Author: Jerry Coleman Page 3

Larry Lintz steals second standing up… he slid, but he didn’t have to.

(1924 – 2014) American baseball player & announcer

Pete Rose has three thousand hits and three thousand fourteen overall.

(1924 – 2014) American baseball player & announcer

The final score after eight innings is Giants 3, Padres 2.

(1924 – 2014) American baseball player & announcer

Tony Taylor was one of the first acquisitions that the Phillies made when they reconstructed their team; they got him from Philadelphia.

(1924 – 2014) American baseball player & announcer

There's a deep fly ball… Winfield goes back, back… his head hits the wall… it's rolling towards second base.

(1924 – 2014) American baseball player & announcer

I’ve never seen a game like this; every game this year has been like this.

(1924 – 2014) American baseball player & announcer

Finley is going over to get a new piece of bat.

(1924 – 2014) American baseball player & announcer

Last night's homer was Willie Stargell's 399th career home run, leaving him one shy of 500.

(1924 – 2014) American baseball player & announcer

Sometimes, big trees grow out of acorns; I think I heard that from a squirrel.

(1924 – 2014) American baseball player & announcer

(Bruce) Benedict may not be hurt as much as he really is.

(1924 – 2014) American baseball player & announcer

Zane Smith is a guy who can shut you out as well as look at you.

(1924 – 2014) American baseball player & announcer

If ever an error had ‘F’ written on it, that grounder did.

(1924 – 2014) American baseball player & announcer

There’s someone warming up in the bullpen, but he’s obscured by his number.

(1924 – 2014) American baseball player & announcer

Richards swings, the ball bounces foul and hits him in the head… no harm done.

(1924 – 2014) American baseball player & announcer

Turner pulls into second with a sun-blown double.

(1924 – 2014) American baseball player & announcer

Tony Gwynn, the fat batter behind Finley, is waiting.

(1924 – 2014) American baseball player & announcer

The way he’s swinging the bat, he won’t get a hit until the 20th century.

(1924 – 2014) American baseball player & announcer

I challenge anyone, even with a radar machine, to hit that slider.

(1924 – 2014) American baseball player & announcer

Those amateur umpires are certainly flexing their fangs tonight.

(1924 – 2014) American baseball player & announcer

Next up is Fernando Gonzales, who is not playing tonight.

(1924 – 2014) American baseball player & announcer

Enos Cabell started here with the Astros… and before that he was with the Orioles.

(1924 – 2014) American baseball player & announcer