Comments on: Remembering Harry Kalas http://javbaseball.com/index.php/2009/04/15/remembering-harry-kalas/ From First to Third and Everything in Between Tue, 22 Dec 2009 06:12:43 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Patrick http://javbaseball.com/index.php/2009/04/15/remembering-harry-kalas/comment-page-1/#comment-2 Patrick Wed, 15 Apr 2009 19:26:05 +0000 http://javbaseball.com/?p=31#comment-2 We miss you Harry. You were my hero for 23 years as a Phillies fan. The relationship between Harry and the Philadelphia fan base was special, unique and profound. Nobody, as usual, put it better than Harry in his 2002 Hall of Fame induction speech: This is to the Philadelphia Fan To Laud your passion as best I can Your loyalty is unsurpassed Be the Fightins in first or last We come to the park each day Looking forward to another fray Because we know you'll be there We know you really care You give the opposing pitcher fits Because as one loyalist shouts, "Everybody hits" To be sure in Philly, there might be some boos Because you passionate fans, like the manager, hate to lose Your reaction to the action on the field that you impart Spurs us as broadcasters to call the game with enthusiasm and heart We feel your passion through and through Philadelphia fans, I love you. -- God Bless you, Harry! You're outta here, but never forgotten. We miss you Harry. You were my hero for 23 years as a Phillies fan. The relationship between Harry and the Philadelphia fan base was special, unique and profound. Nobody, as usual, put it better than Harry in his 2002 Hall of Fame induction speech:

This is to the Philadelphia Fan

To Laud your passion as best I can

Your loyalty is unsurpassed

Be the Fightins in first or last

We come to the park each day

Looking forward to another fray

Because we know you’ll be there

We know you really care

You give the opposing pitcher fits

Because as one loyalist shouts, “Everybody hits”

To be sure in Philly, there might be some boos

Because you passionate fans, like the manager, hate to lose

Your reaction to the action on the field that you impart

Spurs us as broadcasters to call the game with enthusiasm and heart

We feel your passion through and through

Philadelphia fans, I love you.

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God Bless you, Harry! You’re outta here, but never forgotten.

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