The Boston Red Sox just posted a web page containing every player on their team saying their own name for pronunciation purposes. This is a brilliant idea, and something that we could surely do. I went to TribeAthletics to see what our rosters looked like, and noticed that the baseball team has social media links on their roster. Swimming and volleyball were the only other teams that I saw with social media links. My assumption is that it's something available to all teams, but that players have to go into a profile somewhere and add it. But I would love to see those pages get updated with not just pronunciation guides, but the players saying their own names.

https://www.mlb.com/redsox/team/pronunciation-guide

(03-22-2024 09:38 AM)WMInTheBurg Wrote:  The Boston Red Sox just posted a web page containing every player on their team saying their own name for pronunciation purposes. This is a brilliant idea, and something that we could surely do. I went to TribeAthletics to see what our rosters looked like, and noticed that the baseball team has social media links on their roster. Swimming and volleyball were the only other teams that I saw with social media links. My assumption is that it's something available to all teams, but that players have to go into a profile somewhere and add it. But I would love to see those pages get updated with not just pronunciation guides, but the players saying their own names.

https://www.mlb.com/redsox/team/pronunciation-guide

Or perhaps even bite-sized intro videos: "I'm ___ from ___ and I chose William & Mary because ___." Potentially a nice small recruitment boost - or at least a bonus for us fans.

(03-22-2024 05:14 PM)jonaerose Wrote:  

(03-22-2024 09:38 AM)WMInTheBurg Wrote:  The Boston Red Sox just posted a web page containing every player on their team saying their own name for pronunciation purposes. This is a brilliant idea, and something that we could surely do. I went to TribeAthletics to see what our rosters looked like, and noticed that the baseball team has social media links on their roster. Swimming and volleyball were the only other teams that I saw with social media links. My assumption is that it's something available to all teams, but that players have to go into a profile somewhere and add it. But I would love to see those pages get updated with not just pronunciation guides, but the players saying their own names.

https://www.mlb.com/redsox/team/pronunciation-guide

Or perhaps even bite-sized intro videos: "I'm ___ from ___ and I chose William & Mary because ___." Potentially a nice small recruitment boost - or at least a bonus for us fans.

Yes. We tried to generate exactly that for Fast Break Club members. But, they didn’t want to give me access to the players. So, when I asked them to get the info for me, it was too much work for them. smh

(03-22-2024 05:29 PM)Mrs. Got Ribe Wrote:  

(03-22-2024 05:14 PM)jonaerose Wrote:  

(03-22-2024 09:38 AM)WMInTheBurg Wrote:  The Boston Red Sox just posted a web page containing every player on their team saying their own name for pronunciation purposes. This is a brilliant idea, and something that we could surely do. I went to TribeAthletics to see what our rosters looked like, and noticed that the baseball team has social media links on their roster. Swimming and volleyball were the only other teams that I saw with social media links. My assumption is that it's something available to all teams, but that players have to go into a profile somewhere and add it. But I would love to see those pages get updated with not just pronunciation guides, but the players saying their own names.

https://www.mlb.com/redsox/team/pronunciation-guide

Or perhaps even bite-sized intro videos: "I'm ___ from ___ and I chose William & Mary because ___." Potentially a nice small recruitment boost - or at least a bonus for us fans.

Yes. We tried to generate exactly that for Fast Break Club members. But, they didn’t want to give me access to the players. So, when I asked them to get the info for me, it was too much work for them. smh

Here's hoping with a new coach (and hopefully less resistance from up top in this new era), the FBC could pop up again