Yo, so dig this: our very own scrabble-lovin’ Diane Firstman will participate in ESPN Zone’s 3rd Annual Sports Spelling Bee. The Spelling Bee will take place at ESPN Zone in Times Square tomorrow, June 3rd at 7:00pm. ESPN Zone is located at 1472 Broadway on the corner of 42nd Street. If you around, head on over and provide some BRONX CHEER for our gal!
Say WERD! (That’s w-e-r-d, you n-e-r-d)
[Photo Credit: The Baltimore Sun]
Thanks Alex!
Now, if you Banterites want to help me .... I need the correct spelling of as many athletes, broadcasters, coaches (deceased or living, local or national) as you can find. Point me to a list you've found ... post a couple of notable ones you know.
I know Krzyzewski and Salatalamacchia and Boumtje-Boumtje. :-)
How exciting! Remember, I before E except in Teixeira!
"Joe West" Sometimes the easy ones are tricky.
"Who wrote Swaney River?"
"Homina, homina...Ed Norton?"
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Heh ... I was just telling Alex how I remember Teix .... its EI-EI ....
(NOT TO BE CONFUSED WITH E3-E3 ... ) :-)
Here's SI.com's list of the toughest names to spell in sports:
http://tinyurl.com/2evcwo5
Good luck!
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Yeah .... got that one already transcribed onto my study list ....
Hockey players are gonna be the death of me ....
Saltalamacchia
I assume [1] was a typo, but just in case!
Oh, god, hockey players, they are going to be murder, you're right.
You know, I heard Patrick Roy's name about fifty times before I knew what name it was. I kept thinking, "Wa, must be a Chinese hockey player, who knew?" French spelling alone is a horror, let alone Czech.
Good luck!
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Yes ... a typo .... phew!
I remember it as Salt ala Macchia. :-)
[4] Teixeira plays twice as hard in Extra Innings... (corny yeah, but still effective)
[6] hockey schmockey, you're gonna win it with Suzyn Waldman at the buzzer.
i know it is probably an easy one for you, but a lot of people seem to put two "u"s in Mutombo
dikembe mutombo
good luck!
or, if they are bastards:
Dikembe Mutombo Mpolondo Mukamba Jean-Jacques Wamutombo
I hope I get some announcers ...
DeWayne Staats
Don Criqui
Jhonny Peralta
Chone Figgins
these guys are lay-ups compared to the hockey dudes.
oh, and don't fall into the Carl Pavano trap. The correct spelling is:
M-E-A-T-L-O-A-F
oh, this is sooo cool! good luck, diane!
don't forget Grudz & Doug Eyechart.
i loved spelling bees as a kid. the ones i see on espn now are just crazy. sooo difficult. the kids must be scared as all get out!!!
hey diane, this'll help keep your mind off things. the 2 new Rush tunes are available for streaming!!! (they're both *really* good, too!!!)
http://www.bravewords.com/news/140078
K-A-R-I-M G-A-R-C-I-A
Too bad it's not Jeopardy...being able to write "Who is Karim Garcia?" for Final Jeopardy (if you didn't know the correct answer) would be awesome... ;-)
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Grudzielanek and Mientkiewicz .... got them
The rules state that the 1st round or so will be local, so I've taken the entire historical rosters of Yanks and Mets, and highlighted the toughies ... I still have to work on the Rangers, Nets, Knicks and Islanders ... will they throw in Giorgio Chinaglia, Franz Beckenbauer?
and thanks for the link!
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The closest I would ever get to being on Jeopardy! would be in the studio audience .... my knowledge isn't broad enough.
wow, cool. Go Diane!
[18] : )
[20] we can all live vicariously through Emma!
[16] Hideki Irabu:
F-A-T-(space)-)-P-U-S-*-Y-(space)-T-O-A-D
That one's debatable and you might get a point for replacing the asterisk. But then, you might get a point taken away, too. Depends on the judge's constitution, I suppose...
Don't forget Jose Offerman...
You just have to remember two F's, four E's and one right hook... ;-)
Charlie Brown blew a spelling bee when he was asked to spell "maze" and answered, "M-A-Y-S."
[24] Reminds me of the old joke about Jose:
Q: How many E's are in Jose Offerman?
A: About 35 each season.
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Actually, in the movie version of "A Boy Named Charlie Brown" .... ol' Chuck blows the bee by misspelling BEAGLE as BEAGEL.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Boy_Named_Charlie_Brown