How do you pronounce that name?

[Omar 382]

When reading about players from generations before us, it can sometimes be difficult to pronounce certain player's names. Now I'm a young fellow, so even names from the '80s I am not 100% certain how to pronounce all the time. This is a thread to post the pronunciations of names that we don't know. You can give a couple of names that you know yourself, and also ask for pronunciations of players you don't know.

Pronunciations

Dan Brouthers- Dan "Broothers"
Kiki Cuyler- "Ky ky Kyler"
Nap Lajoie- Different pronunciations. I go with "Laj uh way" but I think technically it's more proper to say "La zu way"
Red Schoendienst- Red "Shane Deenst"

Any others you guys got?

 

[calsnowskier]

I am pretty sure Lajoie is pronounced "la hoy" and Kiki is pronounced "key key"

 

[Omar 382]

I am pretty sure Lajoie is pronounced "la hoy" and Kiki is pronounced "key key"

No, I'm positive on Kiki. Lajoie is pronounced a plethora of ways, including "la hoy," but I think La Ja Way or La Za Way are more generally used

 

[Omar 382]

How do you pronounce Lou Boudreau? I always have said "Ba Drew" but I don't know that that's right.

 

[Omar 382]

Frankie Frisch anyone?

 

[calsnowskier]

I have always heard "boo droe" and "Frish"

 

[huskers1217]

Rusty Kuntz

 

[Omar 382]

I have always heard "boo droe" and "Frish"

Thanks!

 

[calsnowskier]

Rusty Kuntz

As fun as it should be, it is actually pronounce "koontz"

 

[huskers1217]

As fun as it should be, it is actually pronounce "koontz"

darn

 

[MilkSpiller22]

current good one... How about STL cardinal SS Jed Gyorko

 

[calsnowskier]

Jerk-o

 

[Omar 382]

Maikel Franco now wants to be "My Kel Franco" (rhyming with Andres Blanco) instead of "Franko," which he went by last year

 

[calsnowskier]

Not as bad as Joey Belle who wanted his first name pronounced "al bert" after his first few years in the league.

 

[Omar 382]

Johnny Callison is pronounced CAL is son, not CALL is son

 

[tducey]

Always thought Nap Lajoie was pronounced La-joy not La-hoy.

 

[Arizona_Sting]

Ch-ip Ha-le.

Confusing, I know.

 

[moxie]

Took me having to listen to Cubs announcers to get "Al-con-truh" through my head because I want to say "Al-can-TAR-ra".

 

[Bolts]

Ch-ip Ha-le.

Confusing, I know.

I was having trouble with his name last season, thanks for clearing that up.
Almost as difficult as An-dy Gr-een.

 

[DragonfromTO]

Obviously no one here is an Indians fan, since there's a website addressing this


It's Pronounced "Lajaway"

And yes, Kiki is pronounced "Kye kye". Better than "Hazen" or "Shirley", at least.