The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum announced today that Jon Miller, who has spent parts of five decades as the voice of five Major League Baseball teams and has been the voice of ESPN’s national Sunday Night Baseball telecasts for 20 years, has been selected as the 2010 recipient of the Ford C. Frick Award, presented annually for major contributions to baseball broadcasting. Miller will be honored during Hall of Fame Induction Ceremonies on Sunday, July 25, 2010 in Cooperstown, N.Y.
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Hey! We aren’t done talking about the vast ramifications of Byung Hyun Kim!
Merkin Valdez? Manuel Mateo? A rose by any other name...-----RIP, MY SON
THE CARDINALS ARE DEAD!
Brian Sabean strongly encourages you to disregard the drudgery of your employment responsibilities and join him in the consumption of spirituous libations.
The Giants are going to the world series........
kenny lofton the man they love to hate in st. louis……….
The value of those Jon Miller Bobbleheads just went through the roof!
The Giants Way™"If anybody deserves credit for this year’s turnaround it’s these two people, Brian and Bruce," Neukom said. "The encouraging thing is we think we’re back to playing baseball the way it ought to be played."
don’t tell jcb9. : (
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by Uribe nee Gonzalez on Feb 1, 2010 12:11 PM PST up reply actions
Way to twist the knife for jcb9.
Merkin Valdez? Manuel Mateo? A rose by any other name...-----RIP, MY SON
And jcb9’s Jon Miller Bobblehead looks like it just went through the roof.
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Feb 1, 2010 12:12 PM PST up reply actions
Perhaps they will make a HoF bobblehead.
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Has anyone mentioned anything about jcb9 yet?
"It appears that Sabean is playing a game of chicken with Neukom wherein he elucidates the most outrageous things he could do as ML GM without getting fired." - cornball
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Hopefully a mod will delete the first two or three of them.
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Felicitaciones! Senior Miller.
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by Uribe nee Gonzalez on Feb 1, 2010 12:10 PM PST reply actions
Senior Miller?
Junior Miller’s dad?
Giants pitching coach Dave Righetti. "I treat Timmy differently from most pitchers: I leave him alone."
Bengie Molina: "I don't understand why they didn't want to commit to another year, with my numbers and my experience and things like that." Brain Sabean: "He's certainly welcomed back with open arms".
Mychael Urban: Wow. Probably Dye at this point. Good outfielder, could adapt to RF at AT&T, good RBI guy.
by natteringnabob on Feb 1, 2010 12:26 PM PST up reply actions
Despite my user name, I speak next to no Spanish, so I have no idea if you are actually critiquing my Spanish abilities… pouvre moi.
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by Uribe nee Gonzalez on Feb 1, 2010 12:32 PM PST up reply actions
“Mister,” en español, es “Señor.”
Yo yo yo... I'ma letchoo finish, but Bochy and Sabean build the greatest lineups of all time. All time!
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Feb 1, 2010 12:42 PM PST up reply actions
As in ‘Señor Chang’.
Utter frustration and futility.
by Johnny Disaster on Feb 1, 2010 12:46 PM PST up reply actions
His Ruben Sierra call should go straight to the hall of fame.
Randy Hahn: "I’ve been referred to as a playa…"
Ruben Sierra?
I need to quit drinking before lunch……………………
Randy Hahn: "I’ve been referred to as a playa…"
Sierra is definitely call-worthy, though.
“…and that was the Worst 100-RBI Season in the History of the Game!”
Merkin Valdez? Manuel Mateo? A rose by any other name...-----RIP, MY SON
Damn
Didn’t see this before I posted. That’s why you should read the thread first.
Link here, for those that want to relive it.
Juan Carlos Perez, please start hitting.
Seriously, this island is even completely surrounded by water.
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by Giant among Angels on Feb 1, 2010 1:29 PM PST up reply actions
One down
Two to go!
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Nah, the other two were clearly on roids.
Merkin Valdez? Manuel Mateo? A rose by any other name...-----RIP, MY SON
I hope he just redoes his call of Ruben Rivera running the bases.
Juan Carlos Perez, please start hitting.
I hope he redoes it using Vin Scully’s voice.
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Japanes scully!
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Congratulations Mr. Miller
I hope he does his Japanese Vin Scully impersonation in Cooperstown.
"Those that drink the Kool-Aid, please leave the room."
+1
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Congrats Jon
you make Giants broadcast bearable. Went to the bobblehead game, and he was very classy and gracious.
Jonathan Sanchez. He's left-handed, like Barry Zito. His fastball breaks 80, unlike Zito.
yes!
Perhaps the key reason I’m happy with saving $500-or-whatever a year not getting cable TV.
… is Jon Miller, that is. (You got that, right?)
by non sequitur on Feb 1, 2010 12:21 PM PST up reply actions
I have no idea what’s going on, man.
Utter frustration and futility.
by Johnny Disaster on Feb 1, 2010 12:48 PM PST up reply actions
HoF, yay
Just last night I was thinking about a late-season game last year when the Giants were pretty much out of it, and Miller went on a half-inning-long riff on great hikes/campsites at Yosemite. It happened suddenly, with the slightest set-up by an unsuspecting Flemming. Miller was describing Yosemite the way he describes a game— painting the picture that made you feel like you were there.
Favorite Jon Miller-isms
•His rain-delay streams-of-consciousness
•spot on Vin Scully impersonations
•when he calls at-bats in Japanese or Spanish
and
French, before the Expos were extraordinarily rendered to DC.
Giants pitching coach Dave Righetti. "I treat Timmy differently from most pitchers: I leave him alone."
Bengie Molina: "I don't understand why they didn't want to commit to another year, with my numbers and my experience and things like that." Brain Sabean: "He's certainly welcomed back with open arms".
Mychael Urban: Wow. Probably Dye at this point. Good outfielder, could adapt to RF at AT&T, good RBI guy.
by natteringnabob on Feb 1, 2010 12:27 PM PST up reply actions
how could i forget
his blunt calls of horrible play.
Ruben Rivera’s blunder aside, god help the Giant who leaves sunglasses on his hat and drops a pop-up in the sun…Jon Miller does NOT treat anyone with kid gloves.
And I love that.
Also,
His recitation of ‘Casey at the Bat,’ while continuing to do play-by-play of a Giants/Reds game.
Proud supporter of the Fightin' Hydrants.
by Little Napoleon on Feb 1, 2010 12:33 PM PST up reply actions
I got so engrossed in the stories Jon was telling in that epic rain delay I actually forgot there was a game on and was mildly chagrined to have the wonderful spoken word piece interrupted by a Marlins game.
Utter frustration and futility.
by Johnny Disaster on Feb 3, 2010 1:37 PM PST up reply actions
AND I JUST WANT TO SAY
That David B. Flemming is a great radio partner for Hall of Famer Jon Miller. EASILY the warmest AND wittiest AND most enjoyable broadcast team in the business.
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by satyricrash on Feb 1, 2010 12:29 PM PST reply actions 1 recs
It’s strange just how talented the Giants radio and tv crew is compared to the other teams.
Merkin Valdez? Manuel Mateo? A rose by any other name...-----RIP, MY SON
I, and MissingBarry, have the pleasure of the Phillies broadcast team.
“And a high fly ball, back, back, it has a chance! Caught, behind 1st base.”
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by say hey nation on Feb 1, 2010 12:32 PM PST up reply actions
Fixed.
It’s strange just how talented the Giants radio and tv crew is compared to theother teamsactual team.
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by Uribe nee Gonzalez on Feb 1, 2010 12:34 PM PST up reply actions
It’s strange just how talented the Giants radio and tv crew is compared to theother teams actual teamGiants hitters.
GROUGTHINK ALERT
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It’s strange just how talented the Giants radio and tv crew is compared to the other teams actual teamGiants hitters the 8 homeless dudes in Giants jersey’s
by E Ticket on Feb 1, 2010 9:13 PM PST up reply actions
CUZ SBEANS NOT MESING IT UP RITE?????
Brian Sabean strongly encourages you to disregard the drudgery of your employment responsibilities and join him in the consumption of spirituous libations.
