The Ultimate Ron Fairly Quote Post
If you live in the Northwest and you listen to Seattle Mariners games, then you no doubt know who Ron Fairly is. He played some awesome baseball for 21 years, then took some time off and came back as a broadcaster…since the 1990s he’s livening up Seattle Mariners games with his commentary.
But it’s not just any old commentary. Ron, known affectionately to many Mariner fans as “Captain Obvious,” seems to feel that he knows everything about baseball and his audience doesn’t. The result is absolutely hilarious, with some of the best quotes I’ve ever heard. Because of this, I feel compelled to list some good old Fairly quotes from years past that I have collected from across the Internet.
Here they are:
Bruce Sutter has been around for a while and he’s pretty old. He’s thirty-five years old, that will give you some idea of how old he is.
He fakes a bluff.
If I had to name the number one asset you could have for any sport I’d say speed. In baseball, all a guy with speed has to do is make contact.
Last night I neglected to mention something that bears repeating.
The Giants are looking for a trade but I don’t think Atlanta wants to depart with a quality player.
The wind at Candlestick tonight is blowing with great propensity.
It’s 5-0, and Edgar’s on third base. If he scores, it’ll be 6-0.
There’s two strikes. One more strike and he’ll be out.
When a pitcher can’t get that last hitter out, it opens the door for big innings.
In order to win, you must score more runs than your opponent.
In all the years I played, he (Stan Williams) was the only guy who ever scared me and he was on my team.
The bases are loaded and there is zero outs. Now, who is in trouble here? Well, the pitcher is in trouble.
If that ball would have gone over the wall, it would have been a home run.
Gotta love Fairly. For you football folks, if you’re on the West Coast and catch Pac-10 games, you get to hear from Dan Fouts. Some of his stuff soon to come…
3 Comments, Comment or Ping
Paully
Ah yes, Ron Fairly. What a goof. I heard someone say that he states the obvious for those who are not baseball knowledgeable. I think he just likes to talk.
He knows alot about the game and has some good stories sometimes, but trying to get past him stating the obvious.. “if it rains here tonight, the field will get all wet” too much for me at times.
May 26th, 2006
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