God bless Ernie Harwell, he was a great man of God and baseball announcer. I hope Sparky Anderson can be there.
Ernie was a man of God and a true icon in the world of baseball. Ernie Harwell will be missed. R.I.P.
I think he’s worth 3.
Ernie lived his life the way God wants us to...he truly knew God. Now, sadly for the rest of us, he is with God.
Thank you Ernie...
Ernie was perhaps the last of the great baseball announcers during baseball’s golden age of radio. There were some excellent radio broadcasters, but Ernie was the best.
I attended what I think was the last game he broadcast. It was in Toronto so you were unable to hear him if you were at the stadium but IIRC the crowd gave him a standing ovation when the jumbotron announced he was there doing his last game.
I just checked the article and the photo caption says Sept 22 2002 was his last game with Detroit playing the Yankees but Detroit ended that season in Toronto on Sunday Sept. 29 and I was at that game. I recall at the time a lot of announcements that that was his final game but perhaps the Sept 22 game was his final home game. I can’t say I am 100% sure but that is how I recall it.
Thanks for the post. R.I.P. Mr. Ernie Harwell. Thank you, sir.
A very sad day. A geat man, a great broadcaster, a great enthusiast for the game, which needs all of those it can get.
One of the greats is gone and the world is a little poorer, but much enriched by his having been here.
I first encountered Ernie when I was at Hillsdale and I would tune into any game if he was calling it.
Fortunately, I own a computer baseball game and Ernie is the voice of it, so I’m not goign completely without hearing his voice again.
Harwell is truly one of the great legends in baseball broadcasting along with the likes of Mel Allen, Jack Buck, Harry Caray, and Vin Scully. I'm glad that Scully is still around because he's the platinum standard for radio sports broadcasting, in my humble opinion.
Be sure to check out Ernies farewell speech from Comerica park last year. Its truly inspirational.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=paWJl3qpUIM&feature=related
God Bless you, Ernie Harwell. I spent my youth in the 1970’s listening to Ernie and Paul....i remember those west coast trips in July, when the games did not start until 10 pm EST, and I had my old transistor radio tucked under my pillow, listening as long as I could stay awake.
I met Ernie in 1989 at a chance encounter at Tiger Stadium, while attending a game.
A piece of my youth passed away yesterday...
RIP Ernie......you never “stood like a house by the side of the road, and watched that one go by”
Salute! Ernie fought the good fight, he finished the race, he kept the faith.