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Excellent Cristobal Article on ESPN

Hold My Beer said:
****, a lot of us eighth-generation Americans up here in North Florida can barely read or speak English

earl dibbles jr redneck GIF by Granger Smith
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Earl Dibbles Jr! Yee yee!!
 
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Hold My Beer said:
"It may be a small detail, but the fact that Cristobal can dip in and out of Spanish as easily as most Cuban Americans in Miami means something too. When Gonzalez first met Cristobal's predecessor, it was notable to Gonzalez that he didn't speak Spanish. "That was strike one," Gonzalez said."

Who was Mario's predecessor, anyway?

I can't even remember his name and he's been gone less than a year
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Katzenboyer said:
Wait...Manny Diaz doesn't speak Spanish?

How the fuggg is that possible?!
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Manny was speaking Spanish, the Cubans just didn't understand him because he was lisping so hard even actual Spaniards would be clueless.
 
As special as the late 90s early 2000 teams were here, the 1980s through the early 90s was just so much more cool as a fan (even a super young one).

The program was just pure energy. You either loved or hated us. There was no in-between.

It was incredible while it lasted (wave 1 of major success I mean).
 
JHallCanes said:
Fantastic read

I’m not going to say that his loss to Utah was meaningless and the questions about him aren’t valid

But the circumstances he had around that game…it’s not surprising how it played out
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It was meaningful when he was there; it's meaningless to Miami's program.
 
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JeddTheFisch said:
It was meaningful when he was there; it's meaningless to Miami's program.
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I think I see what you’re saying and I agree

I just know how much that was a focal point for people unsure about his hiring

A little perspective goes a long way
 
Katzenboyer said:
I don't doubt it. But...his dad was the friggin' Mayor!
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Except everyone apparently failed to know that Mangringo mom is a gringa, which he grew up with and didn't spend a lot of time with his dad. He grew up mostly with his gringa mom and gringo step-dad and then attended Miami Country Day which was a pretty gringo private school. His "Cuban" background was a manufactured story to try and have him relate to the Miami community.
 
JD4 said:
You would be surprised to know how many 2nd and 3rd generation cuban-americans don't speak Spanish
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I don’t understand that. My mom was born in a third world country and growing up, it was very important to her that I learned how to speak her languages and not just my dads.
 
UrineDaloop said:
As special as the late 90s early 2000 teams were here, the 1980s through the early 90s was just so much more cool as a fan

The program was just pure energy. You either loved or hated us. There was no in-between.
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Even after 20 years of mostly mediocrity, I believe that dichotomy still exists to this day.

And thank God for it
 
HOLISTIC CANE said:
I don’t understand that. My mom was born in a third world country and growing up, it was very important to her that I learned how to speak her languages and not just my dads.
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A lot of immigrants want their kids to assimilate and be successful so they try to speak english in the house if they can and then the kids never use it except with Abuelita but that ain’t enough

But it’s cool I think to know more than one language so make sure to thank your mom!
 
OldhamA said:
Past tense?
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I'm not being rude to you, but does anyone care what Butch thinks besides his number one fan on the planet? I'm constantly amazed at how that guys brain works, it's literally stuck in the past. I bet he has a WWBD bracelet he wears.
 
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manny doesnt speak spanish because he grew up mostly with his american mother in an american part of town in an american elementary school and high school.
 
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