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Best new nickname of 2008

Posted by Gordon Edes, Globe Staff May 22, 2008 04:16 PM

The Royals just sent Yasuhiko Yabuta into the game to pitch the seventh. His last name is pronounced Yah-BOOT-ah. Teammates call him "Shake."
Think about it.

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2 comments so far...

  1. shake shake shake.....shake shake shake...shake Yah-BOOT-ah.....

    Posted by dave May 22, 08 04:31 PM

  1. No, actually, it's pronounced YAH-buta. I Yah-BOOT-ah is how Americans mispronounce it.

    Posted by Lala May 22, 08 05:29 PM
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