Not that I disagree with you, but how many of the other announcers have you heard?
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by Giant among Angels on Feb 1, 2010 11:19 PM PST up reply actions
Personally
I’ve heard just about every other announcer in the NL because of Giants games the past few years, and there are none that are even within a sniff of the Giants’ guys. IDK much about AL clubs, but I can’t imagine a team as good as Kruk/Kuip/Miller/Fleming. That’s as good as it gets.
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The other great ones
And don’t forget Greg Papa and JT Snow!
by Section B, Row 1 on Feb 2, 2010 2:46 PM PST up reply actions
You weren't asking me
But thanks to stuff like Gameday Audio and MLB.tv, I’ve had a chance to listen in on other teams’ broadcast crews in both leagues. There are some really bad ones and a lot of OK ones, but our guys are definitely the best.
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I too have heard a ton of MLB Broadcasters, mostly because of XM Radio in my car. Some of the others are ATROCIOUS. Sometimes I have to wonder though if the people who grew up listening to some of those announcers like their guys like we like our team
YOU EAT YOUR DAMN EGGROLL
Every fan likes their own broadcasters (although I’ve heard a lot of Yankees fans hate John Sterling). Cubs fans think Ron Santo is great. White Sox fans love Hawk Harrelson.
"meh"
None of the White Sox fans I knew liked Hawk. Although Cubs fans did like Chip Carray.
Giants fans use to hate Ron Fairly.
"Why not trade Bumgarner for some banger stud?" - sfgiants.com commenter or online porn ad? You be the judge!
Adopted Giant: the probably soon to be ditched but still awesome Fred Lewis
Joe Angel
Oh, and Tim McCarver for a year.
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I always thought Joe Angel was a nice guy and so felt guilty for not liking him as an announcer.
Utter frustration and futility.
by Johnny Disaster on Feb 3, 2010 1:27 PM PST up reply actions
I know this has been said before, but we are so lucky to have the broadcasters that we do. Turn on an A’s game for 10 seconds (radio or TV) for a glimpse at what average teams have to suffer through.
Thank you Jon, Dave, Kruk and Kuip for being so awesome. You are a big part of my Giants obsession.
Congrats Jon!
I like cats. Wings is the greatest show of all time.
Tyler Graham is my favorite San Jose Giant because he has smart balls.
I disagree on the A’s radio broadcasters; I think they’re excellent. TV guys suck, though, especially Kuiper’s brother.
well, it was really gary thomasson--the great, giant, fan
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by greatgiantfan on Feb 1, 2010 2:21 PM PST up reply actions
This is so awesome!
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
That's the thing about the Giants and their announcers...
The team may be just good enough to break our hearts year after year (after year after year after year, ad infinitum), but they always sound classy while doing it.
Yo yo yo... I'ma letchoo finish, but Bochy and Sabean build the greatest lineups of all time. All time!
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Feb 1, 2010 12:39 PM PST reply actions
Jon Miller FTW!!
Utter frustration and futility.
by Johnny Disaster on Feb 1, 2010 12:44 PM PST reply actions
Well deserved!
Miller, Kruk, Kuip & Flemming are all great. As a team, they’re even better.
Synchronicity FTW!
"We're in this thing!" My adopted Giant: "Raptor Jesus" Guzman, "Sweet Jesus" Guzman and Jesus H. Guzman.
The thing I like best is that they all seem to like each other and enjoy calling the games together. It’s awesome. It makes it feel like you’re watching/listening to the game with a group of friends.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
The thing I like best is that they all seem to like each other and enjoycalling the gamesdrinking together on the post game show.
Fixed
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Who doesn't drink after Giants games?
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I like when Miller and Flemming take turns on innings for the spring training games. Not living in the bay area, it’s really the only time I get to listen to them.
Brian says a lot of things. Brian only does one thing, though. Get low OBP hacking suckholes who’s best years are in the past. - Missing Barry
I like it when they take turns on innings for the spring training games in the late innings when they just start riffing and making shit up.
