Change ), You are commenting using your Google account. Jenkins has also been a contributor to WIBC radio in Indianapolis, and the communications director for the Premier Racing Association. For the 2019 Indianapolis 500, Jenkins and Dan Wheldon were inducted into the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum's Hall of Fame. We didn’t take each other out to dinner.”. “I had four pitches and I could control them all,” Jenkins told the Tribune. Seven future Hall of Famers were in the starting lineups: Gibson, Lou Brock, Ted Simmons and Joe Torre for the Cardinals, and Jenkins, Ron Santo and Billy Williams for the Cubs. Jenkins won 22 in 1970, becoming the only pitcher in the big leagues with 20 or more wins in each season from 1967-70. Concurrent to his work on ESPN & ABC, from 1979 to 1998, Jenkins worked on the IMS Radio Network. Author Mike Mitchell’s latest work, “Mr. The ongoing IRL/CART split saw changes in the announcing crews at ESPN/ABC. In 2003, on Bump Day at the Indy 500 on ESPN, Jenkins made an impassioned commentary, defending the event from media detractors. Posted in Games, Opponents, Pitchers | 2 Comments. He joined SPEED and was an anchor for Speed News for a little over one year. By the early 1990s, the crew (sans Jarrett, who was contracted with CBS) would also cover races on ABC Sports. Bob from Melbourne, VIC. Van Slyke hit 41…, Baseball HOF archive: Dick Enberg on advice he got from Angels GM Fred Haney before his 1st MLB broadcast: "He said…, 20 years ago, in April 2001, Cardinals reliever Gene Stechschulte, sent to pinch-hit, slugged the 1st pitch he saw…, Baseball Hall of Fame archives: Bob Gibson when asked to name a boyhood favorite: "Jackie Robinson. Video, “The ball Torre hit was my mistake,” Jenkins told the Tribune. 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The Cardinal to hit the most homeruns against Jenkins just happened to be Joe Torre with 4. For 2002, with CART floundering, Page was moved back to the IRL, and Jenkins was shifted to the lesser host position. Billy Williams hit a three-run home run in the fifth, knocking Gibson from the game, and Jenkins got the win. The games were completed in an average of two hours and six minutes. He earned the National League Cy Young Award, the first Cubs pitcher to receive the honor. Boxscore, “I didn’t really know him then,” Gibson said to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch in 1995. He graduated from the University of Pittsburgh, then worked as a clothing salesman before deciding … “You couldn’t have placed the ball better than Callison did, about four inches from the line, if you threw the ball out there,” Cardinals coach George Kissell told the Post-Dispatch. After Torre’s home run, the Cardinals didn’t get another baserunner. The game, completed in one hour and 58 minutes, was typical of most duels between Jenkins and Gibson: low-scoring, briskly played. [2] He reported various positions, including the backstretch, turn four, and served as chief announcer of the Indianapolis 500 from 1990 to 1998. He also appeared in the video game Andretti Racing on the PS1. I didn’t want to be compared to anybody. “Most of the guys I played against I didn’t like when we played.”, Jenkins recalled, “We were both competitors. They began part-time in 2004 as Means-Jenkins Motorsports. [6] Many were ridiculing the race and the IRL for struggling to fill the field to the traditional 33 cars. During this timeframe, Jenkins befriended Paul Page, who worked at 1070 WIBC-AM. Boxscore, A year later, on April 20, 1968, at St. Louis, Williams drove in three runs against Gibson and Jenkins pitched a three-hitter for the win. “I always try to get myself up against him,” Jenkins told the Chicago Tribune. After being released from ABC/ESPN in 2003, Jenkins joined the Indianapolis Motor Speedway staff in various roles including public address announcer and designated emcee of various events and press gatherings (such as the Victory Banquet, Last Row Party, and press conferences). He opted out of reprising his turn two role on the radio network, but recorded segments for air on the radio broadcast, as all three living "Voices of the 500" (Page, Jenkins, and King) participated in the broadcast. His first booth partner was Larry Nuber. “The front office doesn’t think I rank up with Gibson, Juan Marichal and Tom Seaver, but I’m going to prove I do.”. He’s got the sweetest swing in baseball.”