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From April 13, 2009, here is coverage of the passing of Harry Kalas the lengendary Hall of Fame announcer of the Philadelphia Phillies. First, John Kruk shares his thoughts with Karl Ravetch and Peter Gammons at Citi Field. Next is ESPN coverage of his passing, including comments from Bob Boone, Jimmy Rollins, Vin Scully and Gary Mathews. Next, Mike Schmidt gives his rememberances of Kalas. Finally, Don Shane of WXYZ-TV in Detroit reports on the Kalas' passing with a small clip of the final out of the 2008 World Series.
After the Phillies clinched the 2009 NL East Title, they went to the Left-Center Field wall to pay tribute to the great Harry The K!
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"The 0-2 pitch, swing and a miss! STRUCK HIM OUT! The Philadelphia Phillies are 2008 World Champions of baseball! And let the city celebrate! " - Harry Kalas 1936-2009
"Eagles fans are a passionate group who love their team," said McNabb, "if not the
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Richie Ashburn (March 19, 1927 - September 9, 1997) Harry Kalas recalls Richie Ashburn with a poem. Harry Kalas (March 26, 1936 - April 13, 2009)
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That ball hit deep! Way back! You can put it on the boooaaaard...YES!
Long drive into deep right center field! This ball is OUTTA HEEERRRREE!
R.I.P. Harry Kalas 4-13-09
That ball hit deep! Way back! You can put it on the boooaaaard...YES!
Long drive
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One letter from a 13-year-old boy touched Eileen Kalas, Harry Kalas' widow, who sent him a thank-you note.
BENSALEM - Unceremoniously, Harry Kalas' family received his 2008 World Series ring last week, the last to be distributed by the Phillies. Julie
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Dinosaurs didn't exist because Carl Everett said so. Period.
These events have me frightened and on the verge of evacuating my bowels.
We’re a pack of a-holes.
by rhythm on Apr 14, 2009 1:45 PM EDT
Flowers – who is apparently the motherfucking
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South Side Sox :: A Chicago White Sox Blog
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That ball hit deep! Way back! You can put it on the boooaaaard...YES!
Long drive into deep right center field! This ball is OUTTA HEEERRRREE!
R.I.P. Harry Kalas 4-13-09
these guys must hate philly a lot
horward will strike out, showing that he loves
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The Good Phight
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And the good times keep on rolling.
It’d be nice to get a win. Or a least play and pitch well.
With the bases loaded…..we shall see.
Good thing he got out of it.
As usual, the Phils make a mediocre pitcher look fantastic. We’ll see if the new lineup is
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The last commercial that Harry Kalas made before his sudden death April 13th 2009.
Bruce Springsteen plays a recording made by Harry Kalas in 1985 during the final show of the E STreet Band in the Spectrum in Philadelphia, PA on 4/29/09, then plays Thunder Road, HISTORIC SHOW, a must, for more info on how to get it email me
Congressman Joe Sestak (PA07) honors and commemorates the life of legendary Phillies' announcer Harry Kalas by reading into the Congressional Record on the House Floor on April 21, 2009
Harry Kalas sings high hopes at his memorial tribute.
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I think everyone has at least a couple memories of Harry Kalas that might not be from a "big moment." To the contrary, some of my favorite memories of Harry and Richie Ashburn were from some of the more mundane moments of the grim 1980s/1990s seasons
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This fella, we'll call him Leroy, was riding up and down the street singing his Harry Kalas' tribute song to anyone who would listen. This was on the day of Harry Kalas' memorial ceremony.
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Fans stream onto the field and past Kalas' coffin, behind home plate. The Phillies estimated that 9,000 fans came through the gates.
And for hours, they kept arriving.
They came before dawn, through the bright morning, and until just past noon, a
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Harry often told the story of how Marcus Hook's Mickey Vernon was responsible for launching his interest in baseball. At his first major-league game, Kalas was sitting in the stands with his father on a rainy afternoon in Chicago. The start of the game
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Tom McMahon
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Bill Lyon is a retired Inquirer columnist
There is a palpable rhythm to a baseball game, a leisurely, languorous, measured pace that builds to a peak, then subsides, then repeats, like the slow certainty of the tides.
Its narrative is best served up by
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PHILADELPHIA - His eyes squinting to fight back tears, Charlie Rowan stared down at the fancy white casket, staying until it was time to begin his workday at Citizens Bank Park as a maitre d' at Harry the K's.
