correct RBI name pronounciation

[fknmclane]

I was at work today and this douche comes up asking about his special order tampon.  I ask him his last name.  He says "You-ree-bee."

I have no fucking clue how to spell it so I ask him to give me the proper spelling.  He says, "U-R-I-B-E, you-ree-bee."  I say, "oh, you mean Er-e-bay.  Got it."

I felt like reaching over the fucking counter and choking this fuck. How dare he butcher the last name of an RBIer.

-everyone feel free to include your pronounciation of Uribe.

[Ryno23]

you-ree-bay


That's what I always heard during Harry Caray's SF v Cubs broadcasts.

Therefore, I'm probably wrong.

[Bonny]

Er-ree-bay

[BeeJay]

I'm confused Mclane.  Did you tell this guy how to pronounce his own name?

[fknmclane]

I'm confused Mclane.  Did you tell this guy how to pronounce his own name?

Yes. Yes I did.

[BeeJay]

Was he differently abled?

[fknmclane]

Was he differently abled?

Nope, he was a worthless yuppie wearing a silk shirt if I remember.

[Flood]

Was he differently abled?

Nope, he was a worthless yuppie wearing a silk shirt if I remember.

ponytail?  

[JoeDirt]

I've always known it as you-ree-bay also.

What exactly, dare I say, do you mean by "special order tampon?"

And don't you work at Home Depot (went there today; got no help from anybody...typical!)?

[Baines]

I'm also a yoo-ree-bay fan.

[fknmclane]

Yeah, yoo-ree-bay is fine.  But yoo-ree-bee?  What the fuck is that?

Indeed, I work at the Depot.  I said he ordered a tampon because he was a douchebag and I was trying to belittle him in my story.

And I'm not surprised one bit that you didn't get any help. Next time you need to hit up the Depot you're better off starting a thread or PMing me with a question.  Trust me.

[BeefMaster]

Someone once posted that when they first started playing, they didn't know the "J" was his first initial, so they said "Jew-ree-bay".

I go with yoo-ree-bay, myself.

[BeeJay]

Someone once posted that when they first started playing, they didn't know the "J" was his first initial, so they said "Jew-ree-bay".

I had a friend who lived in the Bay area growing up, and he said they used to chant that when he batted.  I'm not sure if people were confused or if they just thought it was clever.  I've always called him Juribe, because of RBI, and I think I'm clever.  The latter is obviously not true.

[fknmclane]

I break out the jew-ree-bay on occassion.  Then again, he rarely sees an at-bat, so I don't know what the fuck I'm talkinga bout.

[Flood]

Jew-ribe...that's the only way that makes sense.  

[Shooty]

Jew-ribe...that's the only way that makes sense.  

Exactly...I don't care how its supposed to be pronounced, he'll always be Jew-Ribe in my books.

[Mike D.]

I pronounce it "Smith".

[Blyleven_No-No]

I sub him out so quickly there is no time to pronounce it

[Felonious Gunk]

I've always pronounced it 'Next!'

[capt_taco]

Actually, in real life, it's "ooh-ree-bay." When I was a wee lad, the Giants fans used to have a chant for him at games. One side of the stadium would yell "OOH!" and then the other would go "REE-BAY!"... and so on, over and over and over and over and over. So that's how you pronounce it. The guy was definitely Mexican or something.

In RBI, we did call him "Jew-ree-bay." But then again, I always took him out for Spilman immediately, so it didn't come up too much.