This should be fun.

[Chef]

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=3149919

How many people are just going to pronounce his first name only?

 

[jagtrader]

K-Fuke. Or K-Dome.

 

[Captain_Kirk]

So when he goes yard, what announcer can resist saying, "And there's a big Fuku to (insert pitcher's name here)....

 

[novelist_wannabe]

There's a long drive. Straightaway center. It's in the seats folks! A prodigious blast to the deepest part of the ballpark!

 

[Chi City 81]

What's the correct pronunciation? It looks like it should be "Fook-U-Do-May."

 

[outofplace]

That was my guess, too, Doc.

I wonder if he realizes that in English, his last name reads like an obscene text message.

 

[Football_Bat]

What's the correct pronunciation? It looks like it should be "Fook-U-Do-May."

Foo-koo-do-may

 

[Chi City 81]

What's the correct pronunciation? It looks like it should be "Fook-U-Do-May."

Foo-koo-do-may

I was close, dammit!

 

[Chi City 81]

ESPN Radio 1000 in Chicago reports the Cubs have signed Fukudome to a four-year deal. I'll provide a link when there is one.

EDIT: http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=3151060&teamId=16&sport=mlb

 

[Boomer7]

"suk" and "Fuk" in the same guy's name ... someone's just knocked Grigor ****a off the top spot on the "Dirty-Sounding Names in American Sports" list. He might be well-advised to adopt a pseudonym. (BTW, "Pat Morita" is available again.)

 

[Chi City 81]

Here's the Trib's story.

 

[Write-brained]

My pronunciation, now and forever:

Kosucky? **** you, do me

 

[Bad Guy Zero]

 

[Chef]

No more yanky my wanky.

 

[ondeadline]

Piniella calls him a cross between Ichiro and Hideki Matsui, said last week he expected to bat the new Cub fourth or fifth in the order. Now if the Cubs can just deal for Brian Roberts to lead off.

There was also this, which I rarely have heard in reference to a Cubs: "strike-zone discipline."

 

[Armchair_QB]

Never thought I'd see Japanese language billboards at Wrigley.

 

[Beef03]

My pronunciation, now and forever:

Kosucky? **** you, do me

Since it is the Cubs, we could go with Fuk, u dum as correct pronounciation

 

[Big Buckin' agate_monkey]

No more yanky my wanky.

If I'm Jacque Jones, I'm just hoping I don't have to share a locker with some Asian dude named after a duck's dork.

 

[Football_Bat]

No more yanky my wanky.

If I'm Jacque Jones, I'm just hoping I don't have to share a locker with some Asian dude named after a duck's dork.

Excellent pull. So to speak.

 

[ondeadline]

If I'm Jacque Jones, I'm just hoping I don't have to share a locker with some Asian dude named after a duck's dork.

Only problem: Jones is now a Tiger.