If you look at my handle, you can get an idea of how old I am. I can remember listening to the Cubs on the radio with my dad in the 40's. Anyway, my daughter sent a letter to the Cubs asking them if they would acknowledge my long time loyalty with a note to me. They not only sent me a very nice letter but also a bobblehead of Billy Williams. I do appreciate both my daughter and the Cubs for this.
Shout out to the Cubs
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That's great! Congrats on hanging in there for a long time.......My wife has been a fan since Harry joined the WGN broadcast many moons ago.......Always go to Bernie's before the game........
Great story! Gosh, is baseball on the radio even a thing anymore? So many big announcers were almost the face of MLB teams back in the day Glad the Cubs were so generous to you!
Thanks for all the replies. Must be an great household with interesting discussions between Metsman and a wife who loves baseball. Remember lots of times listening to a ball game while driving. Lots of imagination then as one could vision the play in your head. I spent around 13 years out of country and the first part of it would listen to games on Armed Forces radio.
Congrats on the gifts. You finally got the world series win. I thought that team could have been a dynasty.
Most of my family are Cubs fans. For many years the whole family would see a Cubs game. Where they live in Iowa the Cubs were the only cable game we could get. I started in the Jack Brickhouse era. And I listen to games on radio all the time. If there is a local blackout, I always find a radio station. With the internet you can find radio broadcasts for teams all over the country.
Most of my family are Cubs fans. For many years the whole family would see a Cubs game. Where they live in Iowa the Cubs were the only cable game we could get. I started in the Jack Brickhouse era. And I listen to games on radio all the time. If there is a local blackout, I always find a radio station. With the internet you can find radio broadcasts for teams all over the country.
I would rather listen to a game on the radio than watch it on TV.......The morons just go over what you just watched........"Idiots", quoting Napoleon Dynamite.........
oh, yes. It drives my wife nuts, because she cannot follow the action listening to it on the radio, however, I find it relaxing because you don't have to be tied to the tv, and now that play by play is included on the lowest XM radio subscription i get the option to listen to any game i want to. Also because my step dad HATED baseball, growing up it was one way to get my fix in without "bothering him" from 1984 to present Herb Carneal and John Gordon to now Corey Provous and Dan Gladden on the Twins calls and Bob Uecker and Lane Grindal on the Brewers calls. Love it.
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