In a still-galling act of arrogance and heartlessness, the Detroit Tigers and radio station WJR dismissed Hall of Fame broadcaster Ernie Harwell prior to the 1991 baseball season, but allowed Harwell to call the games in a final, "swan song" season. His partner since 1973, Paul Carey, decided to retire at the end of the '91 season. Although Harwell came back to do Tigers games again beginning in 1993, the 1991 season marked the end of Detroit's golden era of baseball radio broadcasting. This broadcast was the last at Tiger Stadium for Carey. Harwell deploys most if not all of his well-known and folksy tag phrases. Although the game itself was already beginning to morph into the muscle-bound and homer-happy brand that continues to this day, Harwell's and Carey's unfailing style of subtlety and understatement is as relaxing as a cool drink in a porch swing on a summer's day.
12 янв 2018
