Angel

AG/DC
May 04 2008 02:08 PM

Do any of the announcers give his name the Spanish pronunciation? it seems they're all sayign EYN-juhl , instead of ON-hel. Same with Angel Hernandez and other Angels we have heard on SNY.

It seems like the trend to try to get these guys right, but maybe they forget if the name is spelled exactly like a pronounceable Engllish word.

sharpie
May 04 2008 02:38 PM

Not sure about Pagan but there are a fair number of latin players who use the English pronunciation once they're in the U.S. Announcers did use the An-Hell pronunciation for Berroa -- my guess is that the Metly Angels like it that way or they'd say something.

AG/DC
May 04 2008 04:40 PM

Gracie says ON-hel.

TheOldMole
May 04 2008 05:15 PM

Not necessarily. Sometimes athletes, from another culture or just off the farm, are too shy to speak up. When I was living in Minnesota, Zorro Ver-sallies was a major league regular for several years before he finally let people know that he hated the nickname "Zorro," and preferred to be called by his correctly pronounced name, Zoilo Ver-SAH-yez.

And right here in New York, Walter TAY-chuck was in mid-career before he let the media know his name was Ka-CHOOK.

And how about Hakeem Olajuwon?

Frayed Knot
May 04 2008 05:18 PM

Just call him Angel in the morning

Kong76
May 04 2008 05:22 PM

I just figured he preferred Ain-gel instead of Ahn-hell.

Just like he probably preferred Pa-gahn over Pay-gen.

The world is full of kings and queens
Who blind your eyes and steal your dreams
It's heaven and hell

Sorry, hadda.

AG/DC
May 04 2008 05:24 PM

I'm with Mole (correct pronunciation: "mo-LAY"). It's the sort of thing you just roll with when you're an 0-4 away from getting optioned out.

Maybe if a guy like that might want a correction, a senior player speaks up on his behalf. But what do I know? You'd think Juan Alicea would help out the English-speaking booth. I'd bet it's ON-hel in his booth.

Frayed Knot
May 04 2008 05:29 PM

btw, Felipe Alou mentioned a couple years back (maybe for the first time) that back home his name is pronounced not uh-LOO but something closer to uh-LOW -- as in, sounds like [u:146d757883]Allow[/u:146d757883]

So I guess we're pronouncing Moises's name wrong too.

Willets Point
May 04 2008 07:35 PM

In a game I watched earlier this season, the announcer actually said that Pagan preferred the English pronunciation of Angel. Whether the announcer was correct or misinformed, I don't know.

MFS62
May 05 2008 07:49 AM

Derby weekend reminds me that the names of jockeys named Angel are generally pronounced the proper way. The only exception that comes to mind is Angel Cordero.

Later

AG/DC
May 08 2008 09:29 PM

The New York Times is rolling out the accent marks with "Ángel Pagán."

Frayed Knot
May 08 2008 09:33 PM

btw;
Angel's header into the stands the other day has resulted in a "bruised shoulder".
No DL is required which means Angel is listed as -- *say it with me folks* -- Day-to-Day

Willets Point
May 09 2008 09:08 AM

Can we say it was a diving catch into the stands to make it sound better?

metirish
May 09 2008 09:36 AM

If only Ángel bloodied his chin he would be hailed for his courage and intangibles .

holychicken
May 09 2008 10:28 AM

metirish wrote:
If only Ángel bloodied his chin he would be hailed for his courage and intangibles .

He would need less range too, I think.

Elster88
May 13 2008 06:15 PM

DL'd today? I saw it on the ticker, didn't hear it yet.