Comments on: The voice of the team http://marquee.blogs.cnn.com/2008/08/04/the-voice-of-the-team/ Watch Showbiz Tonight on HLN at 11pm ET/PT Mon, 21 Dec 2009 23:21:12 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Denadinah http://marquee.blogs.cnn.com/2008/08/04/the-voice-of-the-team/#comment-5801 Denadinah Tue, 05 Aug 2008 13:53:23 +0000 http://cnnmarquee.wordpress.com/?p=88#comment-5801 When the Braves were on the other networks instead of TBS, my boyfriend and I would mute the TV and turn on the radio just so we could listen to Skip. He was a wonderful pastime and we loved hearing his corny humor...Watching the Braves won't be the same again without Skip. When the Braves were on the other networks instead of TBS, my boyfriend and I would mute the TV and turn on the radio just so we could listen to Skip. He was a wonderful pastime and we loved hearing his corny humor...Watching the Braves won't be the same again without Skip.

]]> By: tony http://marquee.blogs.cnn.com/2008/08/04/the-voice-of-the-team/#comment-5799 tony Tue, 05 Aug 2008 02:49:55 +0000 http://cnnmarquee.wordpress.com/?p=88#comment-5799 i grew up listening an watching the braves when they were in the west(never could figure that out) and losing 100 a year til now. the constant in all that time was skip. i feel like i have lost a family member and his is the only voice that i've known. RIP IN PEACE MY BROTHER and ot coin a phrase from his dad...HOLY COW! i grew up listening an watching the braves when they were in the west(never could figure that out) and losing 100 a year til now. the constant in all that time was skip. i feel like i have lost a family member and his is the only voice that i've known. RIP IN PEACE MY BROTHER and ot coin a phrase from his dad...HOLY COW!

]]> By: Kevin from Minneapolis http://marquee.blogs.cnn.com/2008/08/04/the-voice-of-the-team/#comment-5796 Kevin from Minneapolis Mon, 04 Aug 2008 23:38:04 +0000 http://cnnmarquee.wordpress.com/?p=88#comment-5796 The last time I tuned into a Braves game on MLB radio a few weeks ago I burst out laughing when Skip asked, "Why do you suppose you never see Santa Claus and Batman in the same room at the same time?" What a classic! What makes Skip's death especially sad for this baseball fan is that we're losing the great radio announcers. Guys like Skip, Vin Scully, Herb Carneal and so many others from the pre-TV era are irreplaceable, they're just more pleasant and pleasurable to listen to. The last time I tuned into a Braves game on MLB radio a few weeks ago I burst out laughing when Skip asked, "Why do you suppose you never see Santa Claus and Batman in the same room at the same time?" What a classic!

What makes Skip's death especially sad for this baseball fan is that we're losing the great radio announcers. Guys like Skip, Vin Scully, Herb Carneal and so many others from the pre-TV era are irreplaceable, they're just more pleasant and pleasurable to listen to.

]]> By: Chick http://marquee.blogs.cnn.com/2008/08/04/the-voice-of-the-team/#comment-5795 Chick Mon, 04 Aug 2008 20:58:33 +0000 http://cnnmarquee.wordpress.com/?p=88#comment-5795 I think all that Mr. Leopold was getting at was that there were a lot of "fools" in the mix that Skip didn't have the time for. All one had to do was listen to the callers on the Skip's radio pregame to know exactly what that means. As a native Georgian, with all due respect for my fellow native Georgians, I can tell you that many of the callers were older, rural, not-very-baseball savvy (in some cases), and fairly slow on the uptake. Skip dispensed of these people in short order, but they kept coming back. Either way, we will all miss Skip. All the best to the Carays. Here's hoping that TBS brings Braves baseball back full time one day - with Chip and Josh at the helm (and throw in Ron Gant for color commentary). I think all that Mr. Leopold was getting at was that there were a lot of "fools" in the mix that Skip didn't have the time for. All one had to do was listen to the callers on the Skip's radio pregame to know exactly what that means. As a native Georgian, with all due respect for my fellow native Georgians, I can tell you that many of the callers were older, rural, not-very-baseball savvy (in some cases), and fairly slow on the uptake. Skip dispensed of these people in short order, but they kept coming back.

Either way, we will all miss Skip. All the best to the Carays. Here's hoping that TBS brings Braves baseball back full time one day – with Chip and Josh at the helm (and throw in Ron Gant for color commentary).

]]> By: Roger Coleman http://marquee.blogs.cnn.com/2008/08/04/the-voice-of-the-team/#comment-5793 Roger Coleman Mon, 04 Aug 2008 20:44:50 +0000 http://cnnmarquee.wordpress.com/?p=88#comment-5793 I started watching Braves baseball while attending U of So. Miss. in Hattiesburg, MS. I grew up a Washington Senators fan, my Dad taking me to games when I was young. After they moved to Texas (Bob Short still stinks), I didn't follow baseball until I got hooked on the Bravos and Skip Caray. One of his best lines he used, in my opinion was at the end of any top half of the fifth inning, "And now to the bottom of another fifth"! Here's to you Skip, I love you man! I started watching Braves baseball while attending U of So. Miss. in Hattiesburg, MS. I grew up a Washington Senators fan, my Dad taking me to games when I was young. After they moved to Texas (Bob Short still stinks), I didn't follow baseball until I got hooked on the Bravos and Skip Caray. One of his best lines he used, in my opinion was at the end of any top half of the fifth inning, "And now to the bottom of another fifth"!
Here's to you Skip, I love you man!

