Mayor Thomas Michael "Big Daddy" Menino

Boston's first Italian mayor Tom Menino was dubbed "T. Mizzie" at a hip-hop summit a little while back, but he's apparently settled on a different nickname.

He appeared during the Red Sox-Rockies game just now to promote a summer jobs program and mentioned a public service announcement he did with David Ortiz last year.

"How many takes was it for you," asked Sox broadcaster Jerry Remy.

"Just two takes."

"Really? Two takes?"

"When Oritz and I are together, hey, y'know. Big Papi and the Big Daddy."

Even stranger was when he said goodbye to Remy later; telling him "Gimme a call" as he took off the headset. Maybe they're going to swap fashion advice.