Detroit Tigers Spring Training - Voice of the Turtle - Ernie Harwell

Ernie Harwell used to read Song of Solomon 2:11-12 before the first Spring Training game every year...

For, lo, the winter is past,
the rain is over and gone;
the flowers appear on the earth;
the time of the singing of birds is come,
and the voice of the turtle is heard in our land;

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[Sweet92Sue]

God bless Ernie Harwell and may he rest in peace. I believe he's already called his first game in heaven....I heard Jesus sat next to him in the booth and watched the game. :-) Ernie now only awaits his wife of 65 years to join him...

[gmbtempe]

RIP Ernie ) :

I always will remember listening to you as a kid when the game of the weeks was not found on the TV.

[SirSouldrummer]

Ben Goessling from MASN sent me this way. Always great to hear Ernie Hartwell who enriched the game and the people who touched. GO NATS!!!!

[lvb82]

Here ya go, Jerry!

[generalbullmoose]

RIP Mr. Harwell

[jschafer05]

This Bible verse, that Ernie used to say before the first Spring Training game every year, epitomizes exactly how I feel before the start of baseball season.

[ercydetroit]

thank you for this awesome tribute!

[SoCalBSers]

Awesome!!

[Shadynevermind]

thank you for posting this!