“Ah yes that ball was caught by number 82. That would be…” sounds of papers rustling “I don’t have an 82. So that’s Jim Smith out there….”
I think one year they had a whole outfield all with the same name. Jim Smith, James Smith, and Jimbo Smith…
lol!
That’s hilarious! I didn’t know they did stuff like that
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One thing I always like is Jon’s effort when it comes to trying to correctly pronounce names, even when he fails.
I remember him being one of the first, if not the first, to pronounce it Wilson Bete-meat, instead of the oft used Wilson Bete-mitt. He found out that they had previously had it wrong simply because no one before Jon had asked Betemit how he wanted it to be pronounced.
Merkin Valdez? Manuel Mateo? A rose by any other name...-----RIP, MY SON
Kudos
co-dad w/AfDC of
Ishikawa, the Topps Rookie All Star Team's First baseman. Does he get a chance in 2010?
Congrats
Best non-Cy Award news this offseason!
I try not to break the rules, but merely to test their elasticity.
What you do with this news in private is your business… but yes, best news of the offseason.
Utter frustration and futility.
by Johnny Disaster on Feb 1, 2010 1:54 PM PST up reply actions
brown chicken brown cow
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Awesome
Maybe the great Lon Simmons will give Jon a few tips on delivering that speech. What a great set of broadcasters we Giants fans have had over the decades!
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Baseball on the radio is teh awesome
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Good
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Don’t forget Donnie Moore.
Yo yo yo... I'ma letchoo finish, but Bochy and Sabean build the greatest lineups of all time. All time!
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Feb 1, 2010 5:01 PM PST up reply actions
Road trip!
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by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Feb 1, 2010 2:35 PM PST reply actions
Jon Miller ftw
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"I never watched baseball on TV. It's slow and boring. I'm not a fan. Never was." - Jeff Kent
by Yoyo on Feb 1, 2010 2:46 PM PST reply actions 5 recs
thanks for that
Giants pitching coach Dave Righetti. "I treat Timmy differently from most pitchers: I leave him alone."
Bengie Molina: "I don't understand why they didn't want to commit to another year, with my numbers and my experience and things like that." Brain Sabean: "He's certainly welcomed back with open arms".
Mychael Urban: Wow. Probably Dye at this point. Good outfielder, could adapt to RF at AT&T, good RBI guy.
by natteringnabob on Feb 1, 2010 4:13 PM PST up reply actions
FUCK and YES!!!!!!!
THANK YOU SO MUCH. I saw this posted here a looong time ago and have been trying to find it ever since. I think I love you.
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Also, the Ruben Rivera call
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dZ94rkwdTvQ
"I never watched baseball on TV. It's slow and boring. I'm not a fan. Never was." - Jeff Kent
by Yoyo on Feb 1, 2010 3:01 PM PST reply actions 3 recs
Loved the three rolls of tape that Marquis would put on the knob of his bat. Nice memories, well, except for the base running part.
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by Giant among Angels on Feb 1, 2010 11:30 PM PST up reply actions
holy crap
whats up with the tape?? I never noticed that before
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I always thought he did it to move the center of balance of the bat. I am sure you are not allowed to put any type of weights on the bat, so he’d use a shitload of tape.
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by Giant among Angels on Feb 2, 2010 5:49 AM PST up reply actions
Huh. I always assumed he did it so he could have a looser grip without worrying about fling the bat into the stands on his follow-through.
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by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Feb 2, 2010 8:21 AM PST up reply actions
Could be, but that much tape seems like an overkill for that. The world may never know.
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by Giant among Angels on Feb 2, 2010 9:38 AM PST up reply actions
“Next on Outside The Lines: Marquis Grissom’s bat knob.”
Yo yo yo... I'ma letchoo finish, but Bochy and Sabean build the greatest lineups of all time. All time!
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Feb 2, 2010 10:24 AM PST up reply actions
I wonder
Can they put his plaque (or whatever he gets) next to Bob Stevens in a new all-Giants press section?
Giants games:
Rarely watchable, always listenable.
