Baseball Community Loses Two More
April 14th 2009 19:10
The baseball community lost two prestige figures from the game Monday when Phillies broadcaster Harry Kalas and former Tigers pitcher Mark "The Bird" Fidrych passed away.
The 73-year-old Kalas collapsed in the Phillies broadcast booth before the start of the Phillies/Nationals game. He was taken to the hospital and later pronouced dead. Kalas was a legend in the broadcast booth with his unique voice that could easily be recognized. He was best known for being the Phillies voice on the radio and television, but also narrating for NFL Films. He was in a class with Vin Scully and Haray Carey has one of the best in the game. He will definitely be missed by the fans of the game. At least Kalas was able to be part of the Phillies World Series championship last seson.
Fidyrch brought life to the game and was well known around baseball before the times of ESPN, national broadcasts, or even fantasy baseball. Opposings teams wanted Fidrych to pitch at their ballparks because he put people in the seats. He had such a short career after experiencing arm and knee problems, but he left his mark on the game with quirky behavior and his violent pitching windup. He was only 53-years-old when he passed away Monday on his farm in Massachusetts. The baseball community has already lost three figures in baseball, including Angels prospect Nick Adenhart last week, in only the few two weeks of the new season.
The 73-year-old Kalas collapsed in the Phillies broadcast booth before the start of the Phillies/Nationals game. He was taken to the hospital and later pronouced dead. Kalas was a legend in the broadcast booth with his unique voice that could easily be recognized. He was best known for being the Phillies voice on the radio and television, but also narrating for NFL Films. He was in a class with Vin Scully and Haray Carey has one of the best in the game. He will definitely be missed by the fans of the game. At least Kalas was able to be part of the Phillies World Series championship last seson.
Fidyrch brought life to the game and was well known around baseball before the times of ESPN, national broadcasts, or even fantasy baseball. Opposings teams wanted Fidrych to pitch at their ballparks because he put people in the seats. He had such a short career after experiencing arm and knee problems, but he left his mark on the game with quirky behavior and his violent pitching windup. He was only 53-years-old when he passed away Monday on his farm in Massachusetts. The baseball community has already lost three figures in baseball, including Angels prospect Nick Adenhart last week, in only the few two weeks of the new season.
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