tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5394137.post2850063356602688777..comments2023-11-05T06:49:09.637-06:00Comments on Twins Geek: The GameJohnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13907268840665045299noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5394137.post-20873821258532402952007-04-03T12:57:00.000-05:002007-04-03T12:57:00.000-05:00Well done John. Those of who grew up in other plac...Well done John. Those of who grew up in other places rooting for other teams might not have had the direct experience with Herb Carneal, but we all have that voice in our heads that is baseball play-by-play. (For me it will always be the late <A HREF="http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/news/tributes/obit_bob_murphy.jsp" REL="nofollow">Bob Murphy</A>.)Jack Ungerleiderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18078183170122869920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5394137.post-63724125038535041122007-04-03T09:32:00.000-05:002007-04-03T09:32:00.000-05:00Sigh --- I miss Herb already. I suppose I've miss...Sigh --- I miss Herb already. I suppose I've missed him the past few years, too, with his limited schedule. Chuck Brodsky (who has written some truly amazing baseball songs) has one song that cuts to the heart of the effect a baseball announcer can have --- it's called "Whitey & Harry" and is an homage to Richie Ashburn as an announcer. It's the perfect song by which to remember Herb and his GMaderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14583280288990236885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5394137.post-41735335943260769442007-04-02T15:11:00.000-05:002007-04-02T15:11:00.000-05:00John; That was wonderful!!! When I read the news ...John; That was wonderful!!! <BR/><BR/>When I read the news yesterday I wondered what kind of tribute you might do today, what you might say...Mr. Carneal was a great man, and we are all better off having had the chance to hear him!<BR/><BR/>Thanks for doing what you do!<BR/><BR/>DeveraAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5394137.post-13285952661912894612007-04-02T13:05:00.000-05:002007-04-02T13:05:00.000-05:00Beautiful post, John! I couldn't have said it bet...Beautiful post, John! I couldn't have said it better myself.<BR/><BR/><I>Looking back it’s a wonder we weren’t all bored stiff in the 70’s. There were no blogs. No email lists. No bulletin boards. There was no Bill James.</I><BR/><BR/>Mr. James might be surprised to hear that!spycakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04227715984943318813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5394137.post-47270795201309142952007-04-02T08:42:00.000-05:002007-04-02T08:42:00.000-05:00Thanks for writing this, specifically, TG, and for...Thanks for writing this, specifically, TG, and for your return to the blog game in general. You set the standard and nobody in your absence equalled it. (So, you know, do it another 42 years and you'll have that Carneal guy matched.)<BR/><BR/>Hats off to Herb, the voice not only of the Twins but of baseball itself to generations of Minnesotans, and the narrator of three decades of my Twins Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5394137.post-86502703959925076442007-04-02T03:16:00.000-05:002007-04-02T03:16:00.000-05:00A very fitting tribute to Herb Carneal. 'CCO land...A very fitting tribute to Herb Carneal. 'CCO land stretched all the way to western ND (barely); and you are right, Herb was our guide into the world of baseball.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com