Sunday, June 19, 2005
Pudge's Pole
Chris Lynch complains about the naming of the Fisk Pole, citing among his reasons the idea that Fisk doesn't need to be honoured twice given that his number is already retired, and the idea that "Fisk Pole" really doesn't trip off the tongue. I'm agnostic on the naming, but I agree about the way it sounds - putting a hard consonant next to a sibilant one (or between two sibilant ones, if you're calling it "Fisk's Pole") tends to create that hard-to-pronounce effect. So why not call it "Pudge's Pole"? (Besides the fact that another of the top 10 catchers of all time came along later with the same nickname as Fisk.) Much easier to pronounce.
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Chris Lynch complains about the naming of the Fisk Pole, citing among his reasons the idea that Fisk doesn't need to be honoured twice given that his number is already retired, and the idea that "Fisk Pole" really doesn't trip off the tongue. I'm agnostic on the naming, but I agree about the way it sounds - putting a hard consonant next to a sibilant one (or between two sibilant ones, if you're calling it "Fisk's Pole") tends to create that hard-to-pronounce effect. So why not call it "Pudge's Pole"? (Besides the fact that another of the top 10 catchers of all time came along later with the same nickname as Fisk.) Much easier to pronounce.
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It's nice that they would honor Fisk in such a way but when it comes down to it, they can call it whatever they want but unless The Nation decides to collectively go along with it, it's not going to stick.
Is it just me or does Fisk seems a little embarrassed by the whole thing? Hmmmmm.
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Is it just me or does Fisk seems a little embarrassed by the whole thing? Hmmmmm.
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