catchphrases Niehaus is noted for using the following catchphrases on Mariner broadcasts: "My, oh my!" – a variant of former Angels partner Enberg's "Oh, my!", used for big, exciting plays. "Swung on and belted!" – used on long fly balls that may go over the wall for a home run. "It will fly away!"''' (sometimes "Fly, fly away!") – used for home runs."Get out the rye bread and mustard, Grandma, it is grand salami time!" – used for a grand slam home run by a Mariners player."Get out the rye bread and the mustard this time, Grandma! It is a Grand Salami! And the Mariners lead it, 10-6! I don't believe it! My, oh, my!" - Used when Edgar Martinez broke a 6-6 tie in the bottom of the 8th Inning on October 7, 1995"The Mariners have erupted!" – used during scoring outbursts Notable nicknames coined "A-Rod" – first to call Alex Rodriguez "A-Rod" "Death to Flying Things" – first to call Franklin Gutiérrez by his current nickname "The Kid" – Niehaus's name for Ken Griffey Jr. Notable calls {{blockquote|Right now, the Mariners looking for the tie. They would take a fly ball. They would love a base hit into the gap and they could win it with Junior's speed. The stretch... and the 0-1 pitch on the way to Edgar Martínez, swung on and LINED DOWN THE LEFT FIELD LINE FOR A BASE HIT! HERE COMES JOEY! HERE IS JUNIOR TO THIRD BASE, THEY'RE GOING TO WAVE HIM IN! THE THROW TO THE PLATE WILL BE LATE! THE MARINERS ARE GOING TO PLAY FOR THE AMERICAN LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP! I DON'T BELIEVE IT! IT JUST CONTINUES! MY, OH MY! EDGAR MARTÍNEZ WITH A DOUBLE RIPPED DOWN THE LEFT FIELD LINE AND THEY ARE GOING CRAZY AT THE KINGDOME! |Calling "The Double", hit by Edgar Martínez, which scored Joey Cora and Ken Griffey Jr. to win the 1995 American League Division Series in the 5th and final game.}} Death Heart problems had forced Niehaus to undergo two angioplasties in 1996, causing him to give up smoking and change his diet. On November 10, 2010, he suffered a heart attack at his home in Bellevue, Washington, while preparing to barbecue some ribs on his deck, and died that day at the age of 75. In a formal statement, Mariners Chairman Howard Lincoln and President Chuck Armstrong said "Dave has truly been the