What's your favorite Mark Grant moment?
by justdave on Sep 15, 2008 3:16 PM PDT
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While watching the Padres the other day, I was listening to the smooth vocal stylings of Steve Quis and Maw Graw when the latter uttered the following gem (at least what I can remember of it, its not an exact quote, give me some latitude here...)
I'd be willing to bet you that 90% of Adrian Gonzales' home runs are either up and in, down and in, up and away, down and away, or out over the zone.
I was pretty excited when I heard this, because Maw Graw is telling me that AGon's hot zones know no bounds. Apparently, the only balls he isn't hitting out of the park are those that are either: a) spiked ten feet ahead of the batter or b) sailed in to the mezzanine (JaMarcus Russel style). This leads me to believe that we have the best hitter in the history of life.
But in all seriousness, I am curious to hear what everyone's favorite Mark Grant quotes are. Whether its "You Hangie, We Bangie", calling a ChangeUp a "Cambio," or any number of other non-sensical gems uttered from our favorite bald umpire impersonator, let's hear them here.
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Busting out the Rally Shillelagh
always made me laugh
by matthewverygood on Sep 15, 2008 3:33 PM PDT reply actions
I liked it when they'd just do a shot of the booth
and Mark would just be waving it around slowly in complete silence.
Or hits Matt on the head
And Matty squeaks, “Hey cut that out” or “Be careful with that thing”.
With all due respect, you are not allowed to find our division rivals sexy.
He says it all the time, and it is so overused
but I can’t help but love it when someone doesn’t check their swing but the Ump says he does and he says
“If he hits it, it’s a double”
I love it everytime, I don’t know why.
plus his countless random refrences… like one time he mentioned “Jesus Christ Superstar” and looking like the high priest I just was like “MARK GRANTS SEEN THAT MUSICAL? AWESOME!” always has some refrence you wouldn’t think anyone would know.
"Real baseball should be played in the daytime, in the sunshine." - Lou Gehrig
i find myself saying that sometimes
"Real baseball should be played in the daytime, in the sunshine." - Lou Gehrig
i love it when he says that
and i find myself saying that also sometimes =)
"i kinda feel like nevin and klesko were some fling we (the padres) had in the past and now realize were a bad idea and are embarrassed about."
Hmm....
Back when Milton Bradley played for the expos, there quote was something like:
"Milton Bradley is out there playing Chutes and Ladders on the basepaths, then he slides Home, and says, ‘Sorry!’ "
I believe in that very same game there was a kid in the stands dressed in a spider man costume. He then proceeded to sing the entire spider-man theme song, line-by-painful-line.
anytime
he tries to do math on the air.
“So he he is 3 for 4, no 5. 3 for 5 that is like better than .300..”
"I feel sorry for people who don't drink. When they wake up in the morning, that's as good as they're going to feel all day. " ~Frank Sinatra
The concept of someone having an "In-N-Out Night"
If for no other reason than it making me hungry for In-N-Out.
"If I wasn't Bob Dylan, I'd probably think that Bob Dylan has a lot of answers myself." - Bob Dylan
The replay at Dodger stadium
of how many frozen yogurts Mud had eaten that night.
Isn't it enough to know that I ruined a pony making a gift for you?
Every Time
Mud tries to make out with the other broadcasters.
People the world over have always been more impressed by the power of our example than by the example of our power.
by Sam (sdsuaztec4) on Sep 15, 2008 6:40 PM PDT reply actions
By the way
We should foward this thread to Mud’s email. He’d probably enjoy it. Plus we know they read GLB.
People the world over have always been more impressed by the power of our example than by the example of our power.
by Sam (sdsuaztec4) on Sep 15, 2008 6:40 PM PDT reply actions
When he talks about uniform regulations
and he sees a pitcher usually wearing something he’s not supposed to and he goes “thats ILLLLLLEAGGGALL” it makes me laugh
"Real baseball should be played in the daytime, in the sunshine." - Lou Gehrig
I wonder
what MattyV’s favorite Mudism is…
Isn't it enough to know that I ruined a pony making a gift for you?
in the may issue of padres magazines
he said he is the funniest human being and while he likes his random movie knowledge he loves his impressions that are just spot on… especially his harry caray
"Real baseball should be played in the daytime, in the sunshine." - Lou Gehrig
I bet he's so much funnier
when he’s not on the air. The other day when they came back from a break, there was silence until Matty says “It’s a good thing there are no cameras in the booth or you’d see the height of unprofessionalism” or something like that.
also
when someone goes on a check swing, he says “yes he did!” or “no he didn’t” and obviously followed thereafter with “if he hits it, it’s a double.”
"i kinda feel like nevin and klesko were some fling we (the padres) had in the past and now realize were a bad idea and are embarrassed about."
As I was reading this,
I heard him break out the “Ekstrom, Ekstrom, read all about it!” line. His nicknames kick the $#!+ out of any of Berman’s.
www.PadsAndEnds.blogspot.com
"jbox does not drink coffee, as it makes him clean house big time." ~Kev
by TheThirdGonzalez on Sep 15, 2008 8:10 PM PDT reply actions
Last year he made a reference to Sut being drunk on air
Matty V. said something really random and strange, and Mud – as if to imply Matt was drunk – said, “George Clooney?”
Awesome
Mud Grant Favorite Moments
Hey dudes and dudettes….
Have to say, LOVE the MGFM’s. Thanks for all the love.
I’m just tryin’ to keep it fun.
Thanks for hangin’ in there this year. We appreciate it!
Hopefully, next year will be…“Some kinda niiiiice!”
Love to all,
Mud
by mudgrant on Sep 21, 2008 12:09 PM PDT reply actions 11 recs
Thanks for many years of hijinx and hilarity, since 1997
When they put Mud and Matt together, it was a match made in Padres broadcast heaven.
One thing I say ALOT, and it came from Mud, “He hangy, we bangy.”
Another is calling Trevor’s sick change-up the “Uncle Charlie.”
I hope Mud and Matt share Frescas and barbs for years to come.
Chicks Dig the Bullpen.
i love the "cambio"
for the change.
and the “yes he did!!” i say that all. the. time..
www.wellbelowthemendozaline.blogspot.com
thanks for coming by man
you guys make this team worth watching…
never a dull moment on channel 4. keep it up!
www.wellbelowthemendozaline.blogspot.com
since nobody mentioned it yet...
I like when Matty will say something like “look at the extension on that swing” and Mud immediately jumps in and says “you can’t make me!” It gets me every time.
by theodore donald kerabatsos on Sep 22, 2008 11:23 AM PDT reply actions
"Warming up...
Justin Hampson justin case"
www.PadsAndEnds.blogspot.com
"jbox does not drink coffee, as it makes him clean house big time." ~Kev
by TheThirdGonzalez on Sep 23, 2008 9:02 PM PDT reply actions
Did anyone else notice
the “HOME RUN” graphic go up before the ball cleared the wall?
www.PadsAndEnds.blogspot.com
"jbox does not drink coffee, as it makes him clean house big time." ~Kev
by TheThirdGonzalez on Sep 23, 2008 9:04 PM PDT reply actions
My bad...
I thought I was on the Open Thread!
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"jbox does not drink coffee, as it makes him clean house big time." ~Kev
by TheThirdGonzalez on Sep 23, 2008 9:05 PM PDT up reply actions
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