Harry Caray question...

[jstraw]

I just picked up "Where's Harry?" and like all good book buyers, I flipped first to the glossy pictures in the middle. One of the fist images is of a shirtless Harry working a game in the bleachers at Comiskey in '73. The caption says that Harry also did this at Wrigley in '82.

Now, I'm not saying he didn't do this in '82 but I know for an absolute fact that this occurred at Wrigley at least once in 1984. I was watching. I was nowhere to have seen this in '82.

What I remember is Harry working the game from the bleachers. After a break they came back and Harry was shirtless. I don't remember if that lasted more than a half-inning or not but at some point they came back from a break and his shirt was back on...and there were plenty of hints from Stone that covering back up wasn't of Harry's own volition.

Anyone remember this? Anyone able to shed any light on Harry's shirtlessness stats?

[veryzer]

harry and steve used to do games in the bleachers every year for a while. at least twice a year.

[jstraw]

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Now THIS part might be a trick of memory...that Steve was in the booth and not out in the bleachers with Harry. I'm not confident in that part of my memory.

The implication is that Harry last pulled the shirtless stunt in '82 and that's just not possible. I lived where I had no access to WGN in '82 and I pretty much watched the entire '84 season in Evanston while recovering from surgery. In fact, I was still in the hospital on opening day.

[veryzer]

<!--quoteo(post=56264:date=Aug 7 2009, 11:18 AM:name=jstraw)-->QUOTE (jstraw @ Aug 7 2009, 11:18 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec--><!--quoteo(post=56260:date=Aug 7 2009, 11:12 AM:name=veryzer)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (veryzer @ Aug 7 2009, 11:12 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->harry and steve used to do games in the bleachers every year for a while. at least twice a year.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->

Now THIS part might be a trick of memory...that Steve was in the booth and not out in the bleachers with Harry. I'm not confident in that part of my memory.

The implication is that Harry last pulled the shirtless stunt in '82 and that's just not possible. I lived where I had no access to WGN in '82 and I pretty much watched the entire '84 season in Evanston while recovering from surgery. In fact, I was still in the hospital on opening day.
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you know, you're right. steve did do some games in the bleachers, but not right away. harry was solo in the early years.

[VanSlawAndCottoCheese]

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To wit (1985):
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[MrSheps]

<!--quoteo(post=56288:date=Aug 7 2009, 11:28 AM:name=veryzer)-->QUOTE (veryzer @ Aug 7 2009, 11:28 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec--><!--quoteo(post=56264:date=Aug 7 2009, 11:18 AM:name=jstraw)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (jstraw @ Aug 7 2009, 11:18 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec--><!--quoteo(post=56260:date=Aug 7 2009, 11:12 AM:name=veryzer)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (veryzer @ Aug 7 2009, 11:12 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->harry and steve used to do games in the bleachers every year for a while. at least twice a year.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->

Now THIS part might be a trick of memory...that Steve was in the booth and not out in the bleachers with Harry. I'm not confident in that part of my memory.

The implication is that Harry last pulled the shirtless stunt in '82 and that's just not possible. I lived where I had no access to WGN in '82 and I pretty much watched the entire '84 season in Evanston while recovering from surgery. In fact, I was still in the hospital on opening day.
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you know, you're right. steve did do some games in the bleachers, but not right away. harry was solo in the early years.
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Steve and Chip did games there. At least I'm sure I remember Chip, though I guess at one point Carter was his partner.

[veryzer]

<!--quoteo(post=56293:date=Aug 7 2009, 01:59 PM:name=MrSheps)-->QUOTE (MrSheps @ Aug 7 2009, 01:59 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec--><!--quoteo(post=56288:date=Aug 7 2009, 11:28 AM:name=veryzer)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (veryzer @ Aug 7 2009, 11:28 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec--><!--quoteo(post=56264:date=Aug 7 2009, 11:18 AM:name=jstraw)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (jstraw @ Aug 7 2009, 11:18 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec--><!--quoteo(post=56260:date=Aug 7 2009, 11:12 AM:name=veryzer)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (veryzer @ Aug 7 2009, 11:12 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->harry and steve used to do games in the bleachers every year for a while. at least twice a year.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->

Now THIS part might be a trick of memory...that Steve was in the booth and not out in the bleachers with Harry. I'm not confident in that part of my memory.

The implication is that Harry last pulled the shirtless stunt in '82 and that's just not possible. I lived where I had no access to WGN in '82 and I pretty much watched the entire '84 season in Evanston while recovering from surgery. In fact, I was still in the hospital on opening day.
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you know, you're right. steve did do some games in the bleachers, but not right away. harry was solo in the early years.
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Steve and Chip did games there. At least I'm sure I remember Chip, though I guess at one point Carter was his partner.
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that is also correct.