Bummer. :cry:
As a kid, he was a familiar voice. {1975 World Series. Bos/Cin.}
Later I learned he was mainly a Sox play by play guy in the booth.
I had not been born yet.
Lived long enough to finally see it through. Now he's up there with his boy, Teddy Ballgame.
Save your: (Here's hoping he brings Teddy's head) posts. I aint readin 'em.
:cry:
Mr Gowdy
A legened passes
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I was too young to see him work but he was a very familiar voice from old time broadcasts of various sporting events that I've seen highlights. It's always a sad day when a legendary play-by-play guy passes on...there aren't than many left and still working. Vin Scully is probably one of the last guys from the old guard remaining in the business. We need to treasure their gift to call a game because they don't come around everyday. I still miss hearing Ernie Harwell call Tigers games.
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Funkywhiteboy
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RIP CG.
“If you look at folks of color, even women, they’re more
successful in the Democratic Party than they are in the white, uh,
excuse me, in the Republican Party.” (NPR Interview Of Howard Dean
<http://www.breitbart.tv/html/153493.html> , 8/15/08)
successful in the Democratic Party than they are in the white, uh,
excuse me, in the Republican Party.” (NPR Interview Of Howard Dean
<http://www.breitbart.tv/html/153493.html> , 8/15/08)
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You got that right.Laxplayer wrote:I listened to Gowdy. Great voice, great announcer. He will be missed. They just don't make em like the older guys.
My Dad was a huge Curt Gowdy guy. He used to tell me about how he described a game while my Dad earned his paycheck.
Watching NESN nowadays, I can't get as pumped. Dan Orsillo & Jerry Remy doing Sox games do a pretty good job. They're pretty funny thanks to Remy. Still... I could get pumped watching games with the sound off while classical music blares from the sound system.
I'm a baseball fan. Wired that way, I guess. But wouldn't it be cool to listen nowadays with the same enthusiasm as they had back in the day?
Guys like Gowdy, Mel Allen, Vin Scully....wow.
