Hair of the Mudcat

I came across the website of former Padres announcer Mel Proctor where this picture was prominently displayed:

Sterling Hitchcock was still pitching, Dennis Morgino hit left handed, and Mark "Mudcat" Grant had some wild hair -- relatively speaking.

Good guy that Mark Grant. He's officially been around forever.

The Dick Enberg Analysis: "Touch 'em all"

Notified that the latent/blatant jokes surrounding our announcer's name were a bit middle school*, I've decided to be a bit more formal with our analysis and refer to it as "The Dick Enberg Analysis".

It was mentioned in last night's post that Mr. Enberg butchered the home run call for Kelly Johnson to lead off the game. If you listen to the audio you will hear Enberg missing the call badly but he's not the first to do it. I think I can recall, as a little kid, hearing Harry Carey consume enough beers that some of his calls became pretty dicey. He was a Cub fan and a Bud man.

"Touch 'em all"
I like that as a Home Run call. Simple. Effective. Accurate. Does not overwhelm the achievement of the batter. Dare I say, a step up from.......


SANTA MARIA!!!!!

Our Twitter pal, @sportsmatters disagrees wholeheartedly regarding "Touch 'em all"! He says he'll "lose it" listening to variations of Enberg's signature call. We'll be on suicide watch for @sportsmatters here at Avenging Jack Murphy.

"The Warning Path"
Mike at Padres Trail took exception to this call levied by Enberg on a fly out to the warning track. An antiquated reference or an awkward misstep? Neither one of us know. What say you?

Props for Mr. Enberg
Mr. Enberg seems to have taken considerable control in the booth and Mud Grant is clearly deferring to the broadcast legend. To begin the 7th inning last night, however, their timing was flawless as Mud emerged from the shadows and pointed to how critical it would be for Kevin Correia to locate with a mounting pitch count. As Mud warned that not locating would result in "serious trouble", D-Backs CF Chris Young launched a HR. Good work in the booth, fellas.

Many who I've questioned say they enjoy Dick Enberg. These Padre fans often describe listening to him to be "a treat". He does have a pleasant voice.

I'll continue to keep an eye on the duo's progress for no other reason than......why not!?! If you notice something that is particularly vexing or some indication of impending greatness, give a comment or two. If you decide to click the "crap" box......you should support your opinion...... with a comment or two.

*Being lumped in with middle schoolers and their uncritical minds is the sort of insult that gives cause for evaluation. These youngsters, after all, are given to uncontrollable laughter when they are notified that they have certain responsibilities, obligations, and........duties....... to fulfill......
Hehehehe [high pitched laughter].....he said doody......Hehehehe
 No lie.
 In that vain, we'll do our best to keep it clean. We will not allow this blog to devolve into the single cell organism laden sludge from whence it came.