Mario and Rod are OK as far as broadcasting televised games goes but Ernie was an artist. With Ernie you could sit in the shade listening to the radio and actually see the game and the whole time he told stories and history from his long lifetime.
They just don’t make them like that anymore.
Yeah he was the best.
I remember so often he would start a story and you would be just hungry for him to finish it but the inning would end or a great play would develop.
Another person on this thread remarked Ernie’s voice was as familiar as family. Agreed.
I grew up in northern Michigan in the 50's and 60's. During those years I used to lay in bed at night listening to the Tigers and Ernie........ In the daytime my grandfather used to sit in the sun on his porch next door listening to every game....
I'll never forget nor forgive Bo Schembechler for letting Ernie go shortly after Schembechler took over as Tiger GM...........that sucked.