Great Ralph Kiner Quotes

As a lifetime Met fan, I grew up with Ralph Kiner, Lindsay Nelson and Bob Murphy. I watched so many Met games that I feel like they were part of my extended family. Couldn't watch a Met game without ending the game with Kiner's Korner. Besides being a great announcing trio, no one had more funny malaprops than Ralph Kiner.

In memory of the great Ralph Kiner, here are some of his all-time great quotes:

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

"On Father's Day, we again wish you all a Happy Birthday"

"The Hall of Fame ceremonies are on the 31st and 32nd of July."

"Home run hitters drive Cadillacs; singles hitters drive Fords"

"The Mets have gotten their lead off hitter on base only once this inning."

"Rookie Wilson was a candidate for Mookie of the year"

"They will pass the father-son tandem of Yogi Berra and Buddy Bell."
--on Barry and Bobby Bonds becoming the all-time father-son home run leaders

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"All his saves have come during relief appearances"
--on Steve Bedrosian

"Rick Sutcliff was the rookie of the year in his first year"

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

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

"Kevin McReynolds stops at third, and he scores."

"Two thirds of the earth is covered by water, the other one third is covered by Gary Maddox"

"Tony Gwynn was named Player of Year for April"

"That's the great thing about baseball. You never know what's going on."

Some Classic Ralph Kinerisms: Kiners Korner

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