Sunday, June 04, 2006

Famous signature calls from retired baseball announcers

Other famous signature calls from retired announcers:
Announcer Team Signature call
Jack Buck St. Louis "That's a winner!" after Cardinals victories.
Jack Brickhouse Chicago "Hey hey!" after Cubs achievements, including home runs.
Harry Caray Chicago "Holy cow!" for memorable plays; "It might be, it could be, it is!" for home runs.
Phil Rizzuto New York "Holy cow!"
Red Barber New York "In the catbird seat" to indicate a player was doing well.
Ernie Harwell Detroit "Long gone!" on home runs.
Mel Allen New York "How about that?" as a general comment, and "Going, going, gone," for homers.
Russ Hodges New York, San Francisco "Bye-bye, baby!" for home runs.
Lon Simmons San Francisco, Oakland "You can tell it goodbye!" for home runs, an homage to Hodges.
Bob Prince Pittsburgh "You can kiss it goodbye!" or "Spread some chicken on the Hill! " for home runs.
Rosey Rowswell Pittsburgh "Open the window, Aunt Minnie, here it comes!" on home runs.
Arch McDonald Washington "There she goes, Mrs. Murphy!" on home runs.
Chuck Thompson Baltimore "Go to war, Miss Agnes," and "Ain't the beer cold?" when something good happened for the Orioles.
Dick Enberg Anaheim "Oh, my!" on great plays, and "Touch 'em all!" for home runs.

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