Those in the NYC area can point to Hall Of Famer/Mets broadcaster Ralph Kiner as the master of the malaprop. Here are just some of his blunders:
"All of his saves have come in relief appearances"
"All of the Mets road wins against the Dodgers this year occurred at Dodger Stadium."
"Darryl Strawberry has been voted to the Hall of Fame five years in a row."
"He's going to be out of action the rest of his career." - about Bruce Sutter
"If Casey Stengel were alive today, he'd be spinning in his grave."
"Jose DeLeon on his career has seventy-three wins and one-hundred and five rbi's."
"Kevin McReynolds stops at third and he scores."
"Now up to bat for the Mets is Gary Cooper."
"On Fathers Day, we again wish you all happy birthday."
"Solo homers usually come with no one on base."
"Sutton lost thirteen games in a row without winning a ballgame."
"The hall of fame ceremonies are on the thirty-first and thirty-second of July."
"The Mets have gotten their leadoff batter on only once this inning."
"The reason the Mets have played so well at Shea this year is they have the best home record in baseball."
"There's a lot of heredity in that family."
"Tony Gwynn was named player of the year for April."
I'm still chortling over the Casey Stengel comment.
J
