The Name Game Disaster: It’s Not Caba-LERO!

Brandon Tierney and Sal Licata's "Call of the Day" features a caller named John from Manalapan who struggles repeatedly to correctly pronounce the name of Yankees player José Caballero. The caller, attempting to argue a lineup decision, continually refers to him as "Caba-lero," prompting Sal to call him out. This amusing gaffe leads Sal to a broader, more fiery point about older fans and a "gaffe meter" that dictates when they just "don't care" enough to get player names right, comparing it to his own father's habit of butchering names like "Tiki" and "Rodón."