Thanks for the memories, Jon: Also, if anyone wants to read some bang-your-head-on-a-desk-inducing commentary, check out ESPN’s article on this topic — the article’s fine, but the reader comments are beyond ridiculous.
Heh
Are you kidding me?? This guy is horrible! Long winded and reminds us every 5 minutes that Joe Morgan is a Hall of Famer. Good god! Does he have to say everything and make it sound like a surprise???
The ESPN audience’s exposure to Miller is likely limited to Sunday Night Baseball, where he dumbs things down makes things more accessible to the larger audience.
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Ya know, I do find him much worse doing ESPN broadcasts. Is it just the mental stress of having to be nice to Morgan?
JUST A CITY BOY
It may have something to do with the TV v. Radio styles. It’s his descriptiveness on the radio is where he shines, IMO.
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by Giant among Angels on Feb 2, 2010 7:20 PM PST up reply actions
I can see that. On radio he has the latitude to go all extemporaneous and use his descriptive powers and all that; on TV, especially ESPN’s biweekly baseball telecast, any announcer is just crippled. Strangely enough I think that may be why I like Kuiper on TV. He doesn’t get in the way of the pictures.
JUST A CITY BOY
Does he have to say everything and make it sound like a surprise???
Like that’s a bad thing?
"I don’t know why people feel the need to come up with reasons 'why' for everything..." - Missing Barry
by victor frankenstein on Feb 3, 2010 12:13 AM PST up reply actions
Hooray for John
Making 22 inning loses just a little more bearable.
I also enjoy his “Twas the night before Kalikimaka”
Congrats to Mr. Miller, a well deserved honor.
This is how good Jon Miller is...
I often find myself driving home and listening to Miller on the radio to start the game. When I get home, it is a difficult decision to turn off the car radio and walk into the house. I have waited many times until the inning break to go into the house.
In the house is a 55" 1080p television. Miller is so good, his descriptions of the game are often better than that broadcast HD picture> Conrats Jon, well deserved recognition.
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You could get a radio for your house…just sayin’
"We're in this thing!" My adopted Giant: "Raptor Jesus" Guzman, "Sweet Jesus" Guzman and Jesus H. Guzman.
True, but then I would have to turn off the TV volume and the radio is a few seconds ahead of the TV. I have tried it, believe me. No offense to Kruk and Kuip, but Miller paints a picture with his description of the game. It’s almost better than watching the game. I can multi task, that’s just a tad too much.
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When I’m doing paperwork I’ll often put the radio on and mute the tv, then when the guys on the radio get excited I know I need to look up at the screen! Drives Mr. Merope crazy though, I only do that when I’m working at home in the afternoons!
I’ll take that 55-incher off your hands. Problem Solved!
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Language of the McCoven--TWSS!, Meh!, STFD!, Bork!, Fail!, STFD! STFD! STFD!
by greatgiantfan on Feb 1, 2010 6:38 PM PST up reply actions
I’ll take that 55-incher
TWSS
Kevin Frandsen: The best SS on the Giants roster
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Damn Formatting
I’ll take that 55-incher
TWSS
Kevin Frandsen: The best SS on the Giants roster
Hoping for BowkerMania to hit AT&T Park in 2010
Go to the non HD channel.
My career path, have you seen it?
by say hey nation on Feb 2, 2010 6:19 AM PST up reply actions
As Jon Miller might say...
¿Por qué?
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I think the HD broadcast lags slightly longer than the regular.
Yo yo yo... I'ma letchoo finish, but Bochy and Sabean build the greatest lineups of all time. All time!
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Feb 2, 2010 9:25 AM PST up reply actions
Miller who? Mitch? Arthur? Glenn?
I had MLB TV one year but missed Mr. Miller and so I quit it and went back to radio the next. His humor during frustrating games keeps me tuned in. Besides, I can do other things while listening. Like make cocktails. Lots of cocktails depending on the game.
JON!!!!!!
I am so excited. I always played baseball, but I really fell in love by listening to Jon do games on the radio. Also, I really hope that they enshrine a recording of his impersonation of a Japanese Vin Scully.
In the end, America will be remembered for three things: the Bill of Rights, jazz, and baseball.
