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I used to work with a guy named Carlos Blanco and for fun we nicknamed him "Chuck White". This is because his name when Englishized was roughly Charles White. I later found out it was more akin to Carl White, but whatever... I used to ask him "what's it like to win a Heisman?" and other esoteric references. He had no idea what any of it meant, but it was fun to me and my co-workers. Everyone knows Jose Mesa has a fun name. When translated from Spanish into English he becomes "Joe Table". And thus, he is the patron saint of the fun game of translating people's names... The Joe Table Game Here's a list I started, mostly of guys who have nouns for surnames. Feel free to add some you have found. Some are debatable due to variations, but I tried to stay true to the names they are known by and the closest equivalents. Feel free to adjust my mistakes, my Spanish is not muy bueno. And don't add fake ones like: O!F, it's Omar Vizquel's Arch Nemesis! (I'll always remember Mesa as a San Francisco Giant) Eric Gagne - Eric Saves Records are Bogus Eric Lindros - Eric Made of Glass John Kruk - Jose Gordo or Derek Jeter - Sucks Straight translations only, please! English/Spanish Category Grant Hill - Concesión Colina Pete Rose - Pedro se Levantó Tiger Woods - Tigre Maderas Jim Brown - Diego Marrón Jerry Rice - Geraldo Arroz Reggie White - Riccardo Blanco Michael Jordan - Miguel Jordania Larry Bird - Lencho Pájaro Reggie Miller - Riccardo Molinero Alex English - Alejandro Ingles Tom Chambers - Tomás Compartimientos Johnny Bench - Juan Banco Larry Walker - Lencho Caminante David Wells - David Pozos Jeff Weaver - Godofredo Tejedor Dwyane Wade - Dwyane Bamboleo Mark Grace - Marco Tolerancia Prince Fielder - Príncipe Centro Campo Lefty Grove - Zurdo Arboleda Catfish Hunter - Siluro Cazador Bob Lemon - Roberto Limón Urban Shocker - Urbano Escándalo Jimmy Key - Diego Llave Jerry West - Geraldo del Oeste Philip Rivers - Felipe Ríos Vince Young - Vincente Joven Spanish...

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