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Sad day for Detroit Tiger fans

milarsomilarso Posts: 1,280
edited September 2009 in All Encompassing Trip
I admire his spirit, but it still breaks my heart.

http://www.freep.com/article/20090903/NEWS05/309030002/1318/Not-even-cancer-diagnosis-can-shake-Harwell-s-spirit
"The dude abides. I don't know about you, but I take comfort in that. It's good knowin' he's out there. The Dude. Takin' her easy for all us sinners."
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  • lukin2006lukin2006 Posts: 9,087
    milarso wrote:
    I admire his spirit, but it still breaks my heart.

    http://www.freep.com/article/20090903/NEWS05/309030002/1318/Not-even-cancer-diagnosis-can-shake-Harwell-s-spirit

    It is indeed a sad day, grew up listening to him on WJR, I loved his famous line when a pitcher struck out a batter who just stood there looking " he stood there like the house beside the road", they was great. Truly one of the best ever.
    I have certain rules I live by ... My First Rule ... I don't believe anything the government tells me ... George Carlin

    "Life Is What Happens To You When Your Busy Making Other Plans" John Lennon
  • MayDay10MayDay10 Posts: 11,786
    Class act. About the very best there ever was.


    His comments and positive attitude through this speak volumes on what a great man he is.
  • katelliskatellis Posts: 526
    very sad. he'll be in my prayers. i grew up listening to tigers games on wjr, can never forget that voice.
  • smarcheesmarchee Windsor, Ontario Posts: 14,539
    he was on the Drew&Mike on the WRIF this morning and sounded lucid and positive

    he is a great man

    thoughts are with his family

    loved his voice calling baseball
    1998 ~ Barrie
    2003 ~ Toronto
    2005 ~ London, Toronto
    2006 ~ Toronto
    2008 ~ Hartford, Mansfied I,
    2009 ~ Toronto, Chicago I, Chicago II
    2010 ~ Cleveland, Buffalo
    2011 ~ Toronto I, Toronto II, Ottawa, Hamilton
    2013 - London, Pittsburgh, Buffalo
    2014 - Detroit
    2019 - Chicago X 2
  • Dark EnergyDark Energy Here Posts: 203
    A very sad day. It will be like losing my grandfather when he passes. I feel like I've spent more time with Ernie than my own family. I picked up his 4-Cd set of his highlights a while back. I guess I know what I'll be listening to this weekend.
  • pjhawkspjhawks Posts: 12,684
    as a Phillies fan who lost Harry Kalas this year I totally understand how you all feel. Wishing him the best.
  • letsongsprotestletsongsprotest Novi, MI Posts: 552
    God bless Ernie.

    Truly great man
    There's a trapdoor in the sun.
  • milarsomilarso Posts: 1,280
    pjhawks wrote:
    as a Phillies fan who lost Harry Kalas this year I totally understand how you all feel. Wishing him the best.

    It's strange because I remember when Kalas passed, and never having heard him broadcast a game, I kind of thought they were making a really big deal about announcer dying.
    But now that it's one of the staples of my childhood and teenage years that is going to leave us, I totally understand how all the Philly fans were feeling.
    It's so weird because I can actually hear his voice in my head. It's weird the things we latch on to, and remember forever.
    "The dude abides. I don't know about you, but I take comfort in that. It's good knowin' he's out there. The Dude. Takin' her easy for all us sinners."
  • smarcheesmarchee Windsor, Ontario Posts: 14,539
    I grew up a Jays fan until I was 10 and my family moved to Windsor and that is when I first heard Harwell's voice. It then became listening to Tigers games on the radio instead of Jays games on the radio.

    I remember spending hours in my parents backyard working on my pitching while listening to Harwell's call of Tigers game

    like you, I can still hear his voice in my head. He is # 2 in my book behind Scully
    1998 ~ Barrie
    2003 ~ Toronto
    2005 ~ London, Toronto
    2006 ~ Toronto
    2008 ~ Hartford, Mansfied I,
    2009 ~ Toronto, Chicago I, Chicago II
    2010 ~ Cleveland, Buffalo
    2011 ~ Toronto I, Toronto II, Ottawa, Hamilton
    2013 - London, Pittsburgh, Buffalo
    2014 - Detroit
    2019 - Chicago X 2
  • Heatherj43Heatherj43 Posts: 1,254
    Thanks to all of you not from Detroit for undetrstanding our heartbreak. Ernie Harwell's voice will be forever in our minds.
    Save room for dessert!
  • milarsomilarso Posts: 1,280
    I took this video tonight at the game.
    Still breaks my heart.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PneUm5_PrU0
    "The dude abides. I don't know about you, but I take comfort in that. It's good knowin' he's out there. The Dude. Takin' her easy for all us sinners."
  • smarcheesmarchee Windsor, Ontario Posts: 14,539
    milarso wrote:
    I took this video tonight at the game.
    Still breaks my heart.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PneUm5_PrU0

    sweet that you were at the game

    very nice of the Tigers to display this much class in honouring a legend
    1998 ~ Barrie
    2003 ~ Toronto
    2005 ~ London, Toronto
    2006 ~ Toronto
    2008 ~ Hartford, Mansfied I,
    2009 ~ Toronto, Chicago I, Chicago II
    2010 ~ Cleveland, Buffalo
    2011 ~ Toronto I, Toronto II, Ottawa, Hamilton
    2013 - London, Pittsburgh, Buffalo
    2014 - Detroit
    2019 - Chicago X 2
  • DewieCoxDewieCox Posts: 11,430
    There aren't many of these guys left and they don't make them anymore. You always hear all the same stories from every baseball town, with regards to their respective announcers.

    Sad that he couldn't just go out naturally. Sad for all you Tigers fans.

    St Lou still feels the reverberations of Jack Buck. It'll be a sad day when Mike Shannon passes.
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