Deep into his third season, Andy Masur has established himself in San Diego as one of the voices of the Padres alongside Ted Leitner and Jerry Coleman.

"There is a comfort level now," Masur said. "The first year was a challenge.

"I came into a situation where the two guys I was working with had been there a long time, are well liked and established. You try for a seamless transition, but nothing can be seamless.

"Now, after two-plus seasons, I know them and they know me. I know the players and coaches. I know the routine. There is a certain confidence level.

"In two-plus seasons, we've never had a conflict. I think there is a respect among us. And I don't think Ted and Jerry realize how much I've learned from them."

While Masur and Coleman are good pairing on the air, Masur and Leitner have really clicked this season.

There is a comfort level that wasn't there before.

They play well off each other while staying in the flow of the game, making for interesting broadcasts.

And with a bad team on the field for a second straight year, that isn't always easy.

With several road day games not on TV this season, there has been more occasion to listen to the Padres' radio broadcasts.

And there is a great chance to hear Leitner, Coleman and Masur on Saturday with no TV for a 3:10 p.m. game at Florida.

"Working with Andy is very comfortable," said Leitner, who is in his 30th season with the Padres. "There is no forced humor."

Coleman is in his 37th season with the Padres, was named the Ford C. Frick Award winner in 2005 and is enshrined at the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown.

"Andy's a delightful guy," Coleman said. "He works hard, and he's a lot more technical than me. He has his computer on during the games getting information. But he doesn't solely rely on the computer. He knows the game, too. And he's informed, does his homework.

"He's just a good guy to work with."

Masur came to the Padres after eight years with WGN Radio in Chicago.

He worked pregame and postgame shows on Cubs broadcasts, but called only a half-inning of play-by-play. So there was initially some concern about how he would fit in.

But he signed a two-year contract extension before this season and is assured of being with the team through the 2010 season.

"It's nice to see you're appreciated," Masur said. "I feel now that I'm somewhat entrenched here, and I want to get more involved in the community."

He has done so, working through the Padres and the University of San Diego where he calls men's basketball, an assignment he calls "a great diversion for a guy who goes crazy if he goes three or four days without working."

"This is where I want to be," Masur said. "What's not to like about the San Diego and calling Major League Baseball games? I'm a Midwest guy. I'm used to snow in the winter.

"But I feel the Padres are building something that will be special. I feel I'm in on the ground floor of what the organization is trying to accomplish.

"I'd like nothing more than to stay and grow here."