07-22-2010, 01:01 AM
<!--quoteo(post=107168:date=Jul 21 2010, 10:47 PM:name=BT)-->QUOTE (BT @ Jul 21 2010, 10:47 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec--><!--quoteo(post=107153:date=Jul 21 2010, 09:35 PM:name=jstraw)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (jstraw @ Jul 21 2010, 09:35 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec--><!--quoteo(post=107152:date=Jul 21 2010, 09:27 PM:name=funkster)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (funkster @ Jul 21 2010, 09:27 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->Speaking of Harry, I wonder if I'm biased simply because I'm a lifelong Cubs fan and grew up with him as my announcer. Did non-Cub fans find Harry to be annoying a clown?<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
I'm here to tell you that Harry couldn't tote Jack Brickhouse's jockstrap.
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Brickhouse was my favorite announcer ever. <b>When I used to throw a ball against the side of my house, and pretend I was making a play on the rebound, Brickhouse's voice was the soundtrack in my head.</b> I loved Harry, I cried a bit when he died, but Brickhouse will always be my favorite.
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I could have written that entire post, BT. Only with me, it was hitting a plastic whiffle ball over the backyard fence, and then trotting around the "bases" with the sound of Brickhouse in my head: "It's going back...back...Hey hey!...a home run!"
I'm here to tell you that Harry couldn't tote Jack Brickhouse's jockstrap.
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Brickhouse was my favorite announcer ever. <b>When I used to throw a ball against the side of my house, and pretend I was making a play on the rebound, Brickhouse's voice was the soundtrack in my head.</b> I loved Harry, I cried a bit when he died, but Brickhouse will always be my favorite.
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I could have written that entire post, BT. Only with me, it was hitting a plastic whiffle ball over the backyard fence, and then trotting around the "bases" with the sound of Brickhouse in my head: "It's going back...back...Hey hey!...a home run!"
There's nothing better than to realize that the good things about youth don't end with youth itself. It's a matter of realizing that life can be renewed every day you get out of bed without baggage. It's tough to get there, but it's better than the dark thoughts. -Lance