Once the Bells knew their baby was going to be a boy, Bill Bell decided to nickname his son "Bubba." He would take his father's name on his birth certificate, but he would be known as Bubba Bell . Because, Bill Sr. thought, it was a great baseball name. (Full article: 608 words)

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