I loved Kiners Korner especially after a Met win. Everyone loved talking to Ralph---you knew it was puff stuff but you didn't care. It was not meant to be a forum for penetrating questions and Ralph was the perfect host. It also plays into the mentality of watching the game for two and a half hours (at least back then) and then talking about it for the next two and a half hours.
Of course as we know, Ralph was more then a host--he was part of the announcing triumvirate that included himself, Lindsey Nelson (whose suit jackets would have made even Craig Sager blush) and Bob Murphy (the happy recap). Ralph was famous for several things including being one of the most powerful hitters of his era and a hall of famer. Met fans though love Ralph for his announcing days and his many malaprops. Here are some classic Ralph Kinerisms:
"Rookie Wilson was candidate for Mookie of the year."
"Third base is certainly a reactionary position"
"All the Mets' road wins against Los Angeles this year have been at Dodger Stadium"
"The Mets have gotten their leadoff hitter on base only once in this inning."
"They will pass the father-son tandem of Buddy Bell and Yogi Berra."
--on Bobby and Barry Bonds becoming the all-time father-son home-run leaders
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