JetNation Posted September 15, 2009 Share Posted September 15, 2009 The Detroit Tigers will honor Ernie Harwell at Comerica Park. More... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Gun Of Bavaria Posted September 15, 2009 Share Posted September 15, 2009 The Detroit Tigers will honor Ernie Harwell at Comerica Park. More... Harwell, a broadcasting legend, has inoperable cancer. He's in his 90s though so I'd say he's lived a full life. Glad to see they're doing this. Luckily I have tickets to the game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bugg Posted September 15, 2009 Share Posted September 15, 2009 Harwell broadcast the Giants in NY when Willie Mays broke in in the 1950s. Also, in the 1970s and 1980s Harwell and Rizzuto would switch crews for a few innings sometimes when the Yankees and Tigers played, so you would get to hear him in NY; he was and still is great. Some say Vince Scully is the best, but it's not even close; Harwell is far and away the very best. I hope he enjoys what time he has left. He will be missed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Gun Of Bavaria Posted September 15, 2009 Share Posted September 15, 2009 Harwell broadcast the Giants in NY when Willie Mays broke in in the 1950s. Also, in the 1970s and 1980s Harwell and Rizzuto would switch crews for a few innings sometimes when the Yankees and Tigers played, so you would get to hear him in NY; he was and still is great. Some say Vince Scully is the best, but it's not even close; Harwell is far and away the very best. I hope he enjoys what time he has left. He will be missed. I never knew about him and Rizzuto switching crews....that's sort of cool actually. There as nothing better back in the day, then turning on 760 WJR-AM (When they had the Tigers) and listening to Harwell call a game. In 2006 when the Tigers won the ALCS and went to thew WS, they brought him to do an inning or 2, a classy act at current broadcaster of 97.1 FM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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