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Baseball Primer Newsblog — The Best News Links from the Baseball Newsstand Wednesday, February 20, 2013Arizona Diamondbacks broadcaster Joe Garagiola retiringMaybe now…this woozy, Ballantine Blastingly hangover I’ve had since Joe Garagiola took over for Mel Allen in ‘65 will have run its course.
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1. depletion Posted: February 20, 2013 at 08:03 AM (#4372430)FF
Seventy years in baseball. God bless you, Joe.
Shimmael had a famous post-baseball career:
"Shimmael, schlimazel, hasenpfeffer incorporated!"
(I'm ashamed to admit I know this.)
i thought it was 'schlemiel, schlemazel ...'
I also loved his basketball books
I see that in this book, the author (whom I know only as a columnist for the unfortunately just-now-defunct Comic Buyers Guide; I know she was a BNF once upon a time as Mike Nolan) adjudges Tunis as "The Best of the Best."
I remember him on the Today Show, but not on Tonight.
YOu know how old he is? 87. 87! May I be vertical at that age.
Nope. He was the cocky young power-hitting OF. (Though it's 45-50 yr since I read those books, so memory may be faulty.)
Had no idea he was still broadcasting.
Had no idea he was still alive.
This is intended as a compliment.
You have a better memory than me-of course for me its 55-60 years ago.
Tunis' sixth Dodgers novel, Highpockets, came out in 1948. The title is the nickname for Cecil McDade, the talented rookie outfielder whose arrogance causes problems on and off the field.
After the Beatles decided to form Apple, John and Paul went on the Tonight Show to announce the new company to their American fans. Unfortunately, Joe Garagiola happened to be guest-hosting that night, and didn't appear to have ever heard of the Beatles before.
In the late 1960's, Garagiola sounded like Bob Feller whenever the subject got around to cultural changes, both on and off the diamond.
Likewise.
Truth be told, Joe wasn't that great a baseball broadcaster, at least as PBP guy -- which is why he became a color man when NBC was able to get Vin Scully as their lead baseball PBP guy.(*) Together, they were a top-notch duo. (Vin: "Can you believe this ballgame at Shea!?" Joe: "Oh, brother." Groundball to Buckner ....)
A friend of mine served as the organist at the 1989 Congressional baseball game, and I went with him and our seats happened to be right behind Joe G., one of the guests of honor. I kind of thought the other was Bart Giamatti, but a quick Google search was unable to confirm. Joe G. was a witty raconteur in the baseball sense and had 'em rolling in the aisles at times.
(*) Of course, if one were to engage in a parlor game to answer the question, "What is the least cosmically-possible shame-inducing professional demotion?", leading with, "Being bumped out of a baseball broadcasting gig in favor of Vin Scully" seems like a pretty good idea.
Heh - me too!
In fact, a few months back -- I cleaned out some boxes of books, taking about four full crates of old paperbacks and others to a used bookstore for trade -- and agonized precisely over my tattered copy of this and ultimately decided it belonged in the pile of keepers.
Heh - me too!
In fact, a few months back -- I cleaned out some boxes of books, taking about four full crates of old paperbacks and others to a used bookstore for trade -- and agonized precisely over my tattered copy of this and ultimately decided it belonged in the pile of keepers.
Just as well, as it likely would have wound up in the "50 cents a box" pile. There are 106 copies of that book on Amazon right now, beginning at a penny.
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