Giving names to inanimate objects is a tradition that has been going on for centuries, from the christening of vessels on their way to sea to the guy down the street who calls his old beat-up Chevy "Betsy" (the number one name car owners give their cars). This tradition has extended to baseball, as well.
From Shoeless Joe Jackson, whose famous bat "Black Betsy" (man, people sure love to name their stuff "Betsy," don't they?) sold for nearly $600,000 at an auction a decade ago to current Mets pitcher R.A. Dickey, who names his bats after fictional swords (like Hrunting, the famous sword used in the epic poem "Beowulf"), giving nicknames to your bats is not particularly unusual.
However, the National Football League (NFL) has gone one step further with its official game ball - it has an actual official name!
What is it? Read on to find out!
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