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john/z28jdWell ive drifted to lurking now but started the first day i found the fullcount board.I was also the 3rd post on this forum after Elliot(supposedly) and Leon.
The real reason im posting now tho is because of Kiki Cuyler's nickname.He actually got that name because he had a stuttering problem.It wasnt a nickname that would be accepted today. His name was actually pronounced like it was spelled Cuycuycuyler, or as you probably figured out,like someone with a stuttering problem would pronounce just his last name.
The other nickname thats pronounced wrong more often than not is Pud Galvin,its pronounced so it rhymes with "good" not "dud". Ive heard it said he got the name because he turned batters legs to "pud"ding but have read a quote directly from him that it was a name his grandmother gave him as a small child because of his love for pudding