Booze, broads, and bullshit. If you got all that, what else do you need? |
Chicago people are kind of fatalistic, but they continue to hope that somehow, some way the Cubs will shock even them and win it just one time. Their fatalism allows them to enjoy the team's success, knowing that one horrible thing will happen down the line to rip the rug out from underneath them. |
He sang it four times, and he's the only guy who got progressively worse. The first time he was late, just finished playing golf, and he had to run up the ramps with his bad knees. He ran through it in about 15 seconds. He's gone operatic. Staccato. He's tried scat. Let's just say as a singer, he's a great football coach. |
Hello again, everybody. It's a bee-yooo-tiful day for baseball. |
Holy cow! |
Holy cow! |
I figure I had no business being here this long anyway, so what do you care how old I am? I've been on borrowed time for years. You know my old saying: live it up, the meter's running. I've always said that if you don't have fun while you're here, then it's your fault. You only get to do this once. |
I knew the profanity used up and down my street would not go over the air, ... So I trained myself to say 'Holy Cow' instead. |
I know it is the fans that are responsible for me being here. I've always tried in each and every broadcast to serve the fans to the best of my ability. |
I would lose my people ? cab drivers, bartenders and others, ... who can't afford cable TV. |
I'll tell you what's helped me my entire life. I look at baseball as a game. It's something where people can go out, enjoy and have fun. Nothing more. |
I've only been doing this fifty-four years. With a little experience, I might get better. |
It might be, it could be.... it is! A home run! |
It's the fans that need spring training. You gotta get 'em interested. Wake 'em up and let 'em know that their season is coming, the good times are gonna roll. |
My whole philosophy is to broadcast the way a fan would broadcast. |