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<p>The Blue Jays have themselves a new backup catcher (sorry, A.J. Jimenez fans), and it&#8217;s the guy with the really long name. Jarrod Saltalamacchia!</p>
<p>Salatammachiaallalala?</p>
<p>Smaltamalachhia?</p>
<p>However it&#8217;s spelled, it&#8217;s not just us writer-y folks who are going to have trouble with this one. It will be the bane of jersey-makers, too. And poor ol&#8217; Buck Martinez, who just this offseason was finally relieved of having to pronounce &#8220;Encarnacion&#8221; four times a day all summer.</p>
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<p>Ever the professional, it seems as though Buck has already been getting ready for these new demands of his job.</p>
<p>Or&#8230; OK, technically, it seems that &#8220;Buck Martinez&#8221; (aka my bud Jimmy, aka @<a href="http://www.twitter.com/jimmybyronmusic">JimmyByronMusic</a>) &#8212; who we last heard lamenting <a href="http://bluejaysnation.com/2016/8/3/buck-martinez-thinks-outfield-alligators-tarzan-ropes-are-too-much">outfield alligators</a> and attributing Josh Donaldson&#8217;s success to <a href="http://bluejaysnation.com/2016/7/21/buck-martinez-on-josh-donaldson-doritos">Doritos</a> &#8212; is the one who is on the ball here. </p>
<p>But who could tell the difference?</p>
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<p><a class="embedly-card" href="http://chirb.it/EdG219">Buck saying &#8220;Saltalamachhia&#8221;</a><br />
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<p></p><div style="overflow:hidden;position:relative;height:0;padding:68.181818% 0 0 0;width:100%;"><iframe src="//embed.gettyimages.com/embed/145016609?et=gLzS2HrgRMdMcrAw4CWZUg&amp;viewMoreLink=on&amp;sig=g4q3upTnk3ppb9tlWCUaSx4AIRzceqOmuBBJiSMabZY=&amp;caption=true" width="594" height="405" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" style="display:inline-block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;margin:0;"></iframe></div><p style="margin:0;"></p><p></p><p>The Blue Jays have themselves a new backup catcher (sorry, A.J. Jimenez fans), and it's the guy with the really long name. Jarrod Saltalamacchia!</p><p>Salatammachiaallalala?</p><p>Smaltamalachhia?</p><p>However it's spelled, it's not just us writer-y folks who are going to have trouble with this one. It will be the bane of jersey-makers, too. And poor ol' Buck Martinez, who just this offseason was finally relieved of having to pronounce "Encarnacion" four times a day all summer.</p><p>Ever the professional, it seems as though Buck has already been getting ready for these new demands of his job.</p><p>Or... OK, technically, it seems that "Buck Martinez" (aka my bud Jimmy, aka @<a href="http://www.twitter.com/jimmybyronmusic">JimmyByronMusic</a>) -- who we last heard lamenting <a href="http://bluejaysnation.com/2016/8/3/buck-martinez-thinks-outfield-alligators-tarzan-ropes-are-too-much">outfield alligators</a> and attributing Josh Donaldson's success to <a href="http://bluejaysnation.com/2016/7/21/buck-martinez-on-josh-donaldson-doritos">Doritos</a> -- is the one who is on the ball here. </p><p>But who could tell the difference?</p><p></p><p><a class="embedly-card" href="http://chirb.it/EdG219">Buck saying "Saltalamachhia"</a>
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