Hang a star on that one!
Some great news out of the world of baseball yesterday... even moreso for longtime fans of the San Diego Padres.
Jerry Coleman, the Voice of the Padres since 1972, was named the 2005 Ford Frick award winner in baseball for his contributions not only to broadcasting but to the sport in general, and will be inducted into the broadcaster's wing of baseball's Hall of Fame in July.
But there is more to this honor. Jerry Coleman is a World War II hero, who also served in the Korean War; flying in some 150 missions, coming home on all of them, and receiving numerous medals and honors for his service. Plus, he played the game, as a second baseman for the New York Yankees for some seven years; was the World Series MVP in 1950; AP rookie of the year, etc.
Now think about it, folks. Jerry Coleman has contributed to virtually everything, and at the age of 80, he continues to go strong. And yes, he is still the master of Colemanisms, as he has demonstrated many times in the past. One of the most memorable of them all was when Dave Winfield hit his head against the fence attempting to catch a long fly ball, and Coleman came up with this classic line: "He hits his head...it's rolling towards second base!"
Others included the following:
"he slides into second with a stand-up double", "Rich Folkers is throwing up in the bullpen", "Here's Randy Jones; the left-hander with the Karl Marx hairdoo", and one that is still one for the ages; from a year or two ago:
While doing a game between the Padres and the Indians in Cleveland, Jerry was complaining about someone banging a drum in the background. He was asking his broadcast partner Ted Leitner what that noise was, and Leitner told Coleman that it was someone bang a drum, which is part of the games in Cleveland. And Coleman came up with this line that had everyone on the floor for hours, including Leitner:
"I wish he would bang someone else!"
Anyway, congratulations to Jerry Coleman...the Colonel...the Goodwill Ambassador to this great sport called baseball. Believe me, folks, when he's gone, this sport will never be the same without him.
Jerry Coleman, the Voice of the Padres since 1972, was named the 2005 Ford Frick award winner in baseball for his contributions not only to broadcasting but to the sport in general, and will be inducted into the broadcaster's wing of baseball's Hall of Fame in July.
But there is more to this honor. Jerry Coleman is a World War II hero, who also served in the Korean War; flying in some 150 missions, coming home on all of them, and receiving numerous medals and honors for his service. Plus, he played the game, as a second baseman for the New York Yankees for some seven years; was the World Series MVP in 1950; AP rookie of the year, etc.
Now think about it, folks. Jerry Coleman has contributed to virtually everything, and at the age of 80, he continues to go strong. And yes, he is still the master of Colemanisms, as he has demonstrated many times in the past. One of the most memorable of them all was when Dave Winfield hit his head against the fence attempting to catch a long fly ball, and Coleman came up with this classic line: "He hits his head...it's rolling towards second base!"
Others included the following:
"he slides into second with a stand-up double", "Rich Folkers is throwing up in the bullpen", "Here's Randy Jones; the left-hander with the Karl Marx hairdoo", and one that is still one for the ages; from a year or two ago:
While doing a game between the Padres and the Indians in Cleveland, Jerry was complaining about someone banging a drum in the background. He was asking his broadcast partner Ted Leitner what that noise was, and Leitner told Coleman that it was someone bang a drum, which is part of the games in Cleveland. And Coleman came up with this line that had everyone on the floor for hours, including Leitner:
"I wish he would bang someone else!"
Anyway, congratulations to Jerry Coleman...the Colonel...the Goodwill Ambassador to this great sport called baseball. Believe me, folks, when he's gone, this sport will never be the same without him.
posted by Robert @ 6:25 PM
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