wake + -er → waker (“tending to wake, watchful”)

As the Giants moved West, most accepted Horace Stoneham′s apologia: “I can′t stay where I am, pally. If I don′t move the team I go bankrupt. Except for Chub [Feeney], all my relatives would starve.”

Interesting is kidspeak for bad.

Becoming male strippers and appearing full monty provides the connection.