. Gibson didn’t allow a hit the first three innings. Change ), You are commenting using your Twitter account. Front Row Motorsports is an American professional stock car racing team that currently competes in the NASCAR Cup Series and NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series.The team began running part-time in 2004 as Means-Jenkins Motorsports under a partnership with Jimmy Means and restaurant entrepreneur Bob Jenkins, with Jenkins becoming the full team owner in 2005. NBC inherited the IndyCar rights and hired Jenkins to continue as lead announcer for IndyCar on NBC. "Biddy Sitting" is a SpongeBob SquarePants episode from Season 12. A music aficionado, Jenkins wanted to be a radio disc jockey, but instead found work as a radio news reporter. Regular play-by-play announcer Marty Reid was unable to broadcast because of prior engagements. Front Row Motorsports Racing Team About Front Row Motorsports Front Row Motorsports came into NASCAR full-time in 2005. The official trailer for Barry Jenkins' Amazon Prime limited series The Underground Railroad was released on Thursday. Robert Sterling, Actor: Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea. I pitched like Fergie Jenkins.”, They faced one another as starters for the first time on June 3, 1967, at St. Louis. ( Log Out / The pitch moved across the plate and Torre lined it onto the catwalk in left for a home run, tying the score at 1-1. In 2012, he announced he would retire at the end of the season, in part due to his wife Pam, who had terminal cancer. ... G Elgton Jenkins. He also did voice over work in the movie Kart Racer. A Broadway musical based on Nickelodeon's megahit SpongeBob SquarePants that features the titular characters as they try to deal with a volcanic eruption threatening to destroy their town.Having been described as Our Town meets Armageddon, the play is also notable for featuring various songs written by renowned recording artists in the music industry, a list of which includes Panic! Cubs shortstop Don Kessinger said, “I’ve never seen him throw better.”. Facing Bob Gibson often brought out the best in Ferguson Jenkins. Alfredo, 21, made 19 Xfinity Series starts in 2020 for Richard Childress Racing. Jenkins won when Billy Williams hit a walkoff home run against Gibson for a 2-1 Cubs victory over the Cardinals. Albert Pujols convinced Cardinals he was ready for majors, Joe Cunningham came through in clutch for Cardinals, 30 years ago, in April 1991, Ray Lankford scored the winning run for the Cardinals when he raced from 2nd to home o…, Yadier Molina has 164 career home runs, tying him with Andy Van Slyke on baseball's all-time list. Fifty years ago, on April 6, 1971, Jenkins and Gibson pitched into the 10th inning on Opening Day at Wrigley Field in Chicago. He just golfed it.” Boxscore, Jenkins said of Williams: “My old fishing buddy took care of everything. ... Bob Jenkins. I had a very easy motion. [8] In 2006, Jenkins was the chief announcer of the IMS Radio Network for the U.S. Grand Prix, and in 2007, called Indy Pro Series broadcasts on ESPN2. On May 27th, in a 10-0 win, they tagged him for 7 runs and 12 hits in 6 innings. “I had been getting him out on curves and was just showing him the fastball, but I got it out over the plate and he went out and got it, just muscled it.”, Catcher Ken Rudolph took the blame, telling the Post-Dispatch: “I called for a fastball and when Fergie shook me off I called for it again.”. He anchored the Allstate 400 on the radio, his first NASCAR race call since November 2000. In 2011, Versus was bought by NBC Sports Group, becoming NBCSN. Jenkins was helped by a dazzling play by Kessinger in the ninth. I think I’ve had some of my best games against the top pitchers.”. In order to be realistic, the race announcers in the movie Days of Thunder were the actual ESPN crew of the time, which meant Jenkins was the announcer in several voice-over scenes. 1 General Description 2 Background Information 3 Momentous Dates within the PD 4 Gallery Bob Smithis the Chief of Police for the Los Santos Police Department, Badge #309. [4] The trio was one of the most popular announcing crews in NASCAR. The arrangement created a "crowded" booth with two veteran announcers. Jenkins’ three losses to Gibson were by scores of 1-0, 2-1 and 1-0. The ball landed barely inside the foul line in short right _ “a sick pigeon” is how author Roger Kahn described it _ for a double, scoring Santo from second. Also on the team were athletes including Chatham Hall of Famer Larry Babcock, and […] 2 / 47 ... For as coveted as QBs are I still don't recall a draft ever going three QBs in a row. He has blond hair styled in a side-parted businessman cut and a light goatee. When the count got to 1-and-1, Gibson threw a fastball and Williams hit into the bleachers in right. You can order it on Amazon or at the author’s website. Jenkins was involved in NBCSN's practice and qualifying coverage at Indy. Jenkins also has three movie credits, one of which was an on-camera appearance. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. While at Speed Channel in 2005, he was the Speed anchor in Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby. “Sometimes this game will drive a man crazy,” Gibson told the Tribune. The arrangement would continue through 2001. Video, In the book “The Head Game,” Roger Kahn wrote, “Standing on the mound, Gibson twice quietly repeated the same phrase, ‘Oh, fuck.’ Then he squared his shoulders and walked off the field.”. It was fun to research the comments of Bob Gibson and Ferguson Jenkins from that time period. Jenkins worked for Versus in 2009 and 2010. Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email. Despite his status, he rarely, if ever, visited the Bristol, Connecticut studios. The lack of political correctness on the part of both Fergie Jenkins and Bob Gibson is quite refreshing!! By the late 1980s, Paul Page took over as anchor for Indy car racing on ABC/ESPN, with Jenkins focusing primarily on NASCAR. In 1970, Gibson had 23 wins and received his second National League Cy Young Award. For several years, Jenkins was co-anchor for nationally syndicated farm news show, AgDay. His primary duty was anchoring NASCAR on ESPN from 1979 to 2000. He retired from broadcasting after the 2012 IndyCar season finale to care for his wife Pam who was battling brain cancer. During the 1980s and 1990s, Jenkins also called CART series races, IMSA, Formula One, drag racing, and various other races on ESPN and ABC. ( Log Out / For 2013, he worked on the public address system at both the Indianapolis Motor Speedway and the United States Auto Club's Silver Crown Series. Bob Smith is a character role-played by aleks. Bob Jenkins (born September 4, 1947) is a former television and radio sports announcer,[1] primarily calling IndyCar and NASCAR telecasts for ESPN/ABC and later NBC Sports. 38 Front Row Motorsports Ford in the 2021 NASCAR Cup Series. ( Log Out / 34 and the No. They did indeed speak their minds and it was worth paying attention to what they had to say. 38 car. Jenkins (with Parsons) was the television announcer of the Brickyard 400 on ABC from 1994 to 2000. His wife Pam died from complications of brain cancer in Carmel, Indiana on October 25, 2012. Post was not sent - check your email addresses! Jenkins retired the next 10 in a row. It's happened twice. Jenkins is a colon cancer survivor[5][9] and resides in the Indianapolis area. Page helped Jenkins get his start in motorsports broadcasting, inviting him to serve as a pit reporter for Indy car races on the radio, as well as on television.[4]. Jenkins retired the first six batters until Simmons led off the third with a single. Front Row Motorsports has its driver for the No. Jenkins and Gibson were right-handers destined for election to the National Baseball Hall of Fame. The 2003 Brickyard 400 was his first foray as part of the P.A. In the fourth, the Cubs reached Gibson for three hits and a run. Fifty years ago, on April 6, 1971, Jenkins and Gibson pitched into the 10th inning on Opening Day at Wrigley Field in Chicago. His most recent work can be heard in the trailer for the independent film Trifocals (March, 2007). It was sunny in Chicago for Opening Day, but a 17 mph wind blew in and the temperature struggled to see 40, “the kind of day more appropriate for bears,” Tribune columnist Robert Markus noted. Kessinger, charging, scooped the ball with his bare hand and while stumbling and falling made a perfect peg to first baseman Joe Pepitone in time to nab Alou. The 1971 season opener was a good place to start. Growing up in O…. Jenkins was signed as the chief announcer, and returned to Indy car racing full-time for the first time since 2001. In 2009, the IndyCar Series started a new television contract with Versus. Pepitone told the Tribune it was “the best shortstop play I’ve seen in my life.” Durocher, a former Cardinals shortstop, said it was the “greatest play I’ve ever seen by a shortstop.”, In the 10th, shadows covered home plate, making it tough for the batters to see, but Williams was undeterred. [2][3], Bob Jenkins was born in Richmond, Indiana, and grew up in the nearby town of Liberty. Glenn Beckert told the Post-Dispatch, “It looked like he was throwing from 30 feet.”, With two outs and none on in the seventh, Jenkins tried to get a fastball inside to Torre with the count 0-and-2. For 2007–2008, he returned to the IMS Radio Network for the Indy 500, reporting from the turn two position. Thanks, Phillip. Gibson “in the opinion of several Cubs pitched better than they had seen him in two years,” the Tribune reported. ( Log Out / Even though Ferguson Jenkins won the Cy Young that year, the Cardinals were the occasion of his two worst starts. In their starts against one another, Jenkins had a 1.78 ERA and Gibson’s was 2.43. The Cardinals rewarded him with a $150,000 salary for 1971. “When you have Cy Young out there against you, you always try a little harder.”. Jenkins made a one-time return to NBCSN in a substitute role during Indy 500 Carb Day coverage, as Leigh Diffey was unavailable that weekend. Williams, whose 10 career home runs versus Gibson were the most anyone hit against him, told the Post-Dispatch, “I don’t normally see him make a pitch like that to me, a fastball down the middle.”, Gibson responded: “It was not down the middle.”, The catcher, Simmons, confirmed the pitch “was on the outside corner down around the knees. Nearly all of his work with the network was at the race track, or at satellite studios in Indianapolis or Charlotte. From 1967 to 1972, Jenkins and Gibson started against one another nine times. “He was just throwing darts,” Santo said. At the end of the 2003 season, Jenkins was released from ABC/ESPN. Charmed (TV Series 1998–2006) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Another two were managers Leo Durocher of the Cubs and Red Schoendienst of the Cardinals. Front Row Motorsports (FRM) is a winning organization in the NASCAR Cup and Camping World Truck Series and the 2021 Daytona 500 champions. 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