Talk:José Uribe

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It's sad to hear of his death; he was a scrappy defensive player and one that I loved to watch when I lived in the SF area in the late 1980's. He never was a star and usually batted 8th, but many fans did admire his defensive play which is why he was able to play for so long even with a consistently low batting average.

His life was also marked by tragedy: his wife died in childbirth during his playing years in the late 1980's. I don't have the details handy and probably have to check archives of the San Francisco newspapers from that period to add to the article. In my opinion he never played as well after she passed away, which makes him all the more of a sympathetic figure. Unlike some other professional athletes, I don't recall that he ever made the news for anything troubling that was his fault.

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Relation to Juan

I glad to see that somebody undid the notation that he was Juan's father. I don't want to start an edit war, but I don't believe there is a source that he is related at all. He told the Chron some time ago that he met Juan at a league named for Jose and he taught Juan to turn the DP -- he said nothing about being related. I think "He is unrelated to Juan Uribe" would be correct unless one just assumes all Uribes are related. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Petaluman (talk • contribs) 19:27, 8 December 2006 (UTC).

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=2691022 That AP article on ESPN.com says that Juan Uribe is his second cousin. Although interestingly, earlier today when the news first broke about his death, the short blurb said that he was Juan's father. It's probably going to be hard to find a definitive answer unless it comes directly from Juan Uribe. Until then, I would go with the Associated Press. Bertocci 23:13, 8 December 2006 (UTC)

The Sports reporters at KCBS radio [[1]] say that is a distant relative (probably further than a second cousin). There is a link on the first page to them talking about Uribe about halfway down on the right side. Very interesting conversation coming from those who knew him. Ronbo76 23:18, 8 December 2006 (UTC)

The main article first says Juan is a second cousin, then later says Jose is Juan's uncle. Clarify. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.116.160.200 (talk) 20:41, 4 January 2011 (UTC)

Correct name for José Uribe

As a fellow Latino, fan and out of respect for José Uribe, RIP, I submit that whoever editted the name section got incorrectly. José Uribe's name follows the Spanish tradition where the father's name appears to most non-Latinos as a middle name. If you read the article on Iberian naming customs, the example of Mexican President Vicente Fox Quesada is correct. His mother's maiden name appears as the last name when it is actually an appendage or suffix out of respect for the mother's family name (as a means of preserving the name in print and history). Vicente Fox is not "Vicente Quesada" just as José Uribe is really not José Gonzalez Uribe. He was Gonzalez until he broke into the majors but took his mother's maiden name as his surname because of his famous line. If anyone should know, it is the reporters who also followed him. KCBS Sports radio in San Francisco broke in early to report the story. If you go down halfway down their site page, you will see a link to where their sports editior speaks to a San Francisco Chronicle newsreporter, Chuck Nevius, who covered José Uribe almost from the first day he was traded to the Giants (the link on their page will open your player where you can hear both gentlemen speak about Uribe affectionately). Ronbo76 22:23, 8 December 2006 (UTC)