Funny Jerry Coleman Quotes & Sayings

The last time Pena faced the Padres, the Dodgers scratched for a run to tie the game and then went on to win 4-0. — Jerry Coleman

Jesus Alou is in the on-deck circus. — Jerry Coleman

McCovey swings and misses, and it's fouled back. — Jerry Coleman

From the way Denny's shaking his head, he's either got an injured shoulder or a gnat in his eye. — Jerry Coleman

Over the course of a season, a miscue will cost you more than a good play. — Jerry Coleman

That big guy, Winfield, at 6'6, can do things only a small man can do. — Jerry Coleman

Kent Abbott is in the on-deck circuit. — Jerry Coleman

The sky is so clear today you can see all the way to Missouri. — Jerry Coleman

Davis fouls out to third in fair territory. — Jerry Coleman

Montreal leads Atlanta by three, 5-1. — Jerry Coleman

They've taken the foot off Johnny Grubb. Uh, they've taken the shoe off Johnny Grubb. — Jerry Coleman

He many not be hurt as much as he really is. — Jerry Coleman

The Cards lead the Dodgers 4-2 after one inning and that one hasn't even started. — Jerry Coleman

Young Frank Pastore may have pitched the biggest victory of 1979. Maybe the biggest victory of the year! — Jerry Coleman

The Phillies beat the Cubs today in a doubleheader. That puts another keg in the Cubs' coffin. — Jerry Coleman

The ballgame is over ... in this inning. — Jerry Coleman

DeShaies is like a clock out there. Every other pitch goes one way or the other. — Jerry Coleman

Even though the ball was doubled, they got it anyway. — Jerry Coleman

At the end of six innings of play, it's Montreal 5, Expos 3. — Jerry Coleman

Billy Almon has all of his in-laws and outlaws here this afternoon. — Jerry Coleman

Parker's grand slam is the same as going 4 for 4, even though he went 1 for 4. — Jerry Coleman

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

It's a cold night out tonight. The Padres better warm up real good because it's stiff out there. — 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

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

Reggie Smith of the Dodgers and Gary Matthews of the homers hit Braves in that game. — Jerry Coleman

Enos Cabell started out here with the Astros, and before that he was with the Orioles. — Jerry Coleman

There is someone warming up in the Giants' bullpen, but he's obscured by his number. — Jerry Coleman

Hi folks, I'm Gerry Gross! — Jerry Coleman

I've never seen a game like this. Every game this year has been like this. — Jerry Coleman

Houston has its largest crowd of the night here this evening. — Jerry Coleman

Those amateur umpires are certainly flexing their fangs tonight. — Jerry Coleman

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

Many people think the Cards at the end of the wire will cross the finish line first. — 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

What a great hitch to pit! — Jerry Coleman

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

Larry Lintz steals second standing up. He slid, but he didn't have to. — Jerry Coleman

We started with 53,000 people. Half are gone, but surprisingly, most are still here! — 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

The game in St. Louis has been halted in the fourth inning because of rain. I'll bet they have the jacuzzis going there. — Jerry Coleman

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

Turner was like a pencil. He bent around that pitch! — Jerry Coleman

Those numbers with Tony are so often and so interesting. — 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

That was like swatting June bugs off a fly. — Jerry Coleman

Zane Smith is a guy who can shut you out as well as look at you. — Jerry Coleman

Sunday is Senior Citizens' Day. And if you want to become a senior citizen, just call the Padre ticket office. — 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

They throw Winfield out at second, but he's safe. — Jerry Coleman

Larry Moffett is 6' 3". Last year he was 6" 6". — Jerry Coleman

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

The ex-left-hander Dave Roberts will be going for Houston. — Jerry Coleman

I like to use big words so people will think I know what I'm talking about. — Jerry Coleman

That home run ties it up, 1-0. — Jerry Coleman

Grubb goes back, back ... He's under the warning track and makes the play. — Jerry Coleman

Trailing 5-1, the Padres added an insurance run in the eighth inning. — Jerry Coleman

Sanguillen is totally unpredictable to pitch to because he's so unpredictable. — Jerry Coleman

The first pitch to Tucker Ashford is grounded into left field. No, wait a minute. It's ball one. Low and outside. — Jerry Coleman

Eric Show will be 0 for 10 if that pop fly ever comes down. — Jerry Coleman

You might want to put this in the back of your craw and think about it. — Jerry Coleman

If ever an error had "F" written on it, that grounder did. — Jerry Coleman

And it's a long drive down the line to centerfield. — Jerry Coleman

Rick Miller hit only one home run last year, and that's like hitting none. — 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

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

Right now Andy Larkin is pitching just like young Andy Larkin. — Jerry Coleman

Gonzo leaps like a giraffe and grabs it. — Jerry Coleman

Templeton is as hot as you can be and still walk! — Jerry Coleman

You walk into the locker room, and you see players with their ripping muscles and stomachs you could wash your clothes in. — Jerry Coleman

Benedict may not be as hurt as he really is. — Jerry Coleman

That's Hendrick's 19th home run. One more and he reaches double figures. — Jerry Coleman

I sure hope you're staying alive for the upcoming Dodgers series. — Jerry Coleman

Hrabosky looks fierce in that Fu Manchu haircut. — Jerry Coleman

Hector Torrez, how can you communicate with Enzo Hernandez when he speaks Spanish and you speak Mexican? — 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

There's a shot up the alley. Oh, it's just foul. — Jerry Coleman

He can be lethal death. — Jerry Coleman

Bob Davis has his hair differently this year, short with curls like Randy Jones wears. I think you call it a Frisbee. — Jerry Coleman

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

You didn't have to say it was gone. It was gone before it got outta here. It was going that fast. — Jerry Coleman

The big ballpark can do it all! — Jerry Coleman

Well, I hope before Glenn goes, he'll come up here so we can give him a big hug and a kiss, because that's the kind of guy he is. — Jerry Coleman

I don't know about Willie Davis. He's not as young as he used to be. — Jerry Coleman

That's the fourth extra base hit for the Padres - two doubles and a triple. — Jerry Coleman

Boros is not with the team today because he's attending his daughter's funeral. Oh, wait, it's her wedding. — Jerry Coleman

If Pete Rose brings the Reds in first, they ought to bronze him and put him in cement. — Jerry Coleman

The Padres are really swinging some hot hats tonight! — Jerry Coleman

Edwards missed getting Stearns at third base by an eyeball. — Jerry Coleman

Tony Gwynn, the fat batter behind Finley, is waiting. — Jerry Coleman

Ozzie Smith is out there roaming around like glass. — Jerry Coleman

There's a hard shot to LeMaster, he throws Madlock into the dugout. — Jerry Coleman

On the mound is Randy Jones, the left-hander with the Karl Marx hairdo. — Jerry Coleman

With one out in the first, Dave Roberts looks a lot better than the last time he pitched against the Padres! — Jerry Coleman

Mike Caldwell, the Padres' right-handed southpaw, will pitch tonight. — Jerry Coleman

Ozzie makes a leaping, diving stop, shovels to Fernando and everybody drops everything. — Jerry Coleman

Shirley and Griffey get along like a rattler and a parrot. — Jerry Coleman

George Hendrick simply lost that sun-blown pop-up. — Jerry Coleman

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

That noise in my earphones knocked my nose off and I had to pick it up and find it. — Jerry Coleman