# NY Mets radio announcers

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ny-mets-radio-announcers/676779>\
**Category:** The Game Room\
**Created:** [December 20, 2013, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ny-mets-radio-announcers/676779 "2013-12-20T00:36:33Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![TSBG](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/77aa72/32.png) [@TSBG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TSBG)\
**Post date:** [December 20, 2013, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ny-mets-radio-announcers/676779/1 "2013-12-20T00:36:33Z")

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I’m wondering if the NY Mets radio play by play person, or persons if more than one, has a standard home run call, a la Hawk Harrelson’s “he gone!” or John Sterling’s “It is high…it is far…”

Can anyone help?

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**Author:** ![VarlosZ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/d78d45/32.png) [@VarlosZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VarlosZ)\
**Post date:** [December 20, 2013, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ny-mets-radio-announcers/676779/2 "2013-12-20T00:56:58Z")

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No idea. I know that Gary Cohen, the TV play-by-play guy, keeps it simple with “… and it’s OUT of here!”

The Mets’ TV booth is awesome, btw.

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**Author:** ![VarlosZ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/d78d45/32.png) [@VarlosZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VarlosZ)\
**Post date:** [December 20, 2013, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ny-mets-radio-announcers/676779/3 "2013-12-20T01:13:45Z")

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[This page](http://ultimatemets.com/profile.php?PlayerCode=6595) suggests that Howie Rose’s home run call is either “Gone!” or “That’s a goner!” depending on whom you believe.

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**Author:** ![TSBG](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/77aa72/32.png) [@TSBG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TSBG)\
**Post date:** [December 20, 2013, 6:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ny-mets-radio-announcers/676779/4 "2013-12-20T06:06:06Z")

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Thank you.

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**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\
**Post date:** [December 21, 2013, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ny-mets-radio-announcers/676779/5 "2013-12-21T23:41:49Z")

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The less resemblance to anything John Sterling says, the better.

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**Author:** ![Uncle\_Jocko](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/uncle_jocko/32/2932_2.png) [@Uncle\_Jocko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uncle_Jocko)\
**Post date:** [December 22, 2013, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ny-mets-radio-announcers/676779/6 "2013-12-22T03:55:51Z")

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> [@Jackmannii](#):
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> The less resemblance to anything John Sterling says, the better.

What, “It’s an AAA-bomb, from AAA-Rod!” too ‘bombastic’ for ya?