POLL} The Best Overall Hitter In The Past 30 Years ?......

[DragonfromTO]

Hands down the best Russian in the past 30 years. Big bat, big arm from right field.

Making joke about man named after noble hero to Latin Americans? Must be kulak or wrecker saying this

 

[BallsOfFurry]

Making joke about man named after noble hero to Latin Americans? Must be kulak or wrecker saying this

What ? he was a great commie.

 

[DragonfromTO]

What ? he was a great commie.

All jokes aside, directly or indirectly that is almost certainly the reason for Vlad's name I would think.