Ace Rothstein wrote:

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

He talked mostly about their relationship, how special it was to do the WS, and the Harry & Whitey dynamic.

Paraphrasing:

"Whitey, knowing how my father lived, has probably been wondering all these years 'How in the hell did I beat you here by 10 years'?"

Talked about going to the horse races down in Clearwater (the Derby, I'm not sure if it's actually in Clearwater) and how it was Harry's favorite spot. He said he knew something was wrong with him when Harry told him this offseason on a visit there that he thought this would be his last visit to the Derby.

Has there been any talk of a public memorial service of any kind?

Bakestar wrote:Has there been any talk of a public memorial service of any kind?

I would think there would have to be. My guess is they haven't announced anything yet since they are trying to determine where to have it since the crowds are going to be gigantic.

Thanks Kruker. I got the news via txt message between flights. I was supposed to go to the game and am on the west coast, so it is all catch up.

ek wrote:espn.com reports autopsy says he died of heart disease

Wow, don't most autopsies take...like weeks? Anyway, not surprising I guess.

memorial service Saturday at CBP per WIP.

Eskin was letting callers just talk about Harry, then he played a month-old interview in which Kalas talked about the coming season and how he was healthy. Got me going again, I've been a mess all day.

It's going to be incredible seeing CBP on Saturday..I'm sure it will be filled to capacity..surely there are 45,000 fans that will want to send their love to Harry..

barkley on tnt giving love to kalas

ESPN Classic showing a game from 83 with harry and whitey

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dm_60DbdCPo&feature=player_embedded[/youtube]

la and frankze as they came on the air

Saw this expanded in for about Saturday: http://www.whizwitout.com/2009/04/phils-announce-saturday-kalas-memorial.html

This is seriously the most gut-wrenching loss I personally have dealt with in a long time, and I never met the man. I think that speaks volumes on the person he was.

What a tremendous individual. I can't believe he's gone. Rest in peace, Harry.

oh my. wow. just wow.

All baseball mourns with Phillies fans today.

We've posted a poetic salute to Harry today on Bardball.com, for those interested.

http://bardball.com/

Ace Rothstein wrote:ESPN Classic showing a game from 83 with harry and whitey

Lefty's 300th career win.

i didn't hear the pregame show, just the rest of the broadcast. that was great to hear.

2004 WHYY show on Kalas: http://www.whyy.org/tv12/kalas.html

I suppose if I don't step out of the shadows now I never will. I cannot add to what has already been said about the man who brought us such joy and hope over the years. Highs and lows, Harry was constant. What I would like to say is thank you, all of you. When I heard the news yesterday I felt like, well, like most of what I have read. There were no words. I was conflicted by the fact that I felt so much grief for someone I had never met.

When I got home I logged on to check out Backshegoes as I normally do during the season, and I found comfort. I found a group of people who felt the same way I did, who shared stories about the man who is the only voice of baseball I have ever known. A group of people, who like myself had mostly never met the man but were so effected. As I began to talk to my fellow fans at home I further realized that I am not alone in this feeling. I just wanted to thank you all for giving me a place to come and get some comfort. To find out that my tears were far from alone. Maybe this will spur me to join the community more often in posting, I'd certainly like to. Either way though I will be here, mourning the loss with the rest of you.

^ terrific first post.

Reading, thanks for posting that.