Hall of Fame Broadcaster Harry Kalas Dead

[Hammer]

Add me to the list of people who lost it as they played Bridge Over Troubled Water and then brought Harry's casket through the gauntlet of Phillies front office, family and then the Phillies players, with Charlie Manuel, Jimmy Rollins, Brett Myers, Jamie Moyer and Ryan Howard placing him in the hearse. I had managed to get through most of the ceremony with just getting a little choked up in a few spots.

First choked up moment- When Harry's sons went to the casket to pay their final respects.

Second choked moment- when the players (past and present) paid their final respects. You got to see how each personally handles grief which moved me.

Third moment- when the cameras would show the players faces while the eulogies were being said and you saw so many of them openly crying.

After seeing the players at the memorial, I am giving them a mulligan for the last few games. But now, they have had a night to sleep after the memorial and it is time to get back to business. Yes, you know they are going to miss Harry, but now is the point where they need to regroup and go on, as we all need to do when someone close to us dies. It will not be easy, but that needs to start today.

I'll be at today's game and will make it a point to stop at 3rd base gate, where Mike Schmidt's statues and Harry's memorial is located.

[Ian]

First choked up moment- When Harry's sons went to the casket to pay their final respects.

Second choked moment- when the players (past and present) paid their final respects. You got to see how each personally handles grief which moved me.

Third moment- when the cameras would show the players faces while the eulogies were being said and you saw so many of them openly crying.

With an added footnote that Victorino was a mess. He cried nearly the entire time. He's an emotional guy. I love that about him.

I'll be at today's game and will make it a point to stop at 3rd base gate, where Mike Schmidt's statues and Harry's memorial is located.

You should, Christine. It's very moving. Keep an eye out for the battered old transistor radio with the worn Phillies "P" sticker on it.

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