(About Howard Cosell, and only a summary and only Cosell is quoted)
Tommy LaSorta's Dodgers had been eliminated from the playoffs in 1983 he joined Michaels and Cosell in the both. Before the game and after a little chit-chat about the 2 previous games between the Cardinals and Braves, and just before going to commercial break, Cosell said:
"O.K. throwing out the ceremonial first pitch are the children of the late Cardinals third baseman Kenny Boyer, who succumbed a fortnight ago, at the age of 51, to the ravages of lung cancer. Kenny Boyer fought that insidious disease tooth and nail, to the very end. He went to Mexico for laetril treatments and absorbed more radiation than anyone thought humanly possible."
"So when you look at the long and storied history of the St. Louis Cardinals franchise, ...with your Roger Hornsby, ...Joseph (Ducky) Medwick and Jay (Dizzy) Dean as well. You can take Albert (Red) Schoendienst and , yes even the Man himself, Stanley Musial of Donora, PA. because when it comes to the embodiment of the St. Louis Cardinals franchise, look no further than the countenance of one Kenton Lloyd Boyer. He was a man's man, and we'll miss him."
Cosell then lowered his voice and said, "We'll be back after this."
Michaels said he heard sniffling and looked over and Tommy LaSorta had tears running down his face. He told Cosell he had never heard such a wonderful thing said about his good friend and that Cosell was the only one who could have done it.
Cosell leaned back, with a cigar in his mouth and said, "Hey Tommy, just understand one thing. Kenny Boyer was a pr...!"
This post was edited on 1/28 7:06 PM by BigDaddyHokie
Tommy LaSorta's Dodgers had been eliminated from the playoffs in 1983 he joined Michaels and Cosell in the both. Before the game and after a little chit-chat about the 2 previous games between the Cardinals and Braves, and just before going to commercial break, Cosell said:
"O.K. throwing out the ceremonial first pitch are the children of the late Cardinals third baseman Kenny Boyer, who succumbed a fortnight ago, at the age of 51, to the ravages of lung cancer. Kenny Boyer fought that insidious disease tooth and nail, to the very end. He went to Mexico for laetril treatments and absorbed more radiation than anyone thought humanly possible."
"So when you look at the long and storied history of the St. Louis Cardinals franchise, ...with your Roger Hornsby, ...Joseph (Ducky) Medwick and Jay (Dizzy) Dean as well. You can take Albert (Red) Schoendienst and , yes even the Man himself, Stanley Musial of Donora, PA. because when it comes to the embodiment of the St. Louis Cardinals franchise, look no further than the countenance of one Kenton Lloyd Boyer. He was a man's man, and we'll miss him."
Cosell then lowered his voice and said, "We'll be back after this."
Michaels said he heard sniffling and looked over and Tommy LaSorta had tears running down his face. He told Cosell he had never heard such a wonderful thing said about his good friend and that Cosell was the only one who could have done it.
Cosell leaned back, with a cigar in his mouth and said, "Hey Tommy, just understand one thing. Kenny Boyer was a pr...!"
This post was edited on 1/28 7:06 PM by BigDaddyHokie
