Jhonny Peralta's name explained?

Forgive me if this has already been talked about ad nauseum and put to bed (I'm a Reds fan, so I don't follow the minutiae of the Indians too closely).

However, someone on Red Reporter found this article, which contains some possible insight into the spelling of Peralta's name. This passage, about two thirds of the way down, is the key:

"Everyone I met told me that if I made it to Sabana de la Mar, I had to go eat at Jhonson's (spelling of Jhonson is no mistake, since without the "h," it would be pronounced "Yonson"). "

Therefore, the Indians have Jhonny Peralta while the Reds would have Yonny Cueto.

Again, sorry if this is really old territory, but it's an interesting insight into an interesting name.

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Yeah, this is well covered but no harm, no foul.

This isn’t an unusual spelling at all in Spanish speaking countries, or so I’ve been told.

by afh4 on Oct 23, 2008 1:58 PM EDT reply actions

There’s also the commonly discussed story that it was simply a clerical error on his birth certificate— to tell you the truth I’ve never really cared. I just like yelling “JHOMER” in game threads.

Steel Nick

by nickjs21 on Oct 23, 2008 2:00 PM EDT reply actions

Yeah but that doesn’t make any sense because it’s pretty well established that this a pseudo-common spelling. It’s like saying your parents named you Meghan instead of Megan because of a clerical error. That’s not like a typo, it’s two versions of the same thing. Neither one is a true “error.”

by afh4 on Oct 23, 2008 2:17 PM EDT up reply actions

Jhere’s Jhonny.

I’m thinking about buying this for my sister’s birthday. She’s always thought his name was funny.

by Peter Bendix on Oct 23, 2008 2:11 PM EDT reply actions

I have that shirt.

by afh4 on Oct 23, 2008 2:16 PM EDT up reply actions

Really? I thought that shirt was kind of funny, but once I found out that “Jhonny” is a perfectly normal spelling and it is me who is isolated and incorrect, I thought the whole Jh-teasing became embarassing.

by joeee on Oct 23, 2008 2:18 PM EDT up reply actions

This isn’t intended as holier-than-thou, by the way. I’d love to buy the shirt – but I have that psychological barrier and wanted to see what you thought.

by joeee on Oct 23, 2008 2:22 PM EDT up reply actions

I don’t think of it as teasing. It’s just a pun.

Like, my name is Andrew so whenever I did something awesome someone could say “And it’s Andrew!”

Or something stupid. It’s too nonsensical for me to really think of it as mean spirited.

by afh4 on Oct 23, 2008 2:28 PM EDT up reply actions

My initials are BS. I can have a lot of fun with that.

The best thing probably is to hit [Grady] 2nd -- Jay

by Buckeye Brad on Oct 23, 2008 2:45 PM EDT up reply actions

Mine are FO. Lots of other people had fun with that.

by FredOx on Oct 23, 2008 2:52 PM EDT up reply actions

My last name is Seaman – let’s just leave it at that.

"It's hard to win when you don't score." Cliff Lee, 9/28/05.

by Harry Doyle on Oct 23, 2008 4:39 PM EDT up reply actions

I graduated from Topeka High School (state champs 1986!), whose athletic teams are the Trojans. Our athletic league included another Topeka-area high school, Seaman. Our school paper’s editor was disciplined for a headline related to the football game that year, which ended in a goal-line stand by our defense.

by FredOx on Oct 23, 2008 5:13 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs

haha.

Travis Hafner is overrated. Clarity is underrated. David Dellucci is David Dellucci.

by westbrook on Oct 23, 2008 8:13 PM EDT up reply actions

There is another father in the baseball league that I am active in whose last name is Dick. I’m always suggesting that we coach a team together – so far, he’s declined.

"It's hard to win when you don't score." Cliff Lee, 9/28/05.

by Harry Doyle on Oct 23, 2008 11:50 PM EDT up reply actions

It seems we’re crossing the line, but I’ll just say that my wife had a teacher in Lynchburg, VA named Elizabeth, but who went by “Bitsy.” Then she got married to someone with the last name you mentioned.

by FredOx on Oct 24, 2008 9:19 AM EDT up reply actions

“Therefore, the Indians have Jhonny Peralta while the Reds would have Yonny Cueto”

I’d like to make this trade.

by jhon on Oct 23, 2008 2:29 PM EDT reply actions

I had the same thought. Rec.

by peter m on Oct 23, 2008 2:30 PM EDT up reply actions

Pardon my ignorance, but isn’t that the way things stand now?

by Brendanukkah on Oct 23, 2008 3:51 PM EDT up reply actions

I’ll have my interns look into this. I’ll get back to you.

Assuming this is the case, I propose that we execute this trade.

by jhon on Oct 23, 2008 9:14 PM EDT up reply actions

FYI, we’ve also covered the origin of the band name Pearl Jam.

by PatBordersHelmet on Oct 24, 2008 8:39 AM EDT reply actions

Can we add this to the list of dead topics?

"Lotta heart in Cleveland." - Ian Hunter

by Denver Tribe Fan on Oct 24, 2008 12:34 PM EDT reply actions

We have a list of dead topics? I thought we had a sort-of, kind-of unwritten list of zombie topics with cyclical periods of reanimation, re-infestation and dispersal.

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by woodsmeister on Oct 27, 2008 2:44 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs