Greatest Single Baseball Call

"I get it Arne, he kisses her on the strikes and she kissses him on the balls."

 

RIP, Harry.

 

indeed.

 

Harry Caray...

"He lost it in the sun! How can he lose it in the sun, he's from Mexico..."

 

Got to love Skip Caray

 

No. 1, all time: "The Giants win the pennant! The Giants win the pennant!" -- Russ Hodges, Game 3, 1951 NL playoff

No. 1, in my heart: "Braves win! Braves win! Braves win! Braves win!" -- Skip Carey, Game 6, 1995 World Series

No. 1, extended-call division: Audio <a href="http://www.doubledogmusic.com/baseball/Scully_Koufax_Perfect.mp3">here</a>, transcript <a href="http://www.salon.com/people/feature/1999/10/12/scully_koufax/">here</a> -- Vin Scully, ninth inning, Sept. 9, 1965

 

My two all-time favorite Harry Caray-Steve Stone moments

Damon Berryhill, playing for Atlanta after being traded by the Cubs comes to Wrigley on an absolute tear.

Stone: "Tommy Aaron, the Braves hitting coached noticed that Damon was opening up too soon and all his good shots were going foul. They've redirected his swing and now all those good shots are going fair."

Harry: "Why didn't we have anybody who noticed that?"


No. 2

Harry: Mike Marshall didn't make the trip with the Dodgers. He's back in LA getting some cocaine for his foot."

Stone: "That's novocaine Harry."

 

Quick trivia question........Who gave up the Shot heard round the world?

 

I so hope this turns into a Harray Caray threadjack. I'll be laughing all night.

 

It's interesting that the Kirk Gibson homer had TWO great calls -- by Scully and Buck.

 

Harry Caray and Jimmy Piersall -- Opening day, 1980, Sox and Orioles. Orioles jump to a 4-0 lead in the first and after the fourth run, Caray let this one loose:
Jimmy, everything we thought would go wrong with the Sox this season has happened in the very first inning of the very first game...

Will never forget it as long as I live. Harry Caray, two buck pitchers of Old Style sitting in the Knollwood Tavern between classes in college....good times.

 

"There's a groundball.....Dunston to Sandberg to Grace........Happy 45th Anniversary to Jack and Judy Mapleton tuning in today in Naperville........."