Rowan is 72, short and pudgy. He walks
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Harry Kalas, the broadcasting voice of the Philadelphia Phillies, passed away on April 13th. I filmed this at The Inkwell 309 ( www.theinkwelltattoo.com ) when Michael Schwarz came in and asked for a Harry Kalas tattoo. Feel free to email me with any questions at eric@moyermovies.com
From one of my old VHS tapes. Sept 28, 1993 Phils vs Pirates at Three Rivers Stadium. "Harry the K" calls the final out as the Phillies win their first division win since 1983. Post game Interviews on local Philadelphia Channel 17.
Phillies players, past and present formed a line of pallbearers to lovingly carry their longtime friend and Phillies play-by-play announcer, Harry Kalas, to his final rest. I wound up going by myself. Got there about 9:30. Made my way through the line and found a nice single seat behind first base. Little did I know this was going to unfold right in front of me. You can hear a pin drop until one guy yells out, "We love you, Harry!" And then the place comes unglued. I got sunburned, broke a toe, and pissed off Carol, but I guess it was worth it to be there with anybody else who could make it, and for everybody who wanted to but couldn't. My heartfelt condolences to the Kalas family, the Phillies, the Phil's extended family, and all Phillies fans who, like me, feel as if a piece of ourselves passed forever with the passing of Harry.
On April 17, 2009, at the first Phillies home game since Harry Kalas passed away, there was a special 7th Inning Stretch video of Harry singing "High Hopes." The crowd waited for this the entire game, and you can tell they were pleased with the tribute
The 7th inning stretch from 4/17/09 at the Harry Kalas Tribute game between the Phillies and Padres. Harry leads the crowd in singing "High Hopes".
The tribute video for Harry Kalas shown before the game on 4/17/2009.
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"Once you heard him, there was no way you couldn't be a fan for life," David Hoppman says of Harry Kalas.
For David Hoppman, Harry Kalas was much more than an iconic broadcaster of Phillies games.
Contact staff writer Jim Salisbury at 215-854-4983 or
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Philly.com
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The phone conversations were never long.
Just a few minutes so a couple of buddies could catch up on how things were going.
Ed Mullaney received one of those calls from Harry Kalas a little over a week before the voice of the Phillies passed away
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PHILADELPHIA—In what fans are calling a touching and entirely fitting tribute to the Philadelphia icon, the Phillies released a farewell video of Harry Kalas Monday narrated by Kalas himself. "In Philadelphia, they'll tell you that if Harry Kalas said
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The Onion
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Shot of Harry in the booth, calling the final pitch of the 2008 World Series
Harry at work, narrating an NFL film
I don’t think I’ve ever waxed sentimental here in all the years I’ve been blogging for mentalfloss.com, but with the sudden death of
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Mental Floss
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The silence that covered the city of Philadelphia seemed out of place, given how passionate these citizens usually are. But the broadcasting voice of Phillies baseball (and NFL Films) left us on Monday, and all we have to hang onto is the memory of all
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The New York Times
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WASHINGTON — Kathy went out to run a few errands, leaving her ailing husband at their South Jersey home in front of a television.
Bruce is 60 and, due to severe multiple sclerosis, wheelchair-bound. He needs aroundthe-clock care and can’t do much of
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YOU CAN ALMOST count them on the fingers of an old fielder's mitt. There's Vin Scully of the Los Angeles Dodgers, of course. Bob Uecker in Milwaukee. Marty Brennaman in Cincinnati. Baseball broadcasters who have become synonymous with the teams they
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Philly.com
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Larry Andersen on CSN Phillies Post-Game Live trying not to break down while speaking of the late, great Harry Kalas. RIP 4.13.09
Michael Barkann on CSN Phillies Post-Game Live trying not to break down while speaking of the late, great Harry Kalas. RIP 4.13.09
John Kosich reporting on the death of Hall of Fame Broadcaster Harry Kalas WEWS-TV Cleveland. For more on Harry's passing go to; johnkosich.wordpress.com
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A moment of silence before the game against the Nationals yesterday was broken when a fan shouted: "We love you, Harry."
