You know, there are things that scar you for life.
- Leon Durham letting a ball roll through his legs
- Bill Buckner letting a ball roll through his legs
- Seeing the Milwaukee Racing Sausages without their heads
- Seeing the KC Royals’ Mascot get humped by a fan
But if you’re legendary baseball announcer Harry Caray, you get scarred for life when you apparently didn’t get a prize in your box of Cracker Jacks as a kid …
Listen as Harry goes on a rant against Cracker Jacks …
“I only sing it (about cracker jacks) because it’s in the song”
I’ve had that happen to me. And he’s right. Not getting a prize in your Cracker Jacks … well that sucks.
That’s why I stick with beer at the ballgame.
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January 16th, 2008 at 10:13 am
Exactly. The line should be
“Buy me some peanuts and send down some beer,
If my team don’t win we’re still in the clear.”
January 16th, 2008 at 3:04 pm
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January 16th, 2008 at 3:36 pm
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January 16th, 2008 at 4:53 pm
“That’s why I stick with beer at the ballgame.”
Obviously, that’s what Harry Caray was sticking with in the broadcast booth as well
January 16th, 2008 at 9:43 pm
Growing up in St. Louis listening to Harry, I thought baseball announcers were supposed to drink a case of the owner’s product each game. But the best story about HC was when he was with the Cubs and I think Davey Concepcion muffed an infield pop up at Wrigley. I know this isn’t verbatim
You know…..(pause)
you would think ….(pause)
growing up on an island……(pause)
they would be used to the sun…..
January 17th, 2008 at 10:58 am
I think Harry stuck to a bit more than just Budweiser in that booth.
My guess is it was laced with Scotch.
January 22nd, 2008 at 4:21 pm
Once sat directly behind Harry as he broadcast from Wrigley left-field bleachers.
Made separate spot on my scorecard to track how many Budweisers he’d down over the 9 sun-drenched innings.
Tally was 4.
Observed no scotch.
And he refused an Old Style that a fan bought for him.
January 30th, 2008 at 5:02 pm
Harry Caray didn’t like Cracker Jacks?
March 6th, 2008 at 8:49 pm
[...] Poor Harry Caray… Filed under: Sports — Kevin Feasel @ 9:49 pm Harry Caray doesn’t like Cracker Jacks because they bilked him out of a free prize at one point. Harry Caray probably was drunk at the time that he talked about it during a game… [...]