played point guard on the basketball team; however, after being selected as the 12th overall pick in the 1987 MLB draft, he chose a career in baseball.
Delino has been a manager in the Reds organization for the past four seasons -- now the Pensacola Blue Wahoos in AA. FWIW, Delino made $23 million in his major league career.
As shown in the above post Diamond's brother, Delino Jr., is in AA.
Looks to me that Diamond wanted a different situation than she found at UNC and, whether or not she consulted Pop DeShields, she was in a position to get advice from professional athletes in the family.
Sage Grouse
'Gee! Naming your daughter after your profession is an interesting idea. Do you think mine would have objected to Economista or Econometrica?'
Sage Grouse
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