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RIP Joe Garagiola

Met him at my very first red sox game at Fenway on September 1st, 1976 when I was seven. Was with my parents and my dad spotted him in the stands when we were walking to our $7 (yes, $7) box seats prior to the game; my dad said "Hey Joe, how's Barbara Walters?!?!" He replied "She's a six million dollar woman!" (I believe she had just signed a big contract with nbc although I doubt it was that much--the six million dollar man was a popular show back then so he was just being funny). My dad and I still talk about this meeting even to this day and we both remember his line verbatim; he also signed my program for me on the cover which has a great shot of a 37 year old yaz. What's ironic is Joe was only 50 that day, just three years older than I am now. How time #%÷& flies!!!



http://abcnews.go.com/Entertai...aster-dies-90-37878607



Edited to add: For those who bothered to read what I wrote, I was wrong--found the program and ticket from the game and the ticket price was $5, not $7 so even better--not bad for a box seat to a day game that only 19,130 people attended!

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  • bishopbishop Posts: 2,917 ✭✭✭
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  • Stone193Stone193 Posts: 24,351 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Hiya David

    Sad day - one of my favorites.
    Mike
  • BLUEJAYWAYBLUEJAYWAY Posts: 7,939 ✭✭✭✭✭
    He was close friends with Yogi. IIRC they grew up in the same neighborhood. Farewell Joe.
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  • Brian48Brian48 Posts: 2,624 ✭✭✭
    Did not know about this. He was a great baseball personanality from my childhood.

    Good journey, Sir. I hope the grass is fresh where you'll be playing.
  • baseballfanbaseballfan Posts: 5,450 ✭✭✭
    Sad news, a great baseball guy


    RIP
    Fred

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  • DboneesqDboneesq Posts: 18,220 ✭✭
    RIP Mr. G.

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  • PSASAPPSASAP Posts: 2,284 ✭✭✭
    He and Tony Kubek were a big part of my childhood, hearing them do play by play on the NBC game of the week. RIP Joe.
  • IronmanfanIronmanfan Posts: 5,424 ✭✭✭✭
    Originally posted by: PSASAP

    He and Tony Kubek were a big part of my childhood, hearing them do play by play on the NBC game of the week. RIP Joe.




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  • ugaskidawgugaskidawg Posts: 882 ✭✭✭
    Recently got this back from my last sub. He was a good personality...



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  • IndianaJonesIndianaJones Posts: 346 ✭✭✭
    Originally posted by: Ironmanfan
    Originally posted by: PSASAP
    He and Tony Kubek were a big part of my childhood, hearing them do play by play on the NBC game of the week. RIP Joe.


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    RIP

    IMF


    Me, too. What a happy, enthusiastic guy to have announcing MLB. Doesn't seem that long ago, and yet .... Very sad. RIP Joe. ---Indiana Jones (Brian Powell)
  • yankeesmanyankeesman Posts: 940 ✭✭✭✭
    Originally posted by: BLUEJAYWAY
    He was close friends with Yogi. IIRC they grew up in the same neighborhood. Farewell Joe.


    When I heard Mr. Garagiola passed the first thing I saw in my mind was Yogi standing in heaven looking at him and saying "Where ya been?"
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  • Huge part of my childhood. I must have read "Baseball is a Funny Game" at least a dozen times. His call of Bernie Carbo's home run in the 1975 World Series was classic - "Deep center field. Way back. We're tied up".

    Also loved watching him do the dog show in his later years. What a great man.

    RIP.
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  • Carew29Carew29 Posts: 4,026 ✭✭

    one of my favorite quotes from him years back..."Nolan Ryan is pitching much better since he straightened out his curve ball!!!"
  • PiggsPiggs Posts: 1,934 ✭✭✭✭
    Brought fun to every game he called. One of my favorites. Thanks Joe.
  • skrezyna23skrezyna23 Posts: 908 ✭✭✭
    Became a Mattingly fan when watching Saturday afternoon baseball listening to him and Vin Scully.
  • dennis07dennis07 Posts: 1,842 ✭✭✭
    Originally posted by: Ironmanfan
    Originally posted by: PSASAP
    He and Tony Kubek were a big part of my childhood, hearing them do play by play on the NBC game of the week. RIP Joe.


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    RIP

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    Me three-- RIP to one of the really good guys.

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