If you remember listening to Harry Caray, you can now feel really old!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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SDSportsFan
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edited February 20, 2024 12:53PM in Sports Talk

Harry Caray's GREAT-GRANDSON, has been hired to do the Oakland A's play-by-play this coming season.

Chris Caray is the son of Chip Caray; Chip is the son of Skip Caray; Skip was the son of Harry.

https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/39563613/chris-caray-hired-tv-broadcaster-oakland-games

Steve

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  • countdouglas
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    Holy Cow!

  • GroceryRackPack
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  • BLUEJAYWAY
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    Will Ferrell does a fantastic take off of Harry. Watch it on YouTube.

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  • GroceryRackPack
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    @Alfonz24 said:

    ya think this one was at Comiskey?

  • Darin
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    edited February 20, 2024 3:33PM
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    Well I’m so old when you say Harry Carey I think of the old western actor, mentor to John Wayne. He played the sheriff in angel and the Badman and was in many other westerns. And I think Harry Carey jr. was in the searchers. The blond kid, he also had a nice career.

  • emeraldATV
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    I was driving cross country (2001) and stopped to eat. I got back into the truck and on the radio was a baseball game broadcast. during a 40 day and 40 night rain delay. That call by Harry Carry caught my undivided attention.
    I was amazed at how well done this story merged as one LoL. First time for me.
    Was "Jesus On the Mound" and "Field of Dreams" based one of Harry's naps ?
    What ?

  • craig44
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    yes, sometimes i do feel very very old

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  • Dave99B
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    ‘Oh, for the long ball ….’

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  • GroceryRackPack
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    Before Harry...🎙️📺⚾
    There was Jack...🎙️📺⚾

  • Basebal21
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    That just seems like a punishment for his great grandson

    Fire AJ Preller

  • WeekendHacker
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    One of Harry's many quotes.....spellling players names backwards.

    During a broadcast of another lovable losers Cubs season, Luis Salazar came to bat & Harry couldn't help himself.

    "Did you know Salazar's name spelled backwards is Ra-zal-as? Upon which he took another long swig of budweiser.

  • tommyrusty7
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    I always liked Curt Gowdy with the Red Sox.

  • Basebal21
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    Don Orsillo as a play by play guy was a big steal for the Padres

    Fire AJ Preller

  • coinkat
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    Curt Gowdy did the MLB game of the week on Saturdays back in the 1960s and early 70s. I am thinking it was NBC but I could be wrong.

    Harry Caray was personable and entertaining but was no Vin Scully in terms of baseball knowledge and insight. But in all fairness, Caray spent 25 years in St. Louis and had quite the following among Cardinals fans. Sort of amazing how he could be so popular among both Cardinals and Cubs fans given there long standing rivalry which was quite significant back in the day.

    As for the picture, Comiskey seems plausible.

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  • GroceryRackPack
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    I'd still take Vin & Joe any day of the week...Those 2 were my All Time Fav's...⭐⭐

    I do remember for a while that Don Drysdale did some announcing for the Sox...

    I thought Don did a Pretty Cool job...👍

  • coinkat
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    Back the day, Drysdale did games for the Angels- He worked with Dick Enberg. I thought Drysdale was a vey capable broadcaster

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  • Chicago1976
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    @GroceryRackPack said:

    @Alfonz24 said:

    ya think this one was at Comiskey?

    I think so. I recall Harry and Jimmy Piersall doing games from the centerfield bleachers. I also remember a shower in the bleachers so fans could cool off.

  • GroceryRackPack
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    That Shower Was Awesome...

    The food Was Really Good in the Picnic Area behind the Left Field Wall...👍
    :)

  • georgebailey2
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    @BLUEJAYWAY said:
    Will Ferrell does a fantastic take off of Harry. Watch it on YouTube.

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