Comments on: “From all of us to all of you…” http://www.phinallyphilly.com/2009/04/14/from-all-of-us-to-all-of-you/ Sports analysis and newspheed. Fri, 27 Jan 2012 17:15:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: Kieran Kelly http://www.phinallyphilly.com/2009/04/14/from-all-of-us-to-all-of-you/comment-page-1/#comment-404 Kieran Kelly Tue, 14 Apr 2009 14:27:15 +0000 http://www.phinallyphilly.com/?p=1540#comment-404 Gene Hart was to the Flyers was Harry Kalas was to the Phillies. Truly remarkable broadcasters that will never be matched. You are extremely correct in saying that announcers take on the voice of their fans. Fans build an unusual relationship with their favorite announcers. Most people out there have never met either Gene Hart or Harry Kalas, yet the sadness when they passed was evident. People are extremely attached to their announcers. I never got the chance to hear Gene Hart call a Flyers game, but I can imagine what it is like for Flyers fans. It will take a very long time for me to be able to listen to a Phillies game and not think about Harry. In fact, I don't think it will ever happen. I'll always wonder how Harry would have called Ryan Howard's 500th HR or Chase Utley being named MVP. -KK Gene Hart was to the Flyers was Harry Kalas was to the Phillies.

Truly remarkable broadcasters that will never be matched.

You are extremely correct in saying that announcers take on the voice of their fans. Fans build an unusual relationship with their favorite announcers.

Most people out there have never met either Gene Hart or Harry Kalas, yet the sadness when they passed was evident. People are extremely attached to their announcers.

I never got the chance to hear Gene Hart call a Flyers game, but I can imagine what it is like for Flyers fans. It will take a very long time for me to be able to listen to a Phillies game and not think about Harry. In fact, I don’t think it will ever happen. I’ll always wonder how Harry would have called Ryan Howard’s 500th HR or Chase Utley being named MVP.

-KK

]]> By: Don Lafferty http://www.phinallyphilly.com/2009/04/14/from-all-of-us-to-all-of-you/comment-page-1/#comment-403 Don Lafferty Tue, 14 Apr 2009 12:14:24 +0000 http://www.phinallyphilly.com/?p=1540#comment-403 It's funny. I was at a late lunch with a friend when news of Harry's passing reached us. Both our phones were swamped with text messages, and my son called from college to share his shock and grief with me. I knew something huge had happened, but it wasn't until later, after the game was over, when Michael Barkann choked and struggled to get through his intro to the Phil's post game show that it hit me. For the next hour, people who knew Harry personally; Mitch Williams, Rubin Amaro Jr. and even Harry's son, Todd, phoned into the show to say something about their personal experience with him, and to cry uncontrollable tears. Not only at the loss of such a great guy, but as with the passing of Gene Hart, we're forced to put a little piece of ourselves into the permanent past when losing our most enduring and vivid link to so many amazing times in our individual lives. It’s funny. I was at a late lunch with a friend when news of Harry’s passing reached us. Both our phones were swamped with text messages, and my son called from college to share his shock and grief with me.

I knew something huge had happened, but it wasn’t until later, after the game was over, when Michael Barkann choked and struggled to get through his intro to the Phil’s post game show that it hit me.

For the next hour, people who knew Harry personally; Mitch Williams, Rubin Amaro Jr. and even Harry’s son, Todd, phoned into the show to say something about their personal experience with him, and to cry uncontrollable tears.

Not only at the loss of such a great guy, but as with the passing of Gene Hart, we’re forced to put a little piece of ourselves into the permanent past when losing our most enduring and vivid link to so many amazing times in our individual lives.

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