Craig Kimbrel Hasn't Even Pitched Yet And We Can't Even Spell/Say His Name Right UPDATE: Kimbrel Has Arrived

As I’m writing this blog Kimbrel is up in the bullpen so depending on how fast I write it may be false that he’s never pitched for the Cubs.

Regardless, Craig Kimbrel is a name that you don’t think is hard to say until you’re forced to say it roughly 118 times on a podcast. I struggle with it, Carl struggles with, Chief does, etc. The funny thing is that I never really did have problems until Carl brought to my attention about how much of a tongue twister it really is.

Still doesn’t make any sense that it’s misprinted on a jersey though. Unless the person taking the order was lazy and didn’t do the whole K AS IN KING, I AND AS IN IGLOO M AS IN MUHAMMAD type of thing.

Anyway, Kimbrel’s about to go for his first save right now. Turn on NBC Sports Chicago.

UPDATE:

What an entrance. There hasn’t been one like that since Mickey Rourke in The Wrestler.

A little rusty by not covering first (sorry, I can’t show you because MLB hasn’t uploaded the video yet for some dumb reason) but who cares. First save of many.

Kimbrel is here.