Carlos Bel-TRAN?

[Elster88]

Beltran's going to cut it close.

[Theoldmole]

]Spanish grammar says you accent the second syllable from the end of a word, unless there is an accent written over the vowel in the last syllable.

Is this right for Spanish? I know it's right for Italian. My mother, who was a stickler for correct pronunciation of all things Italian, used to bristle when anyone talked about the Isle of Ca-PREE.

[MFS62]

Si.

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[Guest Edgy DC]

Guys in the Colorado booth are talking about the Mets leftfielder, "Endy ChaVEZ."

[Guest Yancy Street Gang]

I noticed that too. They pronounced it with a Sh sound instead of a Ch.

ShaVEZ.

[TransMonk]

They play in the NL West...the Dodgers play in "Shavez" Ravine. I'm guessing that's where the pronunciation is coming from.

Not that it makes it any more correct.

[Guest ScarletKnight41]

The last few times I have heard Lolita Lopez, the queen of over-Hispanic pronunciations of everything (most egregious example - she once pronounced Villanova as Villa-nu-ay-vah), she has pronounced Carlos' last name as Bel-tran (rhyming with man). My head is almost ready to explode over that.

[nymr83]

I wish they would take her off tha ir, she is a joke. god bless "Sal's Sports"

[Guest ScarletKnight41]

Nymr83 wrote: I wish they would take her off tha ir, she is a joke. god bless "Sal's Sports"

My husband would agree with you.

[DocTee]

A few years back, the A's third baseman asked broadcasters to change their pronunciation of his name from Cha-vez to Sha-vezz at the all-star break. go figure.

[Theoldmole]

Minnesota Twins shortstop (back when I living in Minnesota) Zorro Ver-sallies asked people not to give him a nickname he didn't want, and to pronounce his last name correctly -- Zoilo Ver-sigh-yez.

But the best one was New York Ranger star Walter TAY-chuck, who, after several years as a star with the Broadway Blues, finally informed people that his name was Ka - CHOOK.

[Valadius]

My grandpa calls him Beltram. He has a habit of mispronouncing names, such as Louie Cuh-STILL-o as opposed to Loo-eese Cass-TEE-o.

[MFS62]

I worked with a Yankee fan who used to call the pitcher Musima - even after he had been with the Yanks for several years.

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