Famous Jerry Coleman Quotations

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"A day without newspapers is like walking around without your pants on."
by Jerry Coleman
"All the Padres need is a flyball in the air."
by Jerry Coleman
"And it's a long drive down the line to centerfield."
by Jerry Coleman
"At the end, excitement maintained its hysteria."
by Jerry Coleman
"At the end of six innings of play, it's Montreal 5, Expos 3."
by Jerry Coleman
"Billy Almon has all of his inlaw and outlaws here this afternoon."
by Jerry Coleman
"Davis fouls out to third in fair territory."
by Jerry Coleman
"Edwards missed getting Stearns at third base by an eyeball."
by Jerry Coleman
"Finley is going over to get a new piece of bat."
by Jerry Coleman
"Gaylord Perry and Willie McCovey should know each other like a book. They've been ex-teammates for years now."
by Jerry Coleman
"From the way Denny's shaking his head, he's either got an injured shoulder or a gnat in his eye."
by Jerry Coleman
"Gonzo leaps like a giraffe and grabs it."
by Jerry Coleman
"Grubb goes back, back... He's under the warning track and makes the play."
by Jerry Coleman
"Hats off to drug abusers everywhere."
by Jerry Coleman
"He can be lethal death."
by Jerry Coleman
"Houston has its largest crowd of the night here this evening."
by Jerry Coleman
"I don't mean he missed him, but he just didn't get him when he put the tag on him."
by Jerry Coleman
"I sure hope you're staying alive for the upcoming Dodgers series."
by Jerry Coleman
"I've made a couple of mistakes I'd like to do over."
by Jerry Coleman
"If ever an error had 'F' written on it, that grounder did."
by Jerry Coleman
"If Pete Rose brings the Reds in first, they ought to bronze him and put him in cement."
by Jerry Coleman
"It's a basehit on the error by Roberts."
by Jerry Coleman
"It's off the leg and into the left field of Doug Radar."
by Jerry Coleman
"Johnny Grubb slides into second with a standup double."
by Jerry Coleman
"Jesus Alou is in the on-deck circus."
by Jerry Coleman
"Kent Abbott is in the on-deck circuit."
by Jerry Coleman
"Last night's homer was Willie Stargell's 399th career home run, leaving him one shy of 500."
by Jerry Coleman
"McCovey swings and misses, and its fouled back"
by Jerry Coleman
"Mike Caldwell, the Padres' right-handed southpaw, will pitch tonight."
by Jerry Coleman
"Montreal leads Atlanta by three, 5-1."
by Jerry Coleman
"Ozzie Smith just made a play that I have never seen before. And he's done it more times than anyone else."
by Jerry Coleman
"Ozzie makes a leaping, diving stop, shovels to Fernando and everybody drops everything."
by Jerry Coleman
"Over the course of a season, a miscue will cost you more than a good play."
by Jerry Coleman
"Reggie Smith of the Dodgers and Gary Matthews of the homers hit Braves in that game."
by Jerry Coleman
"Ron Guidry is not very big, maybe 140 pounds, but he has an arm like a lion."
by Jerry Coleman
"Rich Folkers is throwing up in the bullpen."
by Jerry Coleman
"Sometimes, big trees grow out of acorns. I think I heard that from a squirrel."
by Jerry Coleman
"That noise in my earphones knocked my nose off and I had to pick it up and find it."
by Jerry Coleman
"That's Hendrick's 19th home run. One more and he reaches double figures."
by Jerry Coleman
"That's the fourth extra base hit for the Padres -- two doubles and a triple."
by Jerry Coleman
"The final score after eight innings is Giants 3, Padres 2."
by Jerry Coleman
"The ex-left-hander Dave Roberts will be going for Houston."
by Jerry Coleman
"The first pitch to Tucker Ashford is grounded into left field. No, wait a minute. It's ball one. Low and outside."
by Jerry Coleman
"The new Haitian baseball can't weigh more than four ounces or less than five."
by Jerry Coleman
"The Padres, after winning the first game of the doubleheader, are ahead here in the top of the fifth and hoping for a split."
by Jerry Coleman
"The way he's swinging the bat, he won't get a hit until the 20th century."
by Jerry Coleman
"There is someone warming up in the Giants' bullpen, but he's obscured by his number."
by Jerry Coleman
"There's two heads to every coin."
by Jerry Coleman
"There's a shot up the alley. Oh, it's just foul."
by Jerry Coleman
"There's a high pop-up behind second. Richardson has got it and he's under it."
by Jerry Coleman
"There's a deep fly ball... Winfield goes back, back... his head hits the wall ... it's rolling towards second base."
by Jerry Coleman
"They throw Winfield out at second, but he's safe."
by Jerry Coleman
"They've taken the foot off Johnny Grubb. Uh, they've taken the shoe off Johnny Grubb."
by Jerry Coleman
"Thomas is racing for it, but McCovey is there and can't get his glove to it. That play shows the inexperience, not on Thomas' part, but on the part of Willie McC ... well, not on McCovey's part either."
by Jerry Coleman
"Tito Fuentes is safe at second with a triple."
by Jerry Coleman
"Tony Taylor was one of the first acquisitions that the Phillies made when they reconstructed their team. They got him from Philadelphia."
by Jerry Coleman
"Tony Gwynn, the fat batter behind Finley, is waiting."
by Jerry Coleman
"Turner pulls into second with a sun-blown double."
by Jerry Coleman
"Well, it looks like the all-star balloting is about over, especially in the National and American Leagues."
by Jerry Coleman
"Winfield goes back to the wall. He hits his head on the wall and it rolls off! It's rolling all the way back to second base! This is a terrible thing for the Padres!"
by Jerry Coleman Padres radio announcer
"You didn't have to say it was gone. It was gone before it got outta here. It was gonna that fast."
by Jerry Coleman


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