Yankees vs. Red Sox

[love_that_reefer]

mel-AN-sin is the proper pronunciation so I guess NYGF is an idiot now

[DirtyKash]

News & Notes: Dunedin vs. Tampa | SaberScouting

Melancon: that’s mel-AN-sin

The Yankees have a number of notable pitchers rehabbing from Tommy John surgery this season, so many so that fine Yanks blog River Ave. Blues has a TJ Rehab Watch feature on the front page. Potentially the finest of this group is 2006 9th round pick Mark Melancon, who got some (completely unfair to him) buzz of being 2008’s Joba Chamberlain.

I saw him throw two innings last night and while the feel isn’t back completely, the stuff is more than enough that a stint in the big leagues this season isn’t out of the question. After the PA announcer introduced him with a phonetic pronunciation of his last name (the right one is in section heading), he proceeded to pitch at 90-93 with some solid movement and deception from his funky delivery. His spike curve was a 78-80 and flashed above-average with some late snap while his change was a 80-81 with late sink and deception and also flashed above-average.

TheHill.com - The Hill's Pronounciation Guide

[browntown653]

Once again John Miller proves he's an idiot. It's Mark MEL-an-kone, not Mark Mel-AN-son

Um, yeah, Miller pronounced it right actually.

[NYgiantsfan5689]

Ok, fine, I guess I've been pronouncing it wrong. I apologize.

Um, yeah, Miller pronounced it right actually.

Don't even act like you knew this. You've been pronouncing it the same as I have since you knew about him.

[browntown653]

OK, great. And the first time I actually heard someone else pronounce it I changed my mind. How was I supposed to know from reading it on paper?

[love_that_reefer]

So Jon Miller is not an idiot anymore? Glad to hear rational thinking took over.

[NYgiantsfan5689]

No. He still is.

[love_that_reefer]

Don't see how since he is one of the best in the business but I guess you are the bigger one for calling him an idiot when you were the one who was wrong