æz ɐ ɹɪzˈʌlt ʌv hɪz kˈɜːvɪbˌɔːl, ðˈɛn bɹˈʊklɪn dˈɑːdʒɚz mˈænɪdʒɚ wˈɪlbɚt ɹˈɑːbɪnsən kˈɔːld mˈeɪɚ "ˈiːlskaɪn" bɪkˈʌz ðə pˈɪtʃ wʌz "sˌoʊ slˈɪpɚɹi.
As a result of his curveball, then Brooklyn Dodgers manager Wilbert Robinson called Mayer "Eelskine" because the pitch was "so slippery.