Jerry Coleman Quotes

“Gaylord Perry and Willie McCovey should know each other like a book. They've been ex-teammates for years now.”

— Jerry Coleman

“You never ask why you've been fired because if you do, they're liable to tell you.”

— 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!”

— Jerry Coleman

“You might want to put this in the back of your craw and think about it.”

— Jerry Coleman

“Rich Folkers is throwing up in the bullpen.”

— Jerry Coleman

“And Kansas City is at Chicago tonight, or is it Chicago at Kansas City? Well, no matter as Kansas City leads in the eighth 4 to 4.”

— Jerry Coleman

“The Phillies beat the Cubs today in a doubleheader. That puts another keg in the Cubs' coffin.”

— Jerry Coleman

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

— Jerry Coleman

“The ex-left-hander Dave Roberts will be going for Houston.”

— Jerry Coleman

“There's a hard shot to LeMaster, he throws Madlock into the dugout.”

— Jerry Coleman

“At the end of six innings of play, it's Montreal 5, Expos 3.”

— Jerry Coleman

“Eric Show will be 0 for 10 if that pop fly ever comes down.”

— Jerry Coleman

“The new Haitian baseball can't weigh more than four ounces or less than five.”

— Jerry Coleman

“Hats off to drug abusers everywhere.”

— Jerry Coleman

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

— Jerry Coleman

“Whenever you get an inflamed tendon, you've got a problem. OK, here's the next pitch to Gene Tendon.”

— Jerry Coleman

“That noise in my earphones knocked my nose off and I had to pick it up and find it.”

— Jerry Coleman

“Larry Moffett is 6' 3". Last year he was 6" 6".”

— Jerry Coleman

“I don't mean he missed him, but he just didn't get him when he put the tag on him.”

— Jerry Coleman

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

— 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.

— Jerry Coleman

“Enos Cabell started out here with the Astros, and before that he was with the Orioles.”

— Jerry Coleman

“They throw Winfield out at second, but he's safe.”

— 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.”

— Jerry Coleman

It's a base hit on the error by Roberts.

— Jerry Coleman

It's off the leg and into the left field of Doug Rader.

— Jerry Coleman

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

— Jerry Coleman

“Gonzo leaps like a giraffe and grabs it.”

— Jerry Coleman

“He can be lethal death.”

— Jerry Coleman

“If Rose's streak was still intact, with that single to left, the fans would be throwing babies out of the upper deck.”

— Jerry Coleman

“Over the course of a season, a miscue will cost you more than a good play.”

— Jerry Coleman

“Hi, folks, I'm Jerry Gross. No, I'm not, I'm Jerry Coleman.”

— Jerry Coleman

“That's Hendrick's 19th home run. One more and he reaches double figures.”

— Jerry Coleman

“That's the fourth extra base hit for the Padres - two doubles and a triple.”

— Jerry Coleman

“There is someone warming up in the Giants' bullpen, but he's obscured by his number.”

— Jerry Coleman

“If ever an error had "F" written on it, that grounder did.”

— Jerry Coleman

“Billy Almon has all of his in-laws and outlaws here this afternoon.”

— Jerry Coleman

“Renko has just about had it. Pretty soon somebody will come out of the dugout with a fork and get him.”

— Jerry Coleman

Gene Richards swings, the ball bounces foul and hits him in the head. No harm done.

— Jerry Coleman

“Montefusco bare-hands it and throws him out. That grounder will make you a traveling salesman in a hurry!”

— Jerry Coleman

“Trailing 5-1, the Padres added an insurance run in the eighth inning.”

— Jerry Coleman

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

— Jerry Coleman

“Larry Lintz steals second standing up. He slid, but he didn't have to.”

— Jerry Coleman

“I like to use big words so people will think I know what I'm talking about.”

— Jerry Coleman

“I don't know about Willie Davis. He's not as young as he used to be.”

— Jerry Coleman

“DeShaies is like a clock out there. Every other pitch goes one way or the other.”

— Jerry Coleman

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

— Jerry Coleman

“When Guante started, they thought he'd be like popcorn, one of the most popular things around.”

— Jerry Coleman

“Ozzie Smith just made another play that I've never seen anyone else make before, and I've seen him make it more often than anyone else ever has.”

— Jerry Coleman

“A day without newspapers is like walking around without your pants on.”

— Jerry Coleman