Mourning Roundup: May 6, 2010
MAY 6, 2010 TAGS:
The Voices of Summer
Which city’s fans love their legendary baseball announcer more? Philadelphia’s, who lost Harry Kalas last summer, or Detroit’s, who are reeling days after the death of Ernie Harwell.
A quick study of the Detroit Free Press would indicate that the Tiger faithful, who for generations listened to Harwell’s nearly poetic recantations of the play-by-play are struck hardest.
-Dignitaries offer tribute.
-Public memorial servies.
-Sports writers pen columns in his memory.
-The superstar sports writer, Mitch Albom, weighs in.
-There's a 128-page book available.
-The Facebook page, "We Love Ernie Harwell," has over 25,000 fans.
A year after Kalas’ death in Philadelphia, the Inquirer and Daily News are still running stories about the beloved broadcaster. A statue near their ballpark is in the works.
Charlie Manuel, the Phillies’ Manager, compared the two:
Kalas’ casket lay “in state” at the Citizens Bank Park after his death, much like Harwell’s will at Detroit’s Comerca Park.
The Tigers organization one-upped Philadelphia fans and already have a statue in Harwell's honor.
The saddest part of both Kalas and Harwell's deaths is that the old guard of baseball announcers who began their careers on the radio--who were tasked with translating the rhythms and pulsations of the sport into spoken word--are also dying off. Here's to the great bards of baseball, the poets of the game.
The Phillies and the Tigers have never played against each other in the World Series, despite both teams' long histories. Would have been great to have these two calling games side-by-side in the pressbox.
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HR 3655 Pulled from Consideration
Rep. Bobby Rush, the author of HR 3655, or Funeral Rule 2, has pulled the bill from consideration, citing an amendment that would exempt religious organizations from its prescribed rules for cemeteries.
Which city’s fans love their legendary baseball announcer more? Philadelphia’s, who lost Harry Kalas last summer, or Detroit’s, who are reeling days after the death of Ernie Harwell.
A quick study of the Detroit Free Press would indicate that the Tiger faithful, who for generations listened to Harwell’s nearly poetic recantations of the play-by-play are struck hardest. -Dignitaries offer tribute.
-Public memorial servies.
-Sports writers pen columns in his memory.
Here's what I've found to be most remarkable today, less than 24 hours after the passing of Ernie Harwell: Doesn't it seem like every resident in the state of Michigan -- and, yes, I know there are roughly 9.9 million of us -- has an Ernie story?-Childhood memories recounted by a journalism professor:
-The superstar sports writer, Mitch Albom, weighs in.
-There's a 128-page book available.
-The Facebook page, "We Love Ernie Harwell," has over 25,000 fans.
A year after Kalas’ death in Philadelphia, the Inquirer and Daily News are still running stories about the beloved broadcaster. A statue near their ballpark is in the works.
Charlie Manuel, the Phillies’ Manager, compared the two:
"Him and Harry were a lot alike as far as what they represented and what they brought to the organization and the fan base."
Kalas’ casket lay “in state” at the Citizens Bank Park after his death, much like Harwell’s will at Detroit’s Comerca Park.
The Tigers organization one-upped Philadelphia fans and already have a statue in Harwell's honor.
The saddest part of both Kalas and Harwell's deaths is that the old guard of baseball announcers who began their careers on the radio--who were tasked with translating the rhythms and pulsations of the sport into spoken word--are also dying off. Here's to the great bards of baseball, the poets of the game.
The Phillies and the Tigers have never played against each other in the World Series, despite both teams' long histories. Would have been great to have these two calling games side-by-side in the pressbox.
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HR 3655 Pulled from Consideration
Rep. Bobby Rush, the author of HR 3655, or Funeral Rule 2, has pulled the bill from consideration, citing an amendment that would exempt religious organizations from its prescribed rules for cemeteries.
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