Top 100 Jerry Coleman Quotes (2025 Update)
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51. “Kent Abbott is in the on-deck circuit.”

— Jerry Coleman

52. “Gene Richards swings, the ball bounces foul and hits him in the head. No harm done.”

— Jerry Coleman

53. “The new Haitian baseball can’t weigh more than four ounces or less than five.”

— Jerry Coleman

54. “You might want to put this in the back of your craw and think about it.”

— Jerry Coleman

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

— Jerry Coleman

56. “Zane Smith is a guy who can shut you out as well as look at you.”

— Jerry Coleman

57. “Your country is bigger than baseball.”

— Jerry Coleman

58. “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

59. “I don’t know about Willie Davis. He’s not as young as he used to be.”

— Jerry Coleman

60. “I sure hope you’re staying alive for the upcoming Dodgers series.”

— Jerry Coleman

61. “The way he’s swinging the bat, he won’t get a hit until the 20th century.”

— Jerry Coleman

62. “Houston has its largest crowd of the night here this evening.”

— Jerry Coleman

63. “The Cards lead the Dodgers 4-2 after one inning and that one hasn’t even started.”

— Jerry Coleman

64. “Even though the ball was doubled, they got it anyway.”

— Jerry Coleman

65. “Parker’s grand slam is the same as going 4 for 4, even though he went 1 for 4.”

— Jerry Coleman

66. “Hi folks, I’m Gerry Gross!”

— Jerry Coleman

67. “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

68. “Young Frank Pastore may have pitched the biggest victory of 1979. Maybe the biggest victory of the year!”

— Jerry Coleman

69. “Finley is going over to get a new piece of bat.”

— Jerry Coleman

70. “Eric Show will be 0 for 10 if that pop fly ever comes down.”

— Jerry Coleman

71. “There’s a shot up the alley. Oh, it’s just foul.”

— Jerry Coleman

72. “Davis fouls out to third in fair territory.”

— Jerry Coleman

73. “I’ve never seen a game like this. Every game this year has been like this.”

— Jerry Coleman

74. “Larry Moffett is 6? 3". Last year he was 6" 6".”

— Jerry Coleman

75. “Montefusco bare-hands it and throws him out. That grounder will make you a traveling salesman in a hurry!”

— Jerry Coleman

76. “You didn’t have to say it was gone. It was gone before it got outta here. It was going that fast.”

— Jerry Coleman

77. “Last night’s homer was Stargell’s 399th career home run, leaving him one shy of 500.”

— Jerry Coleman

78. “Well, it looks like the all-star balloting is about over, especially in the National and American Leagues.”

— Jerry Coleman

79. “I like to use big words so people will think I know what I’m talking about.”

— Jerry Coleman

80. “That’s the fourth extra base hit for the Padres – two doubles and a triple.”

— Jerry Coleman

81. “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

82. “The Padres are really swinging some hot hats tonight!”

— Jerry Coleman

83. “Tony Taylor was one of the first acquisitions that the Phillies made when they reconstructed their team. They got him from Philadelphia.”

— Jerry Coleman

84. “Sanguillen is totally unpredictable to pitch to because he’s so unpredictable.”

— Jerry Coleman

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

— Jerry Coleman

86. “You never ask why you’ve been fired because if you do, they’re liable to tell you.”

— Jerry Coleman

87. “There’s a hard shot to LeMaster, he throws Madlock into the dugout.”

— Jerry Coleman

88. “I’ve made a couple of mistakes I’d like to do over.”

— Jerry Coleman

89. “That’s Hendrick’s 19th home run. One more and he reaches double figures.”

— Jerry Coleman

90. “All the Padres need is a fly ball in the air.”

— Jerry Coleman

91. “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

92. “I don’t mean he missed him, but he just didn’t get him when he put the tag on him.”

— Jerry Coleman

93. “Rick Miller hit only one home run last year, and that’s like hitting none.”

— Jerry Coleman

94. “With one out in the first, Dave Roberts looks a lot better than the last time he pitched against the Padres!”

— Jerry Coleman

95. “If Pete Rose brings the Reds in first, they ought to bronze him and put him in cement.”

— Jerry Coleman

96. “Montreal leads Atlanta by three, 5-1.”

— Jerry Coleman

97. “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

98. “You walk into the locker room, and you see players with their ripping muscles and stomachs you could wash your clothes in.”

— Jerry Coleman

99. “What a great hitch to pit!”

— Jerry Coleman

100. “Edwards missed getting Stearns at third base by an eyeball.”

— Jerry Coleman