Best Harry Caray Moment??

[Brendan]

"There's a guy who grew up in the Dominican Republic, or Puerto Rico, or one of those Caribbean islands where the sun shines 362 days a year....and he loses a pop up, in THE SUN!! I just can't figure it out."

 

i remember him saying this about 'davie concepcion'.

 

i also found it hilarious that harry would rather have "hojo johnson" instead of barry bonds because "hojo johnson" had "speed".

[Derwood]

I miss Steve Stone 1549816198468168 times more than I miss Harry (in the booth....not trying to downplay his passing or anything)

[JudasIscariotTheBird]

I miss Steve Stone 1549816198468168 times more than I miss Harry (in the booth....not trying to downplay his passing or anything)

 

Seconded, even though Len is better than expected.

[bhogg]

I do believe the first player he commented on losing the ball in the sun was jorge orta. who was a lousy 2nd baseman. so i think it was kind of harrys way of calling out a player for not being very good in a humorous sort of way.

 

probably my all time harry qoute came when he was still with the white sox. chet lemon(who was probably the worst baserunner in the history of baseball when he was on the white sox) was caught in a rundown between 2nd and 3rd and harry says "crimony, he looks like a squirrel on the freeway"

 

I have to say as great as i always thought harry was with the cubs, he and peirsall were just about as entertaining of a broadcast as i have ever heard when they did the white sox games

 

Yeah I remember sigining "Take me out..." at Comiskey with Harry. Good times.

 

I like it when he called Ryne Sandberg, Ryne Santo. I could feel Steve Stone in the booth want to correct him, but he never did, that I can recall.

 

I miss him.

 

Don't forget cub greats, Sand Ryneberg, Ryne Dawson, and Andre Sandberg. Those guys were awesome.

 

 

 

 

I remember a game in '93 where the cubs took a big lead against the phils. By the 9th, the phils had taken the lead. The cubs were playing like crap.

 

Then, in the bottom of the ninth, down by 1 with a runner on base, Doug Strange hits the ball. . .

 

Harry: Awww, Christ! he popped it. . . . . way back. . . . it might be, IT IS. HOLY COW.

 

 

 

 

The wind was howling out that day :D

[daske17]

Don't forget cub greats, Sand Ryneberg, Ryne Dawson, and Andre Sandberg. Those guys were awesome.

 

 

 

 

I remember a game in '93 where the cubs took a big lead against the phils. By the 9th, the phils had taken the lead. The cubs were playing like crap.

 

Then, in the bottom of the ninth, down by 1 with a runner on base, Doug Strange hits the ball. . .

 

Harry: Awww, Christ! he popped it. . . . . way back. . . . it might be, IT IS. HOLY COW.

 

The wind was howling out that day :D

 

And that was the only home run Doug Strange hit in his two years with the Cubs.

 

I remember a game where Harry was barely paying attention and Andre Dawson lines one into right field. You then hear Harry screaming, "There's a man . . . running the bases." There definitely was a difference pre- and post-stroke.

[wekse]

I miss Steve Stone 1549816198468168 times more than I miss Harry (in the booth....not trying to downplay his passing or anything)

 

Seconded, even though Len is better than expected.

 

you guys are crazy.

 

and btw, len is 100 times the broadcaster steve stone ever thought about being.

[NCCubFan]

Len vs. Steve isn't really a good comparison, because they had different roles (Len is PBP; Steve was an analyst). Better comparisons would be Len vs. Chip and Bob vs. Steve.

 

And I miss Harry too. And Jack Brickhouse.

[treebird]

Len vs. Steve isn't really a good comparison

 

a better comparison would be len vs jesus instead of len vs satan

[AC016097]

I actually got to see him in person while waiting for a table at his restraunt in 93'. It was after an afternoon game and he came out to talk to Ronnie Lott who was standing just a few feet away from my brother and I. It was pretty cool. After he was done talking to Lott he took time to say hi to us and pose for a picture.

[bhogg]

In August of '89 (i was 12) we went to Wrigley for the first time. The Cubs had just moved into 1st place and were playing the expos.

 

We were at the park real early, hoping to get some autographs. Fans lined the walls until Harry arrived. Someone shouted "theres Harry!"

 

The crowd just mobbed him and he ate it up. He signed stuff, posed for photos, and BSd with the fans. It was like Elvis had arrived.

[Orangebananermen]

Hey all, this is my first post here, I have to say that my favorite Harry moment is the aforementioned Rey Sanchez play. Hilarious. I also had to crack up when he kept on pronouncing Rafael Palmeiro's name--Palermo.

