RIP Ernie Harwell

Just breaking.

 

I shouldn't be so sad that a man who lived a full and wonderful life bringing pleasure to so many people died at 92. But I am.

 

Ugh. We knew it was coming, but this case is more proof that no matter how well prepared any of think we are, we're not.

RIP Mr. Harwell. Keep Pounding and keep announcing wherever you're going next.

 

Well said.

RIP to an all-time great.

 

Well, fuckall.

Even when I didn't care about baseball, I cared about Ernie. RIP, good man.

 

I've always dreaded this day.

RIP.

 

Guess God needed someone to tell it straight with good humor. We all knew this was going to hurt. It didn't help. RIP.

 

They just mentioned it on YES.

They're talking about his career. He started with the Atlanta Crackers.

The Crackers? Really?

That's pretty funny.

Didn't listen to him enough.

I need to remind myself to to use my MLB app & extra innings package to listen to Scully while I have the chance.

With the current generation of blow hards and "signature calls", will there ever be another generation of announcers who earn the love and respect of the fans like Harwell?

 

I bet Harwell and the Carays are sitting around having a couple cold beers together right now.

 

Detroit Free Press obit, which obviously was prepared ahead of time, but contains a lot of good background nonetheless:

http://www.freep.com/article/20100504/SPORTS02/100504087/1321/Voice-of-Detroit-Ernie-Harwell-dies-at-92

I'm like Michael --- it's hard to feel too sad for someone who lived so long. I'm sure he had no regrets.

But as a history buff, it's a huge loss for us all any time you lose someone who lived through so many great moments in American culture.

 

The Negro Leagues team in Atlanta was the Atlanta Black Crackers ...

As for the other announcers, I think Scully is the last of the breed now. I can't think of anyone else still announcing who matches Harwell's presence.