Harry Kalas ...

by BD57 on Apr 13, 2009 9:37 PM EDT Comment 3 comments

I know, this is a Twins site .... but Harry was like family for anyone who grew up with baseball on the radio.

I first heard Harry Kalas when I was 14 & listening to Phillies broadcasts in Western New York. Boy, were those lousy teams .... but Kalas never was. What a voice!!!

Moving to Florida in September 1972 put an end to that - Phillies games didn't come in down here and there were no alternatives. After a while, you forget ....

Gameday Audio rectified that; what a pleasure it was to be reintroduced to a real professional broadcaster.

Wikipedia has a link to Harry Kalas's call of the 9th inning of Game 5; it's a real joy to listen to.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Kalas (scroll down)

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RIP

So many great calls. Hard to believe that he passed away in the broadcast booth in Washington. I was about a quarter mile away…

“The frozen tundra of Lambeau Field…”

by Adam Peterson on Apr 16, 2009 7:54 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

When I die, I want to die on the job. On second thought, I’d rather die on the beach with a Carona in hand and the surf not really drowning out the noise of the co-eds playing volleyball in front of me. But dieing at work is a close second.

"You're thinking too much. Just have fun." -- Bennie "The Jet" Rodriguez in Sandlot

by cmathewson on Apr 16, 2009 8:12 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs