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===San Francisco Giants=== Since 1997,<ref name="sfgiants-bio">{{cite web |url=http://sanfrancisco.giants.mlb.com/team/broadcasters.jsp?c_id=sf |title=Broadcasters - San Francisco Giants |work=SFGiants.com |access-date=October 18, 2015 |archive-date=June 29, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150629040253/http://sanfrancisco.giants.mlb.com/team/broadcasters.jsp?c_id=sf |url-status=dead }}</ref> Miller has been the primary play-by-play voice of the [[San Francisco Giants]] (replacing [[Hank Greenwald]]), calling games on [[KNBR (AM)|KNBR]] radio as well as [[KTVU]] (1997–2007) and [[KNTV]] (2008–2021) television. In February 2007, he signed a six-year extension to remain the voice of the Giants through the 2012 season.<ref name=extension>{{cite web |url=http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/02/10/SPGU2O26CE1.DTL |title=6-year extension for Giants' Miller| last=Schulman| first=Henry| work=[[San Francisco Chronicle]]| date=2007-02-10}}</ref> ====Barry Bonds' 71st MLB home run in 2001==== On October 5, 2001, Miller made the call of [[Barry Bonds]]' record-breaking 71st home run: {{cquote|''There’s a high drive deep into right-center field, to the big part of the ballpark … NUMBER 71! And what a shot, over the 421-foot marker! The deepest part of any ballpark in the National League and Barry Bonds is now the home run king! Number 71 and it was impressive!''}} On May 27, 2003, during a game between the Giants and Arizona Diamondbacks, Miller called a play involving two defensive errors by the Diamondbacks and at least three separate baserunning mistakes by Giants outfielder [[Rubén Rivera]]. When Rivera was finally thrown out at home plate trying to score what would have been the winning run, Miller declared,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://mlb.nbcsports.com/2013/05/27/video-of-the-day-happy-10th-anniversary-ruben-rivera-baserunning-blunder/ |title=Video of the Day: Happy 10th Anniversary Ruben Rivera baserunning blunder |first=Craig |last=Calcaterra |date=May 27, 2013 |work=NBC Sports}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://inthesun.typepad.com/blog/2007/06/for-old-times-sake.html |title=Audio clip of Jon Miller's call of Ruben Rivera's infamous baserunning gaffe}}</ref> {{cquote|''That was the worst base running in the history of the game!''}} The phrase was repeated numerous times on sports radio and highlight shows such as ''[[SportsCenter]]'', and quickly became one of the most famous calls of Miller's long career. He did a similar call on the radio during Game 3 of the [[2004 World Series]], when [[Jeff Suppan]] made a baserunning mistake.{{citation needed|date=October 2015}} ====Barry Bonds' 756th career MLB home run==== On August 7, 2007, Miller made the call of [[Barry Bonds]]' record-breaking 756th home run on KNBR:<ref>{{cite AV media |medium=audio |url=http://www.kemmetmueller.com/baseball/collection/baseballs/miller_jon.htm |title="Barry Bonds 756 Home Run Radio Call - 8/7/07"}}</ref> {{cquote|''Three and two to Bonds. Everybody standing here at 24 Willie Mays Plaza. An armada of nautical craft gathered in McCovey Cove beyond the right field wall. Bonds one home run away from history. (crack of the bat) and he swings, and there's a long one into right center field, way back there, it's gone! A home run! Into the center field bleachers to the left of the 421 foot marker. An extraordinary shot to the deepest part of the yard! And Barry Bonds with 756 home runs, he has hit more home runs than anyone who has ever played the game!''}} On July 16, 2010, the Giants organization, including fellow broadcaster [[Dave Flemming]], honored Miller at [[AT&T Park]] in a pregame ceremony about one week before Miller received the [[Ford C. Frick Award]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://m.giants.mlb.com/news/article/12312516 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304122216/http://m.giants.mlb.com/news/article/12312516 |url-status=dead |archive-date=March 4, 2016 |title=Giants pay tribute to broadcaster Miller |date=July 16, 2010 |work=MLB.com}}</ref> Before the game started, Miller threw out the ceremonial first pitch.<ref>{{cite AV media |medium=video |url=http://m.mlb.com/video/v9972839/giants-broadcasting-legend-jon-miller-honored |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304071926/http://m.mlb.com/video/v9972839/giants-broadcasting-legend-jon-miller-honored |url-status=dead |archive-date=March 4, 2016 |title=Giants honor broadcaster Miller |date=July 16, 2010 |work=MLB Advanced Media}}</ref> On September 4, 2010, Miller called his first game for [[CSN Bay Area]] as a substitute for [[Dave Flemming]], who was broadcasting a Stanford football game on the radio.