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From: sweet lou on 5 May 2010 09:03
The passing of the great Tiger broadcaster Ernie Harwell takes an old
fart like me back to days of yesteryear. Some of you in fact probably
many of you in this day of all games being televised have never
listened to a radio broadcast of a game, As a young man in the
backwoods of Maine summer nights meant an old Stromberg Carlsen radio
and listening to far away radio stations and the voices of Red Barber
and Harwell Dodgers, Mel Allen from hated Yankees, on occasion KMOX St
Louis with Jack Buck, WWVA West Virginia had the Pirates with the
great duo of Bob Prince and the old "Possum" Jim Wood and of course
Braves and Sox games with Jim Britt and then Gowdy with Bob
Murphy.During these times teams played many day games so when the Sox
played during the day one of the above teams was playing at night thus
it was then I listened to those far away voices.Many of the above
voices are gone now and you can add the great Harwell to that list. In
conclusion a story about Ernie. When old Briggs Field/Tiger Stadium
was facing the destruction he was asked if he would salvage anything
from the park? He related that he was going to take the urinal from
the visitors clubhouse. Why? Because " every great player in the AL
had used it".He did and took it home, cleaned it up and made a planter
of it.RIP Ernie.
From: The Venerable Sarge on 5 May 2010 09:27
On May 5, 9:03 am, sweet lou <lounanmar...(a)aol.com> wrote:
> The passing of the great Tiger broadcaster Ernie Harwell takes an old
> fart like me back to days of yesteryear. Some of you in fact probably
> many of you in this day of all games being televised have never
> listened to a radio broadcast of a game, As a young man in the
> backwoods of Maine summer nights meant an old Stromberg Carlsen radio
> and listening to far away radio stations and the voices of Red Barber
> and Harwell Dodgers, Mel Allen from hated Yankees, on occasion KMOX St
> Louis with Jack Buck, WWVA West Virginia had the Pirates with the
> great duo of Bob Prince and the old "Possum" Jim Wood and of course
> Braves and Sox games with Jim Britt  and then Gowdy with Bob
> Murphy.During these times teams played many day games so when the Sox
> played during the day one of the above teams was playing at night thus
> it was then I listened to those far away voices.Many of the above
> voices are gone now and you can add the great Harwell to that list. In
> conclusion a story about Ernie. When old Briggs Field/Tiger Stadium
> was facing the destruction he was asked if he would salvage anything
> from the park? He related that he was going to take the urinal from
> the visitors clubhouse. Why? Because " every great player in the AL
> had used it".He did and took it home, cleaned it up and made a planter
> of it.RIP Ernie.

That's when announcers were an attraction rather than like today when
most are just painful to listen to. And from all reports Harwell was
also a very nice guy.

Aside - I thought I was getting the Pirates on KDKA. And I still
listen to most games on radio WTIC 1080 Hartford.
From: sweet lou on 5 May 2010 09:48
On May 5, 9:27 am, The Venerable Sarge <srgntbi...(a)yahoo.com> wrote:
> On May 5, 9:03 am, sweet lou <lounanmar...(a)aol.com> wrote:
>
>
>
>
>
> > The passing of the great Tiger broadcaster Ernie Harwell takes an old
> > fart like me back to days of yesteryear. Some of you in fact probably
> > many of you in this day of all games being televised have never
> > listened to a radio broadcast of a game, As a young man in the
> > backwoods of Maine summer nights meant an old Stromberg Carlsen radio
> > and listening to far away radio stations and the voices of Red Barber
> > and Harwell Dodgers, Mel Allen from hated Yankees, on occasion KMOX St
> > Louis with Jack Buck, WWVA West Virginia had the Pirates with the
> > great duo of Bob Prince and the old "Possum" Jim Wood and of course
> > Braves and Sox games with Jim Britt  and then Gowdy with Bob
> > Murphy.During these times teams played many day games so when the Sox
> > played during the day one of the above teams was playing at night thus
> > it was then I listened to those far away voices.Many of the above
> > voices are gone now and you can add the great Harwell to that list. In
> > conclusion a story about Ernie. When old Briggs Field/Tiger Stadium
> > was facing the destruction he was asked if he would salvage anything
> > from the park? He related that he was going to take the urinal from
> > the visitors clubhouse. Why? Because " every great player in the AL
> > had used it".He did and took it home, cleaned it up and made a planter
> > of it.RIP Ernie.
>
> That's when announcers were an attraction rather than like today when
> most are just painful to listen to.  And from all reports Harwell was
> also a very nice guy.
>
> Aside - I thought I was getting the Pirates on KDKA.  And I still
> listen to most games on radio WTIC 1080 Hartford.- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

In Maine we got WWVA Wheeling WVa pirates broadcast very clear at
night. While at Ft Meade, MD, mid way twixt DC and Baltimore 74 to 80,
when atmospheric conditions were right I could listen to WTIC with the
great Ned Martin and the old "possum" Jim Wood.
From: Ray OHara on 5 May 2010 10:03

