First off, it is a sad day in baseball, losing two fan favorites, announcer Harry Kalas and former ROY Mark Fidrych. Being in West Chester I'm constantly indoctrinated by the Philadelphia sports scene, but Kalas was the bright spot that I could look forward to. Kalas was able to truly capture the spirit of the game with his many signature phrases that will endure in my mind and many others throughout their lives. I was pleased to see that his contributions weren't overlooked, even though he never got the same recognition in life as Vin Scully and Harry Caray, his rightful place in baseball history should be set.
Aside from Kalas, today gave me the first example of the media pushing aside a great story that should be celebrated more. Jermaine Dye and Paul Konerko of the Chicago White Sox both reached 300 HRs on back to back jacks in the 2nd inning of their game against the Detroit Tigers. Reaching a milestone of 300 HRs is enough that it should be a top story on a normal day anytime, but to have two players accomplish that goal on back to back home runs should make for a fantastic piece of television or writing. Instead it's the last headline on mlb.com, non-existent on the front page or MLB page at espn.com, missing from si.com and foxsports.com, and near the bottom at sportsline.com. How is this not the biggest story not involving death today? Because the new Citi-field opened and the Yankees got blown out by the Rays. God forbid a team outside of Boston or New York grab the headlines. The only thing that gets you ahead of them is if you commit heinous crimes or die. I really hope this blog takes off an I get my own TV show or something.
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