<ref>{{cite AV media |medium=video |url=http://m.mlb.com/video/v11721457/sflad-guillen-throws-out-loney-after-he-slips |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304075018/http://m.mlb.com/video/v11721457/sflad-guillen-throws-out-loney-after-he-slips |url-status=dead |archive-date=March 4, 2016 |title=Guillen throws out Loney |date=September 4, 2010 |work=MLB Advanced Media}}</ref> ====Pablo Sandoval 2012 World Series Game 1 Third Homer==== On October 24, 2012, Miller made the call of [[Pablo Sandoval]]'s third home run in Game 1 of the 2012 World Series:<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.si.com/more-sports/2012/10/25/pablo-sandoval-hits-three-home-runs-world-series | title=Hot Clicks: Pablo Sandoval hits three home runs in World Series game | date=October 25, 2012 }}</ref> {{cquote|''The one-one pitch. He swings and he belts one, deep center-field, [[Austin Jackson (baseball)|[Austin] Jackson]] is going back, and, GONE! A HOME RUN! Number three for Pablo Sandoval! His first three at bats in this World Series. And Pablo Sandoval looks like [[Babe Ruth|The Babe]] himself has come back to life.''}} ====2014 World Series clincher==== On October 29, 2014, Miller made the radio call on KNBR of the final out of the [[2014 World Series]], the Giants' third title in five years. His call also mentions the pitching performance of [[Madison Bumgarner]] through the playoffs. Miller's call went like this:<ref>{{cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pM6rXYlcEh0 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211213/pM6rXYlcEh0 |archive-date=2021-12-13 |url-status=live|title=2014 World Series Final Call on KNBR}}{{cbignore}}</ref> {{cquote|''[[Madison Bumgarner]] trying to wrap up this World Series for the Giants. He's ready. He throws, swing and a POP-UP! [[Pablo Sandoval|[Pablo] Sandoval]] down the line in foul ground, he's got plenty of room, and he's got it! And the Giants have won; they have won the World Series for the third time in five years. And Madison Bumgarner has firmly etched his name on the all-time World Series record books as one of the greatest World Series pitchers the game has ever seen!''}} ====2016 home opener==== On April 7, 2016, Miller accidentally called a [[grand slam (baseball)|grand slam]] by [[Hunter Pence]] for [[Buster Posey]], but corrected himself mid-sentence:<ref>{{cite AV media |url=https://www.mlb.com/video/giants-radio-call-of-the-night-c578321283 |title=Voice of Giants calls Pence's grand slam |date=April 7, 2016 |work=MLB Advanced Media}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.knbr.com/2016/04/08/%e2%96%b6%ef%b8%8e-jon-miller-relives-his-creative-hunter-pence-homerun-call/ |title=▶︎ Jon Miller relives creative Hunter Pence home run call |date=April 9, 2016 |publisher=KNBR.com |access-date=March 15, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170316031203/http://www.knbr.com/2016/04/08/%e2%96%b6%ef%b8%8e-jon-miller-relives-his-creative-hunter-pence-homerun-call/ |archive-date=March 16, 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref> {{cquote|''Swing and there's a high drive, deep into left-center field, it's on its way... ''adios pelota''! A grand slam for Buster Posey...'s good friend, Hunter Pence.''}} Both Pence and Posey later referenced the call on their social media accounts,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.knbr.com/2016/04/08/hunter-pence-changes-twitter-bio-after-jon-millers-home-run-call/ |title=Hunter Pence changes Twitter bio after Jon Miller's home run call |date=April 8, 2016 |publisher=KNBR.com |access-date=March 15, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170316025659/http://www.knbr.com/2016/04/08/hunter-pence-changes-twitter-bio-after-jon-millers-home-run-call/ |archive-date=March 16, 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.mlb.com/cut4/jon-miller-calls-hunter-pence-buster-posey-s-friend-in-home-run-call-c171169200 |title=Hunter Pence changes Twitter bio to joke with Giants radio broadcaster Jon Miller over HR call |first=Mike |last=Bertha |date=April 8, 2016 |work=MLB.com}}</ref> and Miller himself used the phrase intentionally a week later when Pence hit another home run.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.mlb.com/cut4/jon-miller-calls-hunter-pence-buster-posey-s-friend-again-c172074834 |title=Giants broadcaster Jon Miller doubles down on Hunter Pence home run call mishap |first=Mike |last=Bertha |date=April 13, 2016 |work=MLB.com}}</ref>
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