Monday, August 01, 2005
Way To Go, Ryno!
Congrats to former Cub Ryne Sandberg on his induction yesterday into the Baseball Hall of Fame. Kudos to Ryno, not only for this magnificent achievement...but also for his eloquent and humble speech.
I always found Ryne Sandberg to be a very genuine - yet intensely shy - person. Some called him standoffish. I called him professional and a non-showboat.
Ryno's induction into the HOF reminds me of a couple Harryisms. The late Harry Caray (nee Harry Christopher Carabina) got a little, shall we say, erratic, in his play by play calls late in his career.
One time, I was listening to a Cubs TV broadcast from another room, when suddenly Harry let loose with, "There's a drive...way back...it might be...it could...annnndddd...Sandberg makes the catch!" Sandberg, of course, was a second baseman. The fly ball had never left the infield.
And, on more than one occasion, we'd hear, "Ground ball up the middle...aaahhhh...Santo throws him out!" Ron Santo, of course, was a Cubs third basemen from the 1960s and '70s.
Now, Harry and Ryno are both in the Hall of Fame!
