Harry Kalas 1936 - 2009

This may seem a little late to post but I'm still kind of in shock over. Harry Kalas, the voice of Philadelphia baseball, died on Tuesday of heart disease. He died doing what he loved, sitting in the press box, going over the starting line up for a game that was only a few hours away. And he will be missed.

I'll be 25 in June, which means since I've been alive, I've heard Harry Kalas call baseball games. I can't imagine listening to a game without him behind the mic. When I heard the news, I could actually feel myself tearing up a bit. It was like losing a friend.

There's a lot of articles out there about Harry the K. ESPN.com's Jayson Stark, a resident of the Philly area wrote an excellent one. It also contains a great video that contains his call of Mike Schmidt's 500th home run and the Phillies 2008 World Series win. Also, just about every article on philly.com's Phillies page is about him. These articles say things better than I ever feel I could.

The Phillies hit three home runs on Tuesday. With each one I could here Kalas saying "OUTTA HERE!" in my head. And that's how it always will be.

DK