JON!!!!!!!
This is the greatest news I’ve gotten in quite a while. I always played baseball, but I fell in love listening to Jon on the radio. Extremely well-deserved.
In the end, America will be remembered for three things: the Bill of Rights, jazz, and baseball.
JON!!!!!!!!
Excited cornball is excited
"We're in this thing!" My adopted Giant: "Raptor Jesus" Guzman, "Sweet Jesus" Guzman and Jesus H. Guzman.
See… when we have something to be positive about, we can effuse positivity from every pore of our beings. We just don’t often get the chance!
Well said merope, well said.
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genius
One of my favorite Miller games involved Jon describing the movie The Bells of St. Mary’s over the course of three or four innings, complete with dialogue and songs. Or maybe the one where he described the arc of each ball hit according to the famous mountains each arc resembled. Or maybe the spoken word versions of “I Can See Clearly Now”. Or maybe…
all of those made me lol
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The news isn’t one of the featured news items on MLB.com (although it is on the headlines links). Apparently the iPad is more relevant.
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Watch Flem and Kuip on video!
and, uh, Joe Morgan.
http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20100201&content_id=8005880&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb
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College of San Mateo!
Bulldog Hall of Famers:
1. Bill Walsh (football)
2. Jerry Garcia (rock n roll)
3. Jon Miller (baseball)
Notable CSM alumni from wikipedia
Too lazy to edit, sorry:
* Jeanne Bates, actress
* Gregory Buckingham, 1968 Olympic silver medalist (swimming) and brother of Lindsey
* Lindsey Buckingham, musician (Fleetwood Mac)
* Dana Carvey, actor/comedian
* Gordon DeVol (1964–66), actor/singer
* Scott Feldman, major league baseball player (Texas Rangers starting pitcher)
* Jerry Garcia, musician (The Grateful Dead)
* Merv Griffin (1942–44), actor/singer/producer
* Keith Hernandez (1970s), former major league baseball player
* Jerry Hill, San Mateo County Supervisor
* Phil Lesh (1959), musician (The Grateful Dead)
* Gordon Lish, editor/author/teacher
* Dick Lotz (1962–63), PGA professional golfer
* John Madden (1954–55), football coach/analyst5
* Paul McClellan, baseball player
* Michelle McLaughlin, Playboy Playmate (February 2008)
* Jon Miller (1968?–69?), sportscaster
* Kurtwood Smith, actor
* James Swett (1939), U.S. Marine Corps fighter pilot; awarded Medal of Honor, 1943
* John Craig Venter, human genome researcher
* Dick Vermeil (1950s), football coach/analyst
* Bill Walsh (1950–51), football coach/analyst
* John Wetteland, former major league baseball player
* Archie Williams (1933–35), athlete, world record holder at 400 meters and 1936 Olympic champion, 400 meters (African-American at Berlin Olympics with Jesse Owens)
* Jan Henne, (1965–68) 1968 Mexico City Olympics, triple medal winner in womens’ swimming
Utter frustration and futility.
by Johnny Disaster on Feb 1, 2010 7:03 PM PST up reply actions
Kurtwood Smith!
In the end, America will be remembered for three things: the Bill of Rights, jazz, and baseball.
Red Foreman went to CSM?
Utter frustration and futility.
by Johnny Disaster on Feb 1, 2010 7:13 PM PST up reply actions
You’re the one that posted the list. Do you want a boot in your ass?
In the end, America will be remembered for three things: the Bill of Rights, jazz, and baseball.
I work for Dick Jones. Dick Jones! He's the Number Two Guy at OCP
It wasn’t until your post that I looked up who Kurtwood Smith was…
Utter frustration and futility.
by Johnny Disaster on Feb 1, 2010 7:56 PM PST up reply actions
I'll buy THAT for a dollar!
"I don’t know why people feel the need to come up with reasons 'why' for everything..." - Missing Barry
by victor frankenstein on Feb 1, 2010 9:21 PM PST up reply actions
Yay Jon Miller
You’ve done my avatar proud.
