Roger Clemens Moser: Never!

In the last two days I have had friends that had babies. They named their daughters some pretty sweet names, Isabella one and the other Alivia. As a new parent the process of naming your child is a big deal. From what I have observed - naming your child is about granting them a name that is memorable and also something that is meaningful to the father and mother.

With that said, I recalled the other day listening to Mike and Mike in the Morning and they were talking about naming children. They brought up the fact that there are literally hundreds of kids in this country that have been named Roger Clemens _________. With the ongoing accusations against Roger Clemens (steroids, affair with country singer Mindy McCready and John Daly's former wife) Mike and Mike shared that it may not be too wise anymore to name your children after proclaimed American heroes (which Clemens believes he is as he is pursuing a defamation suit against his former trainer). Mike and Mike gave the advice that maybe you should wait until your heroes, mentors, and influences are dead until you name your son/daughter after them for life. If you don't your son or daughter may be named after "the punch line to many jokes for years," stated Mike Greenberg.

Now Greeny and Golic go over the top on this point, but one such example of naming your kid after a hero that has since passed is my friend Ryan Franchuk. Ryan and his wife Sallie named their first born Adoniram. Since many of you don't know who Adoniram Judson is I would suggest to read about him - his story is amazing (google, Piper's Don't Waste Your Life p. 155-158). Ryan and Sallie don't have to worry about finding out that Adoniram Judson shacked up with different women, or had trainers inject 'roids in his butt.

In conclusion, there will never be a Roger Clemens Moser! Our second child is on its way in October.