Mike Krukow, on the left, and Duane Kuiper
This is sad news. I’ve been following baseball forever but I’ve learned more about the game from listening to Mike Krukow, the Giants color analyst, than from any other source. Mike has such a quick wit about him with his nightly “grab some pine meat!” and pitch-by-pitch comments. So much so it’s necessitated an actual “Kructionary” website. See Baseball Almanac‘s take on Kruk and his illuminary sayings.
Well, okay. Maybe it’s not your ordinary triple play in the true sense of the word but you gotta admit it’s pretty darn unusual! “Triple ka-thud” as Krukow puts it.
Cody Ross of the San Francisco Giants gets hit with a pitch thrown by Clayton Mortensen of the Rockies, and the ball pinballs off Ross’s arm, catcher Jose Morales’ helmet, and umpire Tim Tschida’s face mask. From the Giants-Rockies game May 16th, 2011. SF Giants announcers Mike Krukow and Duane Kuiper on the broadcast. YouTube Uploaded by “hat301” on May 17, 2011.
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