"Why not trade Bumgarner for some banger stud?" - sfgiants.com commenter or online porn ad? You be the judge!
Adopted Giant: the probably soon to be ditched but still awesome Fred Lewis
will he go headless into the hall?
well, it was really gary thomasson--the great, giant, fan
Language of the McCoven--TWSS!, Meh!, STFD!, Bork!, Fail!, STFD! STFD! STFD!
by greatgiantfan on Feb 1, 2010 7:16 PM PST up reply actions
I told my dad about this news, and he didn’t think much of it. Apparently he thinks Miller is just alright.
I know you nerds know NOTHING about the real game of baseball, or any other athletic endeavor requiring teamwork under physical stress.
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Am I the only person who turns off the radio during the Dave Flemming innings? I like Flemming, but I’d rather hear Jon call the entire game.
Randy Hahn: "I’ve been referred to as a playa…"
yeah, I have to agree. He’s got the rose-colored-glasses thing going on. I thought that Doug Greenwald was terrific when he replaced Flegm for that game; it will be a shame to lose Greenwald to another team, which I’d say is likely given the logjam here.
well, it was really gary thomasson--the great, giant, fan
Language of the McCoven--TWSS!, Meh!, STFD!, Bork!, Fail!, STFD! STFD! STFD!
by greatgiantfan on Feb 1, 2010 9:59 PM PST up reply actions
what
you don’t think the siren call of Chukchansi Park will keep him forever?
Giants pitching coach Dave Righetti. "I treat Timmy differently from most pitchers: I leave him alone."
Bengie Molina: "I don't understand why they didn't want to commit to another year, with my numbers and my experience and things like that." Brain Sabean: "He's certainly welcomed back with open arms".
Mychael Urban: Wow. Probably Dye at this point. Good outfielder, could adapt to RF at AT&T, good RBI guy.
by natteringnabob on Feb 2, 2010 6:36 AM PST up reply actions
WOOHOO!!!
Adopted Giant: Clayton Tanner
by walkoff baltimore chop on Feb 1, 2010 10:18 PM PST reply actions
The man is the man.
End of list.
Still backing Notgardo, wheresoever he may wander. (Don't forget to wriiiite!)
Jon Miller’s been keeping us down?
Yo yo yo... I'ma letchoo finish, but Bochy and Sabean build the greatest lineups of all time. All time!
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Feb 2, 2010 8:24 AM PST up reply actions
I said hello to Jon once, when I was younger. I came face to face with him when I was in HS in a Santa Clara 7-11 early one morning. He was wearing a lettermen style jacket that had WS patches on it. I believe I said “good morning” and he said the same.
Giant Dirtbags: John Bowker, Steve Hammond. MIA List: Todd Jennings, Brian Anderson
Jeremy Affeldt induces DP's
by Giant among Angels on Feb 1, 2010 11:33 PM PST reply actions
I ran into him at the airport in Phoenix on a Saturday night in 2003. I was laying over there on a trip from Dallas to Flagstaff. He was on his way from the SF@ARZ game to to the plane I had just left, which was headed to Chicago. The Cubs were hosting Sunday Night Baseball. I like to think that he got my seat.
We passed each other on those moving walkways, and I hollered, “Hey, Jon Miller! You’re the best!” He said, “Nice hat! You coming from the game?” I started to reply, but the walkway had whisked him away like an egg-shaped ship in the night.
This has been your profoundly boring minor-celebrity-encounter story of the day.
Yo yo yo... I'ma letchoo finish, but Bochy and Sabean build the greatest lineups of all time. All time!
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Feb 2, 2010 8:36 AM PST up reply actions
Still exciting nonetheless.
Giant Dirtbags: John Bowker, Steve Hammond. MIA List: Todd Jennings, Brian Anderson
Jeremy Affeldt induces DP's
by Giant among Angels on Feb 2, 2010 9:37 AM PST up reply actions
This is really making me miss baseball
how long is it until it starts again??? ahhhh
Extremely proud adoptive parent of Paul E. Stanley, hacker extraordinaire. Rescuing moribund Giants lineups since 2008
Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
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