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Remembering Bob Murphy

seawolf17 Aug 03 2006 07:14 PM

Two years ago today, we lost a legend. The only time I've ever cried over a death of a non-family member... because Murph was part of our family. We'll always remember you, Murph.

KC Aug 03 2006 07:22 PM

metirish Aug 03 2006 07:28 PM

Nice one Seawolf

cooby Aug 03 2006 07:44 PM

Bless his heart, I will never forget him.

Elster88 Aug 03 2006 07:44 PM Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Aug 04 2006 06:44 AM

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ScarletKnight41 Aug 03 2006 08:10 PM

I was in vacation in San Diego that day. I swear we drove by Qualcomm a/k/a Jack Murphy Stadium at the time that we lost him. RIP Bob.

HahnSolo Aug 04 2006 06:23 AM

]BEHIND THE BAG!!!! That was Scully. You meant "GETS BY BUCKNER!!!!" If you can ever get a hold of it, try and get a copy of Murph calling NLCS Game 6, from the 9th through 16th innings. I had a tape of highlights from that game that is now long lost. But Murph was unbelievable.

Elster88 Aug 04 2006 06:44 AM Edited 2 time(s), most recently on Aug 04 2006 07:28 AM

Steve's got it a little below.

Iubitul Aug 04 2006 07:04 AM

Best damn broadcaster I ever listened to.

Edgy DC Aug 04 2006 07:10 AM

Speaking of Bob, it's Friday night at Shea tonight. I guess that means we get Ralph. MLB.tv better not give me the Phillies pheed.

TheOldMole Aug 04 2006 07:11 AM

Bob was always great. But it was when the Mets broke up their original triumvirate, and Bob switched to radio only, that I came to appreciate just how great he was.

Benjamin Grimm Aug 04 2006 07:14 AM

Edgy DC wrote: Speaking of Bob, it's Friday night at Shea tonight. I guess that means we get Ralph. MLB.tv better not give me the Phillies pheed. I know I'm doomed to listen to Phillie announcers tonight, because I'm in Phillie territory, and the feed on MLB Extra Innings will be blacked out. I had to listen to Marlin announcers for all three games in Florida. I've gotten very little SNY for the last month or so, and I miss Gary and Keith and Ron. And Ralph on Fridays.

SteveJRogers Aug 04 2006 07:17 AM

]Now the pitch by Stanley...and a bouncing ball GETS BY BUCKNER! ROUNDING THIRD IS KNIGHT! THE METS WILL WIN THE BALL GAME, THE METS WIN! THEY WIN! ]He STRUCK HIM OUT! STRUCK HIM OUT! THE METS HAVE WON THE WORLD SERIES! And they are jamming and crowding all over Jesse Orosco, the dream has come true! The Mets have won it, Coming from behind to winnthe seventh ball game!

Johnny Dickshot Aug 04 2006 08:02 AM

It began: Ground ball, trickling...

Edgy DC Aug 04 2006 08:43 AM

That's because Bob let the play develop. He gave you the factual report first and the emotional response after. Maybe he'd slightly underscore "deep fly ball." But he rarely let an emotional response deceive you. That reserve is Scully's grace also.

Benjamin Grimm Aug 04 2006 08:49 AM

The quote I remember best from that Game 6 was actually Scully's. (I was at the game, but when I got home that night I watched the tenth inning on videotape.) "The Mets are not only alive; they are well!" I didn't hear Murphy's call until years later.

old original jb Aug 04 2006 09:44 AM

As a little kid pitching an imaginary game against a target on a wall or a pitchback, sometimes you'd imagine the announcer doing the play-by-play. When the little kid was me, the announcer's voice was always that of Bob Murphy.

SteveJRogers Aug 04 2006 10:02 AM

One time I was in Shea's memorabillia office looking for a program with Edgardo Alfonzo on the cover, and as I was saying Edgardo's name I couldn't help but slip into a Bob Murphy style voice. Alot of names just sound right when they came out of his mouth.

Rotblatt Aug 04 2006 10:36 AM

When I was a kid, before I was aware of who Bob Murphy was--or the Mets, really, aside from "they're better than the Yankees and Red Sox,"--my dad & his friends would do Murph impressions on just about any occasion when they got together--as a way of greeting, playing whiffleball, etc. I didn't really understand what they were doing, but I associated it with "fun." It wasn't until after college in Minnesota, forced to listen to games on the radio, that the lightning bulb flashed over my head. "THIS is the guy they were imitating!" Over the next few years, I listened to Bob relay the goings on of many, many Mets games. I felt like I was getting to know a beloved and much-talked-about uncle whom I'd never been lucky enough to meet before. I'm truely grateful I got that chance. RIP, Bob.

metirish Aug 04 2006 11:33 AM

Was Bob mentioned during the game last night?, I don't recall if Gary said anything.

Iubitul Aug 04 2006 11:43 AM

="Yancy Street Gang"]The quote I remember best from that Game 6 was actually Scully's. (I was at the game, but when I got home that night I watched the tenth inning on videotape.) "The Mets are not only alive; they are well!" Oh yeah. "If a picture paints a thousand words, then you have seen about a million of them"

HahnSolo Aug 04 2006 12:17 PM

Names I loved hearing Murph say: Mike Schmidt Heathcliff Slocum Benny DiStefano Mike Kingery I'm sure I can come up with others if I think some more. One aspect about Murph's radio calls that bothered me was on fly balls that had a chance to leave the park. He'd often say "Maybe....Let's watch!" Well, Murph, if I'm listening to you I'm probably unavailable to watch

Edgy DC Aug 04 2006 12:21 PM

Names I loved hearing Murph say David Arthur Kingman James Rodney Richard Felipe Alou Steve Carlton Whitey Herzog

Benjamin Grimm Aug 04 2006 12:24 PM

Willie Mon-tan-yez!

Iubitul Aug 04 2006 12:37 PM

Yancy Street Gang wrote: Willie Mon-tan-yez! Yancy - iubitul sim score goes up even higher....

cooby Aug 04 2006 01:20 PM

Little Al Downing

old original jb Aug 04 2006 01:23 PM

Yancy Street Gang wrote: Willie Mon-tan-yez! I don't know why, but thinking of Bob Murphy saying "Willie Mon-tan-yez" made me think of the Shea Stadium announcer saying "John Boc-a-Bell-a". How's that for a shot of random?

ScarletKnight41 Aug 04 2006 11:29 PM

="Iubitul"] ="Yancy Street Gang"]The quote I remember best from that Game 6 was actually Scully's. (I was at the game, but when I got home that night I watched the tenth inning on videotape.) "The Mets are not only alive; they are well!" Oh yeah. "If a picture paints a thousand words, then you have seen about a million of them" That was definitely Scully. In fact, I saw/heard the play this evening. D-Dad and I were out and The Best Damn Sports Show on Television had its 50 most memorable moments show. The ball through Buckner's legs was #2 (the touchdown with the laterals through the USC marchin band was #1). Scully was great.

TheOldMole Aug 05 2006 12:53 AM

I always liked his mispronounced sponsor, "Nobody beats the Whiz." And that he took pride in always using correct grammar on the air,

TheOldMole Aug 05 2006 01:56 PM

The Mets win! They win the damn thing!"

Frayed Knot Aug 05 2006 01:59 PM

Jim McAndrew from Lost Nation, Iowa