Interesting name, Cijntje. Is that Italian?

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Interesting name, Cijntje. Is that Italian?

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Funny, but the very first thought (OK, second thought) which came into my head when I read about the trade this morning was how much I miss Mike Shannon. I have yet to hear Cijntje pronounced, properly or improperly, but you could have bet the farm Shannon would have struggled with it, mightily and comically.
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Re: Interesting name, Cijntje. Is that Italian?

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Amsinger pronounces it "Sain-ja" at the :10 mark. No idea if it's correct if incorrect.

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Dutch.
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12xu wrote: ↑03 Feb 2026 09:51 amDutch.
Yep. He’s from Dutch Curaçao in the Caribbean. Pronounced “Sain-juh”
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BrockFloodMaris wrote: ↑03 Feb 2026 09:58 am
12xu wrote: ↑03 Feb 2026 09:51 amDutch.
Yep. He’s from Dutch Curaçao in the Caribbean. Pronounced “Sain-juh”
Bingo

And his Father was also a pitcher
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Re: Interesting name, Cijntje. Is that Italian?

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BrummerStealsHome wrote: ↑03 Feb 2026 09:34 am Funny, but the very first thought (OK, second thought) which came into my head when I read about the trade this morning was how much I miss Mike Shannon. I have yet to hear Cijntje pronounced, properly or improperly, but you could have bet the farm Shannon would have struggled with it, mightily and comically.
ole Mikey struggled saying just about everything
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dugoutrex wrote: ↑03 Feb 2026 10:15 am
BrummerStealsHome wrote: ↑03 Feb 2026 09:34 am Funny, but the very first thought (OK, second thought) which came into my head when I read about the trade this morning was how much I miss Mike Shannon. I have yet to hear Cijntje pronounced, properly or improperly, but you could have bet the farm Shannon would have struggled with it, mightily and comically.
ole Mikey struggled saying just about everything
Mike did, but Harry was just as bad.
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NYCardsFan wrote: ↑03 Feb 2026 10:01 am Image
:lol: X 1000
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Re: Interesting name, Cijntje. Is that Italian?

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BrummerStealsHome wrote: ↑03 Feb 2026 09:34 am Funny, but the very first thought (OK, second thought) which came into my head when I read about the trade this morning was how much I miss Mike Shannon. I have yet to hear Cijntje pronounced, properly or improperly, but you could have bet the farm Shannon would have struggled with it, mightily and comically.
or Harry Caray...I bet he would have had a new way to say it every time.
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