Two significant Baseball deaths today

***Marilink*** · 04-13-2009, 06:20 PM

Harry Kalas, the voice of the Phillies, died today getting ready for the afternoon game. ( Harry Kalas, Philadelphia Phillies broadcaster and NFL Films voice, dies at 73 in Washington - ESPN )

And, being a Tigers fan, I feel I have a connection to this one: Mark "The Bird" Fidrych died today. If you don't know who he is, just read this article, written in '06: Flashback: Our last big Mark Fidrych story, from '06 | Freep.com | Detroit Free Press (source for the death: Ex-Tiger Mark 'The Bird' Fidrych found dead | Freep.com | Detroit Free Press )

Fidrych was awesome. I've watched a few ESPN classic games of him, and he was just fun to watch. My dad said that it's the only time he'd ever see ticket sales skyrocket for one pitcher--"People would look on the schedule to see when Fidrych was pitching, then buy those tickets. It'd be 50,000 one day and 5,000 the next."

I don't know much about Kalas, but I do know that it's a big deal for the Phillies fans and ballclub, as well as the media.

So, RIP Harry Kalas and Mark Fidrych.

ShyGuy727 · 04-16-2009, 08:11 AM

He's outa here.

Eagle Eye · 04-16-2009, 09:01 PM

I felt so dumb when I realized who Harry Kalas was. Didn't know he originally was a baseball commentator, so when I heard he died, I really didn't pay much attention because I wasn't aware of who he was.

When I heard his voice, I was shocked, because I instantly knew it.

Just goes to show how far he reached across all sports.

ShyGuy727 · 04-18-2009, 01:12 PM

The Puppy Bowl will never be the same.

04-13-2009, 06:20 PM	#1
*Marilink* Gotta catch 'em all! Supermod! Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Location, Location. Gender: Posts: 29,118 Thanks: 2,535 Thanked 1,823 Times in 1,008 Posts	Two significant Baseball deaths today Harry Kalas, the voice of the Phillies, died today getting ready for the afternoon game. ( Harry Kalas, Philadelphia Phillies broadcaster and NFL Films voice, dies at 73 in Washington - ESPN ) And, being a Tigers fan, I feel I have a connection to this one: Mark "The Bird" Fidrych died today. If you don't know who he is, just read this article, written in '06: Flashback: Our last big Mark Fidrych story, from '06 \| Freep.com \| Detroit Free Press (source for the death: Ex-Tiger Mark 'The Bird' Fidrych found dead \| Freep.com \| Detroit Free Press ) Fidrych was awesome. I've watched a few ESPN classic games of him, and he was just fun to watch. My dad said that it's the only time he'd ever see ticket sales skyrocket for one pitcher--"People would look on the schedule to see when Fidrych was pitching, then buy those tickets. It'd be 50,000 one day and 5,000 the next." I don't know much about Kalas, but I do know that it's a big deal for the Phillies fans and ballclub, as well as the media. So, RIP Harry Kalas and Mark Fidrych.

04-16-2009, 08:11 AM	#2
ShyGuy727 Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: O-H! I-O! Gender: Posts: 10,135 Thanks: 44 Thanked 77 Times in 54 Posts	He's outa here.

04-16-2009, 09:01 PM	#3
Eagle Eye Diddy bops Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Birmingham, AL Gender: Posts: 15,014 Thanks: 1,616 Thanked 1,084 Times in 597 Posts	I felt so dumb when I realized who Harry Kalas was. Didn't know he originally was a baseball commentator, so when I heard he died, I really didn't pay much attention because I wasn't aware of who he was. When I heard his voice, I was shocked, because I instantly knew it. Just goes to show how far he reached across all sports.

04-18-2009, 01:12 PM	#4
ShyGuy727 Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: O-H! I-O! Gender: Posts: 10,135 Thanks: 44 Thanked 77 Times in 54 Posts	The Puppy Bowl will never be the same.