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Hoopy

Nov 4th 2006, 7:19 pm

Ok i dont really have a good story, but this reminded me of all the names Harry Carey used to mess up. I remember him calling George Bell, George Bush. LOL
I really miss hearing Harry.

scuba

Nov 5th 2006, 10:51 am

Or how about when he tried pronouncing people's names backwards? I really miss the guy. The best the Cubs have ever had.:)

cubville

Nov 5th 2006, 7:47 pm

I miss Harry and Stoney. I thought I heard Stone might be coming back at some point. Anybody else heard that?

Waveland007

Nov 5th 2006, 8:51 pm

I use to love when the sun would be slightly hidden and they would pan down on the hitter when he stepped out of the batters box and Harry would say "Only The Shadow Knows". God I miss him :(

ChiCubs1984

Nov 17th 2006, 9:53 am

I think the best Harry moment whenever the Cubs played the Dodgers he always tried to pronounce Mark Grudzielanek's last name. I think he just gave up and started calling him G-Man if I remember right.

Drockvb

Nov 17th 2006, 5:14 pm

Harry was the best. Too bad he never saw the cubs win a WS. But then again, no one alive has. :(

Harry made watching loosing baseball fun. You could watch the game in late August into September and enjoy it. He was entertaining. Even when he wasn't trying to be funny, he could make us chuckle. His silly goof-ups and his backwards spelling call-outs. He was an icon in cub history. He will never be forgotten.

scuba

Nov 17th 2006, 11:09 pm

Great post, drock. We miss you Harry. :)

HOLYCOW!25

Nov 18th 2006, 1:54 am

I didn't really get into baseball until last season, so I wasn't really there for his antics. Kinda sucks.

sneeze

Nov 20th 2006, 9:43 am

No, havn't heard recently. Wish Stoney could come back! LOVE HARRY!!

Sheffield_&_Waveland

Nov 21st 2006, 8:46 pm

I always loved the days of Steve Stone and Harry Carey, no matter who the Cubs put in the booth it will never be the same as those two. I lost touch with baseball when all the things had happened with Steve Stone. Can anyone fill me in on what happened with Stone and the Cubs?Harry Carey will always be a Chicago legend and may he RIP. We miss you Harry

DLee25

Nov 21st 2006, 8:53 pm

Steve stone was booth buddies with chip carey i believe, well one of them said something bad about the club, or both i cant remember and they both resigned

http://www.cubschronicle.com/docs/steve-stone-resignation-letter.html

ChiCubs1984

Nov 22nd 2006, 9:28 pm

I think what happened after the last few games of 2004 Steve Stone highly critized the team and Dusty, which a few Cub players got all ticked off about it. More or less its the same thing Harry would say if the Cubs were losing to the Mets and Reds when we should have spanked them and went on to the 04 playoffs instead of going 2-7 and blowing the playoff chance.

DLee25

Nov 22nd 2006, 10:23 pm

Good comparison. I miss both stone and carey in the booth. I like Len and Bob though, both are very knowledgable. Now across town, thats a different story, glad the volume button works.

bczar

Nov 22nd 2006, 10:24 pm

I would blow your minds with the Harry Caray stuff I have....

DLee25

Nov 22nd 2006, 10:26 pm

This topic is about Harry, so post it bczar. We would love to hear about it.

bczar

Nov 22nd 2006, 10:41 pm

I would love to share my Harry stuff with you guys, but I'd have to have an admin or mods word that it would be locked and not going to be copied. I spent a lot of time putting a tribute to Harry together and don't want it to be snagged.

Don't mean to sound rude but it took me a long time to do it. It's a worthy tribute to a great broadcaster.

DLee25

Nov 22nd 2006, 10:50 pm

bczar

Nov 22nd 2006, 11:08 pm

Thanks for understanding. I promise if I get someone on this site that can give me their word it won't be copied, I'll post my tribute. It's been on several websites and it'll bring back memories. Probably stuff you forgot about............

Here's a sample.....

http://h1.ripway.com/bczar13/Cubfans.wmv

scuba

Nov 22nd 2006, 11:22 pm

Well, all I could do is lock the thread, but that really won't protect anything for you. The only thing I would say is you could PM it to people who really want to know (like me!), but again, you never know what they will do with it. I would suggest just posting some memories from the tribute you have, but nothing that you are worried about being protected or copied. Sorry I can't do more for you than that. :(

bczar

Nov 22nd 2006, 11:38 pm

Appreciate that, admin.. If you want my whole Harry trib on this site maybe you could give it a thread of its own and lock that. It would be excellent if you could do that.

Check out this one:

http://h1.ripway.com/bczar13/Budmancubfan.wmv

DLee25

Nov 23rd 2006, 11:00 am

Thanks for sharing the bits and pieces, I am sure you have more.

scuba

Nov 27th 2006, 11:21 pm

Well, thanks for the couple bczar. Sorry I couldn't help you out more, but great stuff! :D

downsouthcubbie

Nov 28th 2006, 3:37 pm

2 weeks ago I broke the ole Harry shirt out and had three people ask me if it was Drew Carrey. Granted I live in the south but have people already forgotten??

I saw Harry sing "Take me Out to the Ballgame" at Fulton County stadium when the Cubs were visiting the Braves. I can't remember what year it was but it was the only time he ever sang at an away game. I think it was late
80's.

HOLYCOW!25

Nov 28th 2006, 6:13 pm

That sucks that people thought it was Drew Carrey.

ChiCubs1984

Nov 29th 2006, 5:48 am

Well I don't think people remember Harry like Cub fans. He was the #1 fan of the team, whatever was on his mind he said and like we all said at home. I just wish there was another one like him.

HIGH POP FLY THAT WOULDN'T BE A HOMERUN IN A PHONEBOOTH..lol

scuba

Nov 29th 2006, 4:33 pm

I agree ChiCubs. People are going to be pretty quick to forget him unless you're a die hard fan of the Cubs. Even some people who have only been fans in the last few years might not even know who you are talking about if you bring up Harry. It's a shame. I'm just glad I remember him and got a chance to see him for as long as I did. Simply the best. :D

bringbacktuffy

Dec 3rd 2006, 5:07 pm

I just loved watching the game and hearing Harry get drunker and drunker with each inning. Ill never forget his gruff chuckle when he would see a little kid do something little kid like. He was what baseball is all about. I miss him, if it wasn't for him I probably wouldnt pay so much attention to baseball now.

Shwerve

Dec 4th 2006, 5:45 pm

check out the guy in the sombrero!

Shwerve

Dec 4th 2006, 5:45 pm

throw Arne into the mix putting all the cameras on bikini clad women.. it was a recipe for success.

Hounder

Feb 8th 2008, 2:04 pm

Holy Cow: Remembering Harry

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Anyone hear about the special day Comcast SportsNet has planned to pay tribute to Harry Caray on the 10th anniversary of his passing? Here's what they are planning to televise.

Monday, February 18th

11:00 am Hello Again Everybody: The Harry Caray Story (Special)
12:00 pm Cubs @ Pittsburgh - Sept 24, 1984 Cubs clinched 1st Division Title
2:30 pm Philadelphia @ Cubs - Aug 1,1987 Andre Dawson hits three home runs
5:30 pm Special Chicago Tribune Live – LIVE from Harry Caray’s Restaurant
6:30 pm SportsNITE (L)
7:00 pm Holy Cow: Remembering Harry - 1/2 hour special
7:30 pm Philadelphia @ Cubs - Sept. 21, 1997 Harry Caray’s last game broadcast
10:00 pm SportsNITE

Should be fun to relive those moments.