What's your favorite Mark Grant moment?

by justdave on Sep 15, 2008 3:16 PM PDT Comment 36 comments

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 matto619 on Sep 15, 2008 3:33 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

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.

by jbox on Sep 15, 2008 3:38 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

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.

by Wonko on Sep 16, 2008 10:50 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

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

by C8LIN B on Sep 15, 2008 3:38 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

It's a little overused now

but I still like “That’s some kinda niiiiiice!”

by jbox on Sep 15, 2008 3:39 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

i find myself saying that sometimes

"Real baseball should be played in the daytime, in the sunshine." - Lou Gehrig

by C8LIN B on Sep 15, 2008 3:49 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

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."

by freelunch on Sep 15, 2008 7:14 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I also like

“Frog with a Tennis Racket” comment.

by jbox on Sep 15, 2008 3:47 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

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.

by pjbno4 on Sep 15, 2008 3:50 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

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

by Sammy G on Sep 15, 2008 4:00 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

1989 Upper Deck card

The goofball has his glove on the wrong hand…

by XSD on Sep 15, 2008 4:27 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

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

by JollyWaffle on Sep 15, 2008 5:06 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

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?

by Axion on Sep 15, 2008 6:21 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

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 0 recs

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 0 recs

"That's a big league hang with'em"

Padres for life

by sdgaucho on Sep 15, 2008 6:42 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

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

by C8LIN B on Sep 15, 2008 7:21 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Also

when he gets really upset that a hitter steps out of the box. “YOU CAN’T DO THAT!”

by jbox on Sep 15, 2008 7:23 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

I wonder

what MattyV’s favorite Mudism is…

Isn't it enough to know that I ruined a pony making a gift for you?

by Axion on Sep 15, 2008 7:29 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

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

by C8LIN B on Sep 15, 2008 7:40 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

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.

by jbox on Sep 15, 2008 8:40 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

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."

by freelunch on Sep 15, 2008 7:30 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

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.

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"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 0 recs

that. is. excellent!

www.wellbelowthemendozaline.blogspot.com

by justdave on Sep 15, 2008 11:01 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

HOCKEY SUIT!!!

"Wow. Sounds like someone didn’t get excepted.." - our beloved Tec

by jpleeg2 on Sep 15, 2008 9:49 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

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

by 'Eaters on Sep 16, 2008 10:37 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

"Did you know that Falkenborg spelled backwards is ‘Grobneklaf’? Totally random. I don’t even think Falkenborg was pitching at the time.

"The designated hitter rule is like letting someone else take Wilt Chamberlain's free throws" --Rick Wise, 1974

by PadreChick on Sep 18, 2008 9:07 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

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.

by eastbaysd on Sep 21, 2008 3:54 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

i love the "cambio"

for the change.

and the “yes he did!!” i say that all. the. time..

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by justdave on Sep 21, 2008 4:33 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

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

by justdave on Sep 21, 2008 4:30 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

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 0 recs