Skip Caray, RIP
Posted by Joseph Knippenberg
Terry Eastland appreciates the late Skip Caray, as did I.
But there’s just one thing: how can he not say that Harry Caray broadcast for the Cubs (after the Cardinals)?
There are still two other Carays in the broadcast business--Skip and Josh, the latter a former student of mine ( a couple of classes, at least) now working the Braves’ affiliate in Rome, GA.
10:13 AM / August 5, 2008
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What a testament Skip was to the fact that most of the best sports commentators are partisans, providing insight into the nature of the game through the lens of their particular attachments. They make listening to the play-by-play of even the best general (e.g. ESPN) commentators--e.g. Joe Morgan--difficult to bear....