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===Commentating style=== Miller's delivery is notable for his easygoing, sometimes humorous manner and measured use of hyperbole, particularly in banter with his sportscasting partners. He livens up many broadcasts with a few Hawaiian and Japanese phrases spoken with impeccable{{peacock inline|date=March 2017}} pronunciation, and has been known to announce a half inning totally in Spanish.{{citation needed|date=October 2015}} It is notable that Miller generally pronounces foreign language names with the source language pronunciation, in contrast with broadcasters who "Anglicize" foreign-named players.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.sbnation.com/2009/6/5/1643914/jon-miller-on-300-wins-spanish |title=Jon Miller on 300 Wins, Spanish Accents and FJM |first=Dan |last=Steinberg |date=June 5, 2009 |work=SBNation.com}}</ref> Miller is also known for his meticulous [[Baseball scorekeeping|scorekeeping]], having scored over 5,500 games since he started broadcasting.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://m.mlb.com/news/article/1996895/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304083212/http://m.mlb.com/news/article/1996895/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=March 4, 2016 |title=Scorekeeping remains an art form |first=Becky |last=Regan |date=June 1, 2007 |work=MLB.com}}</ref> Miller will occasionally quote lines from [[Shakespeare]] plays during radio broadcasts.<ref name="Lidz">{{cite magazine |url=https://www.si.com/vault/1991/07/22/124597/what-voice-through-yonder-mike-doth-speak-tis-the-orioles-jon-miller-the-bard-of-baseballs-play-by-play-men |title=What Voice Through Yonder Mike Doth Speak? |first=Franz |last=Lidz |date=July 22, 1991 |magazine=Sports Illustrated}}</ref> He is well known for his foul ball call, "That ball is fooooul", and his emphatic cries of "Two!" for a successful double play and "Safe!" (which he pronounces like an umpire's "Hafe!" call) on close baserunning plays.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.prosportsblogging.com/2010/08/05/jon-miller-to-cooperstown-with-ya/ |title=Jon Miller β To Cooperstown With Ya |first=Joseph |last=Davis |date=August 5, 2010 |publisher=ProSportsBlogging.com}}</ref> Early in his career, Miller would punctuate home runs with the signature call, "Tell it goodbye!" (in emulation of longtime Giants announcer [[Lon Simmons]]), and he continues to refer to a home run as a "big fly". His home run call for [[Hispanic]] batters is now punctuated, ''"Adios, [[Baseball (ball)|pelota]]!"'' (a phrase he occasionally uses for home runs hit by non-Hispanics as well).<ref>{{cite news |url=http://static.espn.go.com/mlb/columns/stark_jayson/551977.html |title=Keep the homer calls coming |first=Jayson |last=Stark |date=May 30, 2000 |work=ESPN.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.sfweekly.com/thesnitch/2010/10/25/world-series-run-radio-through-the-tv-banish-joe-buck-and-tim-mccarver |title=World Series: Run Radio Through the TV -- Banish Joe Buck and Tim McCarver! |first=Joe |last=Eskenazi |date=October 25, 2010 |work=SF Weekly}}</ref> Miller is noted in baseball circles for his impersonation of [[Los Angeles Dodgers]] announcer [[Vin Scully]].<ref>{{cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sqe8uq9BWVc |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211213/Sqe8uq9BWVc |archive-date=2021-12-13 |url-status=live|title=Jon Miller's Vin Scully Impression |medium=audio |date=July 22, 2012 |first=Cole |last=Kuiper |publisher=YouTube}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.sfgate.com/sports/article/PROFILE-Jon-miller-Giants-voice-living-a-2864210.php |title=PROFILE / Jon miller / Giants' voice living a dream in booth / Voice of Giants can't get enough baseball |first=Brian |last=Murphy |date=October 30, 2001 |work=San Francisco Chronicle}}</ref> Miller also imitates [[Harry Caray]], [[Chuck Thompson]], [[Jack Buck]], [[Al Michaels]], [[Babe Ruth]], [[Bob Sheppard]], and [[Harry Kalas]], among others.<ref name="Lidz"/><ref>{{cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r0TG6Ba6noo |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211213/r0TG6Ba6noo |archive-date=2021-12-13 |url-status=live|title=Jon Miller Impersonates Al Michaels and Harry Caray |first=Donny |last=Baarns |publisher=YouTube |medium=audio}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{cite AV media |url=https://www.npr.org/2013/03/02/173259151/sportscaster-jon-miller-plays-not-my-job |title=Sportscaster Jon Miller Plays Not My Job |date=March 1, 2013 |work=NPR}}</ref> Asked how he got into broadcasting play by play of baseball games, he recalled being in stands at Candlestick Park as a child and looking into the broadcast booth. In the middle of the at-bat, he watched as the broadcaster consumed a handful of fries and a drink between pitches, thinking, "That is the life for me."<ref name="Lidz"/><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.americansportscastersonline.com/JonMillerReceivesFrick.html |title=ASA Board Member Jon Miller Receives Ford Frick Award |date=July 25, 2010}}</ref> While calling games on the radio for the Giants, Miller occasionally introduces himself and his fellow broadcaster(s), followed by the phrase, "your Giants broadcasters". The same is repeated when Miller is on TV, except he replaces the word "broadcasters" with "telecasters." (Miller is referred to by fellow Giants broadcaster [[Mike Krukow]] as "The Big Kahuna".) He would use similar terminology for his ''Sunday Night Baseball'' telecasts on ESPN ("your Sunday night telecasters") and his World Series broadcasts for ESPN Radio ("your World Series broadcasters").
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