Posted on 04/13/2009 11:03:20 AM PDT by buccaneer81
Edited on 04/13/2009 11:39:11 AM PDT by Admin Moderator. [history]
Update: Team president David Montgomery says that Harry Kalas is dead at age 73.
Bad news for Phillies fans: announcer Harry Kalas is found passed out in the press box and rushed to GW Hospital.
Philadelphia Phillies president David Montgomery says team broadcaster Harry Kalas has been taken to a hospital after passing out in the broadcast booth before Monday's game at the Washington Nationals.
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A beautiful thought! : )
What is more memorable than listening to Harry Kalas on an average normal day, announcing a Phillies baseball game? He became part of the routine of our lives and thus a great comfort. Mr. Kalas will be sorely missed. Listening to a baseball game will be rather an empty experience for quite a while.
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