YOU HEARD OF YOGI, NOW BE KINER

You’ve read the “Yogisms” now read the “Kinerisms.”

If you don’t know who Ralph Kiner is, then let me introduce you. Mr. Kiner is a Hall Of Famer that made the game of Baseball part of the American tradition. He was a slugger without peer, and an interesting storyteller of his years in baseball. Ralph Kiner led the league in home runs the first seven seasons of his career! Only Babe Ruth hit homers more frequently than Ralph Kiner did!

He is currently an occasional announcer for the New York Mets Baseball games and is one of the most interesting play-by-play announcers ever, and I love to listen to him. Here is his brand of “Yogisms”. Enjoy.

Ralph Kinerisms

"All of his saves have come in relief appearances"

"All of the Mets road wins against the Dodgers this year occurred at Dodger Stadium."

"Cadillacs are down at the end of the bat." (Home runs)

"Darryl Strawberry has been voted to the Hall of Fame five years in a row."

"Hello, everybody. Welcome to Kiner's Corner. This is....uh. I'm...uh"

"He's going to be out of action the rest of his career." - about Bruce Sutter

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

"I think one of the most difficult things for anyone who's played baseball is to accept the fact that maybe the players today are playing just as well as ever."

"It's like watching Mario Andretti park a car." - on Phil Niekro's knuckleball

"Jose DeLeon on his career has seventy-three wins and one-hundred and five rbi's."

"Kevin McReynolds stops at third and he scores."

"Now up to bat for the Mets is Gary Cooper." (Carter)

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

"Solo homers usually come with no one on base."

"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."

"This one deep to right and it is way back, going, going, it is gone, no off of the top of the wall."

"There's a lot of heredity in that family."

"Tony Gwynn was named player of the year for April."

"Two-thirds of the earth is covered by water. The other third is covered by Garry Maddox." (A good outfielder who could run)

"You know what they say about Chicago. If you don't like the weather, wait fifteen minutes."

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