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Old 05-25-2006, 11:53 AM   #25
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Some Examples...'Cause I'm Killing a Few Minutes


From 1964: broadcasting a critical late-season Pirates-Reds game back to St. Louis for Harry Caray and Jack Buck:

gee, that's a big run there at third...
A BALL IS BUNTED ON THE SQUEEZE!...
WE SCORE!
Jerry May executed a perfect squeeze bunt...
and they were looking for anything but that...
and the Bucs put on a perfect suicide squeeze...
--- froze and the ball was bunted along third...
the Bucs lead 1-0

(later in the top of the 16th)

McBean on occasion, has you know, been called a hot dog...
he calls himself that...
but, uh, one time he said, "You think I'm a hot dog now, wait 'til I win 20"...
1-2 pitch...
a ground ball...
Schofield's got it...
to second throws...
it was off the bag...
but he grabbed and tagged him...
one out.

CARAY: TWO MORE! LET'S GO! A 1-2-3 and out! No thrills. You've worked a tremendous job, Jim...

a ground ball hit to Schofield...
'The Duck' is up...
throw to first...
two outs, Harry!

CARAY: ONE MORE BABY!

two out...
one more out and your Redbirds will be in first place...
you can see the pressure on the Bucs!
I mean, Virdon is walking 'round in circles out in center field...
Mota was doing the same thing in right...
and Mazeroski drawing little designs with his feet down at second base...
no balls, two strikes on Pinson...
McBean is ready...
here come's the pitch to Vada...
it's a ground ball to the right side...
Mazeroski has it...
you're in first place Harry!

CARAY: HEY-HEY!!!!

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September 1969, the call of Bob Moose's No-Hitter:

two men out in the ninth inning...
and Moose...
one out to go to golden glory...
Bobby is set...
here's the pitch...
just missed inside, a ball, one and one...
now Grammas has moved Oliver another step off the line...
he was hugging the line...
and he and Cash are fairly close up...
the outfield is around toward right...
with Jeter a very shallow left-center...
here's the pitch...
fastball inside...
two balls and a strike...

Casper leads off second...
the score now is not too important...
4-0 Pittsburgh...
Bobby is set...
here's the pitch by Moose...
got 'em out...
SECOND BASE...
BOBBY MOOSE THROWS A NO-HITTER!
THEY'RE CARRYING HIM OFF THE FIELD!
BOBBY MOOSE THROWS A NO-HITTER!
Before 58,000 at Shea Stadium...
and everyone is standing...
and the stout hearted 28-year-old from Export, PA is getting a standing ovation...
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