Harry Caray Broadcasts From the Bleachers

[gemsdomain]

Harry was not drunk singing the stretch, if you ever went wrigley field back then you'd know the bleachers always we're ahead of the rest crowd, something to do with the sound system.

And yes I do hear the classic sound of those beer cups ha

[MrTonythetuna]

He was drunk beyond belief. Almost a full line too fast.

[redmustang03]

You never ever going to see anything like that where the broadcasters like Harry go in the stands and do a game never ever.

[DanPrinMan]

"It's a simple question, doctor: would you eat the moon if it were made of ribs?"

[Kelski1998]

Harry was so drunk at those Bleacher Games he said F the organ! I know these damn words! Think those were the games he was in the bag by the 3rd inning if not sooner! RIP Harry we miss ya around here!!!

[chicago226]

Back when cubs fans were fans of the game, not drunk yuppies, college kids and tourist.

[guyfroml]

God, I miss Harry and how baseball was during this time.

[messageofthemaker]

Whoa! This is so 80s! : )

[kmal2t]

If he was a hotdog..he'd eat himself..

[jlhguitar]

Class acts all the way.

3:49 As an aspiring broadcaster myself, I can tell you those words Lasorda said to Caray are the most humbling words any broadcaster could ever hear.

[VolumedMusicMan]

I miss those old timers. They made me love the game!

[dheeren62]

The Bob and Tom Show used to have a guy that said he was Harry Carey giving updates from heaven. I think Harry was a better broadcaste than Jack Buck but the Cards decided to keep Buck and let Harry go.

[handsomegrackle]

Harry and Tommy ... legends

[Harbetman]

That classic Wrigley sound of beer cups being stepped on can be heard in this video.

[mssunshine66]

harry had a few @ 30 gota love him one of a kind miss you man

[TheOriginalShockJock]

Harry always a man of the people, and I'd be willing to bet there was plenty of alcohol being shared! Great clip.

[Hapafull]

Ahhh back when the majority of Americans were skinny. Just look at that crowd! Not one obese bastard in it.

[tritonrocks]

I don't know what's more sauced - the ribs I had for dinner or Harry Caray. What a great broadcaster! He didn't give a shit what people thought of him. He did what he knew how to do - call a ball game, and do it with style. Wow could that mother ever drink!

[mrwrestlingII]

Harry Caray does his best Mike Ditka in that version of the 7th inning.

[abobukent]

YES!!!!! So Great!

[vuftbl1]

I would think Kirk Gibson in 1988 would be a pretty great act of courage. I think Tommy Lasorda was present for that.

[Derby14]

That rendition of "Take Me Out to the Ballgame" was a total botch.

[ricechristopher11]

Cubs fail...

[benw0602]

@ricechristopher11 yankees fail

[isaachaaze3]

MLB network showed the game when Carlton Fisk returned to Boston as a White Sox and hit the game winning home run...I gotta say that was one of the funniest/best calls I've heard...the whole game was hilarious, but that call had me laughing like crazy...another good one was when they showed the Cubs vs. Pirates in 1990 or 1991...so classic.

[clr805]

what a gem! thanks for posting. harry was great. gotta love lasorda. i'm a dodger fan but i respect harry. ofcourse i have to side with vin scully but harry was certainly more entertaining. great stuff!

[simplygu]

In case anyone is wondering, this is from 1985. The Dodgers won their division that year with a 95-67 record, but lost in the NLCS to the Cardinals. Pedro Guerrero who Lasorda refers to hit .320 with 33 hr & 87 rbi despite missing 25 games. He hit 15 homers in the month of June alone, which back then was a whopping amount. He followed that up by hitting .460 in the month of July. For 3 months that season, he was awesome. From June thru August, Guerrero hit .351 with 27 hr & 63 rbi in 71 games.

[ECOOL76]

Harry is the only annoucer who could pull this off. Classic stuff

[SAMMUELSPICE]

i think the children are drunk at this one as well

[Tusk548]

Awesome. Who calls a game and does his own postgame show now? I miss this guy so much and baseball misses his talents.

[bigtaxdizzle]

Tommy and Harry together in the 80's is a drunken good time!!

[silversatisfaction]

Harry Classic!!

5 Seconds behind the song throwing back a couple cold ones with the fans! that's Baseball !!

=D

[cantecleer]

He'll always be the "Cub fan, Bud man" ... I loved listening to him pitch an "ice cold budweiser" ... and it ruled when he would screw stuff up and was such a lovable doofus. He also knew *a lot* about baseball, and the emotions and strategy behind it (even when he mixed stuff up... heh).

Earnest and unabashedly hedonistic... no pretense of "journalistic integrity" that some call men try for to be "professional" and "fair" ... They don't make 'em like that anymore. ;-)

[MyPersonalVendetta]

@silversatisfaction: So you're saying being an off-key alcoholic is part of baseball?

[SecretAgentTime]

@silversatisfaction he was ahead

[gamehng007]

Harry was the best ever. Period!

[gr8daynegb]

I wish there were more Caray and LaSorda types in baseball. People that didn't always give PC and vanilla answers. I'm a Brewers fan but LaSorda is my favorite manager of all time and Caray my favorite tv personality, with Uecker being my radio fav. May we be bless to have Tommy and Bob for many more years!

[skeevystoner]

Ya I am a Cubs fan and I love listening to Uecker when we play the Brewers. It's nice cause Chicago and Milwaukee are so close we get each others radio stations.

[Bawdyknocker]

That is abso-fucking-lutely hilarious...

[VolumedMusicMan]

The was the infamous year the Dodgers got strangled by Jack Clark and the Cards.

[coronaoverhere]

Listen to how off Harry is with the music - He is at least 5 seconds ahead of that organist!~ Fucking Hilarious!~

[bs2137]

I no longer care for the Dodgers

[AeroZach1029]

Why? Not their fault we sucked this postseason...

[bs2137]

How ironic is the story that Lasorda told, it's like a preview of Gibson's homer in the 1988 World Series!

[mikewx2]

How cool!