Sweet! Thanks TomCat, now I wonder how many I can actually see with Directv since there is no 100% HD channel for FSN Cin.
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Sweet! Thanks TomCat, now I wonder how many I can actually see with Directv since there is no 100% HD channel for FSN Cin.
And I think that a lot of those 60 saves were on the backs of the other 8 guys in the field who saved his save. Sometimes a stat doesn't tell the full story. I remember when he first started playing and he was a completely different player than the guy we saw last year. For one, the other teams have figured him out. For two, he just isn't as good as he used to be. I think his best days are behind him. But we shall see this year.
Yeah. but couldn't you say that about almost every closer? I think his move to the National League will do wonders for him....they don't know him there.
I remember KCK basically saying the same thing. (About his best days being behind him).
Plus, with that wicked delivery and follow through, I just don't see how he can physically hold up much longer while maintaining this level of performance.
Sweet! Thanks TomCat, now I wonder how many I can actually see with Directv since there is no 100% HD channel for FSN Cin.
Even Pittsburgh has HD for Pirates and penguin games.
Baseball Hall of Famer, George Kell passed away at the age of 86.
Playing career
A solid right-handed hitter and a sure-handed fielder, Kell was a 10-time All-Star, [ame="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batting_average"]Batting average - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia@@AMEPARAM@@/wiki/File:CricketBattingAverageHistogram.gif" class="image"><img alt="" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/b/bd/CricketBattingAverageHistogram.gif"@@AMEPARAM@@en/b/bd/CricketBattingAverageHistogram.gif[/ame] over .300 nine times and topped the league's third basemen in [ame="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baseball_statistics"]Baseball statistics - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia[/ame] and [ame="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Total_chances"]Total chances - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia@@AMEPARAM@@/wiki/File:Baseball_Template.svg" class="image"><img alt="Stub icon" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/25/Baseball_Template.svg/30px-Baseball_Template.svg.png"@@AMEPARAM@@commons/thumb/2/25/Baseball_Template.svg/30px-Baseball_Template.svg.png[/ame] four times and in fielding percentage seven times. He won his only batting title in [ame="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1949_in_baseball"]1949 in baseball - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia[/ame] (.343), denying [ame="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ted_Williams"]Ted Williams - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia@@AMEPARAM@@/wiki/File:Question_book-new.svg" class="image"><img alt="Question book-new.svg" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/50px-Question_book-new.svg.png"@@AMEPARAM@@en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/50px-Question_book-new.svg.png[/ame] his third Triple Crown; until the final week of the season, Williams had led the batting race. On [ame="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/October_2"]October 2 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia[/ame], [ame="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1949"]1949 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia@@AMEPARAM@@/wiki/File:VW_Standard,Bj1950_2005-09-17_.jpg" class="image"><img alt="" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/VW_Standard%2CBj1950_2005-09-17_.jpg/90px-VW_Standard%2CBj1950_2005-09-17_.jpg"@@AMEPARAM@@commons/thumb/0/08/VW_Standard%2CBj1950_2005-09-17_.jpg/90px-VW_Standard%2CBj1950_2005-09-17_.jpg[/ame], Kell went 2-for-3 while Williams was hitless in two official at bats. Kell's final mark was .3429, Williams's .3427. One year later, Kell batted .340, leading the league with 218 hits and 56 doubles, but lost the batting title to Williams' teammate, Red Sox [ame="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_baseman"]Second baseman - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia@@AMEPARAM@@/wiki/File:Question_book-new.svg" class="image"><img alt="Question book-new.svg" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/50px-Question_book-new.svg.png"@@AMEPARAM@@en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/50px-Question_book-new.svg.png[/ame] [ame="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billy_Goodman"]Billy Goodman - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia[/ame].
In his career, Kell batted .306, with 78 [ame="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Home_run"]Home run - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia@@AMEPARAM@@/wiki/File:20060825_Barry_Bonds_follow_through.jpg" class="image"><img alt="" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/95/20060825_Barry_Bonds_follow_through.jpg/220px-20060825_Barry_Bonds_follow_through.jpg"@@AMEPARAM@@commons/thumb/9/95/20060825_Barry_Bonds_follow_through.jpg/220px-20060825_Barry_Bonds_follow_through.jpg[/ame] and 870 [ame="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Runs_batted_in"]Run batted in - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia[/ame], 881 runs scored, 2054 hits, 385 doubles, 50 triples, 36 [ame="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stolen_base"]Stolen base - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia@@AMEPARAM@@/wiki/File:Baseball_steal.jpg" class="image"><img alt="" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/Baseball_steal.jpg/300px-Baseball_steal.jpg"@@AMEPARAM@@commons/thumb/8/81/Baseball_steal.jpg/300px-Baseball_steal.jpg[/ame], a .482 [ame="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slugging_average"]Slugging percentage - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia@@AMEPARAM@@/wiki/File:Babe_Ruth2.jpg" class="image"><img alt="" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/13/Babe_Ruth2.jpg/150px-Babe_Ruth2.jpg"@@AMEPARAM@@commons/thumb/1/13/Babe_Ruth2.jpg/150px-Babe_Ruth2.jpg[/ame], and 621 [ame="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Base_on_balls"]Base on balls - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia@@AMEPARAM@@/wiki/File:Rashad_eldridge_draws_a_walk.jpg" class="image"><img alt="" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2a/Rashad_eldridge_draws_a_walk.jpg/275px-Rashad_eldridge_draws_a_walk.jpg"@@AMEPARAM@@commons/thumb/2/2a/Rashad_eldridge_draws_a_walk.jpg/275px-Rashad_eldridge_draws_a_walk.jpg[/ame] for a .367 [ame="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/On_base_percentage"]On-base percentage - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia[/ame].
Kell was inducted into the [ame="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baseball_Hall_of_Fame"]National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia@@AMEPARAM@@/wiki/File:NB_HOF_logo.png" class="image"><img alt="" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/3/39/NB_HOF_logo.png"@@AMEPARAM@@en/3/39/NB_HOF_logo.png[/ame] in 1983.
Broadcasting career
Following his retirement as a player, Kell worked as a play-by-play announcer for the Orioles (1957), CBS television (1958), [ame="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Major_League_Baseball_on_NBC_Radio"]Major League Baseball on NBC - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia@@AMEPARAM@@/wiki/File:62NBCbaseball.jpg" class="image"><img alt="" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/ce/62NBCbaseball.jpg/220px-62NBCbaseball.jpg"@@AMEPARAM@@en/thumb/c/ce/62NBCbaseball.jpg/220px-62NBCbaseball.jpg[/ame] radio (1962), and the Tigers (1959-1996). From 1975 until his retirement in broadcasting, Kell was joined on Tiger telecasts by [ame="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Kaline"]Al Kaline - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia@@AMEPARAM@@/wiki/File:Al_Kaline_1957.jpg" class="image"><img alt="" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c9/Al_Kaline_1957.jpg/200px-Al_Kaline_1957.jpg"@@AMEPARAM@@commons/thumb/c/c9/Al_Kaline_1957.jpg/200px-Al_Kaline_1957.jpg[/ame] as color commentator.
After the Tigers' World Series win in [ame="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1984_World_Series"]1984 World Series - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia@@AMEPARAM@@/wiki/File:1984_World_Series.gif" class="image"><img alt="1984 World Series.gif" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a3/1984_World_Series.gif/250px-1984_World_Series.gif"@@AMEPARAM@@en/thumb/a/a3/1984_World_Series.gif/250px-1984_World_Series.gif[/ame], Kell remarked, "If we get a little pitching out of Wilcox, this team could do it again." The Tigers got very little pitching out of [ame="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milt_Wilcox"]Milt Wilcox - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia@@AMEPARAM@@/wiki/File:Baseball_(crop).jpg" class="image"><img alt="Stub icon 1" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1e/Baseball_%28crop%29.jpg/25px-Baseball_%28crop%29.jpg"@@AMEPARAM@@commons/thumb/1/1e/Baseball_%28crop%29.jpg/25px-Baseball_%28crop%29.jpg[/ame] after 1984 and did not return to the fall classic until 2006.
Broadcasting Style
Kell had a relaxed, easygoing "country-gentleman" style of announcing. In contrast to his compatriot [ame="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ernie_Harwell"]Ernie Harwell - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia@@AMEPARAM@@/wiki/File
etretharwell.png" class="image"><img alt="" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/2/28/Detretharwell.png/95px-Detretharwell.png"@@AMEPARAM@@en/thumb/2/28/Detretharwell.png/95px-Detretharwell.png[/ame], who opened his radio broadcasts with "Hiya, Tiger fans!", Kell traditionally opened his broadcasts with "Good EVE-ning, everyone!" When paired with colorman Larry Olsterman, the opening was often "Thank you Larry and good afternoon." Kell was also known for particular colloquialisms in his style, such as always referring to a high pitch near the batter's eyes as being "up in his wheelhouse", or a hard-hit home run being "tommyhawked" into the stands. A particularly good catch was exemplified by "Speared by (Aurelio) Rodriguez! Whale of a play!" His home run call was simple but delivered with rising pitch: "Long drive...way back...could be...it is! Home run! The game-ending out, whether it meant a Tiger win or loss, usually merited a decrescendo: "Fly ball to centerfield...this should be the ballgame... it is." Kell also relayed stories of his Hall of Fame career in the same folksy style. A favorite story of his was about the incident when his jaw was broken by a line drive off the bat of [ame="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_DiMaggio"]Joe DiMaggio - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia@@AMEPARAM@@/wiki/File:Text_document_with_red_question_mark.svg" class="image"><img alt="Text document with red question mark.svg" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a4/Text_document_with_red_question_mark.svg/40px-Text_document_with_red_question_mark.svg.png"@@AMEPARAM@@commons/thumb/a/a4/Text_document_with_red_question_mark.svg/40px-Text_document_with_red_question_mark.svg.png[/ame]. "I got up, made the play at third, then passed out."
In 2009, the Detroit Sports Broadcasters Association gave Kell its highest individual honor, an honorary lifetime membership. The association was founded in 1948 by pioneer Tigers announcer Ty Tyson.
R.I.P. George
Playing career
A solid right-handed hitter and a sure-handed fielder, Kell was a 10-time All-Star, [ame="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batting_average"]Batting average - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia@@AMEPARAM@@/wiki/File:CricketBattingAverageHistogram.gif" class="image"><img alt="" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/b/bd/CricketBattingAverageHistogram.gif"@@AMEPARAM@@en/b/bd/CricketBattingAverageHistogram.gif[/ame] over .300 nine times and topped the league's third basemen in [ame="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baseball_statistics"]Baseball statistics - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia[/ame] and [ame="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Total_chances"]Total chances - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia@@AMEPARAM@@/wiki/File:Baseball_Template.svg" class="image"><img alt="Stub icon" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/25/Baseball_Template.svg/30px-Baseball_Template.svg.png"@@AMEPARAM@@commons/thumb/2/25/Baseball_Template.svg/30px-Baseball_Template.svg.png[/ame] four times and in fielding percentage seven times. He won his only batting title in [ame="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1949_in_baseball"]1949 in baseball - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia[/ame] (.343), denying [ame="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ted_Williams"]Ted Williams - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia@@AMEPARAM@@/wiki/File:Question_book-new.svg" class="image"><img alt="Question book-new.svg" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/50px-Question_book-new.svg.png"@@AMEPARAM@@en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/50px-Question_book-new.svg.png[/ame] his third Triple Crown; until the final week of the season, Williams had led the batting race. On [ame="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/October_2"]October 2 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia[/ame], [ame="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1949"]1949 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia@@AMEPARAM@@/wiki/File:VW_Standard,Bj1950_2005-09-17_.jpg" class="image"><img alt="" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/VW_Standard%2CBj1950_2005-09-17_.jpg/90px-VW_Standard%2CBj1950_2005-09-17_.jpg"@@AMEPARAM@@commons/thumb/0/08/VW_Standard%2CBj1950_2005-09-17_.jpg/90px-VW_Standard%2CBj1950_2005-09-17_.jpg[/ame], Kell went 2-for-3 while Williams was hitless in two official at bats. Kell's final mark was .3429, Williams's .3427. One year later, Kell batted .340, leading the league with 218 hits and 56 doubles, but lost the batting title to Williams' teammate, Red Sox [ame="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_baseman"]Second baseman - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia@@AMEPARAM@@/wiki/File:Question_book-new.svg" class="image"><img alt="Question book-new.svg" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/50px-Question_book-new.svg.png"@@AMEPARAM@@en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/50px-Question_book-new.svg.png[/ame] [ame="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billy_Goodman"]Billy Goodman - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia[/ame].
In his career, Kell batted .306, with 78 [ame="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Home_run"]Home run - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia@@AMEPARAM@@/wiki/File:20060825_Barry_Bonds_follow_through.jpg" class="image"><img alt="" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/95/20060825_Barry_Bonds_follow_through.jpg/220px-20060825_Barry_Bonds_follow_through.jpg"@@AMEPARAM@@commons/thumb/9/95/20060825_Barry_Bonds_follow_through.jpg/220px-20060825_Barry_Bonds_follow_through.jpg[/ame] and 870 [ame="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Runs_batted_in"]Run batted in - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia[/ame], 881 runs scored, 2054 hits, 385 doubles, 50 triples, 36 [ame="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stolen_base"]Stolen base - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia@@AMEPARAM@@/wiki/File:Baseball_steal.jpg" class="image"><img alt="" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/Baseball_steal.jpg/300px-Baseball_steal.jpg"@@AMEPARAM@@commons/thumb/8/81/Baseball_steal.jpg/300px-Baseball_steal.jpg[/ame], a .482 [ame="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slugging_average"]Slugging percentage - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia@@AMEPARAM@@/wiki/File:Babe_Ruth2.jpg" class="image"><img alt="" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/13/Babe_Ruth2.jpg/150px-Babe_Ruth2.jpg"@@AMEPARAM@@commons/thumb/1/13/Babe_Ruth2.jpg/150px-Babe_Ruth2.jpg[/ame], and 621 [ame="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Base_on_balls"]Base on balls - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia@@AMEPARAM@@/wiki/File:Rashad_eldridge_draws_a_walk.jpg" class="image"><img alt="" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2a/Rashad_eldridge_draws_a_walk.jpg/275px-Rashad_eldridge_draws_a_walk.jpg"@@AMEPARAM@@commons/thumb/2/2a/Rashad_eldridge_draws_a_walk.jpg/275px-Rashad_eldridge_draws_a_walk.jpg[/ame] for a .367 [ame="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/On_base_percentage"]On-base percentage - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia[/ame].
Kell was inducted into the [ame="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baseball_Hall_of_Fame"]National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia@@AMEPARAM@@/wiki/File:NB_HOF_logo.png" class="image"><img alt="" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/3/39/NB_HOF_logo.png"@@AMEPARAM@@en/3/39/NB_HOF_logo.png[/ame] in 1983.
Broadcasting career
Following his retirement as a player, Kell worked as a play-by-play announcer for the Orioles (1957), CBS television (1958), [ame="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Major_League_Baseball_on_NBC_Radio"]Major League Baseball on NBC - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia@@AMEPARAM@@/wiki/File:62NBCbaseball.jpg" class="image"><img alt="" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/ce/62NBCbaseball.jpg/220px-62NBCbaseball.jpg"@@AMEPARAM@@en/thumb/c/ce/62NBCbaseball.jpg/220px-62NBCbaseball.jpg[/ame] radio (1962), and the Tigers (1959-1996). From 1975 until his retirement in broadcasting, Kell was joined on Tiger telecasts by [ame="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Kaline"]Al Kaline - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia@@AMEPARAM@@/wiki/File:Al_Kaline_1957.jpg" class="image"><img alt="" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c9/Al_Kaline_1957.jpg/200px-Al_Kaline_1957.jpg"@@AMEPARAM@@commons/thumb/c/c9/Al_Kaline_1957.jpg/200px-Al_Kaline_1957.jpg[/ame] as color commentator.
After the Tigers' World Series win in [ame="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1984_World_Series"]1984 World Series - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia@@AMEPARAM@@/wiki/File:1984_World_Series.gif" class="image"><img alt="1984 World Series.gif" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a3/1984_World_Series.gif/250px-1984_World_Series.gif"@@AMEPARAM@@en/thumb/a/a3/1984_World_Series.gif/250px-1984_World_Series.gif[/ame], Kell remarked, "If we get a little pitching out of Wilcox, this team could do it again." The Tigers got very little pitching out of [ame="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milt_Wilcox"]Milt Wilcox - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia@@AMEPARAM@@/wiki/File:Baseball_(crop).jpg" class="image"><img alt="Stub icon 1" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1e/Baseball_%28crop%29.jpg/25px-Baseball_%28crop%29.jpg"@@AMEPARAM@@commons/thumb/1/1e/Baseball_%28crop%29.jpg/25px-Baseball_%28crop%29.jpg[/ame] after 1984 and did not return to the fall classic until 2006.
Broadcasting Style
Kell had a relaxed, easygoing "country-gentleman" style of announcing. In contrast to his compatriot [ame="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ernie_Harwell"]Ernie Harwell - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia@@AMEPARAM@@/wiki/File
etretharwell.png" class="image"><img alt="" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/2/28/Detretharwell.png/95px-Detretharwell.png"@@AMEPARAM@@en/thumb/2/28/Detretharwell.png/95px-Detretharwell.png[/ame], who opened his radio broadcasts with "Hiya, Tiger fans!", Kell traditionally opened his broadcasts with "Good EVE-ning, everyone!" When paired with colorman Larry Olsterman, the opening was often "Thank you Larry and good afternoon." Kell was also known for particular colloquialisms in his style, such as always referring to a high pitch near the batter's eyes as being "up in his wheelhouse", or a hard-hit home run being "tommyhawked" into the stands. A particularly good catch was exemplified by "Speared by (Aurelio) Rodriguez! Whale of a play!" His home run call was simple but delivered with rising pitch: "Long drive...way back...could be...it is! Home run! The game-ending out, whether it meant a Tiger win or loss, usually merited a decrescendo: "Fly ball to centerfield...this should be the ballgame... it is." Kell also relayed stories of his Hall of Fame career in the same folksy style. A favorite story of his was about the incident when his jaw was broken by a line drive off the bat of [ame="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_DiMaggio"]Joe DiMaggio - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia@@AMEPARAM@@/wiki/File:Text_document_with_red_question_mark.svg" class="image"><img alt="Text document with red question mark.svg" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a4/Text_document_with_red_question_mark.svg/40px-Text_document_with_red_question_mark.svg.png"@@AMEPARAM@@commons/thumb/a/a4/Text_document_with_red_question_mark.svg/40px-Text_document_with_red_question_mark.svg.png[/ame]. "I got up, made the play at third, then passed out."In 2009, the Detroit Sports Broadcasters Association gave Kell its highest individual honor, an honorary lifetime membership. The association was founded in 1948 by pioneer Tigers announcer Ty Tyson.
R.I.P. George
Still miss him and Al Kaline on the tube. Rodney Allen drives my nuts. George and Al were the best. Loved George's home-spun style. Hell of a baseball player, my father loved him.
Never heard a bad thing about the guy. Maybe Salsa has a story....
...now that you mentioned it.....
Broadcasting Style
Kell had a relaxed, easygoing "country-gentleman" style of announcing. In contrast to his compatriot [ame="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ernie_Harwell"]Ernie Harwell - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia@@AMEPARAM@@/wiki/Fileetretharwell.png" class="image"><img alt="" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/2/28/Detretharwell.png/95px-Detretharwell.png"@@AMEPARAM@@en/thumb/2/28/Detretharwell.png/95px-Detretharwell.png[/ame], who opened his radio broadcasts with "Hiya, Tiger fans!", Kell traditionally opened his broadcasts with "Good EVE-ning, everyone!" When paired with colorman Larry Olsterman, the opening was often "Thank you Larry and good afternoon." Kell was also known for particular colloquialisms in his style, such as always referring to a high pitch near the batter's eyes as being "up in his wheelhouse", or a hard-hit home run being "tommyhawked" into the stands. A particularly good catch was exemplified by "Speared by (Aurelio) Rodriguez! Whale of a play!" His home run call was simple but delivered with rising pitch: "Long drive...way back...could be...it is! Home run! The game-ending out, whether it meant a Tiger win or loss, usually merited a decrescendo: "Fly ball to centerfield...this should be the ballgame... it is." Kell also relayed stories of his Hall of Fame career in the same folksy style. A favorite story of his was about the incident when his jaw was broken by a line drive off the bat of [ame="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_DiMaggio"]Joe DiMaggio - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia@@AMEPARAM@@/wiki/File:Text_document_with_red_question_mark.svg" class="image"><img alt="Text document with red question mark.svg" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a4/Text_document_with_red_question_mark.svg/40px-Text_document_with_red_question_mark.svg.png"@@AMEPARAM@@commons/thumb/a/a4/Text_document_with_red_question_mark.svg/40px-Text_document_with_red_question_mark.svg.png[/ame]. "I got up, made the play at third, then passed out."
In 2009, the Detroit Sports Broadcasters Association gave Kell its highest individual honor, an honorary lifetime membership. The association was founded in 1948 by pioneer Tigers announcer Ty Tyson.
R.I.P. George[/QUOTE]
I was just a young kid in the 80's during his Tiger TV broadcasting, loved his style and the feeling that you were at the ball park when you watch game he was announcing. I miss those days!
Kell had a relaxed, easygoing "country-gentleman" style of announcing. In contrast to his compatriot [ame="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ernie_Harwell"]Ernie Harwell - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia@@AMEPARAM@@/wiki/File
etretharwell.png" class="image"><img alt="" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/2/28/Detretharwell.png/95px-Detretharwell.png"@@AMEPARAM@@en/thumb/2/28/Detretharwell.png/95px-Detretharwell.png[/ame], who opened his radio broadcasts with "Hiya, Tiger fans!", Kell traditionally opened his broadcasts with "Good EVE-ning, everyone!" When paired with colorman Larry Olsterman, the opening was often "Thank you Larry and good afternoon." Kell was also known for particular colloquialisms in his style, such as always referring to a high pitch near the batter's eyes as being "up in his wheelhouse", or a hard-hit home run being "tommyhawked" into the stands. A particularly good catch was exemplified by "Speared by (Aurelio) Rodriguez! Whale of a play!" His home run call was simple but delivered with rising pitch: "Long drive...way back...could be...it is! Home run! The game-ending out, whether it meant a Tiger win or loss, usually merited a decrescendo: "Fly ball to centerfield...this should be the ballgame... it is." Kell also relayed stories of his Hall of Fame career in the same folksy style. A favorite story of his was about the incident when his jaw was broken by a line drive off the bat of [ame="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_DiMaggio"]Joe DiMaggio - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia@@AMEPARAM@@/wiki/File:Text_document_with_red_question_mark.svg" class="image"><img alt="Text document with red question mark.svg" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a4/Text_document_with_red_question_mark.svg/40px-Text_document_with_red_question_mark.svg.png"@@AMEPARAM@@commons/thumb/a/a4/Text_document_with_red_question_mark.svg/40px-Text_document_with_red_question_mark.svg.png[/ame]. "I got up, made the play at third, then passed out."In 2009, the Detroit Sports Broadcasters Association gave Kell its highest individual honor, an honorary lifetime membership. The association was founded in 1948 by pioneer Tigers announcer Ty Tyson.
R.I.P. George[/QUOTE]
I was just a young kid in the 80's during his Tiger TV broadcasting, loved his style and the feeling that you were at the ball park when you watch game he was announcing. I miss those days!
I know what you mean. I felt the same way when Ned Martin and Jim Woods called the Red Sox games on radio in the late 70's.
Ah, those days when the game and the way it was called was so-o-o different.
Now they are even stuffing 3 men into the ESPN Sunday Night Baseball booth!
I was just a young kid in the 80's during his Tiger TV broadcasting, loved his style and the feeling that you were at the ball park when you watch game he was announcing. I miss those days![/QUOTE]
I remember one time when George said this - "He hit it a mile Al! Whitaker is there to put it away!" Still laugh about that one. When Kaline first joined the team, he would say some rather stupid and obvious things, and Kell would just let him swing in the wind. I would have paid good money to be in the booth to see Kell trying not to crack up. Kaline got better as the years progressed, and I have come to think of those two as being the best announcers I've heard.
Anybody know why the Tigers have their road jerseys on but are wearing their home (white D) hats? I noticed it on Sunday too. Is this just a Spring Training thing or did they get rid of their road (orange D) hats?
