Baseball ... There is so much to this wonderful game. Every pitch setting up the next pitch. Ballplayers fielding their positions based on the hitter, on the score, the inning. Hitters working the pitcher. 1st to 3rd. Incredible catches & fielding plays. All of this & so much more. All of the intricacies of the game. The oft times hilarity in the dugout. The strikeout of the great hitter to win the game. And, the home run! With the home run comes the always thrilling Home Run Call! As follows is a sampling:
'' It might be, it could be, it is! A Home Run! Holy COW!'' [Harry Caray]
''That ball is high, it is far, it is ... GONE!'' [John Sterling]
''That ball is going & it ain't coming back!'' [Jeff Kingery]
''Get up, get up, get outta here ... GONE'' [Bob Uecker]
''You can put it on the board ... Yessss! [Ken ''Hawk'' Harrelson]
''Get out the rye bread & mustard grandma, cause it's Grand Salami Time!'' [Dave Neihaus]
''Open the window Aunt Minnie, here it comes!'' [Rosey Roswell]
''Swing and there it goes ... light tower power!'' [Jerry Trupiano]
''They usually show movies on a flight like that!'' [Ken Coleman]
''Back, back, back, back, ... GONE!'' [Chris Berman]
''Took it to the track ... wall ... see. You. LATER!'' [Michale Reghi]
''Going back [outfielders name], at the track, at the wall, ... SSSEEYA!'' [Michael Kay]
Here's a long one ... get up baby, get up, get up ... Oh Yeah!'' [Mike Shannon]
''Whoo, boy! Next time around, bring me back my stomach!'' [Jack Brickhouse]
''Hey hey!'' [Jack Brickhouse]
''Kiss it goodbye!'' [Bob Prince, Wayne Hagin]
''Holy Cow!'' [Phil Rizzuto]
''Forget it!'' [Vin Scully]
''Goodbye Dolly Grey!'' [Leo Durocher]
''That balls got a chaaaance ... GONE!'' [Pat Hughes]
''Get out the tape measure ...'' [Pat Hughes]
''Touch 'em all time!'' [Jack Corrigan]
''In a year that has been so improbable ... the impossible has happened!'' [Vin Scully - Kirk Gibson HR call]
''I don't believe what I just saw! I don't believe what I just saw!'' [Jack Buck - Kirk Gibson HR call]
''Go crazy folks! Go Crazy!'' [Jack Buck]
''Adios! Goodbye! And maybe that's a Winner!'' [Jack Buck]
These are some of my favorite home run calls. I'm sure that I have missed some ... What's your favorite call?
Until next time, so long everybody ...
Lee [ Cowboy ]
Baseball poetry.
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