HAREY CAREY

Fishhead · Jun 30, 2004

Sitting here watching the CUBS on ESPN makes me miss the good ole days with HARRY.

My friends and myself had the pleasure of meeting HARRY at his bar in Phoenix around 1990.

I asked him if I could take a picture of him and he replied ONLY if it included my good-looking girlfriend who was with us at the time also..............classic HARRY.

Guest · Jun 30, 2004

harry was the greatest,he loved to bet the horses

Fishhead · Jun 30, 2004

Meanwhile, this is one heckuva ballgame right now.

maxdemo · Jun 30, 2004

Beltran homered to left center.
3-2 astros...what a pick up for this astro team...wow

Scarlett · Jun 30, 2004

Harry was great!! Even greater, if he had
broadcasted for the Red Sox in Fenway.
TAKE ME OUT TO THE BALLGAME !!!!!!

Scarlett

CedarCreaker · Jun 30, 2004

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote">quote:<HR>Originally posted by FISHHEAD:
Sitting here watching the CUBS on ESPN makes me miss the good ole days with HARRY.

My friends and myself had the pleasure of meeting HARRY at his bar in Phoenix around 1990.

I asked him if I could take a picture of him and he replied ONLY if it included my good-looking girlfriend who was with us at the time also..............classic HARRY.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE> MAYBE SHOWING MY AGE BUT TO ME THE GOOD OL DAYS OF HARRY WERE IN ST. LOUIS WITH JACK BUCK!!!! THOSE WERE THE GREAT OL' DAYS UNTIL HARRY MESSED WITH AUGGIE BUSCH'S WIFE....

JudgeWapner · Jun 30, 2004

Harry Carey was really Sick Gambler.

THE SHRINK · Jun 30, 2004

Mr.Jones · Jun 30, 2004

The crazy days of Harry were in the late 70's when he did White Sox games with Jimmy Piersall doing color.

Piersall says one day to Harry, "Harry I'm really getting tired of all these cards and letters saying I'm crazy. I'm not crazy and I got the papers to prove it".

Much better than Steve Stone.

Fishhead · Jun 30, 2004

Yup, that was a good tandem for sure.

Jimmy........LOL

tuleythetout · Jun 30, 2004

I once pissed next to Harry in the Wrigley Field pressbox bathroom. When I walked in, he was already in there. I finished and left and he was still going at it (think he might have had a few brewskies?). Anyway, I get back to my seat and the inning had already started. I always wish I had a tape of that game so I could hear how Steve Stone covered for Harry's absence.

Benassflick · Jun 30, 2004

SNL if you know what I mean.

WildBill · Jun 30, 2004

You guys must be kidding. He and his son annoy the hell out of me with their "the Grants are visiting the ballpark from Timbuktu". Or "Jodie, who has been watching us for 27 years is turning 55 today, happy birthday". Please boys, go play bingo with that shtick. Vin Scully never spends half the game talking about who is in the ballpark today, why should anyone else?

picasso · Jul 1, 2004

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote">quote:<HR>Originally posted by Mr. Jones:
The crazy days of Harry were in the late 70's when he did White Sox games with Jimmy Piersall doing color.

Piersall says one day to Harry, "Harry I'm really getting tired of all these cards and letters saying I'm crazy. I'm not crazy and I got the papers to prove it".

Much better than Steve Stone.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

As a long time White Sox fan, I watched them regularly during the Caray/Piersall days. A common exchange between them:

Caray: "Did you take your medicine...?"
Piersall: "Yes, did you pay your alimony...?"

Come September and Sunday football, with the White Sox generally out of the race, a clearly bored Piersall would be watching the Bears on a small tv in the booth...and not hiding that fact in the least...

Harry in the booth with his big net to catch foul balls...

Harry doing play-by-play from the bleachers, surrounded by fans, on sunny afternoon games...

Falstaff beer...

The White Sox weren't very good most of the 70's, but with Harry and Jimmy...and all of Bill Veeck's gimmicks (exploding scoreboard, centerfield shower, players wearing shorts...), they were often entertaining...

Fishhead · Jul 1, 2004

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote">quote:<HR>Originally posted by WildBill:
You guys must be kidding. He and his son annoy the hell out of me with their "the Grants are visiting the ballpark from Timbuktu". Or "Jodie, who has been watching us for 27 years is turning 55 today, happy birthday". Please boys, go play bingo with that shtick. Vin Scully never spends half the game talking about who is in the ballpark today, why should anyone else?<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

Bill-- BAH-HUMBUG!!

Run along now and find yourself a Dodger Dog, meanwhile I will be sipping on an ice cold Budweiser.

tuleythetout · Jul 1, 2004

Favorite Harry line was when Hideo Nomo (back when he was good) first pitched at Wrigley and Harry, slurring badly, said "Look at all those Orientals with their cameras."

Fishhead · Jul 1, 2004

LMFAO!!!

Fishhead · Jul 1, 2004

Tuleythetout, spell that backwards.

Tuotehtyelut!!!

sickgambler · Jul 1, 2004

HARRY CARAY IS MY IDOL. I GREW UP WATCHING THE KID AND I HAVE GREAT MEMORIES OF HIM. WATCHING BASEBALL WITH MY DAD BACK THEN ON WGN WITH HARRY BEHIND THE MIC WAS LIKE BEING IN HEAVEN.. HE WAS GREAT..