A Nuxhall wannabe
 

I was listening to the game on XM tonight with the Twins announcers and I think I must have heard six different pronunciations of Denorfia. Apparently Joe is not alone. Did anyone else hear those guys tonight?

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I think that's pretty standard for old-timer baseball announcers. For the Pirates game, Votto was called "Vote-oh," "Vaught-oh," and "Vito."

Of course Herb Score for the Indians was a trip when it came to pronunciation.

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Anytime a thread is opened bashing Marty, the posters should be forced to listen to 95% of the other broadcast teams out there.

Minnesota's team is horrible.

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The Twins announcers called Votto (Vah-toe), Voe-toe all night long.

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That's one of the things that kind of endears you to Joe,the way he mispronounces names from time to time.

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Nothing was like Harry Carey trying to say Grudzelanek (sp?)

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Bernerd Gikey.

My all time favorite.


I'll be alright.......

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I concur, I've heard the Pirates and Twins so far, and to paraphrase an old sports cliche, they couldn't carry Marty's jock.

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Marty wearing a jock...now thats funny!

Listening to Joe butcher names was one of the things that hooked me to baseball, mostly because he sounded a lot like my grandpa, another Reds fan. Marty may be opionated, and a little over-the-top, but the guy is a class act, one of the biggest Reds fans around anywhere, and truly deserves his Cooperstown spot.

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Juan Encarnacion (or maybe Edwin for that matter) is my favorite.

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Imagine if Daisuke Matsuzaka played in the NL.Joe would have a heckuva time saying his name.

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Daisuke Matsuzaka backwards is 'akazustam ekusiad'

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That's how you pronounce it if you're from Butler County.

Harry also used to do quite a number on "Brooks Kieschnick."

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Or Andres Gallarraga when he came up with the Expos... "And here Andre(s) Gala.. Gala... Galaarrraaaguuuaaaa.. or whatever his name is" I laughed so hard I probably peed my pants. It was at that moment that I began to like Harry Caray.

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Speaking of which, his name isn't actually pronounced Dice-K is it? Surely thats a pitching thing and it's Die sooky\sookay yes?