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120 seconds: Talking nicknames with Cubs starter Kyle Hendricks

5 months agoStaff Report

Kyle Hendricks was the recent guest on the ongoing “120 seconds” series before 1:20 games at Wrigley Field.

The veteran right-hander touched on a variety of topics with Jon “Boog” Sciambi this week, including his best round of golf ever (68, shot this spring), his top choice for college (Stanford – not Dartmouth, where he attended) and nicknames.

Hendricks is now known colloquially as “The Professor” but who gave him that nickname?

“It was a couple Latin players when I was a rookie,” Hendricks told Sciambi. “They called me Profesor, so that’s how it started and then the American guys picked up on it.”

If he was ever actually going to become a professor, what would he teach?

“Something math,” he said. “I was a big math guy.”

Hendricks also shared the story of the first time he met Ryan Dempster – after the trade that sent Dempster to the Rangers and brought Hendricks to Chicago. Plus, the funniest teammate he’s ever had and much more.

Check out the full interview on the Marquee Sports Network app.

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