John Kruk, Phillies announcer overtook John Kruk, national announcer for a moment Thursday night. After Bryce Harper whiffed on a two-strike offering in the eighth inning of Philadelphia’s 6-2 loss in Game 3, the ball scooted away from catcher Drake Baldwin. Harper did not immediately realize that he could run, though, and proceeded to bend … Read more
John Kruk was quite the baseball player — but he’s not so great at putting on ties. The former Phillies star and NBC “Sunday Night Baseball” analyst took a bit of a fashion risk on Sunday, as he planned to wear a bevy of ties (four of which were clip-ons) sent to him by a … Read more
The Phillies broadcast took an interesting turn Wednesday night. During the Phillies’ win over the Blue Jays, broadcaster John Kruk, known for his humorous storytelling, shared the tale of being left in Mexico City on the way to Venezuela for the 1986 Caribbean Series for not having a passport. “Some kid came up to me… … Read more
Baseball is back and John Kruk is already in midseason form. The irreverent Phillies analyst didn’t hesitate to make it all kinds of weird in the midst of Philadelphia’s 5-3 Opening Day win over the Rangers. In the bottom of the sixth inning, Kruk mused to play-by-play man Tom McCarthy that he’d like to see … Read more
The Phillies had already built a six-run lead by the time Alec Bohm fouled off a pitch in the fourth inning Monday, so John Kruk, the former Philadelphia star and now a broadcast analyst, decided to go on a tangent between pitches. And this one involved some deep thoughts about the history of clocks. Kruk … Read more
Phillies legend John Kruk didn’t end his playing career on good terms with longtime umpire Brian O’Nora. The TV analyst revealed Monday night that he once threatened to kill the umpire during a game in the 90s — the same ump who was calling the balls and strikes in Philadelphia’s 5-2 win over the Marlins … Read more