Posted on Wed, May 5, 2010 : 1:29 p.m.
What will you miss most about Ernie Harwell?
By AnnArbor.com Staff
Ernie Harwell will forever be missed in Detroit. What will you miss most about the legendary Tigers broadcaster?
Comments
Mark D. Olexa
Wed, May 5, 2010 : 1:47 p.m.
Days gone by, a much simpler era, warm breezy summer days, 'Watching Ernie Harwell call a Tigers game on the radio on Detroit's east side,' always there, a pleasant fatherly southern drawl. A constant, like the sun rising and setting, Ernie Harwell in the booth. He was to radio baseball broadcasting as Walter Cronkite was to television... You'll forever remain in hearts and never be; LONG GONE!1
treetowncartel
Wed, May 5, 2010 : 1:28 p.m.
3 of these have been missed by me for years. Nothing better than finding yourself stuck in the car for a couple hours and a Tiger's game on the radio.
Andrew Thomas
Wed, May 5, 2010 : 12:44 p.m.
Ernie was so much a part ofthe fabric of our lives. On a warm summer evening, you could walk around the Old West Side, headed perhaps for Washtenaw Dairy, and hear the gentle strains of his voice from front porches and open windows throughout the neighborhood. Thank you, Ernie, for all the wonderful memories, for your description of Mark "The Bird" Fidrych tidying up the mound, "Cornflakes" Riley calling balls and strikes, Lou and Alan dishing up "two for the price of one", Al Kaline digging one out of the corner and cutting down a runner with a perfect throw, Mickey Lolich ("the Portly Portsider") waddling out to the mound, Gates Brown coming through with another pinch-hit, Willie Horton balting a long one, and so many other moments.