Ralph Kiner, Mets broadcasting legend and Hall of Fame Pirates player, dead at 91

[Warren Stupidity]

Source: NY Daily News

Kiner was one of New York's most beloved sports figures, broadcasting Mets games from 1962 until 2006. He was known to rub elbows with stars like Frank Sinatra and Bob Hope and romanced leading ladies such as Elizabeth Taylor and Janet Leigh.

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[hrmjustin]

1. A great man! Grew up with him watching Met games.

[Warren Stupidity]

2. Me too. Makes me feel real old. I actually had no idea he was still alive.

[hrmjustin]

3. He was still guest announcing for the Mets last year.

[MannyGoldstein]

7. Me three!

The Amazin' Mets.

Sad.

[iandhr]

4. Even though I am a Yankee fan I have great respect for this great baseball legend.

[BeyondGeography]

5. Never could get behind the Mets but Ralph was the real baseball deal

And Kiner's Korner was kool.

New Yorkers of a certain age will understand; the two leagues were like warring nations once and that extended down to cities with two teams. The rivalries are still there, but it was really raw 40 some-odd years ago. And if you were 10 years old in 1969 in New York, you took a ton of crap from Met fans if you were aligned with the Bronx team.

Anyway, Kiner, Lindsay Nelson and Bob Murphy had to be the best trio of ball announcers ever. When they had a great team to work with, it was must-see TV.

RIP, Ralph, who also hit 50 HR in a season when that was an almost impossible feat.

[Beaverhausen]

6. I think my mom used to 'autograph' his photos for fans

she grew up in Pittsburgh. I have to check on this...

[hadrons]

8. He was a New York institution ...

so much so that people don't even think of him as a Hall Of Fame player for Pittsburgh. RIP Ralph and I'll never forgot my memories of watching 'Kiner's Korner' after Mets games

[shenmue]

9. Rest in peace

Loved him as the Mets' announcer.

[Nanjing to Seoul]

10. Wow. I grew up watching him. I thought he was old in the 1990s.

Long life, excellent player.

[1000words]

11. "This is gone ... Goodbye!"

Goodbye, Ralph. Rest in peace.

[brooklynite]

12. Kiner, Murphy and Nelson were the perfect mix