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BEFORE WE HEAR FROM ERNIE
HARWELL, WHO IS HERE TO THANK
THE TIGERS FAN, HERE IS A VERY
SPECIAL VIDEO PRESENTATION.
>> WE'VE GOT A BEAUTIFUL EVENING
FOR WHICH BALL GAME.
67 DEGREES AS THIS ONE GETS
UNDER WAY.
A LOT OF BLUE SKY.
A LOT OF SUNSHINE.
AND I DON'T THINK YOU CAN FIND A
CLOUD EVEN IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR
IT.
TRAILING 1-0 IN THE SIXTH INNING
WITH NOBODY ON BASE AND ONE MAN
DOWN FOR DETROIT.
HERE'S THE WIND-UP, THE PITCH.
A LONG DRIVE TO DEEP RIGHT.
IT'S OUT OF HERE.
A LONG SHOT, BASE HIT.
THE TIGERS HAVE WON THEIR FIRST
PENNANT SINCE 1945.
A LONG DRIVE TO RIGHT.
AND IT IS A HOME RUN!
AND TIGERS STADIUM IS GOING
CRAZY.
LONG GONE!
HE DOES IT FOR THE GRAND SLAM.
HERE'S A FELLAATTHE
THIRD GAME IN THE WORLD SERIES.
HIS THIRD VICTORY. B FANTASTIC
WH YOU'VN
>>NKU, ERNIE.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
I DON'T EVEN HAVE TOO MUCH TO
SAY RIGHT NOW.
I REALLY DON'T.
>> IT HAS BEEN AN ABSOLUTE JOY
FOR 19 YEARS TO HAVE SHARED A
RADIO BOOTH WITH YOU.
>> HE'S THERE.
HE'S GOT IT.
THE TIGERS ARE THE CHAMPIONS OF
1984!
>> MY BIGGEST THRILL WASWH I
WAS IN COOPERSTOWN.
I WON THE FORD C. FRICK AWARD,
PUTTING ME IN THE BROADCAST
WING.
I WAS UP ON THE PLATFORM WITH
THE GREAT PLAYERS THAT I ADMIRED
ALL MY LIFE AND I HAD TO RESPOND
AND MAKE A SPEECH.
I DON'T THINK I'VE EVER BEEN
THAT NU NERVOUS IN MY LIFE.
IN BASEBALL, DEMOCRACY SHINES
ITS CLEAREST.
THE ONLY RACE THAT MATTERS IS
THE RACE FOR THE BAG.
THIS IS A GAME FOR AMERICA.
STILL A GAME FOR AMERICA, THIS
BASEBALL.
THANK YOU.
>> THERE HAVE BEEN SO MANY GREAT
MOMENTS.
IT'S WONDERFUL THAT GOD HAS
GIVEN ME A CHANCE TO BE AT THE
MICROPHONE AND ENJOY A JOB THAT
I REALLY LOVE.
BUT I THINK THE MOST FUN IS JUST
TO BE WITH THE PEOPLE AROUND
BASEBALL AND TO COME TO THE
BALLPARK EVERY DAY AND JUST BE A
PART OF IT.
>> Mario: IN 1960, ERNIE HARWELL
BECAME THE VOICE OF THE DETROIT
TIGERS.
HE WORKED 19 SEASONS WITH PAUL
CAREY.
HALL OF FAME ANNOUNCER FOR THE
DETROIT TIGERS, MR. ERNIE
HARWELL.
>> THANK YOU, FOLKS.
THANK YOU.
THANK YOU.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
WE DON'T WANT TO BE PENALIZED
NOW FOR THE DELAY OF THE GAME.
BUT I DO -- I DO WANT TO EXPRESS
MY FEELINGS HERE.
IT'S A WONDERFUL NIGHT FOR ME.
I REALLY FEEL LUCKY TO BE HERE.
AND I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THAT
WARM WELCOME.
I WANT TO EXPRESS MY DEEP
APPRECIATION TO MIKE, DAVE, AND
THE TIGERS FOR THAT VIDEO SALUTE
AND ALSO FOR THE MANY GREAT
THINGS THEY'VE DONE FOR ME AND
MY FAMILY THROUGHOUT MY CAREER
HERE WITH THE TIGERS.
IN MY ALMOST 92 YEARS ON THIS
EARTH, THE GOOD LORD HAS BLESSED
ME WITH A GREAT JOURNEY.
AND THE BLESSED PART OF THAT
JOURNEY IS THAT IT'S GOING TO
END HERE IN THE GREAT STATE OF
MICHIGAN.
I DEEPLY APPRECIATE THE PEOPLE
OF MICHIGAN.
I LOVE THEIR GRIT.
I LOVE THE WAY THEY FACE LIFE.
I LOVE THE FAMILY VALUES THEY
HAVE.
AND YOU TIGER FANS ARE THE
GREATEST FANS OF ALL.
NO QUESTION ABOUT THAT.
AND I CERTAINLY WANT TO THANK
YOU FROM THE DEPTHS OF MY HEART
FOR YOUR DEVOTION, YOUR SUPPORT,
YOUR LOYALTY, AND YOUR LOVE.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH, AND GOD
BLESS YOU.