Ralph Kiner

Ralph McPherran Kiner is an American former Major League Baseball player and current announcer. Kiner has been an announcer for the entire 46-year history of the New York Mets despite (or perhaps because of) a penchant for malapropisms and colorful sayings, similar to another beloved New York baseball player, Yogi Berra.

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• ... he makes the catch, running over his shoulder!
  • heard in his first year as a broadcaster, for the White Sox

• If Casey Stengel were alive today, he'd be spinning in his grave.

• On Fathers Day, we again wish you all happy birthday.

• Solo homers usually come with no one on base.

• (Don) Sutton lost thirteen games in a row without winning a ballgame.

• The Hall of Fame ceremonies are on the thirty-first and thirty-second of July.

• The Mets have gotten their leadoff batter on only once this inning.

• The reason the Mets have played so well at Shea this year is they have the best home record in baseball.

• Two-thirds of the earth is covered by water and the other third is covered by Garry Maddox.
  • In praise of Garry Maddox's defense.

• All of his saves have come in relief appearances.
  • About Steve Bedrosian