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R.I.P. - Skip Caray, Braves announcer


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A lot of us grew up watching Braves games, even before HTS was on we could always catch the Braves. Man, they were so horrible back then. Sad day indeed. I remember whenever the Braves & Cubs played, Harry and Skip would always do an inning together on TBS. I have seen pictures of Harry, Skip, and Chip in the booth together but never actually heard them.

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The most enjoyable baseball games I've ever watched on television were Braves TBS telecasts. Watching the Orioles, even when they win, has more often than not been an anxiety provoking excercise of self masochism. Add that to the history of poor production quality and uninspiring announcers, and at times watching the Orioles on televison has seemed like a chore.

But watching Skip Caray and Joe Simpson call a Braves game, with their intelligence, humor, and relaxed style. That was baseball bliss.

I just recently had XM radio installed in my car. A few nights ago I tuned to an Atlanta game and heard Skip Caray do the pregame housekeeping. First time I'd heard him in years.

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Just talking to someone here about Skip. Can you imagine Hunter or Thorne ever saying something like this during a lousy game...

"You have our permission to turn off the TV and go to bed now ... as long as you promise to patronize our sponsors."

I can't imagine Ted Turner was an easy boss. A reminder you don't always have to be a mouthpiece...

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Just talking to someone here about Skip. Can you imagine Hunter or Thorne ever saying something like this during a lousy game...

"You have our permission to turn off the TV and go to bed now ... as long as you promise to patronize our sponsors."

I can't imagine Ted Turner was an easy boss. A reminder you don't always have to be a mouthpiece...

His best line ever was mentioned in the article.

"The bases are loaded again, and I wish I was, too." :rofl:

Baseball lost one of the good guys yesterday

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Just talking to someone here about Skip. Can you imagine Hunter or Thorne ever saying something like this during a lousy game...

"You have our permission to turn off the TV and go to bed now ... as long as you promise to patronize our sponsors."

I can't imagine Ted Turner was an easy boss. A reminder you don't always have to be a mouthpiece...

Definitely sounds like something Joe Angel would say. Thank *insert deity here* we have him.

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Definitely sounds like something Joe Angel would say. Thank *insert deity here* we have him.

No arguments from me. If I ever get XM they ought to give Joe a commission, because the chance to listen to him instead of our tv announcers will be the primary reason I got it.

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