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Yes, that’s how Matt Nagy — with a Pennsylvania Dutch accent — says ‘peanuts’. No, he’s not going to change it.
www.chicagotribune.com
Who knew? Who knew Matt Nagy’s dirty little secret would come trickling out in front of 37,260 fans at Wrigley Field? Who knew a simple twist in dialect would leave Nagy a touch sheepish?
That’s what happened two weeks ago, when during the seventh inning of a 5-2 Cubs victory against the Reds at Wrigley Field, Nagy took the microphone in the NBC Sports Chicago booth, got clearance from organist Gary Pressey and began his rendition of “Take Me Out to the Ball Game.”
Only one big problem: Nagy’s Pennsylvania Dutch accent causes him to pronounce the hard short “u” sound in certain words like a short “i” instead. So that snack Nagy wants to buy with his Cracker Jack? The Bears coach doesn’t pronounce it like you pronounce it.
It’s not pee-NUTS for Nagy, it’s PEE-nits. And, well, yeah. That’s less than ideal.
“Trust me,” Bears receiver Taylor Gabriel said. “When we saw that (seventh-inning stretch), we gave him a hard time. We weren’t texting each other about it. We were texting him: ‘That was a close call there, Coach.’ ”
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“I should have known,” Nagy said. “I didn’t remember going into the stretch. It’s my fault. I forgot that I say it like that.”
OK. Rewind to early last season. That’s when Nagy’s players first realized their fearless and charismatic new leader couldn’t say “peanuts” like everyone else on the team.
In Kansas City, Nagy had watched mentor Andy Reid treat his players to cheeseburgers at the team hotel the night before games. Nagy wanted to borrow that tradition. Only he prefers ice cream — Haagen-Dazs specifically — over cheeseburgers.
Thus began the Bears sundae bar with a selection of toppings: marshmallows, M&M’s, Maraschino cherries. And sometimes, of course, peanuts.
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The first time Nagy pronounced the word, he had no idea why his players were giggling so much. The next time, sports science coordinator Jenn Gibson clued him in.
Uhhh, Coach. You know why they’re laughing at you? Every time you say peanuts, they think you’re saying …
Right tackle Bobby Massie tried to recall the first time he heard his coach say “peanuts.”
“Are you sure it’s ‘peanuts’?” Massie said with a curious look. “Sounds like ‘penis’ to me. The first time we heard it, we laughed. Dying. Everyone was looking around at each other like, ‘What the hell?’ ”
Added Gabriel: “It was ‘penis.’ Definitely. It kind of shocked everybody. Like, ‘Coach, what did you just say?’ ”
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Now, just for comedic relief, Bears players hope peanuts make the cut when the sundae toppings are decided on each week. They want to hear Nagy tell them their options.
Said cornerback Prince Amukamara: “He’ll say, like, ‘Butterscotch.’ He’ll say, ‘M&M’s.’ And then he’ll say, ‘Penis.’ We’re all like, ‘Whaaaattt?’ I guess that’s how they pronounce it in Pennsylvania.”
Amukamara, naturally, was amused that Cubs fans got to hear Nagy’s pronunciation. He listened to Nagy sing and his eyes bugged.
“Oh. My. Goodness,” he said.
“Nobody was surprised,” right guard Kyle Long said.
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For what it’s worth, Nagy first sang “Take Me Out to the Ball Game” at Wrigley in April 2018. Somehow, that rendition didn’t attract the critics like this latest one did.
For one thing, Nagy had been the Bears coach for only three months at that point. He was a relative unknown taking over a team that had finished in last place for four consecutive seasons. On top of that, Nagy sang on a day when temperatures were in the 30s, winds were howling and frigid raindrops were coming in sideways.
Now?
“Every time he says it, it’s funny,” linebacker Danny Trevathan said.
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For the record, Gabriel says he prefers sprinkles as his No. 1 sundae topping. Long goes for hot fudge, sometimes a little caramel. Massie is partial to Reese’s Pieces — and veers from the nuts.
“Yeah, man,” Massie said. “No penis with my ice cream.”
Who knew the NFL’s Coach of the Year, the energized leader best known for his emphatic “Boom!” celebration, could also reduce a room of grown men to giggling schoolboys with one little word.
“I’m not changing how I say it,” Nagy insisted.
Yes, that’s how Matt Nagy — with a Pennsylvania Dutch accent — says ‘peanuts’. No, he’s not going to change it.
Yes, that’s how Matt Nagy — with a Pennsylvania Dutch accent — says ‘peanuts’. No, he’s not going to change it.
