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August 4th, 2008, 08:08 AM
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Good ol' Rocky Top;Rocky Top,Tennessee
 
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Braves announcer Skip Caray dies.
http://www.ajc.com/sports/content/sports/braves/stories/2008/08/03/skip_caray_dies.html?cxntlid=homepage_tab_newstab
I listened to him for so many years. Will be very strange watching a Braves game without him. RIP
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August 4th, 2008, 12:40 PM
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Sad indeed, the whole fam is pretty well known in the announcing world.
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August 4th, 2008, 03:03 PM
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Sports announcers are subtle icons. You don't think to much about them overall, but they are there all the time. I miss Ken Coleman, Ned Martin, Jim Woods and Curt Gowdy. I was never a big Johnny Most guy, he was to much of a homer but he was very entertaining. I always think of Keith Jackson when a college running back drops the ball. Over the years Monday Night Football went through a lot of announcers but to me it will always be Cosell, Gifford & Meredith. Jim McKay and the "agony of defeat" is part of TV sports legend. Chick Hearn out in LA was unforgettable. These days I just see boring suits and ex-players. In Boston we are stuck with Jerry Remy who most fans adore because............because.......he...........is.. .........such a good...........fuck that he sucks.
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Did you like Ken the "Hawk" Harrelson".
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Second; He was the Red Sox announcer in the 70's with Dick Stockton. He was good, knowledgeable and not a complete homer all though he did have his favorites. I remember folks saying he was general manager material. he later went to Chicago and called the Pale Hose games. Chicago thought he would be a good GM so they hired him. That didn't work out so well.
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