David R. B. "Dave" Flemming

He grew up in Alexandria, Virginia, listening to Jon Miller call Baltimore Orioles games. Now he calls games with Jon on the radio for the San Francisco Giants. In 2004, Flemming began his first full year in the Giants' radio booth, working with Miller, Duane Kuiper, Mike Krukow and Greg Papa. Location in Virginia Coordinates: Country United States State Virginia Founded 1718 Government  - Mayor William D. Euille Area  - City  15. ... Jon Miller (born October 11, 1977 in San Francisco, California) is an American sportscaster, known primarily for his broadcasts of Major League Baseball. ... Major league affiliations American League (1901–present) East Division (1969–present) Current uniform Retired Numbers 4, 5, 8, 20, 22, 33, 42 Name Baltimore Orioles (1954–present) St. ... Major league affiliations National League (1883–present) West Division (1969–present) Current uniform Retired Numbers NY, NY, 3, 4, 11, 24, 27, 30, 36, 42, 44 Name San Francisco Giants (1958–present) New York Giants (1885–1957) New York Gothams (1883–1885) Other nicknames Jints, Gigantes, G-Men Ballpark AT... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Duane Kuiper was a second baseman for the Cleveland Indians and San Francisco Giants during the 1970s. ... Michael Edward (Mike) Krukow (born January 21, 1952 in Long Beach, California) is a former starting pitcher in Major League Baseball. ... Greg Papa is a Multi-Sports On-Air Broadcaster Extraordinaire. ...

Flemming received Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Classics from Stanford University and a Master’s Degree in Broadcast Journalism from the S.I. Newhouse School of Communications at Syracuse University. While at Stanford, Flemming broadcast Stanford baseball, men’s and women’s basketball and football and served as Sports Director at KZSU-FM. In 2000, he broadcast play-by-play for the Visalia Oaks and served as the assistant General Manager, before moving on to the Pawtucket Red Sox. Classics, particularly within the Western University tradition, when used as a singular noun, means the study of the language, literature, history, art, and other aspects of Greek and Roman culture during the time frame known as classical antiquity. ... Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly known as Stanford University (or simply Stanford), is a private university located approximately 37 miles (60 kilometers) southeast of San Francisco and approximately 20 miles northwest of San José in Stanford, California. ... Syracuse University (SU) is a private nonsectarian research university located in Syracuse, New York. ... KZSU is a freeform FM radio station broadcasting from the campus of Stanford University in Stanford, California, USA. KZSU broadcasts in stereo at 90. ... 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Visalia Oaks are a minor league baseball team in Visalia, California, USA. They are a high-A class team in the California League, and are a farm team of the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. ... Class-Level Triple-A (1973-Present) Double-A (1970-1972) Minor League affiliations International League North Division Eastern League (1970-1972) Major League affiliation Boston Red Sox (1970-Present) Current uniform Name Pawtucket Red Sox (1970-Present) Ballpark McCoy Stadium (1970-Present) Minor League titles League titles 1973, 1984 Division...

Flemming teamed with PawSox radio broadcaster Andy Freed for three seasons on the eight-station PawSox Radio Network. His rise in the baseball broadcasting industry was nearly unprecedented as he went from Class-A ball (Visalia) in 2000 to Triple-A from 2001-2003 (Pawtucket) and now the Major Leagues. Andy Freed is currently one of the radio play-by-play announcers of the Tampa Bay Devil Rays baseball team. ... 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Minor League Baseball. ...

On May 28, 2006, Flemming had the chance for his voice to go into the Baseball Hall of Fame when he was set to call Barry Bonds' 715th home run, passing Babe Ruth for second place on the all-time home run list. However, as he was making the call, his microphone went dead. Flemming, unaware of the problem, continued to make the call, but all listeners heard was about ten seconds of dead air. Then his broadcast partner, Greg Papa, stepped in to try to salvage the call. Only Duane Kuiper's call on Fox Sports Net's broadcast will be sent to the Hall of Fame. May 28 is the 148th day of the year (149th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays full 2006 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, located at 62 Main Street in Cooperstown, New York, is a semi-official museum operated by private interests serving as the central point for the study of the history of baseball in the United States and beyond, the display of baseball-related... Barry Lamar Bonds (born July 24, 1964 in Riverside, California) He is the son of former Major League All-Star Bobby Bonds, cousin of Hall of Famer Reggie Jackson, and the godson of Hall of Famer Willie Mays. ... Mark McGwire swinging for the fences. ... George Herman Ruth, Jr. ... Duane Kuiper was a second baseman for the Cleveland Indians and San Francisco Giants during the 1970s. ... Fox Sports Net headquarters in Los Angeles. ...

There were no technical problems, however, on September 23rd of the same year. During Flemming's third inning call of a game against the Milwaukee Brewers at Miller Park, Bonds hit a home run off left-hander Chris Capuano. This was Bonds' 734th career homer (26th for the season), which broke Hank Aaron's record for National League home runs. (Aaron hit his last 21 homers as an American League player.) Major league affiliations National League (1998–present) Central Division (1998–present) Current uniform Retired Numbers 4, 19, 34, 42, 44 Name Milwaukee Brewers (1970–present) Seattle Pilots (1969) Ballpark Miller Park (2001–present) County Stadium (1970-2000) Sicks Stadium (Seattle) (1969) Major league titles World Series titles (0) None... Miller Park is a baseball stadium located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. ... Chris Capuano (born August 19, 1978 in Springfield, Massachusetts) is a Major League Baseball pitcher who currently plays for the Milwaukee Brewers. ... Henry Louis Hank Aaron (born February 5, 1934 in Mobile, Alabama), nicknamed Hammer, Hammerin Hank”, or Bad Henry”, is a retired American baseball player whose Major League Baseball (MLB) career spanned the 1950s through the 1970s. ... The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs, or simply the National League, is the older of two leagues constituting Major League Baseball in the United States and Canada and the worlds oldest extant professional team sports league. ... American League The American League (or formally the American League of Professional Baseball Clubs) is one of two leagues that make up Major League Baseball in the United States of America and Canada. ...

Fellow broadcasters Krukow and Kuiper give Flemming a number of new nicknames each year. The most commonly used are "Flem," "Flame," and "et al." After his fellow announcers learned his middle name was Braxton, they also took to referring to him by his complete name.

While broadcasting, Flemming holds back none of his intellect. His descriptions of on-field events, as well as his insights about off-field issues are reminiscent of the all-time Bay Area broadcasting legend Bill King. Although not flamboyant like the late King, Flemming comments on controversial and complex issues, sometimes subtly, between the lines. Flemming's knack for discussing the complexities of the game in a non-pedantic manner, with a bit of humor and a great deal of charm, makes him pleasant to listen to and deftly instructive as well. Bill King (born 1927(?) – October 18, 2005) was the radio voice of the Oakland Athletics for twenty-five years (1981-2005), the longest tenure of any As announcer since the teams games were first broadcast in Philadelphia in 1938. ...

During the game Flemming often acts as the foil to Jon Miller's tangential stories. After the game, the mellifluous Flemming acts as the moderator to discussions with veterans Miller, Krukow, and Kuiper. He also fills in on sports talk shows on KNBR.

External Links

Stanford Magazine article, July-August 2007 [1]