Today around noon one of the greats was lost, Harry Kalas, announcer for the Philadelphia Phillies. The game will never be the same without Harry the K behind the mic. As my coach told me today, I was blessed to hear Harry call baseball games.
I can already hear his voice ringing through the heavens. "Swing and a long drive, watch this baby, outta here! Home run..." and "Swing and a miss, struck him out" in that famous voice will play on in my head forever. His birthday wishes and wishes of good health to those dealing with sickness will also be missed during every Phils game. My whole life I've imitated his great calls and I will always, and now I can share the story of this great man.
I was shocked to hear of his death today and it has brought me to tears. He was a great man and idol who deserved all the recognition he received and more. He is a Hall of Famer where his plaque will forever hang. He tore down the final number replacing the number of Phillies games at the Vet with 0 as they moved into Citizens Bank Park. Harry got to add to his famous strike out call a World Series Championship call in his final full season. He died in a way I'm sure he wanted to, in the announcers booth getting ready to do what he loved, watch the Phils win.
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