Who knew? Who knew Matt Nagy’s dirty little secret would come trickling out in front of 37,260 fans at Wrigley Field? Who knew a simple twist in dialect would leave Nagy a touch sheepish? Tha…
www.chicagotribune.com
Who knew? Who knew Matt Nagy’s dirty little secret would come trickling out in front of 37,260 fans at Wrigley Field? Who knew a simple twist in dialect would leave Nagy a touch sheepish?
That’s what happened two weeks ago, when during the seventh inning of a 5-2 Cubs victory against the Reds at Wrigley Field, Nagy took the microphone in the NBC Sports Chicago booth, got clearance from organist Gary Pressey and began his rendition of “Take Me Out to the Ball Game.”
Only one big problem: Nagy’s Pennsylvania Dutch accent causes him to pronounce the hard short “u” sound in certain words like a short “i” instead. So that snack Nagy wants to buy with his Cracker Jack? The Bears coach doesn’t pronounce it like you pronounce it.
It’s not pee-NUTS for Nagy, it’s PEE-nits. And, well, yeah. That’s less than ideal.
“Trust me,” Bears receiver Taylor Gabriel said. “When we saw that (seventh-inning stretch), we gave him a hard time. We weren’t texting each other about it. We were texting him: ‘That was a close call there, Coach.’ ”
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Yep, this is a thing now. And what had been the Bears’ inside joke is now fair game for anyone in need of a little cheap laughter to lighten their day.
“I should have known,” Nagy said. “I didn’t remember going into the stretch. It’s my fault. I forgot that I say it like that.”
OK. Rewind to early last season. That’s when Nagy’s players first realized their fearless and charismatic new leader couldn’t say “peanuts” like everyone else on the team.
In Kansas City, Nagy had watched mentor Andy Reid treat his players to cheeseburgers at the team hotel the night before games. Nagy wanted to borrow that tradition. Only he prefers ice cream — Haagen-Dazs specifically — over cheeseburgers.
Thus began the Bears sundae bar with a selection of toppings: marshmallows, M&M’s, Maraschino cherries. And sometimes, of course, peanuts.
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The first time Nagy pronounced the word, he had no idea why his players were giggling so much. The next time, sports science coordinator Jenn Gibson clued him in.
Uhhh, Coach. You know why they’re laughing at you? Every time you say peanuts, they think you’re saying …
Right tackle Bobby Massie tried to recall the first time he heard his coach say “peanuts.”
“Are you sure it’s ‘peanuts’?” Massie said with a curious look. “Sounds like ‘penis’ to me. The first time we heard it, we laughed. Dying. Everyone was looking around at each other like, ‘What the hell?’ ”
Added Gabriel: “It was ‘penis.’ Definitely. It kind of shocked everybody. Like, ‘Coach, what did you just say?’ ”
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Now, just for comedic relief, Bears players hope peanuts make the cut when the sundae toppings are decided on each week. They want to hear Nagy tell them their options.
Said cornerback Prince Amukamara: “He’ll say, like, ‘Butterscotch.’ He’ll say, ‘M&M’s.’ And then he’ll say, ‘Penis.’ We’re all like, ‘Whaaaattt?’ I guess that’s how they pronounce it in Pennsylvania.”
Amukamara, naturally, was amused that Cubs fans got to hear Nagy’s pronunciation. He listened to Nagy sing and his eyes bugged.
“Oh. My. Goodness,” he said.
“Nobody was surprised,” right guard Kyle Long said.
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For what it’s worth, Nagy first sang “Take Me Out to the Ball Game” at Wrigley in April 2018. Somehow, that rendition didn’t attract the critics like this latest one did.
For one thing, Nagy had been the Bears coach for only three months at that point. He was a relative unknown taking over a team that had finished in last place for four consecutive seasons. On top of that, Nagy sang on a day when temperatures were in the 30s, winds were howling and frigid raindrops were coming in sideways.
Now?
“Every time he says it, it’s funny,” linebacker Danny Trevathan said.
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For the record, Gabriel says he prefers sprinkles as his No. 1 sundae topping. Long goes for hot fudge, sometimes a little caramel. Massie is partial to Reese’s Pieces — and veers from the nuts.
“Yeah, man,” Massie said. “No penis with my ice cream.”
Who knew the NFL’s Coach of the Year, the energized leader best known for his emphatic “Boom!” celebration, could also reduce a room of grown men to giggling schoolboys with one little word.
“I’m not changing how I say it,” Nagy insisted.
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