]]> By: Jeff Share http://marquee.blogs.cnn.com/2008/08/04/the-voice-of-the-team/#comment-5785 Jeff Share Mon, 04 Aug 2008 19:33:01 +0000 http://cnnmarquee.wordpress.com/?p=88#comment-5785 I absolutely loved listening to Skip Caray. I'm 56 years old and have listened to the best and he was right up there with the cream of the crop. During the 1980s I became entranced watching lousy Braves games that were made entertaining by Skip's wit and his byplay with fellow announcers. I'm not sure there was ever one quite like him before, or will ever be again. I absolutely loved listening to Skip Caray. I'm 56 years old and have listened to the best and he was right up there with the cream of the crop. During the 1980s I became entranced watching lousy Braves games that were made entertaining by Skip's wit and his byplay with fellow announcers. I'm not sure there was ever one quite like him before, or will ever be again.

]]> By: AL JABLONSKI http://marquee.blogs.cnn.com/2008/08/04/the-voice-of-the-team/#comment-5784 AL JABLONSKI Mon, 04 Aug 2008 19:28:33 +0000 http://cnnmarquee.wordpress.com/?p=88#comment-5784 I live in Phildelphia, PA and I became a Braves fan in 1988 and a lot of it had to do with Skip. That team went 54-106 and Skip keep it entertaining. The worst the team was the funnier he was. He refered to the Bermuda triangle whenever a base runner would get thrown out between second and third base. His descriptions of movies on TBS were brutally honest, sometimes even geting him in trouble. The story of a travsvestite tring to pick him up in San Francisco was hilarious. He will be missed all over the country. I live in Phildelphia, PA and I became a Braves fan in 1988 and a lot of it had to do with Skip. That team went 54-106 and Skip keep it entertaining. The worst the team was the funnier he was.

He refered to the Bermuda triangle whenever a base runner would get thrown out between second and third base. His descriptions of movies on TBS were brutally honest, sometimes even geting him in trouble. The story of a travsvestite tring to pick him up in San Francisco was hilarious. He will be missed all over the country.

]]> By: Mike http://marquee.blogs.cnn.com/2008/08/04/the-voice-of-the-team/#comment-5783 Mike Mon, 04 Aug 2008 19:26:36 +0000 http://cnnmarquee.wordpress.com/?p=88#comment-5783 Like so many others I too was saddened to learn of Skip's passing. I grew up in Atlanta and attended the first Braves game in '66, and was on hand for many other wonderful events until I moved to Houston for a job. Living in Houston during the 14-year run was made easier by the fact that TBS televised virtually all the games, so even though I was 800+ miles away, I still felt like I was "home". Skip, Pete, Don and Ernie were a big part of that and I'll always have fond memories of those days, and Skip's wit and wisdom. It is truly the end of an era for me. Like so many others I too was saddened to learn of Skip's passing. I grew up in Atlanta and attended the first Braves game in '66, and was on hand for many other wonderful events until I moved to Houston for a job. Living in Houston during the 14-year run was made easier by the fact that TBS televised virtually all the games, so even though I was 800+ miles away, I still felt like I was "home". Skip, Pete, Don and Ernie were a big part of that and I'll always have fond memories of those days, and Skip's wit and wisdom. It is truly the end of an era for me.

]]> By: Tripp http://marquee.blogs.cnn.com/2008/08/04/the-voice-of-the-team/#comment-5782 Tripp Mon, 04 Aug 2008 19:26:31 +0000 http://cnnmarquee.wordpress.com/?p=88#comment-5782 I 'll miss you skip. You have been putting me to bed since 1980 ( when Eastern Airlines was the official Braves sponsor). You were great. It won't be the same, say hello to your dad for us . "Braves Win, Braves Win" I 'll miss you skip. You have been putting me to bed since 1980 ( when Eastern Airlines was the official Braves sponsor). You were great. It won't be the same, say hello to your dad for us .

"Braves Win, Braves Win"

]]> By: Paul http://marquee.blogs.cnn.com/2008/08/04/the-voice-of-the-team/#comment-5780 Paul Mon, 04 Aug 2008 19:20:55 +0000 http://cnnmarquee.wordpress.com/?p=88#comment-5780 I always loved it when Skip would make up the hometowns of the fans who caught the foul balls. "And a lucky fan from Smyrna, Ga comes away with a souvenir..." Hilarious. Absolutely hilarious. I always loved it when Skip would make up the hometowns of the fans who caught the foul balls. "And a lucky fan from Smyrna, Ga comes away with a souvenir..." Hilarious. Absolutely hilarious.

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