tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36360371.post5502788025615430493..comments2024-03-13T00:46:47.172-07:00Comments on Sons of Steve Garvey: Vin Scully, on Ernie HarwellSteve Saxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00930320282262607468noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36360371.post-47550185042734854612010-05-11T11:18:30.745-07:002010-05-11T11:18:30.745-07:00I don't know about Sons of Jack Morris or Gran...I don't know about Sons of Jack Morris or Grandsons of Sparky, but maybe Dodgers fans and Tigers fans could have a joint blog called "Kids of Kirk" -- after all, can't we BOTH claim Gibby as one of our team's best sluggers?<br /><br />Game 5 of 1984 WS - Two Upper Deck HRs<br /><br />Game 1 of the 1988 WS - <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirk_Gibson#The_1988_World_Series_home_run" rel="nofollow">Needs no explanation!</a>Rabbi Jason Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07805550465729805847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36360371.post-71754370707269482982010-05-06T15:19:01.335-07:002010-05-06T15:19:01.335-07:00Of course, the MLBAM monsters have chased off the ...Of course, the MLBAM monsters have chased off the Scully excerpt from YouTube. What jackasses.Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18015219452269186971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36360371.post-51935427163395673662010-05-05T13:27:17.329-07:002010-05-05T13:27:17.329-07:00@Dusty: Or should we do Sons of Kirk Gibson and ma...@Dusty: Or should we do Sons of Kirk Gibson and make this a joint blog?<br /><br />On second thought, maybe I should just go and start a Tigers blog and report this news on that blog.Steve Saxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00930320282262607468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36360371.post-2360802807907903302010-05-05T12:05:40.379-07:002010-05-05T12:05:40.379-07:00@Dusty - Great Grandsons of Sparky Anderson?@Dusty - Great Grandsons of Sparky Anderson?Jasonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03029038450777105997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36360371.post-86515035669313990482010-05-05T12:04:10.804-07:002010-05-05T12:04:10.804-07:00Is there a SoSG Tigers equivalent out there? Sons ...Is there a SoSG Tigers equivalent out there? Sons of Jack Morris?Kyle Bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02074411479856389109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36360371.post-77004554607985166102010-05-05T11:05:48.879-07:002010-05-05T11:05:48.879-07:00Hey, thanks for doing this! Kinda sums up both men...Hey, thanks for doing this! Kinda sums up both men. Great guys who love the game and have made it fun for God knows how many. I love that Vin called the game while giving some thoughts on Ernie. It couldn't have been any other way, eh?JustinMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01976061296214532098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36360371.post-40028191498692353042010-05-05T09:57:54.375-07:002010-05-05T09:57:54.375-07:00Ken Levine weighs in, quite poignantly:
http://ke...Ken Levine weighs in, quite poignantly:<br /><br />http://kenlevine.blogspot.com/2010/05/ernie-harwell.htmlKyle Bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02074411479856389109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36360371.post-47009080222837492552010-05-05T09:50:55.840-07:002010-05-05T09:50:55.840-07:00Here's You Tube footage of Vin's vignette ...Here's You Tube footage of Vin's vignette from last night:<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=We8i8Qc5vBg&feature=player_embeddedKyle Bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02074411479856389109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36360371.post-74112253219600147572010-05-05T09:34:51.052-07:002010-05-05T09:34:51.052-07:00From a Met fan who just likes baseball and got luc...From a Met fan who just likes baseball and got lucky on the Internet today, thank you so much for transcribing this.mbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05782073106458485608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36360371.post-13469170741444638532010-05-05T09:12:59.880-07:002010-05-05T09:12:59.880-07:00Welcome, Tigers fans! One legend describing anoth...Welcome, Tigers fans! One legend describing another — something to savor indeed.Orelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01136247489970851448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36360371.post-68370731930893643632010-05-05T09:10:37.450-07:002010-05-05T09:10:37.450-07:00Thanks for doing this.Thanks for doing this.Navin Vaswani (@eyebleaf)https://www.blogger.com/profile/08445618400360263938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36360371.post-17223297549635574012010-05-05T09:03:58.791-07:002010-05-05T09:03:58.791-07:00Thank you for transcribing it. I grew up in Detro...Thank you for transcribing it. I grew up in Detroit, and Ernie was everything Vin described, and more. Truly one of the good ones.<br /><br />All Dodger fans should relish Vin while you still have him, and show your kids what a great broadcaster does.Alibi Ikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01611720130124275127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36360371.post-28803495084609922952010-05-05T08:35:55.414-07:002010-05-05T08:35:55.414-07:00I'm guessing he probably gave the caveat becau...I'm guessing he probably gave the caveat because it was impromptu. What an amazing guy (both of them).Nostradamushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03658184241218765280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36360371.post-72980292666356496222010-05-05T08:13:49.484-07:002010-05-05T08:13:49.484-07:00Thanks for the transcription. As a Tigers fan I wa...Thanks for the transcription. As a Tigers fan I was fortunate to grow up with Ernie. And how great is Vin to tell that story without interrupting the flow of the game. I buy the Extra Innings package to follow my Tigers, but I think I'd get it to just listen to Vin as well.Didrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10131647519900942728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36360371.post-5503119196661420692010-05-05T07:49:52.890-07:002010-05-05T07:49:52.890-07:00Also found this interesting:
"So I really wa...Also found this interesting:<br /><br />"So I really want to salute him and at the same time I don't want to get in the way of the ballgame, so see if we can possibly do both."<br /><br />He does it all the time, and does it so well, and it's what the people want, so I wonder why he felt like making such a caveat this time?Kyle Bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02074411479856389109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36360371.post-59777601394814282822010-05-05T07:45:24.083-07:002010-05-05T07:45:24.083-07:00Thanks, Orel.
I noted this part:
"the last ...Thanks, Orel.<br /><br />I noted this part:<br /><br />"the last time I talked to him a couple of weeks ago"<br /><br />So Vin was talking to him somewhat regularly then, it would seem. That's fantastic. Can you imagine the kind of conversations they would have, or would have had over the years?Kyle Bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02074411479856389109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36360371.post-1604735329551373642010-05-05T07:18:08.716-07:002010-05-05T07:18:08.716-07:00I should also note that it was very gracious of Re...I should also note that it was very gracious of Reed Johnson and Russell Martin to have fruitless at bats, as to allow Vin to move the story along seamlessly.Steve Saxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00930320282262607468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36360371.post-77939897028677485582010-05-05T07:17:05.958-07:002010-05-05T07:17:05.958-07:00Thanks for transcribing this, Orel! I heard this ...Thanks for transcribing this, Orel! I heard this on the way home while listening to the radio broadcast and I realized it was a keeper. Scully's tribute was really thoughtful, and considering Harwell had died two hours prior, it clearly wasn't carefully scripted, either.Steve Saxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00930320282262607468noreply@blogger.com