"John Gaquin" wrote in message
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"RCE" wrote in message news:VpOdnfxLepe4hmfeRVn-

...... I grew up listening to him broadcast the Red Sox games.
Very distinctive voice that was recognized anywhere.

Me too. Curt Gowdy WAS the Red Sox -- in bed at night with the radio low,
covers pulled up over everything so my mom wouldn't hear and make me shut
it off - listening, listening.... names you never forget, Williams,
Jensen, Piersall; and that distinctive, baseball background hum of the
stands when the announcers weren't speaking (something today's announcers
don't seem to get), and Gowdy's unmistakable voice, doing a quick promo
during a slow time in the game -- "Hi, neighbor -- have a
'Gansett.........



Wow. Forgot about that. I can hear it now in my ear's mind.

One of my favorite seasons was the year of the "Monster" .... relief pitcher
Dick Raditz or Radatz, depending on who you listen to
..
Copied this little bit of trivia from a web site:

''The Monster" nickname was born in 1963, after a game against the Yankees
in Fenway Park in which Mr. Radatz entered with the bases loaded and struck
out Mickey Mantle, Roger Maris, and Elston Howard -- all American League
MVPs at one time -- on a total of 10 pitches.

It was after that game that Mr. Radatz punched the sky, a gesture he forgot
about making until legendary Sox broadcaster Curt Gowdy reminded him of it
the next day.

Mantle, the story goes, was heard to grumble about ''that monster"
afterward, and a nickname was born. Newspaper reports say Mr. Radatz faced
Mantle, a Hall of Famer, 63 times, and struck him out 47 times.




RCE