Can you name the Hard-to-Spell MLB Names? by mikeinpurple

Pronunciation	Name	Team, Position
[dug \| mint-KAY-vich]		FLA 1B
[mat \| too-yah-soh-SOH-poh]		SEA 3B
[VLA-dih-meer \| BAL-en-teen]		CIN OF
[ay \| jay \| peer-ZIN-skee]		CHW C
[KOHS-keh \| foo-koo-DOH-meh]		CHC OF
[jef \| suh-MARD-zhuh]		CHC P
[mark \| grud-zeh-LAHN-ek]		CLE 2B
[mark \| teh-SHAIR-uh]		NYY 1B
[KEH-vin \| kooz-MAHN-awf]		OAK 3B
[mark \| BUR-lee]		CHW P
[nayt \| SHEER-holtz]		SF OF

Pronunciation	Name	Team, Position
[JAIR-rud \| sal-tuh-luh-MAHK-kee-uh]		TEX C
[HEN-ree \| meh-HEE-ah]		NYM P
[juhs-tin \| DOOK-shur]		OAK P
[mark \| zep-CHIN-skee]		TOR P
[reed \| BRIN-yak]		TB SS
[yoh-LEES \| shah-SEEN]		COL P
[hong-ZH \| gwo]		LAD P
[ka-neh-KOH-uh \| teh-SHAIR-uh]		SEA P
[skaht \| SHOH-en-wais]		BOS P
[KEE-lah \| kah-eye-HOO-uh]		KC 1B

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Hard-to-Spell MLB Names Quiz

by mikeinpurple

Created May 5, 2010 in Sports
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	mikeinpurple:	May 5th, 2010 at 20:09 GMT	1 point
	I did the best I could based on ESPN, Wikipedia, and MLB videos. Let me know if you have a better way to write out any of the pronunciations.

	rk559:	May 5th, 2010 at 21:49 GMT	2 points
	Mientkiewicz just signed with the Marlins.

	cantthinkofaname:	May 6th, 2010 at 02:34 GMT	1 point
	please accept last names

	mikeinpurple:	May 7th, 2010 at 04:36 GMT	1 point
	I didn't want to take just last names because plenty of the first names are hard to spell too, and I thought it ought to be uniform. Thanks rk559, duly noted.