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How Is This Possible?

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How is it possible for the weekend sports guy on KIRO-FM (Bob Harvey?) to not be instantly familiar with Seattle Mariners field manager Don Wakamatsu?

The first time, around 6:15 he clearly was unfamiliar with the name, stumbling over it. It's not only that he didn't pre-read his copy—he cleary didn't—but how could any sports guy not know this name?

It's not even Wakamatsu's first season with The Mariners!

The second time around 7:15 he pronounced it as "John Wakamatsu".

I can understand not knowing the full bench and the names of every player on the visiting team, but how could anyone doing sports in Seattle not instantly say that name when faced with it on paper?
 
I don't know what the deal is here, if he is new to town or not. But it's like when a new news babe shows up on one of the local tv stations and they can't say local city names properly. I have seen this a few times. Practice before you go on the air so you don't sound like an idiot.
 
It's possible he was just having an off day, isn't it? Sometimes the simplest of words/names can present the biggest stumbling block to fluid speech. Is this an isolated incident? I don't know much about sports. Is a field manager that big of a position that a weekender is expected to immediately know the name of the person in that position?
 
Monkey- yup, we've all had bad days on the air. Field manager is similar to head coach on a football or basketball team. If you are reading sports, and your sister station is the flagship station of the baseball network, then, yes, you should get this one right every time.
 
monkeygirl said:
Is a field manager that big of a position that a weekender is expected to immediately know the name of the person in that position?
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Well, when the field manager works for a team that has KIRO-FM's sister signal for its flagship station - it's a pretty big deal.
 
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