tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post1358558335463522705..comments2024-03-28T06:04:41.030-05:00Comments on Every goddamn day: 03/28/24: Obit Week #2: Harry Caray—Baseball's joyful elder cheerleaderNeil Steinberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11468057838260476480noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-92031651653591339092022-05-16T07:27:10.548-05:002022-05-16T07:27:10.548-05:00niceniceEmamulMottakinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08027934122683474749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-11357252423459427712017-10-12T17:17:35.701-05:002017-10-12T17:17:35.701-05:00Criminy, the tension around here is so thick you&#...Criminy, the tension around here is so thick you'd need a Texas chainsaw to cut it. It's understandable, last years Cubs World Series win was the harbinger of the Trump presidency. This year I'd rather have a guaranteed rate than have my favorite baseball team's World Series win herald the <a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2017/10/12/yellowstone-supervolcano-may-blow-sooner-than-thought-could-wipe-out-life-planet/757337001/" rel="nofollow">end of the world</a> as we know it.Berniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17157600812959885192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-28592294367123444032017-10-12T11:06:03.059-05:002017-10-12T11:06:03.059-05:00To me Caray is like 16-inch softball, a hot dog to...To me Caray is like 16-inch softball, a hot dog topped with a garden salad, or dyeing the river green on St. Patrick's Day: an exhibit in the Hall of Inexplicably Popular Chicago Things.<br /><br />Let's face it, the guy was drunk off his ass for most of his career. I hated how everyone kept dancing around that obvious fact. If Milo Hamilton can be believed, he could also be a mean prick.<br /><br />That said, the obit was typically excellent work.Bitter Scribehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04645909858616987997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-14498229373852665102017-10-12T08:54:01.165-05:002017-10-12T08:54:01.165-05:00Never liked Harry. From the moniker to the manner...Never liked Harry. From the moniker to the manner. But the obit makes him irresistibly likable.<br /><br />johntatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10088632798195131329noreply@blogger.com