As I walked into the Citi Field press box for the Mets' home opener, I could hear people whispering. They were echoing the same
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THERE'S AN inside joke within the confines of the Daily News sports department. The question, "Who's Joe Berkery?" refers to the fact that I've been here for 20 years, yet for most of that time I've toiled in anonymity that rivals the unknown
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Phillies broadcasters Scott Franzke and Larry Anderson pay their respects to the legendary voice of the Phillies, Harry Kalas. Harry the K 1936-2009
This video is a tribute to your 2008 Philadelphia Phillies, last year's World Series Champions!!! Can they do it again? It is also a tribute to the late, great Harry Kalas, who unexpectedly passed away, April 13th, 2009 at the age of 73. Harry was the voice of the Phillies since 1971, and is one of the greatest sportscasters of all time. This song originally aired as part of a podcast I do with a friend of mine, Paul, back in January, called Your Boy's Boys. The episode was titled "The 2009 Celebrity RockBand Championship". Imagine "Harry The K", Regis Philbin, Cheech and Chong, Marv Albert, Merrill Reese, Tom Brokaw, Ben Stein and others competing in the video game RockBand. This was Harry's song in the contest. He should have won! I realize that it may be too soon for some, and it may seem in bad taste, with the bad language and all, but Chase Utley started it! I think (hope) Mr. Kalas would get a kick out of this silly, harmless little tribute. And I hope you enjoy it. ***Do not play it in front of kids. (for obvious reasons)***
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Sisters Ann Rita (left) and Janice Kobierowski at the Aramingo Diner. "Nobody could call it like Harry," said Sister Janice.
Sister Janice Kobierowski sat at her table at the Aramingo Diner, glued to her transistor radio, hardly touching her
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CLEARWATER, Fla. - On black-armband days like this, you think dark thoughts of loss, the sudden taking of comrades with whom you shared days, weeks, months, years, decades and generations, traveling with a ballclub as many intertwined lives were
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Harry Kalas, the sincere and sentimental Phillies broadcaster whose smoky voice and singular home-run calls were for nearly 40 years as much a franchise fixture as the "P" on its players' red caps, died yesterday at 73.
"We lost our voice today," said
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Phillies announcer Harry Kalas died Monday; 1976 AL Rookie of the Year Mark Fidrych died Monday; Mets lose Citi Field opener; Orlando Hudson hits for the cycle. (April 14)
Harold Norbert "Harry" Kalas (March 26, 1936 - April 13, 2009) was an American sportscaster, best known for his Frick Award-winning role as lead play-by-play announcer for Major League Baseball's Philadelphia Phillies. For professional football, he served as a voice-over narrator for NFL Films, a regular feature on Inside the NFL and called NFL games for Westwood One radio. While initially meeting with a lukewarm reception due to his replacement of the popular Campbell, Kalas soon won the hearts of Phillies fans with his easy-going style, his mellow, baritone, leathery voice (which rose to great excitement upon great plays on the field or Phillies' home runs, especially in key situations), his love of the game and also his accessibility to Phillies fans, for whom he professed a strong love. On April 8, 2009, five days before he would die in Washington DC, the Phillies honored Kalas by having him throw out the first pitch before a game against the Braves. The first pitch was part of the pre-game ceremony in which the Phillies received their 2008 World Series Championship Rings. Harry you will be missed forever Thanks for the Memories
Quite possibly the greatest call by Harry Kalas, the the Hall Of Fame voice of the Philadelphia Phillies for decades, who passed away on Monday April 13, 2009. Philadelphia may have lost their voice, but that voice will never be forgotten. And this is a call that I will never forget, the call for the 2008 Phillies winning the World Series. Kalas missed the oppurtunity to make this call in 1980 when local broadcasters were not allowed to call the World Series. Thank you, Harry. For everything, forever. You went out a champion.
Harry Kalas was the voice of the Philadelphia Phillies for 39 seasons. Watching baseball will never be the same for the city and its fans. You will be missed. This video was created by comcast sports for the fans.
Philly will never be the same again RIP Harry Kalas "The Voice of the Phillies"
Harry Kalas Died on April 13th, 2009. This video is in honor and tribute to him. God Bless Harry.
Harry Kalas: The Voice Of The Phillies - 1936-2009 (Tribute) This is a tribute to Mr. Harry Kalas, the Voice of the Phillies. I'm not a video editor (and this video may very well show that), nor am I a baseball fan, but I *am* a Harry Kalas fan, and I just wanted to share this with other Kalas fans on this difficult day. This one's for you, Mr. Kalas, and to your many fans. I look forward to meeting you on the other side ~ Ben Whitmire (BenW783a) (PS - Thanks to all my fellow YT users for your kind words, both to Mr. Kalas and myself. I want the text to stay primarily about Harry Kalas, so I decided to just say "thank you" here instead of responding to each individual message. Thanks for watching, posting, and remembering - BenW783a) (PPS - Kudos to Sony Music Entertainment & Reunion Records for realizing the benefits of free advertising via YT, and not asking for this video to be taken down or maimed. I wish others would loosen up and follow suit.)
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