Ernie Harwell
1918 - 2010


Those of you who listened to Tigers baseball over the years recognize the nod to Ernie's call after each foul into the stands - naming the Michigan city or town or village or hamlet that the fan who caught the ball hailed from. I could never figure out how he knew every fan's hometowns .

Or - "He stood there like the house by the side of the road, and watched that one go by" after a called third strike.

The only broadcaster ever traded for a player - from the Atlanta Crackers to the Brooklyn Dodgers.

I'm going to put on my fitted wool Tigers cap and my replica Whitaker jersey, and go sit on the pair of Tiger Stadium seats that are on the patio here in Atlanta.

Thanks so much, Ernie, from a little kid in '68 and a much older, but still little kid at game time, in '84. The halcyon days.

Siiiggghhhh.