General @ Monday August 04, 2008 11:28 am by WunderKraut

Well Crap…

Skip Caray died today.

[Skip] Caray and Pete Van Wieren have been broadcasting Braves games since 1976. Caray’s sarcastic wit made him a popular lead voice of the broadcast team, and his fame grew nationally as TBS carried Braves games to a national audience for 30 years.

I’ve watched Braves baseball since we moved to Georgia in 1983. Skip and Pete were always there.

They were there in the good times and in the bad times.

When I have more time, I’ll write about some good memories of watching Braves games. The highlight was always Skip.

2 Responses to “Well Crap…”

  1. on 05 Aug 2008 at 6:42 pm   Crotalus

    I just heard about this today. Memories indeed. The Braves I remember are the mid-eighties. Bob Horner, Dale Murphy, Glenn Hubbard, Raphael Ramirez. Skip Carey WAS the voice of the Braves.

  2. on 05 Aug 2008 at 9:33 pm   WunderKraut

    Those were the days man. Good ol’ Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium

    That was back when the Braves sucked. Lewis Grizzard had a joke back then:

    What do Michael Jackson and the Atlanta Braves have in common?

    They both wear one glove for no apparent reason.