Gershon Wolf Poet Ode

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Harry Caray: b. 1914, d. 1998. This Bud's* for you!

A Cub Fan and a Bud Man

Too blind to play baseball
  Too soft for football
Too slow for basketball
  No future in sports at all

Those who can't do, teach
  Those who can't teach, announce
He broadcast games for the White Sox and Cubs
  When he wasn't out tapping a keg in a pub...

A microphone in one hand
  A can of Bud in the other
Harry Caray, the fans' favorite
  Every beer guzzler's brother



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*Budweiser Beer

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M. L. Kiser March 3, 2022 at 3:34 PM Haha, great pen Gershon!

Caren Krutsinger March 3, 2022 at 10:56 AM Haray Caray's voice should be in a sound bit under baseball announcers in the dictionary.

Bill Baker March 1, 2022 at 3:30 PM What a guy! Greatest broadcaster every. Loved your Ode, Gershon. Brought back some of those great memories of listen to the Cubs games on the radio as a boy. Thanks for sharing, Bill Gershon Wolf March 1, 2022 at 6:52 PM Harry epitomized 'Joe Sixpack.' Looks like baseball players and owners have now frittered away whatever goodwill remains from Harry's Day. :) gw

Robert Gorelick February 28, 2022 at 11:18 AM All I can say is: "Holy Cow"...RIP Harry Gershon Wolf February 28, 2022 at 8:31 PM -- And here comes LeTron Hawkins in from the bullpen to pitch to... (His name was really LeTroy...).

Rico Leffanta February 28, 2022 at 10:46 AM Are you too young to remember Dizzy Dean on Mutual's Game of the Day? Enjoyed, Gershon! Aloha! Gershon Wolf February 28, 2022 at 8:29 PM I hope that you're too young to remember Ole Diz on that show too, Rico. (I've heard of it, but it's a bit before my time). Cheers, Gershon

Kim Rodrigues February 28, 2022 at 7:45 AM Sounds like cra-cra but whatever makes beer guzzling Harry Caray happy…lol Gershon Wolf February 28, 2022 at 8:30 PM Holy Rosebud, Batgirl! ~ Skip Caray