R.I.P. Harry Kalas: 1936-2009

by **Bakestar** » Tue Apr 14, 2009 10:01:19

On MLB Network, every other commercial break they seem to play the last out of the World Series, with Harry's call, as a promo... every time they played it last night and this morning I had to choke them back again.

by **Bakestar** » Tue Apr 14, 2009 10:02:19

drsmooth wrote:
Wizlah wrote:This just in, from grannywiz:

I did not want to ring back when I got in as it was late by then but thank you very much for ringing to tell me. I read the reports in the Philadelphia Inquirer this morning. And what struck me was the connection with my dad. All three of them, Richie, HK and my dad died in the harness so to speak doing or involved with baseball. And I also think how proud my dad would be to know how committed you are to the Phillies. I am really glad I was able to hear HK do the World Series game last autumn. It was a wonderful photograph of his throwing out the first pitch this spring. It is abundantly clear from the coverage that people are stricken at his loss.

cool grans, doubleU

Barkerstar, you wish

Yeah, honestly, I could only hope to be so erudite.

by **Wizlah** » Tue Apr 14, 2009 10:16:36

Bakestar wrote:
drsmooth wrote:
Wizlah wrote:This just in, from grannywiz:

I did not want to ring back when I got in as it was late by then but thank you very much for ringing to tell me. I read the reports in the Philadelphia Inquirer this morning. And what struck me was the connection with my dad. All three of them, Richie, HK and my dad died in the harness so to speak doing or involved with baseball. And I also think how proud my dad would be to know how committed you are to the Phillies. I am really glad I was able to hear HK do the World Series game last autumn. It was a wonderful photograph of his throwing out the first pitch this spring. It is abundantly clear from the coverage that people are stricken at his loss.

cool grans, doubleU

Barkerstar, you wish

Yeah, honestly, I could only hope to be so erudite.

actually the gran is my ma, but she's referred to as granny these days on account of wizlette being moma.

I've just been sad all morning. Then she sent that through and reminded me that grandad died in his sleep whilst listening to a phils game (vs the mets, no less). So that sent me all off crying again. had to go and have a sniffle in private.

I remember what it was like and how stunned I was when whitey died, but like I said, that's when I only knew him as a player who the ma had grown up idolizing, so there wasn't the same sadness. I guess it was something like how we're all feeling today.

by **Squire** » Tue Apr 14, 2009 10:57:27

I think its great and well-deserved that Harry continues to be the front page story on ESPN.com. Decent obit by Jayson Stark too. Not just the voice of the Phillies but their sound, heart and humanity. We are all quite a bit older today.

SQUIRE

by **TenuredVulture** » Tue Apr 14, 2009 11:56:50

This is one time I'm glad there's no game today.

by **Bakestar** » Tue Apr 14, 2009 12:34:10

Does anyone have audio/video (or a link) to Harry's call of Stairs' home run the other day? I'm out of market so I didn't get to see it, and that's one I'd really like to have. Thanks.

by **philsfan1979** » Tue Apr 14, 2009 12:44:18

Not sure how long this is going to remain on YouTube, but somebody has it up there now.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Lx43aN8hTQ[/youtube]

by **VFB** » Tue Apr 14, 2009 12:56:54

wow, matt stairs, destiny

by **BuddyGroom** » Tue Apr 14, 2009 13:48:43

Yesterday, like most weekdays when the Phillies have an afternoon game, I dvr'd the game and watched it that evening. So I went home knowing about Harry but not the outcome of the game.

All throughout the game, I realized I was hearing "Harry Kalas playbacks" in my mind as I watched the game. After a play, I would think about it and somehow hear Harry describing. He really is baseball to me. Not was, is.

On that nice diving catch Raul Ibanez made late in the game, I could just hear him saying "great catch, rah ool ee bahn yezzzzz!"

Harry Kalas lives on, in all these tributes and certainly our memories.

by **danrosz** » Tue Apr 14, 2009 14:01:59

Even though I never met the man, I consider him a friend. I spent countless nights/days listening to the man. It will never be the same. Thanks for the memories, Harry.

by **Trent Steele** » Tue Apr 14, 2009 14:10:44

Bill Lyon:

The stories will linger, and one Harry loved to relate was about the night Tim McCarver, a loquacious sort, as you know, was on the air with Harry and Whitey regaling them about pieces of ash that had been formed by the volcanic eruption of Mount St. Helens.

Harry, take it away:

"Tim was prattling on about those pieces of ash and how some were rough while there were others that were smooth, and Whitey, you know, got that twinkle in his eye, the one where you know something's coming, and he took his pipe out of his mouth and he said: 'You know, Tim, I always thought if you've seen one piece of ash, you've seen them all.' "

by **kruker** » Tue Apr 14, 2009 14:44:49

Just saved that Stairs HR and final out.

One thing I have to say is that Comcast has done a great job covering all of this. I usually view them as an evil empire, but short of showing a classic Harry & Whitey game, they've done everything possible to help us all get through this.

And as was already suggested, I really hope that they play "Outta hear" over the PA system whenever one of our guys hits a home run from now on.

by **Ace Rothstein** » Tue Apr 14, 2009 15:01:23

todd kalas presser at cbp on phillie.com now

by **thephan** » Tue Apr 14, 2009 16:02:59

Ace Rothstein wrote:todd kalas presser at cbp on phillie.com now

Can you elaborate? I could not find it on phillies.com (which I suspect you meant)

by **Ace Rothstein** » Tue Apr 14, 2009 16:22:55

thephan wrote:
Ace Rothstein wrote:todd kalas presser at cbp on phillie.com now

Can you elaborate? I could not find it on phillies.com (which I suspect you meant)

i guess it was a live press conference , i only caught the end , didnt really catch anything special he said

by **thephan** » Tue Apr 14, 2009 16:33:07

Thanks. I missed it completely!

by **CalvinBall** » Tue Apr 14, 2009 16:44:20

I ended up being able to show HK calling the last two outs to 4 of my 5 classes. I don't know if all the kids liked it but I enjoyed doing it to kinda honor Harry in my own little way.

by 1 » Tue Apr 14, 2009 17:07:41

on the way back to reading from bethlehem, there are two LED billboards. one: "Harry Kalas 1936-2009", the other: "We'll miss you, Harry".

jesus.

by 1 » Tue Apr 14, 2009 17:19:24

DNL showing a bunch of Harry's greatest hatin' on the phillies. awesome.

by **stevelxa476** » Tue Apr 14, 2009 17:35:45

Medical examiner rules heart disease as c.o.d.

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