That Jeffrey Leonard 6-4-3 call is classic. There aren't many - if any - broadcasters that can make that call and still come off as likable. He was really one of a kind.

I didn't think Ernie was gonna get through that thing a couple of times. He hung in there though and made to the end.

I think I was probably between the ages of 5 or 7, when I first started listening to Braves games as kid in Georgia. Most of my favorite childhood memories revolve around Braves games...and Skip was always apart of that. From the Justice homer against the Reds in '91 to The Catch and when Sid Slide. I remember not too long ago on a family vaction back to Georgia, I went on a tour of Turner Field and got to go in the Press Box and sit in Skip's seat. It was magical. I remember the tour guide telling us how the official scorer would sit on the front row of Press Row next door. Until they had to move him or her because Skip would make dirty faces or gestures when he didn't agree with the scoring.
I remember a month about him and Pete going back an forth about a shot sheet they were handed to read on the air about "Singles Night," it was absolutely priceless. It's what made myself and so many others love Skip. He is the reason I developed a love for baseball and why I am now a sports writer. I was working a minor league baseball game in Salem, Ore., when I found out about Skip's passing. I struggled just to make it through the rest of the night, Skip's death was like lossing a grandfather. I wish so badly I could be in Atlanta on Monday to celebrate the man that has been a hero to so many people for the last 33 years.
One Last Time:
Totals and Highlights after this...

So Long, Everybody...

Sad to see Skip go, but that reel is just another example of how YELLING is considered to be the greatest moments of sports announcing.

I remember when Skip used to make all kinds of obscure references during the 80's Braves games, how he would make fun of the movie coming up after the game he had to promote, how he used to say "here we are at the top of another fifth and we sure are looking forward to it" etc, etc.

I also remember how he would ridicule people on the Brave's pregame radio call-in show that asked stupid questions. Funny stuff. That's the Skip Carey I will remember, not just the screaming moments.

AA - please get a chance to check out Emmitt Smith on the Cold Hard Facts segment of SC this morning. You will be glad you did and so will the readers...

I'm relieved that EJ didn't try to eulogize Skip in a "Gone Fishin'" segment. That would have been a bit tacky.

"but that reel is just another example of how YELLING is considered to be the greatest moments of sports announcing."

I see what you're saying, but having had the rare opportunity to call a walk off as a broadcaster in college, you just kind of go where the moment takes you. If the crowd goes nuts, why shouldn't the announcer?

i spent many a spring in west palm beach and followed the braves as a kid in spring training. skip was not a nice guy to kids and was mean. But, that piece on TNT was pretty special and he seemed like a special broadcaster.

I dont get it.
Hes just a dude with nice pipes.
Im sure there were many great Fathers that didnt come home from Iraq. Youd think he invented the curveball or something. Blah.

To the two anonymous posters who tried to diminish Skip Caray's memory, shame on you! I wonder if either of you have a heart. I would like to see either of you at Christmas time as you play the Grinch.

Skip was an icon for an entire region and, for that matter, an entire nation thanks to the superstation that TBS was at the time.

God bless you, Skip.