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andycummings65

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Re: Interesting....

PostThu Sep 04, 2014 9:19 pm

dwightskino21 wrote:How do you pronounce Don Demeter's name. I know he does not get used much, perhaps a better card would help.

Is it De meter as in the (De) meter, or Demeter like democrat



emphasis on first syllable.... "DEM-it-ur"
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Re: Interesting....

PostThu Sep 04, 2014 10:14 pm

And I always classed up Jack Fournier's name by pronouncing it "For-neeay", but it is pronounced "for-NEAR"
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Re: Interesting....

PostThu Sep 04, 2014 11:22 pm

The Negro League Players seem to have a lot of nicknames. I like Spot Poles, short for Spotwood.

How do you pronounce, Heinie Menush ?
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Re: Interesting....

PostThu Sep 04, 2014 11:28 pm

Manush is "ma-NOOSH"

Heinie is, well... hiney
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Re: Interesting....

PostFri Sep 05, 2014 8:28 am

Maxie Minoso wrote:If there is a Nickname League my first pick would be Jeff "Prison Face" Leonard.
He would be soon followed with "Baby Doll" Jacobson and "Swish" Nicholson.

Maxie



Is that the same Jeffrey Leonard who picked up the nickname of "one flap down" in the 1987 season and playoffs?
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