[Transmogrified Tiger]

Welcome!

[Chris]

Hey all, this is my first post here, I have to say that my favorite Harry moment is the aforementioned Rey Sanchez play. Hilarious. I also had to crack up when he kept on pronouncing Rafael Palmeiro's name--Palermo.

 

Welcome to the forum!

[VicCub]

Spring training game vs Brewers in '91.

 

Steve: 'The key to the Cubs this year is blah blah blah.'

 

Haryy: 'Phhfft... Steve the only key I know is WHISKEY!'

 

Also: 'That ball bounced so high in the air, I could've grabbed an ice cold bottle of Budweiser, opened it, taken a drink, and STILL called the play!'

 

Harry was entertainment for sure.

[illiniguy]

The Kevin Roberson game winning homerun call was pretty good.

Harry was talking and dropped something. Roberson then hit a big homerun to win the game. Harry asked Steve what happened, Steve told him Roberson homered. Harry proceeded to go crazy. I miss Harry, but I miss the 2003 playoffs and the whole feeling I had for the Cubs then much more.

[DesMoinesCub]

My greatest Harry moment happened at Wrigley as well. I was around 10 years old, and being from small town Iowa was told to stay close to my parents at Wrigley. I huge crowd formed around Harry, and as he was going up to the both stopped and talked to my family, who was not a part of the crowd. He had the security people who escorted him up stop and he made sure to talk for awhile. It was really neat. I also remember thinking that while he was in the hospital during his stroke how horrible some of the "guest" announcers were.

 

For some reason, Harry always ended his last broadcast of every year with something along the lines of "...and God willing, I look forward to seeing you all next year."

 

I also remember watching the first game the Cubs played at home the following year and having them play "Amazing Grace" during the 7th inning stretch. I was watching it with my dad and it was one of those uncomfortable silences.

 

Listening to Ron kind of reminds me of Harry. Just how passionate he is towards the Cubs.

[LoneStarCubFan]

Harry: Mike Marshall is back in Los Angeles getting some cocaine for his foot.

 

Steve: That's Novocaine Harry.

 

 

Harry: That Dutch Daulton is a good looking guy, full head of hair, broad shoulders, muscles everywhere, two balls.... and a strike.

 

 

But my favorite is in my sig.

[Orangebananermen]

Hey, thanks for the welcome! Another great moment is the utter joy you felt when Harry would announce the Cubs winning the division '84 and '89. I was depressed for like a week when I heard he died.

[AR-Baseball-Fan]

Hey, thanks for the welcome! Another great moment is the utter joy you felt when Harry would announce the Cubs winning the division '84 and '89. I was depressed for like a week when I heard he died.

 

I was depressed too. I listened to Harry and Jack Buck do Cardinal (yes, Cardinal) baseball on KMOX radio, while growing up in Southern Illinois. At that time, there was just one game a week on tv at noon on Saturday. My childhood baseball memories are of Harry and Buck on the radio. I still love the sound of any baseball game on the radio. Harry's passing was another lost link to my youth. Harry was one of a kind.

 

I liked that Harry was just like a fan who walked into a broadcast booth and called the game. He didn't worry about being politically correct. Harry let you know how he felt, right or wrong. RIP, Harry

[bhogg]

was harry's last wrigley broadcast also Sandberg's last wrigley game?

[Abe Frohman]

I used to love how Harry would screw a guys name up. "Hey, great catch by young Jerry Walton!" He could never get Ryan Klesko's name right. "Heeeres, ah, Ryan, ummm, Kelsall. Good looking youngster."

 

One of my favorites is when he was once talking about Pat Listach. He tried to pronounce his hometown of Natchitoches, LA - it is really pronounced "NACK-I-TISH."

 

Harry made watching a Cub game a great experience. I love him and miss him.

[NCCubFan]

was harry's last wrigley broadcast also Sandberg's last wrigley game?

It probably was, since both were in 1997.

[Abe Frohman]

I can't remember exactly how Harry signed off at the end of the last game in 1997, but I remember it being really forshadowing and ironic regarding his death the following February.

 

God bless Harry Caray.

[Wilson A2000]

My favorite is definately the Rey Sanchez call. Stone was like, "Harry I think he just dropped the ball" and Harry said, "Well, what do you know, he did!"

[JeffH]

Listening to Harry on the radio was a blast, especially in his later years.

 

My favorite, which most of the time would seemingly come out of nowhere:

 

"Look out!"

 

You never knew if there was a close pickoff play, a line drive had been hit into the stands, or a Soviet ICBM had just passed over the ballpark.