"sweet lou" <lounanmartel(a)aol.com> wrote in message
news:b2621a5c-69d6-41d2-8b7b-253ee8cbb643(a)x40g2000yqd.googlegroups.com...
On May 5, 9:27 am, The Venerable Sarge <srgntbi...(a)yahoo.com> wrote:
> On May 5, 9:03 am, sweet lou <lounanmar...(a)aol.com> wrote:
>
>
>
>
>
> > The passing of the great Tiger broadcaster Ernie Harwell takes an old
> > fart like me back to days of yesteryear. Some of you in fact probably
> > many of you in this day of all games being televised have never
> > listened to a radio broadcast of a game, As a young man in the
> > backwoods of Maine summer nights meant an old Stromberg Carlsen radio
> > and listening to far away radio stations and the voices of Red Barber
> > and Harwell Dodgers, Mel Allen from hated Yankees, on occasion KMOX St
> > Louis with Jack Buck, WWVA West Virginia had the Pirates with the
> > great duo of Bob Prince and the old "Possum" Jim Wood and of course
> > Braves and Sox games with Jim Britt and then Gowdy with Bob
> > Murphy.During these times teams played many day games so when the Sox
> > played during the day one of the above teams was playing at night thus
> > it was then I listened to those far away voices.Many of the above
> > voices are gone now and you can add the great Harwell to that list. In
> > conclusion a story about Ernie. When old Briggs Field/Tiger Stadium
> > was facing the destruction he was asked if he would salvage anything
> > from the park? He related that he was going to take the urinal from
> > the visitors clubhouse. Why? Because " every great player in the AL
> > had used it".He did and took it home, cleaned it up and made a planter
> > of it.RIP Ernie.
>
> That's when announcers were an attraction rather than like today when
> most are just painful to listen to. And from all reports Harwell was
> also a very nice guy.
>
> Aside - I thought I was getting the Pirates on KDKA. And I still
> listen to most games on radio WTIC 1080 Hartford.- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

In Maine we got WWVA Wheeling WVa pirates broadcast very clear at
night. While at Ft Meade, MD, mid way twixt DC and Baltimore 74 to 80,
when atmospheric conditions were right I could listen to WTIC with the
great Ned Martin and the old "possum" Jim Wood.

============================================================

WWVA YEEEHAW!
"here we are at the Eamada Inn here in downtown Wheeling for The Cowboy
Jamboree"

that station has a huge transmitter


From: The Venerable Sarge on 5 May 2010 11:36
On May 5, 9:48 am, sweet lou <lounanmar...(a)aol.com> wrote:
>   On May 5, 9:27 am, The Venerable Sarge <srgntbi...(a)yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>
>
> > On May 5, 9:03 am, sweet lou <lounanmar...(a)aol.com> wrote:
>
> > > The passing of the great Tiger broadcaster Ernie Harwell takes an old
> > > fart like me back to days of yesteryear. Some of you in fact probably
> > > many of you in this day of all games being televised have never
> > > listened to a radio broadcast of a game, As a young man in the
> > > backwoods of Maine summer nights meant an old Stromberg Carlsen radio
> > > and listening to far away radio stations and the voices of Red Barber
> > > and Harwell Dodgers, Mel Allen from hated Yankees, on occasion KMOX St
> > > Louis with Jack Buck, WWVA West Virginia had the Pirates with the
> > > great duo of Bob Prince and the old "Possum" Jim Wood and of course
> > > Braves and Sox games with Jim Britt  and then Gowdy with Bob
> > > Murphy.During these times teams played many day games so when the Sox
> > > played during the day one of the above teams was playing at night thus
> > > it was then I listened to those far away voices.Many of the above
> > > voices are gone now and you can add the great Harwell to that list. In
> > > conclusion a story about Ernie. When old Briggs Field/Tiger Stadium
> > > was facing the destruction he was asked if he would salvage anything
> > > from the park? He related that he was going to take the urinal from
> > > the visitors clubhouse. Why? Because " every great player in the AL
> > > had used it".He did and took it home, cleaned it up and made a planter
> > > of it.RIP Ernie.
>
> > That's when announcers were an attraction rather than like today when
> > most are just painful to listen to.  And from all reports Harwell was
> > also a very nice guy.
>
> > Aside - I thought I was getting the Pirates on KDKA.  And I still
> > listen to most games on radio WTIC 1080 Hartford.- Hide quoted text -
>
> > - Show quoted text -
>
> In Maine we got WWVA Wheeling WVa  pirates broadcast very clear at
> night. While at Ft Meade, MD, mid way twixt DC and Baltimore 74 to 80,
> when atmospheric conditions were right I could listen to WTIC with the
> great Ned Martin and the old "possum" Jim Wood.
Buccos - Have a little chicken on the hill with Will ! ( Willie
Stargel)

And the old Sox - Hi neighbor - have a Gansett.
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