John Kruk goes off on MLB umpires being duped by pitch framing
"He’s not stealing them. The umpire is dang missing them!"
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John Kruk ponders reality show ‘Dance Moms’ during game
"I hope some of those moms on that show weren't like that in real life. … They've got some issues, man."
John Kruk tells insane story about prison exhibition game in Mexico
Sometimes announcers tell stories to pass the time during MLB broadcasts. None has a story quite like John Kruk.
If John Kruk and Tom McCarthy have a child together, he’ll be named Malachi
"I love that name."
Bryce Harper clowns himself after huge game
"Oh, man. What am I doing over there?"
John Kruk suffers crushing announcer jinx in Phillies’ loss
"No grand slams for Spencer Steer, let’s hope that continues."
Phillies’ Jose Alvarado tells broadcast ‘I’m f***ing fat’
"Bro, I feel like a fat boy."
Question from John Kruk leads to tears from Phillies’ Bryson Stott
"You’re gonna be a hell of a dad, my friend."
John Kruk’s Gateway Arch bet backfires after Kyle Schwarber home run in St. Louis
“Me and my damn big mouth.”
John Kruk predicted another Phillies home run a week after his last prophesied dinger
Kruk asks, the Phillies answer.
John Kruk wills Bryce Harper’s game-tying home run to happen
"Oh! Stay fair! Yes!"
Phillies broadcast roasts umpire’s brutal out call: ‘We’ll have to do some investigating.’
"Something’s going on over there at first base...I haven’t put my finger on it."
John Kruk calls baseball a circus after new rules delay Phillies game
"What a joke! What a circus this game's turned into!"
Pierogis totally sidetracked John Kruk from Phillies broadcast: ‘I better pay attention to the game.’
"As you get older, it’s the little things that get you excited. And pierogis are a big part of that."
Squirrel hunter John Kruk calls Philadelphia Phillies game
"I was squirrel huntin’ up in Moorefield, West Virginia."
Demoralized John Kruk nearly risked it all after Mets’ comeback: ‘I’m afraid that this would be my last broadcast.’
"I’d like to say something, but I’m afraid"
John Kruk has no clue who Newman or “the woman” from Seinfeld are
"I know I’m gonna get a lot of junk for this"
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John Kruk joining CSN Philly broadcast crew as game analyst for Phillies telecasts
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