He deserved the title! He was an outstanding player on a perpetually losing team. And he had a winsome personality. I got to see him play in person just one time, when I was a kid. He didn't get any hits that day but it was fun just to be there and see one of baseball's greats.

ernie banks deserved a nickname like that

Let's play two indeed. A great player, and one of the few who deserves this kind of nickname. Seriously, can you think of a Mr. Yankee, or Mr. Red Sox, or Mr. Oriole Any that might qualify, (Ruth, Mantle, Dimaggio, Williams, Robinson) don't have the same sense of loyalty, love, dignity and determination that Banks had.

a solid name for the consumate Chicago Cub.