- Scott Graham
Scott Graham is an American sportscaster best-known for his broadcasts of the
Philadelphia Phillies . He has lived and worked near Philadelphia for most of his life. He was bornJune 10 ,1965 inBelleville, New Jersey , and now lives inVoorhees Township, New Jersey . [ [http://www.courierpostonline.com/blogs/2006/11/scott-graham-reportedly-out-as.html " Scott Graham reportedly out as Phillies broadcaster"] , "Courier-Post ",November 15 ,2006 . AccessedDecember 13 ,2007 . "Graham, 41, of Voorhees worked in the Phillies broadcast booth for the last eight years after starting his career with the Phillies in 1991 as a pregame and postgame host on the radio."] His sportscasting résumé covers several organizations in Philadelphia and around the USA. Graham is a graduate of theUniversity of Pennsylvania , where he earned a Bachelor of Arts in political science.Broadcasting Stints
Graham's first play-by-play experience came as a student announcer for football and basketball while at Penn. After graduating from college, Graham called football games for
Delaware State from 1990 to 1992, and for the University of Pennsylvania the following three years. From 1992 to 1998, he called Philadelphia's Big Five basketball games onWPHT -AM. In 1994, he hosted a nationally syndicated baseball call-in show and called major college football games for theAmerican Sports Radio Network . In 1996, Graham was hired byComcast Network as an announcer for all sporting events on the station. From 1999 to 2003, he called NFL andNFL Europe games on FOX.He currently narrates several programs for
NFL Films and calls college basketball for CN8 and the Atlantic 10.Career with the Phillies
Graham was first hired by the
Philadelphia Phillies in 1991, and hosted the pre-and post-game shows through the 2000 season. In 1999, he also became a play-by-play announcer for the team.He called the first, second, and third innings of games on the radio; the fourth, fifth, and sixth innings on the local telecast; and then returned to the radio broadcast to call the seventh, eighth, and ninth innings.
Among Phillies fans who listen to games on the radio, Graham was most famous for his catch phrase: "Put this one in the win column for the Phightin' Phils!" which he said immediately after every game that the Phillies won. He also was notable for using the terms "outside edge" and "inside edge" to refer to the lateral borderlines of home plate, rather than the more typical terms "outside corner" and "inside corner."
When Graham gave the attendance information during the postgame out of town scoreboard or wrap up shows he always added the term "watchin' baseball." For example he would give the game information and add "37,847 watchin' baseball at Citizen's Bank Park."
His home run call was, "And that ball is gone!"
In November 2006, "
The Philadelphia Inquirer " reported that Graham's contract would not be renewed, which was confirmed on December 4th, 2006. Graham was a finalist for a position with theSan Diego Padres for the 2007 season, but the job went toAndy Masur . [ [http://www.courierpostonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070209/COLUMNISTS34/702090358/1002/SPORTS The article requested can not be found! Please refresh your browser or go back. (BZ,20070209,COLUMNISTS34,702090358,AR) ] ] In late November 2007, his name came up as a candidate for theNew York Mets radio broadcast vacancy left by Tom McCarthy. The Mets hired Wayne Hagin for the position. [ [http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/baseball/mets/2007/11/28/2007-11-28_tom_mccarthy_bolts_met_radio_booth_joins-2.html Tom McCarthy bolts Met radio booth, joins Phillies, Harry Kalas ] ]References
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* [http://philadelphia.phillies.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/team/broadcasters.jsp?c_id=phi MLB.com - Philadelphia Phillies: Broadcasters]
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